Browsing School of Public Health by Author "van Wyk, Brian"
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Rethinking mental wellness among adolescents: An integrative review protocol of mental health components
Orth, Zaida; van Wyk, Brian (BMC, 2022)Background: Adolescents have been overlooked in global public health initiatives as this period is generally considered to be the healthiest in an individual’s life course. However, the growth of the global adolescent ... -
Role of community health workers in type 2 diabetes mellitus self-management: A scoping review
Egbujie, Bonaventure Amandi; Delobelle, Peter Arthur; Levitt, Naomi; Puoane, Thandi; Sanders, David; van Wyk, Brian (PlOS ONE, 2018)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 self-management ... -
Role of community health workers in type 2 diabetes mellitus self-management: A scoping review
Egbujie, Bonaventure Amandi; Delobelle, Peter Arthur; Levitt, Naomi; Puoane, Thandi; Sanders, David; van Wyk, Brian (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 ... -
Social and economic barriers to adherence among patients at Livingstone General Hospital in Zambia
Moomba, Kaala; van Wyk, Brian (AOSIS, 2019)Zambia is one of the countries hardest hit by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) pandemic with a national HIV prevalence estimated at 14% among those aged 15–49 years in ... -
A systematic method for comparing multimorbidity in national surveys
Roomaney, Rifqah Abeeda; van Wyk, Brian; Pillay‑van Wyk, Victoria (BMC, 2022)Due to gaps in the literature, we developed a systematic method to assess multimorbidity using national surveys. The objectives of this study were thus to identify methods used to defne and measure multimorbidity, to create ... -
Towards developing an initial programme theory: Programme designers and managers assumptions on the antiretroviral treatment adherence club programme in primary health care facilities in the metropolitan area of Western Cape province, South Africa
Mukumbang, Ferdinand C.; van Belle, Sara; Marchal, Bruno; van Wyk, Brian (PLOS one, 2016)Background The antiretroviral adherence club intervention was rolled out in primary health care facilities in the Western Cape province of South Africa to relieve clinic congestion, and improve retention in care, and ... -
Towards developing an initial programme theory: Programme designers and managers assumptions on the antiretroviral treatment adherence club programme in primary health care facilities in the metropolitan area of Western Cape Province, South Africa
Mukumbang, Ferdinand C.; van Belle, Sara; Marchal, Bruno; van Wyk, Brian (Public Library of Science, 2016)BACKGROUND The antiretroviral adherence club intervention was rolled out in primary health care facilities in the Western Cape province of South Africa to relieve clinic congestion, and improve retention in care, and ... -
Unearthing how, why, for whom and under what health system conditions the antiretroviral treatment adherence club intervention in South Africa works: A realist theory refining approach
Mukumbang, Ferdinand C.; Marchal, Bruno; Van Belle, Sara; van Wyk, Brian (BioMed Central, 2018)BACKGROUND: Poor retention in care and suboptimal adherence to antiretroviral treatment (ART) undermine its successful rollout in South Africa. The adherence club intervention was designed as an adherence-enhancing intervention ... -
Using the realist interview approach to maintain theoretical awareness in realist studies.
Mukumbang, Ferdinand . C; Marchal, Bruno; Van Belle, Sara; van Wyk, Brian (SAGE Journals, 2020)Realist evaluation submits that theories and models of how, why, for whom and under what circumstances programs work could be formulated by conceptualizing the relational links between the context within which programs are ... -
Xpert MTB/RIF assay did not improve diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis among child contacts in Rwanda
Birungi, Francine Mwayuma; van Wyk, Brian; Uwimana, Jeannine; Ntaganira, Joseph; Graham, Stephen Michael (African Field Epidemiology Network, 2018)INTRODUCTION: To report on the diagnostic yield using the Xpert MTB/RIF assay on gastric lavage samples from children (<15 years) who were household contacts of tuberculosis (TB) cases in Kigali, Rwanda. METHODS: A ...