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Cardiovascular risk and events in 17 low-, middle-, and high-income countries
(Massachusetts Medical Society, 2014)BACKGROUND: More than 80% of deaths from cardiovascular disease are estimated to occur in low-income and middle-income countries, but the reasons are unknown. METHODS: We enrolled 156,424 persons from 628 urban and ... -
Caregivers' satisfaction with physiotherapy services at a cerebral palsy clinic in Kampala, Uganda
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)INTRODUCTION: The evaluation of satisfaction with health care service provision is important when trying to provide quality care. Satisfaction with service provision has been found to be related to the expectations prior ... -
Caregivers’ health-seeking behaviour for children participating in an integrated school health programme in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
(African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, 2023)Caregivers are active members of the healthcare team, and the uniqueness of their role in caring for a sick child is holistic, as no other healthcare team member is consistently aware of all the facets of the child’s ... -
Challenges faced by the urban black South Africans in the prevention of non-communicable diseases
(Kamla-Raj Enterprises, 2008)This paper was conducted to describe some of the circumstances that increases the risk factors for non-communicable diseases amongst the previously disadvantaged South African population. The work presented here is based ... -
Challenges facing successful scaling up of effective screening for cardiovascular disease by community health workers in Mexico and South Africa: Policy implications
(iMED, 2016)The integration of community health workers (CHWs) into primary and secondary prevention functions in health programs and services delivery in Mexico and South Africa has been demonstrated to be effective. Task-sharing ... -
Challenges of developing a district child welfare plan in South Africa: Lessons from a community-engaged HIV/AIDS research project
(SAGE, 2020)The Amajuba Child Health and Wellbeing Research Project measured the impact of orphaning due to HIV/AIDS on South African households between 2004 and 2007. Community engagement was a central component of the project and ... -
The challenges of reshaping disease specific and care oriented community based services towards comprehensive goals: a situation appraisal in the Western Cape Province, South Africa
(BioMed Central, 2015)Similar to other countries in the region, South Africa is currently reorienting a loosely structured and highly diverse community care system that evolved around HIV and TB, into a formalized, comprehensive and integrated ... -
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 ... -
Changes in paediatric HIV-related hospital admissions and mortality in Soweto, South Africa, 1996-2011: light at the end of the tunnel?
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2012)Background: With widespread availability of pediatric antiretro- viral therapy and improved access to prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT), it is important to monitor the impact on pediatric HIV-related ... -
Changes in rates of early exclusive breast feeding in South Africa from 2010 to 2013: Data from three national surveys before and during implementation of a change in national breastfeeding policy
(BMJ, 2019)Between 1998 and 2009 reported exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) rates in South African infants, aged 0–6 months, ranged from 6.2% to 25.7%. In 2011, the National Minister of Health shifted policy to promote ‘exclusive’ breast ... -
Child mortality in South Africa: Is the Sustainable Development Goal (3.2) target achievable with current efforts?
(Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2018)The two articles by Bamford et al.[1,2] in the recent SAMJ Maternal and Child Health Supplement present trends in inpatient case fatality rates for diarrhoeal disease, pneumonia and severe acute malnutrition (SAM), and ... -
Child Support Grant access and receipt among 12-week-old infants in an urban township setting in South Africa
(Co-Action Publishing, 2014)BACKGROUND: Cash transfers (CTs) are increasingly used as a strategy to alleviate poverty and improve child health outcomes in low- and middle-income countries. The Child Support Grant (CSG) is the largest CT programme ... -
Children, Social Assistance and Food Security
(The Black Sash, 2021)The Child Support Grant (CSG) in South Africa, which is the smallest of all the grants, is currently R460 per month after being increased from R450 in April 2021. This grant needs to cover many basic needs for a child ... -
Chronic non-communicable diseases
(Health Systems Trust, 2008)This chapter will examine the current actions, including lifestyle measures, for the prevention and management of non-communicable diseases within a South African context. It will also focus on the biological, behavioural ... -
Chronic pain in the community: A survey in a township in Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa
(Medpharm Publications, 2011)Background: Comprehensive information is needed on the epidemiology and burden of chronic pain in the population for the development of appropriate health interventions. This study aimed to determine the prevalence, ... -
Clinician educators’ conceptions of assessment in medical education
(Springer, 2022)In pursuing assessment excellence, clinician-educators who design and implement assessment are pivotal. The influence of their assessment practice in university-run licensure exams on student learning has direct implications ... -
Closing the HIV treatment gap for adolescents in Windhoek, Namibia: A retrospective analysis of predictors of viral non-suppression
(MDPI, 2022)Windhoek joined the Fast-Track Cities Initiative in 2017 to optimize HIV service delivery for adolescents, promoting adherence and sustaining viral suppression. Recent surveys and programmatic data show that the treatment ... -
The co-occurrence of the SAVA syndemic, depression and anxiety as barriers to antiretroviral therapy adherence among Sub-Saharan Africa population groups: A scoping review protocol
(Public Library of Science, 2022)The scale-up of access to antiretroviral therapy has transformed HIV from an acute, terminal disease to a manageable chronic illness. Yet, sustaining high levels of antiretroviral therapy adherence remain a challenge, ... -
Cochrane corner: beta-blockers for hypertension
(BMJ, 2018)Beta-blockers refer to an assorted group of medications that block the action of endogenous catecholamines on beta-adrenergic receptors.1 The β1 and β2 receptors are the primary beta-adrenergic receptors in the human ... -
Collective efficacy and HIV Prevention in South African Townships
(National Institute of Health, 2013)South African townships have high HIV prevalence and a strong need for collective action to change normative sexual risk behaviors. This study investigated the relationship between perceptions of individuals about ...