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Understanding Islamic Perspective of Mental Health and Psychotherapy
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Yasmin Nilofer Farooqi --- University of the Punjab,This paper is an attempt to provide foundational information about Islamic perspective of mental health and psychotherapy. It further highlights the historical contribution of Muslim philosophers and physicians to the field of psychotherapy. In the aftermath of the 9/11 and... -
Training of Professional Psychologists for Africa: Community Psychology or Community Work?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Olaniyi Bojuwoye --- University of Kwazulu-Natal, South AfricaIf the practice of psychology is to be relevant to environmental realities and context sensitive then conscious consideration must be given to the psychology training programme. Training programmes should give due recognition to the historical, political, social, economic and cultural... -
Community Psychology: The Case of Cameroon
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Therese Tchombe --- University of Buea, Cameroon Raul Kassea --- ENS University of Yaoundé, CameroonCommunity psychology in Cameroon is a budding discipline even its practice, given the scarcity of professionals with specialised training. However, this paper highlights public and private community-oriented projects that resonate with the principles of community psychology. The demands are high... -
Broadening Mental Health Services to Disadvantaged Communities in South Africa: Reflections on Establishing a Community Based Internship
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Sherine van Wyk --- Psychology Department, South Africa Anthony V. Naidoo --- Psychology Department, South AfricaThe need to provide mental health services in disadvantaged communities remains a priority in South Africa. This paper illustrates how in consultation and partnership with the peri-urban community of Jamestown, a counselling psychology internship was established to provide a range... -
Suicidal Ideation and Associated Factors Among School-Going Adolescents in Harare, Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Emmanuel Rudatsikira --- Loma Linda University, Seter Siziya --- University of Zambia, Adamson S. Muula --- University of Malawi,This study determined the prevalence and associated factors of suicidal ideation among school-going adolescents in Harare, Zimbabwe. Data on 1970 respondents were obtained from a cross sectional study of the Global School-based health survey. Respondents were selected using a two-stage... -
Stress in Doctors: A Pilot Study of the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Anitha Menon --- University of Zambia, Betty Munalula --- University of Zambia, Christine Glazebrook --- University of Nottingham,This study had the objective of explored the stressful aspects of a doctor's job at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) in Lusaka, Zambia. Stress can have a serious effect on the work output of a doctor and on their physical... -
The Role of Schools in Building the Resilience of Youth Faced with Adversity
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Bridget Johnson --- University of Western Cape, South Africa Sandy Lazarus --- University of Western Cape, South AfricaThis study explored factors related to risk, resilience and health amongst South African teenagers. Grade nine students (N = 472; males = 210, females = 262, age range = 12 to 18 years) at seven schools in the Western Cape... -
A Comparison of Quality of Life in Haemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis Patients
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Priyesh Bipath --- University of Pretoria, Catherine Govender --- University of Pretoria, Margaretha Viljoen --- University of Pretoria,Decreased quality of life of end-stage renal disease is further compromised by renal function replacement treatments such as haemodialysis (HD) and peritoneal dialysis (PD). Poor quality of life negatively affects treatment outcome. This study compared quality of life between HD... -
Self-reported Diabetes Prevalence and Risk factors in South Africa: Results from the World Health Survey
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- Human Sciences Research Council, South AfricaUsing the data from the South African World Health Survey (WHS), the current study aims to assess the self-reported prevalence of diabetes and associated risk factors by socio-economic characteristics in South Africa. A population-based survey of 2314 participants (1116 men... -
Child, Adolescent and Adult Psychiatric Disorders in Africa: Implications for Psychological Interventions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Alan J. Flisher --- University of Cape Town, Crick Lund --- University of Cape Town, Leslie Swartz --- University of Stellenbosch,The authors start by critically discussing some core features of Western psychiatric diagnosis, and present the cultural formulation as one approach to ensure that the cultural aspects of the diagnostic process are addressed, followed by a summary of what is... -
Voices of African Traditional Healers: Cultural Context and Implications for the Practice of Counselling in Sub-Saharan Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Lisa Lopez Levers --- Duquesne University, USA Lynne Radomsky --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa Tamara Shefer --- University of the Western Cape, South AfricaThe healing paradigm implicit in many sub-Saharan African cultures is embedded in African cosmology, and thus the recognition of this is essential for understanding Traditional African Healing practices and implementing collaborative counselling practices. To this end, this article focuses on... -
Psychosocial Well-being in a Group of South African Adolescents
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Izanette van Schalkwyk --- North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South Africa Marié P. Wissing --- North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South AfricaThe aim of this study was to explore the psychosocial well-being of a group of South African adolescents. Participants (N=665, ages 15–17 years; males = 214, females = 451) from three high schools completed questionnaires on psychosocial well-being. Structured interviews... -
Follow-up of Mental Care Users by Nurses in the Primary Care Setting in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jeanette Maritz --- University of Johannesburg,The objective of this qualitative, exploratory, descriptive and contextual research was to explore and describe nurses' experience of follow-up and follow-through care of mental health care users in the primary care setting of South Africa. Thirty clinics were represented in... -
Exploring the Intersecting Health Risks of Substance Abuse, Sexual Risk, and Violence for Female South African Teen Dropouts
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Kyla Marie Sawyer-Kurian --- North Carolina Central University, USA Felicia A. Browne --- RTI International, USA Tara Carney --- Medical Research Council, South Africa Petal Petersen --- Medical Research Council, South Africa Wendee M. Wechsberg --- RTI International, USAThe study sought to better understand the cultural contexts of the risks for adolescent females who have dropped out of school. Focus groups were conducted with 37 Black and Coloured females aged 13 to 17 in Cape Town, South Africa... -
Lay Counsellors' Experiences of Delivering HIV Counselling Services in Public Health Facilities in a Eastern Cape Province District of South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Adlai Davids --- Human Sciences Research Council, South AfricaThe study examined experiences of lay counsellors who provide HIV counselling services to identify potential HIV counselling needs. Qualitative and quantitative interview data were collected from 74 lay counsellors from a sample of Eastern Cape Province district's health facilities (n=74)... -
Well-Being in the Batswana Cultural Context: Constructs and Measures
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Itumeleng P. Khumalo --- North-West University, South Africa Q. Michael Temane --- North-West University, South Africa Marié P. Wissing --- North-West University, South AfricaThe study investigated wellbeing in a Setswana-speaking sample. Participants (n=459, males =141 females =318; 22% = aged between 30 and 40 years) completed the General Psychological Well-being Scale (GPWS: Khumalo, Temane & Wissing, 2010) and the Mental Health Continuum Short-Form... -
Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy in Low Socioeconomic Status Community Sample
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- Human Sciences Research Council, University of the Free State, South AfricaThe study reports on antiretroviral treatment adherence in a KwaZulu-Natal sample with a follow-up period of 20 months. Participants were 498 predominatly Black females living with HIV and AIDS. Four-hundred and ninety-six of the participants (91.6%) were found to be... -
Experiences of Managers of Aggression in the Workplace
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Chris Myburgh --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa Marie Poggenpoel --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa Sumari Breetzke --- University of Johannesburg, South AfricaThe study explored and described the experiences of workplace aggression by managers in a northern South African district. Participants were seven managers from two medium sized companies. One of the companies was from the dairy industry and the other from... -
Cultural Embeddedness of Health, Illness and Healing: Prospects for Integrating Indigenous and Western Healing Practices
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Tholene Sodi --- University of Limpopo, South Africa Olaniyi Bojuwoye --- University of the Western Cape, South AfricaCulture influences conceptualizations about illness, health and healthcare. In this article we argue that Western-oriented health care models have limited success when applied to health conditions of people of non-Western cultures and contend that culture is an important factor in... -
Spirituality and Religion in Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) in Kwazulu-natal, South Africa: A Longitudinal Study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- Human Sciences Research Council, Pretoria and University of Limpopo,This study assesses the effects of spirituality and religion in health outcomes of patients on ART in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Participants were 735 patients who attended three HIV clinics for ART over a period of 20 months as follows: 519... -
Hope, Psychosocial Well-Being and Socioeconomic Status Among a Group of South African Adolescents
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Tharina Guse --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa Yvonne Vermaak --- University of Johannesburg, South AfricaThe aim of this study was to explore hope and psychosocial well-being among South African adolescents (N = 1169; males = 573, females = 596, mean age = 15.1) from different socioeconomic contexts. Data was collected by means of convenience... -
Prevalence of Alcohol Use and Associated Factors in Pregnant Antenatal Care Attendees in Mpumalanga, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Julia Louw --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Karl Peltzer --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Gladys Matseke --- Human Sciences Research Council, South AfricaWe sought to identify the prevalence of alcohol use and associated factors among pregnant women who were patients at antenatal primary care clinics in a South Africa health district. A cross-sectional study using systematic sampling was conducted among 1497 pregnant... -
Home Characteristics, Nonwork-Work Role Demands Effects on the Well-Being of Dual-Earner Parents
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jolene Nel --- North-West University, South Africa Eileen Koekemoer --- North-West University, South Africa Jan Alewyn Nel --- North-West University, South AfricaThis study investigated home demands, home resources, nonwork roles interference with-work roles and the welfare of dual-earner parents. A cross-sectional survey design was used in this research, where a convenience sample of dual-earner parents (N=207) were taken from a metropolitan... -
Tobacco Use and Associated Factors in Older Adults in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Nancy Phaswana-Mafuya --- Human Sciences Research Council, South AfricaThis study aimed to determine the prevalence of tobacco use and their associated factors in older South Africans. We conducted a national population-based cross-sectional study with a sample of 3840 aged 50 years or older in South Africa in 2008... -
The Optimism Bias: Is It Adaptive In Academic Settings?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Caryl Ochse --- University of South Africa,This study investigated whether optimism was adaptive or maladaptive in an academic context. Participants were 715 psychology students with a large open and distance education university in South Africa (age range 20 to 61, average age 31 years, women =... -
Ukuphepha: A Multi-level Community Engagement Model for the Promotion of Safety, Peace and Health
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Rodney Eksteen --- University of South Africa, South Africa Abdulsamed Bulbulia --- University of South Africa, South Africa Ashley van Niekerk --- Medical Research Council, South Africa Ghouwa Ismail --- University of South Africa, South Africa Royal Lekoba --- University of South Africa, South AfricaThis article aims to describe a theoretically-informed community engagement model which delivers a suite of child safety, peace and health interventions.We provide an overview of critical concepts that inform the community engagement approach that underpins the implementation of the Ukuphepha... -
Beyond the Individual: Promoting Mental and Behavioural Health in Low- and Middle-income Countries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Inge Petersen --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Arvin Bhana --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Kaymarlin Govender --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaThis brief report describes a programmatic approach to health promotion that can help address the social determinants of mental-health and associated risky behaviours. Using a South African case example, we illustrate that while micro-system interventions help to strengthen individual resilience... -
Breast Cancer Health Beliefs and Perceived Barriers to Self-Examination Amongst Hindu Women in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Catherine Govender --- University of South Africa, Prashilla Soma --- University of Pretoria, Leeana Persad --- University of Witwatersrand, Julie Moodley --- National Health Laboratory Services, Vinay Rajah --- , South AfricaThis study explored the breast cancer health beliefs and perceived barriers to breast self-examination of South African Hindu women. Participants were 68 Hindu women (mean age = 39.36 years SD=13.42) from two South African cities. They completed the Champion's Health... -
Offenders with Mental Disorders in a South African Prison Population: Profiling the Behavioural Characteristics on Mental Illness
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Johan Prinsloo --- University of South Africa,This study validates a protocol to identify inmates with institutional adjustment difficulty from mental disorder, and who might have a need for therapeutic programming of a cognitive nature. The Self-Appraisal Questionnaire (SAQ) was administered to a total of 236 South... -
Flourishing of Information Technology Professionals: The Role of Work Engagement and Job Satisfaction
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Elsabé Diedericks --- North-West University, South Africa Sebastiaan Rothmann --- North-West University, South AfricaThis study investigated the relationship between work role fit, the availability of personal resources, supervisor relations, work engagement, job satisfaction and employee flourishing. A convenience sample (N = 205) was taken of employees in information technology organizations. The results showed... -
Experiences of Managers and Healthcare Personnel Involved in a Functional Healthcare Public Private Partnership
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Esmeralda Ricks --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa Dalena van Rooyen --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa Moloko Priscilla Gantsho --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa Wilma ten Ham --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South AfricaThis study explored the experiences of managers and healthcare personnel involved in a functional healthcare public private partnership (PPP) in a semi-rural area situated in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. Data on how managers and healthcare personnel experienced their... -
Counselling on Rails: Social Accountability Learning Among South African Psychology Students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Annelize Bonthuys --- North-West University, Itumeleng P. Khumalo --- North-West University, Lynette Flusk --- Transnet-Phelophepa Health-Care Train,This study investigated the utility of train transportation health care service in a North Eastern South African region. Participants were seven psychology graduate students at a South African university. They completed reflective journals on their subjective experience and objective reporting... -
Student Nurses' Experiences of The Clinical Psychiatric Learning Environment in an Education Institution
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Miriam Moagi --- University of Pretoria, Elsie Janse van Rensburg --- University of Pretoria, Jeanette Maritz --- University of South Africa,This study investigated lived experiences of student nurses working in a clinical psychiatric learning environment in South Africa. Participants were 29 fourth-year student nurses in the clinical psychiatric learning environment at a nursing education institution (females = 27; males =2)... -
The Prevalence of Well-Being on Teachers in Afri Twin Schools as Well as Non Afri Twin Schools
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Werner de Klerk --- North-West University, South Africa Q. Michael Temane --- North-West University, South Africa Alida W. Nienaber --- North-West University, South AfricaThis study explored the prevalence of well-being in Afri Twin and non Afri Twin teachers. The Afri Twin project allows schools of comparable type and size in Britain and South Africa to be ‘twinned’ with each other, with a possible... -
Exploring Leadership Hubs as an Intervention in Strengthening the Resilience of Health Caregivers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Magdalena P. Koen --- North-West University, South Africa Emmerentia du Plessis --- North-West University, South Africa Francois G. Watson --- North-West University, South AfricaThis article reports the findings from an intervention to strengthen the resilience of leaders of health caregivers involved in HIV and AIDS care across 4 countries, namely South Africa, Uganda, Jamaica and Kenya. Data on participants' experience of how their... -
Categories of Human Risk Factors Which Impact on the Psychological Fitness of Construction Workers: A Review of the Evidence
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Larisa Alet Louw --- University of South Africa, Pieter Schaap --- University of Pretoria,This systematic review sought to identify and examine the evidence on human factors which impact on the psychological fitness of construction workers. Studies were reviewed spanning the period from 1966 to 2012. Database searches included 135 ScienceDirect and EBSCOHost sources,... -
HIV/AIDS and the South African Bill of Rights, with specific reference to the approach and role of the courts
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: JohnC MubangiziAn outstanding feature of the 1996 South African Constitution is the inclusion of a Bill of Rights, which contains all the categories of human rights that are ordinarily included in most international human rights instruments. Section 27 provides for, among... -
The Simalelo Peer Education Programme for HIV prevention: a qualitative process evaluation of a project in Zambia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Alexander Molassiotis Irene Saralis-Avis Wilson Nyirenda Nina AtkinsThe aim of the project was to evaluate a peer education programme in Zambia run by local people in relation to changes in behaviours, the effects of the programme on the community and the dynamics of peer health promotion. A... -
Knowledge, attitudes and perceptions of HIV/AIDS among traditional birth attendants and herbal practitioners in Lagos State, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ahmed Omowunmi Odunukwe Nkiru Raheem Yekeen Efienemokwu Chinyere Junaid Muinat Adesesan Segun Ogedengbe Olasubomi Harry Tekena Salako LateefRecognising the widespread role of traditional birth attendants (TBAs) and herbal practitioners (HPs) in health care at community level in Nigeria, we set out to assess their knowledge, attitudes and practices in relation to HIV infection and prevention. Questionnaires were... -
Age at sexual debut in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Anne BakilanaIt is important to understand the age at which sexual relations start in designing HIV prevention strategies. Most studies on age of sexual activity of young people provide estimated percentages of those that are sexually active in specific age groups,... -
The impact of reduced drug prices on the cost-effectiveness of HAART in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Nicoli Nattrass Nathan GeffenSouth Africa has started 'rolling out' highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) through the public health sector, but implementation has been slow. Studies have shown that in Africa AIDS prevention may be more cost-effective than providing HAART; such published results provide... -
Lover, mother or worker: women's multiple roles and the HIV/AIDS and reproductive health agenda in Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Lisa Ann RicheyInternational and national campaigns to prevent HIV/AIDS and efforts to promote reproductive health remain separate in terms of conceptualisation and implementation. Local negotiations around reproductive health issues similarly seem to lack explicit attention to HIV/AIDS. This paper argues that even... -
Psychosocial disadvantage: preparation, grieving, remembrance and recovery for orphans in eastern Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Brian Howard Nelia Matinhure SherylA McCurdy Cary Alan JohnsonFew programmes for sub-Saharan Africa's 12.3 million children orphaned by AIDS have focused on their high risk for psychosocial problems. As groundwork for supporting orphans' healthy development, this study describes the preparation, grief, and memorial experiences and the physical and... -
Psychological distress in the first year after diagnosis of HIV infection among women in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: BenjaminO OlleyCross-sectional studies on psychological responses associated with an HIV diagnosis are replete, but a paucity of research exists to evaluate the changes and stability of these responses, particularly among black African women. One hundred and five HIV-positive black and coloured... -
Knowledge and perception of HIV/AIDS among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in Ogun State, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: AdeniyiK Adeneye MargaretA Mafe AdejuwonA Adeneye KabiruK Salami WilliamR Brieger MusbauA Titiloye TaiwoA Adewole PhilipU AgomoMother-to-child transmission of HIV (MTCT) is responsible for more than 90% of the cases of HIV infection in infants and children in sub-Saharan Africa. Accurate data on the knowledge and perceptions of HIV/AIDS among women attending antenatal clinics in Nigeria... -
The influence of peers and other significant persons on sexuality and condom-use among young adults in northern Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Bernard Njau Sabina Mtweve Longin Barongo Rachel Manongi Juliet Chugulu Marcelina Msuya Stella Mwampeta Bertha Kiwale Joseph Lekule Hector JalipaSexual behaviour change remains a primary goal of HIV prevention efforts globally. It is a complex issue influenced by numerous unpredictable variables such as individual desires, social and cultural relationships, and environmental and economic dynamics. This study in northern Tanzania... -
Needlestick injuries in an era of HIV: technical and personal aspects
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Marion Stevens David DickinsonHospitals are workplaces in which HIV has double significance. Needlestick accidents link patients, healthcare workers and cleaning staff through the risk of occupational exposure to HIV. Additionally, concern over needlestick injuries may embody HIV stigma, discrimination and fear. This paper... -
Awareness of HIV/AIDS and its oral manifestations among people living with HIV in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Febronia Kahabuka Flora Fabian Poul Erick Petersen Hubert NguvumaliThe aim of this study was to investigate the awareness of the oral manifestations of HIV/AIDS and general issues about HIV and AIDS among people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. A structured questionnaire was used to... -
The future of AIDS in Africa: lessons from two scenario projects
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Pieter FourieScenario planning or futures studies have their origin in military planning, but have also been used with great success in the private sector, most notably in the energy industry. UNAIDS and the South African financial services group Metropolitan each recently... -
Modelling the relationship between antiretroviral treatment and HIV prevention: limitations of the Spectrum AIDS Impact Model in a changing policy environment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Nicoli NattrassThis paper shows how two publicly available epidemiological modelling packages, namely the Spectrum AIDS Impact Model and the ASSA2003 AIDS and Demographic Model, predict very different impacts from rolling out highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART) on new HIV infections. Using... -
The impact of the HIV epidemic on the composite wellbeing of educators in South Africa: a qualitative study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: LindaC TheronIn South Africa, support is available for educators who are HIV-positive, and there are numerous initiatives to curb further HIV infections. What is lacking though is an understanding of how the HIV epidemic impacts on educators who are affected personally... -
Misconceptions about HIV prevention and transmission in Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Gobopamang LetamoMisconceptions about how HIV can be transmitted or prevented often prevent individuals from making informed choices and taking appropriate action. The purpose of the research was to explore the socio-demographic and behavioural factors in Botswana that are associated with misconceptions... -
The protective effect of male circumcision on HIV infection in a sample of Kenyan men
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: YanyiK Djamba LaToyaS DavisThis article examines the association between male circumcision and HIV infection in a national sample. The analysis is based on the 2003 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (KDHS), a nationally representative household-based population survey of adults, in which male respondents... -
HIV/AIDS messages in Malawi and their implications for effective responses
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Vanessa Houston Alice HovorkaThis paper explores the nature of HIV/AIDS education and information networks in Malawi, with a focus on Dedza district. We consider the role of institutional and personal actors involved in Malawi's recently instated and decentralised behaviour-change intervention strategy, as well... -
Responses to VCT for HIV among young people in Kampala, Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Eva-Britta Råssjö Elisabeth Darj Joseph Konde-Lule Pia OlssonAttitudes to voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) for HIV among young men and women in a slum area of Kampala, Uganda, were studied through 22 individual semi-structured interviews and 5 focus group discussions. Attitudes to VCT ranged from having no... -
Short-term effects of a peer group intervention for HIV prevention among trainee teachers in Malawi
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: KathleenF Norr JamesL Norr ChrissiePN Kaponda SitingawawoI Kachingwe EllenMD MbwezaThis report describes the implementation and short-term results of a peer group intervention for HIV prevention on the HIV-related attitudes, knowledge and behaviours of primary school teachers in Malawi. The intervention, based on the social-cognitive learning model, took place in... -
Contextual factors associated with treatment-seeking and higher-risk sexual behaviour in Botswana among men with symptoms of sexually transmitted infections
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Tabitha LangeniThis study investigates contextual factors associated with treatment-seeking behaviour and higher-risk sexual conduct of men symptomatic of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in Botswana. Data were drawn from a randomly selected, nationally representative sample of 8 222 men, aged 15–64 years,... -
Young Malawians on the interaction between mental health and HIV/AIDS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Jerome Wright Fred Lubben Mac Bain MkandawirePrevious research has identified high levels of mental health problems among people affected by HIV. This study surveys specifically adolescents in southern Malawi on their experience of the impacts of living with HIV or AIDS on one's mental health. At... -
Community-based care of children with HIV in Potchefstroom, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Anneke Van Graan Engela Van der Walt Mada WatsonChildren contract HIV infection largely through vertical transmission and are vulnerable to AIDS illness due to an immature immune system. In South Africa, hospitals are often overburdened and thus children with HIV may be directed to the community for care... -
HIV/AIDS: South African women at risk
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: L Walker --- , South Africa L Gilbert --- Department of Sociology, South AfricaA previous version of this paper was presented at the AIDS in Context Conference, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 4–7 April 2001 -
Investigating the interface between health system reform and HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa: an approach for improving the fight against the epidemic
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: RasmusC Dawes --- , DenmarkDuring the period in which the HIV/AIDS epidemic has taken hold in sub-Saharan Africa, health system reforms have and continue to be introduced throughout the region. In spite of the multidisciplinary research undertaken, it can be questioned whether the relationships... -
Investigating attitudes towards caring for people with HIV/AIDS among hospital care workers in Ibadan, Nigeria: the role of self-efficacy
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: BO Olley --- MRC Research Unit on Anxiety Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, South AfricaFear of HIV infection and its consequences may affect the willingness and capacity of health care workers to provide good quality care for people with HIV/AIDS (PWHAs). The study was founded on the proposition that self-efficacy may mediate the attitudinal... -
Challenging dominant norms of masculinity for HIV prevention
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Catherine MacPhail --- Reproductive Health Research Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South AfricaWithin South Africa there is a growing HIV epidemic, particularly among young heterosexual people. A recent report (NMF/HSRC, 2002) indicates that levels of HIV infection among young people aged 15–24 years are 9.3% although other studies in more specific locations... -
Understanding self-appraisal of HIV-infection risk among young adults in Nigeria: evidence from a national survey
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Samson Babatunde Adebayo --- , Nigeria Jennifer Anyanti --- , Nigeria Augustine Ankomah --- , Kenya Godpower Omoregie --- , Nigeria Fatima Mamman-Daura --- , NigeriaA major component of HIV prevention is to encourage individuals to appreciate their personal risk of contracting the virus with the aim of encouraging them to take steps to reduce the risks. This article addresses the accuracy of an individual's... -
Understanding the experiences of doctors who undertake elective surgery on HIV/AIDS patients in an area of high incidence in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Jacqueline Gwala-Ngozo --- Department of Public Health Medicine, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa Myra Taylor --- Department of Public Health Medicine, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa Colleen Aldous --- Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA), Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, South AfricaThis study investigates the experiences of doctors who perform elective surgical procedures in an area of South Africa with a high incidence of HIV and AIDS. A qualitative study approach was adopted. Interviews were individually conducted with 15 doctors. The... -
Challenging power and meaning: outlining the popular epidemiology of HIV and AIDS in Rakai, Uganda, c. 1975–1990
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Jan Kuhanen --- Department of History, FinlandThis article traces the historical evolution of conditions that favoured the spread of HIV in Rakai district, Uganda, and the process of evolution of the local, popular epidemiology of HIV and AIDS. It argues that the HIV epidemic was made... -
Implementation of the national programme for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV: a rapid assessment in Cacadu district, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- , South Africa Nancy Phaswana-Mafuya --- , South Africa Rendani Ladzani --- , South AfricaTo conduct a rapid assessment of the prevention-of-mother-to-child-transmission-of-HIV (PMTCT) programme in two of the three local service areas in Cacadu district, Eastern Cape province, South Africa, we designed an exploratory study using a mixed-methods approach. Quantitative and qualitative data on... -
Factors affecting first-month adherence to antiretroviral therapy amongHIV-positive adults in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Dikokole Maqutu --- School of Statistics and Actuarial Science, South Africa Temesgen Zewotir --- School of Statistics and Actuarial Science, South Africa Delia North --- School of Statistics and Actuarial Science, South Africa Kogieleum Naidoo --- Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA), South Africa Anneke Grobler --- Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA), South AfricaThis study explores the influence of baseline factors on first-month adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) among adults. The study design involved a review of routinely collected patient information in the CAPRISA AIDS Treatment (CAT) programme, at a rural... -
HIV/AIDS messages as a spur for conversation among young South Africans?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Elizabeth Lubinga --- School of Languages and Communication Studies, South Africa Margrit Schulze --- School of Languages and Communication Studies, South Africa Carel Jansen --- , The Netherlands Alfons Maes --- , The NetherlandsHIV/AIDS messages are often deliberately puzzling so as to increase the chance for them to be used as food for conversation. The South African health organisation ‘loveLife,’ for instance, uses messages that include complicated rhetorical expressions in their media campaigns,... -
Deafness and HIV/AIDS: a systematic review of the literature
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Jill Hanass-Hancock --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South Africa Loveness Satande --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South AfricaA systematic review of the literature focused on empirical work on deafness and HIV/AIDS published during the past decade. The review reveals that deaf people are vulnerable to contracting HIV and might lack access to HIV/ AIDS information, testing and... -
Developing visual images for communicating information aboutantiretroviral side effects to a low-literate population
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ros Dowse --- Faculty of Pharmacy, South Africa Thato Ramela --- Faculty of Pharmacy, South Africa Kirsty-Lee Barford --- Faculty of Pharmacy, South Africa Sara Browne --- , United StatesThe side effects of antiretroviral (ARV) therapy are linked to altered quality of life and adherence. Poor adherence has also been associated with low health-literacy skills, with an uninformed patient more likely to make ARV-related decisions that compromise the efficacy... -
Factors associated with high media coverage of the HIV epidemic in Lesotho
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Cecilia Strand --- Department of Informatics and Media Science, SwedenRegional studies show that Lesotho outperforms other countries in southern Africa in terms of awarding coverage to HIV and AIDS. Through qualitative interviews, this study examines the motivations, experiences, and perceived challenges among media workers, which could explain the high... -
Treatment adherence following national antiretroviral rollout in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: AltaC. Van Dyk --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaThe national antiretroviral (ARV) programme in South Africa commenced in 2004. ARV drugs became readily available to all South Africans due to the concerted efforts of ‘access to all’ campaigns. This study investigates medication adherence among a sample of South... -
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... -
Nutrition education and counselling as strategic interventions to improvehealth outcomes in adult outpatients with HIV: a literature review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: HannahL. Kaye --- , South Africa CarlosJ. Moreno-Leguizamon --- , South AfricaMalnutrition poses a significant risk for people living with HIV and accelerates disease progression. This is because adequate nutrition is essential for optimal immune function. This article discusses research on the role and use of nutrition education or counselling as... -
Human-resources strategies for managing HIV/AIDS: the case of the South African forestry industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Jeff Gow --- , Australia Bligh Grant --- , AustraliaPrevious work has focused on HIV prevalence among forestry workers and the impact of HIV/AIDS on the sustainability of forest resources. Following a review of work examining the impacts of HIV/AIDS on the South African economy, this article presents original... -
Clinics and home-based care organisations: an interface between theformal and informal health sectors
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Adam Kenneth Boros --- , South AfricaThe article outlines the findings of a study designed to explore the working relationship between home-based caregivers and clinic nurses at locations in two informal settlements in Johannesburg, South Africa. By considering the views and experiences of both sponsored and... -
Courting success in HIV/AIDS prevention: the challenges of addressing aconcentrated epidemic in Senegal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: EllenE Foley --- , United States Rokhaya Nguer --- , SenegalThis article presents findings from a study of HIV/AIDS programmes for urban sex workers in Dakar, Senegal. The objective of the research was to assess HIV prevention and treatment efforts to date, and to identify challenges that must be overcome... -
The effects of gender and socioeconomic status on youth sexual-risknorms: evidence from a poor urban community in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Michael Rogan --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South Africa Michaela Hynie --- Department of Psychology, Canada Marisa Casale --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South Africa Stephanie Nixon --- Department of Physical Therapy, Canada Sarah Flicker --- Faculty of Environment Studies, Canada Geoff Jobson --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South Africa Suraya Dawad --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South AfricaHIV and AIDS remains one of the most serious problems facing youths in many sub-Saharan African countries. Among young people in South Africa, gender is linked with a number of HIV-risk behaviours and outcomes. The literature suggests that factors such... -
An assessment of counselling and support services for people living withHIV in Gauteng, South Africa: findings of a baseline study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Sadiyya Haffejee --- Emthonjeni Centre, School of Human and Community Development, South Africa Iris Groeneveld --- , United Kingdom Diane Fine --- Department of Psychology, School of Human and Community Development, South Africa Rabia Patel --- Department of Psychology, School of Human and Community Development, South Africa Brett Bowman --- Department of Psychology, School of Human and Community Development, South AfricaAn increasing body of literature shows that HIV/AIDS and mental health issues are closely related. In spite of this, the mental health correlates of HIV and AIDS remain largely unacknowledged and under-researched in sub-Saharan Africa. Furthermore, despite guidelines by the... -
‘Every disease has its cure’: faith and HIV therapies in Islamic northern Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Jack Ume Tocco --- Department of Anthropology, United StatesNorthern Nigeria has one of the highest levels of HIV prevalence among societies that are predominantly Muslim. In the last decade the region has experienced marked expansion of religiously-oriented healing practices following the formal adoption of Islamic sharia law. Since... -
Religion, authority and their interplay in the shaping of antiretroviraltreatment in western Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: AlexanderMJ Leusenkamp --- , The NetherlandsThe article explores how religious actors have increasingly shaped the nature of antiretroviral treatment (ART) services in Kabarole district, western Uganda. As have the regular health services, Christian donors, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), and churches in the district have also stepped... -
A critical historical analysis of the South African Catholic Church's HIV/AIDS response between 2000 and 2005
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Stephen Muoki Joshua --- School of Religion and Theology, Department of History of Christianity, South AfricaThe South African HIV and AIDS experience is unique in many ways considering the country's delayed and robust epidemic, the apartheid context, and successive HIV-denialist government regimes. While the struggle for democracy may have overshadowed the enormity of the unfolding... -
