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Infrastructure, policy and regulatory interventions to increase physical activity to prevent cardiovascular diseases and diabetes: A systematic review
(BMC, 2023)
Noncommunicable diseases are major contributors to morbidity and mortality worldwide. Modifying
the risk factors for these conditions, such as physical inactivity, is thus essential. Addressing the context or circum‑
stances ...
Survival and health of children who are HIV-exposed uninfected: study protocol for the CHERISH (Children HIV-Exposed Uninfected - Research to Inform Survival and Health) dynamic, prospective, maternal-child cohort study
(BMJ, 2023)
INTRODUCTION: CHERISH is designed to establish a long-term sustainable system for measurement of in utero and postnatal exposures and outcomes in children who are HIV-exposed uninfected (HEU) and HIV-unexposed to compare ...
Maternity protection entitlements for non-standard workers in low-and-middle-income countries and potential implications for breastfeeding practices: a scoping review of research since 2000
(BMC, 2023)
Background Recommended breastfeeding practices contribute to improved health of infants, young children, and
mothers. Access to comprehensive maternity protection would enable working women to breastfeed for longer.
Women ...
Prevalence and correlates of reproductive coercion across ten sites: commonalities and divergence
(BMC, 2023)
Background Reproductive coercion (RC) is a type of abuse where a partner asserts control over a woman’s reproductive
health trajectories. Recent research emphasizes that RC experiences may differ within and across low- ...
Multimorbidity patterns in South Africa: A latent class analysis
(Frontiers Media S.A., 2023)
Introduction: South Africa has the largest burden of HIV worldwide and has a growing burden of non-communicable diseases; the combination of which may lead to diseases clustering in ways that are not seen in other regions. ...
Baseline assessment of the WHO/UNICEF/UNFPA maternal and newborn quality-of-care standards around childbirth: Results from an intermediate hospital, northeast Namibia
(Frontiers Media S.A., 2023)
Background: Quality of care around childbirth can reduce above half of the stillbirths and newborn deaths. Northeast Namibia’s neonatal mortality is higher than the national level. Yet, no review exists on the quality of ...
The development of a policy brief on physical activity and health in Africa for children and adolescents with disabilities: COVID-19 and beyond
(AOSIS OpenJournals Publishing AOSIS (Pty) Ltd, 2023)
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was declared as a global pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) in March 2020. To curtail the spread of the virus, governments implemented national lockdowns, restricting ...
Health promotion school-based projects: The experience of the University of the Western Cape Community and Health Sciences students
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)
Background: Annually about 550 Community and Health Sciences students participate in the Interdisciplinary Health Promotion course which aims to equip students with the basic knowledge skills and understanding of health ...
Implementing the WHO guidelines for severe malnutrition: why do some hospitals succeed but others do not?
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)
Background: Malnutrition is an important cause of child death in hospitals in developing countries. Causes partly include inappropriate treatment. WHO has developed guidelines to improve the quality of in-patient care. A ...
Systems dynamics analysis of health systems resilience: Case Studies from Cote d’Ivoire and Nigeria
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)
Background: There is increasing interest in applying the concept of resilience to understand ways of promoting robust health service delivery in contexts of acute or chronic crisis. Identifying key sources of vulnerability ...