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Maternity protection for female non‑standard workers in South Africa: The case of domestic workers
(BMC, 2022)
Many women work in positions of non-standard employment, with limited legal and social protec‑
tion. Access to comprehensive maternity protection for all working women could ensure that all women and children
can access ...
Perceived effect of warning label on parental food purchasing and drivers of food selection among South African parents–An exploratory study
(Frontiers Media, 2022)
Household food purchasing decision is a complex process influenced by
factors such as marketing, cost, children food preference and parental
choices. Most food products targeted toward children are unhealthy and ...
Strengthening health system’s capacity for pre-exposure prophylaxis for adolescent girls and young women and adolescent boys and young men in South Africa (SHeS’Cap–PrEP): Protocol for a mixed methods study in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
(Public Library of Science, 2022)
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is an effective prevention intervention that can be used to
control HIV incidence especially among people who are at increased risk for HIV such as adolescent
girls and young women (AGYW) ...
Comparison of the ability of anthropometric indices to predict the risk of diabetes mellitus in South African males: Sanhanes-1
(MDPI, 2022)
This study aimed to assess the sensitivity of body mass index (BMI) to predict the risk of
diabetes mellitus (DM) and whether waist circumference (WC), waist-to-hip (WHR) and waist-toheight
(WHtR) ratios are better ...
What is Covid-19 teaching us about community health systems? A reflection from a rapid community-led mutual aid response in Cape Town, South Africa
(Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2022)
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has exposed the wide gaps in South Africa’s formal social safety
net, with the country’s high levels of inequality, unemployment and poor public infrastructure combining ...
“Not just a journal club – it’s where the magic happens”: Knowledge mobilization through co-production for health system development in the Western Cape province, South Africa
(Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2022)
The field of Health Policy and Systems Research (HPSR) views researchers as active participants in processes of knowledge mobilization, learning and action. Yet few studies examine how such processes are institutionalized ...
A cross-cultural adaptation and validation of a scale to assess illness identity in adults living with a chronic illness in South Africa: A case of HIV
(BMC, 2022)
The chronic illness trajectory and its outcomes are well explained by the concept of illness identity; the extent to which ill individuals have integrated their diagnosed chronic illness into their identity or sense of ...
Inequity in the distribution of non-communicable disease multimorbidity in adults in South Africa: An analysis of prevalence and patterns
(Frontiers Media, 2022)
The present study examined the prevalence and patterns of noncommunicable
disease multimorbidity by wealth quintile among adults in South Africa. The South African National Income Dynamics Study Wave 5 was conducted ...
Multimorbidity patterns in a national HIV survey of South African youth and adults
(Frontiers Media, 2022)
Information pertaining to multimorbidity is frequently informed by studies
from high income countries and it is unclear how these findings relate to low and middle
income countries, where the burden of infectious disease ...
Integrating gestational diabetes screening and care and Type 2 diabetes mellitus prevention after GDM into community based primary health care in South Africa- mixed method study
(Ubiquity Press, 2022)
Despite high gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) prevalence in South
Africa (9.1% in 2018), its screening and management are not well integrated into
routine primary health care and poorly linked to post-GDM prevention ...