Complex negotiations: ‘spiritual’ therapy and living with HIV in Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Benjamin Kobina Kwansa --- Amsterdam School for Social Science Research, The NetherlandsMany people living with HIV in Ghana make use of spiritual therapy, however complex. This paper describes the complexities of these therapies in the context of increasing access to antiretroviral (ARV) drugs and high levels of HIV stigma. The study... -
Islamic perspectives on HIV/AIDS and antiretroviral treatment: the case of Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Amusa Saheed Balogun --- Department of History, NigeriaSome religious reactions to the HIV epidemic in Africa unwittingly contributed to the expansion of the epidemic in its early years. This was because many religious people regarded the emergence of HIV and AIDS as divine punishment for man's sins... -
Exploring the role of cognitive and structural forms of social capital in HIV/AIDS trends in the Kagera region of Tanzania – a grounded theory study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Gasto Frumence --- Department of Development Studies, Tanzania Malin Eriksson --- Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Sweden Lennarth Nystrom --- Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Sweden Japhet Killewo --- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Tanzania Maria Emmelin --- Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, SwedenThe article presents a synthesis of data from three village case studies focusing on how structural and cognitive social capital may have influenced the progression of the HIV epidemic in the Kagera region of Tanzania. Grounded theory was used to... -
Masculinity and sexual practices in the military: a South African study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Nyameka Mankayi --- , South Africa Anthony Vernon Naidoo --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaThe military's organisational culture tends to condone or encourage risk-taking behaviour. Willingness to accept and engage in risk-taking behaviour is central to good soldiering and is strongly associated with readiness for combat. This core attribute of military culture might predispose... -
Pre- and post-intervention assessment of a PMTCT-programme-strengthening initiative in a rural area of the Eastern Cape, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Nancy Phaswana-Mafuya --- , South Africa Karl Peltzer --- , South Africa Rendani Ladzani --- , South Africa Gladys Mlambo --- , South Africa Adlai Davids --- , South Africa Khanyisa Phaweni --- , South Africa Pelisa Dana --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Mandisa Ndabula --- , South AfricaThe research assesses prevention-of-mother-to-child-transmission-of-HIV (PMTCT) services following implementation of programme-strengthening activities in a municipality in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. A pre-intervention and post-intervention design was used to conduct facility assessments and client exit interviews at baseline and after... -
Sexuality among the elderly in Dzivaresekwa district of Harare: the challenge of information, education and communication campaigns in support of an HIV/AIDS response
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ignatius Gutsa --- Department of Sociology, ZimbabweThis ethnographic study in Dzivaresekwa district, Harare, Zimbabwe, examines the issue of sexuality among the elderly and their challenges in accessing information, education, and communication (IEC) campaigns in the face of HIV and AIDS. The research depended heavily on collecting... -
Negotiating therapeutic citizenship and notions of masculinity in a South African village
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Sakhumzi Mfecane --- Department of Anthropology and Sociology, South AfricaThe article explores the idea of therapeutic citizenship in relation to the experiences of men who attend support groups for people living with HIV or AIDS (PLHIV). At a rural South African health facility offering free antiretroviral (ARV) medicines, support... -
Understanding HIV-related posttraumatic stress disorder in South Africa: a review and conceptual framework
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Charles Young --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaA number of epidemiological studies have attempted to measure the prevalence of HIV-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in sub-Saharan Africa. A systematic review of the literature identified eight relevant studies that put current estimates of the prevalence of HIV-related PTSD... -
HIV/AIDS misconceptions may be associated with condom use among black South Africans: an exploratory analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: LauraM Bogart --- , United States Donald Skinner --- , South Africa LanceS Weinhardt --- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, United States Laura Glasman --- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, United States Cheryl Sitzler --- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, United States Yoesrie Toefy --- , South Africa SethC Kalichman --- Department of Psychology, United StatesIn South Africa, approximately 20% of 15–49-year-olds are infected with HIV. Among black South Africans, high levels of HIV/AIDS misconceptions (e.g. HIV is manufactured by whites to reduce the black African population; AIDS is caused by supernatural forces or witchcraft)... -
Depression underdiagnosis and the effects on quality of life in outpatients with HIV at a Nigerian university teaching hospital
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Victor Obiajulu Olisah --- Department of Psychiatry, Nigeria Olusegun Baiyewu --- Department of Psychiatry, Nigeria Taiwo Lateef Sheikh --- Department of Psychiatry, NigeriaThe study aimed to determine the frequency of depressive disorder in a sample of patients with HIV and its level of underdiagnosis by attending physicians. The study also explored the effect of depressive disorder on the quality of life (QOL)... -
Correlates of highly active antiretroviral therapy adherence among urban Ethiopian clients
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Hibret Alemu --- School of Public Health, Ethiopia Damen Haile Mariam --- School of Public Health, Ethiopia AmyO Tsui --- , United States Aster Shewamare --- , EthiopiaThere has been a massive expansion of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) services in Ethiopia since 2005. To assess clients’ self-reported adherence to HAART medication, a descriptive, comparative cross-sectional study was carried out among adults receiving HAART medication at the... -
HIV prevention in the world of work in sub-Saharan Africa: research and practice*
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Gavin George --- Health Economics and HIV and AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South Africa Courtenay Sprague --- Graduate School of Business Administration, South Africa -
Myths, science and stories: working with peer educators to counter HIV/AIDS myths
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: David Dickinson --- Department of Sociology, South AfricaThe failure to bring about widespread or effective behavioural change in response to South Africa's HIV epidemic requires that new forms of health communication be explored. This article reports on an action research project in which a group of workplace... -
Why HIV/AIDS should be treated as exceptional: arguments from sub-Saharan Africa and Eastern Europe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Julia Smith --- , United Kingdom Khaled Ahmed --- , South Africa Alan Whiteside --- , South AfricaThe idea that HIV and AIDS gets too much attention and funding emerged in 2008 with a call to end 'AIDS exceptionalism.' This article outlines a short history of AIDS exceptionalism — the idea that HIV and AIDS require a... -
Risk management in HIV/AIDS: ethical and economic issues associated with restricting HAART access only to adherent patients
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Richard Chawana --- , South Africa Donna Knapp van Bogaert --- , South AfricaLike many other developing nations, South Africa faces the challenge of mobilising resources in response to the HIV pandemic. There is a large budget gap between the ideal and the actual amount of funding needed to achieve universal access to... -
South African HIV/AIDS programming overlooks migration, urban livelihoods, and informal workplaces
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Jo Vearey --- , South Africa Marlise Richter --- , South Africa Lorena Núñez --- , South Africa Khangelani Moyo --- , South AfricaSouth Africa has the largest population of people living with HIV globally and is associated with high population mobility. The majority of migrants move in search of improved livelihood opportunities, and many who migrate (both internally and across borders) move... -
Does accessibility to antiretroviral care improve after down-referral of patients from hospitals to health centres in rural South Africa?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Mosa Moshabela --- , Helen Schneider --- , South Africa SusanM Cleary --- Health Economics Unit, South Africa PaulM Pronyk --- , John Eyles --- School of Geography and Earth Sciences, CanadaWe conducted an evaluation of healthcare accessibility among patients taking antiretroviral treatment (ART) after they were ‘down-referred’ from hospital-based programmes to primary healthcare (PHC) centres in a rural South African setting. A cross-sectional design was used to study 109 PHC... -
Fear appeals in HIV-prevention messages: young people's perceptions in northern Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Sheri Bastien --- Faculty of Medicine, Institute for Basic Medical Sciences, NorwayThe aims of the study were to elicit the perceptions of young people in Tanzania on the role of fear appeals in HIV-prevention messages and to identify important contextual factors that may influence young people's perceptions of HIV-prevention posters. A... -
The ethical and legal regulation of HIV-vaccine research in Africa: lessons from Cameroon, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda and Zambia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Pamela Andanda --- , South Africa Paschal Awah --- , United States Paul Ndebele --- , Botswana Olanrewaju Onigbogi --- Department of Community Health and Primary Care, Nigeria Daniel Udatinya --- , Rwanda Malala Mwondela --- , ZambiaEthical and legal frameworks are important for ensuring that the goals of scientific research are realised while at the same time the rights and welfare of human participants are adequately protected. A balance in attaining these two goals can be... -
Health-promoting practices and the factors associated with self-reported poor health in caregivers of children orphaned by AIDS in southwest Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Rhoda Suubi Muliira --- , Oman Joshua Kanaabi Muliira --- , OmanInformal caregivers worldwide are faced with the dilemma of maintaining their health and meeting the caregiving demands of their loved ones. This study explores the health outcomes of caregiving, caregivers’ health-promoting practices and the challenges to providing care among caregivers... -
Adolescents’ perceptions of sexual coercion in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ruth Birungi --- , Uganda Dennis Nabembezi --- , Uganda Julius Kiwanuka --- , Uganda Michele Ybarra --- , United States Sheana Bull --- Department of Community and Behavioral Health, United StatesIn Uganda, HIV prevalence remains high with young people at higher risk of infection than adults. Much is known about the sexual risk factors for HIV transmission among youths, including sexual encounters that are coerced. On the other hand, relatively... -
Effect of health education on oral hygiene and gingival status of persons living with HIV attending comprehensive care centres in Nairobi, Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: LoiceW Gathece --- Department of Periodontology, Community and Preventive Dentistry, Kenya JosephK Wang'ombe --- Department of Community Health, Kenya PeterM Ng'ang'a --- Department of Paediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, Kenya PeterN Wanzala --- , KenyaThe study aimed to describe the effect of an oral health education intervention on oral hygiene status and gingival inflammation among persons with HIV attending two comprehensive healthcare centres in Nairobi, Kenya. This was a quasi-experimental study of 195 participants... -
Qualitative study of the influence of antidepressants on the psychological health of patients on antiretroviral therapy in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: ElialiliaS Okello --- Department of Psychiatry, Uganda VictoriaK Ngo --- , United States Gerry Ryan --- , United States Seggane Musisi --- Department of Psychiatry, Uganda Dickens Akena --- Department of Psychiatry, Uganda Noeline Nakasujja --- Department of Psychiatry, Uganda Glenn Wagner --- , United StatesThe study set out to explore how HIV-positive individuals conceptualise and describe depression and its manifestation in their lives, and how this may change over time in the context of antiretroviral therapy (ART) and antidepressant treatment. We conducted in-depth interviews... -
Barriers to initiating antiretroviral therapy during pregnancy: a qualitative study of women attending services in Cape Town, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Kathryn Stinson --- School of Public Health and Family Medicine, Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research, South Africa Landon Myer --- School of Public Health and Family Medicine, Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research, South AfricaDespite the rapid expansion of antiretroviral therapy (ART) programmes, uptake of ART in pregnancy remains suboptimal. Little is known about the barriers to initiating lifelong ART in pregnancy and the challenges to postpartum retention in HIV care, particularly in sub-Saharan... -
Predictors of sexual behaviour among church-going youths in Nairobi, Kenya: a cross-denominational study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ann Neville Miller --- Nicholson School of Communication, United States Kyalo wa Ngula --- Nicholson School of Communication, United States George Musambira --- Nicholson School of Communication, United StatesWe surveyed church-going youths in Nairobi, Kenya, to investigate denominational differences in their sexual behaviour and to identify factors related to those differences. In comparison with youths attending mainline churches, the youths surveyed at Pentecostal/evangelical churches were less likely to... -
Housing conditions of home-based care patients in Botswana and the implications for HIV care
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Lily Clara Fidzani --- Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, Botswana KesitegileSM Gobotswang --- Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, BotswanaPeople living with HIV or with a terminal disease face frequent health risks due to opportunistic infections which affect their way of life and dramatically increase their risk of death. Increasingly, terminally ill patients in Botswana are cared for at... -
Analysis of factors associated with failure to return for an HIV-test result in The Gambia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Catherine Sesay --- Department of Psychology, School of Arts and Science, The Gambia Li-Yin Chien --- , TaiwanKnowing one's HIV status is fundamental to the prevention and treatment of HIV and AIDS. However, HIV prevention is defeated if individuals who opt to be tested fail to return for their test result. Despite the burden of HIV and... -
A framework to expand public services to children with biomedical healthcare needs related to HIV in the Free State, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Marianne Reid --- , South Africa Yvonne Botma --- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Nursing, South AfricaThe study undertook the development of a framework for expanding the public services available to children with biomedical healthcare needs related to HIV in South Africa. The study consisted of various component projects which were depicted as phases. The first... -
A narrative review of research on the effects of physical activity on people living with HIV and opportunities for health promotion in disadvantaged settings
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Clemens Ley --- , South Africa María Rato Barrio --- , South AfricaThe article explores different types and effects of physical activity for people living with HIV. Considering the lack of studies done in African contexts and the disparity between research settings and natural settings, a narrative review of the literature was... -
Poor-quality health services and lack of programme support leads to low uptake of HIV testing in rural Mozambique
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: CarolynM Audet --- Department of Preventive Medicine, United States Kate Groh --- Department of Medicine, United States TroyD Moon --- Department of Pediatrics, United States StenH Vermund --- , United States Mohsin Sidat --- , MozambiqueMozambique has one of the world's highest burdens of HIV infection. Despite the increase in HIV-testing services throughout the country, the uptake has been low. To identify barriers to HIV testing we conducted a study in six rural districts in... -
Correlates of HIV-status awareness among adults in Nairobi slum areas
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Remare Renner Ettarh --- , Kenya James Kimani --- , Kenya Catherine Kyobutungi --- , Kenya Frederick Wekesah --- , KenyaThe prevalence of HIV in the adult population in slum areas in Nairobi, Kenya, is higher than for residents in the city as a whole. This disparity suggests that the characteristics of slum areas may adversely influence the HIV-prevention strategies... -
HIV-seroprevalence among pulmonary tuberculosis patients in a tertiary care hospital in Douala, Cameroon
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Bertrand Hugo Mbatchou Ngahane --- Douala General Hospital, Cameroon Henry Luma --- Douala General Hospital, Cameroon Yacouba Mapoure Njankouo --- Douala General Hospital, Cameroon Martine Nida --- Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cameroon Achu Joko --- Douala General Hospital, Cameroon Marthe Mbenoun --- Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cameroon Samuel Wato --- Douala General Hospital, Cameroon Albert Mouelle Sone --- Douala General Hospital, CameroonA retrospective study was carried out at Douala General Hospital, Cameroon, between July 2007 and July 2011, to determine the prevalence of HIV infection among the pulmonary tuberculosis (pTB) patients and to compare epidemiological profiles with respect to TB/HIV co-infection... -
Media ownership and news framing: an analysis of HIV/AIDS coverage by Ugandan press
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: James Kiwanuka-Tondo --- Department of Communication, United States KellyF Albada --- Department of Communication, United States Fay Cobb Payton --- Department of Communication, United StatesApplying framing theory, the present research analyzes trends in Ugandan news coverage and the prominent issue frames for HIV/AIDS-related stories. In order to determine the influence of other factors, such as media ownership and journalist origin, nearly 800 articles, from... -
Inequalities in access to healthcare services among people living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Adeniyi Olaleye --- Economics Department, Nigeria Fidelis Ogwumike --- Economics Department, Nigeria Olanrewaju Olaniyan --- Economics Department, NigeriaThe study investigated the magnitude of social inequities in access to subsidised healthcare services among people living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA) in Nigeria. Structured interviews were conducted with 1 056 PLWHA selected from 60 community based support groups in... -
‘If the doctors see that they don't know how to cure the disease, they say it's AIDS’: How older women in rural South Africa make sense of the HIV/AIDS epidemic
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Enid Schatz --- Department of Health Sciences/Department of Women's & Gender Studies, 535 Clark Hall, Leah Gilbert --- Department of Sociology, South Africa Courtney McDonald --- Department of Psychology and Sociology, USASouth Africa, like other sub-Saharan African countries, is in the midst of the AIDS epidemic. Older women, here defined as aged 60 years and older, while at lower risk of infection than those aged 20–50, are amongst those deeply ‘affected’... -
Myths or theories? Alternative beliefs about HIV and AIDS in South African working class communities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: David Dickinson --- Department of Sociology, South AfricaDespite three decades of public health promotion based on the scientific explanation of HIV/AIDS, alternative explanations of the disease continue to circulate. While these are seen as counter-productive to health education efforts, what is rarely analysed is their plurality and... -
Acceptability of routine HIV counselling and testing among a sample of South African students: Testing the Health Belief Model
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Jani Nöthling --- Department of Psychiatry, South Africa Ashraf Kagee --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaRoutine HIV counseling and testing (RCT) is a necessary first step in accessing health care for persons who may test HIV-positive. Despite the availability of RCT in many South African settings, uptake has often been low. We sought to determine... -
Have the educated changed HIV risk behaviours more in Africa?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Elizabeth Gummerson --- Centre for Social Science Research, Leslie Social Sciences Building, South AfricaTheory predicts that when new health information becomes available, more educated individuals may adopt healthy behaviours sooner, resulting in lower morbidity and mortality among the highly educated. This may be the case for HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: Recent empirical work... -
Just jokes! Icebreakers, innuendo, teasing and talking: The role of humour in HIV/AIDS peer education among university students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Silvie Cooper --- Department of Sociology, South Africa David Dickinson --- Department of Sociology, South AfricaPeer conversation provides an important platform for people to explore and disseminate sexual health knowledge. Humour forms part of conversations held between peers including those where sexual health and sexual decisions are discussed. The central argument of this article links... -
Support groups for HIV-positive people in South Africa: Who joins, who does not, and why?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Wenche Dageid --- Department of Psychology, NorwayPsychosocial health care for persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) is inadequate. Support groups for PLWHA could offer arenas where psychosocial issues are addressed, yet more knowledge is needed about those who join and those who do not join such groups... -
‘Something for something’: The importance of talking about transactional sex with youth in South Africa using a resilience-based approach
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ingrid van der Heijden --- Gender and Health Research Unit, South Africa Sharlene Swartz --- Human Sciences Research Council, South AfricaTransactional sex is a common feature of sexual relationships in South Africa but has severe health implications for those who engage in it. This paper presents perspectives on transactional sex based on interviews and focus group discussions with young people... -
In search of a face: Childbearing decisions among couples living with HIV from rural southern Malawi
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Belinda C Gombachika --- University of Oslo, Norway Heidi Fjeld --- University of Oslo, NorwayIn the context of increasing access to antiretroviral therapy (ART), the issue of childbearing among people living with HIV is important. The little that is known originates from either studies conducted before widespread availability of highly active ART or has... -
An assessment of the health of two rivers within Harare, Zimbabwe, on the basis of macroinvertebrate community structure and selected physicochemical variables
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: C PhiriThe aim of this study was to assess and compare the water quality of the Gwebi and Mukuvisi Rivers, on the basis of selected physicochemical variables and macroinvertebrate community structure. Five sites where selected on both rivers and these were... -
The Namibian Scoring System (NASS) version 2 rapid bio-assessment method for rivers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: RW Palmer ED TaylorThis paper presents a rapid bio-assessment method for assessing the ecological condition of streams and rivers in Namibia. The method uses the composition and abundance of aquatic invertebrates, which are identified in the field, mostly to family level. The method... -
Bioassessment of the ecological integrity of river ecosystems using aquatic macroinvertebrates: an overview with a focus on South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: DeanJ Ollis HelenF Dallas KarenJ Esler Charles BoucherAn overview is given of the bioassessment of the ecological integrity of river ecosystems using aquatic macroinvertebrates, focussing on the South African situation within a global context. Biotic indices and their use in aquatic bioassessment are covered, and comparative descriptions... -
The South African Scoring System (SASS) Version 5 Rapid Bioassessment Method for Rivers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: C WS Dickens --- , South Africa PM Graham --- , South AfricaThe assessment of biota in rivers is a widely recognised means of determining the condition or ‘health’ of rivers. Benthic macroinvertebrates, in particular, are recognised as valuable organisms for bioassessments, due largely to their visibility to the naked eye, ease... -
Water quality impacts on instream biota of the Shingwedzi River, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: PSO Fouche --- Department of Zoology, South Africa W Vlok --- Department of Zoology, South AfricaWater quality, macroinvertebrate diversity (using SASS5) and fish diversity (using the fish response assessment index) of the Shingwedzi River system were monitored in 2007/2008 to determine the present status of the system. Possible water pollution sources were identified by aerial... -
Age, growth rate and size at sexual maturity of Labeobarbus aeneus (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) in the middle Vaal River, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: R Gerber --- Centre for Aquatic Research, Department of Zoology, South Africa NJ Smit --- Centre for Aquatic Research, Department of Zoology, South Africa GM Wagenaar --- Centre for Aquatic Research, Department of Zoology, South AfricaAge structure, growth and size at sexual maturity of smallmouth yellowfish, Labeobarbus aeneus (Burchell), were assessed in 2008–2009. Despite its angling and food importance, little has been published on many aspects of its ecology and biology, specifically its age structure... -
Evaluation of the fish health assessment index in the Olifants River system, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: RM Watson --- Department of Zoology, South Africa D Crafford --- Department of Zoology, South Africa A Avenant-Oldewage --- Department of Zoology, South AfricaThe fish health assessment index (HAI) biomonitoring technique, developed in the USA and subsequently tested in South Africa, was re-evaluated in the Olifants River system using Clarias gariepinus, Oreochromis mossambicus and Labeobarbus marequensis during drought and flood conditions in 1994–1997... -
Fish health status, research and management in East Africa: past and present
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: P Akoll --- Department of Biological Sciences, School of Biosciences, Uganda WW Mwanja --- Department of Fisheries, UgandaThis paper reviews the state of research on fish pathogens in Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda from the early 1900s, the period when fisheries management started in the region, to date, and evaluates the current policy, regulatory frameworks, management... -
Comparative behavioural assessment of an established and a new tigerfish Hydrocynus vittatus population in two man-made lakes in the Limpopo River catchment, southern Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: GC O'Brien --- Water Research Group (Ecology), Unit for Environmental Science and Management, South Africa JB Bulfin --- , Ireland A Husted --- Centre for Aquatic Research, South Africa NJ Smit --- Water Research Group (Ecology), Unit for Environmental Science and Management, South AfricaWith the continued establishment of man-made lakes within the natural distribution range of tigerfish in southern Africa, many artificial tigerfish populations now exist in the region. Very little of the behavioural ecology of these artificial but ecologically important populations is... -
Evaluation of acoustic transmitter implantation and determination of post-translocation behaviour of largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides in a South African impoundment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: CF Huchzermeyer --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science (DIFS), South Africa OLF Weyl --- , South Africa PD Cowley --- , South AfricaLargemouth bass Micropterus salmoides are an important angling species that are often displaced during catch-and-release fishing tournaments. The impact of acoustic transmitter implantation on this species and the effect of displacement distance on their behaviour were tested. In April 2010,... -
Health of sharptooth catfish Clarias gariepinus in Pongolapoort Dam, South Africa: a comprehensive study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: KJ McHugh --- Centre for Aquatic Research, South Africa NJ Smit --- Water Research Group (Ecology), Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South Africa JHJ van Vuren --- Centre for Aquatic Research, South Africa JC van Dyk --- Centre for Aquatic Research, South AfricaA histology-based fish health assessment protocol was used in 2009–2010 to assess the health status of Clarias gariepinus from Pongolapoort Dam, South Africa. Nineteen fish were collected by angling. The histology of liver, kidney, gills and testes or ovaries was... -
Early growth and survival of Acacia galpinii after planting in a semi-arid environment in Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: D. Mlambo --- National University of Science and Technology, Zimbabwe P. Nyathi --- National University of Science and Technology, Zimbabwe P. Milo --- National University of Science and Technology, ZimbabweAcacia galpinii grows naturally on the riverbanks and smaller drainage lines in semi-arid areas ofSouthern Africa. Trial planting of the species as a decorative tree commenced in 1993 along urban roads in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Early growth and survival of the... -
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... -
HIV- and AIDS-related (mis)perceptions and (non)responses of school principals in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Lesley Wood Paul WebbDespite various HIV and AIDS training programmes offered for educators by the South African Department of Education, little has been achieved at the level of management in terms of creating a wider understanding of the social and cultural complexities of... -
Discourses of childhood innocence in primary school HIV/AIDS education in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Deevia BhanaThis article draws from interview data to examine the meanings that teachers in two race and class-specific contexts in greater Durban, South Africa, may give to children's right to sexual health information as a part of HIV/AIDS education. The article... -
Perspectives of South African school children on HIV/AIDS, and the implications for education programmes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: AltaC Van DykThe study explores and describes South African school children's perspectives of HIV and AIDS, and links this to their respective cognitive developmental stage. The paper highlights developmental differences in the children's perceptions of HIV or AIDS and makes specific recommendations... -
The role of pregnancy intention in HIV prevention in South Africa: a proposed model for policy and practice
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: MarjorieR Sable KayM Libbus Debra Jackson Harry HauslerMother-to-child transmission is a continuing source of new HIV infections in South Africa. The paper posits that insight into the socio-cultural, behavioural, environmental and economic factors that sustain the HIV epidemic is as important as understanding the biological causes of... -
Migration, pastoralists, HIV infection and access to care: the nomadic Fulani of northern Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Abdulrazaq Garba Habib Jibril JumareThe burden of HIV infection among the nomadic Fulani of northern Nigeria is unknown. Migration — a way of life for this population — is known to increase the rate of HIV transmission and may limit individuals' access to treatment... -
Clinical waste management in the context of the Kanye community home-based care programme, Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: SimonM Kang'etheThis study examines clinical waste disposal and handling in the context of a community home-based care (CHBC) programme in Kanye, southern Botswana. This qualitative study involved 10 focus group discussions with a total of 82 HIV/AIDS primary caregivers in Kanye,... -
Community approaches to preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission: perspectives from rural Lesotho
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Megan Towle DanielH LendeThis paper examines the cultural and structural difficulties surrounding effective prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) in rural Lesotho. We argue for three strategies to improve PMTCT interventions: community-based research and outreach, addressing cultural and structural dynamics, and working with... -
Employees' perceptions of the Aid-for-AIDS disease-management programme, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Alan Rothberg Karen Van HuyssteenIt is estimated that 18–20% of South Africa's more than 5 million HIV-positive individuals are formally employed. Disease management programmes for these employees vary in scope and sophistication, with services provided by the employer, or third-party specialist disease managers, or... -
Women's health, HIV/AIDS and the workplace in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Courtenay SpragueThis work explores the connections between gender inequality, HIV/AIDS and women's health in the world of work in South Africa. These connections are located within a context of significant reversals in development, specifically declining life expectancy and premature mortality for... -
From HIV prevention to reproductive health choices: HIV/AIDS treatment guidelines for women of reproductive age
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Marion StevensIn South Africa, the private sector has responded to the HIV epidemic by providing treatment in the form of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). The private sector has paved the way for policy and treatment regimens, while the public sector... -
Migration, access to ART, and survivalist livelihood strategies in Johannesburg
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Joanna VeareySince the end of apartheid, patterns of migration into South Africa have shifted, and South Africa has become a destination for people from across the African continent and beyond — a small but important number of whom are refugees and... -
School managers' understanding of HIV/AIDS in Gauteng, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: UchennaB Amadi-IhunwoThis paper presents the diverse understandings of HIV/AIDS and people living with HIV (PLHIV) revealed by school managers in a selection of public schools in Gauteng Province, South Africa. Discussions with school managers emerged as part of a larger investigation... -
Wellness programme and health policy development at a large faith-based organisation in Khayelitsha, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: ElizabethD ArendThis paper presents a case study of wellness programme and health policy development based on an HIV/AIDS organisation's Khayelitsha site in the Western Cape Province, South Africa. The study examines the different challenges that the organisation faces in relation to... -
Traditional healers, HIV/AIDS and company programmes in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: David DickinsonThis paper explores the organisational structures of traditional healers, outlines their explanations of HIV/AIDS, and discusses how they can be integrated with company programmes. The South African Traditional Health Practitioners Act seeks to register, regulate and promote traditional healers, but... -
Workplace peer educators and stress
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: David Dickinson Kabelo Duncan KgateaPeer educators form an important component of company responses to HIV and AIDS. Based on interviews with peer educators working in and around a mining company in South Africa's North-West Province, the study examines the relationship between involvement in peer... -
Data-protection standards and confidentiality of HIV/AIDS status in the workplace — a South African case study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Zuzanna Muskat-GorskaThe article contextualises an emerging new regime for information privacy in South Africa (i.e. the draft Protection of Personal Information Bill). Subsequently, it discusses the possibility of successful implementation of international data-protection standards in an environment where there is an... -
Sex work, reform initiatives and HIV/AIDS in inner-city Johannesburg
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Marlise RichterThe on-going criminalisation of sex work in South Africa, concurrent sexual partnerships, socio-economic vulnerability, migrant status and gender-based violence intensify sex workers' risk of contracting HIV. These factors combine to restrict the skills, ability and resources of sex workers to... -
Appreciative inquiry into lifeskills-based HIV/AIDS education in South African schools
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Sumeshni Govender Stephen EdwardsWith a steady rise in the prevalence of HIV and AIDS throughout the world it has become vital for programme implementers at all levels to ensure that all HIV intervention programmes are effectively put into practice. The present research used... -
Sex differentials in the use of centres for voluntary counselling and testing for HIV in Cameroon
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Emmanuel Ngwakongnwi Hude QuanPart of the strategic response to HIV in Cameroon, West Africa, has been the institutionalisation of voluntary testing and counselling (VCT) for HIV services across the country. The study addresses the general level of awareness and use of VCT centres... -
Couples' communication on sexual and relational issues among the Akamba in Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ann Neville Miller Lenette Golding Kyalo wa Ngula MaryAnne Wambua Evans Mutua MaryN Kitizo Caroline Teti Nancy Booker Kinya Mwithia DonaldL RubinA large portion of HIV transmission in sub-Saharan Africa occurs among married couples, yet the majority of research on safer-sex communication has focused on communication between couples in casual relationships. This paper explores how committed Kamba couples in Machakos District,... -
Facilitating health-enabling social contexts for youth: qualitative evaluation of a family-based HIV-prevention pilot programme
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Zubeda Paruk Inge Petersen Arvin BhanaThis paper reports on a post-intervention qualitative evaluation of the pilot intervention of the AmaQhawe Family Project, in South Africa, which is a cartoon-based, manualised intervention delivered to multiple family groups over 10 sessions, aimed at preventing HIV in adolescents... -
'Not only a teacher, but an ambassador': Facilitating HIV/AIDS educators to take action
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: LesleyA WoodThis article describes how South African educators were facilitated to adopt the role of HIV/AIDS 'ambassadors' within their circles of influence by participating in a two-year course for an Advanced Certificate in Education for HIV/AIDS in Teaching (ACE-HAT) qualification. It... -
The mental health of people living with HIV/AIDS in Africa: a systematic review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: René Brandt --- AIDS and Society Research Unit, Centre for Social Science Research, South AfricaThis paper reviews published quantitative research on the mental health of HIV-infected adults in Africa. Twentyseven articles published between 1994 and 2008 reported the results of 23 studies. Most studies found that about half of HIV-infected adults sampled had some... -
Readiness of youth in rural Ethiopia to seek health services for sexually transmitted infections
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Mitike Molla --- Centre for International Health, Norway Maria Emmelin --- Epidemiology and Public Health Sciences, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Sweden Yemane Berhane --- , Ethiopia Bernt Lindtjørn --- Centre for International Health, NorwayStudies pertaining to sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among rural young adults in Ethiopia are limited. This study provides information on knowledge about common STIs, and the perceptions, preferences and use of health services for STIs, among youths and healthcare providers... -
KwaZulu-Natal commercial farmers' perceptions of and management responses to HIV/AIDS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Lyndon Gray --- Agricultural Economics, School of Agricultural Sciences and Agribusiness, South Africa Stuart Ferrer --- Agricultural Economics, School of Agricultural Sciences and Agribusiness, South Africa Gerald Ortmann --- Agricultural Economics, School of Agricultural Sciences and Agribusiness, South AfricaThis study examines commercial farmers' perceptions of and management responses to the HIV epidemic, among a sample in KwaZulu-Natal Province in South Africa. The analysis is based on responses to a postal survey of commercial farmers belonging to KwaZulu-Natal Agricultural... -
Gender differences in intention to remain a virgin until marriage among school pupils in rural northern Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Bernard Njau --- Community Health Department, Tanzania Sabina Mtweve --- Community Health Department, Tanzania Rachel Manongi --- Community Health Department, Tanzania Hector Jalipa --- , MozambiqueAbstinence is often promoted in HIV-prevention programmes for adolescents, but little is known about the factors that influence adolescents' intentions to abstain from sex until marriage. This study was conducted in ten districts in the Kilimanjaro, Arusha, and Manyara regions... -
