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A study to assess adherence to HIV testing guidelines among HIV exposed paediatric inpatients at Princess Marina Hospital, Gaborone, Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2020-03-30)
Background: Despite well-established prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) programmes, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infected children still get missed and present late for diagnosis and antiretroviral ...
A root-cause analysis of maternal deaths in Botswana: towards developing a culture of patient safety and quality improvement
(BioMed Central; https://www.biomedcentral.com/, 2014-07-16)
Background: In 2007, 95% of women in Botswana delivered in health facilities with 73% attending at least 4
antenatal care visits. HIV-prevalence in pregnant women was 28.7%. The maternal mortality ratio in 2010 was 163 ...
Case 16-2014: a 46-year-old woman in Botswana with postcoital bleeding
(Massachusetts Medical Society, https://www.massmed.org/, 2014-03-22)
In Botswana, limited specialized oncologic services are available in the face of a rising burden of cancer. A collaborative outreach program between doctors at MGH and in Botswana was established in 2011 to build the ...
A cross-sectional study of HPV vaccine acceptability in Gaborone, Botswana
(Public Library of Science, http://www.plosone.org/, 2011-10-25)
Background
Cervical cancer is the most common cancer among women in Botswana and elsewhere in Sub-Saharan Africa. We sought to examine whether HPV vaccine is acceptable among parents in Botswana, which recently licensed ...
Prevalence of high-risk human papilioma virus in women with high-grade squamous cell intraepithelial lesions in Botswana using abbott real time HPV assay
(Public Library of Science,https://plos.org/, 2019-01-30)
Background:
High-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) has been demonstrated to be the necessary cause of cervical carcinoma. High-risk HPV detection has a prognostic significance for the women who are at increased
risk ...