INTRODUCTION: Cervicofacial infections (CFI) are life-threatening and constitute some of the common emergencies seen by the oral and maxillofacial surgeon on a regular basis. The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in reduced human activities for most of 2020 including the first worldwide lockdown. At the height ...
Background: As the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic continues to ravage the world,its impact on the health systems and survival of people with chronic diseases especially People living with HIV [PLWH] could be undermined. It becomes.relevant to assess the challenges PLWH face during this period to institute measures ...
Background. Many patients have their healthcare needs met at primary healthcare (PHC) clinics in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), without having to travel to a hospital. Doctors form part of the teams at many PHC clinics throughout KZN, offering a decentralised medical service in a PHC clinic. Objectives. To assess ...
Background: As the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic continues to ravage the world,
its impact on the health systems and survival of people with chronic diseases
especially People living with HIV [PLWH] could be undermined. It becomes
relevant to assess the challenges PLWH face during this period to institute
measures...
Introduction: In sub – Saharan Africa, oral health services are greatly hampered by low availability and poor accessibility to health care and these are various interrelated factors responsible. This study determined the factors that influence oral health seeking behavior among patients attending outpa...
Contraceptive use has numerous benefits for thefamily and the nation that can be maximized with its consistent use.However, many women have preferences for certain contraceptiveswith implications for continued use.OBJECTIVE: To determine the contraceptive preferences of women,their utilization pattern an...
Objective: This paper establishes levels and patterns of ability and willingness to pay (AWTP) for contraceptives, and associated factors.
Study design: A three-stage cluster and stratified sampling was applied in selection of enumeration areas, households and individuals in a baseline survey for a 5-yea...
Objective:To evaluate the impact of a peer-referral and clinic welcome programme for reducing barriers to adolescents’ uptake of family planning services in Uganda. Methods:
We developed an intervention using behavioural design and carried out a stratified, randomized controlled evaluation of the inter...
