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Functional Context/Outcomes-Based Literacy Assessment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Applied Language Studies • Authors: JoanneR. Nurss --- ,Adult literacy assessment is undergoing a shift from school-based achievement tests to functional literacy measures based on real-life tasks. Functional context assessment uses actual texts encountered by adults in their work, family life, church, and communities. Two examples of functional... -
A Pointfree Study of Bases For Spaces Of Minimal Prime Ideals
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Melvin Henriksen Joanne Walters-WaylandLet C (X) denote the ring of all real-valued continuous functions on a topological space X, and mX its space of minimal prime ideals with the hull-kernel topology. It has a base consisting of clopen sets and which contains the... -
Urban and rural differences in HIV/AIDS stigma in five African countries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: JoanneR Naidoo LeanaR Uys Minrie Greeff WilliamL Holzemer Lucy Makoae Priscilla Dlamini RenéD Phetlhu Maureen Chirwa Thecla KohiStigma and discrimination have been widely researched, especially within the context of health. In the context of HIV/AIDS, studies have shown that stigma variously impacts on prevention, on accessing treatment, and on care programmes. Decreasing stigma is therefore an important... -
What's news: perspectives on HIV/AIDS advocacy in the South African print media
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Joanne Stein --- AIDS and Society Research Unit, Centre for Social Science Research, South AfricaThis paper explores stakeholders' views regarding the question of whether HIV/AIDS coverage in the South African media should be the product of media advocacy and a proactive agenda for contributing to social change. Twenty-seven newspaper editors, journalists and other key... -
Habitual physical activity levels are positively correlated with CD4 counts in an HIV-positive South African population
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Kirsten Kinsey Joanne McVeigh Ingrid ChantlerIn order to assess the relationship between CD4 cell count, habitual physical activity levels and functional independence in a South African adult population positive for HIV, we administered a questionnaire concerning lifestyle and physical activity. Data collection took place at... -
Oz in pointfree topology
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Bernhard Banaschewski Themba Dube Christopher Gilmour Joanne Walters-WaylandOz frames are the natural pointfree counterpart of Oz spaces, that is, those topological spaces in which every open set is z-embedded. We give here the point-free analogues of known characterisations of Oz spaces and show that the Lindelöf coreflection... -
The channelopathies: an overview
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Joanne M Blanckenberg [AN0001]What at first glance appears to be a random selection of widely differing clinical presentations and syndromes, has recently been found to have as their common underlying factor an inherited abnormality of the mechanism in the cell wall, the ion... -
Exploring the Online Health Information Seeking Experiences of Older Adults
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology • Authors: Joanne Mayoh [B0001] Les Todres [B0002] Carol S. Bond [B0003]In this article we explore how the experience of searching for Online Health Information (OHI) becomes a meaningful activity in the lives of older adults living with chronic health conditions. A descriptive phenomenological approach was adopted to contribute to the... -
Tightness relative to some (co)reflections in topology
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Richard N. Ball --- , , U.S.A Bernhard Banaschewski --- , , Canada Tomáš Jakl --- , , Nám Aleš Pultr --- , , Nám Joanne Walters-Wayland --- , , U.S.A.We address what might be termed the reverse reflection problem: given a monoreflection from a category A onto a subcategory B, when is a given object B ∈ B the reflection of a proper subobject? We start with a well... -
Choice in HIV testing: the acceptability and anticipated use of a self-administered at-home oral HIV test among South Africans
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Elizabeth A Kelvin --- City University New York Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, City University of New York, USA Sonia Cheruvillil --- City University New York Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, City University of New York, USA Stephanie Christian --- City University New York Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, City University of New York, USA Joanne E Mantell --- Division of Gender, Health and Sexuality, HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, New York State Psychiatric Institute and Department of Psychiatry, USA Cecilia Milford --- MatCH Research (Maternal, Adolescent and Child Health Research), Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa Letitia Rambally-Greener --- MatCH Research (Maternal, Adolescent and Child Health Research), Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa Nzwakie Mosery --- MatCH Research (Maternal, Adolescent and Child Health Research), Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa Ross Greener --- MatCH Research (Maternal, Adolescent and Child Health Research), Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa Jennifer A Smit --- MatCH Research (Maternal, Adolescent and Child Health Research), Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South AfricaCombination HIV prevention is being widely promoted by funders. This strategy aims to offer HIV prevention choices that can be selected and combined to decrease HIV risk in ways that fit with each individual’s situation. Treatment as prevention and pre-exposure... -
