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South-Africa (Goodstart III) trial: community based maternal and newborn care economic analysis
(Oxford University Press, 2017)
In light of South Africa’s generalized HIV/AIDS epidemic coupled with high infant mortality, we undertook a cluster Randomized Control Trial (2008–10) assessing the effect of Community Health Worker (CHW) antenatal and ...
Results from South Africa's 2016 report card on physical activity for children and youth
(Human Kinetics Publishers Inc., 2016)
Background: We present results of the 2016 Healthy Active Kids South Africa (HAKSA) Report Card on the current status of physical activity (PA) and nutrition in South African youth. The context in which we interpret the ...
Children's subjective well-being in Africa: A comparative analysis across three countries
(Elsevier, 2017)
Recent trends in child well-being research have shown a substantial advancement in studies investigating children's subjective well-being (SWB). This advancement has raised questions concerning the measurement of SWB and ...
Factors that affect menstrual hygiene among adolescent schoolgirls: a case study from Mongu District, Zambia
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)
Menstruation is both a public health concern that requires hygienic management and a human rights issue that demands dignity and health. We conducted six focus groups with 51 respondents from three secondary schools in ...
Baseline assessment of WHO's target for both availability and affordability of essential medicines to treat non-communicable diseases
(Public Library of Science, 2017)
BACKGROUND:
WHO has set a voluntary target of 80% availability of affordable essential medicines, including
generics, to treat major non-communicable diseases (NCDs), in the public and private
sectors of countries by ...
Strategies to improve male involvement in PMTCT Option B+ in four African countries: a qualitative rapid appraisal
(Taylor & Francis Open, 2016)
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization recommends that antiretroviral therapy be started as soon as
possible, irrespective of stage of HIV infection. This ‘test and treat’ approach highlights the need to ensure that
men ...
Inefficient procurement processes undermine access to medicines in the Western Cape Province of South Africa
(Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2017)
BACKGROUND. South Africa (SA) has experienced several stock-outs of life-saving medicines for the treatment of major chronic infectious
and non-communicable diseases in the public sector.
OBJECTIVE. To identify the causes ...
Practicing governance towards equity in health systems: LMIC perspectives and experience
(BMC, 2017)
The unifying theme of the papers in this series is a concern for understanding the everyday practice of governance
in low- and middle-income country (LMIC) health systems. Rather than seeing governance as a normative ...
Relationship between Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Anthropometric Variables among school-going adolescents in Nigeria
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)
The increase in physical activity (PA) levels has been known to be associated with improved cardiorespiratory fitness status which helps in reducing the risk factors of non-communicable disease. However, the interaction ...
Monitoring food and non-alcoholic beverage promotions to children
(Wiley, 2013)
Food and non-alcoholic beverage marketing is recognized as an important
factor influencing food choices related to non-communicable
diseases. The monitoring of populations’ exposure to food and nonalcoholic
beverage ...