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Barriers and facilitators to utilisation of rehabilitation services amongst persons with lower-limb amputations in a rural community in South Africa
(SAGE Publications, 2018)
BACKGROUND: Persons with disabilities who reside in rural areas experience challenges accessing and utilising health services and rehabilitation. Due to the high prevalence of diabetes mellitus in rural regions, the risk ...
Exploratory analysis of the ecological variables associated with sexual health profiles in high-risk, sexually-active female learners in rural KwaZulu-Natal
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2018-04-05)
Young women are at high risk for negative sexual health outcomes. Despite their high risk,
many sexually-active women never experience negative sexual health outcomes. This
study explored the ecological risk factors ...
Physiotherapy management strategies for women post-caesarean section delivery in public hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
(SA Society of Physiotherapy, 2013)
South Africa has seen a steady increase in the rate of caesarean section deliveries, and while physiotherapists are often requested to treat these patients, there are no guidelines on their physiotherapeutic management. ...
Depressive symptoms in community-dwelling persons aged≥60 years in Inanda, Ntuzuma and KwaMashu in eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal
(AOSIS Publishing, 2015)
BACKGROUND. Physical and psychological ailments increase with age; while the physical ailments are well documented, mental health issues
have received less attention.
OBJECTIVE. To determine the prevalence of depressive ...
Barriers and facilitating factors to HIV treatment among men in a high-HIV burdened district in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: A qualitative study
(SAGE Publications, 2022)
Despite enormous increases in the proportion of people living with HIV accessing treatment in sub-Saharan Africa, major gender disparities persist, with men experiencing lower rates of testing, linkage to treatment, and ...