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Diet-related non-communicable diseases in South Africa: determinants and policy responses
(Health Systems Trust (HST), 2016)
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of death globally and they are on the rise both in low- and middle-income countries, with South Africa being no exception. Implicated in this upward trend in the country ...
Training nurses to save lives of malnourished children
(Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa, 2006)
A qualitative study with a pre- and post-intervention component was undertaken among 66 professional nurses at 11 hospitals in the Eastern Cape to assess their perceptions and attitudes towards severely malnourished children ...
Role of community health workers in type 2 diabetes mellitus self-management: A scoping review
(PLOS, 2018)
Background:
Globally the number of people with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has risen significantly over the last few decades. Aligned to this is a growing use of community health workers (CHWs) to deliver T2DM ...
Approaches and strategies used in the training and supervision of Health Extension Workers (HEWs) delivering integrated community case management (iCCM) of childhood illness in Ethiopia: a qualitative rapid appraisal
(Makerere University Medical School (Uganda), 2018)
BACKGROUND: Globally, preventable and treatable childhood conditions such as pneumonia, diarrhoea, malaria, malnutrition
and newborn conditions still account for 75% of under-five mortality. To reduce the mortality rate ...
Study protocol for the SMART2D adaptive implementation trial: a cluster randomised trial comparing facility-only care with integrated facility and community care to improve type 2 diabetes outcomes in Uganda, South Africa and Sweden
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2018)
INTRODUCTION Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is increasingly
contributing to the global burden of disease. Health
systems in most parts of the world are struggling to
diagnose and manage T2D, especially in low-income
and ...
Improving the hospital management of malnourished children by participatory research
(Oxford University Press, 2004)
OBJECTIVE. To improve the clinical management of severely malnourished children in rural hospitals in South Africa.
STUDY DESIGN. A pre- and post-intervention descriptive study in three stages: assessment of the clinical ...
Addressing the tensions and complexities involved in commissioning and undertaking implementation research in low- and middle-income countries
(BMJ, 2018)
Rapid scale-up of new policies and guidelines, in the
context of weak health systems in low/middle-income
countries (LMIC), has led to greater interest
and funding for implementation research. Implementation research ...
"Big Food", the consumer food environment, health and the policy response in South Africa
(Public Library of Science, 2012)
Summary Points:
* In South Africa, as in other jurisdictions, ‘‘Big Food’’ (large commercial entities that dominate the food and beverage environment) is becoming more widespread and is implicated in unhealthy eating.
* ...
Evaluation of how integrated HIV and TB programs are implemented in South Africa and the implications for rural-urban equity
(James Cook University, 2013)
Introduction: In countries such as South Africa with a high prevalence of HIV and TB policy directives support program integration. Operational research suggests this is desirable, at least for increasing coverage of HIV ...
Strengthening the capabilities of families and communities to improve child health in low and middle income countries
(BMJ, 2018)
The concept of community involvement in delivery of healthcare gained prominence after the 1978 Alma Ata conference on primary care. Many countries established large scale community health worker programmes with paid or ...