Browsing Health Sciences by Subject "Voorkoms"
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An analysis of medication adherence among epileptic patients in the private health sector of South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)Failure to respond to anti-epileptic (AED) treatment and achieving control over epilepsy has severe clinical consequences. The clinical consequences include an increase in the frequency of seizures and increased work and ... -
An analysis of the usage of antibiotics in the private health care sector : a managed health care approach
(North-West University, 2004)The most frequent intervention performed by physicians is the writing of a prescription. Modern medicine has been remarkably effective in managing diseases. Medicines play a fundamental role in the effectiveness, efficiency ... -
Aspects of the usage of gastro–intestinal medication in South Africa : a geographical approach
(North-West University, 2010)One of the aims included in the United Nations Millennium Development Goals is to decrease the number of the world’s population without access to sanitation and water that is safe, by half by the year 2015. The use of water ... -
A drug utilisation review of the concept of metabolic syndrome using a South African medicines claims database
(North-West University, 2012)The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence, medicine prescribing patterns and direct treatment cost associated with the metabolic syndrome and its components in the private health care sector of South Africa. A ... -
Medicine treatment patterns of HIV/AIDS patients at a rural district hospital in the North West province
(2013)Globally an estimated 33.4 million people were living with HIV/AIDS by 2008 (UNAIDS, 2009a:7). One of the main challenges facing the Republic of South Africa (RSA) today is the HIV/AIDS epidemic (NSP, 2007:17). By mid-year ... -
Prescribing patterns of antidepressants with known off–label indications among adults
(2014)“Off-label use” is defined as the use of medicine for indications other than recommended or registered for, e.g. the prescribing of a particular active substance for a patient younger than the substance is recommended or ... -
Prescribing patterns of asthma treatment in the private healthcare sector of South Africa
(2013)Asthma is a chronic disease of the airways and affects many people regardless of their age, gender, race and socioeconomic status. Since asthma is recognised as one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality in people ... -
Prescribing patterns of hypoglycaemic drugs in the treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in public institutions in Lesotho
(2014)The aim of the study was to evaluate type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) medicine management in Government Clinics in Maseru, Lesotho. A two-dimensional research method was employed, consisting of a literature review and an ... -
Prescribing patterns of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in patients with chronic kidney disease
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)The main aim of this study was to characterise the prescribing patterns of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients in the private health sector of South Africa. This was done ... -
Prevalence of carbapenem resistance in adult patients admitted to a private hospital in Daspoort, Tshwane
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of organisms that are resistant to the carbapenem class, in patients admitted to a private hospital. A quantitative descriptive (non-experimental) cross-sectional ...