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In utero art exposure and birth and early growth outcomes among HIV-exposed uninfected infants attending immunization services: Results from national pmtct surveillance, South Africa
(Oxford University Press, 2017)
. Despite the recognized benefit of antiretroviral therapy (ART) for preventing and treating HIV, some studies have
reported adverse birth outcomes with in utero ART exposure. We evaluated the effect of infant in utero ...
Practice of death surveillance and response for maternal, newborn and child health: A framework and application to a South African health district
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2021)
To assess the functioning of maternal, perinatal,
neonatal and child death surveillance and response (DSR)
mechanisms at a health district level.A framework of elements covering analysis of
causes of death, and processes ...
Multiple pathways to scaling up and sustainability: An exploration of digital health solutions in South Africa
(BMC, 2021)
With the aim to support further understanding of scaling up and sustaining digital health, we explore
digital health solutions that have or are anticipated to reach national scale in South Africa: the Perinatal ...
Motivational determinants of physical activity in disadvantaged populations with (pre)diabetes: A cross-cultural comparison
(Research Square, 2021)
Understanding motivational determinants of physical activity (PA) is essential to guide the implementation of PA at individual and
population level. Knowledge about the cross-cultural generalizability of these determinants ...
The role of rehabilitation care workers in South African healthcare: A Q-methodological study
(AOSIS, 2019)
The South African Department of Health identified the need to train a new cadre of community health worker (CHW) in the field of rehabilitation as part of their 2030 Health Plan that aims to improve primary healthcare (PHC) ...
A reflective view of the introduction of technologies in social work fieldwork modules within the South African context
(Kazan Federal University, 2021)
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need to prepare students for emergency online learning
and teaching. The blended-learning approach that includes online learning and teaching options in
social work theoretical modules ...
Understanding and responding to prescribing patterns of sodium valproate-containing medicines in pregnant women and women of childbearing age in Western Cape, South Africa
(Springer Nature, 2020)
Growing evidence of the teratogenic potential of sodium valproate (VPA) has changed prescribing practices across the globe; however, the impact of this research and the consequent dissemination of a Dear Health Care ...
Another piece to the epidemiological puzzle of traumatic spinal cord injury in Cape Town, South Africa: A population-based study2018
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2018)
The epidemiology of traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) is poorly understood in developing countries. In South Africa (SA) specifically, two healthcare systems (private v. government funded) exist, and it is therefore ...
Policy requirements for the prevention and management of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in South Africa: A policy brief
(Frontiers Media, 2021)
This policy brief is aimed to guide policymakers in developing a comprehensive and
multi-sectoral policy for the prevention and management of fetal alcohol spectrum
disorder (FASD). FASD is a leading source of non-genetic ...
“If you are circumcised, you are the best”: understandings and perceptions of voluntary medical male circumcision among men from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2015)
While the uptake of voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) is increasing,
South Africa has only attained 20% of its target to circumcise 80% of adult men by
2015. Understanding the factors influencing uptake is ...