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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 ...
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. ...
The threat of Covid-19 on food security: A modelling perspective of scenarios in the informal settlements in Windhoek
(MDPI, 2023)
Due to the heterogeneity among households across locations, predicting the impacts of stay-at-home mitigation and lockdown strategies for COVID-19 control is crucial. In this study, we quantitatively assessed the effects ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
Teacher burnout in the time of Covid-19: Antecedents and psychological consequences
(MDPI, 2023)
The important, frontline role of teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic has often gone
unrecognized, and attention to their mental health and well-being is often only the focus of scholarly
research. The unprecedented ...
Tandem lc-ms identification of antitubercular compounds in zones of growth inhibition produced by South African filamentous actinobacteria
(MDPI, 2023)
Novel antitubercular compounds are urgently needed to combat drug-resistant Mycobacterium
tuberculosis (Mtb). Filamentous actinobacteria have historically been an excellent source of
antitubercular drugs. Despite this, ...
Sociodemographic and lifestyle factors and the risk of metabolic syndrome in taxi drivers: A focus on street food
(Frontiers Media, 2023)
In South Africa, similar to other populous countries, the taxi
industry is an important form of transportation that contributes to the country’s
development. As a result, minibus taxi driving is an occupation characterized ...
Intervention in mothers and newborns to reduce maternal and perinatal mortality in 3 provinces in South Africa using a quality improvement approach: Protocol for a mixed method type 2 hybrid evaluation
(JMIR Publications, 2023)
The COVID-19 pandemic undermined gains in reducing maternal and perinatal mortality in South Africa. The
Mphatlalatsane Initiative is a health system intervention to reduce mortality and morbidity in women and newborns ...