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Towards developing an initial programme theory: Programme designers and managers assumptions on the antiretroviral treatment adherence club programme in primary health care facilities in the metropolitan area of Western Cape province, South Africa
(PLOS one, 2016)
Background
The antiretroviral adherence club intervention was rolled out in primary health care facilities
in the Western Cape province of South Africa to relieve clinic congestion, and improve
retention in care, and ...
Opportunities for linking research to policy: lessons learned from implementation research in sexual and reproductive health within the ANSER network
(Springer Nature, 2018)
Background: The uptake of findings from sexual and reproductive health and rights research into policy-making
remains a complex and non-linear process. Different models of research utilisation and guidelines to maximise ...
The ‘community’ in community case management of childhood illnesses in Malawi
(Taylor & Francis Open Access, 2016)
: Malawi has achieved a remarkable feat in reducing its under-5 mortality in time to meet its
MDG 4 target despite high levels of poverty, low female literacy rates, recurrent economic crises, a severe
shortage of human ...
Assessing the impact of a waiting time survey on reducing waiting times in urban primary care clinics in Cape Town, South Africa
(PAGEPress, 2017)
A waiting time survey (WTS) conducted
in several clinics in Cape Town, South
Africa provided recommendations on how
to shorten waiting times (WT). A follow-up
study was conducted to assess whether WT
had reduced. Using ...
Uptake and predictors of early postnatal follow–up care amongst mother–baby pairs in South Africa: Results from three population–based surveys, 2010–2013
(Edinburgh University Global Health Society, 2017)
BACKGROUND Achieving World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations
for postnatal care (PNC) within the first few weeks of life is vital
to eliminating early mother–to–child transmission of HIV (MTCT) and
improving ...
Management of severe acute malnutrition in children under 5 years through the lens of health care workers in two rural South African hospitals
(AOSIS, 2018)
BACKGROUND: Despite the widespread implementation of the World Health Organization
(WHO) guidelines for the management of severe malnutrition in South Africa, poor treatment
outcomes for children under 5 years are still ...
Using Theories of Change to inform implementation of health systems research and innovation: experiences of Future Health Systems consortium partners in Bangladesh, India and Uganda
(BioMed Central, 2017)
BACKGROUND: The Theory of Change (ToC) is a management and evaluation tool supporting critical thinking in the
design, implementation and evaluation of development programmes. We document the experience of Future ...
The importance of gender analysis in research for health systems strengthening
(Oxford University Press, 2017)
This editorial discusses a collection of papers examining gender across a range of health policy and
systems contexts, from access to services, governance, health financing, and human resources for
health. The papers ...
A participatory action research approach to strengthening health managers’ capacity at district level in Eastern Uganda
(BioMed Central, 2017)
BACKGROUND: Many approaches to improving health managers’ capacity in poor countries, particularly those pursued
by external agencies, employ non-participatory approaches and often seek to circumvent (rather than ...
“Feeding a child slowly:” a responsive feeding behavior component likely to reduce stunting: Population-based observations from rural Zambia
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)
Zambia has a very high prevalence of stunting (40%). Child feeding behaviors such as “feeding the child slowly” are now receiving attention in addressing child undernutrition, particularly stunting. A study was undertaken ...