A model for understanding the relationship between stigma and healthcare-seeking behaviour among people living with HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: NgoziC Mbonu --- Department of Health Promotion, The School for Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI), Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, The Netherlands Bart Van den Borne --- Department of Health Promotion, The School for Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI), Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, The Netherlands NanneK De Vries --- Department of Health Promotion, The School for Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI), Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, The NetherlandsPeople living with HIV or AIDS (PLHIV) in sub-Saharan Africa sometimes have care-seeking behaviours that result in a suboptimal quality of life. This paper seeks to examine the role of stigma in the care-seeking behaviour of PLHIV. We hypothesise that... -
Exposure to information and communication about HIV/AIDS and perceived credibility of information sources among young people in northern Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Sheri Bastien --- Institute for Educational Research, Faculty of Education, Norway MelkizedekT Leshabari --- , Tanzania Knut-Inge Klepp --- Center for Prevention of Global Infections (GLOBINF), Faculty of Medicine, NorwayYoung people in sub-Saharan Africa constitute an important group for HIV prevention efforts. Determining their exposure to HIV/AIDS information and communication and their perceived credibility of information sources is imperative to the development of interventions. However, the majority of studies... -
HIV-prevention knowledge among illiterate and low-literate women in rural Amhara, Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: GebeyehuW Bogale --- , Ethiopia Henk Boer --- Department of Psychology and Communication of Health and Risk, The Netherlands ErwinR Seydel --- Department of Psychology and Communication of Health and Risk, The NetherlandsMore than 85% of Ethiopia's population lives in rural areas and literacy levels in the country are relatively low. Despite this, little is known about levels of knowledge in regard to HIV/AIDS and condom use among illiterate and low-literate rural... -
Ethnographic experiences of HIV-positive nurses in managing stigma at a clinic in rural Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Margaret Kyakuwa --- Amsterdam School for Social Science Research, The NetherlandsThis paper explores the workplace experiences of HIV-positive nurses and their attempts to manage HIV/AIDS stigma. An HIV diagnosis can have a major impact on an individual's psychological and emotional wellbeing. Moreover, caring for those suffering from chronic HIV-related illnesses... -
Daniel arap Moi and the politics of HIV and AIDS in Kenya, 1983–2002
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Samwel Ong'wen Okuro --- Department of History, KenyaThe contrasting outcomes to HIV/AIDS prevention and mitigation processes in sub-Saharan Africa have not been adequately investigated or explained. Specifically, few scholars have attempted to root the responses to HIV and AIDS within the socio-economic and political realities of those... -
Recommendations for communication to enhance informed consent and enrolment at multilingual research sites
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Claire Penn --- Health Communication Project, School of Human and Community Development, South Africa Melanie Evans --- Health Communication Project, School of Human and Community Development, South AfricaLanguage issues can affect HIV and AIDS research trial enrolment, but little is understood about variables in this process. Some evidence indicates barriers exist even when the trial enrollers are linguistically and culturally matched to the participants and when consent... -
HIV/AIDS and family planning services integration: review of prospects for a comprehensive approach in sub-Saharan Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Gisele Maynard-Tucker --- , United StatesIn most parts of the world, family planning and HIV-related services are usually offered separately. Family planning services, especially those that are government-supported, primarily serve married women and couples of reproductive age, while HIV-related services target individuals at higher-risk of... -
Introduction of culturally sensitive HIV prevention in the context of female initiation rites: an applied anthropological approach in Mozambique
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Sophie Kotanyi --- , Germany Brigitte Krings-Ney --- , MozambiqueIn Mozambique, initiation rites represent the most appropriate socio-cultural context for dealing with sexuality for a large part of the population. As the group most vulnerable to HIV exposure, HIV-prevention counselling could be ideally introduced to young women during initiation... -
HIV/AIDS and sexuality: concerns of youths in rural Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Jeremiah Chikovore --- , South Africa Lennarth Nystrom --- Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Sweden Gunilla Lindmark --- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Sweden Beth Maina Ahlberg --- Department of Women's and Children's Health, SwedenConcerns regarding HIV and AIDS were elicited from 546 school youths (51% female, age range 9–25 years) in a Zimbabwean rural district, through a self-generated question-writing process. Concerns emerged around how to avoid HIV infection at a time when they... -
The relation of HIV testing and treatment to identity formation in Zambia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Emily Frank --- Anthropology Department, United StatesWhy would many Zambians be reluctant to access lifesaving antiretroviral treatment? Does the process of accessing an HIV test in Zambia promote an identity that can change individuals' livelihood strategies? What happens to individuals when people access treatment? Voluntary testing... -
Home-based care for people living with AIDS in Zimbabwe: voluntary caregivers' motivations and concerns
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Alexander Rödlach --- Department of Sociology and Anthropology, United StatesSimilar to the healthcare systems of other resource-constrained countries with a high prevalence of HIV and AIDS, Zimbabwe's healthcare system encourages communities and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to support the public healthcare sector by initiating home-based care activities and training volunteers... -
The importance of interdisciplinary collaborative research in responding to HIV/AIDS vulnerability in rural Senegal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Roos Willems --- Department Social and Cultural Anthropology, BelgiumHIV prevalence in Senegal is less than 1%, a success generally attributed to the country's quick response to the nascent epidemic of the 1980s and its continued efforts to curtail the spread of HIV. However, as the bulk of the... -
A preliminary assessment of the health status of feral populations of Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus in Lagos lagoon complex, Nigeria, using a modified Health Assessment Index protocol
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: OluwatosinM Olarinmoye EdwinO Clarke ChristopherA Kumolu-Johnson OluwatoyinJ AderinolaA 'snapshot' evaluation of the health status of feral populations of the brackish water catfish, Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus, was carried out in 2006 at four locations in the Lagos lagoon complex, with varying levels of anthropogenic impacts, using a modified Health... -
Ecological integrity assessment of the fish assemblages of the Matigulu/Nyoni and Umvoti estuaries, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: GC O'Brien --- Centre for Aquatic Research, Zoology Department, South Africa R Swemmer --- Centre for Aquatic Research, Zoology Department, South Africa V Wepener --- Centre for Aquatic Research, Zoology Department, South AfricaThe estuarine fish community index (EFCI) and an estuarine fish guild assessment (EFGA) were used in 2004 and 2008 to determine the ecological state and effects of selected ecosystem variables on the Umvoti and Matigulu/Nyoni estuaries. The EFCI indicated that... -
Application of a fish health assessment index and associated parasite index to Clarias gariepinus (Teleostei: Clariidae) in the Vaal River system, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: D Crafford --- Department of Zoology, South Africa A Avenant-Oldewage --- Department of Zoology, South AfricaThe aim of this study was to determine if the fish health assessment index (HAI) developed in the USA and associated parasite index (PI), when applied to Clarias gariepinus at two localities in the upper and middle Vaal River system,... -
Eucalypt pests and diseases: growing threats to plantation productivity
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: MJ Wingfield B Slippers BP Hurley TA Coutinho BD Wingfield J RouxPlantations of eucalypts (species of Eucalyptus and Corymbia), particularly in the tropics and Southern Hemisphere, have expanded dramatically during the course of the last 100 years. The nature of these plantations has changed substantially as selection, breeding, hybridisation, vegetative propagation... -
Influence of selected abiotic factors on aquatic macroinvertebrate assemblages in the Olifants River catchment, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: M Kemp --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South Africa KN de Kock --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South Africa V Wepener --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South Africa W Roets --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South Africa L Quinn --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South Africa CT Wolmarans --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South AfricaBiodiversity is frequently seen as an indicator of ecological health. Therefore a survey of the macroinvertebrates of the Olifants River, one of the most polluted rivers in South Africa, was conducted in 2010–2011. Four surveys were conducted at a total... -
Diabetes mellitus: preliminary health-promotion activity based on service-learning principles at a South African national science festival
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: SC Srinivas --- Faculty of Pharmacy, WM Wrench --- Faculty of Pharmacy, K Bradshaw --- Department of Computer Science, N Dukhi --- Faculty of Pharmacy,Objectives: To investigate the effects of a service-learning-based health promotion elective in influencing knowledge of diabetes mellitus (DM) and ways to prevent it. -
Association of waist circumference with perception of own health in urban African males and females: the Sympathetic Activity and Ambulatory Blood Pressure in Africans (SABPA) study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: J Botha --- Physical Activity Sport and Recreation (PhASRec), School of Biokinetics, Recreation and Sport Science, L Malan --- Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART), School for Physiology, Nutrition and Consumer Sciences, JC Potgieter --- School for Psychosocial Behavioural Sciences, North-West University, HS Steyn --- Statistical Consultation Service, North-West University, JH De Ridder --- Physical Activity Sport and Recreation (PhASRec), School of Biokinetics, Recreation and Sport Science,Background: Current waist circumference (WC) cut-points of the Joint Statement Consensus (JSC) (male ≥ 94 cm, female ≥ 80 cm) were compared with a recently proposed WC cut-point (RPWC) (male ≥ 90 cm, female ≥ 98 cm). In this study,... -
Biographical, pain and psychosocial data for a South African sample of chronic pain patients
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: SP Walker --- Department of Psychology, South Africa CL Odendaal --- Pain Control Unit, Department of Anaesthesiology, South Africa KGF Esterhuyse --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaObjective: To gather biographical and pain data for a sample of South African patients visiting a specialist pain control unit. To investigate the role of various psychosocial variables in this sample's chronic pain experience. Subjects and Method: 325 adult outpatients... -
The role of psychosocial variables in physician judgement of pain-related disability
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: SP Walker --- Unit for Professional Training and Service in the Behavioural Sciences, CL Odendaal --- Pain Control Unit, KGF Esterhuyse --- Department of Psychology,Objective: The current study aimed to determine the extent to which physicians take psychosocial factors into account when making pain-related judgements of disability. -
RURAL SCHOLARSHIP SCHEMES A solution to the human resource crisis in rural district hospitals?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: AJ Ross --- Department of Family Medicine, ID Couper --- Faculty of Health Sciences,Recruiting sufficient health personnel for rural hospitals is an ongoing problem. The Friends of Mosvold Scholarship Scheme in northern KwaZulu-Natal is a locally based scholarship scheme that offers the local community a chance to develop its own human resources for... -
Clinical efficacy, efficiency and outcomes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: N Ebrahim --- Dept. of Radiography, South Africa GA Ogunbanjo --- Dept. of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, South Africa -
Mutual Participation in the Health Worker-Patient Relationship
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: GJO Marincowitz --- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Limpopo Province Unit,The importance of a mutual participatory model in medical care and decision making is supported by literature that now shows a link between patient participation and an improved health outcome. Illness (and the sick role) constitutes a state of diminished... -
Forensic documentation of Intimate Partner Violence in Primary Health Care
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: S Duma --- School of health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa GA Ogunbanjo --- Dept. of Family Medicine & PHC, South Africa -
Evidence-Based Practice (EBP): How to Appraise an Article?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: N Ebrahim --- Dept. of Radiography, South Africa GA Ogunbanjo --- Dept. of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, South Africa -
Implementation Plan for a Midlevel Medical Worker for South Africa. A discussion paper
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: JFM Hugo --- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, -
The process of becoming an EB practitioner
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: N Ebrahim --- Dept. of Radiography, South Africa GA Ogunbanjo --- Dept. of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, South Africa -
A critical look at health
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: P Naidoo --- Department of Psychology,When defining health, it is clear that good health is not simply a state in which there is an absence of disease. A progressive definition of health conceptualises health more holistically and views it as a state of complete physical,... -
Participatory action research in the training of primary health care nurses in Venda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: C Van Deventer --- Southern District, North-West and Witwatersrand University, JFM Hugo --- Department of Family Medicine,Background: The aim of this study was to understand and be part of a process of change in the training of primary health care nurses in Venda. -
Burnout—a personal journey
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: B Gaede --- Emmaus Hospital,In this personal reflection on burnout, the context of work and its related stress is explored, particularly in a rural public health care setting. However, beyond the work-related challenges, the wider experience of stress in a person's life and developmental... -
Physically abused women's experiences and expectations of medical practitioners
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: MS Jansen van Rensburg FJ Van Staden --- Department of Psychology,Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate the frequency of physically abused women's medical consultations, the anatomical location of their injuries and the perceived support given by medical practitioners. -
Perceptions of the role of the clinical nurse practitioner in the Cape Metropolitan doctor-driven community health centres
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: R Kapp --- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, RJ Mash --- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care,Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the role of the clinical nurse practitioner (CNP) in a doctor- driven primary health care setting. A descriptive study was undertaken, using both a quantitative and a qualitative methodology. The study... -
How cheap is primary health care? Cost per script at the Heidedal Community Health Centre and National District Hospital in Bloemfontein
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: H Dippenaar --- Department of Family Medicine, G Joubert --- Department of Biostatistics, C Van Rooyen --- Department of Biostatistics,Background: It is essential to manage and budget for primary health care in order to deliver a sustainable, accessible and quality health service to the majority of the population. The aim of the study was to establish the cost per... -
Improving the use of patient-held records in the Emtshezi Subdistrict
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: TP Kerry --- uMgungundlovu Health District,Background -
A qualitative study on the relationship between doctors and nurses offering primary health at KwaNobuhle (Uitenhage)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: MD Qolohle --- , HH Conradie --- Dept. of Family Medicine, GA Ogunbanjo --- Dept. of Family Medicine & PHC, NH Malete --- Dept. of Family Medicine & PHC,Background -
The barriers and challenges to Health Promotion in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: RD Govender --- Department of Family Medicine, -
Impact of recent evidence on the use of hormone therapy in the South African private sector (2001–2005)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: SH Podmore --- Department of Therapeutics and Medicines Management, J Botha --- Department of Therapeutics and Medicines Management, A Gray --- Department of Therapeutics and Medicines Management, T Esterhuizen --- Department of Medical Biostatistics,Background: The release of the results of the oestrogen plus progesterone therapy (EPT) arm of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) in July 2002 started a worldwide process of reconsideration of the rationale behind hormone therapy (HT). This process was accelerated... -
The relationship between psychosocial variables and measures of health status in fibromyalgia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: M Du Plessis --- Department of Psychology, HR Steel --- Department of Psychology, AT Möller --- Department of Psychology,Background: Fibromyalgia is considered to be a multifactorial condition in which a number of biological and psychological variables interact. However, the exact pathogenesis and effective treatment of fibromyalgia are still unknown. -
Smokeless tobacco: is it really safe?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: OB Omole --- Department of Family Medicine, GA Ogunbanjo --- Department of Family Medicine and PHC,Antismoking campaigns and government legislation have resulted in a decline in smoking. However, the use of smokeless tobacco (SLT) is on the increase. Smokeless tobacco is non-smoked tobacco used either intranasally or intraorally. The increase in its use is possibly... -
Evaluation of the effect of the introduction of a hypertension club on the management of hypertension at a community health centre in the Cape Town Metropole
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: N Slingers --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, PJT De Villiers --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care,Background: Hypertension is a widespread problem of immense economic importance in sub-Saharan Africa because of its high prevalence in urban areas, its frequent under-diagnosis, and the severity of its complications. A systematic review of interventions used to improve the management... -
The pattern of sharps injury to health care workers at Witbank Hospital
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: R Lachowicz --- Department of Family Medicine, PA Matthews --- Department of Family Medicine,Background: The aim of this study was to identify procedures, areas of activity, occupational groups and other variables that carry a high risk of transmission of bloodborne infections from patients to healthcare workers (HCWs) at Witbank Hospital. -
Integrative approach to management of heart disease Is heart disease reversible?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: B Brom [AN0001] -
The need for ‘Good Clinical Practice’ in health care research
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: MHR Noorzurani --- Department of Primary Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Malaysia N Aziz --- Department of Family Medicine, Malaysia AF Abdul Aziz --- Department of Family Medicine, Malaysia MZ Abd Hamid --- Department of Paediatrics, Malaysia M Mohamed --- Department of Primary Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Malaysia S Othman --- Department of Primary Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Malaysia N Hussein --- Department of Primary Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, MalaysiaRandomised controlled trials form the foundation for ‘evidence-based-medicine’, but the results of such research can be relied upon only if it was conducted according to principles and standards collectively referred to as ‘Good Clinical Practice’ (GCP). The GCP was established... -
Health risk behaviours of high school learners and their perceptions of preventive services offered by general practitioners
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: C Thomas --- Private Practice and Department of Family Medicine,Background: Adolescence spans nearly a decade in which young people may initiate health risk behaviours such as unsafe sexual practices and the use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs (ATOD use). Most adolescent mortality and morbidity, attributable to such health... -
Immigrants' and refugees' unmet reproductive health demands in Botswana: Perceptions of public healthcare providers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: JO Oucho --- Centre for Research in Ethnic Relations, United Kingdom NO Ama --- Department of Statistics, BotswanaBackground: The healthcare of Batswana (citizens of Botswana) as indicated in the country's Vision 2016 is one of the top priorities of the government of Botswana, yet Botswana's National Health Policy, the Immigration Policy and the National Sexual and Reproductive... -
The retention of community service officers for an additional year at district hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape and Limpopo provinces
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: A Ross --- Department of Family Medicine, S Reid --- Centre for Rural Health,Background: Community service (CS) is an effective recruitment strategy for underserved areas, using legislation as the driver; however, it is not a retention strategy. By the end of each year, most CS officers working in district hospitals (DHs) are skilled,... -
Rising rates of Caesarean sections: an audit of Caesarean sections in a specialist private practice
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: N Naidoo --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, J Moodley --- Women's Health and HIV Research Group,Background: Caesarean section (CS) rates are increasing worldwide; rates in the private sector in South Africa are reported to be particularly high. To the best of our knowledge there has been no recent audit of Caesarean sections performed by the... -
Challenges in managing dementia in a primary health care setting: A case report
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: NA Aziz --- Department of Family Medicine, UKM Medical Centre, Malaysia M Leelavathi --- Department of Family Medicine, UKM Medical Centre, Malaysia H Tohid --- Department of Family Medicine, UKM Medical Centre, Malaysia MS Hamzah --- Department of Family Medicine, UKM Medical Centre, MalaysiaDementia is a condition that is frequently associated with ageing. However, many fail to recognise that dementia is a treatable condition if detected early. This case report illustrates a 64-year-old man who was initially presented in a primary health care... -
The role of doctors in provision of support for primary health care clinics in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: PH Nkosi --- Centre for Rural Health, CM Horwood --- Centre for Rural Health, K Vermaak --- Centre for Rural Health, C Cosser --- Centre for Rural Health, JL Haskins --- Centre for Rural Health,Background: Most primary health care (PHC) services in South Africa are provided by registered nurses working in clinics. Workload and scope of practice of these nurses have increased in recent years, exacerbated by widespread staff shortages. However, PHC nurses often... -
The shared consultation: a necessity in primary care clinics?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: ID Couper --- Department of Family Medicine, JFM Hugo --- Department of Family Medicine, AG Truscott --- Department of Family Medicine,The shared consultation is a concept that differs from shared decision making and shared care. It involves two or more health professionals in the consultation of a patient during the same illness episode. Commonly, the health professionals are a primary-care... -
Barriers to the successful implementation of school health services in the Mpumalanga and Gauteng provinces
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: DR Mohlabi --- University of Limpopo, Medunsa campus, EJ Van Aswegen --- University of Limpopo, Medunsa campus, JD Mokoena --- University of Limpopo, Medunsa campus,Background: The level of development of a country is measured by the health status of its children. The higher the mortality and morbidity rates in children, the more the country is challenged to improve its health care system. Although South... -
Primary health eye care: evaluation of the competence of medical students in performing fundoscopy with the direct ophthalmoscope
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: JS Van Velden --- Division of Ophthalmology, South Africa C Cook --- Division of Ophthalmology, South Africa Du Toit N --- Division of Ophthalmology, South Africa L Myer --- School of Public and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, South AfricaBackground: To evaluate the skill of fifth-year medical students at the University of Cape Town in the performance of fundoscopy at the end of their ophthalmology rotation. -
Misconceptions about diabetes mellitus among adult male attendees of primary health care centres in Eastern Saudi Arabia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: AA Sabra --- Department of Family and Community Medicine, Saudi Arabia AZ Taha --- Department of Family and Community Medicine, Saudi Arabia AG Al-Zubier --- Department of Family and Community Medicine, Saudi Arabia NY Al-Kurashi --- Department of Family and Community Medicine, Saudi ArabiaBackground: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a major public health problem in Saudi Arabia. Its prevalence is on the increase, being as high as 23.7% among adult citizens. Misconceptions and wrong beliefs regarding DM and its management among those attending primary... -
The Phelophepa Health Care Train: a pharmacoepidemiological overview of the Western Cape in 2009
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: I Truter --- Drug Utilisation Research Unit, Department of Pharmacy, South AfricaBackground: The Phelophepa Health Care Train is the only primary healthcare train in the world. Phelophepa is an innovative initiative that attempts to make a positive difference to primary healthcare in rural South Africa. The primary aim of this study... -
Patient satisfaction with the quality of care in a primary health care setting in Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: AR Bamidele --- Extension II Clinics, Botswana ME Hoque --- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Care Sciences, South Africa H Van der Heever --- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Care Sciences, South AfricaBackground: Primary health care involves a sustained partnership between patients and providers that addresses the majority of a population's health needs over time. Patients' perception of satisfaction is an aspect of healthcare quality that is being increasingly recognised for its... -
Circumcision weeks: making circumcision part of routine training and service delivery at district-level hospitals in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: F Peters --- Pretoria West Hospital, TS Marcus --- Department of Family Medicine,Background: Medically safe, elective male circumcision supports traditional and cultural rites of passage by reducing the risk of adverse events and death among men undergoing initiation. It is a way of preventing penile conditions that arise from being uncircumcised. It... -
Comparative study of the primary healthcare systems in China and Mali
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: S Fomba --- Master's candidate degree West China School of Public Health; Sichuan University, China M Xiao --- Master's candidate degree West China School of Public Health; Sichuan University, China Y Yang --- Master's candidate degree West China School of Public Health; Sichuan University, China H Zhou --- Master's candidate degree West China School of Public Health; Sichuan University, China Q Liu --- Master's candidate degree West China School of Public Health; Sichuan University, China L Yu --- Master's candidate degree West China School of Public Health; Sichuan University, ChinaBackground: Community health centres (CHCs) are an important component of the health system in Mali and China. Despite patient support and commitment from the authorities, the management and the quality of care of these structures need to be improved. This... -
Comprehensive approach to HIV/AIDS services: the way to go in resource-limited settings
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: A Adefolalu --- Department of Family Medicine, South AfricaThe response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic by the various health systems in sub-Saharan Africa, that has the highest prevalence of the disease, has been quite significant in recent years. Millions of people are now benefiting from the services rendered for... -
Traditional values in modern practice
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: VM De Andrade --- Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology,In South Africa's multicultural and multiethnic population, many people consult with traditional health practitioners in order to receive treatment for a variety of problems. However, the semantics around the term “traditional health practitioner” need to be explored. This is because... -
Prevalence and determinants of burnout syndrome among primary healthcare physicians in Qatar
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: L Abdulla --- Primary Health Care, Qatar DM Al-Qahtani --- Primary Health Care, Qatar MG Al-Kuwari --- Primary Health Care, QatarBackground: General practitioners (GPs) in particular are prone to developing burnout syndrome, as they are frequently overloaded with the demands of caring for sick patients. This study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of burnout syndrome among primary healthcare physicians... -
The Mediterranean diet: a short review of the health benefits
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: A Revelas --- St Nicholas General Hospital, Greece D Arvanitakis --- Venizelio General Hospital, GreeceThere is an urgent need to preserve the traditional diet in the Mediterranean countries and to stress its important contribution to the public health. The traditional Mediterranean diet can be revitalised within a modern environment and lifestyle and be adopted... -
Acceptance and uptake of voluntary HIV testing among healthcare workers in a South African public hospital
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: LI Zungu --- Department of Health Studies, BA Sanni --- Strategic Health Programmes, National Department of Health,Background: Healthcare workers are seen as being at the centre of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) management. They are also at risk of HIV infection from occupational exposure to blood-borne pathogens during their daily work activities. Although... -
Healthy lifestyle interventions in general practice: Part 16: Lifestyle and fibromyalgia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: EW Derman --- UCT/MRC Research Unit for Sports Science and Sports Medicine, S Whitesman --- Institute for Mindfulness, South Africa M Dreyer --- Vitality Wellness, DN Patel --- Vitality Wellness, C Nossel --- Vitality Wellness, MP Schwellnus --- UCT/MRC Research Unit for Sports Science and Sports Medicine,Fibromyalgia is a chronic disorder, characterised by chronic widespread musculoskeletal pain, and the presence of multiple tender points as well as a host of associated symptomatology. Optimal management of patients with fibromyalgia requires a multidisciplinary approach, with a combination of... -
Reflections on the development of family medicine in the Western Cape: a 15-year review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: B Mash --- Family Medicine and Primary Care, Stellenbosch University,This article reviews how the model of family medicine has developed over the last 15 years in the Western Cape. It is based on a series of in-depth interviews with key role players. This period coincides with the immediate post-apartheid... -
Obesity and health problems among South African healthcare workers: do healthcare workers take care of themselves?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: L Skaal --- The Department of Public Health, S Pengpid --- The Department of Public Health,Background: Obesity has reached epidemic proportions globally. In South Africa, 56% of white men, 49% of black men and 75% of black women have been reported to be overweight or obese. The focus of this study is on South African... -
Private healthcare sector doctors and HIV testing practices in the eThekwini Metro of KwaZulu-Natal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: P Naidoo --- School of Pharmacy and Pharmacology,Background: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing has many logistic and ethical challenges. The UNAIDS/WHO policy statement states that the testing of individuals must be confidential, be accompanied by counselling, and be conducted with informed consent. HIV testing is integral to... -
Tobacco and alcohol use among healthcare workers in three public hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: PI Okeke --- Department of Family Medicine, AJ Ross --- Department of Family Medicine, T Esterhuizen --- Programme of Biostatistics, Research Ethics and Medical Law, JM Van Wyk --- School of Undergraduate Medical Education, University of KwaZulu-Natal,Background: Tobacco use is a risk factor for most of the leading causes of death in the world. Healthcare workers (HCWs) can play an important role in assisting patients to stop smoking, but this role is undermined if they themselves... -
Measuring adherence to antiretroviral treatment and assessing factors affecting adherence in a state primary healthcare clinic, Mitchells Plain Community Health Centre
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: T Engel --- Family Medicine and Primary Care, University of Stellenbosch, AC Schlemmer --- Family Medicine and Primary Care, University of Stellenbosch,Background: A need was identified to measure adherence levels to antiretroviral treatment (ART) in a resource-poor setting and to assess the impact on adherence to ART of partner disclosure, partner support, other support, and length of time between diagnosis and... -
Defining hypertension in children
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: A Revelas --- Pathological Department, Greece O Tahmazidis --- Vardakeio Hospital, GreeceHypertension is the most common, and potent universal contributor to cardiovascular mortality. Elevated blood pressure, labile or fixed, systolic or diastolic, at any age, in either sex, is a contributor to all forms of cardiovascular disease. Hypertension in children is... -
Measles in HIV-infected children in southern Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: AM Sheikh --- Botswana-Baylor Children's Clinical Centre of Excellence, Botswana P Patel --- Botswana-Baylor Children's Clinical Centre of Excellence, Botswana L Scherzer --- Botswana-Baylor Children's Clinical Centre of Excellence, Botswana CP Neumann --- Baylor College of Medicine, United States of America G Anabwani --- Botswana-Baylor Children's Clinical Centre of Excellence, Botswana MA Tolle --- Botswana-Baylor Children's Clinical Centre of Excellence, BotswanaIn recent years, southern Africa has experienced a widespread measles outbreak. Given the high human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevalence in the region, the particular features of measles in HIV-infected individuals are of interest to clinicians, especially as regards children, as... -
Lifestyle changes for hypertension
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: V Mungal-Singh --- Heart and Stroke Foundation South Africa, -
What the primary healthcare worker needs to know about the management of type 2 diabetes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: WF Mollentze --- Department of Medicine, -
Revisiting the importance of childhood activity
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: DC Janse van Rensburg --- Section Sports Medicine, PC Zondi --- Section Sports Medicine, TC Grant --- Section Sports Medicine, CC Grant --- Section Sports Medicine,Formalised exercise programmes for children and adolescents are becoming increasingly important. There has been a drastic increase in documented childhood morbidity and mortality relating to poor nutrition and low activity levels in recent years. Regular physical activity decreases the risk... -
Nurses' monitoring of the Road to Health Chart at primary healthcare level in Makhado, Limpopo province
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: G Kitenge --- Louis Trichardt Memorial Hospital, I Govender --- Department of Family Medicine,Background: The Road to Health Chart (RTHC) is a record chart carried by the caregiver that combines essential information on the growth monitoring of a child, immunisation, vitamin A supplementation, deworming medicine and other illnesses. It provides useful information to... -
Challenges faced by older women in Botswana in accessing services that address sexual and reproductive health, and family planning needs, in Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: NO Ama --- Department of Statistics, E Ngome --- Department of Population Studies,Objective: This study explored the challenges that older women from selected sites in Botswana face in accessing services that address sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and family planning (FP) needs. -
Agomelatine: a review for general practitioners
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: K Outhoff --- Department of Pharmacology,Agomelatine is a novel melatonergic antidepressant that restores disrupted biological rhythms, essentially by resetting the circadian clock. Two different, non-monoaminergic, and possibly synergistic pathways, appear to be involved in its mechanism of action. Agomelatine is a melatonin 1 (MT1) and... -
Improving continuity of care through the use of electronic records: a South African perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: N Mostert-Phipps --- Institute for ICT Advancement, School of ICT, D Pottas --- Institute for ICT Advancement, School of ICT, M Korpela --- Institute for ICT Advancement, School of ICT,The fragmented nature of modern healthcare provision makes it increasingly difficult to achieve continuity of care. As a result, strong emphasis is placed on the informational dimension of continuity of care. The importance of keeping medical records is noted. Paper-based... -
Knowledge of primary school teachers about asthma: a cross-sectional survey in the Umdoni sub-district, KwaZulu-Natal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: D Govender --- Physiotherapy Department, A Gray --- Department of Therapeutics and Medicines Management,Background: Asthma is one of the most common chronic respiratory conditions affecting young children. It is estimated that asthma affects 20% of schoolchildren in South Africa. The school setting represents “home” for most children, and teachers are recognised as in... -
A South African perspective on factors that impact on the adoption and meaningful use of health information technologies
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: N Mostert-Phipps [AN0001] D Pottas --- Institute for ICT Advancement, School of ICT, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, M Korpela --- Institute for ICT Advancement, School of ICT, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University School of Computing, University of Eastern Finland,Objective: Various benefits are associated with the adoption and meaningful use of health information technologies (HITs) in the healthcare sector. Despite the associated advantages with the adoption and use of HITs, the South African healthcare sector has been slow to... -
Tablet computers for recording tuberculosis data at a community health centre in King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality, Eastern Cape: a proof of concept report
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Don O’Mahony --- Department of Family Medicine, Graham Wright --- Department of Family Medicine,Background: Data at primary healthcare (PHC) clinics are handwritten in registers by nurses for submission to the District Health Information System (DHIS). Compared to pen and paper, data capture, using handheld computers, has fewer errors, is more efficient and is... -
The red eye
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: N Du Toit --- University of Cape Town; Groote Schuur Hospital, L Van Zyl --- University of Cape Town; Groote Schuur Hospital,The red eye is a clinical problem that is encountered regularly in most primary healthcare settings. A wide spectrum of diseases may cause a red eye. Fortunately, most are relatively benign, but many potentially sight-threatening conditions may manifest in a... -
Spirit(ed) away: preventing foetal alcohol syndrome with motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioural therapy
