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Faculty of Health Sciences
School of Medicine
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Jeffery, BS

MBChB(Cape Town) MMed(OetG) - Lecturer/Specialist

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Telephone number: 012 373 0825

Research Interests:

The use of 16SrDNA to identify intra-amniotic infection

The socio-economic profile and support structures of HIV infected and HIV exposed children cared for at Kalafong hospital, Pretoria

Maternal Morbidity and Mortality

Improving the diagnosis of HIV in children born to HIV infected mothers

Growth, nutrition and health in HIV exposed children in South Africa

The effect of Pretoria Pasteurisation on bacterial contamination of expressed breast milk

Research Output:

Research articles in refereed specialist journals:

Makin JD, Forsyth BWC, Visser MJ, Sikkema KJ, Neufeld S, Jeffery BS: 2008. Factors affecting disclosure in South African HIV positive pregnant women. Aids Patient Care and Stds, In Disclosure among HIV-Positive Pregnant women, 22 (11) / Nov, Mary Ann Lerbert, inc, pp 907-916.

Matji JN, Wittenberg DF, Makin JD, Jeffery BS, MacIntyre U, Forsyth BWC: 2008. Psychosocial and economic determinants of infant feeding intent by pregnant HIV-infected women in Tshwane/Pretoria. South African Journal of Child Health, 2 (3) / October, pp 114-118.

 

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