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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 ... -
A qualitative exploration of factors influencing non-use of sexual reproductive health services among university students in South Africa
(MDPI, 2023): (1) Background: There is growing concern in South Africa about risky sexual behaviour, sexual transmitted infections (STIs), and unplanned pregnancy among young people. Many sexually active students engage in several ... -
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 ... -
Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy among Nigerians living with noncommunicable diseases: A qualitative study
(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 ... -
Predictors of breastfeeding cessation among HIV positive women in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)Background: In 2006, 29. of women aged 25-34 years who attended public antenatal clinics, tested HIV-positive. Thus, 300,000 infants in SA are exposed to HIV annually. SA has greatest burden of HIV, with an estimated 5.5 ... -
Equity Measurement: A case study in Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)Background: In 1994, the democratically elected post-apartheid government inherited a highly fragmented, centralised and inequitable public care service. Much progress has been made in unifying the services, previously ... -
Health promotion school-based projects: The experience of the University of the Western Cape Community and Health Sciences students
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)Background: Annually about 550 Community and Health Sciences students participate in the Interdisciplinary Health Promotion course which aims to equip students with the basic knowledge skills and understanding of health ... -
Implementing the WHO guidelines for severe malnutrition: why do some hospitals succeed but others do not?
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)Background: Malnutrition is an important cause of child death in hospitals in developing countries. Causes partly include inappropriate treatment. WHO has developed guidelines to improve the quality of in-patient care. A ... -
Systems dynamics analysis of health systems resilience: Case Studies from Cote d’Ivoire and Nigeria
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)Background: There is increasing interest in applying the concept of resilience to understand ways of promoting robust health service delivery in contexts of acute or chronic crisis. Identifying key sources of vulnerability ... -
The development of a policy brief on physical activity and health in Africa for children and adolescents with disabilities: COVID-19 and beyond
(AOSIS OpenJournals Publishing AOSIS (Pty) Ltd, 2023)The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was declared as a global pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) in March 2020. To curtail the spread of the virus, governments implemented national lockdowns, restricting ... -
Student nurse- educators’ construction of teacher identity from a self- evaluation perspective: A quantitative case study
(Wiley Open Access, 2017)The aim of this study was to explore the teacher identity formation dynamics of student nurse- educators about the subject matter, pedagogy and didactics. A case study using descriptive quantitative design was employed. ... -
Baseline assessment of the WHO/UNICEF/UNFPA maternal and newborn quality-of-care standards around childbirth: Results from an intermediate hospital, northeast Namibia
(Frontiers Media S.A., 2023)Background: Quality of care around childbirth can reduce above half of the stillbirths and newborn deaths. Northeast Namibia’s neonatal mortality is higher than the national level. Yet, no review exists on the quality of ... -
Multimorbidity patterns in South Africa: A latent class analysis
(Frontiers Media S.A., 2023)Introduction: South Africa has the largest burden of HIV worldwide and has a growing burden of non-communicable diseases; the combination of which may lead to diseases clustering in ways that are not seen in other regions. ... -
Prevalence and correlates of reproductive coercion across ten sites: commonalities and divergence
(BMC, 2023)Background Reproductive coercion (RC) is a type of abuse where a partner asserts control over a woman’s reproductive health trajectories. Recent research emphasizes that RC experiences may differ within and across low- ... -
Maternity protection entitlements for non-standard workers in low-and-middle-income countries and potential implications for breastfeeding practices: a scoping review of research since 2000
(BMC, 2023)Background Recommended breastfeeding practices contribute to improved health of infants, young children, and mothers. Access to comprehensive maternity protection would enable working women to breastfeed for longer. Women ... -
Closing the HIV treatment gap for adolescents in Windhoek, Namibia: A retrospective analysis of predictors of viral non-suppression
(MDPI, 2022)Windhoek joined the Fast-Track Cities Initiative in 2017 to optimize HIV service delivery for adolescents, promoting adherence and sustaining viral suppression. Recent surveys and programmatic data show that the treatment ... -
Survival and health of children who are HIV-exposed uninfected: study protocol for the CHERISH (Children HIV-Exposed Uninfected - Research to Inform Survival and Health) dynamic, prospective, maternal-child cohort study
(BMJ, 2023)INTRODUCTION: CHERISH is designed to establish a long-term sustainable system for measurement of in utero and postnatal exposures and outcomes in children who are HIV-exposed uninfected (HEU) and HIV-unexposed to compare ... -
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 ... -
Prevalence and factors associated with substance use among university students in South Africa: implications for prevention
(BMC Psychology, 2022)Background: Substance use is an important public health concern in many countries across the globe. Among the general public, institutions of higher learning have developed a reputation for inducing new substance use among ... -
Defining Terms Used for Animals Working in Support Roles for People with Support Needs
(MDPI, 2022)The nomenclature used to describe animals working in roles supporting people can be confusing. The same term may be used to describe different roles, or two terms may mean the same thing. This confusion is evident among ...