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Prevalence and determinants of metabolic syndrome: a cross-sectional survey of general medical outpatient clinics using National Cholesterol Education Program-Adult Treatment Panel III criteria in Botswana
(Dovepress, 2016)
Background: Low- and middle-income countries, including Botswana, are facing rising prevalence
of obesity and obesity-related cardiometabolic complications. Very little information is
known about clustering of cardiovascular ...
Novel Education Modules Addressing the Underrepresentation of Skin of Color in Dermatology Training
(Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery, 2021)
Background: Representative images of pathology in patients with skin of color are lacking in most medical education resources.
This particularly affects training in dermatology, which relies heavily on the use of images ...
The utilization of HbA1c test in the screening and diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus: An outpatient clinics survey in Botswana
(Journal of Diabetes and Endocrinology, 2017)
This study aimed to assess HbA1c performance against single fasting blood glucose (FBG) for diagnosis
of undiagnosed type 2 diabetes (T2D) and impaired fasting glycaemia (IFG) among general medical
outpatients in Botswana. ...