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Recent Submissions
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Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis in HIV-infected patients: report of 2 cases
(Pan African Medical Journal; http://www.panafrican-med-journal.com, 2013-09-04)Infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is associated with increased risk of cerebrovascular disease; however Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis (CVST) is rarely associated with HIV-related cerebrovascular ... -
Building health system capacity through medical education: a targeted needs assessment to guide development of a structured internal medicine curriculum for medical interns in Botswana
(Annals of Global Health, https://annalsofglobalhealth.org/, 2018)Background: Medical internship is the final year of training before independent practice for most doctors in Botswana. Internship training in Botswana faces challenges including variability in participants’ level of ... -
The Impact of China’s lockdown policy on the incidence of COVID-19: an interrupted time series analysis
(Hindawi, https://www.hindawi.com/journals/bmri/, 2021-10-28)Background. Policy changes are often necessary to contain the detrimental impact of epidemics such as those brought about by coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In the earlier phases of the emergence of COVID-19, China was the ... -
University of Botswana Public Health Medicine Unit contributions to the national COVID-19 response
(Pan African Medical Journal, https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/, 2021-05-27)COVID-19 was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) in January 2020 and a pandemic in March 2020. Botswana reported its first case on 30th March 2020 and as of 31st January 2021 had 21,293 cases ... -
Successful spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section in an African patient with Takayasu's arteritis
(African Field epidemiology network (AFENET), https://www.afenet.net, 2018-08-20)Takayasu's arteritis (TA) is a rare chronic inflammatory disease affecting mainly the aorta and its main branches. We report a case of a 24-year-old primigravida, an African patient, with TA planned for caesarean section ... -
Prophylactic antibiotics to prevent surgical site infections in Botswana: findings and implications
(Taylor & Francis, http://www.taylorandfrancis.com, 2018-03-23)Background and aims: Antibiotic prophylaxis in surgery is known to reduce the rate of surgical site infections (SSI) as well as shorten hospital stay. However, there is currently a scarcity of data on antibiotic prophylaxis ... -
Diagnosis and surgical management of congenital intestinal malrotation presenting with midgut volvulus in an adult: high index of suspicion (case report)
(African field epidemiology network (AFENET), https://www.afenet.net, 2018-03-15)Congenital intestinal malrotation is a gastrointestinal anomaly whose most serious complication is midgut volvulus. More commonly, it presents as an incidental finding at laparotomy, or as a finding on diagnostic imaging ... -
Head trauma: a significant public health concern among young men in Botswana. Etiology referral patterns and opportunities for interventions
(Page press, https://www.pagepress.co/, 2018-10)This study aims to present and discuss acute Head Injury (HI) presentations including etiology, referral patterns and disposition in patients presenting to a major referral hospital in Gaborone, Botswana. Cross-sectional ... -
Patient-centredness: meaning and propriety in the Botswana, African and non-Western contexts
(Aosis, https://aosis.co.za/, 2014-02-20)Patient-centredness is a key principle in Family Medicine. It is covered in a Family Medicine textbook by McWhinney and textbooks edited by Goh et al., Rakel and Rakel3 and Mash and Blitz-Lindeque, to name but a few. ... -
Perianal malignant nodular hidradenoma in HIV infected pregnant patient
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, https://publons.com/publisher/2123/health-and-medical-publishing-group, 2018-06)Malignant nodular hidradenoma (MNH) is a rare invasive tumour arising from eccrine sweat glands, with significant risk for local recurrence and distant metastases. Hidradenoma papilliferum is reported in pregnancy. To our ... -
Pneumatosis intestinalis in HIV patient with gastric outlet obstruction
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, https://publons.com/publisher/2123/health-and-medical-publishing-group, 2018-09)Summary: We report the case of a 39-year-old HIV positive female with gastric outlet obstruction. At laparotomy, she had extensive pneumatosis intestinalis (PI) of the ileum. This incidental finding of extensive PI in an ... -
Population structure of human gut bacteria in a diverse cohort from rural Tanzania and Botswana
(BMC, https://www.biomedcentral.com/, 2019-01-22)Background: Gut microbiota from individuals in rural, non-industrialized societies differ from those in individuals from industrialized societies. Here, we use 16S rRNA sequencing to survey the gut bacteria of seven ... -
Reflections on primary health care and family medicine in Botswana
(Aosis, https://aosis.co.za/, 2014-08-14)Primary Care should be the ‘central function and main focus of a country’s health system‘.The Ouagadougu Declaration similarly states that the vehicle for achieving the Millennium Development Goals and addressing the health ... -
Segmental atrophy of the liver in a child: case report and review of the literature
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, https://publons.com/publisher/2123/health-and-medical-publishing-group, 2019-06)Segmental atrophy of the liver (SAL) is a pseudotumour that is extremely rare in children. We report the case of a 4-year-old child who presented with abdominal pain and a non-tender mass at the epigastrium. A computed ... -
Synchronous volvulus of the sigmoid and transverse colon in a 26-year-old male
(Oxford University Press,https://global.oup.com/?cc=bw, 2018-11-13)We present a 26-year-old male patient who presented with complete bowel obstruction and peritonitis. His abdominal X-rays showed grossly distended large bowels with air–fluid levels. A differential diagnosis of sigmoid ... -
The experiences of people living with HIV/AIDS in Gaborone, Botswana: stigma, its consequences and coping mechanisms
(Aosis,https://aosis.co.za/, 2014)Background: This study was carried out in Bontleng, Extension 14 and Old Naledi, which are low-income residential areas of Gaborone, Botswana. The aim of the study was to explore the experiences of people living with human ... -
Ileosigmoid knotting in a child: index case in Botswana and review of the literature
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, https://publons.com/publisher/2123/health-and-medical-publishing-group, 2018-09)Ileosigmoid knotting (ISK) is a rare form of complex intestinal obstruction where a loop of ileum wraps around the base of the sigmoid colon, or vice versa. We report the case of an ill-looking 8-year-old boy who presented ... -
Head injury burden in a major referral hospital emergency centre in Botswana
(Elsevier,https://www.elsevier.com/en-xm, 2018)Introduction: This study describes the demographics, aetiology, emergency centre diagnosis and severity indicators of patients with head injuries presenting to the largest referral hospital emergency centre in Botswana. Methods: ... -
Association between depression in carers and malnutrition in children aged 6 months to 5 years
(Aosis, http://www.aosis.org, 2017-01-30)Background: Childhood malnutrition is an important risk factor for child mortality and underlies close to 50% of child deaths worldwide. Previous studies have found an association between maternal depression ... -
Fibroadenoma in the axillary accessory breast
(South African Medical Association, https://www.samedical.org/, 2018-09)A 30-year-old female noted a mass in her right axilla for 6 years. The mass was painless, slowly growing, causing discomfort, had cyclical changes in consistency and was of cosmetic concern to the patient. Examination ...