Search
Now showing items 11-20 of 76
Maternal and newborn health implementation research: programme outcomes, pathways of change and partnerships for equitable health systems in Uganda
(Taylor & Francis Open, 2018)
Nestled in eastern and southern Africa, with a population
of just over 39 million, Uganda reported a maternal
mortality ratio of 360 per 100,000 live births, a neonatal
mortality rate of 19 per 1000 live births and an ...
STACKing the odds for adolescent survival: health service factors associated with full retention in care and adherence amongst adolescents living with HIV in South Africa
(Wiley Open Access, 2018)
INTRODUCTION: There are two million HIV-positive adolescents in southern Africa, and this group has low retention in care and
high mortality. There is almost no evidence to identify which healthcare factors can improve ...
How clinicians experience a simulated antiretroviral therapy adherence exercise: A qualitative study
(AOSIS, 2018)
BACKGROUND: With the shift of paediatric antiretroviral therapy (ART) from tertiary to primary
health care, there has been a need to train clinicians working in primary health care facilities to
support adherence to ...
Completeness of patient-held records: observations of the Road-to-Health Booklet from two national facility-based surveys at 6 weeks postpartum, South Africa
(Edinburgh University Global Health Society, 2018)
BACKGROUND Continuity of care is important for child well-being
in all settings where postnatal retention of mother-infant pairs in
care remains a challenge. This analysis reports on completeness of
patient-held infant ...
Exploring service providers’ perspectives on the prevention and management of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in South Africa: a qualitative study
(BMC, 2018)
BACKGROUND: Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is among the leading causes of developmental and intellectual
disabilities in individuals. Although efforts are being made toward the prevention and management of FASD ...
The Empower Nudge lottery to increase dual protection use: a proof-of-concept randomised pilot trial in South Africa
(Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group, 2018)
The objective of this study is to measure the preliminary efficacy of a pilot intervention,
grounded in behavioural economics, increasing adherence of dual protection (simultaneous use of effective
modern contraception ...
Associations of perceived neighbourhood safety from traffic and crime with overweight/ obesity among South African adults of low socioeconomic status
(Public Library of Science, 2018)
BACKGROUND
The relationship between perceived neighbourhood safety from traffic and crime with overweight/
obesity can provide intervention modalities for obesity, yet no relevant study has
been conducted in sub-Saharan ...
Access to medicines for asthma, diabetes and hypertension in eight counties of Kenya
(Wiley, 2018)
OBJECTIVES: To assess access to noncommunicable diseases (NCD) medicines in Kenya for patients diagnosed and prescribed treatment for asthma, diabetes and hypertension.
METHODS: Households in eight purposively chosen ...
Child mortality in South Africa: Is the Sustainable Development Goal (3.2) target achievable with current efforts?
(Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2018)
The two articles by Bamford et al.[1,2] in the recent
SAMJ Maternal and Child Health Supplement present trends in
inpatient case fatality rates for diarrhoeal disease, pneumonia and
severe acute malnutrition (SAM), and ...
Impact of maternal ART on mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV at six weeks postpartum in Rwanda
(BMC, 2018)
BACKGROUND: In 2010, Rwanda adopted ART for prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV from pregnant
women living with HIV during pregnancy and breasfeeding period. This study examines rates of mother-to-childtra ...