Guidelines for kangaroo care in district hospitals and primary healthcare maternity sections in the Free State

2006 ◽  
Vol 48 (9) ◽  
pp. 16-16c ◽  
Author(s):  
H Dippenaar ◽  
G Joubert ◽  
Maryn E Brussow
Keyword(s):  
Primary Healthcare ◽  
Free State ◽  
Kangaroo Care ◽  
District Hospitals

scholarly journals Early detection of kidney disease in Ghana - A situational survey of secondary hospitals in the Ashanti Region of Ghana

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elliot Koranteng Tannor ◽  
Kamarudeen Korku Hussein ◽  
Martin Agyei ◽  
Vincent Boima
Keyword(s):  
Kidney Disease ◽  
Primary Healthcare ◽  
Urine Analysis ◽  
Health Staff ◽  
Healthcare Staff ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Ashanti Region ◽  
District Hospitals ◽  
Patients With Diabetes ◽  
Almost All

Background Patients with kidney disease are referred late to tertiary institutions with increased morbidity and mortality. The accurate diagnoses and management of kidney disease by primary healthcare staff is dependent on the requisite knowledge and availability of adequate laboratory services. We set out to describe the practice pattern of districts Hospitals. Methods We conducted a situational cross-sectional descriptive survey of district hospitals within the Ashanti region of Ghana. A structured questionnaire was designed via google survey and the links sent to medical superintendents and/or administrators for completion. Data was exported onto an Excel sheet and analyzed with Stata 13. Summary statistics with means ± standard deviation and medians with interquartile range were used where appropriate. Percentages and proportions were used for categorical data. Results We surveyed 26 hospitals in the Ashanti region of Ghana. This included 23(88.5%) public facilities. Most 25(96.2%) of hospitals had a dedicated diabetes mellitus clinic and 24(92.3%) had dedicated hypertension clinic. Only 5(19.2%) hospitals routinely requested urinalysis for patients with diabetes and hypertension during visits. Almost all 25(96.2%) hospitals could carry out routine urine analysis in their laboratory but only 16 (61.5%) of the hospitals could run serum urea and creatinine test. Most 25(96.2%) of respondents suggested that the training of health staff for the early diagnosis and management of kidney disease as key to improve care. Conclusion Primary healthcare staff in district hospitals do not routinely screen high risk patients for kidney disease and call for training to manage patients with kidney disease appropriately.

scholarly journals An assessment of the integrated nutrition programme for malnourished children aged six months to five years at primary healthcare facilities in Mangaung, Free State, South Africa

2017 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 35
Author(s):  
Hanneke Brits ◽  
Gina Joubert ◽  
Keshia Eyman ◽  
Rosie De Vink ◽  
Katleho Lesaoana ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Primary Healthcare ◽  
Normal Weight ◽  
Free State ◽  
World Health ◽  
Systematic Evaluation ◽  
Severe Malnutrition ◽  
Healthcare Facilities ◽  
Nutrition Programme

Background: According to the World Health Organization (WHO), malnutrition can be linked to 45% of deaths in children under the age of five years. The Integrated Nutrition Programme (INP) was introduced in 1994 to address malnutrition in South Africa. There had been no systematic evaluation of how well clinics perform regarding nutritional services. Malnutrition rates worsened in the Free State from 3.9% in 2009 to 10.7% in 2013. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of the INP Supplementary Feeding Programme in primary healthcare facilities in the Mangaung University of the Free State Community Partnership Project, known as MUCPP, catchment area of Bloemfontein, Free State, in children aged six months to five years. Methods: This was a retrospective, descriptive cohort study. All children between six months and five years entering the feeding scheme between July 2014 and June 2015 at the MUCPP, which is the hub of the feeding scheme, and three primary healthcare clinics were included. Data were collected from September to November 2015 from the INP registers and captured on dataextraction forms. Results: In total, 730 children were included in the study, 38.8% at risk for malnutrition and 61.2% malnourished. Most of the children (80.7%) stopped attending before change was seen. Only 14.1% exited the INP successfully with a normal weight for age and 3.0% deteriorated despite nutrition interventions. Of all children with one or more follow-up visits, 50.4% (119/236) improved from severe malnutrition to underweight or exited at target weight. Conclusions: The follow-up of the children and the monitoring and implementation of the INP are inadequate. There is some evidence that children who attend the INP regularly benefit from the programme. (Full text of the research articles are available online at www.medpharm.tandfonline.com/ojfp) S Afr Fam Pract 2017; DOI: 10.1080/20786190.2017.1340252

scholarly journals SANTA vs. public tuberculosis hospitals: the patient experience in the Free State, 2001/2002

Curationis ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
J.C Heunis ◽  
H.C.J. Van Rensburg ◽  
H. Meulemans
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Health Beliefs ◽  
Patient Experience ◽  
Hospital Care ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Positive Patient ◽  
Free State ◽  
Adherence To Treatment ◽  
Nongovernmental Organisation ◽  
District Hospitals

This paper reflects on the appropriateness of the decision to close down a nongovernmental organisation (NGO), state-aided tuberculosis (TB) hospital in the Free State in 2003. Henceforth hospitalisation of TB patients would take place at public district hospitals. A survey conducted late-2001/'early-2002 revealed a more positive patient experience of hospitalisation forTB in public hospitals than in the NGO hospital. Consideration of the patient experience serves to inform the debate concerning continued outsourcing of TB hospital care to NGOs in South Africa. This study discusses comparative findings in respect of patients’ biographic and socio-economic characteristics, health beliefs, satisfaction with hospitalisation, experience of stigmatisation, adherence to treatment and absconding from hospital.

Ultrastructural Changes in Patients With Heat Stroke

1970 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 210-211
Author(s):  
O. T. Minick ◽  
M. C. Kew
Keyword(s):  
Liver Damage ◽  
Heat Stroke ◽  
Free State ◽  
Ultrastructural Changes ◽  
Gold Mines

The effects of heat stroke on hepatic structure were studied in 32 Bantu patients who worked underground in the Transvaal and Orange Free State Gold Mines.Judging from biochemical and morphologic findings, liver damage is an invariable complication of heat stroke. In the milder cases (90 per cent) raised enzyme levels, bromsulphalein retention, and increased prothrombin times were the most common abnormalities.

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