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The impact of differing frames on early stages of intersectoral collaboration: The case of the first 1000 days initiative in the Western Cape Province
(Springer Nature, 2020)
While intersectoral collaboration is considered valuable and important for achieving health outcomes, there are few examples of successes. The literature on intersectoral collaboration suggests that success relies on a ...
Using photography to explore people with diabetes' perspectives on food environments in urban and rural South Africa
(NLM (Medline), 2021)
Diabetes, a serious disease resulting in significant morbidity and early mortality, is currently on the rise globally. A major contributor to this observed increase in low- and middle-income countries, such as South Africa, ...
Health economic evidence in clinical guidelines in South Africa: a mixedmethods study
(BMC, 2021)
Evidence-informed clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) are useful tools to inform transparent healthcare
decision-making. Consideration of health economic evidence (HEE) during CPG development in a structured
manner remains ...
Does peer-navigated linkage to care work? A cross-sectional study of active linkage to care within an integrated non-communicable disease-HIV testing centre for adults in Soweto, South Africa
(Public Library of Science, 2020)
South Africa is the HIV epidemic epicentre; however, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) will be the most common cause of death by 2030. To improve identification and initiation of care for HIV and NCDs, we assessed proportion ...
Knowledge of non-communicable disease risk factors among community health workers in South Africa
(Bentham, 2020)
Introduction:
Community Health Workers play an important role in supporting patients with chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs), therefore they need to
be constantly updated with current knowledge to enable them to ...
A scoping review of the determinants of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder in South Africa: an intersectional perspective
(Oxford University Press in association with The London School of Hygiene and Tropical M, 2021)
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) affects babies born to mothers who consume alcohol while pregnant. South Africa has the highest prevalence of FASD in the world. We review the social determinants underpinning FASD ...
Improving the validity, relevance and feasibility of the continuum of care framework for maternal health in South Africa: a thematic analysis of experts’ perspectives
(BMC, 2020-02-26)
Background: The continuum of care is a key strategy for ensuring comprehensive service delivery for maternal
health, while acknowledging the role of the social determinants of health. However, there is little research on ...
Democratic South Africa at 25 – A conceptual framework and narrative review of the social and structural determinants of adolescent health
(Springer Nature, 2021)
Twenty-five years into South Africa’s constitutional democracy provides an opportunity to take stock of the social
and structural determinants of adolescent health. Those born in democratic South Africa, commonly known ...
Challenges of developing a district child welfare plan in South Africa: Lessons from a community-engaged HIV/AIDS research project
(SAGE, 2020)
The Amajuba Child Health and Wellbeing Research Project measured the impact of orphaning due to HIV/AIDS on South African households between 2004 and 2007. Community engagement was a central component of the project and ...
Lessons learnt during covid-19 lockdown: A qualitative study of south african families
(Elsevier, 2021-11)
In a pandemic, such as COVID-19, with every single person struggling to deal with the
unknown, it is often within the family that support is found but it is also within the family that
circumstances, contexts and behaviours ...