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Showing 1 to 20 of 68 for “"lost to follow-up"”.
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Reducing Loss To Follow Up in Foster Children: Standardizing the Intake Protocol
… children. <strong> </strong>The end goal was to contribute to a decrease in patients who are lost to follow up due to a non-standardized process of admitting patients to the clinic. This was a pilot project establishing a standard protocol for the intake of patients to the clinic. The project …
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Patient and nurse perspectives on loss to follow-up in HIV care
… Africa in 2017. South Africa has expanded access to anti-retroviral therapy services, from urban centers to resource-constrained rural communities. The rate of loss, however, to follow-up for patients on anti-retroviral treatment continues to increase. Aim of the Study: The aim of this study was …
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Effect of initial antiretroviral regime on virological suppression in children in a Southern African urban population: a retrospective record review
… and clinical concerns about stavudine (d4T) toxicity had led to the phasing out of d4T from many antiretroviral treatment (ART) guidelines globally with substitution by abacavir. Recent studies, within Southern Africa, however have shown poorer virological suppression with abacavir (ABC) …
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From lost to found: the silent transfer of patients on Antiretroviral Therapy in Khayelitsha, South Africa
… of silent transfer (STF) patients as lost to follow-up (LTF) negatively impacts accurate assessment of retention in care for antiretroviral (ART) programmes. Understanding reasons why patients STF and what proportion of LTF patients constitute this silent transfer phenomenon is …
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Prevalence of anxiety and depression in a predominantly HIV-infected population with severe cutaneous adverse drug reactions
… - infected population. The aim of the study was to prospectively investigate the prevalence of anxiety and depression and quality of life in patients with SCADR. Methods: In this prospective study, SJS, SJS - TEN, TEN and DRESS patients were assessed for anxiety and depression using validated …
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Analysis of retention incare among HIV patients in selected health care facilities in Zambia 2013-2015
… 2015). Despite significant success in scaling up Anti-retroviral Therapy (ART) programmes worldwide, many people living with HIV (PLHIV) start ART late in the progression of HIV infection, resulting in high rates of early mortality on ART. Poor retention of patients in care – especially in ART …
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Analysis of retention incare among HIV patients in selected health care facilities in Zambia 2013-2015
… 2015). Despite significant success in scaling up Anti-retroviral Therapy (ART) programmes worldwide, many people living with HIV (PLHIV) start ART late in the progression of HIV infection, resulting in high rates of early mortality on ART. Poor retention of patients in care – especially in ART …
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Prediction of loss to follow-up in postpartum others living with HIV
… living with HIV are at an increased risk of loss to follow-up, which poses a critical barrier in vertical transmission prevention. Previous studies have focused on the aetiology of loss to follow-up, with little emphasis on predictive methods. The aim of this study was to use machine learning …
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The outcome of prenatal sonographic diagnosis of fetal talipes in the Cape Town Metro district
… introduction of percutaneous tendo Achilles tenotomies. Objectives: To document the associations, outcomes and prognosis of patients with antenatally diagnosed fetal talipes. The study aims to examine the association between, and prevalence of, fetal talipes and other abnormalities, structural …
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Long term mortality after lower extremity amputation in South Africa
… countries. The primary aim of this study was to report 30-day and one-year mortality after lower extremity amputation in South Africa. The secondary objective was to report risk factors for one-year mortality. Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study of patients undergoing lower …
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An Evaluation of Norplant at the University Teaching Hospital
… the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) in Lusaka to evaluate NORPLANT as a method of fertility control in Zambian women. The study was designed to investigate acceptability, side effects, and reasons for discontinuation. Based on the evaluation, to make recommendation for use in the National …
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An Evaluation of Norplant at the University Teaching Hospital
… the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) in Lusaka to evaluate NORPLANT as a method of fertility control in Zambian women. The study was designed to investigate acceptability, side effects, and reasons for discontinuation. Based on the evaluation, to make recommendation for use in the National …
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Epidemiological role of indigenous dogs in the transmission of animal and human African trypanosomiasis in Zambia: a case study of dogs from Mambwe District
… district. Although cases are common in livestock, they are rarely reported in dogs. However, recent studies have detected trypanosomes in Zambian dogs. As a follow-up, the current research was designed to investigate what communities know about tsetse flies and AT and the role that dogs might …
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A systematic review: the role of neuroinflammation as a pathway to injury in traumatic brain injury
… Chest x-rays are an adjunct diagnostic tool for tuberculosis but has high inter-reader variability, which may be reduced with chest x-ray scoring systems. We analysed and scored chest x-rays of hospitalised patients with HIV-associated tuberculosis and assessed the relationship of these …
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Outcome after palliative cardiac surgery in a developing country
… examined. 79 children had systemic artery to pulmonary artery shunt operations (SPS), 40 had pulmonary artery bands (PAB) and 2 had surgical septectomies. SPS was most often done for children with Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF, 26 cases) or complex univentricular hearts with right ventricular …
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Epidemiology of preterm premature rupture of fetal memranes(PPROM) at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka
Background: Preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) is the main cause of preterm delivery and is associated worldwide with increased rates of neonatal and maternal morbidity and mortality (Parry et al 1998, Joseph et al 1998). The aim of this study was to determine the epidemiology of …
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Epidemiology of preterm premature rupture of fetal memranes(PPROM) at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka
Background: Preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) is the main cause of preterm delivery and is associated worldwide with increased rates of neonatal and maternal morbidity and mortality (Parry et al 1998, Joseph et al 1998). The aim of this study was to determine the epidemiology of …
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A single systems research design to examine the effectiveness of osteopathic treatment for people with osteoarthritis of the hip
Osteoarthritis (OA) is considered to be one of the leading causes of disability and the most frequent form of arthritis worldwide. There exists a growing body of evidence that manual therapy may be efficacious in reducing pain and improving function in individuals with hip OA. However, no studies …
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Extended electrocardiographic monitoring in patients on chronic haemodialysis and after renal transplantation
… risk of sudden cardiac death, few studies to date have described the burden of arrhythmias in this population. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence, type and timing of arrhythmias by means of implantable loop recorder (ILR) monitoring in patients with CKD on chronic …
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Feasibility of an automated AI-based screening tool for diabetic retinopathy at an endocrine outpatient clinic in SA
… paramount. In the South African public health sector, screening initiatives have faced significant challenges and leveraging new screening technologies may prove useful. This study aimed at evaluating the feasibility of an autonomous AI-based diagnostic tool in an endocrine outpatient clinic at …
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