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Cultural obstacles to the rollout of antiretrovirals: an exploratorycross-country analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Nicoli Nattrass --- , South AfricaThis article begins with an econometric analysis of potential socioeconomic determinants of highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART) coverage. It shows that ‘cultural’ factors such as language diversity pose challenges to HAART coverage, but that the most important drivers of HAART... -
Church mobilisation and HIV/AIDS treatment in Ghana and Zambia:a comparative analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: AmyS. Patterson --- Department of Political Science, United StatesThis article compares Ghanaian and Zambian church mobilisation on HIV and AIDS. It analyses why long-term interest in HIV and AIDS has declined in Ghana but increased in Zambia, and why church involvement in promoting access to HIV/AIDS treatment has... -
Global forest research, science education and community service positively impacted by a unique Centre of Excellence in Tree Health Biotechnology
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: EmmaT Steenkamp --- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, DST–NRF Centre of Excellence in Tree Health Biotechnology, South Africa MichaelJ Wingfield --- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, DST–NRF Centre of Excellence in Tree Health Biotechnology, South AfricaDespite their importance in ecosystems and biodiversity, very little is known about the health of trees in the native environments of South Africa. The vision and primary goal of the Centre of Excellence in Tree Health Biotechnology (CTHB) is therefore... -
The impact of the global economic crisis on HIV and AIDS programmes directed at women and children in Zambia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: John Serieux --- Department of Economics, Mwansa Njelesani --- Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) at UNESCO, South Africa Abson Chompolola --- Department of Economics, Zambia Ardeshir Sepehri --- Department of Economics, Harminder Guliani --- University of Regina, CanadaThis investigation sought to ascertain the extent to which the global economic crisis of 2008–2009 affected the delivery of HIV/AIDS-related services directed at pregnant and lactating mothers, children living with HIV and children orphaned through HIV in Zambia. Using a... -
HIV antiretroviral medication stock-outs in Ghana: contributors and consequences
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Rebecca A Poku --- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health, USA Adobea Yaa Owusu --- Institute of Statistical, Social, and Economic Research, University of Ghana, Ghana Patricia Dolan Mullen --- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health, USA Christine Markham --- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health, USA Sheryl A McCurdy --- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health, USADrug stock-outs are an unfortunate yet common reality for patients living in low and middle income countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa where trouble with consistent stock of antiretroviral medications (ARVs) continues. Our study takes a snapshot of this problem in... -
Support for research in climate change and nuclear energy, but less so for fracking: Born-free South Africans’ attitudes towards scientific controversies
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Lars Guenther --- South African Research Chair in Science Communication, Centre for Research on Evaluation, Science and Technology (CREST), South Africa Marina Joubert --- South African Research Chair in Science Communication, Centre for Research on Evaluation, Science and Technology (CREST), South AfricaResearch into public perceptions of science and technology has often focused on scientific controversies (such as biotechnology or fracking), in order to inform policy decisions or to develop better communication strategies. Recent trends in this field of research acknowledge that... -
Small-minus-big predicts betting-against-beta: Implications for international equity allocation and market timing
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Adam Zaremba --- , PolandWe demonstrate a strong relationship between short-term small-firm premium and future low-beta anomaly performance. Rises (declines) in small-firm prices temporarily improve (deteriorate) funding conditions, benefiting (impairing) the short-run returns on the low-beta strategy. To investigate this phenomenon, we examine returns... -
HIV/AIDS treatment funding system to support the people affected by HIV/AIDS in Surakarta, Indonesia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Argyo Demartoto --- Universitas Sebelas Maret, Bhisma Murti --- Universitas Sebelas Maret, Siti Zunariyah --- Universitas Sebelas Maret,People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA's) quality of life (QoL) is determined by the lifetime treatment sustainability. Republic of Indonesia Minister of Health's Decree Number 328 of 2003 stated that government subsidies the PLWHA's medication and treatment, despite not covering entire...
