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Evaluation of general practitioners' routine assessment of patients with diabetes in Tshwane, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: KG Leslie --- Private Practitioner, L Nkombua --- University of Pretoria,Background: Diabetes mellitus is a composite disease that, if not well managed and controlled, may lead to severe complications. To avoid or delay these debilitating complications, it is necessary for the practitioner to implement adequate management of the disease by... -
Capital letters: material dissent and place name change in the ‘new’ South Africa, 2005–2006
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Natalie Swanepoel --- Department of Anthropology and Archaeology,In 2005 the municipal council that oversees Pretoria (South Africa's administrative capital) voted to officially change the name of the city to Tshwane. This was met with sustained resistance from various interest groups within the city. This is emblematic of... -
Awareness of the Ward Based Outreach Team and the services offered by the programme in the Tshwane health district, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: T Bongongo --- Department of Family Medicine & Primary Health Care, South Africa JV Ndimande --- Department of Family Medicine & Primary Health Care, South Africa GA Ogunbanjo --- Department of Family Medicine & Primary Health Care, South Africa AT Masango-Makgobela --- Department of Family Medicine & Primary Health Care, South Africa SN Nyalunga --- Department of Family Medicine & Primary Health Care, South Africa I Govender --- Department of Family Medicine & Primary Health Care, South AfricaBackground: The Ward Based Outreach Team (WBOT) is an organised team approach to a healthcare system based on the principles of epidemiology, primary health care, preventive medicine and health promotion. Globally, it has become a primary care response to many... -
Introduction of an electronic petition system in the City of Tshwane – A municipal residents’ perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Queen E. Malemela --- , South Africa Ricky M. Mukonza --- , South AfricaPublic participation has been found, in prior related studies, as a way of demonstrating impartiality and ensuring inclusivity. In developed countries, governments ensure public participation using e-petitions. This study focused on determining municipal residents’ perceptions of the electronic petition system... -
A qualitative evaluation of a stress management programme for HIV and AIDS home-based care workers in Tshwane, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: P. M. Kupa --- Department of Social Work & Criminology, University of Pretoria, South Africa L. S. Geyer --- Department of Social Work & Criminology, University of Pretoria, South AfricaThe HIV and AIDS pandemic resulted in increased demands on the South African healthcare system and contributed to elevated stress levels among healthcare workers, including home-based care workers. The goal of the study was to evaluate a stress management programme... -
I. Commitment and capacity for the support of breastfeeding in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Du Plessis LM [cor1] Pereira C --- Provincial Government of the Western Cape,This paper aims to summarise current evidence and highlight best practices, in order to propose a paediatric food-based dietary guideline (FBDG) on exclusive breastfeeding for South Africa. A literature search was conducted to profile the current nutritional status of children...
