KNOWLEDGE TRANSMISSION, PEER SUPPORT, BEHAVIOUR CHANGE AND SATISFACTION IN POST NATAL CLUBS IN KHAYELITSHA, SOUTH AFRICA: A QUALITATIVE STUDY

Knowledge transmission, peer support, behaviour change and satisfaction in post Natal clubs in Khayelitsha, South Africa: a qualitative study

Abstract Background The Post Natal Club (copyright) model assures comprehensive care, including HIV and Maternal and Child Health care, for postpartum women living with HIV and their infants during an 18-month postnatal period.The copyright model was launched in 2016 in Town Two Clinic, a primary health care facility in Khayelitsha, South Africa.Th

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Treatment of trunk defects using perforator flaps: A case series introducing suprascapular artery perforator flap

This case series explores the efficacy of freestyle perforator flaps, including the newly introduced suprascapular artery perforator flap (SSAP), in reconstructing trunk defects.Over a five-year period, 24 perforator flap procedures were performed on 19 patients, primarily for defect reconstruction after skin tumor and ulcer resections.Flap design

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An isoform of eukaryotic initiation factor 4E from Chrysanthemum morifolium interacts with Chrysanthemum virus B coat protein.

BACKGROUND: Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E (eIF4E) plays an important role in plant virus infection as well as the regulation of gene translation.METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Here, we describe the isolation of a cDNA encoding CmeIF(iso)4E (GenBank accession no.JQ904592), an isoform of eIF4E from AC Power Switch Set chrysanthemum, us

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