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New family medicine residency training programme: residents’ perspectives from the University of Botswana
(AOSIS, http://aosis.co.za/, 2016)
Background: Family Medicine (FM) training is new in Botswana. No previous evaluation of the experiences and opinions of residents of the University of Botswana (UB) Family Medicine training programme has been reported.
Aims: ...
The adequacy of antenatal care services among slum residents in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(BioMed Central, https://www.biomedcentral.com, 2016)
Background: There are recent efforts made to eliminate inequalities in the utilisation of basic health care services.
More emphasis is given for improvement of health in developing countries including maternal and child ...
Training tomorrow’s leaders in global health: impact of the Afya Bora Consortium Fellowship on the careers of its alumni
(BioMed Central, https://www.biomedcentral.com, 2016)
Background: Effective leadership is a cornerstone of successful healthcare delivery in resource limited settings
throughout the world. However, few programs in Africa prepare healthcare professionals with the leadership ...
Utilization of the District Health Information Software (DHIS) in Botswana: from paper to electronic based system
(IST-Africa 2016 Conference Proceedings, http://www.ist-africa.org/Conference2016, 2016)
Concerns on the status of Botswana’s health information systems were raised as early as the late 1980s. Several assessments overtime revealed weaknesses in the system including fragmentation, weak approaches to data ...
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 ...
Dyskinesia in an unmedicated adolescent with a 5-year history of tobacco use: a case report
(BioMed Central, www.biomedcentral.com, 2016)
Background: Tobacco use among mentally ill patients is approximately two to three times higher than that in the
general population. Withdrawal from tobacco is a common occurrence and many authors have described various
symptoms ...
Variation in attrition at subnational level: review of the Botswana National HIV/AIDS Treatment (Masa) programme data (2002–2013)
(Wiley, https://www.wiley.com/en-us, 2016-01)
Objective: To evaluate the variation in all-cause attrition [mortality and loss to follow-up (LTFU)] among HIV-infected individuals in Botswana by health district during the rapid and massive scale-up of the National ...
Validity of the finnish diabetes risk score for detecting undiagnosed type 2 diabetes among general medical outpatients in Botswana
(Hindawi Publishing Corporation,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hihttpsndawi_Publishing_Corporation, 2016-08)
This was a cross-sectional study designed to assess the validity of the Finnish Diabetes Risk Score for detecting undiagnosed type 2 diabetes among general medical outpatients in Botswana. Participants aged ≥20 years without ...