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Wealth and cardiovascular health: A cross-sectional study of wealth-related inequalities in the awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in high-, middle- and low-income countries
(BMC, 2016): Effective policies to control hypertension require an understanding of its distribution in the population and the barriers people face along the pathway from detection through to treatment and control. One key factor ... -
Weathering the Covid-19 storm: The impact on health professionals
(AOSIS, 2021)During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, health professionals have been on the forefront of delivering healthcare whilst experiencing unprecedented stress facing complex ethical situations, heavy workloads, ... -
A web-based global educational model for training in semen analysis during the Covid-19 pandemic
(Korean Society for Sexual Medicine and Andrology, 2021)In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Center for Reproductive Medicine (ACRM) transitioned its annual training in assisted reproductive technology (ART) from a hands-on, laboratory-based training course to a ... -
What are health policy and systems research priorities for universal health coverage in South Africa?
(PubMed, 2023)We report here on the process and findings of a research prioritisation exercise for universal health coverage (UHC) in South Africa, conducted during the course of 2019. As plans to roll out National Health Insurance ... -
What clinical competencies do we expect from physiotherapy students at the University of the Western Cape?
(Aosis, 1998)The purpose o f this study is to identify the clinical competencies that are expected o f physiotherapy students at the University o f the Western Cape. A list o fte n categories o f clinical competencies was first ... -
What constitutes responsiveness of physicians: A qualitative study in rural Bangladesh
(Public Library of Science, 2017)Responsiveness entails the social actions by health providers to meet the legitimate expectations of patients. It plays a critical role in ensuring continuity and effectiveness of care within people centered health ... -
What constitutes responsiveness of physicians: A qualitative study in rural Bangladesh
(Public Library of Science, 2017)Responsiveness entails the social actions by health providers to meet the legitimate expectations of patients. It plays a critical role in ensuring continuity and effectiveness of care within people centered health ... -
"What does the university have to do with it?”: Perceptions of rape culture on campus and the role of university authorities
(Stellenbosch University, 2020)In April 2016, the #Endrapeculture protests spread across South African university campuses. These protests raised awareness of university policies regarding rape and sexual assault cases on campus. The protesters accused ... -
What elements are needed to design a comprehensive youth development programme
(HRPUB, 2018)Interventions to combat engagement in health risk behaviours (HRB) amongst youth produces mixed results. Engagement in HRBs continues to increase with adverse effects on health and well-being. This manuscript reports on a ... -
What happens during those long hours next to the road? An exploratory study of three informal day labour hiring sites in Tshwane
(University of Stellenbosch, 2012)The purpose of the study was to describe the nature of socio-economic activities taking place at hiring sites in Tshwane. The research approach and methodology of this study were exploratory, descriptive and qualitative. ... -
What happens when employees are furloughed? A resource loss perspective
(Sage, 2019)Furloughs refer to placing employees on a temporary leave with no pay for the period of the leave. The current study draws from conservation of resources (COR) theory to examine how furloughs affect employees’ experiences ... -
What health service provider factors are associated with low delivery of HIV testing to children with acute malnutrition in Dowa district of Malawi?
(Public Library of Science, 2015)The Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition is the national program for treating acute malnutrition in Malawi. Under this program’s guidelines all children enrolled should undergo an HIV test, so that those ... -
What influences linkage to care after home-based HIV counseling and testing?
(Springer Verlag, 2017)To maximize the benefits of test and treat strategies that utilize community-based HIV testing, clients who test positive must link to care in a timely manner. However, linkage rates across the HIV treatment cascade are ... -
What is Covid-19 teaching us about community health systems? A reflection from a rapid community-led mutual aid response in cape town, South Africa
(Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2020)The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has exposed the wide gaps in South Africa’s formal social safety net, with the country’s high levels of inequality, unemployment and poor public infrastructure combining ... -
What is Covid-19 teaching us about community health systems? A reflection from a rapid community-led mutual aid response in Cape Town, South Africa
(Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2022)The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has exposed the wide gaps in South Africa’s formal social safety net, with the country’s high levels of inequality, unemployment and poor public infrastructure combining ... -
What is it that matters most in the practice of nursing children?
(Pub med, 2003)This article discusses the results of a workshop designed as an action research cycle to ascertain what matters most in the practice of nursing children in South Africa today. The workshop was convened at the University ... -
What is the difference between comprehensive and selective primary health care? Evidence from a five-year longitudinal realist case study in South Australia
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2017)BACKGROUND Since the WHO’s Alma Ata Declaration on Primary Health Care (PHC) there has been debate about the advisability of adopting comprehensive or selective PHC. Proponents of the latter argue that a more ... -
What makes international global health university partnerships higher-value? An examination of partnership types and activities favoured at four East African universities
(Levy Library Press, 2018)BACKGROUND: There are many interuniversity global health partnerships with African universities. Representatives of these partnerships often claim partnership success in published works, yet critical, contextualized, and ... -
When hanging on at all costs is the only option
(Programmes de Bioethique, 2021)Having hope that a terminally ill patient may recover is not an unfamiliar sight in intensive care units across the globe. However, cultural heritage may make it even tougher. This fictional case study, which is a ... -
Which eligible households get grants? Demographic correlates of receipt in South Africa
(Routledge, 2016)Since Apartheid, the South African government transformed and expanded the social grants system to improve the well-being of its vulnerable populations. Despite increased efforts, a sub-section of the grant-eligible ...