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Desperate times call for desperate measures: Adapting antiretroviral service delivery in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic
(SAMA, 2020)On 23 March 2020, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a nation-wide lockdown to help curb the spread of the COVID-19 epidemic in South Africa (SA). While these containment measures are considered to have limited the ... -
Determinants and rates of retention in HIV care among adolescents receiving antiretroviral therapy in Windhoek, Namibia: A baseline cohort analysis
(BMC, 2022)Long-term engagement in HIV care is essential to achieving and maintaining viral suppression. Adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) experience many barriers to remaining engaged in care and treatment programs. Higher ... -
Determinants of dietary patterns in school going adolescents in Urban Zambia
(Frontiers Media, 2022)Understanding dietary patterns in a population is critical for decision making. This study aimed to identify the prevailing dietary patterns and their associated individual and school environment factors among school going ... -
Determinants of effective organisational capacity training: Lessons from a training programme on health workforce development with participants from three African countries
(BMC, 2019)Health systems in sub-Saharan Africa face multifaceted capacity challenges to fulfil their mandates of service provision and governance of their resources. Four academic institutions in Africa implemented a World Health ... -
Determinants of obesity in an urban township of South Africa
(MedPharm Publications, 2008)OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of overweight and obesity, and identify factors associated with Body Mass Index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) among adults residing in an urban township in South Africa. DESIGN: ... -
Determinants of viral suppression among adolescents on antiretroviral treatment in Ehlanzeni district, South Africa: a cross-sectional analysis
(BMC, 2021)Achieving undetectable viral load is crucial for the reduction of HIV transmissions, AIDS-related illnesses and death. Adolescents (10 to19 years) living with HIV (ALHIV) on antiretroviral treatment (ART) have worse treatment ... -
Determining food industry compliance to mandatory sodium limits: Successes and challenges from the South African experience
(Cambridge University Press, 2023)To provide an update on the compliance to the Na reduction regulation (R.214) and to highlight some challenges and successes experienced by South Africa in the implementation of a mandatory Na regulation. The study design ... -
Developing a district level supportive supervision framework for community health workers through co-production in South Africa
(BMC, 2021)One of the key challenges of community health worker (CHW) programmes across the globe is inadequate supervision. Evidence on effective approaches to CHW supervision is limited and intervention research has up to now ... -
Developing, implementing, and monitoring tailored strategies for integrated knowledge translation in five sub-saharan African countries
(BioMed Central Ltd, 2023)Background: Integrated knowledge translation (IKT) through strategic, continuous engagement with decision-makers represents an approach to bridge research, policy and practice. The Collaboration for Evidence-based Healthcare ... -
Development and testing of a composite index to monitor the continuum of maternal health service delivery at provincial and district level in South Africa
(Public Library of Science, 2021)The continuum of care is a recommended framework for comprehensive health service delivery for maternal health, and it integrates health system and social determinants of health. There is a current lack of knowledge on ... -
Development and validation of a structured observation scale to measure responsiveness of physicians in rural Bangladesh
(BioMed Central, 2017)BACKGROUND: Responsiveness of physicians is the social actions that physicians do to meet the legitimate expectations of service seekers. Since there is no such scale, this study aimed at developing one for measuring ... -
The development of a policy brief on physical activity and health in Africa for children and adolescents with disabilities: COVID-19 and beyond
(AOSIS OpenJournals Publishing AOSIS (Pty) Ltd, 2023)The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was declared as a global pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) in March 2020. To curtail the spread of the virus, governments implemented national lockdowns, restricting ... -
Development of non-profit organisations providing health and social services in rural South Africa: a three year longitudinal study
(PLOS, 2013)INTRODUCTION: In an effort to increase understanding of formation of the community and home-based care economy in south Africa, we investigated the origin and development of non-profit organisations (NPOs) providing home-and ... -
Development of the health system in the Western Cape: experiences since 1994
(Health Systems Trust (HST), 2017)Provincial governments in South Africa have a critical responsibility in terms of population health, yet few provincial-level analyses of health-system development have been undertaken. This chapter reports on research ... -
Diabetes self-management: A qualitative study on challenges and solutions from the perspective of South African patients and health care providers
(Taylor and Francis Group, 2023)Health education and self-management are among key strategies for managing diabetes and hypertension to reduce morbidity and mortality. Inappropriate self- management support can potentially worsen chronic diseases outcomes ... -
Diagnostic accuracy of body mass index in defining childhood obesity: Analysis of cross-sectional data from ghanaian children
(MPDI, 2020)Screening methods for childhood obesity are based largely on the published body mass index (BMI) criteria. Nonetheless, their accuracy in African children is largely unknown. The diagnostic accuracies of the World Health ... -
Diet changes due to urbanization in South Africa are linked to microbiome and metabolome signatures of westernization and colorectal cancer
(Nature Research, 2024)Transition from traditional high-fiber to Western diets in urbanizing communities of Sub-Saharan Africa is associated with increased risk of non-communicable diseases (NCD), exemplified by colorectal cancer (CRC) risk. To ... -
Diet therapy and public health
(MDPI, 2022)A major threat to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and Universal Health Coverage continues to be malnutrition [1,2]. The term “malnutrition” encompasses both under- and over-nutrition, both of which ... -
Diet-related non-communicable diseases in South Africa: determinants and policy responses
(Health Systems Trust (HST), 2016)Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of death globally and they are on the rise both in low- and middle-income countries, with South Africa being no exception. Implicated in this upward trend in the country ... -
Differentials in the prevalence of acute respiratory infections among under-five children: An analysis of 37 sub-Saharan countries
(Sage, 2023-01-26)Objective. We investigated the prevalence and risk factors of ARI in children under 5years old in 37 SSA countries. Methods. Data from Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) of 37 African countries was examined in this ...