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    Between HIV diagnosis and initiation of antiretroviral therapy: Assessing the effectiveness of care for people living with HIV in the public primary care service in Cape Town, South Africa 

    Scott, Vera; Zweigenthal, Virginia; Jennings, Karen (Wiley-Blackwell, 2011)
    BACKGROUND: While much is written about the scale up of HIV counselling and testing (HCT) and antiretroviral therapy (ART), little research has been done on the expansion of routine preART HIV care. OBJECTIVE: To assess ...
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    Evaluation of how integrated HIV and TB programs are implemented in South Africa and the implications for rural-urban equity 

    Scott, Vera; Sanders, David (James Cook University, 2013)
    Introduction: In countries such as South Africa with a high prevalence of HIV and TB policy directives support program integration. Operational research suggests this is desirable, at least for increasing coverage of HIV ...
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    Exploring how different modes of governance act across health system levels to influence primary healthcare facility managers' use of information in decisionmaking: experience from Cape Town, South Africa 

    Scott, Vera; Gilson, Lucy (BioMed Central, 2017)
    BACKGROUND: Governance, which includes decision-making at all levels of the health system, and information have been identified as key, interacting levers of health system strengthening. However there is an extensive ...
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    Critiquing the response to the Ebola epidemic through a primary health care approach 

    Scott, Vera; Sarah, Crawford-Browne; David, Sanders (BMC Public Health, 2016)
    BACKGROUND: The 2014/2015 West Africa Ebola epidemic has caused the global public health community to engage in difficult self-reflection. First, it must consider the part it played in relation to an important public health ...
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    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 

    Ntumba, Alexis; Scott, Vera; Igumbor, Ehimario U. (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 ...
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    Scaling up integration: Development and results of a participatory assessment of HIV/TB services, South Africa 

    Scott, Vera; Chopra, Mickey; Azevedo, Virginia; Caldwell, Judy; Naidoo, Pren; Smuts, Brenda (BioMed Central Ltd, 2010)
    BACKGROUND: In South Africa the need to integrate HIV, TB and STI programmes has been recognised at a policy and organisation level; the challenge is now one of translating policies into relevant actions and monitoring ...
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    Integration of HIV prevention into sexual and reproductive health services in an urban setting in South Africa 

    Parker, Shireen; Scott, Vera (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 ...
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    Assessing and improving care for patients with TB/HIV/STIs in a rural district in KwaZulu-Natal South Africa 

    Loveday, Marion; Scott, Vera; McLaughlin, Jennifer; Amien, Feroza; Virgina, Zweigenthal (Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2011)
    Setting: Despite the prioritisation of TB, HIV and STI programmes in South Africa, service targets are not achieved, have had little effect, and the magnitude of the epidemics continues to escalate. Objective. To report ...
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    Is there room for improvement? Intervening at facility and district level to improve access and quality of care in a well-performing TB Control Programme: the Cape Town experience 

    Scott, Vera; Caldwell, Judy; Azevedo, Virginia (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2012)
    Objectives. To use a quality improvement approach to improve access to and quality of tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis and care in Cape Town. Methods. Five HIV/AIDS/sexually transmitted infections/TB (HAST) evaluations were ...
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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 ...
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    AuthorScott, Vera (12)Azevedo, Virginia (2)Caldwell, Judy (2)Chopra, Mickey (2)Gilson, Lucy (2)Mathews, Verona (2)Sanders, David (2)Amien, Feroza (1)Conrad, Liz (1)David, Sanders (1)... View MoreSubjectProgramme evaluation (3)South Africa (3)Cape Town (2)Equity (2)Healthcare (2)HIV (2)HIV prevention (2)HIV/AIDS (2)Integration (2)Rural (2)... View MoreDate Issued2010 - 2017 (10)2005 - 2009 (2)Has File(s)
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