Sexual and reproductive health risk behaviours among South African university students: results from a representative campus-wide survey
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Susie Hoffman --- HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, USA Michael Levasseur --- Department of Epidemiology, USA Joanne E. Mantell --- HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, USA Mags Beksinska --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Maternal, Adolescent and Child Health Research Unit (MatCH Research Unit), South Africa Zonke Mabude --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Maternal, Adolescent and Child Health Research Unit (MatCH Research Unit), South Africa Claudia Ngoloyi --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Maternal, Adolescent and Child Health Research Unit (MatCH Research Unit), South Africa Elizabeth A. Kelvin --- Epidemiology and Biostatistics Program, School of Urban Public Health, Hunter College & The CUNY School of Public Health, USA Theresa Exner --- HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, USA Cheng-Shiun Leu --- HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, USA Lavanya Pillay --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Maternal, Adolescent and Child Health Research Unit (MatCH Research Unit), South Africa Jennifer A. Smit --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Maternal, Adolescent and Child Health Research Unit (MatCH Research Unit), South AfricaAmong South African university students, HIV prevalence is lower than in age-peers, but at 3.8% it is not negligible. We examined prevalence of factors potentially associated with HIV risk, focusing on partnership characteristics and consistent condom use. We hypothesised that... -
Psychosocial characteristics of primary care-seeking long-distance truck drivers in Kenya and associations with HIV testing
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Matthew L Romo --- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics & Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health, CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, USA Gavin George --- Health Economics and HIV and AIDS Research Division, South Africa Joanne E Mantell --- HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, Department of Psychiatry, Division of Gender, Sexuality, and Health, USA Eva Mwai --- North Star Alliance, Kenya Eston Nyaga --- North Star Alliance, Kenya Jacob O Odhiambo --- North Star Alliance, Kenya Kaymarlin Govender --- Health Economics and HIV and AIDS Research Division, South Africa Elizabeth A Kelvin --- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics & Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health, CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, USAThe 90-90-90 strategy from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) to end the AIDS epidemic by 2020 includes, as its first goal, to have 90% of all people living with HIV to know their status. Achieving this goal... -
Institutional logics and sustainability of selected small and medium-sized audit firms
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Carla Coetzee --- Department of Auditing, South Africa Karin Barac --- Department of Auditing, South Africa Joanne Seligmann --- Department of Financial Management, South AfricaAlthough an abundance of research exists concerning larger audit firms, studies on small-scale audit firms are scarce. This study investigates how small and medium-sized audit firms deal with professional and commercial logic for sense-making and legitimisation of their strategies and... -
Applying a social-ecological lens to opinions about HIV self-testing among Kenyan truckers who declined to test: a qualitative study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Stephanie N Christian --- , USA Joanne E Mantell --- , USA Matthew L Romo --- , USA Christian Grov --- , USA Gavin George --- , South Africa Eva Mwai --- , Kenya Eston Nyaga --- , Kenya Jacob O Odhiambo --- , Kenya Kaymarlin Govender --- , South Africa Elizabeth A Kelvin --- , USAHIV prevalence among truckers in Africa is high and testing rates suboptimal. With numerous African countries having approved HIV self-testing kits, more information on how to design acceptable and accessible self-testing programs for high-risk populations is necessary. We explored views... -
Women living with HIV in Nigeria: Predictive influence of hardiness on perceived stress
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Aliyu Adamu --- , South Africa Gugu Mchunu --- , South Africa Joanne Rachel Naidoo --- , South AfricaBackground: Women living with HIV experience severe HIV-related stress in sub-Saharan Africa. But evidence shows that individuals with high levels of the psychological hardiness characteristic who accept stressful situations as meaningful experience may withstand psychological stress. However, the literature on... -
HIV and aging among adults aged 50 years and older on antiretroviral therapy in Eswatini
