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COVID-19 food security
(José Frantz, 2021)
It’s not as if South Africa started 2020 on the right foot. The latest
available numbers suggest that about 11% of the country’s population
(or around 6.5-million people) suffer from hunger every year.
We should not ...
The impact of COVID-19 on families
(José Frantz, 2021)
The coronavirus, and the disease it causes, Covid-19, a global pandemic originating in the North, carved a devasting path as it expanded to other countries and continents, eventually reaching the South. The biggest fear ...
Risk factors for COVID-19 among healthcare workers. A protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
(Public Library of Science, 2021)
Evidence on the spectrum of risk factors for infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) among front-line healthcare workers (HCWs) has not been well-described. While several studies evaluating ...
A reflective view of the introduction of technologies in social work fieldwork modules within the South African context
(Kazan Federal University, 2021)
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need to prepare students for emergency online learning
and teaching. The blended-learning approach that includes online learning and teaching options in
social work theoretical modules ...
Effect of COVID-19 on maternal and neonatal services – Authors' reply
(Elsevier, 2021)
We thank Asma Khalil and colleagues,
Jogender Kumar, and Deepak Jha
and colleagues for their feedback in
response to our analysis on the indirect
effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
lockdown in Nepal on intrapartum
care ...
Validation of the fear of COVID-19 scale in South Africa: Three complementary analyses
(Elsevier, 2021)
TFear is the most common response to disease outbreaks. Persistent and prolonged fear can elevate the levels of psychological distress and aggravate preexisting mental health problems. Therefore, prompted by the central ...
Increasing resilience to the SARS-CoV-2 virus and other health threats in food-insecure communities
(MedPharm Publications, 2021)
The health of the majority of South Africa’s population is seriously threatened by hunger and micronutrient deficiency, with
impaired immune response a real threat, which the current SARSCoV-2 virus pandemic has highlighted. ...
Prioritizing people and rapid learning in times of crisis: A virtual learning initiative to support health workers during the COVID‐19 pandemic
(Wiley, 2021)
The Western Cape province was the early epicentre of the
coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in South Africa and on
the African continent. In this short article we report on an
initiative set up within the provincial ...
Risk factors for Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) death in a population cohort study from the Western Cape province, South Africa
(Oxford University Press, 2021)
Risk factors for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) death in sub-Saharan Africa and the effects of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and tuberculosis on COVID-19 outcomes are unknown. We conducted a population cohort ...
Stress and coping – Perceptions of final year nursing students returning to clinical practice during the COVID-19 pandemic, South Africa
(AOSIS, 2021)
The novel nature of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic places
challenges on nursing students as they try to complete the clinical requirement of their training.
Nursing faculties need to understand these ...