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Management of severe acute malnutrition in children under 5 years through the lens of health care workers in two rural South African hospitals
(AOSIS, 2018)
BACKGROUND: Despite the widespread implementation of the World Health Organization
(WHO) guidelines for the management of severe malnutrition in South Africa, poor treatment
outcomes for children under 5 years are still ...
Xpert MTB/RIF assay did not improve diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis among child contacts in Rwanda
(African Field Epidemiology Network, 2018)
INTRODUCTION: To report on the diagnostic yield using the Xpert MTB/RIF assay on gastric lavage samples from children (<15 years) who were
household contacts of tuberculosis (TB) cases in Kigali, Rwanda. METHODS: A ...
Role of community health workers in type 2 diabetes mellitus self-management: A scoping review
(PlOS ONE, 2018)
Globally the number of people with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has risen significantly over the last few decades. Aligned to this is a growing use of community health workers (CHWs) to deliver T2DM self-management ...
Unearthing how, why, for whom and under what health system conditions the antiretroviral treatment adherence club intervention in South Africa works: A realist theory refining approach
(BioMed Central, 2018)
BACKGROUND: Poor retention in care and suboptimal adherence to antiretroviral treatment (ART) undermine its
successful rollout in South Africa. The adherence club intervention was designed as an adherence-enhancing
intervention ...
Role of community health workers in type 2 diabetes mellitus self-management: A scoping review
(PLOS, 2018)
Background:
Globally the number of people with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has risen significantly over the last few decades. Aligned to this is a growing use of community health workers (CHWs) to deliver T2DM ...
A realist approach to eliciting the initial programme theory of the antiretroviral treatment adherence club intervention in the Western Cape Province, South Africa
(BioMed Central, 2018)
BACKGROUND: The successful initiation of people living with HIV/AIDS on antiretroviral therapy (ART) in South Africa has
engendered challenges of poor retention in care and suboptimal adherence to medication. The adherence ...