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International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.Abstract Objective Syphilis and HIV in pregnancy contribute to adverse birth outcomes in Africa. Benzathine penicillin G remains an effective treatment for syphilis in pregnancy, yet gaps persist in timely treatment. The aim of this study was to compare factors associated with adverse birth outcomes among pregnant women diagnosed with syphilis in ...
Albert Manasyan +6 more
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Patient satisfaction with the quality of care in a primary health care setting in Botswana
South African Family Practice, 2011 Background: Primary health care involves a sustained partnership between patients and providers that addresses the majority of a population’s health needs over time.
A.R Bamidele +2 more
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African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, 2020 The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has disrupted many lives worldwide. Training programmes in academic institutions have also been affected by the pandemic. Teaching and learning family medicine and public health medicine in the COVID-
Billy M. Tsima +2 more
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Language ecology and photographic sound in the McWorld [PDF]
, 2006 The unique sounds of the world’s small-scale languages are being extinguished at an alarming rate. This article explores links between acoustic ecology and language ecology and outlines an approach to the creation of archive material as both source for ...
Wynne, John
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International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.Abstract Objective This study identifies and describes global caesarean section (CS) training practices, comparing high‐income countries (HIC) and low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMIC). Methods A convergent parallel mixed‐methods study was conducted with a cross‐sectional survey.
Liesl de Waard +4 more
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South African Family Practice, 2017 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. Botswana has a high prevalence of HIV
Azhani Mandiwana, Stephane Tshitenge
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Seeking Impact and Visibility: Scholarly Communication in Southern Africa [PDF]
, 2014 The Scholarly Communication in Africa Programme (SCAP) was a three-year research and implementation initiative that took place between March 2010 and August 2013.
Trotter, Henry +4 more
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Gender Differences in Multidimensional Poverty in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries
Journal of International Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Despite the growing demand for gender‐disaggregated statistics on poverty, there is hardly any cross‐country evidence of gender disparities in poverty. The paper contributes to filling this gap, by using two novel individual‐level indices of multidimensional poverty.
Francesco Burchi, Daniele Malerba
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Measles in HIV-infected children in southern Africa
South African Family Practice, 2012 In recent years, southern Africa has experienced a widespread measles outbreak. Given the high human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevalence in the region, the particular features of measles in HIV-infected individuals are of interest to clinicians ...
A.M. Sheikh +5 more
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Co-evolving problems and solutions: The case of novice interaction designers in Botswana and the UK [PDF]
, 2013 This paper establishes that problem-solution co-evolution is observed in novice interaction designers in the UK and Botswana. However, in the majority of Botswana protocols we could see a new type of co-evolution, which we termed solution-problem co ...
Lotz, Nicole +5 more
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