Faculty of Community and Health Sciences: Recent submissions
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Asking the experts: Using cognitive interview techniques to explore the face validity of the mental wellness measure for adolescents living with HIV
(MDPI, 2023)There has been an increased focus on the mental health of adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV), because evidence shows that poor mental health outcomes are associated with lower rates of adherence and retention in HIV care. ... -
Contraceptive service uptake and delivery preferences in perinatally and horizontally infected female adolescents living with HIV: Results from a South Africa-based mixed-methods study’
(Elsevier, 2022)To investigate whether contraceptive service uptake (including current contraceptive use), unmet need for contraception, unintended pregnancy, preferences for service provision, and providers among female adolescents ... -
Linkage to HIV care and early retention in care rates in the universal test-and-treat era: A population-based prospective study in Kwazulu- Natal, South Africa
(Springer, 2023)HIV linkage, and retention are key weaknesses in South Africa’s national antiretroviral therapy (ART) program, with the greatest loss of patients in the HIV treatment pathway occurring before ART initiation. This study ... -
A shared agenda for gender and Covid-19 research: Priorities based on broadening engagement in science
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2023)While the acute and collective crisis from the pandemic is over, an estimated 2.5million people died from COVID-19 in 2022, tens of millions suffer from long COVID and national economies still reel from multiple ... -
African governments must build on Covid-19 responses to advance gender equality
(NLM (Medline), 2023)Gender inequality remains a major threat to development in Africa, with millions of women in the continent not reaching their full potential.1 The covid-19 pandemic and related quarantine and lockdown measures exacerbated ... -
No pandemic preparedness and research without gender equality
(NLM (Medline), 2023)The covid-19 emergency may have been declared over, but its effects are not. Pre-existing inequities worsened during the pandemic, and the crisis has hardened societal fault lines. Sex and gender mark many of these. ... -
Using an intersectionality approach to transform health services for overlooked healthcare users and workers after Covid-19
(NLM (Medline), 2023)Globally, government responses to the covid-19 pandemic reinforced prevailing patterns of privilege and prejudice and further entrenched the inequitable distribution of health and disease in different populations.1-3 ... -
Training needs of professional nurses in primary health care in the Cape Metropole, South Africa
(African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, 2023)Background: In the fast-changing healthcare environment, it is important to ensure that primary health care (PHC) nurses are suitably qualified and have access to appropriate and relevant ongoing education. AIM: The aim ... -
Application of consolidated framework for implementation research to improve Clostridioides difficile infection management in district hospitals
(Elsevier, 2022)Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) contributes the global threats of drug resistant infections, healthcare acquired infections and antimicrobial resistance. Yet CDI knowledge among healthcare providers in low-resource ... -
Towards universal health coverage: What are the system requirements for effective large-scale community health worker programmes?
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2019)Against the background of efforts to strengthen health systems for universal health coverage and health equity, many African countries have been relying on lay members of the community, often referred to as community ... -
The association between the body mass index of first-year female university students and their weight-related perceptions and practices, psychological health, physical activity and other physical health indicators
(Cambridge University Press, 2006)To investigate the association between the weight status of first-year female students (FYFS) and various weight management-related characteristics to identify possible components of a weight management programme for ... -
Protective effects of asiatic acid in a spontaneous type 2 diabetic mouse model
(Spandidos Publications, 2017)Asiatic acid (AA) has been demonstrated to exhibit anti‑diabetic activity. However, the mechanisms and underlying signaling pathways remain to be elucidated. The present study was performed to confirm the protective effect ... -
Validity and utility of instruments for screening of depression in women attending antenatal clinics in Blantyre district in Malawi
(AOSIS, 2018)Screening instruments should be brief, valid and easy to use if they are to be useful in a busy antenatal clinic in low-resource settings. A short instrument can be used in a busy antenatal clinic in combination with a ... -
Learning with technology in physiotherapy education: Design, implementation and evaluation of a flipped classroom teaching approach
(BMC, 219)The purpose of the study was to describe the design, implementation and evaluation of a flipped classroom teaching approach in physiotherapy education. The flipped classroom is a blended learning approach in which students ... -
Championing mental health at work: Emerging practice from innovative projects in the UK
(Oxford University Press, 2014)This paper examines the value of participatory approaches within interventions aimed at promoting mental health and wellbeing in the workplace. Specifically the paper explores data from the thematic evaluation of the ... -
Comparative analysis of essential medicines for cardiovascular diseases in countries of the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region
(World Health Organization, 2018)Adequate access to essential medicines for cardiovascular disease is necessary to address the high cardiovascular disease burden in countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region of the World Health Organization (WHO). ... -
Policymakers’ perspectives towards developing a guideline to inform policy on fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: A qualitative study
(MDPI, 2019)Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) has a high prevalence in South Africa, especially among the poor socioeconomic communities. However, there is no specific policy to address FASD. Using a qualitative study design, ... -
An evaluation of a low-intensity cognitive behavioral therapy mhealth-supported intervention to reduce loneliness in older people
(MDPI, 2019)There is a high prevalence of loneliness among older people, especially in residential care settings. Loneliness is often accompanied by maladaptive cognitions which can a ect the maintenance and establishment of meaningful ... -
Prevalence of secondary health conditions and mental status in persons with long-term spinal cord injury in South Africa: Comparison between public and private healthcare sectors
(South African Medical Journal, 2023)Background: Spinal cord injuries typically result in a range of negative health outcomes and health states, which impacts overall functioning, health and well-being. It remains important to establish the prevalence (burden) ... -
Using the COM-B model and behaviour change wheel to develop a theory and evidence-based intervention for women with gestational diabetes (IINDIAGO)
(BMC Public Health, 2023)Background: In South Africa, the prevalence of gestational diabetes (GDM) is growing, concomitant with the dramatically increasing prevalence of overweight/obesity among women. There is an urgent need to develop tailored ...