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The association between the body mass index of first-year female university students and their weight-related perceptions and practices, psychological health, physical activity and other physical health indicators
(Cambridge University Press, 2006)
To investigate the association between the weight status of first-year female
students (FYFS) and various weight management-related characteristics to identify
possible components of a weight management programme for ...
Quality of HIV counselling in South Africa
(Kamla-Raj, 2015)
HIV counselling and testing (HCT) has become increasingly available in South Africa since the 1990s. Over 4500 public health facilities offer client and provider-initiated HIV counselling and testing. Counselling and testing ...
Application of consolidated framework for implementation research to improve Clostridioides difficile infection management in district hospitals
(Elsevier, 2022)
Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) contributes the global threats of drug resistant infections, healthcare acquired infections and antimicrobial resistance. Yet CDI knowledge among healthcare providers in low-resource ...
Linkage to HIV care and early retention in care rates in the universal test-and-treat era: A population-based prospective study in Kwazulu- Natal, South Africa
(Springer, 2023)
HIV linkage, and retention are key weaknesses in South Africa’s national antiretroviral therapy (ART) program, with the
greatest loss of patients in the HIV treatment pathway occurring before ART initiation. This study ...
Contraceptive service uptake and delivery preferences in perinatally and horizontally infected female adolescents living with HIV: Results from a South Africa-based mixed-methods study’
(Elsevier, 2022)
To investigate whether contraceptive service uptake (including current contraceptive use), unmet need for contraception,
unintended pregnancy, preferences for service provision, and providers among female adolescents ...
Asking the experts: Using cognitive interview techniques to explore the face validity of the mental wellness measure for adolescents living with HIV
(MDPI, 2023)
There has been an increased focus on the mental health of adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV), because evidence shows that poor mental health outcomes are associated with lower rates of adherence and retention in HIV care. ...
Teacher burnout in the time of Covid-19: Antecedents and psychological consequences
(MDPI, 2023)
The important, frontline role of teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic has often gone
unrecognized, and attention to their mental health and well-being is often only the focus of scholarly
research. The unprecedented ...
Sociodemographic and lifestyle factors and the risk of metabolic syndrome in taxi drivers: A focus on street food
(Frontiers Media, 2023)
In South Africa, similar to other populous countries, the taxi
industry is an important form of transportation that contributes to the country’s
development. As a result, minibus taxi driving is an occupation characterized ...
Intervention in mothers and newborns to reduce maternal and perinatal mortality in 3 provinces in South Africa using a quality improvement approach: Protocol for a mixed method type 2 hybrid evaluation
(JMIR Publications, 2023)
The COVID-19 pandemic undermined gains in reducing maternal and perinatal mortality in South Africa. The
Mphatlalatsane Initiative is a health system intervention to reduce mortality and morbidity in women and newborns ...
Unani Tibb practitioners’ perceptions and attitudes towards spirituality and spiritual care in Unani Tibb practice in South Africa
(BMC, 2023)
Unani Tibb is an Arabic term which means Greek medicine. It is an ancient holistic medical system
based on the healing theories of Hippocrates, Galen and Ibn Sina (Avicenna). Despite this, spirituality and spiritual ...