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: A Jansen Van Vuuren --- University of Cape Town, D Learmonth --- University of Cape Town,Foetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is a growing concern in South Africa. In the Western Cape, prevalence rates for FAS are the highest in the world. Not surprisingly, the Western Cape also has some of the highest levels of alcohol consumption... -
Drug interactions in primary health care in the George subdistrict, South Africa: a cross-sectional study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: PA Kapp --- Knysna Provincial Hospital, University of Stellenbosch, AC Klop --- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, LS Jenkins --- Head of Unit,Objectives: To investigate the prevalence of potential drug-drug interactions in primary healthcare clinics in the George subdistrict, to determine which drugs were involved, and to identify associated risk factors. -
Prevalence of chronic pain in patients attending primary healthcare facilities in south-west Tshwane
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: WN Rauf --- Department of Family Medicine, HP Meyer --- Department of Family Medicine, TS Marcus --- Department of Family Medicine, PJ Becker --- Biostatistics Unit,Objectives: Despite the significant biopsychosocial impact of chronic pain on the health and quality of life of an individual, as well as on healthcare utilisation, no published data are available on the prevalence of chronic pain in the South African... -
A focus group study on primary health care in Johannesburg Health District: “We are just pushing numbers”
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: S Moosa --- Department of Family Medicine, A Gibbs --- Department of Family Medicine,Objectives: South Africa is striving towards a strong primary healthcare system. Since 2007, departments of family medicine have been established in Gauteng to improve quality of care through improved access to doctors, the coordination of health services and better referrals... -
Audit of antenatal care at a community health centre in Tshwane North subdistrict, Gauteng province
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: V Horner --- South African Medical Research Council, PGD Rautenbach --- Community Health Department, TJ Mashamba --- Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department, N Mbananga --- LINK Centre, S Olorunju --- Biostatistics Unit, T Ramahlo --- Midwife, H Kwinda --- Elim Hospital,Objective: Few studies document the level of compliance with antenatal care protocols in primary health care in South Africa. The aim of this study was to conduct an audit of antenatal care at a community health centre in Tshwane North... -
An assessment of quality of care service provided to people living with HIV/AIDS by a secondary healthcare centre at Osogbo, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: SA Olowookere --- Community Health, Nigeria JO Olaitan --- Biological Sciences, Nigeria NA Adeleke --- Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nigeria PB Olaitan --- Surgery Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Nigeria EG Adepoju --- Preventive Services, NigeriaObjective: The objective of this study was to assess the quality of service provided to people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) at a secondary healthcare centre at Osogbo, Nigeria. -
Nutritional status of undergraduate healthcare students at the University of the Free State
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: VL Van den Berg --- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, BMM Abera --- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, M Nel --- Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Health Sciences, CM Walsh --- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics,Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the lifestyle habits of South African students preparing for careers in health care that could influence the efficacy of their counselling practices on risk factors for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) as future healthcare professionals. -
Views of patients on a group diabetes education programme using motivational interviewing in South African primary care: a qualitative study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: S Serfontein --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, RJ Mash --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care,Objectives: This study was a qualitative assessment of a diabetes group education programme presented in community health centres of the Cape Town Metro District. The programme offered four sessions of group education and was delivered by trained health promoters using... -
A snapshot of noncommunicable disease profiles and their prescription costs at ten primary healthcare facilities in the in the western half of the Cape Town Metropole
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: AA Isaacs --- Metro District Health Services, Western Cape, N Manga --- Division of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, C Le Grange --- Division of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, DA Hellenberg --- Division of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, V Titus --- Metro District Health Services, Western Cape, R Sayed --- Division of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences,Objectives: There has been a rapid increase in the prevalence of noncommunicable diseases globally. It is thought that this increase will have the greatest impact on developing countries, such as South Africa, where it will adversely affect quality of life... -
Black Adults’ Perceptions of Healthy Family Functioning
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Cynthia Zwane --- North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South Africa Chris Venter --- North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South Africa Q. Michael Temane --- North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South Africa Shingairai Chigeza --- North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South AfricaThis study explores Black adults’ perceptions of factors that contribute to healthy family functioning. Qualitative interviews were conducted with 18 Black participants between the ages of 26 and 54. They responded to a question on their perceptions of healthy family... -
An interesting D-lemma: what is all the excitement about vitamin D?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: M Conradie --- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, B Ascott-Evans --- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine,There has been a dramatic interest in the importance of vitamin D, “the sunshine vitamin”, in the past few years with regard to its impact on various aspects of health and disease. Research into well-known skeletal effects, as well as... -
The ocular complications of an envenomous snakebite
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: HL Sithole --- School of Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Studies, College of Graduate Studies, College of Graduate Studies, University of South Africa,An envenomous snakebite is an important public health problem that can lead to irreversible loss of vision. Snake venom neurotoxins mainly act on the peripheral nervous system at the neuromuscular junction, and result in the implication of the cranial nerves... -
Sexuality in patients with human immunodeficiency virus at Embhuleni Hospital in Mpumalanga province
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: E De Vries --- Mitchell's Plain District Hospital; Metro District Health Services, Cape Town School of Public Health and Family Medicine; University of Cape Town, L Gwyther --- School of Public Health and Family Medicine; University of Cape Town Mkhabela M, M Mkhabela --- ,Objectives: This study explored issues of sexuality in people living with AIDS who were on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). -
Bridging the gap: exploring the attitudes and beliefs of nurses and patients about coexisting traditional and biomedical healthcare systems in a rural setting in KwaZulu-Natal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: M Grant --- Centre for Rural Health, L Haskins --- Centre for Rural Health, B Gaede --- Centre for Rural Health, C Horwood --- Centre for Rural Health,Objectives: Health care in South Africa takes place within a diverse cultural context and includes perceptions about health that strongly link to cultural beliefs and values. Biomedical healthcare professionals, particularly nurses, are exposed to and expected to cope with cultural... -
Hospital reform and staff morale in South Africa: a case study of Dr Yusuf Dadoo Hospital
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: OJ Ibeziako --- Department of Family Medicine, ON Chabikuli --- Department of Family Medicine, S Olorunju --- Biostatistics Unit, Medical Research Council of South Africa,Objectives: This study explored major factors that influenced staff motivation at a district hospital in South Africa following hospital reforms and comparison of these factors across the two main staff categories. -
A cross-sectional survey on the lifestyle and health-seeking behaviour of Basotho patients with diabetes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: PN Makinga --- Northdale Hospital, South Africa A Beke --- School of Health Systems and Public Health; University of Pretoria,Objectives: The objectives of the study were to determine the level of practice of a healthy lifestyle, to assess the health education provided to patients with diabetes and to determine the prevalence of obesity among Basotho patients with diabetes. -
Consultation outcomes for musculoskeletal conditions at two community health centres in Cape Town
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: MK Namane --- Metro District Health Services, Western Cape Department of Health, Community Health Division and Family Medicine Division, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch and Family Medicine Division, Faculty of Health Sciences, AA Kalla --- Head of Unit, Rheumatic Diseases Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, TN Young --- Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine, Community Health Division Faculty of Health Sciences,Objectives: To compare the proportion of patients with documented diagnoses and management plans when they presented with musculoskeletal complaints at two community health centres (CHCs) using two models of care: one with a rheumatology outreach service and the other with... -
Healthcare professionals' perceptions of alcohol-intoxicated trauma patients: Implications for healthcare delivery at South Rand Hospital Emergency Department
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: BMI Kabale --- Department of Medicine, L Nkombua --- Department of Family Medicine, P Matthews --- Department of Family Medicine, BE Offiong --- Department of Family Medicine,Objectives: The objectives of this study were to explore healthcare professionals' (HCPs) perceptions about patients who had been assaulted, who consult under the influence of alcohol, and to make them aware of their attitudes towards these patients, with a view... -
‘Distraction from the real difficulties’: ethical deliberations in international health research
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Helen Macdonald --- Social Anthropology, Andrew D. Spiegel --- Social Anthropology,Increasingly, North based graduate students are seeking South based institutional homes whilst undertaking ethnographic research. Looking from a place in the global South, the article considers how requests to host such students influence, and are influenced by, both local and... -
Knowledge of life: health, strength and labour in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Thomas Cousins --- Department of Sociology & Social Anthropology, South AfricaThe article examines the production of new modes of calculation, calibration and measurement of bodies at work in the timber plantations of northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa — modes that echo older, diverse technologies of self and health while producing new... -
Job characteristics: their relationship to job satisfaction, stress and depression
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Renier Steyn --- Graduate School of Business Leadership, South Africa Naseema Vawda --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaThis study investigated the influences of job characteristics on job satisfaction, stress and depression among South African white collar workers. Participants were managers in full-time employment with large organisations. They completed the Job Diagnostic Survey, the Perceived Stress Scale and... -
Women's mental health: coping mechanisms in the context of poverty
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jacqueline Moodley --- Centre for Social Development in Africa, South AfricaThis study explored the coping mechanisms of women from an economically disadvantaged community in a South African setting. Data on symptoms of depression, prevalence of ego-resilience and demographics were collected from 60 women (African women aged 20–78 years) using a... -
Exploring risk and protective mechanisms associated with HIV infection among adolescents in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Pamela Naidoo --- Population Health, Health Systems and Innovation, Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Geri Donenberg --- Department of Medicine, United States Alicia Davids --- Population Health, Health Systems and Innovation, Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Kim Jonas --- Population Health, Health Systems and Innovation, Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Redwaan Vermaak --- Population Health, Health Systems and Innovation, Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Leickness Simbayi --- Population Health, Health Systems and Innovation, Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Ashraf Kagee --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Catherine Ward --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Erin Emersen --- Department of Medicine, United StatesThis study explored South African adolescents’ perceived risk and protection for HIV infection. Adolescents (N=28) with a mean age of 14.6 years receiving mental health care participated in Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) to engage in an in-depth exploration of their... -
Most at-risk populations: contextualising HIV prevention programmes targeting marginalised groups in Zanzibar, Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Naheed Ahmed --- Department of Anthropology, FloridaAccording to a 2009 UNAIDS report the HIV/AIDS prevalence rate in Zanzibar, Tanzania, is low in the general population (0.6%), but high among vulnerable groups, specifically sex workers (10.8%), injecting drug users (15.1%), and men who have sex with men... -
Reasons for the low uptake of adult male circumcision for the prevention of HIV transmission in Swaziland
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Charles Maibvise --- University of Swaziland, Swaziland Thandisizwe R Mavundla --- University of South Africa, South AfricaSwaziland is currently experiencing the worst impact of HIV and AIDS of any country in the world. In an effort to curb further spread of the virus, the country adopted mass male circumcision (MC) as recommended by the World Health... -
Health care practitioners' perceptions of public mental health care in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Dalena van Rooyen --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Kegan Topper --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, David Morton --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Joanitha Strümpher --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Isabell Schierenbeck --- University of Gothenburg, Lena Andersson --- University of Gothenburg,This qualitative study explored the perceptions of health care practitioners (HCPs) concerning public mental health care in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. Data were collected from thirteen purposively selected HCPs using in-depth unstructured interviews (males = 6, females = 7). Data were... -
An interesting D-lemma: what is all the excitement about vitamin D?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: M Conradie --- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, B Ascott-Evans --- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine,There has been a dramatic interest in the importance of vitamin D, “the sunshine vitamin”, in the past few years with regard to its impact on various aspects of health and disease. Research into well-known skeletal effects, as well as... -
Other health-seeking behaviour of HIV and AIDS patients visiting private sector doctors in the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality of KwaZulu-Natal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Panjasaram Naidoo --- Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South AfricaObjectives: Although allopathic medicines are used in the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), many HIV-infected patients visit alternate medical and health practitioners, and take alternative therapies for their HIV condition. This study was conducted to confirm whether or not... -
The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative: foundation stone in ensuring exclusive breastfeeding
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Saurabh RamBihariLal Shrivastava --- Department of Community Medicine, India Prateek Saurabh Shrivastava --- Department of Community Medicine, India Jegadeesh Ramasamy --- Department of Community Medicine, IndiaGlobally, breastfeeding has been acknowledged as one of the most effective ways of ensuring the adequate health, development and survival of a child. In 1991, in order to ensure the right start for every infant and to extend the desired... -
Traditional medicine use and the anaesthetist
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: GD Nethathe --- Chris Hani Baragwanath Intensive Care Unit, South Africa SL Russell --- Department of Anesthesia, CanadaThis review considers traditional medicine, with an emphasis on traditional African medicine and its influence on perioperative care. Western and Eastern herbal remedies are widely used. The paucity of good quality evidence concerning these medicinal products has led to only... -
Effects of an exercise programme with people living with HIV: research in a disadvantaged setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Clemens Ley --- Universität Wien, Institut für Sportwissenschaft, Austria Lloyd Leach --- University of the Western Cape, Department of Sport, Recreation and Exercise Science, South Africa María Rato Barrio --- Palacky University Olomouc, Department of Development Studies, Czech Republic Susan Bassett --- University of the Western Cape, Department of Sport, Recreation and Exercise Science, South AfricaThis study aimed to analyse the physical health effects of a community based 10-week physical activity programme with people living with HIV. It was developed, implemented and evaluated in a disadvantaged community in South Africa. A pre-post research design was... -
Mobile health for early retention in HIV care: a qualitative study in Kenya (WelTel Retain)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Kirsten Smillie --- British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Canada Natasha Van Borek --- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Nursing, Mia L van der Kop --- Department of Medicine, Canada Abigael Lukhwaro --- AMREF Health Africa, Kenya Neville Li --- British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Canada Sarah Karanja --- AMREF Health Africa, Kenya Anik R Patel --- Department of Medicine, Canada David Ojakaa --- Département de Démographie, Canada Richard T Lester --- Department of Medicine, CanadaMany people newly diagnosed with HIV are lost to follow-up before timely initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART). A randomised controlled trial (RCT), WelTel Kenya1, demonstrated the effectiveness of the WelTel text messaging intervention to improve clinical outcomes among patients initiating... -
Behavioural characteristics of offenders with mental health disorders in a South African prison population
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Johan Prinsloo --- Department of Criminology & Security Science, South Africa Anni Hesselink --- Department of Criminology & Security Science, South AfricaThis exploratory study profiled behavioural characteristics of a non-random sample of 91 offenders with mental illness in a South African correctional facility. The sample is directly related to diagnosed cases from the correctional psychiatrist's case load. The most prevalent mental... -
Multiple health risk behaviours and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms among university students from 22 countries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University, Thailand Supa Pengpida --- ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University, ThailandThe goal of the study was to investigate multiple health risk behaviours in relation to PTSD symptoms in a sample of university students from 22 countries. Using anonymous questionnaires, data were collected from 16804 undergraduate university students (mean age 20.8,... -
Self-prescription practices by Nigerian medical doctors
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Joseph Fadare --- Department of Pharmacology, Nigeria Olufemi Desalu --- Department of Medicine, NigeriaBackground: Self-prescription by physicians is a form of self-care that has generated considerable controversy in recent years. The prevalence of self-prescription practices by physicians has been widely studied in North America, Europe and Asia. Few studies on physician self-prescribing and... -
Determinants of blood pressure control in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Polly Duncan --- School of Social and Community Medicine, United Kingdom Laura Howe --- School of Social and Community Medicine, United Kingdom Zibonele Manakusa --- Manguzi Hospital, South Africa Sarah Purdy --- School of Social and Community Medicine, United KingdomBackground: Hypertension is a common problem in South Africa and is known to be inadequately treated and poorly controlled. -
The psychometric properties of the Recovery Experiences Questionnaire of employees in a higher education institution
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karina Mostert --- WorkWell: Research Unit for Economic and Management Sciences, South Africa Crizelle Els --- WorkWell: Research Unit for Economic and Management Sciences, South AfricaThe objective of this study was to investigate the factorial validity and reliability of scores from the Recovery Experience Questionnaire (REQ) in a higher education institution. As part of the measure validation, the relationships of the four recovery dimensions (psychological... -
Reflections on the illness experience of a family physician
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Rachel Schaefer --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa Louis Jenkins --- Department of Family Medicine, South AfricaTuberculosis is such a part of our everyday lives that I have never stopped to consider the illness experience regularly lived by our patients. As a seasoned family physician in public service, I have initiated hundreds of patients on tuberculosis... -
Consumption of sachet water in Nigeria: quality, public health and economic perspectives
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: David O. Omole --- Department of Civil Engineering, South Africa Julius M. Ndambuki --- Department of Civil Engineering, South Africa Kehinde Balogun --- Department of Civil Engineering, NigeriaDemand for drinking water is met by different methods in different parts of the world. Water packaging into polyethylene sachets (as a form of water vending) has assumed an innovative status which has spread from its origin in Nigeria to... -
The factors that attract healthcare professionals to and retain them in rural areas in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: A Rose --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Community Health, South Africa E Janse van Rensburg-Bonthuyzen --- Centre for Health Systems Research and Development, Faculty of Humanities, South AfricaBackground: Attracting healthcare professionals (HCPs) to rural areas and retaining them there remains a challenge. Current retention strategies focus on the factors that cause people to leave rural areas, but these strategies continue to fail to retain HCPs in these... -
Changeover-time in psychosocial wellbeing of people living with HIV and people living close to them after an HIV stigma reduction and wellness enhancement community intervention
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: H Christa Chidrawi --- Africa Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research (AUTHeR), South Africa Minrie Greeff --- Africa Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research (AUTHeR), South Africa Q. Michael Temane --- Africa Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research (AUTHeR), South Africa Suria Ellis --- Statistical Consultation Services, South AfricaHIV stigma continues to affect the psychosocial wellbeing of people living with HIV (PLWH) and people living close to them (PLC). Literature unequivocally holds the view that HIV stigma and psychosocial wellbeing interact with and have an impact on each... -
Attitudes of women and men living with HIV and their healthcare providers towards pregnancy and abortion by HIV-positive women in Nigeria and Zambia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ann M Moore --- The Guttmacher Institute, USA Akinrinola Bankole --- The Guttmacher Institute, USA Olutoin Awolude --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Medicine, Nigeria Suzette Audam --- The Guttmacher Institute, USA Adesina Oladokun --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Medicine, Nigeria Isaac Adewole --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Medicine, NigeriaFertility decisions among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) are complicated by disease progression, the health of their existing children and possible antiretroviral therapy (ART) use, among other factors. Using a sample of HIV-positive women (n = 353) and men (n... -
Gender and HIV infection in the context of alcoholism in Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Nancy Muturi --- AQ Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communications, USAWomen in sub-Saharan Africa account for more than half (58%) of people living with the HIV and it is the only continent where HIV prevalence is higher for women than for men. Studies have attributed alcoholism with the high rates... -
HIV-related stigma: implications for symptoms of anxiety and depression among Malawian women
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Charles Kamen --- Behavioral Medicine Unit, USA Jill Arganbright --- Center for AIDS Intervention Research, USA Eliza Kienitz --- PGSP-Stanford PsyD Consortium, USA Melissa Weller --- PGSP-Stanford PsyD Consortium, USA Anna Khaylis --- British Columbia Operational Stress Injury Clinic, Canada Tammy Shenkman --- PGSP-Stanford PsyD Consortium, USA Sarah Smith --- Center for AIDS Intervention Research, USA Cheryl Koopman --- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, USA Cheryl Gore-Felton --- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, USAAn estimated 11% of the adult population in Malawi, Africa, is living with HIV/AIDS. The disease has taken a toll on communities, resulting in high morbidity and mortality. Malawian women carry the burden of being caretakers for individuals infected with... -
Mental health correlates of HIV risk behaviour and STIs/HIV infection among university students from 22 low, middle and high income countries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University, Thailand Supa Pengpid --- ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University, ThailandThe aim of this study was to determine mental health correlates of HIV risk behaviour and self-reported STIs/HIV infection among university students in 22 low, middle and high income countries. Data on mental health and HIV risk were collected from... -
Psychosocial issues among children and adolescents in an integrated paediatric HIV psychology service in Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Lindsay E. Mullan --- Fielding Graduate University, USA Paul C. Mullan --- Children's National Health System, USA Gabriel M. Anabwani --- Botswana-Baylor Children's Clinical Centre of Excellence, BotswanaThis study explored the psychosocial issues faced by children and adolescents with HIV in Botswana. Data on psychosocial issues were collected from 27 young children aged 5–9 years and 128 adolescents aged 10–19 years (n = 155). Data were analysed... -
Health-related factors associated with intimate partner violence in women attending a primary care clinic in south-western Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: AA Silva --- Family Medicine Department, Nigeria A Irabor --- Family Medicine Department, Nigeria OO Olowookere --- Family Medicine Department, Nigeria E Owoaje --- Department of Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Nigeria LA Adebusoye --- Family Medicine Department, NigeriaBackground: Intimate partner violence (IPV) relates to poor physical and mental health in women. Women who have experienced it access healthcare facilities more frequently with symptoms that are often unrelated to violence. The objective of the study was to determine... -
The role of community health workers in the re-engineering of primary health care in rural Eastern Cape
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Karl le Roux --- Zithulele Hospital, South Africa Ingrid M le Roux --- Philani Maternal, South Africa Nokwanele Mbewu --- Philani Maternal, South Africa Emily Davis --- Semel Institute and the Department of Psychiatry, USABackground: Primary Health Care in South Africa is being re-engineered to create a model of integrated care across different levels of the health care system. From hospitals to clinics, in the community and in the home, health care will focus... -
A study of hurdles in mass treatment of schistosomiasis in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: A Randjelovic --- Faculty of Medicine, Norway SG Frønæs --- Faculty of Medicine, Norway M Munsami --- The Kwazulu-Natal Department of Health, South Africa JD Kvalsvig --- Discipline of Public Health Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa SG Zulu --- Discipline of Public Health Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa S Gagai --- Discipline of Public Health Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa A Maphumulo --- Discipline of Public Health Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa L Sandvik --- Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Norway SG Gundersen --- Research Department, Norway EF Kjetland --- Discipline of Public Health Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa M Taylor --- Discipline of Public Health Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South AfricaBackground: It has been estimated that 700 million people worldwide and 5.2 million people in South Africa are in need of annual treatment for schistosomiasis. In accordance with the current policy the Department of Health (DoH) in KwaZulu-Natal province, South... -
Pathways to mental health care by members of a rural community in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Mmatlou Shai --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Tholene Sodi --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaThis study explored mental health help seeking pathways followed by Black South African rural community dwellers in the Limpopo province of South Africa. Ten participants (5 females and 5 males) aged between 18 and 59 years receiving services from a... -
Personality functioning in people living with HIV
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Monika dos Santos --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaThis investigation adopted a multiple case study approach to determine the personality functioning in people living with HIV/ AIDS (PLWHA). Participants comprised a convenience sample of four PLWHA (male = 3, female = 1). The majority of the participants were white (n = 3) and one... -
Doctors’ attitudes to and knowledge and usage of growth charts
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Selma Smith --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa Elizabeth Reji --- Department of Family Medicine, South AfricaBackground: Growth charts have been used worldwide for about 40 years but their use has always been fraught with problems. -
Quality of care and cost of prescriptions for diabetes and hypertension at primary healthcare facilities in the Cape Town Metropole
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: A Isaacs --- Metro District Health Services, Western Cape; Division of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa N Manga --- Division of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa C Le Grange --- Division of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa DA Hellenberg --- Division of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa V Titus --- Metro District Health Services, Western Cape; Division of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa R Sayed --- Division of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, South AfricaBackground: Quality of care for diabetes mellitus and hypertension has been found to be suboptimal at primary health care level. There is an expectation that improving quality will require the increased utilisation of resources. This research was intended to determine... -
Reasons for diabetes patients attending Bishop Lavis Community Health Centre being non-adherent to diabetes care
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Bernice L Booysen --- University of Stellenbosch, South Africa Arina C Schlemmer --- University of Stellenbosch, South AfricaBackground: Non-adherence to diabetes care is a concern at Bishop Lavis Community Health Centre (BLCHC) as it results in many diabetes complications that could have been avoided. The aim was to explore the reasons for people with diabetes in the... -
What creates good experiences for EmOC clients in public health facilities in Ethiopia?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: AZ Helelo --- Department of Health Studies, South Africa LI Zungu --- Department of Health Studies, South Africa RJ Chiegil --- Family Health International, NigeriaObjective: To describe aspects that create positive experiences for emergency obstetric care (EmOC) clients in public health facilities in Ethiopia. -
Gender perspectives in care provision and care receipt among older people infected and affected by HIV in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Joseph O Mugisha --- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute (MRC/UVRI), Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, E Schatz --- Department of Health Sciences, USA J Seeley --- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute (MRC/UVRI), Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, P Kowal --- World Health Organization Study on Global AGEing and Adult Health, SwitzerlandThe objective of this study was to examine gender roles in the provision and receipt of care among older Ugandans. Survey data on care work were collected in 2009–2010 from 510 older people infected or affected by HIV/AIDS, at one... -
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... -
Cognition and coping functions in people living with HIV
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Monika dos Santos --- Psychology Department, South AfricaA multiple case study approach was adopted in this study to determine the cognitive and coping functioning in people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). A convenience sample of four PLWHA (male = 3, female = 1) participants were included in the investigation. Three of the... -
Relationship complexities among women with obstetric fistula in Zimbabwe: an exploratory study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Levison Maunganidze --- Department of Psychology, Zimbabwe Tholene Sodi --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Julia Mutambara --- Department of Psychology, Zimbabwe Sibusiso Nkiwane --- Department of Psychology, ZimbabweThis study sought to determine how obstetric fistula affects women's intimate partner relationships or other social ties. A purposive sampling of eleven women (age range 17 to 31) with obstetric fistula admitted to two hospitals in Zimbabwe was done. In-depth... -
Common mental disorders are not diagnosed commonly in community health centres
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Tsepo Sechaba Motsohi --- Division of Family Medicine, South Africa AA Isaacs --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Division of Family Medicine, South Africa N Manga --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Division of Family Medicine, South Africa C Le Grange --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Division of Family Medicine, South Africa M Roelofse --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Division of Family Medicine, South Africa P Milligan --- Head Clinical Unit, Acute Services, South Africa DA Hellenberg --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Division of Family Medicine, South Africa AR Sayed --- Specialist Scientist and Biometrician, South AfricaBackground: Very limited published data exist on the spectrum of mental health disorders encountered at primary health care (PHC) facilities in South Africa. -
A blank page: feedback from first referral hospitals to primary health care clinics
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: TL Legodi --- School of Health Systems and Public Health, South Africa JE Wolvaardt --- School of Health Systems and Public Health, South AfricaBackground: Primary care practitioners depend on the feedback from hospitals in order to care for returning patients effectively. Lack of such feedback from the hospitals leads to frustration, poor efficiency and care that it is not cost effective. This study... -
From rural scholar to health care professional
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: A. Ross --- Department of Family Medicine, South AfricaBackground: International studies have shown that the best strategy for the long-term staffing of rural facilities is the recruitment and training of students of rural origin. However, the crisis in education in South Africa means that these rural students are... -
Acceptability of human papillomavirus vaccination among academics at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Muhammad Ehsanul Hoque --- Graduate School of Business and Leadership, South AfricaBackground: The South African Government has recently implemented the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme through the school health system. For the vaccination programme to be effective, it is important to investigate the acceptability of the vaccines among university academics. The... -
Who Offers Veterinary Services to Smallholder Dairy Farmers in Western Kenya? Lessons from Kakamega County
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: T. O. K'Oloo --- Dairy Research Institute, Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, Kenya E. D. Ilatsia --- Dairy Research Institute, Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, KenyaLiberalization of both clinical and artificial insemination services in Kenya allowed many players into the livestock service sector. This study examines key providers of veterinary services and the factors that influence the delivery of veterinary services among smallholder dairy farmers... -
The pragmatics of knowledge transfer: an HIV/AIDS intervention with traditional health practitioners in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: J Wreford --- AIDS and Society Research Unit, Centre for Social Science Research,The persistence of the binary of scientific and indigenous or traditional medicine in contemporary South Africa is particularly unhelpful in the context of HIV/AIDS and encourages biomedical disengagement from a potentially helpful cohort of health professionals recognised within their communities... -
‘Distraction from the real difficulties’: ethical deliberations in international health research
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Helen Macdonald --- Social Anthropology, University of Cape Town, Andrew D. Spiegel --- Social Anthropology, University of Cape Town,Increasingly, North based graduate students are seeking South based institutional homes whilst undertaking ethnographic research. Looking from a place in the global South, the article considers how requests to host such students influence, and are influenced by, both local and... -
Exploring the Health Belief Model and first-year students’ responses to HIV/AIDS and VCT at a South African university
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Priya Buldeo --- Department of Sociology, South Africa Leah Gilbert --- Department of Sociology, South AfricaThe Health Belief Model (HBM) is a psychosocial framework that attempts to explain health behaviour. It is determined by an individual's personal beliefs or perceptions about a disease and the options available to decrease its occurrence. In the context of... -
HIV-related disabilities: an extra burden to HIV and AIDS healthcare workers?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Leonie van Egeraat --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South Africa Jill Hanass-Hancock --- VU University, The Netherlands Hellen Myezwa --- University of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaBackground: Healthcare workers have been at the forefront of dealing with the impact of HIV and AIDS at all stages of the pandemic. This brings new challenges to include disability into HIV care. However, the implications for healthcare workers in... -
Factors associated with self-rated health status among university students from 26 low, middle and high income countries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Supa Pengpid --- ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Thailand Karl Peltzer --- ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Thailand T. Alafia Samuels --- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Barbados Alexander Gasparishvili --- Lomonosov Moscow State University, RussiaThe aim of this study was to investigate self-reported health status and associated factors in low, middle and high income countries. Using anonymous questionnaires, data were collected in a cross-sectional survey from 19 811 undergraduate university students (mean age=20.8, SD=2.8)... -
Diabetes mellitus in pregnancy, still changing
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: D Hall --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa M du Toit --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa D Mason --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa M Conradie --- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, South AfricaObjective: The management of pregnant women with diabetes mellitus places a significant burden on healthcare systems. Significant global changes have been proposed with regard to the diagnosis and management of women with diabetes mellitus in pregnancy. The study aims were... -
