Faculty of Community and Health Sciences: Recent submissions
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A model to understand HIV-related stigma and the psychosocial well-being of children orphaned by AIDS: a theory generative approach
(Taylor & Francis Open Access, 2021)HIV-related stigma has negatively impacted the psychosocial well-being of children who have been orphaned by AIDS-related causes. Response to reducing stigma and ensuring child wellbeing is hindered by the limited ... -
Family functioning and stroke: Family members’ perspectives
(AOSIS, 2021)Stroke survivors often experience permanent or temporal physical and psychological stroke impairments. As a result, stroke survivors are often discharged to recover in their home environments and are cared for mostly by ... -
Authentic African community development practices in a diverse society: A transdisciplinary approach
(AOSIS, 2021)The South African people continuously engage in social actions characterised by intolerance, pointing to frustrations and disillusionment in a post-apartheid era. A need to find creative ways to engage diverse communities ... -
Poverty, protests and pandemics: what can we learn from community resilience?
(SAGE, 2021)The destruction of property, theft and violence that occurred in South Africa, particularly in KZN and Gauteng in the week of 12 July 2021 had a significant impact on the national psyche. As we try to come to terms with ... -
Youths in gangs on the Cape Flats: If not gangs, then what?
(Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)Gangs are social groups within geographical territories that use symbols, verbal and non-verbal communication to express their belonging to the group, and resort to crime to exercise power and control over the territory ... -
A web-based global educational model for training in semen analysis during the Covid-19 pandemic
(Korean Society for Sexual Medicine and Andrology, 2021)In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Center for Reproductive Medicine (ACRM) transitioned its annual training in assisted reproductive technology (ART) from a hands-on, laboratory-based training course to a ... -
The social context of early adolescents in the global early adolescent study
(Elsevier, 2021)This paper used data from the Global Early Adolescent Study (GEAS) to provide a descriptive analysis of how early adolescents’ social environments vary by sex across diverse cultural settings.The analyses were based on ... -
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 ... -
Effect of a baby-friendly workplace support intervention on exclusive breastfeeding in Kenya
(Wiley Open Access, 2021)Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) during the first 6 months of life is crucial for optimizing child growth, development and survival, as well as the mother's wellbeing. Mother's employment may hinder optimal breastfeeding, ... -
How can community engagement in health research be strengthened for infectious disease outbreaks in Sub-Saharan Africa? A scoping review of the literature
(BMC, 2021)Community engagement (CE) is a well-established practical and scholarly field, recognised as core to the science and ethics of health research, for which researchers and practitioners have increasingly asked questions about ... -
Coping with access barriers to non‐ communicable disease medicines: Qualitative patient interviews in eight counties in Kenya
(BMC, 2021)There is rich literature on barriers to medicines access for the treatment of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in high-income countries. Less is known about low- and middle-income countries, in particular the differences ... -
Building on momentum from the global campaigns: An exploration of factors that influenced prioritization of stillbirth prevention at the national level in Uganda
(BMC, 2021)Of the close to 2.6 million stillbirths that happen annually, most are from low-income countries where until recently policies rarely paid special attention to addressing them. The global campaigns that followed called ... -
Health economic evidence in clinical guidelines in South Africa: a mixedmethods study
(BMC, 2021)Evidence-informed clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) are useful tools to inform transparent healthcare decision-making. Consideration of health economic evidence (HEE) during CPG development in a structured manner remains ... -
When hanging on at all costs is the only option
(Programmes de Bioethique, 2021)Having hope that a terminally ill patient may recover is not an unfamiliar sight in intensive care units across the globe. However, cultural heritage may make it even tougher. This fictional case study, which is a ... -
South African consumers’ perceptions of front-of-package warning labels on unhealthy foods and drinks
(Public Library of Science, 2021)Front-of-package labeling (FOPL) is a policy tool that helps consumers to make informed food choices. South Africa has not yet implemented this labeling system. The aim of this study was therefore to explore adult South ... -
Stroke in Africa: Profile, progress, prospects and priorities
(Spring Nature Limited, 2021)Stroke is a leading cause of disability, dementia, and death worldwide. Approximately 70% of deaths from stroke and 87% of stroke-related disabilities occur in low-income and middle-income countries. At the turn of the ... -
Permeation challenges of drugs for treatment of neurological tuberculosis and HIV and the application of magneto-electric nanoparticle drug delivery systems
(MDPI, 2021)The anatomical structure of the brain at the blood-brain barrier (BBB) creates a limitation for the movement of drugs into the central nervous system (CNS). Drug delivery facilitated by magneto-electric nanoparticles (MENs) ... -
The geography of emergency department-based HIV testing in South Africa: Can patients link to care?
(Elsevier, 2021): Emergency Departments (EDs) can serve as clinical sites for identification of new HIV infections and their entry into care. We examined if HIV-positive patients who present to EDs in South Africa are able to successfully ... -
Household waste management practices and challenges in a rural remote town in the hantam municipality in the Northern Cape, South Africa
(MDPI, 2021)Waste management in rural areas poses a major challenge to local governments in developing countries. Municipalities face limited budgets and obstacles with the collection of waste, as well as a lack of proper equipment, ... -
Mediation of detention trauma via perceived locus of control
(South African Journal of Psychology, 1990)Political detention in South Africa has been documented to contain conditions inherently detrimental to psychological health. Reports indicate high levels of stress reponses associated with conditions of solitary confinement, ...