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Key challenges to achieving health for all in an inequitable society: The case of South Africa
(American Public Health Association, 2006)The health inequalities in South Africa are rapidly worsening. Since 1994, the new democratic government has initiated a number of large-scale policies and programs with explicit pro-equity objectives that have improved ... -
Key populations and Sub-Saharan Africa’s HIV response
(Frontiers Media S.A., 2023)Background: The global HIV epidemic has had the greatest impact on Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). An estimated 67% of the 38.4 million people living with HIV (PLWH) globally in 2021 were from SSA. SSA was responsible for 670,000 ... -
Knowledge and awareness of human papillomavirus and intention with regard to human papillomavirus vaccine uptake by female tertiary students in the Eastern Cape province
(MedPharm, 2013)In 2008, two human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines, Cervarix and Gardasil, were licensed for use in South Africa. Initial models showed that vaccination could lead to an approximate 70% decline in cervical cancer cases. ... -
Knowledge and practice of breast self-examination among rural women in South-West Nigeria: Implications for development of women empowerment programme
(UNISA Press, 2017)Cancer is a major public health concern globally. In Nigeria, over 10 000 cancer deaths and 250 000 new cases of cancer are recorded yearly. It was reported that the number of women at risk of breast cancer increased ... -
The knowledge and practices of caregivers regarding the administration of oral liquid medication to children at a healthcare clinic in Bloemfontein, South Africa
(South African Medical Association, 2022)Children are dependent on their caregivers to accurately administer medication to them. To determine the knowledge and practices of primary caregivers regarding their methods of oral liquid medication administration, ... -
Knowledge of non-communicable disease risk factors among community health workers in South Africa
(Bentham, 2020)Introduction: Community Health Workers play an important role in supporting patients with chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs), therefore they need to be constantly updated with current knowledge to enable them to ... -
Knowledge, attitude and practice study of HIV in female adolescents presenting for contraceptive services in a rural health district in the north-east of Namibia
(OpenJournals Publishing, 2012)Background: Namibia bears a large burden of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), and the youth are disproportionately affected. Objectives: To explore the current knowledge, attitudes and behaviour of female adolescents ... -
Knowledge, attitude, and practice towards Covid-19 among people living with HIV/AIDS in Kigali, Rwanda
(Springer Nature, 2020)As with other countries globally, Rwanda has faced a recent outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) against a backdrop of an HIV epidemic. At present, there is no successful cure or vaccine for both COVID-19 ... -
The landscape of Covid-19 vaccination in Zimbabwe: A narrative review and analysis of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of the programme
(MDPI, 2022)The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic brought unprecedented challenges for the population. The advent of national COVID-19 vaccination programmes was therefore welcome as a key control strategy for the COVID-19 pandemic, as ... -
Lay health workers and HIV programmes: Implications for health systems
(Routledge, 2010)One of the consequences of massive investment in antiretroviral access and other AIDS programmes has been the rapid emergence of large numbers of lay workers in the health systems of developing countries. In South ... -
Leadership and governance of community health worker programmes at scale: a cross case analysis of provincial implementation in South Africa
(BMC, 2017)BACKGROUND: National community health worker (CHW) programmes are returning to favour as an integral part of primary health care systems, often on the back of pre-existing community based initiatives. There are ... -
Leadership and the functioning of maternal health services in two rural district hospitals in South Africa
(Oxford University Press, 2018)Maternal mortality remains high in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, despite over 90% of pregnant women utilizing maternal health services. A recent survey showed wide variation in performance among districts in the ... -
Leaving no man behind: How differentiated service delivery models increase men’s engagement in HIV care
(Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2021)Men demonstrate disproportionately poor uptake and engagement in HIV services with strong evidence linking men’s disinclination to engage in HIV services to their masculinity, necessitating adaptive programming to accommodate ... -
Legislation and policies for the right to maternity protection in South Africa: A fragmented state of affairs
(SAGE Publications, 2022)Maternity protection rights incorporate comprehensive benefits that should be available to pregnant or breastfeeding working women.To describe South Africa’s maternity protection legal and policy landscape and compare it ... -
Lenses and levels: the why, what and how of measuring health system drivers of women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health with a governance focus
(BMJ, 2019)Health systems are critical for health outcomes as they underpin intervention coverage and quality, promote users’ rights and intervene on the social determinants of health. Governance is essential for health system ... -
Lessons learnt during covid-19 lockdown: A qualitative study of south african families
(Elsevier, 2021-11)In a pandemic, such as COVID-19, with every single person struggling to deal with the unknown, it is often within the family that support is found but it is also within the family that circumstances, contexts and behaviours ... -
Level of adult client satisfaction with clinic flow time and services of an integrated non-communicable disease-HIV testing services clinic in Soweto, South Africa: A cross-sectional study
(Springer Nature, 2020)While HIV Testing Services (HTS) have increased, many South Africans have not been tested. Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the top cause of death worldwide. Integrated NCD-HTS could be a strategy to control both ... -
Level of agreement between objectively determined body composition and perceived body image in 6- To 8-year-old South African children- To Body Composition-Isotope Technique study
(Public Library of Science, 2020)To assess the level of agreement between body size self-perception and actual body size determined by body mass index (BMI) z-score and body fatness measured by the deuterium dilution method (DDM) in South African children ... -
Leveraging the photovoice methodology for critical realist theorizing
(SAGE Publications, 2020)Photovoice is a visual research methodology that integrates images and words to encourage the exploration of the experiences, perceptions, and meaning-making processes of individuals on various social phenomena. As a ... -
Linkage into care among newly diagnosed HIV-positive individuals tested through outreach and facility-based HIV testing models in Mbeya, Tanzania: a prospective mixed-method cohort study
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2017)OBJECTIVE: Linkage to care is the bridge between HIV testing and HIV treatment, care and support. In Tanzania, mobile testing aims to address historically low testing rates. Linkage to care was reported at 14% in 2009 ...