Knowledge and utilisation of expanded functions of oral hygiene and barriers to successful implementation in public healthcare services in Gauteng
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: Veli Lukhozi --- Department of Public Health, School of Health Care Sciences, Muhammad Hoque --- Department of Public Health, School of Health Care Sciences, Hendry Heever --- Department of Public Health, School of Health Care Sciences,Dental hygiene continues to evolve as a profession. It needs greater regulation and autonomy. Since the burden of disease and demand for treatment is increasing, there is a great need for existing oral hygiene services to be utilised effectively and... -
The effects of an educational intervention on the early management of oral lesions in the uMgungundlovu District in KwaZulu-Natal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: T.A. Muslim --- Dentistry, S. Naidoo --- Department of Community Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry,Oral lesions Oral lesions that are associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection are often the first clinical signs of an underlying infection. This study aimed to test primary healthcare (PHC) nurses’ knowledge and practices before and after an educational... -
Cross-cultural adaptation of the 12-Item Short-Form survey instrument in a Moroccan representative Survey
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: Majdouline Obtel --- Directorate of Epidemiology and Diseases Control, Ministry of Health, Morocco Karima El Rhazi --- Department of Epidemiology, Clinical Research and Community Health, Morocco Samira Elhold --- Department of Respiratory Diseases, Morocco Mohammed Benjelloune --- Department of Respiratory Diseases, Morocco Louisa Gnatiuc --- Respiratory Epidemiology and Public Health, Imperial College, Chakib Nejjari --- Department of Epidemiology, Clinical Research and Community Health, MoroccoThe health survey, the 12-Item Short-Form (SF-12) survey instrument, was developed as a shorter alternative to the SF-36 for use in scale studies. The aim of our study was to adapt this instrument into Moroccan Arabic and to examine its... -
Using reusable containers for hospital waste: is there an infection risk?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: T.R. Grimmond --- Director, Grimmond and Associates, Microbiology Consultancy, New ZealandReusable waste containers are used to transport healthcare risk waste (sharps and non-sharps) in many countries, and are becoming increasingly common in South Africa. Initially, there may be a perception of risk of pathogen or disease transmission with their introduction... -
Knowledge and awareness of human papillomavirus and intention with regard to human papillomavirus vaccine uptake by female tertiary students in the Eastern Cape province
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: A. Chikandiwa --- Researcher Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Research Institute, B.E. van Wyk --- School of Public Health,In 2008, two human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines, Cervarix® and Gardasil®, were licensed for use in South Africa. Initial models showed that vaccination could lead to an approximate 70% decline in cervical cancer cases. This paper describes the knowledge, awareness and... -
Tuberculosis infection control practices in primary healthcare facilities in three districts of South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: M.C. Engelbrecht --- Centre for Health Systems Research and Development, A.J. van Rensburg --- Centre for Health Systems Research and Development,South Africa has one of the highest incidence of tuberculosis in the world, which can partly be attributed to poor infection control in public healthcare (PHC) facilities. The aim of the study was to explore the extent of tuberculosis and... -
Measures practised by healthcare workers to prevent tuberculosis transmission at rural hospitals in vhembe district
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: T G Tshitangano --- Department of Public Health,The risk of becoming infected with tuberculosis in healthcare settings is increasing daily. Of every 100 hospitalised patients at any given time, seven in developed, and 10 in developing, countries, will acquire at least one infection in a healthcare setting,... -
The routine paediatric human immunodeficiency virus visit as an intervention opportunity for failed maternal care, and use of point-of-care CD4 testing as an adjunct in determining antiretroviral therapy eligibility
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: S C Picken --- HOPE Cape Town Association and Trust, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, S Williams --- HOPE Cape Town Association and Trust, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, J Harvey --- Centre for Statistical Consultation, Stellenbosch University, M M Esser --- Head of Immunology Unit, NHLS Tygerberg Division of Medical Microbiology, Department of Pathology, Stellenbosch University,South African women and children remain at the centre of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) pandemic, and maternal well-being plays a critical role in child health. In this study, we evaluated the impact of the paediatric visit on the determination... -
Profile of patients and referrals at a midwife obstetric unit in Tshwane North subdistrict, Gauteng province
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: V. Horner --- South African Medical Research Council, T J Mashamba --- Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department,Midwife obstetric units (MOUs) are primary health level facilities at which antenatal care and delivery for low-risk patients are performed. They are important facilities because they are at the interface of the health system in South Africa and the population... -
Understanding the challenges and opportunities encountered by the elderly in urban KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: M Kasiram --- School of Social Work and Community Development, South Africa D Hölscher --- School of Social Work and Community Development, South AfricaBackground: This article is based on research conducted by students at the University of KwaZulu-Natal as part of the coursework requirements in the research module in social work in students’ final year of study. -
Perspectives of undergraduate module convenors at a South African academic institution on medical student training in evidence-based health care: a qualitative study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Taryn Young --- Centre for Evidence-Based Health Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, South Africa Anke Rohwer --- Centre for Evidence-Based Health Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, South Africa Jimmy Volmink --- Centre for Evidence-Based Health Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, South Africa Mike Clarke --- Northern Ireland Network for Trials Methodology Research, Northern IrelandBackground: The increasing disease burden in Africa requires medical graduates to have problem-solving abilities. Interviews were conducted to assess module convenors’ perspectives on evidence-based health care (EBHC) teaching and learning. -
Integration of non-communicable chronic diseases (NCDs) and HIV/AIDS and mental health care through the involvement of chronically ill patients using empowerment evaluation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Claire van Deventer --- Department of Family Medicine and Rural Health, South AfricaBackground: The emphasis in health care in South Africa is gradually shifting to acknowledge the different roles patients have regarding their own care. There is, however, very little evidence of this practice and of related practical outcomes. -
Reasons for and perceptions of patients with minor ailments bypassing local primary health care facilities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: CA Visser --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa GJO Marincowitz --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa I Govender --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa GAO Ogunbanjo --- Department of Family Medicine, South AfricaIntroduction: Despite having access to several clinics and health centres in their local communities, numerous patients opt to go directly to hospitals for non-emergencies and minor ailments. Reasons for this include their perceptions of the quality of primary health care... -
“Men don't want things to be seen or known about them”: A mixed-methods study to locate men in a home based counselling and testing programme in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Alastair Van Heerden --- HIV/AIDS, STI and TB (HAST), South Africa Sakhile Msweli --- HIV/AIDS, STI and TB (HAST), South Africa Heidi Van Rooyen --- HIV/AIDS, STI and TB (HAST), South AfricaWhile evidence for home based counselling and testing (HBCT) as an effective HIV testing strategy is growing, men are often under-represented in this approach. Following up on a sample of households previously offered HBCT, the study contacted men who had... -
Embodied urban health and illness in Cape Town: children's reflections on living in Symphony Way Temporary Relocation Area
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Efua Prah --- Department of Anthropology and Sociology, South AfricaThis paper explores ideas about health and illness held by six children who live in the Symphony Way Temporary Relocation Area in Cape Town, South Africa. The research shows that solutions to illness and health problems held by low-income populations... -
Open Source as a viable technical resource for Nigeria's developing health system
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ogochukwu Eburuoh --- Department of Computer Science, USAThis article provides an in-depth analysis into the usefulness of Open Source Electronic Health Recording Systems for Nigeria's struggling health care system. It critiques the present quality of care received by patients, while advocating a revised education and management infrastructure... -
Acute postoperative pain in 1 231 patients at a developing country referral hospital: incidence and risk factors
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Adriaan Albertus Murray --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, South Africa Francois Wilhelm Retief --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, South AfricaBackground: Postoperative pain is poorly studied in developing countries. At a Western Cape referral hospital, it was aimed to determine the incidence of acute postoperative pain, to identify populations associated with a higher risk thereof (in order to guide resource... -
Utilisation of staff clinic facility in a Northwest Nigeria hospital: emerging challenges for the National Health Insurance Scheme
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: GC Michael --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria BA Grema --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria SO Yakubu --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria I Aliyu --- Department of Paediatrics, NigeriaBackground: The health status of workers and their families affects workplace productivity. The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) objective of improving healthcare accessibility to Nigerians has increased service utilisation but may pose new challenges to existing facilities. This study was... -
Strengthening primary health care through primary care doctors: the design of a new national Postgraduate Diploma in Family Medicine
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: R Mash --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Republic of South Africa Z Malan --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Republic of South Africa K von Pressentin --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Republic of South Africa J Blitz --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Republic of South AfricaStrengthening primary health care is a national priority in South Africa, in order to improve quality of care and health outcomes, reduce inequity and to pave the way for National Health Insurance. The World Health Organization and World Health Assembly... -
Knowledge, awareness and readiness of private sector doctors practising in the Ethekweni and Ugu districts of KwaZulu-Natal province for the implementation of the National Health Insurance
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: S Latiff-Khamissa --- Discipline of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South Africa Panjasaram Naidoo --- Discipline of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South AfricaBackground: The proposed National Health Insurance (NHI) aims to improve quality of care and equity in healthcare financing for all South Africans. Successful implementation requires participation by stakeholders, such as private sector doctors who play an important role in healthcare... -
HIV/AIDS among pastoralists and refugees in north-east Africa: a neglected problem
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Mirgissa Kaba Serbessa --- School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Damen Haile Mariam --- School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Afework Kassa --- IGAD Regional HIV/AIDS Partnership Program-Programme Facilitation Office (IRAPP-PFO), Uganda Fathia Alwan --- Intergovernmental Authority for Development (IGAD) Secretariat, Djibouti Helmut Kloos --- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, USAThe eight member states (Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda) of the Intergovernmental Authority for Development (IGAD) have the largest proportions of cross-border mobile pastoralists and refugees in Africa. Although all IGAD countries have had national... -
Workplace innovation influence on occupational safety and health
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Kassu Jilcha --- School of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Addis Ababa Institute of Technology, Ethiopia Daniel Kitaw --- School of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Addis Ababa Institute of Technology, Ethiopia Birhanu Beshah --- School of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Addis Ababa Institute of Technology, EthiopiaInnovation is an important science for the sustainable development of any country. Workplace innovation brings radical change in the workers’ environment, thereby enhancing the profitability of companies. However, most research and discussion of innovations are focussed on product development and/or... -
Multiple cardiovascular disease risk factors in rural Kenya: evidence from a health and demographic surveillance system using the WHO STEP-wise approach to chronic disease risk factor surveillance
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: PM Chege --- Department of Family Medicine, KenyaBackground: To describe the distribution of obesity, hypertension, dysglycaemia and dyslipidaemia (which are risk factors for cardiovascular disease) using a Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) site in western Kenya. -
Childhood physical and sexual abuse, and adult health risk behaviours among university students from 24 countries in Africa, the Americas and Asia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Thailand Supa Pengpid --- ASEAN Institute for Health Development, ThailandThe goal of this study was to retrospectively estimate the prevalence of childhood physical abuse (CPA) and childhood sexual abuse (CSA) in relation to experience of adult violence, poor mental health, addictive behaviour and sexual risk behaviour among university students... -
The Global Coherence Initiative: A global psychological paradigm for health promotion
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Stephen D. Edwards --- Psychology Department,This review proposes the value of a global psychology-oriented initiative to promote health and wellbeing. It discusses the concept of collective consciousness, especially heart-based, moral consciousness and related actions as resources for health promotion. The review draws on a collaborative... -
Nutrition interventions in the workplace: Evidence of best practice
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Np Steyn --- Knowledge Systems, W. Parker --- Knowledge Systems, Ev Lambert --- Sports Science Institute, Department of Human Biology, Z. Mchiza --- Knowledge Systems,Aim: The aim of this desktop study was to review all workplace interventions having a nutrition component, published in peer-reviewed literature between 1995 and 2006 by WHO, and to document activities that were successful, as well as possible barriers to... -
Nutritional, immune, micronutrient and health status of HIV-infected children in care centres in Mangaung
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: L. Steenkamp --- Nutrition Consultant in Private Practice, A. Dannhauser --- Department of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, South Africa D. Walsh --- General Practitioner, G. Joubert --- Department of Biostatistics, South Africa Fj Veldman --- School of Health Technology, South Africa E. Van der Walt --- Department of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, South Africa C. Cox --- Department of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, South Africa Mk Hendricks --- School of Child and Adolescent Health, South Africa H. Dippenaar --- Department of Family Practice, South AfricaAim: To assess the nutritional, immune, micronutrient and health status of antiretroviral-naïve HIV-infected children. -
Computer-based learning for the enhancement of breastfeeding training
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Lm Du Plessis --- Division of Human Nutrition, South Africa D. Labadarios --- Knowledge Systems, Tygerberg T. Singh --- Christian Medical College, India D. Marais --- Division of Human Nutrition, South AfricaA great need exists for ongoing breastfeeding training. Students of today relate well to computers in the learning environment. In this study, computer-based learning (CBL) was explored in the context of breastfeeding training for undergraduate Dietetic students. -
A review of school nutrition interventions globally as an evidence base for the development of the HealthKick programme in the Western Cape, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Np Steyn --- Knowledge Systems, Ev Lambert --- Sports Science Institute, Department of Human Biology, W. Parker --- Knowledge Systems, Z. Mchiza --- Knowledge Systems, A. De Villiers --- Chronic Diseases of Lifestyle Unit,Aim: The aim of this study was to review all school interventions having a nutrition component, published in peer-reviewed literature between 1995 and 2006, and to document activities that were successful as well as those that were possible barriers in... -
Primary health care facility infrastructure and services and the nutritional status of children 0 to 71 months old and their caregivers attending these facilities in four rural districts in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: S Schoeman --- Nutritional Intervention Research Unit, Cm Smuts --- Currently from Center of Excellence in Nutrition, Potchefstroom M Faber --- Nutritional Intervention Research Unit, M Van Stuijvenberg --- Nutritional Intervention Research Unit, A Oelofse --- Currently from Center for Nutrition, Ja Laubscher --- Bio-statistics Unit, Ajs Benadé --- Currently from Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Ma Dhansay --- Currently from Executive Research Directorate,Objective: To assess primary health care (PHC) facility infrastructure and services, and the nutritional status of 0 to 71-month-old children and their caregivers attending PHC facilities in the Eastern Cape (EC) and KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) provinces in South Africa. -
Breastfeeding pattern, anthropometry and health status of infants attending child welfare clinics of a teaching hospital in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Au Ukegbu --- Department of Public Health, Nigeria Eu Ebenebe --- Department of Community Medicine, Nigeria Po Ukegbu --- Department of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, NigeriaObjective: To determine the breastfeeding pattern and its relationship with the physical growth and health status of infants aged 0–24 weeks. -
A study of the relationship between health awareness, lifestyle behaviour and food label usage in Gauteng
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: El Kempen --- Department of Life and Consumer Sciences, H. Muller --- Research Directorate, E. Symington --- Department of Life and Consumer Sciences, T. Van Eeden --- Department of Life and Consumer Sciences,Background: The objectives of the study were to determine whether consumers who read food labels, were also more aware of health and lifestyle issues, in terms of nutrition and other health-related lifestyle behaviours, and whether there was a relationship between... -
The advertising of nutritional supplements in South African women’s magazines: a descriptive survey
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: A Schoonees --- Centre for Evidence-based Health Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, T Young --- Centre for Evidence-based Health Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, J Volmink --- Centre for Evidence-based Health Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences,Objective: Nutritional supplements are inadequately regulated in South Africa. These types of products are increasingly advertised and the advertisements frequently contain health claims. Because advertisements play a considerable role in informing potential consumers, it is crucial that information about supplements... -
Challenges in the implementation of the Infant and Young Child Feeding policy to prevent mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus in the Nelson Mandela Bay District
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: P Mkontwana --- HIV and AIDS Research Unit, L Steenkamp --- HIV and AIDS Research Unit, J. Von der Marwitz --- HIV and AIDS Research Unit,Objective: To assess the Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) policy implementation among healthcare workers working at the Nelson Mandela Bay District (NMBD) public healthcare facilities. -
Knowledge and perceptions of nursing staff on the new Road to Health Booklet growth charts in primary healthcare clinics in the Tygerberg subdistrict of the Cape Town metropole district
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: I Cloete --- False Bay Hospital, L. Daniels J Jordaan --- Gordonia Hospital, C Derbyshire L Volmink --- Wesfleur Hospital Division of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, C Schubl --- Division of Human Nutrition,Objectives: The objectives of the study were to assess the perceptions of nursing staff on the Road to Health Booklet (RTHB), to assess their knowledge of the RTHB growth charts, and to determine whether the level of knowledge was acceptable... -
Knowledge of nutrition facts on food labels and their impact on food choices on consumers in Koforidua, Ghana: a case study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: S. Darkwa --- Department of Vocational and Technical Education, GhanaObjective: The aim of this study was to investigate consumers’ knowledge of food labels and how this knowledge guides their decisions when making purchasing choices with regard to food. -
The 2012 University of Cape Town Faculty of Health Sciences centenary debate
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Td Noakes --- University of Cape Town,Our human ancestors thrived on a diet high in fat and protein of animal or fish origin for at least 2.5 million years. Foods with a high-energy content and nutritional density were required for the development of the large, energy-expensive... -
Eating, drinking and physical activity in Faculty of Health Science students compared to other students at a South African university
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: A. Gresse --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, L. Steenkamp --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, J. Pietersen --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University,Objectives: Students studying towards a qualification in Health Sciences should have more knowledge of a healthy lifestyle than other university students. However, it has been questioned whether or not these students apply such knowledge. While studies have been conducted on... -
An evaluation of the Mental Health Facilitator programme in rural Uganda: Successes and recommendations for future implementation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: James M. Van Leeuwen --- Global Livingston Institute, Sara Adkins --- Colorado School of Public Health, Tavia Mirassou-Wolf --- Colorado School of Public Health, Wendi K. Schweiger --- NBCC International, Ryan Grundy --- Global Livingston Institute,This study evaluated the impact of a Mental Health Facilitator training protocol conducted with individuals from a local community in rural Uganda. The training programme is designed to facilitate the development and delivery of basic mental health services in under-served... -
Funding of community-based interventions for HIV prevention
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Nana K Poku --- Health Economics and HIV and AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South Africa René Bonnel --- Health Economics and HIV and AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South AfricaSince the start of the HIV epidemic, community responses have been at the forefront of the response. Following the extraordinary expansion of global resources, the funding of community responses rose to reach at least US$690 million per year in the... -
Placing contraception at the centre of the HIV prevention agenda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Tamaryn L Crankshaw --- Health Economics and HIV and AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South Africa Jennifer A Smit --- MatCH Research (Maternal, Adolescent, & Child Health Research) Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa Mags E Beksinska --- MatCH Research (Maternal, Adolescent, & Child Health Research) Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South AfricaOver the past decade, the global response to the HIV epidemic has been unprecedented, and enormous progress has been made. Significant investment in the roll out of antiretroviral treatment (ART) and efforts to increase treatment coverage have greatly reduced the... -
Consuming the daily recommended amounts of dairy products would reduce the prevalence of inadequate micronutrient intakes in the United States: diet modelling study based on NHANES 2007–2010
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Erin E Quann --- Dairy Management Inc., USA Victor L Fulgoni --- Nutrition Impact, LLC, USA Nancy Auestad --- Nutrition Insights, LLC, USABackground: A large portion of Americans are not meeting the Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI) for several essential vitamins and minerals due to poor dietary choices. Dairy products are a key source of many of the nutrients that are under consumed,... -
Occupational safety and health issues on road construction sites in sub-Saharan Africa: A case study from Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Stephen Nyende-Byakika --- Department of Civil Engineering, South AfricaThe road construction industry in Uganda has been boosted in recent years in an effort to foster economic development. Safety practices within the industry, however, leave a lot to be desired and this exposes workers to unnecessary occupational risks. This... -
The role of the district family physician
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: CH Vaughan-Williams --- Family Medicine, South AfricaDistrict clinical specialist teams were formed in 2012. One member of the team is the family physician. The role of the district family physician is discussed and the case made for focusing on the organisational health of the medical teams... -
Ensuring holistic development of disabled children in developing countries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Saurabh RamBihariLal Shrivastava --- Department of Community Medicine, India Prateek Saurabh Shrivastava --- Department of Community Medicine, India Jegadeesh Ramasamy --- Department of Community Medicine, IndiaA disability is a sort of disadvantage that either restricts or prevents the given person in the discharge of the roles/duties that are considered normal for that person. Disabled children belong to one of the most vulnerable and marginalised sections... -
Association between travel and Ebola disease: an overview
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Saurabh RamBihariLal Shrivastava --- Department of Community Medicine, India Prateek Saurabh Shrivastava --- Department of Community Medicine, India Jegadeesh Ramasamy --- Department of Community Medicine, IndiaThe outbreak of Ebola virus disease in West Africa has reminded public health authorities and international health agencies that, despite setting so many health-related goals, in reality there is much disparity in the health standards of people living in different... -
Detrimental role of childhood obesity in adolescence and adulthood: developing nation’s perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Saurabh RamBihariLal Shrivastava --- Department of Community Medicine, India Prateek Saurabh Shrivastava --- Department of Community Medicine, India Jegadeesh Ramasamy --- Department of Community Medicine, IndiaWorldwide, over the years, a significant hike in the prevalence of overweight and obesity has been observed among children, adolescents, and adult age-group individuals. In contrast to the previous beliefs that overweight and obesity are a major public health concern... -
Physical activity and psychosomatic-related health problems as correlates of quality of life among university students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Stefan Kruger --- Tourism Research in Economic Environs and Society (TREES), Energy Sonono --- ‘Workwell’, South AfricaThis study aimed to investigate the role of psychosomatic problems in the relationship between physical activity and healthrelated quality of life. Participants were a convenience sample of 703 students from a South African university (males = 38.8%, females = 61.2%,... -
Psychosocial well-being of people living with HIV and the community before and after a HIV stigma-reduction community “hub” network intervention
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Catharina D Prinsloo --- Africa Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research (AUTHeR), Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Minrie Greeff --- Africa Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research (AUTHeR), Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Annamarie Kruger --- Africa Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research (AUTHeR), Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Suria Ellis --- Unit for Business Mathematics and Informatics, South AfricaThe purpose of the research was to determine whether an HIV stigma-reduction community “hub” network intervention in a South African urban area would bring about a difference in the psychosocial well-being of people living with HIV (PLWH), as well as... -
Health and well-being among teenage mothers in a rural South African community
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jabu P. Mokwena --- Department of Psychology, Saraswathie Govender --- Department of Psychology, Mokgadi B. Setwaba --- Department of Psychology,This study sought to identify patterns of general health symptoms and coping abilities among school-going teenage mothers in the central region of Limpopo province, South Africa. The participants were 56 teenage mothers and 56 typically developing girls or non-mother peers... -
Alcohol use: Views of people receiving in-patient care for mental health conditions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Henok Guranda --- Department of Health Studies, Pretoria Jeanette Maritz --- Department of Health Studies, PretoriaThis study explored the perceptions of psychiatric in-patients concerning their use of alcohol in a context of community living. A total of 70 psychiatric in-patients at an Ethiopian hospital were the informants in this study (males = 73%; females =... -
The practice of humanitarian work psychology
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Tinashe Timothy Harry --- Department of Industrial Psychology, South Africa Nicole Dodd --- Department of Industrial Psychology, South AfricaHumanitarian work psychology (HWP) seeks to improve the welfare of workers who provide a broad range of support to survivors of calamities both natural and man-made. It is an emerging interdisciplinary field of practice spanning expertise from many psychological fields... -
Evaluation of a two-question screening tool in the detection of intimate partner violence in a primary healthcare setting in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: A Saimen --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa E Armstrong --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa C Manitshana --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa I Govender --- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, South AfricaIntroduction: Intimate partner violence has been recognised globally as a human rights violation. It is universally under-diagnosed and the institution of timeous multi-faceted interventions has been noted to benefit intimate partner violence victims. Currently the concept of using a screening... -
Environmental health factors associated with diarrhoeal diseases among under-five children in the Sebeta town of Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: AI Mohammed --- Medical and Health Services Department, Ethiopia Li Zungu --- Department of Health Studies, South AfricaThe aim of this study was to assess and explore household environmental health factors associated with the occurrence of diarrhoea experienced by children under five years of age in Sebeta town of Ethiopia. A cross-sectional study, using stratified random sampling... -
Nutrition-related cancer prevention knowledge of undergraduate students at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Oluyemisi Folake Folasire --- Department of Human Nutrition, Nigeria Ayorinde Mobolanle Folasire --- Department of Radiotherapy, Nigeria Samuel Chikezie --- Department of Human Nutrition, NigeriaObjective: This study assessed the nutrition-related cancer prevention knowledge and dietary pattern of undergraduate students. -
Knee osteoarthritis and perceived social support amongst patients in a family medicine clinic
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Temitope Ilori --- Department of Preventive Medicine and Primary Care, Nigeria Modupe M Ladipo --- Department of Preventive Medicine and Primary Care, Nigeria Adetola M Ogunbode --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria Abimbola M Obimakinde --- Department of Preventive Medicine and Primary Care, NigeriaBackground: Knee osteoarthritis is a chronic disease affecting the lives of patients and their families, with the family characteristics moderating the illness course. The perceived social support received by a patient helps in determining the health and functionality of the... -
Leadership and governance: learning outcomes and competencies required of the family physician in the district health system
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: R Mash* --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa J Blitz --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa Z Malan --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa K Von Pressentin --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South AfricaThe South African National Development Plan expects the family physician to be a leader of clinical governance within the district health services. The family physician must also help to strengthen the services through leadership in all his/her other roles as... -
A reflection on the practical implementation of the clinical governance framework in the Cape Winelands District of the Western Cape
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Colette Gunst --- , South Africa Robert J Mash --- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa Lizette Cathleen Phillips --- , South AfricaPrimary health care is seen as the ‘linchpin of effective health care delivery’ by the Western Cape Government Health services and improving the quality of primary care, through clinical governance, is a key aspect of realising this vision. This article... -
Re-engineering of South Africa’s primary health care system: where is the pharmacist?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: A. Bheekie --- School of Pharmacy, South Africa H. Bradley --- School of Public Health, South AfricaSouth Africa’s transition towards a district-based health system (DHS) aims to offer health promotion and prevention services at community level, through re-engineered primary health care (PHC) services. Along with pharmacy workforce shortages and service delivery challenges, health reform is a... -
Still lost in translation: language barriers in South African health care remain
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: VL Van den Berg --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, South AfricaThe patient-centred model of health care, which recognises patients’ autonomy, promotes their active participation in decisions concerning their own health, and strives to treat patients holistically, improves health outcomes but relies on effective communication between healthcare providers and patients. In... -
Integrated intervention for mental health co-morbidity in HIV-positive individuals: A public health assessment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Monika dos Santos --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Gustaaf Wolvaardt --- Foundation for Professional Development, South AfricaIn South Africa, where it is estimated that more people have HIV than anywhere else in the world, HIV/AIDS and psychological disorder co-morbidity have been shown both to exacerbate the late diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders and to affect... -
The relationship between HIV and AIDS and water scarcity in Nyamakate resettlements land, north-central Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Alexio Mbereko --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Dianne Scott --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Moses John Chimbari --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaHIV and AIDS and water variability have been studied separately, yet, they impact on rural households simultaneously in an interactive manner. The study provide narratives on various realities from a study in the Nyamakate community that illustrates the dialectical relationship... -
A review of factors associated with indiscriminate dumping of waste in eleven African countries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: I. Dladla --- Department of Environmental Health, South Africa F. Machete --- Department of Environmental Health, South Africa K. Shale --- Department of Environmental Health, South AfricaMost developing countries grapple with management of solid waste and environmental health risks associated with insanitary conditions. Indiscriminate dumping of household and industrial waste remains an alternative means of waste disposal for communities that have no access to reliable refuse... -
Varroa mites, viruses and bacteria incidences in Kenyan domesticated honeybee colonies
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: Onyango Irene Awino --- Kabete Veterinary Laboratories, Kenya Robert Skilton --- International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology, Kenya Shadrack Muya --- Zoology Department, Kenya Samuel Kabochi --- Kabete Veterinary Laboratories, Kenya Hellen Kutima --- Zoology Department, Kenya Muo Kasina --- National Sericulture Research Centre – Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, KenyaVarroa mite (Varroa destructor Anderson and Trueman) is a major global threat to the western honey bee (Apis mellifera L.). The ectoparasite has been implicated in the spread of honeybee viruses. Beekeeping plays a major role in transmission of the... -
Attributes contributing to the development of professionalism as described by dietetics students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Nico Nortje --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaInternationally there is a renewed interest in professionalism and how to cultivate this among students. This study identifies and discusses the main attributes students view as important to develop professionalism. It is postulated that some important additions should be made... -
Child factors associated with complementary feeding practices in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Alex Mokori --- Institute of Food, Nutrition and Well-being, University of Pretoria, Uganda Hettie Schonfeldt --- Institute of Food, Nutrition and Well-being and Department of Animal and Wildlife Sciences, South Africa Sheryl L Hendriks --- Institute of Food, Nutrition and Well-being and Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development, South AfricaObjectives: The objective of the study was to identify child factors that influenced complementary feeding practices in 2006 and 2011 in Uganda. -
The role of employee wellness programme in the hospitality industry: a review of concepts, research, and practice
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Tingting (Christina) Zhang --- Department of Human Sciences, USA Jay Kandampully --- Department of Human Sciences, USA Hye Yoon Choi --- Department of Human Sciences, USAIn the hospitality industry, employees are critical to firm success, through their intimate interactions with customers to create memorable experiences and relationships. A nascent strategy adopted by many hospitality firms seeks to increase employee engagement and commitment through employee wellness... -
Happiness and health behaviours among university students from 24 low, middle and high income countries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- HIV/AIDS/STI/and TB (HAST), Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Supa Pengpid --- University of Limpopo, South Africa Tholene Sodi --- University of Limpopo, South Africa Sonia Carolina Mantilla Toloza --- Departamento de Fisioterapia. Facultad de Salud, ColombiaThe aim of this study was to examine health behaviours and happiness and associated factors in low, middle and high income countries. In a cross-sectional survey, 17 508 undergraduate university students (mean age 20.9, SD = 2. 8) from 25... -
A new health care profession in rural district hospitals: a case study of the introduction of Clinical Associates in Shongwe hospital
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: M Bac --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, South Africa JMA Hamm --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, South Africa PC van Bodegraven --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, South Africa B Pater --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, South Africa JM Louw --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, South AfricaBackground: One of the reasons to develop training courses for medical mid-level workers in South Africa is a shortage of doctors. The introduction of this new profession has led to task sharing and redefining of professional boundaries. The primary aim... -
