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Testing together challenges the relationship': Consequences of HIV Testing as a couple in a High HIV prevalence setting in Rural South Africa
(Public Library of Science, 2013)
OBJECTIVE: We conducted qualitative individual and combined interviews with couples to explore their experiences since
the time of taking an HIV test and receiving the test result together, as part of a home-based HIV ...
Quality of home-based rapid HIV testing by community lay counsellors in a rural district of South Africa
(International Aids Society, 2013)
INTRODUCTION: Lack of universal, annual testing for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in health facilities suggests that
expansion of HIV testing and counselling (HTC) to non-clinical settings is critical to the achievement ...
Effect of home based HIV counselling and testing intervention in rural South Africa: cluster randomised trial
(BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, 2013)
OBJECTIVE: To assess the effect of home based HIV counselling and testing on the prevalence of HIV testing and reported behavioural changes in a rural subdistrict of South Africa.
DESIGN: Cluster randomised controlled ...
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 ...
Unequal gender norms are related to Symptoms of Depression Among Young Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional, Cross-Cultural Study
(Elsevier, 2021-01)
Purpose: This study was undertaken among 10- to 14-year-old girls and boys in disadvantaged areas of Shanghai, China; Cuenca, Ecuador; Flanders, Belgium; and Denpasar and Semarang, Indonesia. It aimed to assess whether ...
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 ...
Review of health and non-health sector indicators for monitoring service provision along the continuum of care for maternal health
(BMC, 2020)
This study uses health and non-health sector data sources to select and assess available indicators for
service provision along the continuum of care for maternal health at subnational levels in South Africa. It applies ...
The co-occurrence of the SAVA syndemic, depression and anxiety as barriers to antiretroviral therapy adherence among Sub-Saharan Africa population groups: A scoping review protocol
(Public Library of Science, 2022)
The scale-up of access to antiretroviral therapy has transformed HIV from an acute, terminal
disease to a manageable chronic illness. Yet, sustaining high levels of antiretroviral therapy
adherence remain a challenge, ...
A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of a Home- Based HIV Counselling and Testing Intervention versus the Standard (Facility Based) HIV Testing Strategy in Rural South Africa
(PLOS ONE, 2015)
Introduction
There is growing evidence concerning the acceptability and feasibility of home-based HIV
testing. However, less is known about the cost-effectiveness of the approach yet it is a critical
component to guide ...