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Randomised placebo-controlled trial to evaluate the effect of vitamin A on mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 in Bloemfontein
(University of the Free State, 2002-11)English: Mother-to-child (vertical) transmission is the primary means by which young children acquire human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV -1) infection. Anti-retrovirals such as Zidovudine and nevirapine can reduce ... -
Profile of clinical trial biostatisticians and university courses to train them in South Africa
(University of the Free State, 2003-11)English: Many statistical issues in the area of clinical trials are specific to this particular field. A clinical trial biostatistician should not only be appropriately qualified in general statistical theory, but also ... -
Assessment of different methods of determining confidence intervals for the difference of binomial proportions
(University of the Free State, 1998-05)Abstract not available -
Cultural competence among occupational therapy students at the University of the Free State, South Africa
(University of the Free State, 2012)English: The study investigates occupational therapy students’ perceptions about cultural competence and assessed their levels of competence to determine whether the undergraduate occupational therapy curriculum at the ... -
An online multiple-choice microbiology game for undergraduate medical students: a case study
(University of the Free State, 2012)English: Educational games are increasingly used in medical curricula to enhance the process of mastering subject content. Students experience medical microbiology as an exceptional challenge because of unfamiliar terminology ... -
A profile of statistics and research training of undergraduate medical students at South African universities
(University of the Free State, 2005-12)English: Statistics and research methodology are important components of a medical curriculum, since statistical analysis features in the majority of research papers published in medical journals. Medical practitioners ...