Knowledge, attitude and practices of South African healthcare professionals towards complementary and alternative medicine use for atopic eczema – a descriptive survey
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Yasmeen Thandar --- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Heath Sciences, South Africa Julia Botha --- Discipline of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Division of Pharmacology, South Africa Benn Sartorius --- Department of Public Health, School of Nursing and Public Health, South Africa Anisa Mosam --- Department of Dermatology, South AfricaBackground: Complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) are used widely for treating atopic eczema (AE), commonly in conjunction with conventional medicines prescribed by mainstream healthcare professionals (HCPs). This cross-sectional survey evaluated the knowledge, general attitudes and practices regarding CAM among dermatologists,... -
Optimal management of children on antiretroviral therapy (ART) in primary care: a quality improvement project
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Claire van Deventer --- Department of Family Medicine and Rural Health, South Africa Lauren Golden --- WRHI, South Africa Erica du Plessis --- District Clinical Specialist Team, Dr Kenneth Kaunda District, South Africa Carien Lion-Cachet --- Department of Family Medicine and Rural Health, South AfricaIntroduction: With the large volumes of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive patients in South Africa, one clinical management strategy has been to task shift. This means that previously hospi-centric HIV services have devolved to primary health care (PHC) clinics. The... -
A New Struggle: Active Citizenship in Thembi Ngubane and the Bambanani Women’s Group’s HIV/AIDS Narratives
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Savannah Hall --- Department of English, United States of AmericaThis article discusses South African women’s narrative and artistic responses to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, to include Thembi Ngubane’s radio broadcast “Out of hiding, into the world: Thembi’s AIDS Diary” and the Bambanani Women’s Group’s collection Long Life … Positive HIV Stories. Produced... -
The multidimensional nature of HIV stigma: evidence from Mozambique
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Maria A Carrasco --- Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA Rosario Arias --- Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA Maria E Figueroa --- Johns Hopkins Center for Communications Programs, USAHIV stigma continues to be a major challenge to addressing HIV/AIDS in various countries in sub-Saharan Africa, including Mozambique. This paper explores the multidimensional nature of HIV stigma through the thematic analysis of five qualitative studies conducted in high HIV... -
Conceptions of agency and constraint for HIV-positive patients and healthcare workers to support long-term engagement with antiretroviral therapy care in Khayelitsha, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Erin Stern --- Division of Social and Behavioural Sciences, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, South Africa Christopher Colvin --- Division of Social and Behavioural Sciences, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, South Africa Nobom Gxabagxaba --- Division of Social and Behavioural Sciences, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, South Africa Charlotte Schutz --- Clinical Infectious Diseases Research Initiative, Institute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine and Department of Medicine, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, South Africa Rosie Burton --- Southern African Medical Unit, Médecins Sans Frontières, South Africa Graeme Meintjes --- Clinical Infectious Diseases Research Initiative, Institute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine and Department of Medicine, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, South AfricaIn the context of the optimism around antiretroviral therapy (ART) as prevention of HIV/AIDS, addressing the barriers to long-term ART adherence is critical. This is particularly important given the tendency to individualise or use a blame discourse when exploring why... -
Cholera and household water treatment why communities do not treat water after a cholera outbreak: a case study in Limpopo Province
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Lutendo Sylvia Mudau --- Norwich School of Medicine, UK Murembiwa Stanley Mukhola --- Norwich School of Medicine, UK Paul Raymond Hunter --- Norwich School of Medicine, UKBackground: Cholera is one of the common diseases in developing countries caused by consumption of contaminated and untreated drinking water. A study was conducted 7 months after a cholera outbreak in Vhembe district, Limpopo, South Africa. The aim of the study... -
Delivery of isoniazid preventive therapy to reduce occupational TB among healthcare workers in Swaziland
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Marianne Calnan --- University Research Co., LLC, Swaziland Samson Haumba --- University Research Co., LLC, Swaziland Makhosazana Matsebula --- University Research Co., LLC, Swaziland Ntombifuthi Shongwe --- University Research Co., LLC, Swaziland Munyaradzi Pasipamire --- Swaziland National AIDS Program, Swaziland Natalie Kruse Levy --- USAID/PEPFAR, Swaziland Munamato Mirira --- USAID/PEPFAR, Swaziland Peter Preko --- CDC, Swaziland Alisha Smith-Arthur --- University Research Co., LLC, USA Varduhi Ghazaryan --- University Research Co., LLC, USAHealthcare workers (HCWs) in Swaziland are at increased risk of acquiring tuberculosis (TB), but existing infection control and occupational health policies often fall short of mitigating the risk of acquiring TB in the workplace. Health service failure to systematically offer... -
Creating the perfect intern anaesthesia rotation: a survey using feedback from past interns
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Belinda Kusel --- Anaesthesia, South Africa Zane Farina --- Department of Anaesthesia, South Africa Colleen Aldous --- Department of Postgraduate Research, South AfricaBackground: Community service doctors (CSDs) are often expected to administer anaesthesia after minimal training and with very little support, especially in rural hospitals. This leads to unnecessary stress on these junior doctors and may lead to poor anaesthesia outcomes. -
Compliance with standard treatment guidelines in the management of hypertension: a review of practice of healthcare workers in Potchefstroom, North West Province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Peter Rapula Siko --- Family Medicine and Rural Health, South Africa Claire van Deventer --- Family Medicine and Rural Health, South AfricaIntroduction: Hypertension is a leading lifestyle disease and major cause of morbidity and mortality in South Africa, and globally. Standard Treatment Guidelines are issued in this country to assist healthcare workers in the diagnosis and management thereof. Considering the debilitating... -
Depression in older adults: prevalence and risk factors in a primary health care sample
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: U Padayachey --- Department of Psychiatry, South Africa S Ramlall --- Department of Psychiatry, South Africa J Chipps --- Faculty of Community Health, South AfricaBackground: Depression in the geriatric population has been identified as a significant problem in view of the associated negative outcomes regarding poor functioning, increased perception of poor health and increased utilisation of medical services. Significantly associated with increased morbidity and... -
School tuck shops in South Africa—an ethical appraisal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Nico Nortje --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Mieke Faber --- Department of Dietetics, South Africa Anniza de Villiers --- Non-Communicable Diseases Research Unit, South AfricaIt can be postulated that schools have an ethical responsibility to protect children from an unhealthy food environment. Against the backdrop of stunting, overweight and micronutrient deficiencies prevalent in South African children, the aim of this scoping study is to... -
Depression, anxiety symptoms and substance use amongst sex workers attending a non-governmental organisation in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: V Poliah --- Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, South Africa S Paruk --- Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, South AfricaBackground: Sex work is a high-risk occupation for mental health problems as sex workers are vulnerable to high rates of violence, sexual coercion, stigma and HIV. -
A qualitative study of young Nigerian family physicians’ views of their specialty
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: K Yakubu --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria K Hoedebecke --- Yongsan Health Clinic, South Korea L Pinho-Costa --- Fânzeres Family Health Unit, Portugal O Popoola --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria I Okoye --- Department of Family Medicine, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, NigeriaBackground: In Nigeria, the specialty of family medicine (FM) has endured its own share of identity crises. This study was aimed at generating hypotheses about what describes a practising family physician (FP) and the specialty, according to young Nigerian FPs. -
Endo-parasites of public-health importance recovered from rodents in the Durban metropolitan area, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Colleen E Archer --- School of Life Sciences, College of Agriculture, Engineering & Science, South Africa Christopher C Appleton --- School of Life Sciences, College of Agriculture, Engineering & Science, South Africa Samson Mukaratirwa --- School of Life Sciences, College of Agriculture, Engineering & Science, South Africa Jennifer Lamb --- School of Life Sciences, College of Agriculture, Engineering & Science, South Africa M Corrie Schoeman --- School of Life Sciences, College of Agriculture, Engineering & Science, South AfricaBackground: Parasite infections of public health importance carried by Rattus spp. on the African continent (excluding toxoplasmosis) have not been adequately researched. The aim of this study was to investigate endoparasites of public health importance, particularly those associated with R... -
Erythrocyte morphology of the Critically Endangered Geometric Tortoise Psammobates geometricus: effects of season, sex and age
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Shasheen Walton --- , , South Africa Margaretha Hofmeyr --- , , South AfricaLand transformation reduced the habitat of Psammobates geometricus to small isolated fragments, rendering the species vulnerable to extinction. Field biologists often use erythrocyte metrics to assess wildlife health but need baseline values to distinguish normal variations from disease or chronic... -
Loneliness: Its correlates and associations with health risk behaviours among university students in 25 countries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- HIV/AIDS/STIs and TB (HAST), South Africa Supa Pengpid --- Department of Research & Innovation, South AfricaThe aim of this cross-national study was to assess factors associated with loneliness and to determine the degree to which loneliness affects health status and risk behaviours among university students. Data were collected from 17 886 university students in 25... -
Exploring the lived experiences of infertility treatment and care by involuntarily childless women
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Athena Pedro --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Brendon D. Faroa --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaThis study explored the lived experiences of fertility treatment and care by South African women with infertility. A total of 21 women from different age and ethnic groups (age range = 26 to 41; whites = 53%, coloured = 47%)... -
Comparison of infrared thermography and miniature Deltatron accelerometer sensors in the measurement of structural vibration characteristics
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Stephen M. Talai --- Department of Mechanical Engineering, South Africa Dawood A. Desai --- Department of Mechanical Engineering, South Africa P. Stephan Heyns --- Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, South AfricaThis paper investigates the comparison of infrared thermography (IRT) and miniature Deltatron accelerometer sensors in measuring structural vibration characteristics in terms of frequency and displacement, given that of age IRT has fully grown for temperature condition monitoring. In addition, IRT... -
Community acceptability of minimally invasive autopsy (MIA) in children under five years of age in Soweto, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Nonhlanhla Ngwenya --- Medical Research Council: Respiratory and Meningeal Pathogens Research Unit, South Africa David Coplan --- Department of Anthropology, South Africa Susan Nzenze --- Medical Research Council: Respiratory and Meningeal Pathogens Research Unit, South Africa Nellie Myburgh --- Medical Research Council: Respiratory and Meningeal Pathogens Research Unit, South Africa Shabir Madhi --- Medical Research Council: Respiratory and Meningeal Pathogens Research Unit, South AfricaThis interdisciplinary study, using qualitative and ethnographic research methods, collected data from 330 men and women in Soweto, South Africa, in order to understand the community acceptability of minimally invasive autopsy (MIA) in children who died under five years of... -
HIV and AIDS-related stigma and discrimination in two referral hospitals in Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Befekadu S Wodajo --- Department of Health Studies, College of Human Sciences, Gloria Thupayagale-Tshweneagae --- Department of Health Studies, College of Human Sciences, Oluwaseyi A Akpor --- Department of Health Studies, College of Human Sciences,The aim of the study was to determine the magnitude of HIV and AIDS-related stigma and discrimination (SAD) and its associated factors in healthcare settings. Primary data were collected from June to September 2014 from two referral hospitals located in... -
Experiences of the health care delivery system in a rural South African setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Joan E. Stoyanov --- Psychology Department, South Africa Stephen D. Edwards --- Psychology Department, South AfricaThis exploratory study aimed to examine health care provider work-related experiences in a rural South African context. Participants were a convenient sample of 12 medical practitioners (private sector = 55%). The practitioners responded to an open-ended question on their health... -
Child deaths at National District Hospital, Free State: one a month is better than one a week
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: H Brits --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Family Medicine, South AfricaBackground: The United Nations set a two-thirds reduction in child mortality between 1990 and 2015 in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) of 2000. The National Department of Health (NDoH) introduced strategies to achieve these MDGs, which included new vaccines, better... -
The ecological integrity of the Lower Olifants River, Limpopo province, South Africa: 2009–2015 – Part A: Olifants River main stem
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: SM Marr --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa TD Mohlala --- SAEON Ndlovu Node, Kruger National Park, South Africa A Swemmer --- SAEON Ndlovu Node, Kruger National Park, South AfricaThe major rivers of the South African ‘Lowveld’ (low-latitude savanna) suffer numerous impacts from upstream economic activities. Whereas monitoring these rivers is required to detect biodiversity losses, record pollution events and devise mitigation strategies, current monitoring programmes are inadequate. In... -
The ecological integrity of the lower Olifants River, Limpopo province, South Africa: 2009–2015 – Part B: Tributaries of the Olifants River
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: SM Marr --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa TD Mohlala --- SAEON Ndlovu Node, Kruger National Park, South Africa A Swemmer --- SAEON Ndlovu Node, Kruger National Park, South AfricaMonitoring on the Lowveld reaches of the Olifants River, Limpopo River System, and its Steelpoort, Blyde, Klaserie and Selati tributaries was initiated in 2009. Analysis of the 2009–2015 data from four Olifants River sites showed deterioration in the river’s ecological... -
Delivering culturally sensitive, sexual health education in western Kenya: a phenomenological case study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Gary Lacey --- Independent Researcher, AustraliaWhile generic programmes have been created to raise sexual health awareness, these cannot always be applied to communities whose cultures and circumstances make them especially vulnerable to infection. Taking a phenomenological approach, this paper examines the circumstances of the Gusii... -
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... -
Factors associated with the take-up of voluntary medical male circumcision amongst learners in rural KwaZulu-Natal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Gavin George --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South Africa Kaymarlin Govender --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South Africa Sean Beckett --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South Africa Carl Montague --- Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA), South Africa Janet Frohlich --- Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA), South AfricaVoluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) is an integral part of South Africa’s HIV prevention programme. School-going males, in particular, are considered a cost-effective target population. However, ambitious policy targets have not been achieved due to the plateau in demand for... -
Implementation and evaluation of a weight-reduction programme for diabetic patients at a primary health care facility in the Western Cape: a pilot study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: A Razak --- Metro District Health Services, South Africa AA Isaacs --- Metro District Health Services, South AfricaBackground: Diabetes is a common non-communicable disease and complications are resulting in increased disability, reduced life expectancy and enormous health costs for virtually every society. Medical Nutrition Therapy is important for the prevention, treatment, and self-management of diabetes, and the... -
Authentic leadership influences on organisational commitment in a South African state hospital
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Veronica Hlongwane --- University of South Africa, South Africa Benny Olivier --- University of South Africa, South AfricaThis study investigated the influence of authentic leadership (AL) on employee organisational commitment (OC) in a South African state hospital. A convenience sample of 222 employees (female = 81%; black = 82%) completed the Authentic Leadership Questionnaire on their perceptions... -
Exploring the personal and social context of female youth sex offenders
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Johan Prinsloo --- Department of Criminology & Security Science, South Africa Gloria da Costa --- Department of Criminology & Security Science, South AfricaThis study explored the personal and social context of young female sex offenders, probing their risk profiles for prospective treatment interventions. A convenience sample of eight young South African female sexual offenders participated in the study (black = 88%, Indian... -
Manualised health support interventions: Their efficacy in a South African primary healthcare setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Nomvula Twaise --- Psychology Department, South Africa Thokozile Mayekiso --- Office of the Vice-Chancellor, South Africa Diane Elkonin --- Psychology Department, South Africa Calvin Gwandure --- Psychology Department, South AfricaThe study examined the implementation efficacy of a stress-reduction intervention for people living with HIV/AIDS by health care workers in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. Informants were 20 health care workers drawn from two health facilities. There were 17... -
Gendered childcare norms — evidence from rural Swaziland to inform innovative structural HIV prevention approaches for young women
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Pinky N Shabangu --- Independent community-based researcher, Swaziland Michelle R Brear --- Faculty of Medicine Nursing and Health Sciences, Jean Hailes Research Unit, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, AustraliaAddressing discriminatory gender norms is a prerequisite for preventing HIV in women, including young women. However, the gendered expectation that women will perform unpaid childcare-related labour is rarely conceptualised as influencing their HIV risk. Our aim was to learn from... -
Environmental health risks associated with e-waste exposure in Badplaas, Carolina and Elukwatini landfills, Republic of South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Fannie Machete --- Department of Environmental Science, South AfricaA recent study identified a mixed stream of waste in Badplaas, Carolina and Elukwatini landfills. However, the risks associated with the situation in the three selected towns remains unknown. Thus, this paper fills this gap of qualitatively assessing the potential... -
Informal waste recycling activities: Implications for livelihood and health
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Kehinde Oluwaseun Omotoso --- Department of Economics, South AfricaInformal waste recycling activities are fast becoming commonplace in most developing countries. Using South Africa as a case study, this study characterizes informal collection of recyclable waste materials. It also explores the roles of informal collection of recyclable waste materials... -
Association between tobacco use, depression, and anxiety: A cross-national study among university students from 30 low- and middle-income countries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- Department for Management of Science and Technology Development, Vietnam Supa Pengpid --- ASEAN Institute for Health Development, ThailandThis study aimed to investigate the association between tobacco use and depression and anxiety in a cross-national study among university students from 30 predominantly low- and middle-income countries. Self-report survey data were collected from 23 073 university students (58.0% female),... -
Adverse developmental experiences and risky health behaviours among black South African university students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Solomon Mashegoane --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Malose Makhubela --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaThis study examined the relationship between adverse developmental experiences (ADEs) and risky health behaviours among a cross-sectional sample of black South African students (n = 393; females = 58%, Mage = 20.5 years, SD = 2.9). Binary logistic regression was... -
Mental health, self-esteem, and influences on sexual values and attitudes among black South African adolescent males
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jabulani G Kheswa --- Optentia Research Area, South Africa Chrizanne van Eeden --- Optentia Research Area, South Africa Sebastiaan Rothmann --- Optentia Research Area, South Africa Elizabeth Bothma --- Optentia Research Area, South AfricaThis study investigated the relationships between sexual values and attitudes, self-esteem, and mental health among black South African adolescents. Adolescent males (n = 522) aged between 13 and 21 years participated in the study. They completed the Mathteck Sexuality Questionnaire... -
Trends in diagnostic techniques and factors associated with tuberculosis treatment outcomes in Lesotho, 2010–2015
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Eltony Mugomeri --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Pharmacy, Lesotho Bisrat S Bekele --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Pharmacy, Lesotho Charles Maibvise --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Swaziland Clemence Tarirai --- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South AfricaTuberculosis is a global public health problem. Lesotho, a sub-Saharan country with high HIV and tuberculosis burden, launched the Three I’s programme of the World Health Organization in 2013. However, the outcomes of this intervention are scarcely known. This study... -
Heavy metal contamination of water and fish in peri-urban dams around Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: C Teta --- Department of Environmental Science and Health, Zimbabwe M Ncube --- Department of Environmental Science and Health, Zimbabwe YS Naik --- Department of Environmental Science and Health, ZimbabweUrban effluents are significant sources of heavy metal pollution in fresh water. Metal contamination in dams around the city of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, were monitored during October 2014 to assess ecological and public health risks. Heavy metals were measured in water,... -
Obstetric outcomes and antenatal access among adolescent pregnancies in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: T Govender --- Department of Community Health Studies, Discipline of Environmental Health, South Africa P Reddy --- Department of Community Health Studies, Discipline of Environmental Health, South Africa S Ghuman --- Department of Community Health Studies, Discipline of Environmental Health, South AfricaBackground: Pregnancy among adolescents in South Africa is a growing concern as it may be associated with adverse socio-economic and health impacts. Timeous initiation and optimal utilisation of antenatal care (ANC) services is imperative to ensure positive pregnancy outcomes. However,... -
The bird’s-eye perspective: how do district health managers experience the impact of family physicians within the South African district health system? A qualitative study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: KB Von Pressentin --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa RJ Mash --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa L Baldwin-Ragaven --- Department of Family Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, South Africa RPG Botha --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa I Govender --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa WJ Steinberg --- Department of Family Medicine, South AfricaBackground: Health policy-makers in Africa are looking for local solutions to strengthen primary care teams. A South African national position paper (2015) described six aspirational roles of family physicians (FPs) working within the district health system. However, the actual contributions... -
Primary Health Care in South West Nigeria: Evaluating service quality and patients' satisfaction
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Omoseni O. Adepoju --- School of Management Technology, Nigeria Zacheus Opafunso --- School of Management Technology, Nigeria Modupe Ajayi --- School of Management Technology, NigeriaPrimary health care (PHC) is a fundamental, cost-effective approach in delivering essential healthcare services to achieve quality life for all. This study assesses service quality and patient satisfaction in the PHC sector in South West Nigeria. A multi-stage sampling approach... -
Consumption patterns and demographic factors influence on fruit juice classifications, health benefits and sugar content perceptions in two Municipal Districts in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Rodney Graeme Duffett --- Marketing Department, South AfricaObjectives: The study ascertained consumer perceptions of differences between fruit juice classifications regarding their respective health benefits and sugar content. The research also considered the influence of consumption patterns and demographic factors. -
The role of community health workers in supporting South Africa’s HIV/ AIDS treatment programme
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Shauna Mottiar --- Development Studies, South Africa Tom Lodge --- Development Studies, South AfricaCommunity health workers deployed around South Africa’s primary health care clinics, supply indispensable support for the world’s largest HIV/AIDS treatment programme. Interviews with these workers illuminated the contribution they make to anti-retroviral treatment (ART) of HIV/AIDS patients and the motivations... -
Teenage pregnancies in Mozambique: the experience of “Servicios Amigos dos Adolescentes” clinics in Beira
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Damiano Pizzol --- Operational Research Unit, Italy Francesco Di Gennaro --- Clinic of Infectious Diseases, Italy Chiara Boscardin --- Department of Woman’s and Child’s Health, Italy Giovanni Putoto --- Operational Research Unit, Italy Elena Cuppini --- District Health Department, Mozambique Graciana Pita --- Department of Woman’s and Child’s Health, Italy Alexandra George --- District Health Department, Mozambique Laura Monno --- Clinic of Infectious Diseases, Italy Annalisa Saracino --- Clinic of Infectious Diseases, Italy Liviana Da Dalt --- Department of Woman’s and Child’s Health, Italy Angela De Palma --- Section of Thoracic Surgery, ItalyThe purpose of this article is to provide insights into the demand for pregnancy-related health services by adolescent girls and young women in Mozambique. We analysed the patient registers for the first year of operation (2014) of the Servicios Amigos... -
Depression symptoms: Their association with socio-demographic factors and health among adults in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Supa Pengpid --- ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Thailand Karl Peltzer --- Department of Research and Innovation, South AfricaThe aim of this study was to assess depression symptoms and socio-demographic and health correlates in a recent (2014-2015) national population-based survey of South Africa adults (n = 22 752; females =57.5%; mean age 37.1 years, SD = 17.6). The... -
Authentic leadership, followership, and psychological capital as antecedents of work engagement
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Marieta du Plessis --- Department of Industrial Psychology, South Africa Adré B. Boshoff --- Department of Industrial Psychology, South AfricaThe present study investigated authentic leadership, psychological capital, and followership behaviour influences on work engagement of employees. Respondents were 901 South African employees within the healthcare industry organisation (n = 647) and mining industry (n = 254). The employees completed... -
“On paper” and “having papers”: Zimbabwean migrant women’s experiences in accessing healthcare in Giyani, Limpopo province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Tamuka Chekero --- Anthropology, School of African and Gender Studies, Anthropology and Linguistics, South Africa Fiona C. Ross --- Anthropology, School of African and Gender Studies, Anthropology and Linguistics, South AfricaSouth Africa is signatory to international protocols that secure migrant rights to healthcare. Its national health policy prohibits discrimination. Pregnant women and children under six years ostensibly enjoy access to free healthcare, irrespective of migration status. What is clear “on... -
Electronic Medical Record System as a central ICT tool for quality healthcare services: Nigeria as a case study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Oluwatoyin Seun Ayanlade --- African Institute for Science Policy and Innovation (AISPI), NigeriaThis study uses mixed methods to evaluate the benefits and challenges of implementing the Electronic Medical Record System (EMRS). Using Southwestern Nigeria as a case study, the study focuses on the factors that have been delaying the introduction of EMRS;... -
Alcohol use and problem drinking in South Africa: Results from a national-population-based survey 2014-2015
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- HIV/AIDS/STIs/and TB (HAST), South Africa Supa Pengpid --- Department of Research and Innovation, South AfricaThe aim of this study was to estimate the pattern of alcohol use among South African adults by their socio-demographic and health status indicators. We analysed data from a 2014–2015 South African national population-based survey which sampled 22 752 adults... -
Staff and student health and wellness at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University: current status and needs assessment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: N Koen --- Department of Global Health, Division of Human Nutrition, South Africa L Philips --- Department of Global Health, Division of Human Nutrition, South Africa S Potgieter --- Department of Global Health, Division of Human Nutrition, South Africa Y Smit --- Department of Global Health, Division of Human Nutrition, South Africa E van Niekerk --- Department of Global Health, Division of Human Nutrition, South Africa DG Nel --- Centre for Statistical Consultation, South Africa J Visser --- Department of Global Health, Division of Human Nutrition, South AfricaBackground: Emphasis is currently placed on the importance of employee and student wellness initiatives. The aim was to assess staff and student health status at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS), Stellenbosch University (SU), and to conduct a... -
Factors associated with unintended pregnancy among women attending a public health facility in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Firoza Haffejee --- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, South Africa Laura O’Connor --- Department of Chiropractic and Somatology, South Africa Nalini Govender --- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, South Africa Poovendhree Reddy --- Department of Community Health Studies, South Africa Maureen Nokuthula Sibiya --- Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Shanaz Ghuman --- Department of Community Health Studies, South Africa Thembelihle Ngxongo --- Department of Nursing, South Africa Dorinda Borg --- Department of Chiropractic and Somatology, South AfricaBackground: Across the globe a large proportion of pregnancies have been reported as unintended. There are no available reports from South Africa concerning the prevalence of unintended pregnancies. This study explored the prevalence of unintended pregnancies among South African women... -
Parental involvement and health risk behaviours among school-going adolescents in six African countries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Supa Pengpid --- ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Thailand Karl Peltzer --- Department of Research Development and Innovation, South AfricaThe aim of this study was to assess the association between parental involvement (support and monitoring) and health risk behaviours among adolescents in six African countries. Data were from the cross-sectional Global School-Based Student Health Survey (GSHS) which sampled a... -
Neuro-feedback intervention efficacy for treating children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Johann Krynauw --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Athena Pedro --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaThis study explored practitioners perceptions of a neuro-feedback intervention in treating children with Autism Spectrum Disorder’s (ASD). Informants were a convenience sample of ten South African neuro-feedback practitioners registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA). The data... -
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... -
Healthcare providers’ understanding of HIV serodiscordance in South Africa and Uganda: implications for HIV prevention in sub-Saharan Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ross Greener --- MatCH Research (Maternal, Adolescent, and Child Health Research) Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Cecilia Milford --- MatCH Research (Maternal, Adolescent, and Child Health Research) Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Francis Bajunirwe --- Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda Faith N Mosery --- MatCH Research (Maternal, Adolescent, and Child Health Research) Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Claudia K Ng --- Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, USA Rachel Rifkin --- Massachusetts General Hospital, Center for Global Health and Division of Infectious Disease, USA Jasmine Kastner --- McGill University Research Centre, Canada Lavanya Pillay --- MatCH Research (Maternal, Adolescent, and Child Health Research) Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Angela Kaida --- Simon Fraser University, Canada David R Bangsberg --- Massachusetts General Hospital, Center for Global Health and Division of Infectious Disease, USA Jennifer A Smit --- MatCH Research (Maternal, Adolescent, and Child Health Research) Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Lynn T Matthews --- Massachusetts General Hospital, Center for Global Health and Division of Infectious Disease, USAHIV transmission within stable heterosexual HIV serodiscordant couples accounts for almost half the new incident infections in South Africa and Uganda. Advances in HIV prevention provide opportunities to reduce transmission risk within serodiscordant partnerships (e.g., antiretroviral treatment (ART), pre-exposure prophylaxis... -
Poverty as a barrier to antiretroviral therapy access for people living with HIV/AIDS in Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Markus Haacker --- Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, USA Charles Birungi --- UNAIDS, BotswanaUnderstanding barriers to access to essential health services is critical for devising effective strategies to improve access and align such strategies with national health and development policy objectives. However, while considerable empirical evidence exists on correlates of HIV prevalence and... -
Provider understandings of and attitudes towards integration: Implementing an HIV and sexual and reproductive health service integration model, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Cecilia Milford --- MatCH Research Unit (MRU), Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Letitia Rambally Greener --- MatCH Research Unit (MRU), Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Mags Beksinska --- MatCH Research Unit (MRU), Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Ross Greener --- MatCH Research Unit (MRU), Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Zonke Mabude --- MatCH Research Unit (MRU), Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Jenni Smit --- MatCH Research Unit (MRU), Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, South AfricaIn South Africa, a lack of integration between sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and HIV services has led to lost opportunities in the treatment cascade. In a context of high HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and unplanned pregnancies, a model for integrating... -
Barriers to antiretroviral therapy initiation for HIV-positive children aged 2–18 months in Swaziland
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Pauline Jolly --- University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health, USA Luz A Padilla --- University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health, USA Charisse Ahmed --- University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health, USA Chantal Harris --- University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health, USA Nobuhle Mthethwa --- Swaziland National AIDS Programme, National Pediatric HIV Care & Treatment Office, Swaziland Megha Jha --- University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health, USA Inessa Ba --- Clinton Health Access Initiative, Swaziland Amy Styles --- Eureka Idea Company, Australia Sarah P Hope --- Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative, Swaziland Raina Brooks --- University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health, USA Florence Naluyinda-Kitabire --- United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Swaziland Makhosini Mamba --- United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Swaziland Peter Preko --- President Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), SwazilandAlthough early antiretroviral therapy (ART) reduces HIV-related mortality in children by up to 75%, almost half of HIV-positive children younger than 1 year old in Swaziland do not initiate ART. This study was conducted to identify barriers to early ART... -
Knowledge, attitudes and practices of healthcare workers about healthcare waste management at a district hospital in KwaZulu-Natal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Adekunle Olaifa --- Outpatient Department, South Africa Romona D Govender --- Discipline of Family Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health, College of Health Sciences, South Africa Andrew J Ross --- Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAEBackground: Health care generates a large amount of healthcare waste (HCW), which is complex to manage because of its variety and potential to create health and safety hazards if improperly handled. It is essential that healthcare workers have appropriate knowledge... -
Prevalence and factors associated with abdominal obesity among primary health care professional nurses in Eastern Cape, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Sizeka Monakali --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing Science, South Africa Daniel Ter Goon --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing Science, South Africa Eunice Seekoe --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing Science, South Africa Eyitayo Omolara Owolabi --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing Science, South AfricaBackground: Nurses are key stakeholders in health promotion and obesity management, yet a high-risk group for obesity development. This study examined the prevalence and correlates of abdominal obesity among primary health care professional nurses (PHCPNs) in Eastern Cape, South Africa. -
Prevalence of healthcare-associated infection at a tertiary hospital in the Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: A Nair --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa WJ Steinberg --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa T Habib --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa H Saeed --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa JE Raubenheimer --- Department of Biostatistics, South AfricaBackground: Healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) are a well-known public health threat; however, published data on the endemic burden of HCAIs in sub-Saharan Africa are limited. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of primary bloodstream infection (PBSI), surgical site infection (SSI),... -
Knowledge, attitudes and practices of doctors at Jubilee Hospital, Tshwane District, regarding the syndromic management guidelines for sexually transmitted infections
