Browsing Research Articles (SoPH) by Title
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Lay health workers and HIV programmes: Implications for health systems
(Routledge, 2010)One of the consequences of massive investment in antiretroviral access and other AIDS programmes has been the rapid emergence of large numbers of lay workers in the health systems of developing countries. In South ... -
Local level inequalities in the use of hospital-based maternal delivery in rural South Africa
(BioMed Central, 2014)BACKGROUND: There is global concern with geographical and socio-economic inequalities in access to and use of maternal delivery services. Little is known, however, on how local-level socio-economic inequalities are related ... -
Location of community pharmacies and prevalence of oral conditions in the Western Cape Province
(Elsevier, 2013)Community pharmacists are approached regularly for oral health advice; most commonly for ulcers which could be indicative of oral cancer, HIV, and various systemic diseases. Community pharmacists should know how to manage ... -
Low HIV incidence in pregnant and postpartum women receiving a community-based combination HIV prevention intervention in a high HIV incidence setting in South Africa
(Public Library of Science, 2017)BACKGROUND: Young Southern African women have the highest HIV incidence globally. Pregnancy doubles the risk of HIV acquisition further, and maternal HIV acquisition contributes significantly to the paediatric HIV burden. ... -
Malignant salivary gland tumours: Can fast neutron therapy results point the way to carbon ion therapy?
(Elsevier, 2013)BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: To evaluate the outcome of malignant salivary gland tumours treated with neutron therapy to assess the potential for other high linear energy transfer (LET) beams. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Neutrons ... -
Management of severe acute malnutrition in children under 5 years through the lens of health care workers in two rural South African hospitals
(AOSIS, 2018)BACKGROUND: Despite the widespread implementation of the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines for the management of severe malnutrition in South Africa, poor treatment outcomes for children under 5 years are still ... -
Mapping the existing body of health policy implementation research in lower income settings: what is covered and what are the gaps?
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2014)This article uses 85 peer-reviewed articles published between 1994 and 2009 to characterize and synthesize aspects of the health policy analysis literature focusing on policy implementation in low- and middle-income ... -
Maternal and neonatal implementation for equitable systems. A study design paper
(Taylor & Francis Open, 2017)BACKGROUND: Evidence on effective ways of improving maternal and neonatal health outcomes is widely available. The challenge that most low-income countries grapple with is implementation at scale and sustainability. OBJECTIVES: ... -
Measuring progess on diet-related NCD's: the need to address the causes of the causes
(Elsevier, 2013)WHO has developed nine voluntary global monitoring targets and 25 indicators to assess progress in the implementation of national strategies to achieve the global political commitment to reduce the probability of dying ... -
Missed opportunities for participation in prevention of mother to child transmission programmes: Simplicity of nevirapine does not necessarily lead to optimal uptake, a qualitative study
(BioMed Central, 2007)Background: The objective of this study was to examine missed opportunities for participation in a prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) programme in three sites in South Africa. A rapid anthropological ... -
A modified Delphi study towards developing a guideline to inform policy on fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in South Africa: a study protocol
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2018)INTRODUCTION Maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy can result in mental and physical birth defects in individuals. These birth defects are usually described as fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs). With ... -
Monitoring and benchmarking government policies and actions to improve the healthiness of food environment Policy Index
(John Wiley & Sons, 2013)Government action is essential to increase the healthiness of food environments and reduce obesity, diet-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs), and their related inequalities. This paper proposes a monitoring framework ... -
Monitoring and evaluation of sport-based HIV/AIDS awareness programmes: strengthening outcome indicators
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)There are number of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in South Africa that use sport as a tool to respond to Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS), however, little is reported about ... -
Monitoring food and non-alcoholic beverage promotions to children
(Wiley, 2013)Food and non-alcoholic beverage marketing is recognized as an important factor influencing food choices related to non-communicable diseases. The monitoring of populations’ exposure to food and nonalcoholic beverage ... -
Monitoring foods and beverages provided and sold in public sector settings
(John Wiley & Sons, 2013)This paper outlines a step-wise framework for monitoring foods and beverages provided or sold in publicly funded institutions. The focus is on foods in schools, but the framework can also be applied to foods provided ... -
Monitoring policy and actions on food environments: rationale and outline of the INFORMAS policy engagement and communication stategies
(John Wiley & Sons, 2013)The International Network for Food and Obesity/non-communicable diseases Research, Monitoring and Action Support (INFORMAS) proposes to collect performance indicators on food policies, actions and environments related ... -
Monitoring the health-related labelling of foods and non-alcoholic beverages in retail settings
(Wiley, 2013)Food labelling on food packaging has the potential to have both positive and negative effects on diets. Monitoring different aspects of food labelling would help to identify priority policy options to help people make ... -
Monitoring the impacts of trade agreements on food environments
(John Wiley & Sons, 2013)The liberalization of international trade and foreign direct investment through multilateral, regional and bilateral agreements has had profound implications for the structure and nature of food systems, and therefore, ... -
Monitoring the levels of important nutrients in the food supply
(John Wiley & Sons, 2013)A food supply that delivers energy-dense products with high levels of salt, saturated fats and trans fats, in large portion sizes, is a major cause of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The highly processed foods produced ... -
Monitoring the price and affordability of foods and diets globally
(John Wiley & Sons, 2013)Food prices and food affordability are important determinants of food choices, obesity and non-communicable diseases. As governments around the world consider policies to promote the consumption of healthier foods, data ...
