Browsing by Subject "Trends"
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Antibiotic usage in South Africa: a longitudinal analysis of medicine claims data
(2014)The main aim of the study was to determine the prescribing patterns of antibiotics with an emphasis on fluoroquinolones in the private health sector of South Africa. The empirical study followed a quantitative, descriptive, ... -
The long-term impact of Northern Wastewater Treatment Works effluent on macroinvertebrates and water quality in the Jukskei River
(North-West University (South Africa), 2022)In South Africa, poor wastewater treatment plant operation and maintenance and neglect of sewage treatment infrastructure have become a source of concern. This problem also manifests itself in the increasing incidence of ... -
Maize producers’ vulnerability to climate change : evidence from Makhuduthamaga Local Municipality, South Africa
(OASIS, 2022)Climate change is predicted to impact agricultural production and affect food security in poor communities of developing countries due to the likely negative impacts on rainfall characteristics. South Africa is one of ... -
Malaria prevalence, management trends and the knock down resistance profile of Anopheles gambiae in Mbakong, Cameroon
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)Malaria remains a scourge in the world. Recent efforts to combat malaria combine chemotherapy and vector control. Cameroon in 2004 adopted WHO 2001 recommendations and changed her malaria treatment guidelines from monotherapy ... -
Trends in malaria case management following changes in the treatment policy to artemisinin combination therapy at the Mbakong Health Centre, Cameroon 2006-2012: a retrospective study
(Elsevier, 2015)National malaria treatment policies are devised to guide health professionals and to facilitate diagnosis and case management. Following the recommendations of the WHO, Cameroon changed its malaria treatment policy from ... -
Trends in obesity and diabetes across Africa from 1980 to 2014: an analysis of pooled population-based studies
(Oxford Univ Press, 2017)Background The 2016 Dar Es Salaam Call to Action on Diabetes and Other non-communicable diseases (NCDs) advocates national multi-sectoral NCD strategies and action plans based on available data and information from countries ...