Browsing Faculty of Community and Health Sciences by Author "Mathews, Verona"
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Constraints to implementing an equity-promoting staff allocation policy: understanding key actors perspectives affecting implementation in South Africa
Scott, Vera; Mathews, Verona; Gilson, Lucy (Oxford University Press, 2012)Much of current research on issues of equity in low- and middle-income countries focuses on uncovering and describing the extent of inequities in health status and health service provision. In terms of policy responses ... -
Impacts for health and care workers of Covid-19 and other public health emergencies of international concern: living systematic review, meta-analysis and policy recommendations
Fronteira, Inês; Mathews, Verona; Dos Santos, Ranailla Lima Bandeira (BioMed Central Ltd, 2024)Background: Health and care workers (HCW) faced the double burden of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: as members of a society affected by a public health emergency and as HWC who experienced fear of becoming infected and of infecting ... -
Information for human resource management
Mathews, Verona (Health Systems Trust, 2005)This chapter emphasises the need for a routine information system for Human Resources Management (HRM). It provides an assessment of the current information system for HRM using a case study approach. It also outlines a ... -
Research to action to address inequities: The experience of the Cape Town Equity Gauge
Scott, Vera; Stern, Ruth; Sanders, David; Reagon, Gavin; Mathews, Verona (BioMed Central, 2008-01-04)BACKGROUND: While the importance of promoting equity to achieve health is now recognised, the health gap continues to increase globally between and within countries. The description that follows looks at how the Cape Town ... -
Risk factors for incident HIV infection among antenatal mothers in rural Eastern Cape, South Africa
Businge, Charles Bitamazire; Longo-Mbenza, Benjamin; Mathews, Verona (Taylor & Francis Open Access, 2016)The prevalence of HIV among antenatal clients in South Africa has remained at a very high rate of about 29% despite substantial decline in several sub-Saharan countries. There is a paucity of data on risk factors for ... -
Skills and competencies in health data analytics for health professionals
Nkwanyana, Akhona; Mathews, Verona; Zachary, Iris; Bhayani, Vishwa (Routledge Original language English, 2023)Healthcare data analytics is a methodological approach to the systematic analysis of health data, and it provides opportunities for healthcare professionals to improve health system management, patient engagement, budgeting, ...