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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 ...
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 ...
‘To be a woman is to make a plan’: a qualitative study exploring mothers’ experiences of the Child Support Grant in supporting children’s diets and nutrition in South Africa
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2018)
Food security and good nutrition are key determinants
of child well-being. There is strong evidence that cash
transfers such as South Africa’s Child Support Grant (CSG)
have the potential to help address some of the ...
User assessments and the use of information from MomConnect, a mobile phone text-based information service, by pregnant women and new mothers in South Africa
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2018)
MomConnect was designed to provide crucial health
information to mothers during pregnancy and in the early
years of child rearing in South Africa. The design drew on
the success of the Mobile Alliance for Maternal ...
‘You’ll always stay right’: understanding vaginal products and the motivations for use among adolescent and young women in rural KZN
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)
The use of vaginal products may increase the risk of HIV infection by affecting the vaginal biome. Understanding what vaginal products young women are using, and why, is key to assessing the complexity of sexual health and ...
"I was referred from the other side": Gender and HIV testing among older South Africans living with HIV
(Public Library of Science, 2018)
South Africa has a Universal Test and Treat (UTT) policy in place to ensure that everyone
tests for HIV and can access treatment if they test positive. The aim of this study is to document
the pathways that older South ...
Nutritional knowledge amongst an adult South African sample of low socioeconomic status
(AFAHPER-SD, 2018)
The aim of this study was to determine the socioeconomic predictors of nutritional knowledge
(NK) based on total household income, educational level and employment status. A secondary
aim was to determine the relationship ...
A modified Delphi study towards developing a guideline to inform policy on fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in South Africa: a study protocol
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2018)
INTRODUCTION Maternal alcohol consumption during
pregnancy can result in mental and physical birth defects
in individuals. These birth defects are usually described
as fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs). With ...
The relationship between objectively measured attributes of the built environment and selected cardiovascular risk factors in a South African urban setting
(BioMed Central, 2018)
BACKGROUND: Evidence concerning the relationship between objectively-measured attributes of the built
environment with cardio-metabolic risk in populations from lower- and middle-income countries is lacking. In this
paper, ...
The relationship between objectively measured attributes of the built environment and selected cardiovascular risk factors in a South African urban setting
(BioMed Central, 2018)
BACKGROUND: Evidence concerning the relationship between objectively-measured attributes of the built
environment with cardio-metabolic risk in populations from lower- and middle-income countries is lacking. In this
paper, ...