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Browsing Obstetrics and Gynaecology by UP Author "Makin, J.D. (Jennifer Dianne)"
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Hapsari, Kartika; Makin, J.D. (Jennifer Dianne); Dreyer, Greta (Medpharm Publications, NISC (Pty) and Cogent, Taylor and Francis Group, 2019)BACKGROUND: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the predictive value of serum CA-125 levels in the preoperative assessment of endometrial carcinoma in a setting where late presentation is common. METHOD: This ...
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Lombaard, H.A.D.T. (Hennie); Adam, Sumaiya; Makin, J.D. (Jennifer Dianne); Sebola, Patricia (BioMed Central, 2015-04-02)BACKGROUND : Septic incomplete miscarriages remain a cause of maternal deaths in South Africa. There was an initial decline in mortality when a strict protocol based approach and the Choice of Termination of Pregnancy ...
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Haddad, Diane N.; Makin, J.D. (Jennifer Dianne); Pattinson, Robert Clive; Forsyth, Brian William Cameron (Elsevier, 2016-01)OBJECTIVE : To understand the barriers delaying early prenatal care for women in South Africa. METHODS : Amixedmethods study was conducted at a center in Pretoria. RESULTS : Following interviews with 21women at a ...
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Koo, Kevin; Makin, J.D. (Jennifer Dianne); Forsyth, Brian William Cameron (Guilford Publications, 2013-02)Efforts to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) in sub- Saharan Africa have focused overwhelmingly on women, to the unintended exclusion of their male partners. A cross-sectional study was conducted in Tshwane, ...
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Basic and comprehensive emergency obstetric and neonatal care in 12 South African health districts Pattinson, Robert Clive; Makin, J.D. (Jennifer Dianne); Pillay, Yogan; Van den Broek, N.; Moodley, J. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2015-04)AIM. To assess the functionality of healthcare facilities with respect to providing the signal functions of basic and comprehensive emergency obstetric care in 12 districts. SETTING. Twelve districts were selected from ...
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Sipsma, Heather; Eloff, Irma; Makin, J.D. (Jennifer Dianne); Finestone, Michelle; Ebersohn, L. (Liesel); Visser, M.J. (Maretha Johanna); Sikkema, Kathleen J.; Boeving Allen, Charmayne A.; Ferreira, Ronel; Forsyth, Brian William Cameron (Routledge, 2013)Adults with HIV are living longer due to earlier diagnosis and increased access to antiretroviral medications. Therefore, fewer young children are being orphaned and instead, are being cared for by parents who know they are ...
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Mbele, A.M.; Makin, J.D. (Jennifer Dianne); Pattinson, Robert Clive; Pattinson, Bob (South African Medical Association, 2007-04)OBJECTIVE : To determine predictors of outcome for induction of labour using oral misoprostol. SETTING : Labour ward at Kalafong Hospital in Atteridgeville, Pretoria, that serves an indigent South African urban population. ...
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Barry, Oliver M.; Bergh, Anne-Marie; Makin, J.D. (Jennifer Dianne); Etsane, Mama Elsie; Kershaw, Trace S.; Forsyth, Brian William Cameron (Routledge, 2012-06)The prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) is a complex challenge in heavily affected and resource-limited settings such as South Africa. Management of PMTCT requires a cascade of interventions that need ...
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Visser, M.J. (Maretha Johanna); Kershaw, Trace S.; Makin, J.D. (Jennifer Dianne); Forsyth, Brian William Cameron (Springer, 2008-09)HIV-related stigma is a multidimensional concept which has pervasive effects on the lives of HIV-infected people as well as serious consequences for the management of HIV/AIDS. In this research three parallel stigma scales ...
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Soma-Pillay, Priya; Pillay, R.; Wong, T.Y.; Makin, J.D. (Jennifer Dianne); Pattinson, Robert Clive (Sage, 2018-09)BACKGROUND : The retinal microcirculation provides a unique view of microvessel structure by means of non-invasive, retinal image analysis. The aim of the study was to compare the retinal vessel caliber at delivery and ...
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Van den Broek, Nynke; Ameh, Charles; Madaj, Barbara; Makin, J.D. (Jennifer Dianne); White, Sarah; Hemming, Karla; Moodley, J.; Pattinson, Robert Clive (BMJ Publishing Group, 2019)INTRODUCTION : Two-thirds of maternal deaths and 40% of intrapartum-related neonatal deaths are thought to be preventable through emergency obstetric and newborn care (EmOC&NC). The effectiveness of ‘skills and ...
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Matji, J.N. (Joan Nteboheleng); Wittenberg, Dankwart F.; Makin, J.D. (Jennifer Dianne); Jeffery, Bridget; MacIntyre, Una Elizabeth; Forsyth, Brian William Cameron (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2009-03)OBJECTIVES: To determine the factors influencing the ability of HIV-infected mothers to adhere to antenatal feeding choices after routine prevention of mother-to-child transmission counselling. PATIENTS and METHODS: The ...
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Moagi, M.E.; Snyman, Leon Cornelius; Makin, J.D. (Jennifer Dianne) (In House Publications, 2019)BACKGROUND : Insertion of intrauterine contraceptive device at the time of uterine evacuation decreases the incidence of subsequent unintended pregnancies and repeat abortions. It also has advantages as the patient is ...
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Pattinson, Robert Clive; Bergh, Anne-Marie; Makin, J.D. (Jennifer Dianne); Pillay, Y.; Moodley, J.; Madaj, B.; Ameh, C.; Van den Broek, N. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2018-09)BACKGROUND. Poor emergency obstetric care has been shown by national confidential enquiries into maternal deaths to contribute to a number of maternal deaths in South Africa. OBJECTIVES. To assess whether a structured ...
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Soma-Pillay, Priya; Makin, J.D. (Jennifer Dianne); Pattinson, Robert Clive (Wiley, 2018-04)OBJECTIVES : To evaluate quality of life (QoL) parameters among women categorized with a maternal near‐miss during pregnancy. METHODS : The present prospective cohort study was conducted at a tertiary referral hospital in ...
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Odenjimi, F.; Olivier, R.; Snyman, Leon Cornelius; Makulana, T.; Makin, J.D. (Jennifer Dianne) (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2017)We read with interest the article that appeared in the March 2017 issue of SAMJ[1] and would like to commend the authors on the publication of this important topic, demonstrating the advantages of laparoscopic surgery ...
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Snyman, Leon Cornelius; Makulana, T.; Makin, J.D. (Jennifer Dianne) (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2017-03)BACKGROUND. Ruptured ectopic pregnancy (REP) is a common gynaecological emergency in resource-poor settings, where laparotomy is the standard treatment despite laparoscopic surgery being regarded as the optimal treatment. ...
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Visser, M.J. (Maretha Johanna); Neufeld, Sharon A.; De Villiers, Annelize; Makin, J.D. (Jennifer Dianne); Forsyth, Brian William Cameron (Routledge, 2008-10)HIV-positive pregnant women often do not disclose their serostatus to their partners, family and friends, creating potential barriers to preventing sexual transmission to partners and mother-to-child transmission through ...
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Makhubo, N.; Makin, J.D. (Jennifer Dianne); Adam, Sumaiya (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2018-05)BACKGROUND. Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) remains one of the most significant causes of maternal morbidity and mortality. In South Africa (SA) it is the second leading cause of maternal death. Educational programmes, such ...
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Koo, Kevin; Makin, J.D. (Jennifer Dianne); Forsyth, Brian William Cameron (Routledge, 2013-01)Involvement of male partners may increase adherence to and improve outcomes of programs to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT). Greater understanding of factors impeding male voluntary HIV counseling and ...
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