Browsing Health Sciences by Subject "Suid-Afrika"
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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, ... -
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 ... -
The cardiovascular profile of HIV–infected South Africans of African descent : a 5–year prospective study
(North-West University, 2011)With great appreciation, I would like to accentuate the substantial contributions of the following people who made this project possible: To Dr. CMT Fourie (my supervisor), Prof. JM van Rooyen (my co–supervisor) and Prof. ... -
A comparison of chronic medicine prescribing patterns between mail order and community pharmacies in South Africa
(2013)Pharmaceutical care can be defined as “the care that a given patient requires and receives which assures safe and rational drug usage” (Mikael et al., 1975:567). The supply of medication is an important link in the health ... -
Consumers' preferences for private and national brand food products
(North-West University, 2010)Introduction: The importance of brands and the competition between private and national brands in different food categories increased in recent years. According to literature, except for packaging and price, there is ... -
Coping, copeptin and cardiac stress: the SABPA study
(North-West University (South-Africa). Potchefstroom Campus, 2019-05)Coping met emosionele stres kan óf effektief wees vir die neutralisering van stres óf dit kan negatiewe kardiovaskulêre uitkomste fasiliteer. Verdedigende-coping (DefS) en sosiale ondersteunings-coping is op effektiewe ... -
Dietary intake of infants followed from age 6 to 18 months from a low socio-economic peri-urban community
(North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2018)ABSTRACT Background During the complementary feeding period, children require foods with high nutrient density as they consume small amounts of food but have high growth and developmental needs (Dewey, 2013:2050) and to ... -
Eksterne faktore wat die seksueel misbruikte kind verhoed om effektief te getuig in die Suid-Afrikaanse howe : vlugtige oorsig
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2021)Child sexual abuse is an epidemic that adversely affects the whole of society. The conviction rate of sexual offenders is exceptionally low in South Africa. This can be attributed to several aspects, including that children ... -
Evaluation of the pharmacovigilance system in the Dr Kenneth Kaunda District in the North West Province
(2015)The use of drugs is not without the risk of possible adverse drug reactions (ADRs). Information about ADRs is limited due to the short time frame and limited population groups in clinical trials. Pharmacovigilance is the ... -
Medicine prescribing patterns in HIV/AIDS and non HIV/AIDS children : a comparative study in the private health care sector of South Africa
(North-West University, 2010)Background: According to the United Nations AIDS Reference Group (2010) and World Health Organization (2010:2), approximately 33 million people in the world had HIV/AIDS in 2009 of which 2.6 million were children. More ...