Setting: Four decentralised sites are located in rural areas and one centralised hospital in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa. Objective: To analyse risk factors associated with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (M...
Background:Despite efforts to control neglected tropical diseases(NTDs),schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiases remain widely prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa.Recent data suggest that these infections are pr...
This paper investigates the challenges associated with the inconspicuousness of indigenous African languages in the South African education system,as established during empirical research conducted by the author for h...
Patient care in the CAPRISA AIDS Treatment project is supported by the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health,the Global Fund to fight AIDS;Tuberculosis and Malaria and the U.S.President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief(PEPFAR);The research infrastructure to conduct this trial,including the data management,laboratory and pharmacy cores were established through the US National Institutes for Health’s Comprehensive International Program of Research on AIDS grant(CIPRA,grant no.:AI51794);KN and SA was supported by the Columbia University-South Africa Fogarty AIDS International Training and Research Program(AITRP,grant no.:D43 TW000231);The funding sources listed here did not have any role in the analysis or preparation of the data in this manuscript,nor was。
Background:High early morbidity and mortality following antiretroviral therapy(ART)initiation has been a distinguishing feature of ART programmes in resource limited settings(RLS)compared to high-income countries.This...
Malaria parasites are strongly dependent on Anopheles mosquitoes for transmission; for this reason, mosquito population dynamics are a crucial determinant of malaria risk. However, temperature and rainfall play a sign...
The study received logistic supports from Malaria and Bilharzia in Southern Africa(MABISA)project under which the study was conducted,funded by Wold Health Organisation(WHO)Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases(TDR)and the Canadian International Development Research Centre(IDRC);The study was also supported by the College of Health Sciences scholarship program at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
Background:Despite its low cure rates and possible resistance,praziquantel(PZQ)is the only drug available for schistosomiasis treatment.Hence,monitoring its efficacy is crucial.This study assessed the efficacy of PZQ,...
The objectives of the current study were to evaluate the estrous response and pregnancy rate following timed artificial insemination (TAI) with frozen-thawed semen in cows. The study was carried out in cows at differe...
Four different varieties of charnockitic rocks, with different modes of formation, from the Mesoproterozoic Natal belt are described and new C isotope data presented. Excellent coastal exposures in a number of quarrie...