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Charles Uchenna --- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South Africa Indiran Govender --- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South AfricaBackground: Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are a public health problem globally, but especially so in sub-Saharan Africa. They contribute significantly to the burden of disease in South Africa and are recognised as major contributors to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)... -
Concurrent tobacco use and risky drinking in South Africa: Results from the South African National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Nancy Phaswana-Mafuya --- Deputy Vice Chancellor Research and Innovation Office, South Africa Karl Peltzer --- Deputy Vice Chancellor Research and Innovation Office, South Africa Supa Pengpid --- ASEAN Institute for Health Development, ThailandThe aim of this study was to examine socio-demographic and psychosocial correlates of concurrent tobacco use and risky drinking. We analysed data from the cross-sectional South African National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (SANHANES-1) 2011–2012. The sample included 14 764... -
Health and chemical burdens of fish species from polluted and hyper-eutrophic freshwater ecosystems in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: GM Wagenaar --- Department of Zoology, South Africa IEJ Barnhoorn --- Department of Zoology, South AfricaThree aquatic ecosystems in South Africa, the Hartbeespoort, Klipvoor and Bospoort Dams, are classified as hyper-eutrophic, because of high nutrient loads and chemical pollution. Water and two fish species, Clarias gariepinus and Cyprinus carpio, were collected from these dams to... -
Considering soil quality when comparing disc and tine seed-drill openers for establishing wheat
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Pieter A Swanepoel --- Department of Agronomy, South Africa G André Agenbag --- Department of Agronomy, South Africa Johann A Strauss --- Directorate Plant Sciences, Western Cape Department of Agriculture, South AfricaWheat (Triticum aestivum) is planted widely in the Western Cape of South Africa in conservation agriculture systems. Although most producers rely on tine openers to establish wheat, the interest in planters with disc openers is increasing. Given that the soils... -
Knowledge, attitudes and practice of healthcare providers regarding contraceptive use in adolescence in Mahalapye, Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: ST Tshitenge --- Family Medicine and PH, Botswana K Nlisi --- Botswana Ministry of Health and Welfare, Botswana V Setlhare --- Family Medicine and PH, Botswana R Ogundipe --- Family Medicine and PH, BotswanaIntroduction: Adolescent pregnancy is a global public health problem, for which healthcare providers (HCPs) play a critical role to prevent unintended pregnancy. This study investigated the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of HCPs towards the use of contraceptives in adolescents. -
‘Telephone Triage’: a possible means of managing the after-hours patient load at primary health care facilities in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: AA Adeniji --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, South Africa, LH Mabuza --- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria, South Africa.,The rate at which routine patients are using the emergency department (ED) as a path to enter into the healthcare system in South Africa’s community healthcare facilities and district hospitals is alarming. The increasing number of acutely presenting, less stable... -
Challenges experienced by healthcare workers in managing patients with hearing impairment at a primary health care setting: a descriptive case study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: S Orrie --- Division of Family Medicine, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, South Africa T Motsohi --- Division of Family Medicine, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, South AfricaThere has been little research on the experiences of healthcare workers (HCWs) with deaf/hearing impaired (HI) clients. Anecdotal evidence suggests that HCWs experience challenges, but little is reported on how they manage these challenges. Interactions with and care of deaf/Deaf... -
Parental involvement and mental health among school-going adolescents in five Caribbean countries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Supa Pengpid --- ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Thailand Karl Peltzer --- Department of Research Development and Innovation, South AfricaThe aim of this study was to assess the association between parental involvement and mental health among adolescents in five Caribbean countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Jamaica and Trinidad, and Tobago. Data were from the cross-sectional... -
Tablet-based disclosure counselling for HIV-infected children, adolescents, and their caregivers: a pilot study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Megan S McHenry --- Indiana University School of Medicine, USA Edith Apondi --- Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare (AMPATH), Kenya Carole I McAteer --- Indiana University School of Medicine, USA Winstone M Nyandiko --- Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare (AMPATH), Kenya Lydia J Fischer --- Indiana University School of Medicine, USA Ananda R Ombitsa --- Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare (AMPATH), Kenya Josephine Aluoch --- Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare (AMPATH), Kenya Michael L Scanlon --- Indiana University School of Medicine, USA Rachel C Vreeman --- Indiana University School of Medicine, USABackground: Overwhelmed, under-trained medical staff working in resource-limited settings need efficient resources for HIV disclosure counselling. The objective of this study was to describe providers’ experiences using tablet computers for disclosure-related counselling with HIV-infected children and their caregivers in western... -
An assessment of antiretroviral drug initiation to pregnant women of unknown HIV status during labour and delivery in Cameroon
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Anastasia Yenban Bongajum --- Ministry of Public Health, Cameroon Divine Mbiydzenyuy Dufe --- Merck Animal Health, The Netherlands Paul Théodore Biyaga Tjek --- Ministry of Public Health, Cameroon Daniel Ter Goon --- Department of Nursing Sciences, Céline Nguefeu Nkenfou --- “Chantal Biya” Reference Centre for HIV/AIDS Prevention and Management, Cameroon Julius Mbekem Nwobegahay --- Cameroon Military Health Research Center (CRESAR), Cameroon Robinson Mbu --- Department of Family Health, Ministry of Public Health, CameroonBackground: Evidence from previous research has shown that antiretroviral (ARV) drug initiation to seropositive pregnant women could significantly contribute to eliminating new paediatric infections even when started during labour and delivery. This study therefore seeks to assess missed opportunities for... -
Systemic policy instruments for inclusive innovation systems: Case study of a maternal mHealth project in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Edward van der Merwe --- Centre for Research on Evaluation, South Africa Sara S (Saartjie) Grobbelaar --- Department of Industrial Engineering, South AfricaInnovation for inclusive development refers to the development of products and services for and/or by marginalized communities with the aim of improved economic and social welfare. Innovation systems present a framework for analyzing actors, institutions, interlinkages and societal subsystems that... -
A privacy management framework for personal electronic health records
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Floyd Els --- Department of Information Systems, University of Fort Hare, South Africa Liezel Cilliers --- Department of Information Systems, University of Fort Hare, South AfricaPersonal electronic health records (PEHRs) can be used by patients to manage their health and lifestyle better. PEHRs can provide a more efficient communication channel between the patient and healthcare provider; reduce medical errors and enhance the monitoring of patients... -
Sensitivity of selected chemical and biological soil quality parameters to tillage and rotational cover cropping at the Zanyokwe Irrigation Scheme, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Arnold N Njaimwe --- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, South Africa Pearson NS Mnkeni --- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, South Africa Pardon Muchaonyerwa --- School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South Africa Cornelius Chiduza --- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, South Africa Isaiah IC Wakindiki --- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, South AfricaSustainable management of soils requires knowledge of the impact of agronomic practices such as tillage and crop rotation on soil quality. The objective of this study was to identify soil chemical and biological soil attributes with high sensitivity to tillage... -
The relationship between social support and anxiety amongst children living with HIV in rural northern Namibia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Fred Besthorn --- Wichita State University, USA Eveline N Kalomo --- Wichita State University, USA Elizabeth Lightfoot --- University of Minnesota, USA Minli Liao --- Morgan State University, USAThis study examined how HIV-related stigma and social support are related to anxiety among children living with HIV in rural northern Namibia. This is a cross-sectional exploratory study with a sample of 132 caregiver–child dyads. Our study found that higher... -
Socio-demographic, marital and psychosocial predictors of safe sex behaviour among Mozambican women at risk for HIV/AIDS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ana Luísa Patrão --- Institute of Collective Health, Brazil Teresa McIntyre --- School of Social Work, USAHeterosexual encounters remain the primary route for HIV transmission in Africa. Safer sex behaviour is not adopted by many women due to several social and psychological factors. This paper aims to identify socio-demographic, marital and psychosocial predictors associated with current... -
Social engagement and survival in people aged 50 years and over living with HIV and without HIV in Uganda: a prospective cohort study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Joseph O Mugisha --- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Uganda Enid J Schatz --- Department of Health Sciences, USA Christian Hansen --- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Uganda Emily Leary --- Biostatistics and Research Design Unit, School of Medicine, USA Joel Negin --- School of Public Health, Australia Paul Kowal --- World Health Organization study on global AGEing and adult health, Switzerland Janet Seeley --- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UgandaThis study examined the association between social engagement and survival in people with or without HIV aged 50 years and over in Uganda. We analysed two waves of a survey from two sites in Uganda to assess predictors of mortality... -
Stunted scale-up of a performance-based financing program on HIV and maternal–child health services in Mozambique — a policy analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Jessica Gergen --- ThinkWell, Mozambique Joana Falcao --- Independent contractor, Mozambique Yogesh Rajkotia --- ThinkWell, MozambiqueObjective: A performance-based financing (PBF) program was implemented for services for HIV, prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) and maternal/child health (MCH) in two provinces of Mozambique. This study investigates the determinants of policy scale-up to help accelerate the expansion of... -
Tuberculosis, staring, love and loneliness: Flavia’s story
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Pieter du Plessis --- Department of Social Anthropology, South Africa Siv Tshefu --- Department of Social Anthropology, South Africa Flavia Nazier --- Research participant, South AfricaThis photo essay emanates from research conducted in 2017 that focused on the life histories of transgender sex workers in Cape Town who have had tuberculosis (TB). The aim was to capture the experiences of the disease from an anthropological... -
An interview with Paul Mason
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Efua Prah --- Anthropology and Sociology, South AfricaThis is a book review that was generated, and is presented, as an interview with the author Paul Mason, a social science researcher involved in tuberculosis (TB) research. Mason has written and published a children’s book that acts as educational... -
Beyond risk and vulnerability: a commentary on “TB, staring, love and loneliness: Flavia’s story”
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Alex Müller --- Gender Health and Justice Research Unit, South AfricaThis article comments on the photo essay “TB, Staring, Love and Loneliness: Flavia’s Story” by Pieter du Plessis, Siv Tshefu and Flavia Nazier, published in the same issue. It contextualizes the essay and Flavia’s story against the historical and contemporary... -
Tuberculosis in health workers as an occupational disease
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Rodney Ehrlich --- Centre for Environmental and Occupational Health Research, South Africa Nick van de Water --- Division of Occupational Medicine, South Africa Annalee Yassi --- School of Population and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, CanadaTuberculosis in health workers is legally accepted as an occupational disease in South Africa in settings where there are infectious tuberculosis patients. This commentary draws on the authors’ previous work and the voices of health workers to consider the implications... -
Globalised tuberculosis control in local worlds
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Justin Dixon --- Department of Global Health and Development, United Kingdom Helen Macdonald --- School of African and Gender Studies, Anthropology and Linguistics, South AfricaDespite a steady global decline in the incidence of tuberculosis (TB), progress towards health targets has been slow and a crisis of drug-resistant strains of TB continues unabated. The United Nations high-level meeting on TB in September 2018 resulted in... -
Emotional intelligence and mental health: An exploratory study with South African university students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Abiodun Musbau Lawal --- Population & Health Research Entity, Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, South Africa Erhabor Sunday Idemudia --- Population & Health Research Entity, Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, South Africa Tema Senyatsi --- Population & Health Research Entity, Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, South AfricaWe investigated emotional intelligence (EI) influences on mental health indicators among first-year university students. Three hundred first-year students (females = 50%; age range = 16 to 40 years, mean age = 20.10, SD = 2.28) participated in the study. The... -
Pathogens and Pests Threatening Plantation Forestry in Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: L. Jimu --- Department of Natural Resources, Zimbabwe L. Mujuru --- Department of Natural Resources, ZimbabweThe Zimbabwean forestry industry, which contributes significantly to the economy, was introduced in the 1940s and is dominated by Pinus spp., Eucalyptus spp. and Acacia mearnsii De Wild. This paper assembles and consolidates literature on diseases and pests of forest... -
Evaluation of nutrition care to adult patients on HAART attending primary healthcare facilities in Mpumalanga
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: JF Schiever --- Division of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, South Africa J Visser --- Division of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, South Africa M van der Merwe --- Nutrition Sub-Directorate, Department of Health, South Africa DG Nel --- Centre for Statistical Consultation, South AfricaObjectives: This study aimed to evaluate nutrition care and nursing professional knowledge received by adults on highly active antiretroviral therapy attending primary health care (PHC) facilities -
Awareness of the Ward Based Outreach Team and the services offered by the programme in the Tshwane health district, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: T Bongongo --- Department of Family Medicine & Primary Health Care, South Africa JV Ndimande --- Department of Family Medicine & Primary Health Care, South Africa GA Ogunbanjo --- Department of Family Medicine & Primary Health Care, South Africa AT Masango-Makgobela --- Department of Family Medicine & Primary Health Care, South Africa SN Nyalunga --- Department of Family Medicine & Primary Health Care, South Africa I Govender --- Department of Family Medicine & Primary Health Care, South AfricaBackground: The Ward Based Outreach Team (WBOT) is an organised team approach to a healthcare system based on the principles of epidemiology, primary health care, preventive medicine and health promotion. Globally, it has become a primary care response to many... -
Alcohol use among adults in Kenya: Results from the National Non-Communicable Diseases Risk Factor survey, 2015
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Supa Pengpid --- ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Thailand Karl Peltzer --- Department of Research and Innovation, South AfricaThe aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and correlates of alcohol use among Kenyan adults. We analysed data from the Kenya cross-sectional national Non-Communicable Diseases Risk Factor survey, 2015. The survey sampled 4 469 adults (median age... -
Diabetes-related amputations in the public healthcare sector in KwaZulu-Natal: a five-year perspective. Are we winning?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Pillay Somasundram --- Edendale Hospital, Pietermartizburg, South Africa Pillay Davashni --- Star College Girls Durban Scholar, South Africa Singh Deepak --- Department of Physics, South Africa Pillay Romashan --- Athlone Park Durban Scholar, South AfricaBackground: Diabetes-related complications in the form of lower limb amputations (LLA) remain a major concern globally in the form of both human suffering and increased fiscal burden. Studies conducted in developed countries have demonstrated that the burden of diabetes-related amputations... -
The role of support groups in linking and retaining newly diagnosed clients in HIV care in a peri-urban location in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Siyabonga Kave --- Department of Rural Health, South Africa Nelisiwe F Khuzwayo --- Department of Rural Health, South Africa Abigail Hatcher --- School of Public Health, South Africa Yandisa Sikweyiya --- Gender & Health Research Unit, School of Public Health, South AfricaAlthough South Africa has the largest number of people on antiretroviral therapy (ART) in the world, many HIV clients drop out of care immediately after HIV diagnosis. This qualitative study explored the perceptions and experiences of newly diagnosed clients on... -
The influence of marital status on HIV infection in an HIV hyperendemic area of rural South Africa, 2000–2017
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Boikhutso Tlou --- School of Nursing and Public Health, South AfricaMarital status is one of the factors whose impact on HIV infection has always been studied but contradictory findings have been reported. The drastic changes in marriage patterns in South Africa influences the role of marital status on HIV infection... -
Assessment of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal spore density and viability in soil stockpiles of South African opencast coal mines
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Obinna T Ezeokoli --- Agricultural Research Council–Institute for Soil, South Africa Cyril C Nwangburuka --- Agricultural Research Council–Institute for Soil, South Africa Rasheed A Adeleke --- Agricultural Research Council–Institute for Soil, South Africa Ashira Roopnarain --- Agricultural Research Council–Institute for Soil, South Africa D Garry Paterson --- Agricultural Research Council–Institute for Soil, South Africa Mark S Maboeta --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South Africa Cornelius C Bezuidenhout --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South AfricaThe symbioses between arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi and plant roots is essential for nutrient uptake and growth of most vascular plants. Soil condition and management influence the density and viability of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal (AMF) spores. In this study, AMF... -
Impact of health, water and sanitation as key drivers of economic progress in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Obaka Abel Inabo --- Department of Economics, Nigeria Noman Arshed --- Department of Economics, PakistanThis study examined the role of quality of health, water and sanitation as key drivers of economic progress, with a focus on Nigeria from 1990 to 2015. The indicators considered were economic progress (GDP per capita), health (infant mortality rate),... -
Prevalence and predictors of Implanon uptake in Ugu (Ugu North Sub District) 2016/17
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Anudha Moodley --- Discipline of Public Health Medicine, South Africa Ozayr Mahomed --- Discipline of Public Health Medicine, South AfricaBackground: The contraceptive implant (Implanon) has been recognised as one of the most effective family planning methods and is a healthier choice for women in Africa due to its efficacy and convenience. Despite the evidence of effectiveness and safety of... -
Validity and reliability of a questionnaire developed to explore nutrition determinants among construction workers in Gauteng, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Chioma Okoro --- School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment, Department of Construction Management and Quantity Surveying, Innocent Musonda --- School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment, Department of Construction Management and Quantity Surveying, Justus Agumba --- School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment, Department of Construction Management and Quantity Surveying,Objectives: The nutrition of construction workers is related to their health and safety (H&S) at work. Research on the factors influencing construction workers’ food choices and overall nutrition is limited, in South Africa and indeed Africa as a whole. The... -
“This phone saved my life”: Older persons’ experiences and appraisals of an mHealth intervention aimed at addressing loneliness
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Mary Ann Jarvis --- School of Nursing and Public Health, College of Health Science, South Africa Jennifer Chipps --- School of Nursing, Faculty of Community and Health, South Africa Anita Padmanabhanunni --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaThis qualitative study aimed to explore older persons’ experiences and appraisals of the utility of an mHealth intervention for reducing their sense of loneliness. Participants (n = 13; 86.42% females; age range 65 to 87 years) received training in the... -
Gendered adversity and mental health of adolescents orphaned by AIDS in a rural South African community: An exploratory study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Mokoena P. Maepa --- Clinical Psychology Department, South Africa Oluyinka Ojedokun --- Department of Pure & Applied Psychology, Nigeria Erhabor S. Idemudia --- School of Postgraduate Studies, South Africa Palesa Morubane --- Clinical Psychology Department, Vryburg Hospital, South AfricaThis study explored gender differences in adversity and mental health among South African adolescents orphaned by AIDS. Adolescents (N = 121; females = 45.5%; mean age 14.14 years, SD = 2.09) self-reported their childhood adversities and probable mental ill health... -
Remote sensing of forest health and vitality: a South African perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Sifiso Xulu --- School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South Africa Michael T Gebreslasie --- School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South Africa Kabir Y Peerbhay --- School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South AfricaCommercial forestry plantations are an important and valuable segment of the South African economy and forest managers are required to maximise and sustain forest productivity. However, various factors such as the outbreak of damaging agents are constantly hampering forest health... -
Households’ satisfaction with the healthcare services rendered by a ward-based outreach team in Tshwane district, Pretoria, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: AT Masango Makgobela --- Family Medicine and Primary Health Care Department, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South Africa JV Ndimande --- Family Medicine and Primary Health Care Department, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital, South Africa G Ogunbanjo --- Family Medicine and Primary Health Care Department, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South Africa T Bongongo --- Family Medicine and Primary Health Care Department, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South Africa SN Nyalunga --- Family Medicine and Primary Health Care Department, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South AfricaIntroduction: Households’ satisfaction is an important and commonly used indicator for measuring quality in health care. An amelioration of primary health care services at the level of households, by utilising community health workers, has led to a good healthcare system... -
The perceptions of general practitioners on National Health Insurance in Chris Hani district, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Mthetheleli Mbongeni Gaqavu --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa Robert Mash --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South AfricaBackground: National Health Insurance (NHI) intends to provide universal health coverage to all South Africans, with equity and quality as its tenets. The participation of private general practitioners (GPs) in NHI is essential. The aim was to explore perceptions of... -
Evaluating the performance of South African primary care: a cross-sectional descriptive survey
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Graham Bresick --- Division of Family Medicine, Klaus B von Pressentin --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Robert Mash --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care,Introduction: In 2018 governments reaffirmed their commitment to implementing primary health care (PHC) in the Astana Declaration. South Africa has introduced a number of health reforms to strengthen PHC and enable universal health coverage (UHC). UHC requires access to quality... -
Tax as an option to fund the proposed National Health Insurance fund: What do knowledgeable individuals think?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Terry Tu --- Oxford University, UK Magda Turner --- School of Accountancy, University of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaThis research paper seeks to answer the question: What tax or combination of taxes knowledgeable individuals think the South African government can use as a potential source of revenue to fund the proposed National Health Insurance? -
Management of the Global Fund aid programme in Botswana: challenges and prospects for health services delivery
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Dintle Molosiwa --- Chemonics International Inc., Botswana Tyanai Masiya --- School of Public Management and Administration, South Africa Godfrey Maringira --- School of Humanities, Anthropology, South AfricaThis paper examines the institutional management of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) in Botswana. We analyse the often contested roles of the state and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) as recipients of GFATM and partners in extending... -
Biomedical healthcare and African traditional healing in the management of HIV and AIDS: complimentary or competing cosmologies?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Elvis Mendu --- Department of Social Work, South Africa Eleanor Ross --- Centre for Social Development in Africa, South AfricaIn South Africa, African traditional healers and biomedical practitioners play important roles in the management of HIV and AIDS, but provide healthcare services in isolation of each other, despite legislative recognition of both types of healing. An interpretive, qualitative research... -
Sexual behaviour among adolescents living with the human immunodeficiency virus in Zimbabwe: educational implications
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Peter T Sandy --- Health Studies, South Africa Tichaona Vhembo --- Health Studies, South Africa Tebogo K Molotsi --- Health Studies, South AfricaThe incidence of HIV infection is increasing among adolescents in Zimbabwe. This rise in incidence is partly due to risky sexual behaviours yet there are no published research studies on sexual behaviours of HIV-positive adolescents in Zimbabwe. Hence, this study,... -
Developing governance models and funding mechanisms of state–civil society partnerships for HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention based on lessons from Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Martin Hushie --- Department of Behavioural Sciences, School of Allied Health Sciences, GhanaThe contribution of civil society organisations (CSOs) to national HIV/AIDS responses in sub-Saharan African countries, with Global Health Initiatives’ (GHIs) funding channelled through National AIDS Commissions (NACs), is well researched. Less well understood are the governance models and funding mechanisms... -
Infant and Young Child Feeding Policy: do primary health care nurses adhere to the HIV breastfeeding recommendations in Limpopo province?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: MH Mphasha --- Department of Public Health, South Africa L Skaal --- Department of Public Health, South AfricaBackground: The HIV and Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) guidelines in the revised IYCF policy of 2013 encouraged HIV-positive mothers to breastfeed exclusively for six months. In the case of HIV, the 2013 recommendation was that breastfeeding should continue... -
Organisational culture moderation of interpersonal trust and affective commitment in health care non-governmental organisations in Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ramous Agyare --- Business School, China Ge Yuhui --- Business School, China Eugene Abrokwah --- Business School, China James Agyei --- Business School, ChinaThis study examined the moderating effect of organisational culture (OC) moderation on the relationship between interpersonal trust (IT; trust in management and trust in peers) and employees’ affective commitment (AC). Participants were 295 employees of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Ghana... -
First record of Labeo capensis (Smith, 1841) in the Crocodile River (West) system: another successful non-native freshwater fish introduction in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: JH Erasmus --- Water Research Group, Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South Africa W Malherbe --- Water Research Group, Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South Africa R Gerber --- Water Research Group, Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South Africa OLF Weyl --- DST/NRF Research Chair in Inland Fisheries and Freshwater Ecology, South Africa B Sures --- Aquatic Ecology and Centre for Water and Environmental Research, Germany V Wepener --- Water Research Group, Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South Africa NJ Smit --- Water Research Group, Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South AfricaSouth Africa is one of six global fish invasion hotspots and as a result, non-native fishes are common components of the fish assemblages in all of the major river systems. The rate of establishment for introduced fish into South African... -
Perceptions of community health workers on their training, teamwork and practice: a cross-sectional study in Tshwane district, Gauteng, South Africa.
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: SLN Nyalunga --- Discipline of Family Medicine, South Africa JV Ndimande --- Discipline of Family Medicine, South Africa GA Ogunbanjo --- Discipline of Family Medicine, South Africa A Masango-Makgobela --- Discipline of Family Medicine, South Africa T Bogongo --- Discipline of Family Medicine, South AfricaBackground: In 2011, South Africa established ward-based outreach teams (WBOTs) comprising Community Health Workers as part of strategies to strengthen primary healthcare. The new community health workers (CHWs) lacked experience of the programme. This study aimed at assessing perceptions of... -
Optimising the learning environment for undergraduate students in the Department of Family Medicine at Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: I Govender --- Centre for Health Professions Education, South Africa M De Villiers --- Centre for Health Professions Education, South AfricaBackground: An important determinant of a medical student's behaviour and performance is the department's teaching and learning environment. Evaluation of such an environment can explore methods to improve educational curricula and optimise the academic learning environment. -
Determinants of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in healthy young adults living in the Western Cape, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: J Visser --- Division of Human Nutrition, Department of Global Health, South Africa K Knight --- Division of Human Nutrition, Department of Global Health, South Africa L Philips --- Division of Human Nutrition, Department of Global Health, South Africa W Visser --- Division of Dermatology, South Africa M Wallace --- Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA), Cape Town, South Africa, DG Nel --- Centre for Statistical Consultation, South Africa R Blaauw --- Division of Human Nutrition, Department of Global Health, South AfricaBackground: Vitamin D deficiency is fast emerging as a global pandemic. In South Africa few studies have been conducted to determine the vitamin D status of the healthy population. -
Correlates of physical activity among adults with anxiety symptoms in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Supa Pengpid --- ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Thailand Karl Peltzer --- Deputy Vice Chancellor Research and Innovation Office, South AfricaThe present study aimed to assess the correlates of low physical activity in adults with anxiety in South Africa. Data from the South African National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (a cross-sectional survey in 2012) were utilised. The sample included... -
Community healthcare workers’ satisfaction with ward-based outreach team services in Tshwane district, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: JV Ndimande --- Discipline of Family Medicine, South Africa GA Ogunbanjo --- Discipline of Family Medicine, South Africa SN Nyalunga --- Discipline of Family Medicine, South Africa A Masango-Makgobela --- Discipline of Family Medicine, South Africa T Bongongo --- Discipline of Family Medicine, South AfricaBackground: The incorporation of community healthcare worker (CHW) involvement in the management of patients is in line with the 2006 World Health Report, which advocates increased community participation and the systematic delegation of tasks to less specialised cadres. For CHWs... -
Factors associated with clinical outcomes among neonates admitted with acute bilirubin and hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathies at a tertiary hospital in south-west Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Olusoga Babatunde Ogunfowora --- Department of Paediatrics, Nigeria Tinuade Adetutu Ogunlesi --- Department of Paediatrics, Nigeria Victor Ayodeji Ayeni --- Department of Paediatrics, NigeriaBackground: Babies who are delivered outside hospital are most at risk of serious illnesses such as perinatal asphyxia and severe hyperbilirubinaemia. These conditions are major contributors to neonatal mortalities in resource-poor settings. -
Community beliefs, HIV stigma, and depression among adolescents living with HIV in rural Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Scholastic Ashaba --- Department of Psychiatry, Uganda Christine E Cooper-Vince --- Massachusetts General Hospital, USA Dagmar Vořechovská --- Massachusetts General Hospital, USA Godfrey Zari Rukundo --- Department of Psychiatry, Uganda Samuel Maling --- Department of Psychiatry, Uganda Dickens Akena --- Department of Psychiatry, Makerere College of Health Sciences, Uganda Alexander C Tsai --- Department of Psychiatry, UgandaThe availability of and increased access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) has significantly reduced the morbidity and mortality associated with HIV. As a result, perinatally infected youth are increasingly able to reach adolescence. There is limited information about the psychosocial challenges... -
Social networks, gender and HIV within marriages in Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Roseanne Njiru --- Department of Sociology and Social Work, KenyaGender inequalities drive the HIV risk within marriages in Kenya, yet strategies to combat the spread of HIV are limited by their emphasis on the individual or dyadic relationship rather than the wider social-cultural relations that shape gender relations within... -
Factors that influence firewood use among electrified Bapedi households of Senwabarwana Villages, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Khomotso Semenya --- College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Republic of South Africa Fannie Machete --- College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Republic of South AfricaThis paper presents the factors that influence firewood use among electrified Bapedi households in Senwabarwana Villages. The study follows explanatory and exploratory methods of data analysis, through survey (structured interviews) and meta-analysis. In-depth content analysis was followed to establish trends... -
Rotational grazing approaches reduces external and internal parasite loads in cattle
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Monde Rapiya --- Department of Livestock and Pasture Science, South Africa Heidi-Jayne Hawkins --- Department Biological Sciences, South Africa Voster Muchenje --- Department of Livestock and Pasture Science, South Africa John F Mupangwa --- Department of Animal Sciences, Namibia Munyaradzi C Marufu --- Department of Production Animal Studies, South Africa Kennedy Dzama --- Department of Animal Sciences, South Africa Cletos Mapiye --- Department of Animal Sciences, South AfricaWe tested whether holistic planned grazing (HPG) and four-camp grazing (FCG) rotational grazing approaches influence beef cattle parasites counts compared with continuous, season-long (SLG) grazing. We expected that parasite counts would increase linearly with increasing camp occupancy by cattle from... -
The prevalence and risk factors for diabetes mellitus in healthcare workers at Tygerberg hospital, Cape Town, South Africa: a retrospective study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Ankia Coetzee --- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, South Africa Amanda Beukes --- Department of Medicine, South Africa Reinhardt Dreyer --- Department of Medicine, South Africa Salaamah Solomon --- Tygerberg Academic Hospital, South Africa Lourentia van Wyk --- Tygerberg Academic Hospital, South Africa Roshni Mistry --- Tygerberg Academic Hospital, South Africa Magda Conradie --- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, South Africa Mari van de Vyver --- Tygerberg Academic Hospital, South AfricaObjectives: To assess the contribution of traditional and modifiable risk factors to the overall risk and prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) amongst health workers (HWs) in the public sector. -
Progress in diabetes care in the KwaZulu-Natal public health sector: a decade of analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: N Sahadew --- Clinical and Professional Practice, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa VS Singaram --- Clinical and Professional Practice, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South AfricaAims: This study analysed diabetes-related information routinely collected by the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Department of Health (DOH). -
Integrating services for impact and sustainability: a proof-of-concept project in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: J Lyn Haskins --- Centre for Rural Health, South Africa Sifiso A Phakathi --- Centre for Rural Health, South Africa Merridy Grant --- Centre for Rural Health, South Africa Christiane M Horwood --- Centre for Rural Health, South AfricaBackground: Integration of services in primary health care settings can provide mother/baby pairs with all required services at one visit. This study aimed to evaluate a proof of concept, quality improvement (QI) intervention to strengthen well-child service provision and integration... -
An evaluation of male learners’ knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding sexual and reproductive health in rural northern KwaZulu-Natal province
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Mampho Mochaoa Rogers --- Bethesda Hospital, Department of Health, South Africa Gloria Mfeka-Nkabinde --- Discipline of Family Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health, College of Health Sciences, South Africa Andrew Ross --- Discipline of Family Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health, College of Health Sciences, South AfricaBackground: With a disparate HIV prevalence among young men and women, high rates of teenage pregnancies and a lack of responsible fatherhood, issues of reproductive health among young people need to be urgently addressed. The aim of this research was... -
The quality of feedback from outpatient departments at referral hospitals to the primary care providers in the Western Cape: a descriptive survey
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Robert Mash --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa Herma Steyn --- Department of Health, South Africa Muideen Bello --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa Klaus von Pressentin --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa Liezel Rossouw --- Department of Health, South Africa Gavin Hendricks --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa Germarie Fouche --- Department of Health, South Africa Dusica Stapar --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South AfricaBackground: Coordinating care for patients is a key characteristic of effective primary care. Family physicians in the Western Cape formed a research network to enable them to perform practical research on key questions from clinical practice. The initial question selected... -
