Faculty of Community and Health Sciences
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The Faculty of Community and Health Sciences (CHS) is committed to excellence in education and training, research and community service which promotes a progressive primary health care approach in an inter-professional manner.
Electronic theses and dissertations are available in the Electronic Theses and Dissertations Repository .
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Integrating health technology assessment and the right to health in South Africa: a qualitative content analysis of substantive values in landmark judicial decisions
(Cambridge University Press, 2023)The World Health Assembly has encouraged WHO member-states to establish capacity in health technology assessment (HTA) as a support for achieving universal health coverage (UHC). Simultaneously, the WHO has stated that UHC ... -
Supporting hiv self-management in adolescents to be resilient and thrive: an intervention development study
(Taylor and Francis, 2023)Self-management programs or interventions focus on self-empowerment to improve skills, abilities and behaviors needed to control a chronic condition and may be of great value for adolescents living with HIV (ALWH). The aim ... -
Places Nigerians visited during covid-19 government stay-home policy: evidence from secondary analysis of data collected during the lockdown
(Page Press Publications, 2023)Introduction. Compliance with the Government’s lockdown policy is required to curtail community transmission of Covid-19 infection. The objective of this research was to identify places Nigerians visited during the lockdown ... -
The resilience of South African school teachers in the time of covid-19: coping with risk of infection, loneliness, and anxiety
(MDPI, 2023)The COVID-19 pandemic precipitated an overall increase in the global prevalence of mental health disorders and psychological distress. However, against this backdrop, there was also evidence of adaptation and coping, which ... -
Promoting well-being in the face of a pandemic: the role of sense of coherence and ego-resilience in the relationship between psychological distress and life satisfaction
(SAGE Publications Inc, 2023)COVID-19 has impacted negatively on the lives and academic activities of university students. This has contributed to increasing levels of psychological distress among this population group. Intrinsic and contextual factors ... -
Association between physical fitness and cardiovascular health in firefighters
(MDPI, 2023)Firefighters perform strenuous work in dangerous and unpredictable environments requiring optimal physical conditioning. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between physical fitness and cardiovascular ... -
Implementing and evaluating community health worker-led cardiovascular disease risk screening intervention in Sub-Saharan Africa communities: a participatory implementation research protocol
(MDPI, 2023)The increasing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), particularly cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) poses a considerable threat to public health. Community-driven CVD risk ... -
From fear and vulnerability to fortitude: sustaining psychological well-being in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic
(SAGE Publications Inc, 2023)Despite the societal increase in mental health disorders during the initial stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, many individuals were able to cope effectively with new mental health challenges. The heterogeneity in responses ... -
The impact of HIV and ART exposure during pregnancy on fetal growth: a prospective study in a South African cohort
(BioMed Central Ltd, 2023)Background: In utero exposure to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and antiretroviral (ART) is associated with adverse birth outcomes, which are often attributed to alterations in placental morphology. This study used ... -
Correction: Maternity protection entitlements for non-standard workers in low-and-middle-income countries and potential implications for breastfeeding practices: a scoping review of research since 2000 (international breastfeeding journal, (2023), 18, 1, (9), 10.1186/s13006-023-00542-8)
(BioMed Central Ltd, 2023)Background: Following publication of the original article [1], it came to the authors' attention that the references and citations from reference 25 onwards were incorrectly numbered: (the former) reference 25 had no ... -
Key populations and Sub-Saharan Africa’s HIV response
(Frontiers Media S.A., 2023)Background: The global HIV epidemic has had the greatest impact on Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). An estimated 67% of the 38.4 million people living with HIV (PLWH) globally in 2021 were from SSA. SSA was responsible for 670,000 ... -
Emerging infectious disease outbreaks in Sub-Saharan Africa: Learning from the past and present to be better prepared for future outbreaks
(Frontiers Media S.A., 2023)Background: Over the past two decades, Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has faced multiple public health emergencies (1). A public health emergency (PHE) is a situation with health consequences too severe for conventional community ... -
Using the com-b model and behaviour change wheel to develop a theory and evidence-based intervention for women with gestational diabetes (iindiago)
(BioMed Central Ltd, 2023)Background: In South Africa, the prevalence of gestational diabetes (GDM) is growing, concomitant with the dramatically increasing prevalence of overweight/obesity among women. There is an urgent need to develop tailored ... -
Using an intersectionality approach to transform health services for overlooked healthcare users and workers after covid-19
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2022)Background: Globally, government responses to the covid-19 pandemic reinforced prevailing patterns of privilege and prejudice and further entrenched the inequitable distribution of health and disease in different populations. ... -
A prospective study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of vitamin E and levocarnitine prophylaxis against doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity in adult breast cancer patients
(SAGE Publications Ltd, 2023)Background: Doxorubicin induces acute and chronic cardiotoxicity. This study is aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of vitamin E and levocarnitine (EL) as cardioprotective agents against acute doxorubicin cardiotoxicity ... -
The association between the timing, intensity and magnitude of adolescent growth and body composition in early adulthood
(Springer Nature, 2023)OBJECTIVES: There’s paucity of longitudinal studies assessing the role of adolescent growth on adult body composition in developing countries. The aims of this study were to assess the association between adolescent change ... -
Global investments in pandemic preparedness and COVID-19: development assistance and domestic spending on health between 1990 and 2026
(Elsevier Ltd, 2023)Background: The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted gaps in health surveillance systems, disease prevention, and treatment globally. Among the many factors that might have led to these gaps is the issue of the financing of ... -
Scoping review protocol exploring the relationship between food insecurity, mental health and diet intake among adolescents across the globe
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2023)Studies, exploring the effect of food insecurity on physical and mental health, have shown that food insecurity is associated with lower self-reports of physical and mental health. With the COVID-19 pandemic, food insecurity ... -
A call for social accountability within pharmacy education: concepts, relevance, and accreditation
(Elsevier, 2023)Introduction: Social accountability (SA) is a leap to excellence in health education. While pharmacists are ideally situated in the healthcare setting to practice SA through research, service, and practice, SA is ... -
The association between plant-based diets and dietary patterns with cardiometabolic risk in a sample of commercial taxi drivers in South Africa
(MDPI Journal, 2023)The consumption of unhealthy foods and a sedentary lifestyle predispose individuals to non-communicable diseases. This study investigated the distribution and the association of plant-based diets (PBDs) and dietary patterns ...