An assessment of current practice patterns of TB/HIV at primary healthcare clinics in the Western Cape and a needs assessment for clinic-based training among final year Pharmacy students

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dc.contributor.advisorBheekie, Angeni
dc.contributor.authorTokosi, Oluwatoyin Iyabode Abiola
dc.contributor.otherSchool of Pharmacy
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-13T13:51:38Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-15T07:43:10Z
dc.date.available2013/09/11
dc.date.available2013/09/11 10:40
dc.date.available2014-03-13T13:51:38Z
dc.date.available2024-05-15T07:43:10Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.descriptionMagister Pharmaceuticae - MPharmen_US
dc.description.abstractTuberculosis (TB) is a major contributor to the disease burden in developing countries resulting in deaths of approximately 2 million people a year. South Africa (SA) has one of the highest annual TB incidences with an estimate of 558 per 100 000 population (2003) and the situation shows no sign of abating. TB remains the most common opportunistic infection and cause of death amongst HIV- infected patients. Both TB and HIV treatment depend exclusively on multi-drug regimens that require close monitoring among health care professionals. With increasing workload due to staff shortage and high patient load, the quality of care in nurse-led primary care clinics maybe compromised. Existing clinic staff may overlook drug-drug interactions, side effects and may not be aware of the consequences when a formulation is modified during multi-drug therapy administration. As the custodian of medicines, pharmacists are ideally placed to monitor therapy. Clinicbased training programmes which are offered to nurses provide an opportunity to work alongside clinic staff and engage in patient-centered care where the pharmacotherapeutic outcome of TB and HIV drug regimens could be closely monitored.en_US
dc.description.countrySouth Africa
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/15200
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright: University of the Western Capeen_US
dc.subjectAssessmenten_US
dc.subjectCurrent practice patternsen_US
dc.subjectTuberculosisen_US
dc.subjectHuman immunodeficiency syndromeen_US
dc.subjectPrimary healthcareen_US
dc.subjectClinic-based trainingen_US
dc.subjectPharmacy studentsen_US
dc.titleAn assessment of current practice patterns of TB/HIV at primary healthcare clinics in the Western Cape and a needs assessment for clinic-based training among final year Pharmacy studentsen_US

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