Browsing School of Public Health by Author "Tsolekile, Lungiswa P."
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The roles, training and knowledge of community health workers about diabetes and hypertension in Khayelitsha, Cape Town
Tsolekile, Lungiswa P.; Schneider, Helen; Puoane, Thandi (AOSIS, 2018)BACKGROUND: The current roles and capacity of community health workers (CHWs) in the management and control of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) remain poorly understood. Objectives: To assess CHWs’ current roles, training ... -
Wealth and cardiovascular health: a cross-sectional study of wealth-related inequalities in the awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in high-, middle- and low-income countries
Palafox, Benjamin; McKee, Martin; Balabanova, Dina; AlHabib, Khalid F.; Avezum, Alvaro Jr.; Bahonar, Ahmad; Tsolekile, Lungiswa P. (BMC, 2016)BACKGROUND: Effective policies to control hypertension require an understanding of its distribution in the population and the barriers people face along the pathway from detection through to treatment and control. One key ... -
Wealth and cardiovascular health: A cross-sectional study of wealth-related inequalities in the awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in high-, middle- and low-income countries
Palafox, Benjamin; McKee, Martin; Tsolekile, Lungiswa P. (BMC, 2016): Effective policies to control hypertension require an understanding of its distribution in the population and the barriers people face along the pathway from detection through to treatment and control. One key factor ...