An exploratory study of the clinical technology undergraduate program in South Africa: Preparedness of students for clinical practice.

Background: This study sought to understand whether the theoretical components of the curriculum prepared students for clinical practice training in the Bachelor of Health Sciences (BHSc) in Clinical Technology program at the Durban University of Technology.

Materials And Methods: Two samples were recruited, namely, academics and students using non-probability sampling methods. The first sample comprised 13 students, and the second sample included four academics, involved in teaching and supervising the placement of students at healthcare institutions.

Assessing cardiac safety among clients receiving methadone as part of opioid agonist maintenance therapy (OAMT) in Durban, South Africa.

Methadone is a recommended medication for opioid agonist maintenance therapy (OAMT). However, methadone can have cardiac side effects. There is limited South African cardiac safety data on methadone.

High prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in Durban South African Indians: The Phoenix Lifestyle Project.

Background: Previous studies show a high prevalence of cardiovascular (CV) risk factors in South African (SA) Asian Indians, with the emergence of premature coronary artery disease in young Indian subjects.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of CV risk factors in this population.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of randomly selected adults aged 15 - 64 years from the suburb of Phoenix in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal Province, SA.