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Staff training and ambulatory tuberculosis treatment outcomes: a cluster randomized controlled trial in South Africa by Lewin, Simon, Dick, Judy, Zwarenstein, Merrick, Lombard, Carl J

“…To assess whether adding a training intervention for clinic staff to the usual DOTS strategy (the internationally recommended control strategy for tuberculosis…”
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Changing professional practice in tuberculosis care: an educational intervention by Dick, Judy, Lewin, Simon, Rose, Elizabeth, Zwarenstein, Merrick, van der Walt, Hester

“…Aim.  This paper describes the development and implementation of an experiential, participatory in‐service education programme focusing on…”
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Ear to the ground: listening to farm dwellers talk about the experience of becoming lay health workers by Daniels, Karen, Van Zyl H, Hendrien, Clarke, Marina, Dick, Judy, Johansson, Eva

“…Ranking ninth in the world for its contribution to the global burden of tuberculosis (TB), South Africa continues to battle the disease. Within the framework…”
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Dietary intake and barriers to dietary compliance in black type 2 diabetic patients attending primary health-care services by Nthangeni, Gladys, Steyn, Nelia P, Alberts, Marianne, Steyn, Krisela, Levitt, Naomi S, Laubscher, Ria, Bourne, Lesley, Dick, Judy, Temple, Norman

“…To determine the dietary intake, practices, knowledge and barriers to dietary compliance of black South African type 2 diabetic patients attending primary…”
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PENGUINS AT RISK: Rescue workers are racing to save African penguins before it's too late by Dick, Judy

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Exploring Tuberculosis Patients' Adherence to Treatment Regimens and Prevention Programs at a Public Health Site by Naidoo, Pamela, Dick, Judy, Cooper, Diane

“…Our aim with this study was to explore the factors that contribute to tuberculosis patients' adherence and nonadherence to the Directly Observed Treatment…”
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Treatment Adherence among Primary Care Patients in a Historically Disadvantaged Community in South Africa: A Qualitative Study by Kagee, Ashraf, Le Roux, Marieanna, Dick, Judy

“…The present study examined the issue of treatment adherence among a sample of 23 rural South African patients living with either hypertension or diabetes, or…”
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Managing chronic diseases in less developed countries by Swartz, Leslie, Dick, Judy

“…The report, Innovative Care for Chronic Conditions: Building Blocks for Action, provides a comprehensive conceptual framework for the prevention and management…”
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Community health workers in South Africa: where in this maze do we find ourselves? by Clarke, M, Dick, J, Lewin, S

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Cost-effectiveness analysis of an alternative tuberculosis management strategy for permanent farm dwellers in South Africa amidst health service contraction by CLARKE, MARINA, DICK, JUDY, BOGG, LENNART

“…Aim: To establish the cost-effectiveness of lay health workers (LHWs) in conjunction with the current, local tuberculosis (TB) control programme, amidst health…”
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Treatment adherence among primary care patients in a historically disadvantaged community in South Africa: A qualitative study: Health, disease and healthcare in Africa by KAGEE, Ashraf, LE ROUX, Marieanna, DICK, Judy

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Staff training and ambulatory tuberculosis treatment outcomes: a cluster randomized controlled trial in South Africa: Human resources for health; select diseases by LEWIN, Simon, DICK, Judy, ZWARENSTEIN, Merrick, LOMBARD, Carl J

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Using qualitative research methods to improve health care for patients with TB and lung disease [Editorial] by Dick, Judy, Buskens, Ineke

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Gender disparity amongst TB suspects and new TB patients according to data recorded at the South African Institute of Medical Research laboratory for the Western Cape Region of South Africa by AUSTIN, J. F, DICK, J. M, ZWARENSTEIN, M

“…OBJECTIVE: To describe the sex and age distribution of sputum submission and smear positivity in the Western Cape Province of South Africa.METHOD: Laboratory…”
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Managing Chronic Diseases In Less Developed Countries: Healthy Teamworking And Patient Partnership Are Just As Important As Adequate Funding by Swartz, Leslie, Dick, Judy

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Cochrane Column [Cochrane Column] by Young, Taryn

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Lay health workers in primary and community health care : Cochrane systematic review. Commentary by LEWIN, S. A, DICK, J, LEWIN, Simon, ZWARENSTEIN, Merrick, DICK, Judy, POND, P, ZWARENSTEIN, M, AJA, G, VAN WYK, B, BOSCH-CAPBLANCH, X, PATRICK, M, WALT, Gill, MORROW, Richard H

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The disciplinary background of the IJTLD editorial board by Theobald, Sally, Kemp, Julia, Squire, Bertie, Dick, Judy, Macq, Jean

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Ambivalence of primary health care professionals towards the South African guidelines for hypertension and diabetes by DANIELS, André, BIESMA, Regien, OTTEN, Judith, LEVITT, Naomi S, STEYN, Krisela, MARTELL, Rob, DICK, Judy

“…Consensus-derived guidelines for hypertension and diabetes management were introduced by the National Department of Health to improve quality of care. However,…”
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Combating tuberculosis--lessons learnt from a rural community project in the Klein Drakenstein area of the Western Cape by Dick, J, Clarke, M, Tibbs, J, Schoeman, H

“…To describe and evaluate a lay worker project designed to enhance the effective control of tuberculosis in a rural/farm setting. A descriptive cohort study…”
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