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Contextual factors influencing self-management of adolescents and youth living with HIV: A cross-sectional survey in Lesotho
(MDPI, 2023)
HIV treatment outcomes of adolescents and youth living with HIV (AYLWH)
are lagging. One way to improve outcomes is through supporting AYLWH to acquire self-management
skills. Although self-management is associated with ...
Infrastructure, policy and regulatory interventions to increase physical activity to prevent cardiovascular diseases and diabetes: A systematic review
(BMC, 2023)
Noncommunicable diseases are major contributors to morbidity and mortality worldwide. Modifying
the risk factors for these conditions, such as physical inactivity, is thus essential. Addressing the context or circum‑
stances ...
Alcohol consumption, physical activity, and cad risk factors in firefighters
(Bentham Open, 2023)
Firefighting is a physically and psychologically stressful occupation, where firefighters often resort to alcohol use as a coping strategy. Firefighters
are particularly vulnerable to alcohol misuse and alcohol disorders, ...
Survival and health of children who are HIV-exposed uninfected: study protocol for the CHERISH (Children HIV-Exposed Uninfected - Research to Inform Survival and Health) dynamic, prospective, maternal-child cohort study
(BMJ, 2023)
INTRODUCTION: CHERISH is designed to establish a long-term sustainable system for measurement of in utero and postnatal exposures and outcomes in children who are HIV-exposed uninfected (HEU) and HIV-unexposed to compare ...
Nursing education reform in South Africa: Implications for postgraduate nursing programmes
(Elsevier, 2023)
Training of Specialist Nurses is of critical importance for the continued delivery of quality health services
globally and in South Africa. In accordance with international trends, nursing education in South Africa ...
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
(BMC, 2023)
Background Recommended breastfeeding practices contribute to improved health of infants, young children, and
mothers. Access to comprehensive maternity protection would enable working women to breastfeed for longer.
Women ...
Prevalence and correlates of reproductive coercion across ten sites: commonalities and divergence
(BMC, 2023)
Background Reproductive coercion (RC) is a type of abuse where a partner asserts control over a woman’s reproductive
health trajectories. Recent research emphasizes that RC experiences may differ within and across low- ...
Multimorbidity patterns in South Africa: A latent class analysis
(Frontiers Media S.A., 2023)
Introduction: South Africa has the largest burden of HIV worldwide and has a growing burden of non-communicable diseases; the combination of which may lead to diseases clustering in ways that are not seen in other regions. ...
Baseline assessment of the WHO/UNICEF/UNFPA maternal and newborn quality-of-care standards around childbirth: Results from an intermediate hospital, northeast Namibia
(Frontiers Media S.A., 2023)
Background: Quality of care around childbirth can reduce above half of the stillbirths and newborn deaths. Northeast Namibia’s neonatal mortality is higher than the national level. Yet, no review exists on the quality of ...
The development of a policy brief on physical activity and health in Africa for children and adolescents with disabilities: COVID-19 and beyond
(AOSIS OpenJournals Publishing AOSIS (Pty) Ltd, 2023)
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was declared as a global pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) in March 2020. To curtail the spread of the virus, governments implemented national lockdowns, restricting ...