Browsing School of Public Health by Subject "Public health"
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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 ... -
Individual and area-level socioeconomic correlates of hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control in uMgungundlovu, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
(BMC, 2023)Hypertension is the second leading risk factor for death in South Africa, and rates have steadily increased since the end of Apartheid. Research on the determinants of hypertension in South Africa has received considerable ... -
Inequity in the distribution of non-communicable disease multimorbidity in adults in South Africa: An analysis of prevalence and patterns
(Frontiers Media, 2022)The present study examined the prevalence and patterns of noncommunicable disease multimorbidity by wealth quintile among adults in South Africa. The South African National Income Dynamics Study Wave 5 was conducted ... -
Infrastructure, policy and regulatory interventions to increase physical activity to prevent cardiovascular diseases and diabetes: A systematic review
(BMC, 2023)Noncommunicable diseases are major contributors to morbidity and mortality worldwide. Modifying the risk factors for these conditions, such as physical inactivity, is thus essential. Addressing the context or circum‑ stances ... -
Innovative, rapid, high-throughput method for drug repurposing in a pandemic—A case study of SARS-CoV-2 and Covid-19
(Frontiers Media, 2023)Several efforts to repurpose drugs for COVID-19 treatment have largely either failed to identify a suitable agent or agents identified did not translate to clinical use. Reasons that have been suggested to explain the ... -
Integrating gestational diabetes screening and care and Type 2 diabetes mellitus prevention after GDM into community based primary health care in South Africa- mixed method study
(Ubiquity Press, 2022)Despite high gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) prevalence in South Africa (9.1% in 2018), its screening and management are not well integrated into routine primary health care and poorly linked to post-GDM prevention ... -
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 ... -
Interventions for improving treatment outcomes in adolescents on antiretroviral therapy with unsuppressed viral loads: A systematic review protocol
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2021)Adolescents represent one of the most underserved population groups among people living with HIV. With successes in the elimination of mother to child transmission initiatives and advances in paediatric HIV treatment ... -
Key challenges to achieving health for all in an inequitable society: The case of South Africa
(American Public Health Association, 2006)The health inequalities in South Africa are rapidly worsening. Since 1994, the new democratic government has initiated a number of large-scale policies and programs with explicit pro-equity objectives that have improved ... -
The knowledge and practices of caregivers regarding the administration of oral liquid medication to children at a healthcare clinic in Bloemfontein, South Africa
(South African Medical Association, 2022)Children are dependent on their caregivers to accurately administer medication to them. To determine the knowledge and practices of primary caregivers regarding their methods of oral liquid medication administration, ... -
Leveraging the photovoice methodology for critical realist theorizing
(SAGE Publications, 2020)Photovoice is a visual research methodology that integrates images and words to encourage the exploration of the experiences, perceptions, and meaning-making processes of individuals on various social phenomena. As a ... -
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 ... -
Management of type 1 diabetes in low- and middle- income countries: Comparative health system assessments in Kyrgyzstan, Mali, Peru and Tanzania
(Wiley, 2022)To describe and compare the health system responses for type 1 diabetes in Kyrgyzstan, Mali, Peru and Tanzania. The Rapid Assessment Protocol for Insulin Access, a multi- level assessment of the health system, was implemented ... -
Managing international, intercultural, and interdisciplinary collaboration in health and well-being capacity building: Lessons learned within the CASO higher education project
(Taylor and Francis Group, 2022)In defining successful collaborative international projects within the theory of change or logic model, focus is often on ‘outcome’ and ‘impact’. Less empirical information is available regarding the ‘input’ and ... -
Maternity protection for female non‑standard workers in South Africa: The case of domestic workers
(BMC, 2022)Many women work in positions of non-standard employment, with limited legal and social protec‑ tion. Access to comprehensive maternity protection for all working women could ensure that all women and children can access ... -
Meals on wheels: Promoting food and nutrition security among older persons in Cape Town, South Africa
(MDPI, 2023)Food insecurity (FI) prevails in Sub-Saharan Africa. Yet, in South Africa, although many people, including the elderly, are vulnerable to FI, little is known about the experiences of older persons (OPs) with FI and the ... -
Monitoring healthcare improvement for mothers and newborns: A quantitative review of WHO/UNICEF/UNFPA standards using every mother every mewborn assessment tools
(Frontiers Media, 2022)Assessment tools with the ability to capture WHO/UNICEF/UNFPA standard quality-of-care measures are needed. This study aimed to assess the ability of Every Mother Every Newborn (EMEN) tools to capture WHO/UNICEF/UNFPA ... -
Multilevel governance and control of the Covid-19 pandemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Learning from the four first waves
(MDPI, 2023)The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impose a heavy burden on people around the world. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has also been affected. The objective of this study was to explore national policy responses ... -
Multimorbidity patterns in a national HIV survey of South African youth and adults
(Frontiers Media, 2022)Information pertaining to multimorbidity is frequently informed by studies from high income countries and it is unclear how these findings relate to low and middle income countries, where the burden of infectious disease ... -
The need to incorporate the impact of population ageing into the postCOVID-19 policy and planning reset in low and middle income countries
(Taylor & Francis, 2021)The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to widen the health care demand-supply gap, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The virus has had the greatest impact on older persons in terms of morbidity and mortality, ...