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Beskrywing van gesondheidsorgdiens wat aan MIV-blootgestelde/-positiewe kinders in die Vrystaatse publieke gesondheidsorgsektor gelewer word
(University of the Free State, 2009-11)
English: This study was conducted to describe the type of health service rendered by professional nurses to HIV exposed and HIV positive children in the public health care setting of the Free State province. Three objectives ...
Experiences of caregivers implementing HIV and AIDS services within community-based organizations (CBOS) in rural Maseru: Lesotho
(University of the Free State, 2015-01)
Prevalence of HIV in Lesotho has remained at the plateau of 23% for years, and this
has increased the demands in care and support of the infected people (Akinkugbe and
Mohanoe, 2009:132). With increased demand in care, ...
Classification system for cerebral palsy wheelchair rugby players
(University of the Free State, 2006-05)
English: Wheelchair rugby originated in 1977 in Canada, as a sport for athletes with tetraplegia (quadriplegia).The game has grown into an intense physical team sport for both female and male with a variety of disabilities ...
Genotypic and expression analysis of CYP3A4 and CYP3A5 in patients with chronic myeloid leukaemia
(University of the Free State, 2013-01)
Chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) is a haematological malignancy characterised by the BCR-ABL fusion oncogene which encodes for a constitutively active tyrosine kinase. Imatinib mesylate is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor that ...
Evaluation of a commercial radiation oncology treatment planning system against Monte Carlo simulated dose distributions
(University of the Free State, 2007-11)
English: A method is described in this study whereby dose distributions calculated by a treatment planning system (TPS) were evaluated by using dose distributions calculated with Monte Carlo (MC) simulations. The MC ...
Preparation of recombinant antigens for demonstrating antibody responses in patients with Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus infections
(University of the Free State, 2011-06)
Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a tick-borne viral zoonosis widely distributed in Africa, Asia, Russia and the Balkans. The causative agent, CCHF virus (CCHFV) has the propensity to cause nosocomial infections ...
Characterisation of ß-lactamases implicated in resistance to ß-lactem antibiotics in urinary tract infections
(University of the Free State, 2005-11-29)
South Africa is not excluded from the problems encountered world-wide in the treatment of nosocomial urinary tract infections, commonly caused by enzyme-producing Enterobacteriaceae. These enzymes include the ß-lactamases ...
An equivalent uniform dose-based class solution for cervical cancer radiotherapy
(University of the Free State, 2014-06)
English: Cervix cancer radiotherapy treatment consists of external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) and brachytherapy (BT). Currently there exists no method to combine the dose of both modalities in a single dose value or dose ...
'n Raamwerk vir 'n voorgraadse onderwys- en opleidingsprogram vir spraakterapie en oudiologie
(University of the Free State, 2006-01)
English: Health care workers are finding themselves in an era of change with regard to service rendering. Health care workers need to be prepared for these changes during their training. The most important change in the ...
Anthropometric measurements and biochemical parameters in black women at the unit for reproductive care at Universitas Hospital, Bloemfontein
(University of the Free State, 2004-11)
English: The prevalence of infertility in Africa is overshadowed by the high population growth rate in this continent. The number of infertile black African women seeking treatment is on the increase due to the fact that ...