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Households in HIV care: designing an intervention to stimulate HIV competency in households in South Africa
(Frontiers Media S.A., 2020)
Despite the Universal Test and Treat program and widespread antiretroviral treatment rollout, South Africa is still facing HIV prevention and treatment challenges, which are aggravated by human resource shortages in the ...
Toward elimination of mother–to–child transmission of HIV in South Africa: how best to monitor early infant infections within the Prevention of Mother–to–Child Transmission Program
(Edinburgh University Global Health Society, 2017)
BACKGROUNDSouth Africa has utilized three independent
data sources to measure the impact of its program
for the prevention of mother–to–child transmission
(PMTCT) of HIV. These include the South African
National Health ...
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 ...
‘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 ...
Obligation to family during times of transition: care, support and the response to HIV and AIDS in rural South Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)
In rural South Africa, high HIV prevalence has the potential to affect the care and support that kin are able to provide to those living with HIV. Despite this, families seem to be largely resilient and a key source of ...
Independent and interactive effects of HIV infection, clinical stage and other comorbidities on survival of children treated for severe malnutrition in rural South Africa: A retrospective multicohort study
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2017)
BACKGROUND. There is still limited to no evidence on the independent and interactive effects of HIV infection, disease stage, baseline
disease severity and other important comorbidities on mortality risk among young ...
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 ...
Adult medical emergency unit presentations due to adverse drug reactions in a setting of high HIV prevalence
(African Federation for Emergency Medicine, 2021)
South Africa has the world's largest antiretroviral treatment programme, which may contribute to the adverse drug reaction (ADR) burden. We aimed to determine the proportion of adult non-trauma emergency unit (EU) presentations ...
Structural level differences in the mother-to-child HIV transmission rate in south Africa: A multilevel assessment of individual-, health facility-, and provincial-level predictors of infant HIV transmission
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2017)
In 2010, South Africa reported an early mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) rate of 3.5% at 4–8 weeks postpartum. Provincial early MTCT rates ranged from 1.4% [95% confidence interval (CI): 0.1 to 3.4] to 5.9% (95% CI: 3.8 ...