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  1. Predictors of tuberculosis treatment defaulting in informal dwellers within the eThekwini municipality, Kwazulu-Natal

    Predictors of tuberculosis treatment defaulting in informal dwellers within the eThekwini municipality, Kwazulu-Natal

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: A Rajagopaul --- Department of Community Health Studies Faculty of Health Sciences, E J Kistnasamy --- Department of Community Health Studies Faculty of Health Sciences, P Reddy --- Department of Community Health Studies Faculty of Health Sciences,
    Globally, tuberculosis causes more than 2-million deaths annually. Despite the implementation of the directly observed treatment strategy (DOTS) in South Africa, cure and defaulter rates have not reached World Health Organization (WHO) target rates. This causes concern as it may...
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  2. Smart cascades: using cost analysis to improve HIV care and treatment interventions to achieve global 95–95–95 goals

    Smart cascades: using cost analysis to improve HIV care and treatment interventions to achieve global 95–95–95 goals

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Catherine Barker Cantelmo --- Health Policy Plus Project (HP+), USA Bryant Lee --- Health Policy Plus Project (HP+), USA Arin Dutta --- Health Policy Plus Project (HP+), USA
    Background: HIV programmes are achieving significant scale, even as external financing plateaus. Maximising achievement from identification to viral suppression is key to epidemic control and reaching global 95-95-95 goals. Cost and technical efficiency analyses can help programs understand why losses...
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  3. Defaulters. Are they worse off? Analysing reasons for this phenomenon amongst patients with diabetes with and without HIV infection

    Defaulters. Are they worse off? Analysing reasons for this phenomenon amongst patients with diabetes with and without HIV infection

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Somasundram Pillay --- , South Africa
    Background: Ideal control of diabetes mellitus (DM) remains elusive globally. Identifying defaulting reasons in diabetes clinics can provide potential interventional areas.
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  4. Factors associated with patients defaulting on HIV treatment at Helen Joseph Hospital, Gauteng province, South Africa

    Factors associated with patients defaulting on HIV treatment at Helen Joseph Hospital, Gauteng province, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Paul Potsane --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa
    Background: South Africa’s government has made significant improvements in expanding access to antiretroviral (ARV) treatment. A rate of adherence of 95% to 100% is necessary to achieve the intended outcomes of antiretroviral treatment. However, antiretroviral treatment adherence remains a significant...
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