Browsing Research Publications by Author "Mukumbang, Ferdinand C"
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Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy among Nigerians living with noncommunicable diseases: A qualitative study
Ojewale, Lucia Y; Mukumbang, Ferdinand C (BMJ Publishing Group, 2023)The discovery and subsequent manufacture of various types of COVID-19 vaccines were considered a breakthrough in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Initially, limited supplies of COVID-19 vaccines warranted vulnerable ... -
Is the routine health information system ready to support the planned national health insurance scheme in South Africa?
Nicol, Edward; Hanmer, Lyn A; Mukumbang, Ferdinand C (Oxford University Press, 2021)Implementation of a National Health Insurance (NHI) in South Africa requires a reliable, standardized health information system that supports Diagnosis-Related Groupers for reimbursements and resource management. We ... -
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
Nicol, Edward; Basera, Wisdom; Mukumbang, Ferdinand C (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 ... -
Service delivery models for enhancing linkage to and retention in HIV care services for adolescent girls and young women and adolescent boys and young men: A protocol for an overview of systematic reviews
Jonas, Kim; Zani, Babalwa; Mukumbang, Ferdinand C (BMJ Publishing Group, 2022)n Recent advances in the HIV care continuum have shown that an individual diagnosed with HIV should be initiated on antiretroviral therapy as soon as possible regardless of the CD4 count levels and retained in HIV ... -
Two-year retention in care for adolescents on antiretroviral therapy in Ehlanzeni district, South Africa: a baseline cohort analysis
Okonji, Emeka F; Van Wyk, Brian; Mukumbang, Ferdinand C (Taylor ad Francis, 2022)Adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) struggle to remain engaged in HIV-related care and adhere to antiretroviral treatment (ART) due to a myriad of physical, psychological and cognitivedevelopmental challenges. We report ...