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Integration of HIV prevention into sexual and reproductive health services in an urban setting in South Africa
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2013)
Background: The United Nations Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS of 2006 stressed the
need to strengthen policy and programme linkages between HIV and Sexual and Reproductive
Health (SRH). However, the effectiveness ...
Assessing and improving care for patients with TB/HIV/STIs in a rural district in KwaZulu-Natal South Africa
(Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2011)
Setting: Despite the prioritisation of TB, HIV and STI programmes
in South Africa, service targets are not achieved, have had little
effect, and the magnitude of the epidemics continues to escalate.
Objective. To report ...
Is there room for improvement? Intervening at facility and district level to improve access and quality of care in a well-performing TB Control Programme: the Cape Town experience
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2012)
Objectives. To use a quality improvement approach to improve
access to and quality of tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis and care in
Cape Town.
Methods. Five HIV/AIDS/sexually transmitted infections/TB
(HAST) evaluations were ...
Constraints to implementing an equity-promoting staff allocation policy: understanding key actors perspectives affecting implementation in South Africa
(Oxford University Press, 2012)
Much of current research on issues of equity in low- and middle-income
countries focuses on uncovering and describing the extent of inequities in health
status and health service provision. In terms of policy responses ...
Factors contributing to poor performance of Directly Observed Treatment Short-course (DOTS) in Mopani District, Limpopo Province, South Africa
(LAM Publications Ltd, 2011)
The purpose of the study was to assess factors contributing to poor performance of Directly Observed Treatment Short-Course (DOTS) in Mopani district of Limpopo Province, South Africa. An exploratory qualitative approach ...
Development of non-profit organisations providing health and social services in rural South Africa: a three year longitudinal study
(PLOS, 2013)
INTRODUCTION: In an effort to increase understanding of formation of the community and home-based care economy in south Africa, we investigated the origin and development of non-profit organisations (NPOs) providing home-and ...
The role of packaged water in meeting global targets on improved water access
(IWA Publishing, 2017)
Packaged water (as either refill, bottled, or sachet water) has become an important element of water
security in many low- and middle-income countries, owing to poor reliability and lack of piped water
infrastructure. ...
Emerging aeromonas species infections and their significance in public health
(Hindawi Publishers Corporation, 2012)
Aeromonas species are ubiquitous bacteria in terrestrial and aquatic milieus. They are becoming renowned as enteric pathogens of
serious public health concern as they acquire a number of virulence determinants that are ...
Lay health workers and HIV programmes: Implications for health systems
(Routledge, 2010)
One of the consequences of massive investment in antiretroviral access and other AIDS programmes has been the
rapid emergence of large numbers of lay workers in the health systems of developing countries. In South ...
Unequal access to ART: exploratory results from rural and urban case studies of ART use
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2012)
INTRODUCTION: South Africa has the world's largest antiretroviral treatment (ART) programme. While services in the public sector are free at the point of use, little is known about overall access barriers. This paper ...