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    How equitable is the scaling up of HIV service provision in South Africa? 

    Scott, Vera; Chopra, Mickey; Conrad, Liz; Ntuli, Antoinette (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2005)
    OBJECTIVES. To assess the extent of inequalities in availability and utilisation of HIV services across South Africa. DESIGN. Cross-sectional descriptive study. Setting. Three districts reflecting different socio-econ ...
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    Impact of the HIV/AIDS pandemic on non-communicable disease prevention 

    Puoane, Thandi; Hughes, Gail (South African Medical Association, 2005-04)
    HIV/AIDS continues to ravage sub-Saharan Africa, and in South Africa accounts for 30% of all mortality, making it the leading cause of death. The epidemic has had other negative effects, which have not been fully realised. ...
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    Scaling up integration: Development and results of a participatory assessment of HIV/TB services, South Africa 

    Scott, Vera; Chopra, Mickey; Azevedo, Virginia; Caldwell, Judy; Naidoo, Pren; Smuts, Brenda (BioMed Central Ltd, 2010)
    BACKGROUND: In South Africa the need to integrate HIV, TB and STI programmes has been recognised at a policy and organisation level; the challenge is now one of translating policies into relevant actions and monitoring ...
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    Exploring and curbing the effects of HIV/AIDS on elderly people in Uganda 

    Nankwanga, Annet; Phillips, Julie; Neema, Stella (Faculty of Community and Health Sciences, University of the Western Cape, 2009)
    Introduction: This paper presents HIV/AIDS experiences of elderly persons in Uganda as revealed by an ongoing descriptive cross-sectional study covering eight districts, namely: Pallisa, Kampala, Jinja, Lira, Nebbi, Ntungamo, ...
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    Peripheral neuropathy and quality of life of adults living with HIV/AIDS in the Rulindo district of Rwanda 

    Biraguma, Juvenal; Rhoda, Anthea (Taylor & Francis, 2012)
    Although the life expectancy of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH) has increased in the past years, they could experience secondary illness such as peripheral neuropathy (PN). Therefore, they need to adapt to chronic ...
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    Challenges facing successful scaling up of effective screening for cardiovascular disease by community health workers in Mexico and South Africa: Policy implications 

    Denman, CA; Gaziano, T.A.; Puoane, Thandi; Levitt, Naomi S.; Abrahams-Gessel, Shafika (iMED, 2016)
    The integration of community health workers (CHWs) into primary and secondary prevention functions in health programs and services delivery in Mexico and South Africa has been demonstrated to be effective. Task-sharing ...
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    Experiences of social exclusion among young deaf adults influencing their beliefs and perceptions of HIV/AIDS 

    Ismail, Amanda; Henderson, Neil (Stellenbosch University, 2014)
    This paper reports on a Master's study whose aim was to capture the beliefs and perceptions of young deaf adults about HIV/AIDS in the Cape Metropole and surrounding areas. The study utilised the explorative, contextual ...
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    Exploring the challenges of implementing participatory action research in the context of HIV and poverty. 

    Rosenthal, W; Khalil, DD (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2010)
    HIV/AIDS is having a devastating impact on South Africa and particularly on poor communities. Empowerment of communities has been identified as an important step towards mitigating the consequences and helping communities ...
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    HIV/AIDS competent households: Interaction between a health-enabling environment and community-based treatment adherence support for people living with HIV/AIDS in South Africa 

    Masquillier, Caroline; Wouters, Edwin; Mortelmans, Dimitri; van Wyk, Brian Eduard; Hausler, Harry; Van Damme, Wim (Public Library of Science, 2016)
    In the context of severe human resource shortages in HIV care, task-shifting and especially community-based support are increasingly being cited as potential means of providing durable care to chronic HIV patients. ...
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    Quality of HIV counselling in South Africa 

    Mohlabane, Neo; Peltzer, Karl; Mwisongo, Aziza; Ntsepe, Yoliswa; Tutshana, Bomkazi; van Rooyen, Heidi; Knight, Lucia (Kamla-Raj, 2015)
    HIV counselling and testing (HCT) has become increasingly available in South Africa since the 1990s. Over 4500 public health facilities offer client and provider-initiated HIV counselling and testing. Counselling and testing ...
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