Rees, H Pillay, D Mullick, S Chersich, M
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South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde
Progress in reducing unintended pregnancies in South Africa is slow. The implant, introduced in 2014, expanded the range of available longacting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) and held much promise. Uptake, however, has declined precipitously, in spite of its ‘unmatched effectiveness’ and high levels of satisfaction for most users. We propose po...
Pleaner, M Morroni, C Smit, J Lince-Deroche, N Chersich, M Mullick, S Pillay, D Makua, M Rees, H
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In 2014, South Africa (SA) introduced the subdermal contraceptive implant with the aim of expanding the contraceptive method mix and availability of long-acting reversible methods in the public sector. Three years on, concerns have been raised about the decline in uptake, early implant removals and challenges in service delivery. This article explo...
Khan, Aabida
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South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde
Fabian, June Crymble, Kim
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Shabalala, E Sebitloane, Hannah M
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HIV was associated with a high risk of PPH, and its possible association with HIV treatment needs further research.
Sanders, Cathryn Potgieter, Hannelie
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A 3-year-old child was brought to the casualty department at Leratong Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa, with severe bullous eruptions on the distal portions of both the upper and lower limbs. He had visited three different general practitioners prior to presentation and had been given several drugs and ointments, including three different class...
Fakier, Ahminah Petro, Gregory Fawcus, S
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MUAC correlates strongly with BMI in pregnancy up to a gestation of 30 weeks in women attending Metro West maternity services. In low-resource settings, the simpler MUAC measurement could reliably be substituted for BMI to assess nutritional status.
Crymble, Kim Fabian, June Etheredge, Harriet Gaylard, Petra
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South Africa has a rich organ-transplant history, and studies suggest that the SA public supports organ donation. In spite of this, persistently low donor numbers are a significant challenge. This may be due to a lack of contextually appropriate awareness and education, or to barriers to referring patients and families in clinical settings. It may ...
Coetzee, Maureen Dippenaar, Ansie Frean, John Hunt, Richard H
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This article describes the clinical progression of symptoms over a period of 5 days of a bite inflicted by a Philodromus sp. spider. Commonly known as 'running spiders', these are not considered to be harmful to humans. This report, however, is the first description of an actual bite by a member of this group of spiders showing cytotoxic envenomati...
Dhai, Amaboo
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South Africa (SA) has played a leading role in health research internationally. Ethical guidelines for the protection of research participants have been published by the Medical Research Council (MRC) as early as 1979. Ironically, the guidelines gave substantial prominence to the oppressive laws of the time. In its 4th edition of the guidelines, th...
