Risk Factors and Occurrence of Bovine Brucellosis in the Limpopo Province, South Africa

Land Degradation in the Limpopo Province, South Africa

I declare that this research report is my own unaided work. It is being submitted in partial fulfilment for the degree of Master of Science at the University of the Witwatersrand. It has not been submitted before for any degree or examination at any other university. Figure 1 Map showing the location of the study area. White areas represent privately owned land used for Figure 3: Long-term (198...

Helminths of guineafowls in Limpopo Province, South Africa.

Between July 2005 and November 2006 the gastro-intestinal helminths of 15 Helmeted guineafowls and a single Crested guineafowl from Musina, Limpopo Province were examined, and in July and August 2005 helminths were collected from five Helmeted guineafowls from Mokopane in the same province. The acanthocephalan Mediorhynchus gallinarum, the cestodes Abuladzugnia gutterae, Davainea nana, Hymenole...

Factors Affecting Treatment Outcomes in Tuberculosis (TB) Patients in the Limpopo Province, South Africa

Factors that contribute to public sector nurses’ turnover in Limpopo province of South Africa

Copyright: © 2013. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS OpenJournals. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License. Background: The ongoing worldwide phenomenon of a shortage of about 4.3 million nurses and midwives poses a threat to health service delivery. Limpopo province had the worst nurse shortage of over 60% in 2010. Authors attribute this shortage to turnover of nurses. ...

Prevalence and associated risk factors of hypertension amongst adults in a rural community of Limpopo Province, South Africa

BACKGROUND Hypertension is problem already faced by urban populations of South Africa, but little is known about its prevalence and risk factors in rural areas. AIM To assess the prevalence of and risk factors associated with hypertension amongst adults in a rural community in South Africa. SETTING Dikgale Health and Demographic Surveillance Site, Limpopo Province, South Africa. METHODS A...