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Gender and HIV/AIDS in Botswana: a focus on inequalities and discrimination
(Oxfam. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/routledg/cgde, 2006-01-01)This article discusses the response of Botswana to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. In recognition of the fact that HIV/AIDS is more than just a health issue, Botswana has instigated a multi-sectoral response to the epidemic, which ... -
Global health leadership training in resource-limited settings: a collaborative approach by academic institutions and local health care programs in Uganda
(BioMed Central, https://www.biomedcentral.com, 2015)Introduction: Due to a limited health workforce, many health care providers in Africa must take on health leadership roles with minimal formal training in leadership. Hence, the need to equip health care providers ... -
Going rural – protracted immersion or toe-wetting: Does it matter?
(Health and Medical Publishing Group; https://www.saoa.org.za/publications/hpmg, 2016-04-25)Universal access to healthcare mandates that all people worldwide have access to comprehensive healthcare services, without suffering financial hardship. However, unless the severe shortages and inequitable distribution of ... -
Headspace solid phase microextraction in the determination of pesticides in water samples from the Okavango Delta with gas chromatography-electron capture detection and time-of-flight mass spectrometry
(Elsevier Ltd, http://www.elsevier.com/locate/microc, 2009)Headspace solid phase microextraction (HS-SPME) was optimized for the analysis of pesticides with gas chromatography electron capture detection (GC-ECD) and high-resolution mass spectrometry. Factors influencing the ... -
Health worker opionion/perception of health services provided to patients in Selibe Phikwe Ni-Cu mine area, Botswana
(African Forum of Health Sciences http://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajhs/article/view/30803/23134, 2005)This study determines the prevalence of types of sicknesses and diseases affecting patients vising health service facilities and the available health services within the Selebi Phikwe Ni-Cu area, Botswana.Through the ... -
High levels of post-abortion complication in a setting where abortion service is not legalized
(Public Library Science; https://www.plos.org/, 2017-01-06)Background Maternal mortality due to abortion complications stands among the three leading causes of maternal death in Botswana where there is a restrictive abortion law. This study aimed at assessing the patterns and ... -
HIV-exposed children account for more than half of 24-month mortality in Botswana
(Biomed Central; https://www.biomedcentral.com, 2016)Background: The contribution of HIV-exposure to childhood mortality in a setting with widespread antiretroviral treatment (ART) availability has not been determined. Methods: From January 2012 to March 2013, mothers were ... -
HIV/AIDS education, prevention and control course (BNS101): the way forward
(Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/704632/description#description, 2007)Botswana currently has one of the highest HIVpositive prevalence rates in the world. University students are an important group seriously affected by this pandemic. They represent one of the country’s richest resources ... -
HIV/AIDS education, prevention and control course (BNS101): the way forward
(Elsevier Ltd, http://www.elsevier.com/locate/microc, 2007)This article represents a case study of one university faculty’s efforts to fight the threat of HIV/AIDS to their student body. This case study reviews the early stages of faculty endeavors beginning with the development ... -
How to create more supportive supervision for primary healthcare: lessons from Ngamiland district of Botswana: co-operative inquiry group
(Taylor and Francis//http://taylorandfrancis.com/, 2016-06-24)Background: Supportive supervision is a way to foster performance, productivity, motivation, and retention of health workforce. Nevertheless there is a dearth of evidence of the impact and acceptability of supportive ... -
Human resources for health in Botswana: the results of in-country database and reports analysis
(AOSIS//http://www.aosis.co.za/publishing, 2014)Botswana is a large middle-income country in Southern Africa with a population of just over two million. Shortage of human resources for health is blamed for the inability to provide high quality accessible health services. ... -
Human resources for primary health care in sub-Saharan Africa: progress or stagnation?
(Biomed Central; https://www.biomedcentral.com, 2015-09-10)Background: The World Health Organization defines a “critical shortage” of health workers as being fewer than 2.28 health workers per 1000 population and failing to attain 80% coverage for deliveries by skilled birth ... -
The illness demands of diabetes on couples in Botswana
(Sage Publications, http://jfn.sagepub.com, 2008)This report is part of a larger study that investigated the relationships between illness demands, marital support, and psychological adjustment in the context of diabetes mellitus in rural and urban middle-aged marital ... -
Impact of health system inputs on health outcome: a multilevel longitudinal analysis of Botswana National Antiretroviral Program (2002-2013)
(Public Library Science, https://www.plos.org/, 2016-08-04)Objective To measure the association between the number of doctors, nurses and hospital beds per 10,000 people and individual HIV-infected patient outcomes in Botswana. Design Analysis of routinely collected longitudinal ... -
Impediments for the uptake of the Botswana Government’s male circumcision initiative for HIV prevention
(Hindawi Publishing Corporation, https://www.hindawi.com/, 2013)Botswana remains one of the countries with high prevalence of HIV infection with a population prevalence rate of 17.6 in 2008. In 2009, the Ministry of Health launched male circumcision as an additional strategy to the ... -
Incidence of diabetes mellitus‑related comorbidities among patients attending two major HIV clinics in Botswana: a 12‑year retrospective cohort study
(BioMed Central, www.biomedcentral.com, 2018-02-01)Objectives: Exposure to combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) is associated with the development of diabetes mellitus related comorbidities (DRCs). This study aims to: (i) estimate the incidence of DRCs among cART ... -
An innovative educational approach to professional development of medical laboratory scientists in Botswana
(Dove Medical Press, https://www.dovepress.com/, 2014-04-11)Purpose: To address the shortage of laboratory scientists in Botswana, an innovative, one-year academic bridging program was initiated at the University of Botswana, to advance diploma-holding laboratory technicians towards ... -
An international consortium update: pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of polycystic ovarian syndrome in adolescence
(Karger Publishers,https://www.karger.com/, 2017-11-13)This paper represents an international collaboration of paediatric endocrine and other societies (listed in the Appendix) under the International Consortium of Paediatric Endocrinology (ICPE) aiming to improve worldwide ... -
Interprofessional fellowship training for emerging global health leaders in Africa to improve HIV prevention and care: the Afya Bora consortium
(Elsevier//https://www.elsevier.com/, 2016)HIV continues to challenge health systems, especially in low- and middle-income countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. A qualified workforce of transformational leaders is required to strengthen health systems and introduce ... -
Invasive ductal carcinoma with in situ pattern:how to avoid this diagnostic pitfall?
(e-Century Publishing, http://www.e-century.us/submission/index.php, 2016-08-30)Although the microscopic features of invasion are usually readily recognized, occasionally invasive ductal carcinoma may mimic the pattern of comedo ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) by forming large cellular nests with ...