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Adult food choices in association with the local retail food environment and food access in resource-poor communities: A scoping review protocol
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2021)The local retail food environment influences dietary patterns and food choices, as suggested in the literature. The lack of access to healthy food within this environment may result in unhealthy food choices which may ... -
Adult medical emergency unit presentations due to adverse drug reactions in a setting of high HIV prevalence
(African Federation for Emergency Medicine, 2021)South Africa has the world's largest antiretroviral treatment programme, which may contribute to the adverse drug reaction (ADR) burden. We aimed to determine the proportion of adult non-trauma emergency unit (EU) presentations ... -
Adultification neglect and sexual abuse at home: Selected narratives of orphaned girls in KwaMashu, South Africa
(Children and Society, 2023)This paper explores two orphaned girls' accounts of victimization and vulnerability to child sexual abuse in their family homes. Interviews with these girls revealed a trend of neglect, adversity and processes of adultification ... -
Advance Care Planning conversations: What constitutes best practice and the way forward
(Elsevier GmbH, 2023)Background: Advance Care Planning (ACP) conversations are a cornerstone of modern health care and need to be supported. However, research indicates that the uptake thereof is limited, regardless of various campaigns. ACP ... -
Advancing the agenda on noncommunicable diseases: prevention and management at community level
(Health Systems Trust (HST), 2017)South Africa is experiencing an increase in the prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which imposes a heavy burden on healthcare services. The South African government has made great strides towards management ... -
Advancing the application of systems thinking in health: South African examples of a leadership of sensemaking for primary health care
(Biomed Central, 2014)BACKGROUND: New forms of leadership are required to bring about the fundamental health system changes demanded by primary health care (PHC). Using theory about complex adaptive systems and policy implementation, this ... -
Advancing the science behind human resources for health: highlights from the Health Policy and Systems Research Reader on Human Resources for Health
(BMC, 2018)Health workers are central to people-centred health systems, resilient economies and sustainable development. Given the rising importance of the health workforce, changing human resource for health (HRH) policy and ... -
Affirmative action in South Africa: Are we creating new casualties?
(Wiley, 2013)Affirmative action policies in South Africa and other countries have been designed to address inequity and discrimination, and to manage a wide range of diversity in all spheres of life, particularly after the end of ... -
African governments must build on Covid-19 responses to advance gender equality
(NLM (Medline), 2023)Gender inequality remains a major threat to development in Africa, with millions of women in the continent not reaching their full potential.1 The covid-19 pandemic and related quarantine and lockdown measures exacerbated ... -
Afrikaans adaptation of the children’s hope scale: Validation and measurement invariance
(Cogent OA, 2020)The overarching aim of this study was to validate the Afrikaans version of Snyder’s (1997) Children’s Hope Scale in a sample of children from Cape Town, South Africa. Within this process, the study aimed to test the ... -
Aftercare to chemically addicted adolescents: An exploration of their needs
(OASIS, 2013)Treatment of chemical addiction includes preparation for treatment, formal treatment and aftercare. The latter appears to be a neglected area in service delivery to chemically addicted adolescents, contributing to the ... -
Aging with HIV: Increased risk of HIV comorbidities in older adults
(MDPI, 2022)With improved access to antiretroviral treatment (ART), adults with HIV live longer to reach older age. The number of older adults living with HIV is increasing steadily, giving rise to a new population of interest in ... -
Alcohol ban during the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown: Lessons for preventing foetal alcohol spectrum disorder in South Africa
(AOSIS, 2022)During the two national lockdowns implemented in South Africa to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages were prohibited. There is observational ... -
Alcohol ban during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown: Lessons for preventing foetal alcohol spectrum disorder in South Africa
(AOSIS, 2022)During the two national lockdowns implemented in South Africa to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages were prohibited. There is observational ... -
Alcohol consumption amongst young adults living in a low socioeconomic status community in Cape Town
(Society for Personality Research, 2013)Our aim was to ascertain the extent of risky alcohol consumption amongst young adults living in a low socioeconomic status community in Cape Town, South Africa. We used a cross-sectional survey design and the street ... -
Alcohol consumption patterns, suppliers and online alcohol marketing: before and during COVID-19 alcohol bans
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2023)COVID-19-related alcohol sales bans and stay-at-home orders prompted the alcohol industry in South Africa to increase their online alcohol sales promotions. We investigated changes in alcohol-related behaviour and the ... -
Alcohol consumption, physical activity, and cad risk factors in firefighters
(Bentham Open, 2023)Firefighting is a physically and psychologically stressful occupation, where firefighters often resort to alcohol use as a coping strategy. Firefighters are particularly vulnerable to alcohol misuse and alcohol disorders, ... -
Alcohol use among black female adolescents in a South African community: A mixed methods investigation
(Faculty of Community and Health Sciences, University of the Western Cape, 2008)Background: According to the World Health Organization global alcohol consumption has increased in recent decades, with most of this increase occurring in developing countries. Added to this is the concern of the increased ... -
Alignment of school discipline with positive behavioural interventions and supports: The case of one disadvantaged urban South African Primary School
(AOSIS, 2021)Positive behavioural interventions and supports (PBIS) is a framework that aligns with the South African Department of Education’s Alternatives to Corporal Punishment.The aim of this study is to provide a snapshot of the ... -
All bad? Experiences of aging among LGBT elders in South Africa
(SAGE, 2019)There is an almost complete dearth of research on the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) elders in South Africa. This study was a qualitative exploration through focus group discussions of the lived ...