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Prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus — hepatitis B virus co-infection amongst adult patients in Mahalapye, Ngami, Serowe, Botswana: a descriptive cross-sectional study
(Cogent OA, https://www.cogentoa.com/, 2017-02-15)
Background: About 37 million people are living with human-immunodeficiency-virus (HIV) worldwide, with 2.6 million co-infected with the hepatitis B virus (HBV). HBV infection causes 650 000 deaths annually worldwide. ...
The effectiveness of the South African Triage Toll use in Mahalapye District Hospital – Emergency Department, Botswana
(AOSIS, http://aosis.co.za/, 2016)
Background: The study aimed to determine the proportion of each priority level of patients, time of performance in each priority level, and the reliability of the South African Triage Scale (SATS) tool at the Mahalapye ...
Microbiology of urinary tract infections in Gaborone, Botswana
(Public Library Science, https://phys.org/partners/public-library-of-science/, 2013-03)
Objective: The microbiology and epidemiology of UTI pathogens are largely unknown in Botswana, a high prevalence HIV setting. Using laboratory data from the largest referral hospital and a private hospital, we describe the ...
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission in HIV audit in Xhosa clinic, Mahalapye, Botswana
(AOSIS, http://aosis.co.za/, 2014-09-09)
Background: The Mahalapye district health management team (DHMT) conducts regular audits to evaluate the standard of services delivered to patients, one of which is the prevention of mother-to-child-transmission (PMTCT) ...
A survey of risk factors associated with hypertension in the adult population of Kang, Kgalagadi North, Botswana
(Cogent OA, https://www.cogentoa.com/, 2015)
Background: Sustainable and aggressive population-based programmes on hypertension awareness, prevention, treatment and control are key to the successful control of this epidemic. The objective of the study was to determine ...
Emotional violence among women in intimate relationships in Botswana
(Informa Healthcare, http://informahealthcare.com/journal/mhn, 2010)
A Heideggerian hermeneutic phenomenological approach was used to investigate the lived experience of women in Botswana
who had experienced emotional abuse in intimate relationships.
Hermeneutic phenomenologyis concerned ...
Food insufficiency is associated with high-risk sexual behavior among women in Botswana and Swaziland
(Plos Medicine. www.plosmedicine.org, 2007)
Background: Both food insufficiency and HIV infection are major public health problems in sub-Saharan
Africa, yet the impact of food insufficiency on HIV risk behavior has not been systematically
investigated. We tested ...
Gender and HIV/AIDS in Botswana: a focus on inequalities and discrimination
(Oxfam. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/routledg/cgde, 2006-01-01)
This article discusses the response of Botswana to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. In
recognition of the fact that HIV/AIDS is more than just a health issue, Botswana has
instigated a multi-sectoral response to the epidemic, which ...
Fetus-in-fetu in Botswana
(Elsevier, www.elsevier.com, 2017-09)
Fetus-in-fetu is a medical term that describes a fetus implanted within its twin, on whom it is entirely dependent for its survival through a vascular connection. It occurs in about 1 in 500,000 live births. So far, there ...
Diagnostic profiles and predictors of treatment outcome among children and adolescents attending a national psychiatric hospital in Botswana
(BioMed Central, www.biomedcentral.com, 2017)
Background: Attention is currently being drawn to child psychiatric care, most especially in the developed countries. This type of care is still rudimentary in the developing countries. Botswana is one of the African ...