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The impact of HIV and ART exposure during pregnancy on fetal growth: a prospective study in a South African cohort
(BioMed Central Ltd, 2023)
Background: In utero exposure to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and antiretroviral (ART) is associated with adverse birth outcomes, which are often attributed to alterations in placental morphology. This study used ...
The resilience of South African school teachers in the time of covid-19: coping with risk of infection, loneliness, and anxiety
(MDPI, 2023)
The COVID-19 pandemic precipitated an overall increase in the global prevalence of mental health disorders and psychological distress. However, against this backdrop, there was also evidence of adaptation and coping, which ...
Implementing and evaluating community health worker-led cardiovascular disease risk screening intervention in Sub-Saharan Africa communities: a participatory implementation research protocol
(MDPI, 2023)
The increasing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), particularly cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) poses a considerable threat to public health. Community-driven CVD risk ...
From fear and vulnerability to fortitude: sustaining psychological well-being in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic
(SAGE Publications Inc, 2023)
Despite the societal increase in mental health disorders during the initial stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, many individuals were able to cope effectively with new mental health challenges. The heterogeneity in responses ...
Places Nigerians visited during covid-19 government stay-home policy: evidence from secondary analysis of data collected during the lockdown
(Page Press Publications, 2023)
Introduction. Compliance with the Government’s lockdown policy is required to curtail community transmission of Covid-19 infection. The objective of this research was to identify places Nigerians visited during the lockdown ...
Promoting well-being in the face of a pandemic: the role of sense of coherence and ego-resilience in the relationship between psychological distress and life satisfaction
(SAGE Publications Inc, 2023)
COVID-19 has impacted negatively on the lives and academic activities of university students. This has contributed to increasing levels of psychological distress among this population group. Intrinsic and contextual factors ...
Correction: Maternity protection entitlements for non-standard workers in low-and-middle-income countries and potential implications for breastfeeding practices: a scoping review of research since 2000 (international breastfeeding journal, (2023), 18, 1, (9), 10.1186/s13006-023-00542-8)
(BioMed Central Ltd, 2023)
Background: Following publication of the original article [1], it came to the authors' attention that the references and citations from reference 25 onwards were incorrectly numbered: (the former) reference 25 had no ...
Integrating health technology assessment and the right to health in South Africa: a qualitative content analysis of substantive values in landmark judicial decisions
(Cambridge University Press, 2023)
The World Health Assembly has encouraged WHO member-states to establish capacity in health technology assessment (HTA) as a support for achieving universal health coverage (UHC). Simultaneously, the WHO has stated that UHC ...
Supporting hiv self-management in adolescents to be resilient and thrive: an intervention development study
(Taylor and Francis, 2023)
Self-management programs or interventions focus on self-empowerment to improve skills, abilities and behaviors needed to control a chronic condition and may be of great value for adolescents living with HIV (ALWH). The aim ...