Assesses healthcare workers’ knowledge and attitudes toward HIV vertical transmission prevention, highlighting good knowledge but poor integrated practice and training gaps in referral hospitals. Keywords: HIV; paediatrics; obstetrics; prevention of HIV vertical transmission programmes; PMTCT

This study evaluates medication errors in hospitalised HIV-positive patients and demonstrates how clinical pharmacist interventions identify, reduce and resolve errors, improving patient safety and treatment outcomes. Keywords: HIV; opportunistic infections; people living with HIV; medication error…

This study analyses South African policies on adolescent contraception, highlighting strengths aligned with international standards and identifying gaps affecting access, inclusivity, and effective policy implementation. Keywords: adolescents; contraception; health policy; sexual and reproductive h…

This study explores relationships between moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, fitness and motor skills in young children, highlighting positive associations and the influence of socioeconomic status and body composition. Keywords: children; health-related physical fitness; motor skills; physica…

This study evaluates costs of extending cryptococcal antigenaemia screening to higher CD4 thresholds, showing increased testing costs and lower detection rates in identifying additional HIV-related cryptococcal disease cases. Keywords: CD4 threshold, Cost analysis, Cryptococcal antigenaemia (CrAg),…

This matched case-control study of HIV-positive adults in South Africa identified diffuse ground-glass opacities on chest X-ray as a strong predictor of laboratory-confirmed PCP and severe disease.




Keywords: HIV; PCP; Pneumocystis jirovecii; chest X-ray; prediction rule.

This study explores how South African medical students and their preceptors understand generalist medical practice, highlighting its role in primary healthcare, holistic care, patient coordination, and managing undifferentiated patients. Keywords: generalist medical practice; preceptors; medical st…

This national study investigates the prevalence of burnout among South African community service doctors, identifying key contributory, protective, and mental health factors associated with high burnout rates.




Keywords: burnout; junior doctors; community service; South Africa; MBI.

To assess virological outcomes, iron, ferritin and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels among people living with HIV (PLWH) and co-infections after initiating or re-initiating dolutegravir-based ART.




Keywords: HIV; co-infections; ferritin; iron; virological outcomes; dolutegravir

This article assesses a multidisciplinary team approach for HIV patients failing second-line ART in South Africa, showing improved viral suppression, reduced resistance testing, and highlighting MDT benefits for treatment outcomes. Keywords: HIV; multidisciplinary; antiretroviral therapy; highly ac…