Pre-Diagnosis Health Seeking Behaviors and Experiences Post-Diagnosis, among Men Diagnosed with Tuberculosis in a District of Gauteng Metropolitan City, South Africa: In-Depth Interviews.

Background: Tuberculosis remains the number one killer among infectious diseases in South Africa. The TB disease burden is said to be higher among males, 1.6 times more than females in 2018.

Observational study of the clinical performance of a public-private partnership national referral hospital network in Lesotho: Do improvements last over time?

Public-private partnerships (PPP) may increase healthcare quality but lack longitudinal evidence for success. The Queen 'Mamohato Memorial Hospital (QMMH) in Lesotho is one of Africa's first healthcare PPPs. We compare data from 2012 and 2018 on capacity, utilization, quality, and outcomes to understand if early documented successes have been sustained using the same measures over time.

Associations between electronic cigarette use and quitting behaviours among South African adult smokers.

Background: The South African Medicines Control Council classifies e-cigarettes as Schedule 3 substances and requires them to be dispensed only within pharmacies. e-Cigarettes are however ubiquitous and are marketed as cessation aids. We investigated the relationship between e-cigarette use and smoking cessation among South African adult smokers.

Canaloplasty with Stegmann Canal Expander for primary open-angle glaucoma: two-year clinical results.

Purpose: To examine longer-term postsurgical safety and efficacy of a new expander for Schlemm's canal.

Methods: In a non-comparative, prospective study, 42 White patients with medically uncontrolled primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) underwent primary canaloplasty with >2-year follow-up. The bleb-independent procedure comprised catheter-assisted canaloplasty and implantation of two Stegmann Canal Expanders to maintain trabecular distension and canal patency over 180°.