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The Impact of Health Disparities on COVID-19 Outcomes: Early Findings from a High-Income Country and Two Middle-Income Countries
(Springer, 2021)
The SARS-CoV-2 infection, which causes the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), has affected lives, with very adverse outcomes
in specific populations in the United States of America (USA), a high-income country, and two ...
Covid-19 daily realities for families: A South African sample
(MPDI, 2022)
The COVID-19 pandemic affected families globally. Empirical research has been explored to
understand the impact of COVID-19 on families across countries, however, there are limited findings
of how COVID-19 has affected ...
Introduction: COVID-19 and the Law in Africa
(Cambridge University Press, 2021)
Following its arrival in African countries in February 2020, COVID-19 has
severely tested fragile health systems and economies. Since then, it has
taken a heavy toll on individual lives and collective wellbeing. In ...
Revisiting the COVID-19 vulnerability index in South Africa
(Routledge, 2021)
This study uses the Census 2011 and Community Survey 2016 data,
adopts the Alkire-Foster multidimensional poverty index (MPI)
approach and addresses numerous shortcomings of the original
Statistics South Africa method ...
“I teach, therefore i am”: The serial relationship between perceived vulnerability to disease, fear of Covid-19, teacher identification and teacher satisfaction
(MPDI, 2021)
In early 2020, school closures were implemented globally to curb the spread of the COVID19 pandemic. In South Africa, emergency remote teaching was not sustainable, and conventional
teaching resumed in the context of the ...
Predictors of mask-wearing during the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from South Africa
(Oxford University Press, 2022)
Background: In the absence of a vaccine, the global spread of
COVID-19 during 2020 has necessitated non-pharmaceutical
interventions to curb the rise of cases. Purpose: The article
uses the health belief model and a ...
South African higher education institutions at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic: Sense-making and lessons learnt
(Frontiers, 2022)
After the unprecedented changes experienced in higher education due to the Covid-19 pandemic, there is a need to integrate initial thoughts and reflective experience to decide on the way forward. This study aimed to reflect ...
Early Reflections on Mphatlalatsane, a Maternal and Neonatal Quality Improvement Initiative Implemented During COVID-19 in South Africa
(Global Health: Science and Practice, 2022)
Despite global progress in reducing maternal and neonatal mortality and stillbirths, much work remains to be done to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. Reports indicate that coronavirus disease (COVID-19) disrupts ...
Critical reflections on conducting qualitative health research during Covid-19: The lived experiences of a cohort of postgraduate students in a South African university
(Sage journal, 2023-01-02)
COVID-19 ushered in public health guidelines restricting face-to-face contact and movement, and encouraging social distancing,
all of which had implications for conducting field-based research during the pandemic. For ...
Designing online learning environments in higher education: Building capacity of lecturers to design and facilitate blended e-pedagogy for mature students
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Amidst the spread of COVID-19, higher education institutions (HEIs) in South Africa
were compelled to offer academic programmes through online learning by utilising digital
information and communication technologies (ICT) ...