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Perceptions about data-informed decisions: an assessment of information-use in high HIV-prevalence settings in South Africa
(BioMed Central, 2017)
BACKGROUND: Information-use is an integral component of a routine health information system and essential to
influence policy-making, program actions and research. Despite an increased amount of routine data collected,
planning ...
Is the routine health information system ready to support the planned national health insurance scheme in South Africa?
(Oxford University Press, 2021)
Implementation of a National Health Insurance (NHI) in South Africa requires a reliable, standardized health information system that supports Diagnosis-Related Groupers for reimbursements
and resource management. We ...
Strengthening health system’s capacity for pre-exposure prophylaxis for adolescent girls and young women and adolescent boys and young men in South Africa (SHeS’Cap–PrEP): Protocol for a mixed methods study in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
(Public Library of Science, 2022)
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is an effective prevention intervention that can be used to
control HIV incidence especially among people who are at increased risk for HIV such as adolescent
girls and young women (AGYW) ...
Healthcare provider perceptions on the implementation of the universal test-and-treat policy in South Africa: a qualitative inquiry
(BMC, 2023)
Background South Africa had an estimated 7.5 million people living with HIV (PLHIV), accounting for approximately
20% of the 38.4 million PLHIV globally in 2021. In 2015, the World Health Organization recommended the ...
Linkage to HIV care and early retention in care rates in the universal test-and-treat era: A population-based prospective study in Kwazulu- Natal, South Africa
(Springer, 2023)
HIV linkage, and retention are key weaknesses in South Africa’s national antiretroviral therapy (ART) program, with the
greatest loss of patients in the HIV treatment pathway occurring before ART initiation. This study ...