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Covid-19 prevalence among healthcare workers. A systematic review and meta-analysis
(MPDI, 2022)
Understanding the burden of SARS-CoV-2 infections among healthcare workers is a critical
component to inform occupational health policy and strategy. We conducted a systematic review and
meta-analysis to map and analayse ...
Stay at home: The impact of the Covid 19 lockdown on household functioning and art adherence for people living with HIV in three sub districts of Cape Town, South Africa
(Springer, 2022)
In March 2020, the South African government imposed a lockdown to control COVID-19 transmission. Lockdown may afect
people living with HIV’s (PLWH) antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence. Data from a cluster randomised ...
How South African families protected themselves during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study
(MDPI, 2022)
The World Health Organization (WHO) reported a cluster of cases of ‘viral pneumonia’—
‘Coronavirus Disease 2019’ (COVID-19)—in Wuhan City, the People’s Republic of China on 31
December 2019. To curb the spread of the ...
Covid-19 daily realities for families: A South African sample
(MPDI, 2022)
The COVID-19 pandemic affected families globally. Empirical research has been explored to
understand the impact of COVID-19 on families across countries, however, there are limited findings
of how COVID-19 has affected ...
Investigating the disjoint between education and health policy for infant feeding among teenage mothers in South Africa: a case for intersectoral work
(BMC, 2022)
Background: Many low-and-middle-income countries, including South Africa, have high rates of teenage preg‑
nancy. Following the World Health Organisation recommendations, South African health policy on infant feeding
promotes ...
COVID-19, measles, and yellow fever: The need to reinforce vaccination in the Democratic Republic of Congo
(Elsevier, 2022-01)
The immunization programs have been jeopardized all over the world due to the stay-at-home constraints
imposed, to mitigate the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. This has directly or indirectly placed the global health
care ...
Utility of telemedicine in sub-Saharan Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic. A rapid review
(2022)
Telemedicine is the use of technology to achieve remote care. This review looks at
the utility of telemedicine during the pandemic, period March 2020 to February
2021. Eleven articles met inclusion criteria. There was ...
Relationship between physical activity, coronary artery disease risk factors and musculoskeletal injuries in the City of Cape Town fire and rescue service
(SAGE, 2022)
Musculoskeletal injuries in firefighters are a common occurrence, that increase as firefighters age, and may be related to
the firefighters’ physical activity habits outside of the job. Certain CAD risk factors, such as ...
Recommendations to enhance parental involvement and adolescent participation in physical activity
(MPDI, 2022)
Adolescents are influenced by external factors which may impact their
level of physical activity. Parents require specific strategies to become involved and to increase
physical activity participation in adolescence. ...
“The ugliness of it seeps into me”: Experiences of vicarious trauma among female psychologists treating survivors of sexual assault
(MPDI, 2022)
The current study explores the lived experiences of female psychologists who provide
psychological treatment to women survivors of sexual assault. These practitioners are a population
of special interest due to the ...