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Mothers' perceptions of female genital mutilation
(Oxford University Press, 2014)
The practice of female genital mutilation (FGM)
is widespread in Nigeria. This study was conducted
to assess the perceptions of FGM among
mothers at a primary healthcare centre in Lagos,
Nigeria. A convenience sample ...
Training community care workers to provide comprehensive TB⁄HIV⁄PMTCT integrated care in KwaZulu-Natal: Lessons learnt
(Wiley, 2012)
To describe a participatory approach to implement and evaluate ways to integrate and traincommunity care workers (CCWs) to enhance collaborative TB⁄HIV⁄PMTCT activities, and home-basedHIV counseling and testing (HCT) at ...
Examining the variations in the implementation of interventions to address stillbirth from the national to subnational levels: Experiences from Uganda
(BMC, 2022)
The current global burden of stillbirth disproportionately afects regions such as sub-Saharan Africa,
where Uganda is located. To respond to this burden, policies made at the national level were difused from the centre
and ...
Engagement of non-government organisations and community care workers in collaborative TB/HIV activities including prevention of mother to child transmission in South Africa: Opportunities and challenges
(BMC, 2012)
The implementation of collaborative TB/HIV activities may help to mitigate the impact of the dual epidemic on patients and communities. Such implementation requires integrated interventions across facilities and levels of ...
Responding to the crisis in sub-Saharan Africa: The role of nutrition
(Cambridge University Press, 2006)
In the chapter dealing with education and health, the report of the influential
Commission for Africa prioritises basic health systems, HIV/AIDS, malaria and
tuberculosis. In contrast, nutrition is given less than half ...
Improving the coverage of the PMTCT programme through a participatory quality improvement intervention in South Africa
(BMC, 2009)
Despite several years of implementation, prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) programmes in many resource poor settings are failing to reach the majority of HIV positive women. We report on a data driven ...
Scaling up health promotion interventions in the era of HIV/AIDS: Challenges for a rights based approach
(Oxford University Press, 2005)
A sustained scaled up response to global public health
challenges such as HIV/AIDS will require a functioning and
efficient health system, based on the foundation of strong
primary healthcare. Whilst this is necessary, ...
Fear of the perpetrator: A major reason why sexual assault victims delayed presenting at hospital
(Wiley, 2014)
Sexual violence occurs globally and has been reportedacross various cultures and among all demographic andsocio-economic groups. Although both sexes are affected,women are usually the victims and men the perpetrators;in ...
Characteristics and outcomes of gunshot-acquired spinal cord injury in South Africa
(South African Medical Association, 2017)
Spinal cord injuries (SCIs) caused by assault present a unique challenge facing the healthcare system, in that very little
is known about how these injuries manifest compared with other causes of injury. Understanding the ...
From pre-implementation to institutionalization: Lessons from sustaining a perinatal audit program in South Africa
(NLM (Medline), 2023)
Maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response (MPDSR), or related forms of maternal and perinatal
death audits, can strengthen health systems. We explore the history of initiating, scaling up, and institutionalizing ...