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Showing 1 to 20 of 70 for “"District hospital"”.
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Impact of basic transthoracic echocardiography at district hospital level
… the impact of an echocardiographic service at district hospital level in Cape Town, South Africa. Methods: A prospective, cross-sectional study was performed. A total of 210consecutive patients, referred to the echocardiography clinic over a five-month period, were recruited. Transthoracic …
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Rituals of health : new healing spaces for Khayelitsha district hospital
The intention of this thesis was to challenge how we, as architects are appropriating new formations of space within the city. The research began as an exploration into how a contemporary African city space could be envisioned, a future trajectory of design thinking that challenges normative …
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Challenges, barriers and opportunities in integrating TB/HIV services in Tsandi District Hospital, Namibia
… of TB and HIV service delivery in Tsandi District Hospital, which lies in rural northern Namibia. It focused on understanding the perspectives of healthcare workers and service users on integration of TB and HIV services at the health facility. AIMS & OBJECTIVES: The study aimed to …
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A descriptive study of suspected perinatal asphyxia at Mitchells Plain District Hospital. A case series
… asphyxia and its contributing factors at a district hospital in Cape Town. Methods: A retrospective descriptive case series was performed and included all suspected cases of perinatal asphyxia referred from Mitchells Plain District Hospital (MPH)) to a specialised centre in the years …
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Descriptive study of maternal outcomes in a near-miss cohort at Kagadi District Hospital, Uganda
… near misses and maternal mortality in Kagadi district hospital, Uganda Methods: A facility based retrospective review of obstetric near miss cases and maternal deaths that occurred between 1st January 2015 and 31st December 2015. Obstetric near miss case definition was based on …
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Access to acute stroke care: a description of stroke patients' journey to a district hospital
… that influence time from symptom onset to hospital arrival in patients that present to a district level hospital Emergency Centre with confirmed ischaemic strokes. Methods A descriptive analysis was performed using retrospective folder and database review. All adult patients with a …
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The Contribution of Pharmacy to The Management of HIV Patients at Maitama District Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria
… management and care of those patients at Maitama District Hospital in Abuja. HIV pharmacists working for the NHS in the UK were interviewed for comparative purposes. Thirty-five patients were interviewed. Five concepts were identified that influenced how they accessed hospital services after …
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Implementation of family-integrated neonatal care by healthcare providers in a district hospital of Limpopo province
… neonatal care by health care providers in a district hospital of Limpopo Province, the promovenda aimed to develop and evaluate the implementation of family-integrated neonatal care through a collaborative action research process with the stakeholders of the hospital. The three-cycle …
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Investigation of the factors that impact on outcomes of HAART in patients at Tshwabe District Hospital
The study was conducted at Tshwane District Hospital (TDH) in Pretoria, Gauteng Province, South Africa. TDH is a district hospital that provides comprehensive primary level health care services to patients from a large part of the greater Tshwane Municipality (estimated population of 2,2 million …
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Urinary tract infection in children at Victoria Hospital, a district hospital in Cape Town, South Africa
… bacterial UTI attending Victoria Hospital, Cape Town. To compare the AST findings with the current South African (SA) Hospital Level Paediatric Standard Treatment Guidelines (STG) which recommend oral or parenteral amoxicillin/clavulanic acid as first-line empiric treatment for …
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A descriptive study of the use of troponin I testing at a Cape Town district hospital
… Troponin I tests are used throughout Victoria Hospital, by a range of requesting clinicians, working in different specialties. Methods A cross-sectional, prospective design was employed, using multiple data sources. We collected a consecutive sample over a three-month period from Victoria …
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Assessment of quality of care provided to patients who died in the care of Tshwane District Hospital
… patients in need of end-of- life care at Tshwane District Hospital in Pretoria Central, Gauteng, South Africa. Method: A combined retrospective review of the patient’s folder and a descriptive qualitative study through interviewing the deceased patient’s relatives was used. An after-death audit …
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An audit of patients undergoing gastroscopy at Mitchells Plain District Hospital, with a focus on substance use
Background: The association between peptic ulcers and the use of crystalline methamphetamine (Tik) is often anecdotally described. While available literature describes an association with duodenal ulceration, most research is predominantly observational and the aetiology is largely unexplained. …
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The prevalence of atrial fibrillation in patients with ischaemic stroke in a district hospital in the Western Cape
… ischaemic stroke, as confirmed on CT scan, at a district level hospital in the Western Cape, South Africa. Methods This descriptive study was conducted at Mitchell’s Plain Hospital in Cape Town and data was collected over a year. Patients diagnosed with a stroke were identified from an electronic …
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Investigation of the factors associated with undernutrition among children under 5 years in Engela district hospital, Ohangwena region, Namibia
… have a high prevalence of undernutrition. Engela district has a high number of undernutrition cases in the region according to the Health Information System reports. A case-control study was conducted at Engela district hospital, to determine socio-economic, nutritional and medical related risk …
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Factors associated with first line highly active antiretroviral therapy regimen modification in naïve adult patients at Gobabis District Hospital
… patients who started HAART at Gobabis State Hospital between 1st January 2007 and 31st December 2010. Utilizing data from an existing electronic patient management system, quantitative methods were used to assess the prevalence, reasons and factors associated with first line HAART regimen …
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Barriers and enablers to the emergence of distributed leadership in a Western Cape Government Health and Wellness district hospital
… towards collective goals within settings such as hospitals. Yet, there is still lack of clarity about what distributed leadership is and how to nurture its development. To address these knowledge gaps, this case study draws on conceptual work in empirically examining leadership in one district …
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Factors associated with health information systems that influence continuity of TB care between a District hospital and Primary Healthcare facilities
… may be lost to follow up (LTFU) in certain districts of the Western Cape. While previous studies have looked at factors that influence LTFU and continuity of care (COC), no studies have examined how the design and use of Health Information Systems (HIS) may influence these outcomes. This …
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Delay in provision of breast cancer care in patients seen at a district hospital diagnostic breast unit in South Africa
… established diagnostic breast clinic based at a district hospital in South Africa. Method: All patients who presented to Mitchells Plain District Hospital Breast Clinic from January to December 2015 and had a diagnosis of breast cancer were included in this study. The intervals between the time …
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The impact of cost-sharing on the consumers of public health services in rural Zambia : A case study of Senanga District Hospital
… to accessing public health services at Senanga District Hospital. In order to address the objective of the study questionnaires were administered to members of the local community seeking medical treatment at Senanga District Hospital.A sample of one hundred and twenty (120) respondents were …
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