Browsing Faculty of Community and Health Sciences by Author "Leon, Natalie"
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Addressing the tensions and complexities involved in commissioning and undertaking implementation research in low- and middle-income countries
Doherty, Tanya; Lewin, Simon; Kinney, Mary; Sanders, David; Mathews, Cathy; Daviaud, Emmanuelle; Goga, Ameena; Bhana, Arvin; Besada, Donela; Vanleeuw, Lieve; Loveday, Marian; Odendaal, Willem; Leon, Natalie (BMJ, 2018)Rapid scale-up of new policies and guidelines, in the context of weak health systems in low/middle-income countries (LMIC), has led to greater interest and funding for implementation research. Implementation research ... -
Applying a framework for assessing the health system challenges to scaling up mHealth in South Africa
Leon, Natalie; Schneider, Helen; Daviaud, Emmanuelle (BioMed Central, 2012)Background: Mobile phone technology has demonstrated the potential to improve health service delivery, but there is little guidance to inform decisions about acquiring and implementing mHealth technology at scale in health ... -
Costs of implementing integrated community case management (iCCM) in six African countries: implications for sustainability
Daviaud, Emmanuelle; Besada, Donela; Leon, Natalie; Rohde, Sarah; Sanders, David; Oliphant, Nicholas; Doherty, Tanya (Edinburgh University Global Health Society, 2017)BACKGROUND Sub–Saharan Africa still reports the highest rates of under– five mortality. Low cost, high impact interventions exist, however poor access remains a challenge. Integrated community case management (iCCM) was ... -
Critical reflections on conducting qualitative health research during Covid-19: The lived experiences of a cohort of postgraduate students in a South African university
Githaiga, Jennifer Nyawira; Spath, Carmen; Sicwebu, Namhla; Perera, Shehani; Tolla, Tsidiso; Leon, Natalie (Sage journal, 2023-01-02)COVID-19 ushered in public health guidelines restricting face-to-face contact and movement, and encouraging social distancing, all of which had implications for conducting field-based research during the pandemic. For ... -
The role of 'hidden' community volunteers in community-based health service delivery platforms: examples from sub-Saharan Africa
Leon, Natalie; Sanders, David; Damme, Wim Van; Besada, Donela; Daviaud, Emmanuelle; Oliphant, Nicholas P.; Berzal, Rocio; Mason, John; Doherty, Tanya (Co-Action Publishing, 2015)Community-based research on child survival in sub-Saharan Africa has focussed on the increased provision of curative health services by a formalised cadre of lay community health workers (CHWs), but we have identified a ...