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Integrated management of Type 2 diabetes and Gestational diabetes in the context of multi-morbidity in Africa: A systematic review
(Ubiquity Press, 2022)Many adults diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) also have other known or unknown comorbid conditions. The rising prevalence of GDM and T2DM within a broader context ... -
Integrating community health assistant- driven sexual and reproductive health services in the community health system in Nyimba district in Zambia: Mapping key actors, points of integration, and conditions shaping the process
(Reproductive Health, 2019)Introduction: Although large scale public sector community health worker programs have been key in providing sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services in low- and middle-income countries, their integration process into ... -
Integrating community health assistant-driven sexual and reproductive health services in the community health system in Nyimba district in Zambia: Mapping key actors, points of integration, and conditions shaping the process
(Reproductive Health, 2019)Introduction: Although large scale public sector community health worker programs have been key in providing sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services in low- A nd middle-income countries, their integration process ... -
Integrating gestational diabetes and type 2 diabetes care into primary health care: Lessons from prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in South Africa - A mixed methods study
(Public Library of Science, 2021)Background Implementation of the programmes for the Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) into antenatal care over the last three decades could inform implementation of ... -
Integrating gestational diabetes screening and care and Type 2 diabetes mellitus prevention after GDM into community based primary health care in South Africa- mixed method study
(Ubiquity Press, 2022)Despite high gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) prevalence in South Africa (9.1% in 2018), its screening and management are not well integrated into routine primary health care and poorly linked to post-GDM prevention ... -
Integrating health technology assessment and the right to health in South Africa: a qualitative content analysis of substantive values in landmark judicial decisions
(Cambridge University Press, 2023)The World Health Assembly has encouraged WHO member-states to establish capacity in health technology assessment (HTA) as a support for achieving universal health coverage (UHC). Simultaneously, the WHO has stated that UHC ... -
Integrating the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV into primary healthcare services after AIDS denialism in South Africa: perspectives of experts and health care workers - a qualitative study
(Springer Nature, 2020)Integrating Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) programmes into routine health services under complex socio-political and health system conditions is a priority and a challenge. The successful rollout of ... -
Integration of HIV prevention into sexual and reproductive health services in an urban setting in South Africa
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2013)Background: The United Nations Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS of 2006 stressed the need to strengthen policy and programme linkages between HIV and Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH). However, the effectiveness ... -
An integrative review of measurement instruments used to assess the stigma that affects people who use drugs
(SAGE Publications Inc., 2021)This article aims to review how existing instruments to measure stigma affecting people who use drugs have been developed, which domains of stigma are measured, as well as metrics used to validate these instruments. Using ... -
Intersectoral collaboration before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Western Cape: implications for future whole-of-society approaches to health and wellbeing
(Health System Trust, 2022)The profound health, social and economic impacts generated by the COVID-19 pandemic have necessitated collaboration among societal actors in an unprecedented fashion, elevating the status of the health sector and positioning ... -
Intervention in mothers and newborns to reduce maternal and perinatal mortality in 3 provinces in South Africa using a quality improvement approach: Protocol for a mixed method type 2 hybrid evaluation
(JMIR Publications, 2023)The COVID-19 pandemic undermined gains in reducing maternal and perinatal mortality in South Africa. The Mphatlalatsane Initiative is a health system intervention to reduce mortality and morbidity in women and newborns ... -
Interventions for improving treatment outcomes in adolescents on antiretroviral therapy with unsuppressed viral loads: A systematic review protocol
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2021)Adolescents represent one of the most underserved population groups among people living with HIV. With successes in the elimination of mother to child transmission initiatives and advances in paediatric HIV treatment ... -
Intimate partner violence and HIV sexual risk behaviour among women who inject drugs in Indonesia: a respondent‑driven sampling study Claudia Stoicescu,
(Springer, 2018)Women who inject drugs are disproportionately affected by HIV and intimate partner violence (IPV); however, the link between IPV and HIV remains under-researched among substance-using women in low- and middle-income ... -
Intimate partner violence, forced first sex and adverse pregnancy outcomes in a sample of Zimbabwean women accessing maternal and child health care
(BioMed Central, 2018)BACKGROUND: Intimate partner violence (IPV) remains a serious problem with a wide range of health consequences including poor maternal and newborn health outcomes. We assessed the relationship between IPV, forced first ... -
Investigating the disjoint between education and health policy for infant feeding among teenage mothers in South Africa: a case for intersectoral work
(BMC, 2022)Background: Many low-and-middle-income countries, including South Africa, have high rates of teenage preg‑ nancy. Following the World Health Organisation recommendations, South African health policy on infant feeding promotes ... -
Is client reporting on contraceptive use always accurate?measuring consistency and Change with a multicountry study
(Studies in Family Planning, 2021)The consistency of self-reported contraceptive use over short periods of time is important for understanding measurement reliability. We assess the consistency of and change in contraceptive use using longitudinal data ... -
Is social support related to better mental health, treatment continuation and success rates among individuals undergoing in-vitro fertilization? Systematic review and metaanalysis protocol
(Public Library of Science, 2021)Infertility and its treatment via in-vitro fertilization (IVF) represent a global health area of increasing importance. However, the physical and psychological burden of IVF can negatively impact psychological wellbeing, ... -
Is the Alma Ata vision of comprehensive primary health care viable? Findings from an international project
(Co-Action Publishing, 2014)BACKGROUND: The 4-year (2007 2011) Revitalizing Health for All international research program (http://www. globalhealthequity.ca/projects/proj_revitalizing/index.shtml) supported 20 research teams located in 15 ... -
Is the routine health information system ready to support the planned national health insurance scheme in South Africa?
(Oxford University Press, 2021)Implementation of a National Health Insurance (NHI) in South Africa requires a reliable, standardized health information system that supports Diagnosis-Related Groupers for reimbursements and resource management. We ... -
Is there risk compensation among HIV infected youth and adults 15 years and older on antiretroviral treatment in South Africa? Findings from the 2017 national HIV prevalence, incidence, behaviour and communication survey
(MDPI, 2022)In this paper, risk compensation among individuals on antiretroviral therapy (ART), using the 2017 South African national survey on HIV, is explored. A multi-stage stratified cluster random sampling approach was used to ...