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Patterns of authorship on community health workers in low-and-middle income countries: An analysis of publications (2012–2016)
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2018)
Studies of authorship provide a barometer
of local research capacity and ownership of research,
considered key to defining appropriate research priorities,
developing contextualised responses to health problems
and ...
HIV- and sex work-related stigmas and quality of life of female sex workers living with HIV in South Africa: A cross-sectional study
(BMC, 2022)
Background: Environmental quality of life (QoL) assesses individually perceived factors such as physical safety and security, accessibility, quality of healthcare, and physical environment. These factors are particularly ...
Impact of antenatal antiretroviral drug exposure on the growth of children who are HIV-exposed uninfected: The national South African prevention of mother to child evaluation cohort study
(BMC, 2022)
Background: The relationship between in-utero antiretroviral (ARV) drug exposure and child growth needs further study as current data provide mixed messages. We compared postnatal growth in the first 18-months of life ...
Effectiveness, acceptability, and feasibility of technology-enabled health interventions for adolescents living with HIV in low- and middle income countries: A systematic review protocol
(Public Library of Science, 2023)
Adolescents living with chronic conditions such as HIV (ALHIV) are challenged to remain adherent and engaged in HIV care. Technology offers a promising platform to deliver behaviour-change interventions to adolescents. The ...
Contextual factors influencing self-management of adolescents and youth living with HIV: A cross-sectional survey in Lesotho
(MDPI, 2023)
HIV treatment outcomes of adolescents and youth living with HIV (AYLWH)
are lagging. One way to improve outcomes is through supporting AYLWH to acquire self-management
skills. Although self-management is associated with ...
Access to HIV healthcare services by farm workers in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA): A systematic review protocol
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2022)
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) region harbours
the highest burden of HIV infections in the world.
Agricultural work has been reported as one of the
occupations with a high prevalence of HIV. Farm workers
generally have poor ...
Determinants and rates of retention in HIV care among adolescents receiving antiretroviral therapy in Windhoek, Namibia: A baseline cohort analysis
(BMC, 2022)
Long-term engagement in HIV care is essential to achieving and maintaining viral suppression.
Adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) experience many barriers to remaining engaged in care and treatment programs.
Higher ...
Exploring self-reported adherence measures to screen for elevated HIV viral load in adolescents: A South African cohort study
(Springer, 2023)
The timely identification of ART non-adherence among adolescents living with HIV presents a significant challenge, particularly
in resource-limited settings where virologic monitoring is suboptimal. Using South African ...
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 ...
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 ...