Browsing by Author "Doherty, Tanya M."
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Breastfeeding advice for reality: Women's perspectives on primary care support in South Africa
Doherty, Tanya M.; Horwood, Christiane M.; Haskins, Lyn J. (Wiley-Blackwell, 2020)Breastfeeding education and support are critical health worker skills. Confusion surrounding infant feeding advice linked to the HIV epidemic has reduced the confidence of health workers to support breastfeeding. High ... -
Building back from the ground up: The vital role of communities
Kroon, Max; Doherty, Tanya M.; Reynolds, Louis (BMJ Publishing Group, 2020)Globally the COVID-19 pandemic has destabilised health systems and communities. Governments in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) followed the approaches adopted by the Global North and advocated by international ... -
Level of adult client satisfaction with clinic flow time and services of an integrated non-communicable disease-HIV testing services clinic in Soweto, South Africa: A cross-sectional study
Doherty, Tanya M.; Hopkins, Kathryn L.; Hlongwane, Khuthadzo E. (Springer Nature, 2020)While HIV Testing Services (HTS) have increased, many South Africans have not been tested. Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the top cause of death worldwide. Integrated NCD-HTS could be a strategy to control both ... -
Translating new evidence into clinical practice: A quasi-experimental controlled before-after study evaluating the effect of a novel outreach mentoring approach on knowledge, attitudes and confidence of health workers providing HIV and infant feeding counselling in South Africa
Doherty, Tanya M.; Goga, Ameena Ebrahim; Manda, Samuel Om M. (BMJ Publishing Group, 2020)Objectives We report the effectiveness of a mentoring approach to improve health workers' (HWs') knowledge, attitudes and confidence with counselling on HIV and infant feeding. Design Quasi-experimental controlled before-after ... -
Use of social media platforms by manufacturers to market breast-milk substitutes in South Africa
Pereira-Kotze, Catherine; Doherty, Tanya M.; Swart, Elizabeth Catherina (BMJ Publishing Group, 2020)In South Africa (SA), exclusive breast feeding remains rare, with breast-milk substitutes (BMS) commonly being used in ways that are detrimental to infant and young child nutrition, health and survival. The use of internet, ...