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Explaining the impact of mHealth on maternal and child health care in low- and middle-income countries: a realist synthesis
(Springer Nature, 2021)
Despite the growing global application of mobile health (mHealth) technology in maternal and child
health, contextual factors, and mechanisms by which interventional outcomes are generated, have not been
subjected to a ...
Protocol for assessing feasibility, acceptability and fidelity of screening for antenatal depression (FAFSAD) by midwives in Blantyre District, Malawi
(Springer Nature, 2021)
Depression is often underdiagnosed by treating health professionals. This is a situation in Malawi
where there is no routine screening of depression at antenatal clinics. Recently, a Screening Protocol for Antenatal
Depression ...
COVID-19 rapid response in a limited resource setting (notes from the field): Chinhoyi Provincial Hospital, Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe
(Haraka Publishing, 2021)
COVID-19 has impacted health systems globally with varying impacts across regions. In Zimbabwe, a country with perennial problems of shortage of healthcare workers and resources, the pandemic has caused substantial strain ...
Girl champ in Eswatini: A strategic marketing campaign to promote demand for sexual and reproductive health services among young women
(Springe, 2021)
Eforts to engage adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in HIV services have struggled, in part, due to limited awareness of services and stigma. Strategic marketing is a promising approach, but the impact on youth behavior ...
Predictors of return to work among stroke survivors in south-west Nigeria
(Sage Publications Inc., 2021)
Introduction: Stroke is acknowledged globally and among Nigerian rehabilitation researchers as a public health problem that leaves half of its survivors with significant neurological deficits and inability to re-establish ...
Leading with heart: Academic leadership during the COVID-19 crisis
(SAGE Publications, 2021)
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted every sphere of life. It has brought into sharp focus
not only the critical role that leaders have to play in taking charge of their organisations and
employees, but the complexity of ...
Exposure of children to unhealthy food and beverage advertisements in South Africa
(MPDI, 2021)
Television (TV) is a powerful medium for marketing food and beverages. Food and beverage marketers tend to use this medium to target children with the hope that children will in turn influence their families’ food choices. ...
Commentary: Lessons from the COVID-19 global health response to inform TB case finding
(Elsevier, 2021)
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has emerged as a serious threat to global public health, demanding
urgent action and causing unprecedented worldwide change in a short space of time. This disease has devastated
economies, ...
Pathways and processes linking social support to health: Development of an exploratory model with South African caregivers
(SAGE, 2021)
Despite ample evidence of the protective role of social support for mental and physical health, key gaps remain in our understanding of the pathways and mediating processes explaining these relationships in specific ...
Relationships with caregivers and mental health outcomes among adolescents living with HIV: A prospective cohort study in South Africa
(Springer Nature, 2021)
Mental health problems may impact adherence to anti-retroviral treatment, retention in care, and
consequently the survival of adolescents living with HIV. The adolescent-caregiver relationship is an important
potential ...