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Development and testing of a composite index to monitor the continuum of maternal health service delivery at provincial and district level in South Africa
(Public Library of Science, 2021)
The continuum of care is a recommended framework for comprehensive health service
delivery for maternal health, and it integrates health system and social determinants of
health. There is a current lack of knowledge on ...
Predictors of breastfeeding cessation among HIV positive women in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)
Background: In 2006, 29. of women aged 25-34 years who attended public antenatal clinics, tested HIV-positive. Thus, 300,000 infants in SA are exposed to HIV annually. SA has greatest burden of HIV, with an estimated 5.5 ...
We Want to See Youth That Would Be Better People Than Us": A Case Report on Addressing Adolescent Substance Use in Rural South Africa
(NLM (Medline), 2023)
Research suggests that substance use, particularly among adolescents may lead to increased
illegal activities as well as physical and social health consequences. Around the world, communities,
overburdened with adolescent ...
Utilisation of private general practitioners to provide caesarean deliveries in five rural district public hospitals in South Africa: A mixed-methods study
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2023)
Researching how public–private engagements
may promote universal access to safe obstetric care
including caesarean delivery is essential. The aim of this
research was to document the utilisation of private general
pr ...
Perspectives about social support among unmarried pregnant university students in South Africa
(Public Library of Science, 2023)
Pregnant young women in an academic environment are susceptible to stressors associated with unintended pregnancy and academic demands of universities. The challenges they face may be exacerbated by lack of social support, ...
Improving the coverage of the PMTCT programme through a participatory quality improvement intervention in South Africa
(BMC, 2009)
Despite several years of implementation, prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) programmes in many resource poor settings are failing to reach the majority of HIV positive women. We report on a data driven ...
Intervention in mothers and newborns to reduce maternal and perinatal mortality in 3 provinces in South Africa using a quality improvement approach: Protocol for a mixed method type 2 hybrid evaluation
(JMIR Publications, 2023)
The COVID-19 pandemic undermined gains in reducing maternal and perinatal mortality in South Africa. The
Mphatlalatsane Initiative is a health system intervention to reduce mortality and morbidity in women and newborns ...