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Child Support Grant access and receipt among 12-week-old infants in an urban township setting in South Africa
(Co-Action Publishing, 2014)
BACKGROUND: Cash transfers (CTs) are increasingly used as a strategy to alleviate poverty and improve child
health outcomes in low- and middle-income countries. The Child Support Grant (CSG) is the largest CT
programme ...
The effect of religion on parenting in order to guide parents in the way they parent: a systematic review
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)
Religion has a growing influence on parenting, and there remains a need to understand
the influence of religious values in order to inform parents, and other professional
bodies, on how religious beliefs can influence ...
Opportunities for technology-based HIV prevention programming among high school students in Cape Town, South Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2014)
One in three new cases of HIV in South Africa is among adolescents. Given that adolescents are particularly affected, scalable, and cost-effective prevention programs are urgently needed. This study aims to identify ...
The physical activity levels among people living with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome receiving high active antiretroviral therapy in Rwanda
(Taylor and Francis, 2013)
The accessibility of high active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) for local human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients is improving in Rwanda. It is well known that this therapy is associated with serious adverse effects, ...
Structural level differences in the mother-to-child HIV transmission rate in south Africa: A multilevel assessment of individual-, health facility-, and provincial-level predictors of infant HIV transmission
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2017)
In 2010, South Africa reported an early mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) rate of 3.5% at 4–8 weeks postpartum. Provincial early MTCT rates ranged from 1.4% [95% confidence interval (CI): 0.1 to 3.4] to 5.9% (95% CI: 3.8 ...
Capacity-building for a strong public health nutrition workforce in lowresource countries
(World Health Organization, 2017)
Neglected for several decades, nutrition is now firmly on the development
agenda. Important landmarks are the
initiation of the Scaling Up Nutrition
movement in 2010; the adoption by
the World Health Assembly of ...
Undernutrition and its social determinants
(Elsevier, 2017)
Undernutrition, especially among young children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) remains widespread, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Its effects include increased risk of morbidity and mortality ...
Which eligible households get grants? Demographic correlates of receipt in South Africa
(Routledge, 2016)
Since Apartheid, the South African government transformed and
expanded the social grants system to improve the well-being of
its vulnerable populations. Despite increased efforts, a sub-section
of the grant-eligible ...
Tongkat Ali as a Potential Herbal Supplement for Physically Active Male and Female Seniors—A Pilot Study
(John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2013)
Tongkat Ali (Eurycoma longifolia; TA) is known to increase testosterone levels and alleviate aging males’ symptoms. This study aimed at investigating TA as an ergogenic supplement for elderly people. Thirteen physically ...
Wealth and cardiovascular health: A cross-sectional study of wealth-related inequalities in the awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in high-, middle- and low-income countries
(BMC, 2016)
: Effective policies to control hypertension require an understanding of its distribution in the population
and the barriers people face along the pathway from detection through to treatment and control. One key factor ...