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Tiffany G Harris --- , USA Sarah Flören --- , USA Joanne E Mantell --- , USA Rejoice Nkambule --- , Eswatini Nomthandazo G Lukhele --- , Eswatini Bongiwe Prudence Malinga --- , Eswatini Rhinos Chekenyere --- , Eswatini Altaye Kidane --- , USABackground: Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has decreased HIV-related morbidity and mortality and increased life expectancy of people living with HIV (PLHIV). Globally, the number of older PLHIV (OPLHIV; ≥50 years) is growing and predicted to increase substantially in coming years. In... -
Sexual harassment as perceived and experienced by male and female restaurant employees
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Andreea-Stefania Baltag --- , the Netherlands Melanie Bosman --- , the Netherlands Andrea Bravo Wilson --- , the Netherlands Joanne Huismans --- , the Netherlands Wichard Zwaal --- , the NetherlandsThe purpose of this study was to gain knowledge about sexual harassment as perceived and experienced by male and female restaurant employees. The research was carried out by using an online survey and five interviews. The 137 participants of the... -
The pros and cons of a virtual conference: the first virtual International Ornithological Congress held in 2022
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Colleen T Downs --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Will Cresswell --- University of St Andrews, United Kingdom Liza Monteiro --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Joanne Bezuidenhout --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Nina Freysen-Pretorious --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Alan TK Lee --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Preshnee Singh --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Sandi Willows-Munro --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa -
Social support and health behaviour in women living with HIV in KwaZulu-Natal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Bernhard Gaede --- Emmaus Hospital, Sisana Majeke --- School of Nursing, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Rugira Regis Marie Modeste --- School of Nursing, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Joanne Rachel Naidoo --- School of Nursing, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Mokete Joseph Titus --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Prince Mshiyeni Memorial Hospital in Umlazi, Leana R Uys --- College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal,The article explores the relationship between social support and health behaviour of rural and urban women who are living with HIV in South Africa. Our study was a descriptive survey of a group of pregnant and non-pregnant women living with... -
Measuring HIV stigma for PLHAs and nurses over time in five African countries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: William L Holzemer --- School of Nursing, University of California, Lucy N Makoae --- Faculty of Health Sciences in the Department of Nursing, National University of Lesotho, Minrie Greeff --- Africa Unit for Trans-disciplinary Health Research of the Faculty of Health Science, North-West University, Priscilla S Dlamini --- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Swaziland, Thecla W Kohi --- Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Maureen L Chirwa --- University of Malawi, Joanne R Naidoo --- School of Nursing, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Kevin Durrheim --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, Yvette Cuca --- School of Nursing, University of California, Leana R Uys --- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal,The aim of this article is to document the levels of HIV stigma reported by persons living with HIV infections and nurses in Lesotho, Malawi, South Africa, Swaziland and Tanzania over a 1-year period. HIV stigma has been shown to... -
Kwazulu-Natal minibus taxi drivers' perceptions on HIV and AIDS: Transmission, prevention, support and effects on the industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Gugu Mchunu [d44e18] Busisiwe Ncama Joanne Rachel Naidoo Sisana Majeke Thandazile Myeza Thandiwe Ndebele Padmini PillayIn South Africa, the minibus taxi drivers are largely becoming another high-risk category in the HIV and AIDS epidemic. Although previous studies have shown that knowledge of HIV and AIDS is relatively high among the taxi drivers it is still... -
Barriers to linkage and retention in HIV care still persist among adolescent girls and young women in western Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Zachary A Kwena --- Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kenya Rivet K Amico --- University of Michigan, USA Tsitsi B Masvawure --- College of the Holy Cross, USA Kenneth K Ngure --- Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya Elizabeth A Bukusi --- Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kenya Robert H Remien --- New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University, USA Perez O Ochwal --- Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kenya Nadia Nguyen --- New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University, USA Joanne E Mantell --- New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University, USAAdolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in sub-Saharan Africa experience delayed linkage to and poor retention in HIV care. Identifying and addressing specific barriers in HIV care programming is important to achieving the upgraded UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets and epidemic control...
