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Role of community health workers in type 2 diabetes mellitus self-management: A scoping review
(PlOS ONE, 2018)
Globally the number of people with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has risen significantly over the last few decades. Aligned to this is a growing use of community health workers (CHWs) to deliver T2DM self-management ...
"I was referred from the other side": Gender and HIV testing among older South Africans living with HIV
(Public Library of Science, 2018)
South Africa has a Universal Test and Treat (UTT) policy in place to ensure that everyone
tests for HIV and can access treatment if they test positive. The aim of this study is to document
the pathways that older South ...
Measuring performance on the Healthcare Access and Quality Index for 195 countries and territories and selected subnational locations: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
(Elsevier, 2018)
Background: A key component of achieving universal health coverage is ensuring that all populations have access to
quality health care. Examining where gains have occurred or progress has faltered across and within countries ...
Assessing geographical inequity in availability of hospital services under the state-funded universal health insurance scheme in Chhattisgarh state, India, using a composite vulnerability index
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)
Background: Countries are increasingly adopting health insurance schemes for achieving
Universal Health Coverage. India’s state-funded health insurance scheme covers hospital care
provided by ‘empanelled’ private and ...
Nutritional knowledge amongst an adult South African sample of low socioeconomic status
(AFAHPER-SD, 2018)
The aim of this study was to determine the socioeconomic predictors of nutritional knowledge
(NK) based on total household income, educational level and employment status. A secondary
aim was to determine the relationship ...
Cochrane corner: beta-blockers for hypertension
(BMJ, 2018)
Beta-blockers refer to an assorted group of medications that block the action of endogenous catecholamines on beta-adrenergic receptors.1 The β1 and β2 receptors are the primary beta-adrenergic receptors in the human ...
Evaluating the effect of ward-based outreach teams on primary healthcare performance in North West Province, South Africa: A plausibility design using routine data
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2018)
Background: North West Province (NWP), South Africa, was an early adopter of the primary healthcare (PHC) ward-based outreach team (WBOT) strategy and has made considerable progress in implementing it. Given the interest ...
Measurement approaches in continuum of care for maternal health: a critical interpretive synthesis of evidence from LMICs and its implications for the South African context
(Springer Nature, 2018)
Background: Global strategies recommend a continuum of care for maternal health to improve outcomes and
access to care in low and middle income countries (LMICs). South Africa has already set priority interventions ...
Exploratory analysis of the ecological variables associated with sexual health profiles in high-risk, sexually-active female learners in rural KwaZulu-Natal
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2018-04-05)
Young women are at high risk for negative sexual health outcomes. Despite their high risk,
many sexually-active women never experience negative sexual health outcomes. This
study explored the ecological risk factors ...
Oral medicine acceptance in infants and toddlers: measurement properties of the caregiver-administered Children’s acceptance tool (CareCAT)
(BioMed Central, 2018)
BACKGROUND: Developing age-appropriate medications remains a challenge in particular for the population of
infants and toddlers, as they are not able to reliably self-report if they would accept and consequently take an ...