Browsing Research Publications by Author "Knight, Lucia"
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Adapting to, integrating and selfmanaging HIV as a chronic illness: a scoping review protocol
Sematlane, Neo Phyllis; Knight, Lucia; Masquillier, Caroline (BMJ Publishing Group, 2021)The process of adapting to a life with a chronic illness, is a well-researched phenomenon for a number of common chronic illnesses. The construct, adaptation, embeds the notions of integration of the chronic illness ... -
Behavioral and cognitive interventions to improve treatment adherence and access to HIV care among older adults in sub-Saharan Africa: an updated systematic review
Knight, Lucia; Mukumbang, Ferdinand C.; Schatz, Enid (BioMed Central, 2018)BACKGROUND: Approximately 14% of Africans infected with HIV are over the age of 50, yet few intervention studies focus on improving access to care, retention in care, and adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) in ... -
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
Delport, Anton; Tabana, Hanani; Knight, Lucia (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, ... -
A cross-cultural adaptation and validation of a scale to assess illness identity in adults living with a chronic illness in South Africa: A case of HIV
Sematlane, Neo Phyllis; Knight, Lucia; Masquillier, Caroline (BMC, 2022)The chronic illness trajectory and its outcomes are well explained by the concept of illness identity; the extent to which ill individuals have integrated their diagnosed chronic illness into their identity or sense of ... -
A descriptive analysis of the role of a WhatsApp clinical discussion group as a forum for continuing medical education in the management of complicated HIV and TB clinical cases in a group of doctors in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
Woods, Joana; Moorhouse, Michelle; Knight, Lucia (AOSIS, 2019)As South Africa’s (SA) HIV programme increases in size, HIV/TB cases occur that are often beyond the clinical scope of primary healthcare clinicians. In SA’s Eastern Cape (EC) province, health facilities are geographically ... -
Effect of Covid‑19 on antenatal care: Experiences of medical professionals in the Netherlands
Gamberini, Carlotta; Angeli, Federica; Knight, Lucia (BMC, 2023)COVID-19 has greatly affected the delivery of all health care services globally. Antenatal care is one area of care that has been impacted, despite the fact that attending antenatal check-ups is essential for pregnant ... -
Exploring self-reported adherence measures to screen for elevated HIV viral load in adolescents: A South African cohort study
Zhou, Siyanai; Toska, Elona; Knight, Lucia (Springer, 2023)The timely identification of ART non-adherence among adolescents living with HIV presents a significant challenge, particularly in resource-limited settings where virologic monitoring is suboptimal. Using South African ... -
Exploring self-reported adherence measures to screen for elevated HIV viral load in adolescents: a South African cohort study
Zhou, Siyanai; Knight, Lucia; Toska, Elona (Springer, 2023)The timely identification of ART non-adherence among adolescents living with HIV presents a significant challenge, particularly in resource-limited settings where virologic monitoring is suboptimal. Using South African ... -
“I attend at Vanguard and I attend here as well”: barriers to accessing healthcare services among older South Africans with HIV and non-communicable diseases
Knight, Lucia; Schatz, Enid; Mukumbang, Ferdinand C. (Springer Nature, 2018)Background: HIV and non-communicable disease (NCD) are syndemic within sub-Saharan Africa especially among older persons. The two epidemics interact with one another within a context of poverty, inequality and inequitable access ... -
“I had made the decision, and no one was going to stop me” -Facilitators of prep adherence during pregnancy and postpartum in cape town, South Africa
Davey, Dvora L. Joseph; Knight, Lucia; Markt‑Maloney, Jackie (Springer, 2021)PrEP is safe and efective but requires adherence during potential HIV exposure, yet the facilitators of long-term maternal adherence are not well understood. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 25 postpartum women ... -
“I had made the decision, and no one was going to stop me” —facilitators of PREP adherence during pregnancy and postpartum in Cape Town, South Africa
Gomba, Yolanda; Tsawe, Nokwazi; Knight, Lucia (Springer, 2021-06-03)PrEP is safe and effective but requires adherence during potential HIV exposure, yet the facilitators of long-term maternal adherence are not well understood. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 25 postpartum women ... -
"I was referred from the other side": Gender and HIV testing among older South Africans living with HIV
Schatz, Enid; Knight, Lucia (Public Library of Science, 2018)South Africa has a Universal Test and Treat (UTT) policy in place to ensure that everyone tests for HIV and can access treatment if they test positive. The aim of this study is to document the pathways that older South ... -
“If you are circumcised, you are the best”: understandings and perceptions of voluntary medical male circumcision among men from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Humphries, Hilton; van Rooyen, Heidi; Knight, Lucia; Barnabas, Ruane; Celum, Connie (2015)While the uptake of voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) is increasing, South Africa has only attained 20% of its target to circumcise 80% of adult men by 2015. Understanding the factors influencing uptake is ... -
Improving the validity, relevance and feasibility of the continuum of care framework for maternal health in South Africa: a thematic analysis of experts’ perspectives
Mothupi, Mamothena Carol; Knight, Lucia; Tabana, Hanani (BMC, 2020-02-26)Background: The continuum of care is a key strategy for ensuring comprehensive service delivery for maternal health, while acknowledging the role of the social determinants of health. However, there is little research on ... -
Measurement approaches in continuum of care for maternal health: a critical interpretive synthesis of evidence from LMICs and its implications for the South African context
Mothupi, Mamothena Carol; Knight, Lucia; Tabana, Hanani (Springer Nature, 2018)Background: Global strategies recommend a continuum of care for maternal health to improve outcomes and access to care in low and middle income countries (LMICs). South Africa has already set priority interventions ... -
Obligation to family during times of transition: care, support and the response to HIV and AIDS in rural South Africa
Knight, Lucia; Hosegood, Victoria; Timaeus, Ian M. (Taylor & Francis, 2016)In rural South Africa, high HIV prevalence has the potential to affect the care and support that kin are able to provide to those living with HIV. Despite this, families seem to be largely resilient and a key source of ... -
Perceptions of the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study with South African adults
Silubonde, Takana M; Knight, Lucia; Norris, Shane A (BioMed Central Ltd, 2023)Introduction: In South Africa, public perceptions of the COVID-19 pandemic and risk mitigation measures remain mixed. To better understand health behaviours in the context of COVID-19, a qualitative study was conducted, ... -
Quality of HIV counselling in South Africa
Mohlabane, Neo; Peltzer, Karl; Mwisongo, Aziza; Ntsepe, Yoliswa; Tutshana, Bomkazi; van Rooyen, Heidi; Knight, Lucia (Kamla-Raj, 2015)HIV counselling and testing (HCT) has become increasingly available in South Africa since the 1990s. Over 4500 public health facilities offer client and provider-initiated HIV counselling and testing. Counselling and testing ... -
Refining interventions through formative research: a focus on ethical considerations in a family-based home-based counselling and testing (fbct) intervention in KwaZulu-Natal
Knight, Lucia (Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics, 2020)Conducting formative research is a scientific, ethical, and community engagement imperative. This article describes how formative research refined ethical processes for a family-based home-based counseling and testing ... -
Review of health and non-health sector indicators for monitoring service provision along the continuum of care for maternal health
Mothupi, Mamothena Carol; Knight, Lucia; Tabana, Hanani (BMC, 2020)This study uses health and non-health sector data sources to select and assess available indicators for service provision along the continuum of care for maternal health at subnational levels in South Africa. It applies ...