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"Big Food", the consumer food environment, health and the policy response in South Africa
(Public Library of Science, 2012)
Summary Points:
* In South Africa, as in other jurisdictions, ‘‘Big Food’’ (large commercial entities that dominate the food and beverage environment) is becoming more widespread and is implicated in unhealthy eating.
* ...
Evaluation of how integrated HIV and TB programs are implemented in South Africa and the implications for rural-urban equity
(James Cook University, 2013)
Introduction: In countries such as South Africa with a high prevalence of HIV and TB policy directives support program integration. Operational research suggests this is desirable, at least for increasing coverage of HIV ...
Exploring how different modes of governance act across health system levels to influence primary healthcare facility managers' use of information in decisionmaking: experience from Cape Town, South Africa
(BioMed Central, 2017)
BACKGROUND: Governance, which includes decision-making at all levels of the health system, and information have
been identified as key, interacting levers of health system strengthening. However there is an extensive ...
Prevalence of a healthy lifestyle among individuals with cardiovascular disease in high-, middle- and low-income countries: The Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study
(American Medical Association, 2013)
Importance: Little is known about adoption of healthy lifestyle behaviors among individuals
with a coronary heart disease (CHD) or stroke event in communities across a range of countries worldwide.
Objective: To examine ...
Understanding internal accountability in Nigeria’s routine immunization system: perspectives from government officials at the national, state, and local levels
(Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2017)
BACKGROUND: Routine immunization coverage in Nigeria has remained low, and studies have identified a lack of accountability as a barrier to high performance in the immunization system. Accountability lies at the heart of ...
Frontline health workers as brokers: provider perceptions, experiences and mitigating strategies to improve access to essential medicines in South Africa
(Springer Nature, 2014)
Background: Front-line health providers have a unique role as brokers (patient advocates) between the health
system and patients in ensuring access to medicines (ATM). ATM is a fundamental component of health systems.
This ...
Maternal and neonatal implementation for equitable systems. A study design paper
(Taylor & Francis Open, 2017)
BACKGROUND: Evidence on effective ways of improving maternal and neonatal health outcomes
is widely available. The challenge that most low-income countries grapple with is
implementation at scale and sustainability.
OBJECTIVES: ...
Negotiating power relations, gender equality, and collective agency: are village health committees transformative social spaces in northern India?
(BioMed Central, 2017)
BACKGROUND: Participatory health initiatives ideally support progressive social change and stronger collective agency
for marginalized groups. However, this empowering potential is often limited by inequalities within ...
Practicing governance towards equity in health systems: LMIC perspectives and experience
(BioMed Central, 2017)
The unifying theme of the papers in this series is a concern for understanding the everyday practice of governance
in low- and middle-income country (LMIC) health systems. Rather than seeing governance as a normative ...
Actions of female sex workers who experience male condom failure during penetrative sexual encounters with clients in Cape Town: Implications for HIV prevention strategies
(AOSIS, 2017)
BACKGROUND: Condom failure has always been found to coexist with condom usage, especially
among sex workers.
OBJECTIVE: To describe the actions of female sex workers when they are faced with situations
of condom ...