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Protocol for a scoping review of existing policies on the prevention and control of obesity across countries in Africa
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2017)
INTRODUCTION: The obesity epidemic is a public health
challenge for all, including low-income countries. The
behavioural patterns known to contribute to the rise in
obesity prevalence occur in an environmental context
which ...
Monitoring the price and affordability of foods and diets globally
(John Wiley & Sons, 2013)
Food prices and food affordability are important determinants of food
choices, obesity and non-communicable diseases. As governments around
the world consider policies to promote the consumption of healthier foods,
data ...
Low HIV incidence in pregnant and postpartum women receiving a community-based combination HIV prevention intervention in a high HIV incidence setting in South Africa
(Public Library of Science, 2017)
BACKGROUND
Young Southern African women have the highest HIV incidence globally. Pregnancy doubles
the risk of HIV acquisition further, and maternal HIV acquisition contributes significantly
to the paediatric HIV burden. ...
What is the difference between comprehensive and selective primary health care? Evidence from a five-year longitudinal realist case study in South Australia
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2017)
BACKGROUND Since the WHO’s Alma Ata Declaration on
Primary Health Care (PHC) there has been debate about
the advisability of adopting comprehensive or selective
PHC. Proponents of the latter argue that a more ...
Beyond form and functioning: Understanding how contextual factors influence village health committees in northern India
(Public Library of Science, 2017)
Health committees are a common strategy to foster community participation in health. Efforts
to strengthen committees often focus on technical inputs to improve committee form
(e.g. representative membership) and functioning ...
Negotiating power relations, gender equality, and collective agency: are village health committees transformative social spaces in northern India?
(BMC, 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 ...
Leadership and governance of community health worker programmes at scale: a cross case analysis of provincial implementation in South Africa
(BMC, 2017)
BACKGROUND: National community health worker (CHW) programmes are returning to favour as an integral part of
primary health care systems, often on the back of pre-existing community based initiatives. There are ...
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 ...