The social and technical conditions enabling innovations in information infrastructures: A case study from public health in Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Masoud Hussein Mahundi --- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Tanzania Petter Nielsen --- Department of Informatics, Norway Honest Kimaro --- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, TanzaniaOne of the hallmark characteristics of information infrastructures is their gradual evolution to adapt to changes in technologies and requirements from diverse user groups. Evolution manifests through innovations on and within infrastructures as they respond to the changes. These innovations,... -
“Do unto others what you want … ”: Reciprocity and childcare in the Kumasi metropolis of Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Samuel Asiedu Owusu --- Directorate of Research, Innovation and Consultancy, GhanaThis exploratory study aimed to assess reciprocity qualities in childcare and likely influences on child health outcomes. Informants were 83 child caregivers from the Kumasi metropolis of Ghana. Of these, 56 individual maternal (n = 28) and non-maternal child caregivers (n = 28) completed... -
Which delivery model innovations can support sustainable HIV treatment?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Caroline A Bulstra --- Erasmus Medical Centre, Department of Public Health, The Netherlands Jan AC Hontelez --- Erasmus Medical Centre, Department of Public Health, The Netherlands Osondu Ogbuoji --- Center for Policy Impact in Global Health, USA Till Bärnighausen --- Institute of Global Health, University of Heidelberg, GermanyThe rapid scale-up of antiretroviral treatment (ART) for HIV since the mid-2000s, mostly through disease-specific or “vertical” programmes, has been a highly successful undertaking, which averted millions of deaths and prevented many new infections. However, the dynamics of the HIV... -
It’s politics, stupid! A political analysis of the HIV/AIDS Trust Fund in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Charles Birungi --- Institute for Global Health, University College London, United Kingdom Timothy Colbourn --- Institute for Global Health, University College London, United KingdomThe role of trust funds in the practice of and the policy discourse on the sustainable financing for health and HIV is growing. However, there is a paucity of political analyses on implementing trust fund arrangements. Drawing on a novel... -
Interactional Therapy: Prospects for treating mental health conditions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Kobus du Plooy --- Community Psychosocial Research (COMPRES), South AfricaThis practice-oriented article proposes Interactional Therapy (IT) for the treatment of mental health conditions. A case example illustrates the IT application and purpose. From this example, IT appears to be of incremental advantage for treating mental health conditions. Additionally, a... -
Mental health and individual and organisational outcomes: A latent profile analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Molandri Moller --- Optentia Research Focus Area, South Africa Sebastiaan Rothmann --- Optentia Research Focus Area, South AfricaThis study aimed to identify latent mental health profiles for managers in agribusinesses. Additionally, we aimed to investigate how these profiles differed regarding the managers’ job satisfaction, organisational citizenship behaviour, and intention to leave. Managers (N = 507) from agribusinesses... -
Water quality assessment using benthic macroinvertebrates as bioindicators in streams and rivers around Sebeta, Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: A Mezgebu --- Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Ethiopia A Lakew --- National Fisheries and Aquatic Life Research centre, Ethiopia B Lemma --- Department of Zoological Sciences, EthiopiaThe increasing impact of human activities on the freshwater-bodies of Ethiopia requires an efficient and cost-effective method for ecological health assessment. In the current study, benthic macroinvertebrates were used to assess the impact of different stressors originating from industries and... -
A comparison between the morphological and molecular approach to identify the benthic diatom community in the St Lucia Estuary, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: M Nunes --- Botany Department and Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, South Africa JB Adams --- Botany Department and Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, South Africa S Van Aswegen --- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, South Africa GF Matcher --- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, South AfricaThe use of diatoms as bioindicators to detect human-induced change is a globally accepted monitoring tool. DNA metabarcoding is an effective complementary tool to standard microscopic methods for species identification, providing reliable and timeous diatom assessments in a range of... -
Healthcare workers’ perspectives on availability and accessibility of the prevention of mother-to-child-transmission programme in North West province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Debbie Habedi --- Department of Health Studies, South AfricaBackground: Despite the availability of prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) services, many factors and reasons prevent mothers from accessing these services. HIV prevalence is still high among South African women of reproductive age and mother-to-child-transmission... -
“Left behind”: why implementing migration-aware responses to HIV for migrant farm workers is a priority for South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Thea de Gruchy --- The African Centre for Migration & Society, South Africa Jo Vearey --- The African Centre for Migration & Society, South AfricaLike many other countries, South Africa (SA) has committed to the Sustainable Development Goals that aim to “leave no-one behind”, in efforts towards universal health coverage, and meeting the UNAIDS 90–90–90 targets through the implementation of universal test and treat... -
Knysna Estuary health: ecological status, threats and options for the future
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: L Claassens --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa RSK Barnes --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa J Wasserman --- Department of Botany, DST/NRF Research Chair in Shallow Water Ecosystems, South Africa SJ Lamberth --- Fisheries Research and Development, Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries, South Africa NAF Miranda --- Department of Botany and Zoology, South Africa L van Niekerk --- Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, South Africa JB Adams --- Department of Botany, DST/NRF Research Chair in Shallow Water Ecosystems, South AfricaThe Knysna Estuary is South Africa's most important estuary in terms of conservation, containing an estimated 42% of all estuarine biodiversity. Despite formal protection the estuary is open access and vulnerable to resource exploitation, development, pollution and freshwater inflow alterations... -
A socio-ecological systems approach towards future research for the restoration, conservation and management of southern African estuaries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: JB Adams --- DST/NRF Research Chair in Shallow Water Ecosystems, South Africa AK Whitfield --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South Africa L Van Niekerk --- DST/NRF Research Chair in Shallow Water Ecosystems, South AfricaThis Reflections article highlights the growing pressures that southern African estuaries are experiencing in the Anthropocene, as identified by the research presented in this Special Medal Issue. Estuaries are exposed to multiple stressors, and their responses to climate change are... -
Work-life and social support influences on the mental health of security personnel for internally displaced persons’ (IDP) camps in Nigeria: A brief report
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Kehinde Clement Lawrence --- Department of Educational Psychology and Special Education, South AfricaThis study explored work-life experiences and social support as correlates of mental health among security personnel for internally displaced persons’ (IDP) camps in Nigeria. The security personnel (n = 500; male = 62.2% and females = 37.8%; age range =... -
Academic demands and mental health among undergraduate students in full-time employment: The moderating role of perceived social support
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Chibuzor Uchenna Onuoha --- Faculty of Humanities, South Africa Erhabor Sunday Idemudia --- Faculty of Humanities, South AfricaThis study investigated the moderating role of perceived social support in the relationship between academic demands (measured as perceived academic stress) and mental health of undergraduate students in full-time employment. Participants were a purposive sample of 320 undergraduate Open Distance... -
Management of school nutrition programmes to improve environmental justice in schools: a South African case study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Ailwei Mawela --- Department of Curriculum and Instructional Studies, College of Education, South Africa Geesje van den Berg --- Department of Curriculum and Instructional Studies, College of Education, South AfricaObjective: The objective of this study was to determine how school principals and nutrition coordinators see their roles in the management of school nutrition programmes for learners from disadvantaged communities. -
Histopathology of the liver and gills of Labeo rosae (rednose Labeo) from Loskop Dam in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Jeffrey Lebepe --- , South Africa Johan Steyl --- , South Africa Wilmien J Luus-Powell --- , South AfricaThe Loskop Dam is the most polluted impoundment in the Olifants River, because it receives pollutants from the entire mine-dominated upper catchment. However, histopathology of fish inhabiting this polluted dam is scantly explored. The current study aimed to investigate the... -
Counting the cost of preventable diabetes-related lower limb amputations at a single district hospital in KwaZulu-Natal: what does this mean, what can be done?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: AT Thompson --- , South Africa JL Bruce --- , South Africa VY Kong --- , South Africa DL Clarke --- , South Africa C Aldous --- , South AfricaBackground: Healthcare policy decisions are driven by many factors, including cost, hence the need to show costs of diabetes mellitus-related lower limb amputations (DMLLA) to inform amendments to health care. Substantial decreases in amputation rates are associated with specialised podiatry... -
Breakfast consumption and its relationship to sociodemographic and lifestyle factors of undergraduate students in the School of Health Sciences at the University of KwaZulu-Natal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Raeesa Seedat --- , South Africa Kirthee Pillay --- , South AfricaObjectives: A study was undertaken to investigate breakfast consumption and the sociodemographic and lifestyle profile of undergraduate students in the School of Health Sciences at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), and to determine if these factors are related to body... -
Mental morbidity and its associations with socio-behavioural factors and chronic conditions in rural middle- and older-aged adults in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Supa Pengpid --- , Thailand Karl Peltzer --- , VietnamThis study investigated mental morbidity and its association with socio-behavioural health and chronic health conditions among rural middle-older persons in South African (N = 5 059 adults; females = 53.6%; mean age = 62.4 years, SD = 13.1 years). We... -
HIV-prevention measures on a university campus in South Africa – perceptions, practices and needs of undergraduate medical students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Willem Kruger --- , South Africa Neo Lebesa --- , South Africa Katlego Lephalo --- , South Africa Dumenzile Mahlangu --- , South Africa Mpumelelo Mkhosana --- , South Africa Motlhoboga Molise --- , South Africa Pretty Segopa --- , South Africa Gina Joubert --- , South AfricaBackground: Young adults such as university students are considered to be a key population for HIV-prevention efforts. This study aimed to determine the perceptions, practices and needs of undergraduate medical students regarding HIV-prevention measures available on campus. -
Tobacco use and subjective well-being in university students from 29 countries: A brief report
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Supa Pengpid --- , Thailand Karl Peltzer --- , South AfricaThis cross-national study explored the relationship between tobacco use and subjective well-being indicators (e.g. life satisfaction, happiness, and perceived health status) in university students from 29 low-, middle- and high-income countries. Data were collected from 20 355 university students (median... -
Making a difference and earning a living: Healthcare professionals’ perspectives on working with persons with special healthcare needs
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Victoria Cutts --- , South Africa Henry D. Mason --- , South Africa Vikki Botes --- , South AfricaThis qualitative study explored six (female = 5) healthcare professionals’ motivation to work with persons with special healthcare needs. Thematic analysis revealed three themes; namely making a difference in people’s lives, personal life stories, and extrinsic motivation. The findings suggest... -
Pilot study involving the use of point-of-care glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) testing for screening and monitoring of diabetes mellitus in the public healthcare sector in KwaZulu-Natal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Somasundram Pillay --- , South AfricaBackground: The diabetes pandemic continues to cause both patient and economic burden. Globally, strategies to improve glycaemic control in patients with diabetes are highly sought after. One such strategy involves the use of point-of-care glycated haemoglobin (POCT HbA1c) testing, which... -
How do HIV/AIDS policies address access to HIV services among men who have sex with men in Botswana?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Kgosiekae Maxwell Matlapeng --- , South Africa Gbotemi Bukola Babatunde --- , South Africa Olagoke Akintola --- , South AfricaThe study assessed Botswana government policies related to HIV/AIDS and international policy documents that were adopted to address the HIV epidemic. Studies have indicated that HIV surveillance among men who have sex with men (MSM) is poor and that they... -
Negative centralisation of HIV/AIDS trauma and health-related quality of life: do post-traumatic stress symptoms explain the link?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Desmond Uchechukwu Onu --- , Nigeria Steven Kator Iorfa --- , Nigeria Dorothy I Ugwu --- , NigeriaOver-integration of HIV-related trauma into the client’s memory in a negative emotional valence could be a serious health debilitating process which may result in negative post-traumatic health outcomes, affecting health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of people living with HIV (PLWH)... -
Individual and contextual predictors of comprehensive HIV and AIDS knowledge among young females in Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Eugene KM Darteh --- , GhanaSub-Saharan Africa is a region that is severely affected by the HIV and AIDS pandemic with females disproportionately affected. Having accurate and comprehensive knowledge about HIV and AIDS is a major strategy in the fight against the pandemic. This study... -
HIV-related disability and rehabilitation: perception of health care workers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Lanre Ayodele Olaboye --- , South Africa Stacy Maddocks --- , South Africa Jill Hanass-Hancock --- , South Africa Verusia Chetty --- , South AfricaBackground: Health care workers play an integral role in the rehabilitation and care of people living with HIV who face multiple impairments and often disabilities. The aim of the article was to understand the perceptions and attitudes of health care... -
Association of anthropometric status and residential locality factors with cognitive scores of 4–6-year-old children in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: OR Ajayi --- , South Africa G Matthews --- , South Africa M Taylor --- , South Africa JD Kvalsvig --- , South Africa LL Davidson --- , USA S Kauchali --- , South Africa C Mellins --- , USABackground: The Asenze study has the long-term goal of promoting better physical, cognitive and psychosocial functioning of children in a rural area in KwaZulu-Natal, 50 km from Durban, with a view to planning interventions to promote growth and development for very... -
Prospective intimate partner violence screening tool for use in primary healthcare facilities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Rehanna Theresa Felix --- , South Africa Wilma ten Ham-Baloyi --- , South Africa Nita Strümpher --- , South AfricaThe study piloted an intimate partner violence (IPV) screening tool for use with female patients by professional nurses in primary health facilities. Utilising a one group, pre-test post-test design, one hundred and twenty-eight participants completed the pre-test measure (all females;... -
Primary health care nurses’ perceptions of the socio-ecology of mental illness among patients: An exploratory study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Melissa Card --- , South Africa Kim McGlynn --- , South AfricaThe de-institutionalisation of the health care system in South Africa had implications for the dissemination of resources from tertiary facilities to primary health care (PHC) clinics. Since there are little to no psychological or psychiatric services available at the PHC... -
Intercolony health evaluation of wild African penguins Spheniscus demersus, in relation to parasites, along the southwest coast of South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: MPA Espinaze --- , South Africa C Hui --- , South Africa L Waller --- , South Africa S Matthee --- , South AfricaClinical parameters of African penguins Spheniscus demersus have been recorded mostly from birds admitted to rehabilitation centres and are typically presented as mean values across a region. It is uncertain whether these values are representative of wild penguins and whether... -
The influence of branding on the uptake of voluntary medical male circumcision: a case study of “Ndife Otsogola” in Lilongwe, Malawi
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Patrick Makono --- , Malawi Peter Mhagama --- , Malawi Chimwemwe Tsitsi --- , MalawiBackground: “Ndife Otsogola” [We are forward thinkers] is the voluntary male medical circumcision (VMMC) campaign in Malawi that is part of the HIV and AIDS health promotion strategy. In 2012, the government of Malawi and its VMMC stakeholders developed communication... -
A systematic review of the factors that hinder the scale up of mobile health technologies in antenatal care programmes in sub-Saharan Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Tarisai Kudakwashe Manyati --- , South Africa Morgen Mutsau --- , ZimbabweBackground: There is weak evidence on the sustainability of mobile Health (mHealth) interventions in antenatal care programmes in sub-Saharan Africa. This study reviews the factors that hinder the scale up of mobile (mHealth) technologies in antenatal care programmes in sub-Saharan... -
Environmental health risks associated with indiscriminate dumping in Lekwa Local Municipality
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Isaiah Dladla --- , South Africa Machete Machete --- , South Africa Karabo Shale --- , South AfricaThis paper presents the environmental health risks associated with indiscriminate dumping of solid waste in Lekwa Local Municipality. Structured observations were used to collect data from the identified waste dumping spots. The primary data collected involved the characterization of waste... -
The impact of a face-to-face peer-support intervention on adults with type 2 diabetes: a cluster-randomised trial
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Melanie Pienaar --- , South Africa Marianne Reid --- , South Africa Mariette Nel --- , South Africa -
“Out there it’s YOLO”: Youth perspectives on a mass media HIV- and gender-based violence campaign in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Gavin Robert Walker --- , ChinaGender-based violence continues to be a leading determinant of South Africa’s HIV/AIDS epidemic. As such, gender socialisation and de-normalisation of gender inequality and violence remain principal objectives for public health organisations. This article discusses youth reception of a mass media... -
Mobile applications for sexual encounters accessed by men who have sex with men: Information on sexually transmitted infection
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Janice França Queiroz --- , Brazil Kleyton Santos de Medeiros --- , Brazil Ayane Cristine Alves Sarmento --- , Brazil Ana Luisa Fernandes Vital --- , Brazil Beatriz Stransky --- , Brazil Ana Katherine Gonçalves --- , BrazilWe evaluated existing mobile applications (apps) on both Android and iOS (Apple) platforms that are used by men who have sex with men (MSM) to obtain sexual encounters. The word “gay” was used to search for apps in the Apple... -
Prevalence and associated factors of weapon carrying among university students from 25 countries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Supa Pengpid --- , Thailand Karl Peltzer --- , South AfricaThe study aimed to assess the prevalence and associated factors of recent weapon carrying among university students from 25 countries. Using a cross-sectional study design, 18 433 university students (median age = 20 years) 25 countries in Africa, the Americas,... -
Dietary fibre level influence on young cane rat Thryonomys swinderianus growth and digestive health
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: YM Yapi --- , Côte-d’Ivoire F Enjalbert --- , France T Gidenne --- , FranceThe cane rat (Thryonomys swinderianus) is a wild animal recently domesticated in Africa for meat production. The effect of dietary fibre levels on the digestive health and growth in the young cane rat remains largely unknown. Dietary fibre intake, however,... -
Subjective knowledge and health consciousness influences on health tourism intention after the COVID-19 pandemic: A prospective study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Bo Pu --- , China Fei Du --- , China Lu Zhang --- , China Yanjun Qiu --- , ChinaWe aimed to predict health tourism intention after the COVID-19 pandemic, which has made people more cautious about their health status. Our study participants comprised 369 people from Chengdu, China, who completed an online survey on health consciousness, subjective knowledge,... -
Association between dietary diversity, health and nutritional status of older persons in rural Zambia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Geofrey Maila --- , Keiron Audain --- , Pamela A Marinda --- , -
Risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the sediments of the Ekulu River in Enugu State in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Uzochukwu C Ugochukwu --- , Nigeria Onyechi H Onuora --- , Nigeria Leonard Kurumeh --- , Nigeria Uchenna I Mbakwe --- , Nigeria Obiageli J Okolo --- , Nigeria Amaka L Onuorah --- , NigeriaThe human health and ecological risks resulting from exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the Ekulu River sediments were estimated in this study. The Ekulu River receives pollutants potentially containing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from runoff from automotive workshops... -
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 nutrient quality and labelling of ready-to-eat snack foods with health and/or nutrition claims
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Andrea Susan Bursey --- , South Africa Nicola Laurelle Wiles --- , South Africa Chara Biggs --- , South AfricaBackground: Nutrition claims on food labels are used to attract attention to products. Inaccurate claims on ready-to-eat (RTE) snack food products may mislead consumers into consuming a higher volume of a seemingly ‘healthy’ product. -
Psychological well-being program efficacy on meaning-in-life in a sample of University of Jeddah students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ferial M. Alhaj-Mahmoud --- , Saudi Arabia Somia A. Ahmad --- , Saudi ArabiaThis study investigated the efficacy of a theory-based psychological well-being program on meaning-in-life of Arabic students. Using a pre-post-test design, we assigned 68 of 136 students to the intervention and another 68 students to the control condition. The intervention ran... -
Prevalence and associated factors of loneliness among a national sample of in-school adolescents in Morocco
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Supa Pengpid --- , Thailand Karl Peltzer --- , South AfricaThe goal of the study was to estimate the prevalence and correlates of loneliness among adolescents in Morocco. Data were analysed from 6 745 school adolescents (median age = 15 years) that participated in the 2016 Morocco cross-sectional Global School-Based... -
The impact of trauma on South African women with HIV: The role of anxiety and physical symptomology
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Abigail S Robbertz --- , USA Martha N Ishiekwene --- , USA Olivia L Hucks --- , USA Lisa Armistead --- , USARates of trauma and HIV are high in South Africa, and those who experience more trauma have higher levels of psychological distress. This cross-sectional study examined trauma, physical, and mental health among black South African women living with HIV (WLH)... -
“I did not plan … that is what hurts”: Pregnancy intentions and contraceptive use among pregnant young women in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Jessica N Coleman --- , USA Cecilia Milford --- , South Africa Nzwakie Mosery --- , South Africa Karmel W Choi --- , USA Letitia Rambally Greener --- , South Africa Lynn T Matthews --- , USA Abigail Harrison --- , USA David R Bangsberg --- , USA Steven A Safren --- , USA Jennifer A Smit --- , South Africa Christina Psaros --- , USAUnintended pregnancy impacts many young women in South Africa, and rates of consistent contraceptive use among this population are suboptimal. Limited empirical work has investigated reasons for inconsistency between pregnancy intention and contraceptive use behaviour with data collected during pregnancy... -
The role of pharmacy personnel in promoting adherence to antiretroviral therapy in the Eastern Cape: communication barriers and breakthroughs
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Elizabeth Rattine-Flaherty --- , USA Sue Burton --- , South AfricaBackground: Many people living with HIV struggle to adhere to their antiretroviral therapy, leading to suboptimal health outcomes and increased costs to the healthcare system. Due to their unique training and position in the health care system, South African pharmacists... -
Life in a child-headed household: Exploring the quality of life of orphans living in child-headed households in Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Kudzai Emma Chademana --- , South Africa Brian van Wyk --- , South AfricaThe overwhelming rate of HIV-related mortality in the past decades has eroded traditional safety nets for orphans, of which the extended family is the most critical. This has led to the formation of new household structures, i.e. child- and youth-headed... -
Training and support relationship influences on volunteers’ public advocacy behaviours: Their mediation by psychological empowerment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Meng Chenli --- , China Eugene Abrokwah --- , ChinaThis study examined how psychological empowerment mediation of training and support relationship influences volunteer public advocacy behaviours. Survey participants were 300 volunteers at community health volunteer organisations (CHVOs) in Shanghai, China (female = 36.94%; mean age = 28.89 years, SD... -
Appropriateness of diabetic down-referral letters to primary healthcare clinics in the uMgungundlovu district municipality of KwaZulu-Natal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: NG McGrath --- , South Africa S Pillay --- , South Africa -
Be active: a food-based dietary guideline for elderly South Africans
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Sanjoy Saha --- , United States Wilna Oldewage-Theron --- , United States Carin Napier --- , South AfricaThe goal of this paper is to support the ‘Be active!’ food-based dietary guideline (FBDG) for South Africans of seven years and older by means of a technical guideline regarding physical activity (PA) specifically for the elderly. Optimal nutrition and... -
How does FDI influence health outcomes in Africa?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Mustapha Immurana --- , GhanaWhile most developing countries are devising strategies to attract more Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows, the effect of FDI on sustainable economic development remains debatable, with very little known on its health effects. Using data from 1980 to 2018 on... -
Living with HIV in Ghana: Disclosure of status and experiences of persons receiving antiretroviral therapy
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Maxwell Peprah Opoku --- , United Arab Emirates Eric Lawer Torgbenu --- , Australia J-F --- , Australia William Nketsia --- , Ghana Wisdom Kwadwo Mprah --- , Ghana Anthony Kweku Edusei --- , GhanaBarriers to treatment faced by people living with HIV (PLWH) have been well explored in the literature. Despite the importance of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in the treatment of HIV and prevention of AIDS, in the Ghanaian context only about 32%... -
Catch them young: Knowledge and awareness levels of HIV and AIDS transmission among high school students in Harare, Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Dennis Junior Choruma --- , South Africa Simbarashe Dexter Choruma --- , Zimbabwe Rutendo Moyra Pasirayi --- , South AfricaHIV and AIDS has developed as one of the urgent problems affecting many youths in Africa. Yet many of the knowledge and awareness programmes aimed at young people do not target high schools where the majority of young people are... -
Resilience and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Promoting child and youth resilience and related mental health outcomes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Linda Liebenberg --- , South Africa Vanessa Scherman --- , South AfricaThe core intent of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is to provide a framework to promote a more sustainable future for all, accounting for challenges faced globally. Consequently, these goals echo resilience and other research focused on child and youth... -
Parenting style effects on the mental health of college students: Their mediation by proactive personality and self-identity
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ming Hong --- , Belarus Dmitry Grigoryevich Dyakov --- , BelarusWe examined the mediating role of proactive personality and self-identity on the relationship between mental health and parenting style among college students. Participants were 406 Chinese college students (female = 61.80%, mean age = 19.56 years, SD = 1.38 years)... -
Comparative biotolerance of water spinach, Ipomoea aquatica, to heavy metal pollution in the Agodi Reservoir and the Ogunpa River, Oyo State, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: PO Ogungbile --- , Nigeria PO Ayeku --- , Nigeria AO Ajibare --- , NigeriaThe biotolerance of water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica) to heavy metals was investigated in the Agodi Reservoir and its supplying source, the Ogunpa River, to examine the impact of aquatic pollution. I. aquatica was collected monthly from the Ogunpa River and... -
Soil C sequestration and CO2 fluxes under maize-based Conservation Agriculture systems in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Lindah Muzangwa --- , South Africa Pearson Nyari Stephano Mnkeni --- , Tanzania Cornelius Chiduza --- , South AfricaTraditional farming methods deplete soil carbon and contribute to carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. We investigated the effects of Conservation Agriculture principles on C sequestration and CO2 flux from two agroecological regions in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa, over five... -
Increasing resilience to the SARS-CoV-2 virus and other health threats in food-insecure communities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Karen Morris --- , South Africa Thandi Puoane --- , South AfricaThe health of the majority of South Africa’s population is seriously threatened by hunger and micronutrient deficiency, with impaired immune response a real threat, which the current SARSCoV-2 virus pandemic has highlighted. Traditional household food-processing techniques can, amongst other advantages,... -
To err is human; to forgive, divine: A scoping review of workplace forgiveness experiences
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Salomé Elizabeth Scholtz --- , South AfricaForgiveness in the workplace can play a crucial role in employee health and organisational outcomes. This scoping review explored the emerging evidence on employee experiences of workplace forgiveness. The search included JSTOR (2020) and Scopus databases, spanning the period 2010-2020... -
Barriers, benefits, and behaviour: Voluntary medical male circumcision ideation in a population-based sample of Zambian men
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Joseph G Rosen --- , USA Maria A Carrasco --- , USA Ariana M Traub --- , USA E ‘Kuor Kumoji --- , USAReaching ambitious voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) coverage targets requires a deeper understanding of the multifaceted processes shaping men’s willingness to access VMMC. Guided by the Ideation Model for Health Communication, this population-based study identifies correlates of Zambian men’s future... -
Diabetes in the Western Cape: an eight-year profile
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: N Sahadew --- , South Africa S Pillay --- , South Africa VS Singaram --- , South Africa -
Handwashing knowledge and practices among caregivers of pre-school children in underprivileged areas of Nelson Mandela Bay
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: L Steenkamp --- , South Africa M Williams --- , South Africa J Ronaasen --- , A Feeley --- , I Truter --- , South Africa P Melariri --- , South AfricaObjectives: To explore and describe caregivers’ handwashing knowledge and practices in the context of underprivileged urban communities. -
Agreement between measured height, and height predicted from published equations, in adult South African patients
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Hanna Williamson --- , Corinna Walsh --- , Mariette Nel --- , Louise van den Berg --- , -
Sibling relationship qualities during the COVID-19 pandemic: A brief report of protective effect
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ting T. Zhang --- , China Xiao J. Cao --- , China Ya H. Liu --- , ChinaWe explored child sibling relationship qualities during the COVID-19 pandemic in a Chinese setting. Using a web-based survey, 154 parents reported on their kindergarten children’s (age range = 3 to 6 years) sibling relationships. The descriptive data and correlations analysis... -
Quality of life and its predictors among clients visiting antiretroviral therapy clinics in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Tariku Shimels --- , Ethiopia Gelila Bogale --- , Ethiopia Rodas Asrat Kassu --- , Ethiopia Teferi Gedif --- , EthiopiaThis study assessed the quality of life (QoL) and associated factors among a group of clients visiting ART clinics in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A multi-site cross-sectional study was conducted from 1 to 30 August 2020. Adults with HIV and who... -
Determinants of antiretroviral treatment adherence among patients attending secondary health care facilities in north-east and south-west Nigeria: a comparative study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Sonnen Atinge --- , Nigeria Oluchi J Kanma-Okafor --- , Nigeria Temitope W Ladi-Akinyemi --- , Nigeria Iorhen E Akase --- , Nigeria Adebayo T Onajole --- , Nigeria -
Perspectives on academic mentorship, research collaborations, career advice and work–life balance: a masterclass conversation with Professor Salim Abdool Karim
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Faheema Kimmie-Dhansay --- , South Africa Jawaya Shea --- , Seyi Amosun --- , South Africa Xan Swart --- , South Africa Lehana Thabane --- , CanadaMentorship and collaboration are fundamental to ensure success in research, particularly health research. In this article, we summarise a conversation between the Master’s in Biostatistics students at Stellenbosch University and Professor Salim Abdool Karim, the head of the Centre for... -
What considerations exist for innovative public health management in the age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Machanduke Lucas Shipalana --- , South Africa Sebenzile Reuben Masango --- , South Africa Kedibone Goodwill Phago --- , South AfricaThe notion of innovation and the Fourth Industrial Revolution euphoria are not mutually exclusive and require a focused assessment on the readiness of governments around the world. Such assessments are more compelling for developing countries to determine their level of... -
Profiling gendered multidimensional poverty and inequality in post-apartheid South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Kehinde O. Omotoso --- , South Africa Jimi Adesina --- , South Africa Ololade G. Adewole --- , NigeriaReducing the gender gap in poverty remains a priority for South African policymakers. Using the 2018 General Households Survey (GHS), this paper examines gendered multidimensional poverty in post-apartheid South Africa. The analyses draw on Alkire-Foster multidimensional poverty methodology to present... -
Suspicious bodies: anti-citizens and biomedical anarchists in South Africa’s public health care system
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Kudakwashe Vanyoro --- , South AfricaIt has become “common sense” to assert that access to public health care services for foreign migrants is de facto exclusionary. Conceptual tools for assessing these experiences are relatively absent and limited to “medical xenophobia.” This article deploys suspicion as... -
Knowledge sharing by clinicians using social media: A case study in Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Tesfa Tegegne Asfaw --- , Ethiopia Belisty Yalew Mekonnen --- , EthiopiaSocial media is becoming an integral part of medical information dissemination. Health professionals adopt social media for clinical knowledge sharing and for social networking. However, there is no information specifically about use of social media by Ethiopian clinicians: The purpose... -
Negative social interactions and the persistence of depression: Evidence from the women of Westbury, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Cyril Dalene Rathnum --- , South Africa Jacqueline Moodley --- , South AfricaWe explored women’s experiences of depression from the perspective of negative social interactions at the personal, family, and community levels. Informants were seven coloured women from Westbury, Johannesburg, South Africa (aged 28 – 56 years old). The participants answered open-ended... -
Alcohol misuse prevalence and correlates among school adolescents from national surveys in Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- , Taiwan Supa Pengpid --- , ThailandThe study aimed to estimate the prevalence of alcohol use and misuse, and its associated factors, among adolescents in Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Data from 3 847 adolescents (mean age = 14.6 years, SD = 1.7... -
Use of remotely sensed derived metrics to assess wetland vegetation responses to climate variability-induced drought at the Soetendalsvlei wetland system in the Heuningnes Catchment, Western Cape province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: NC Ndlala --- , South Africa T Dube --- , South AfricaWetland vegetation plays an important role in the environmental functioning of wetlands through the provision of ecosystem services, such as food and critical habitat for organisms that live in or near water resources. The ecosystem services provided by wetland vegetation... -
Fighting COVID-19 and HIV through community mobilisation: lessons from an integrated approach to the Africa CDC Partnership to Accelerate COVID-19 Testing (PACT) initiative in seven countries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Adriana Jimenez Cuen --- , Switzerland Agnes Kante --- , Ethiopia Sihaka Tsemo --- , Ethiopia Benjamin Djoudalbaye --- , EthiopiaRecent literature has shown how the HIV architecture, including community systems, has been critical for fighting COVID-19 in many countries, while sustaining the HIV response. Innovative initiatives suggest that fostering the integration of health services would help address the colliding... -
Mediating antiretroviral treatment for HIV during COVID-19: lessons from implementation in Gomba District, Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Kenneth Mulondo --- , Uganda Warren Parker --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaInitial and subsequent waves of COVID-19 in Uganda disrupted the delivery of HIV care. In rural areas, village health teams and organisations on the ground had to develop strategies to ensure that people living with HIV could continue their treatment... -
A pandemic triad: HIV, COVID-19 and debt in low- and middle-income countries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Charles Birungi --- , Switzerland Jaime Atienza Azcona --- , Switzerland Daniel Munevar --- , SwitzerlandThis article assesses the impact of the HIV and COVID-19 pandemics and debt dynamics on health, HIV and pandemic preparedness and response-related financing in developing countries. Using a novel dataset, we did a cross-national systematic analysis of all data sources... -
Factors associated with poor access to HIV and sexual and reproductive health services in Nigeria for women and girls living with HIV during the COVID-19 pandemic
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Morenike Oluwatoyin Folayan --- Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria Olujide Arije --- Institute of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria Amaka Enemo --- , Nigeria Aaron Sunday --- , Nigeria Amira Muhammad --- Northern Nigerian Transgender Initiative, Nigeria Hasiya yunusa Nyako --- , Nigeria Rilwan Mohammed Abdullah --- , Nigeria Henry Okiwu --- , Nigeria Veronica Akwenabuaye Undelikwo --- University of Calabar, Nigeria Pamela Adaobi Ogbozor --- Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Nigeria Oluwaranmilowo Amusan --- , Nigeria Oluwatoyin Adedoyin Alaba --- Indiana University of Pennsylvania, USA Erik Lamontagne --- , SwitzerlandAim: To determine the proportion of women and girls living with HIV (WGLHIV) who had poor access to HIV, tuberculosis and sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services in Nigeria during the COVID-19 pandemic and associated factors. -
Unintended consequences of technology-enabled work activities experienced by healthcare professionals in tertiary hospitals of sub-Saharan Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Oluwamayowa Ogundaini --- , South Africa Retha de la Harpe --- , South Africa Nyx McLean --- , South AfricaThe unintended consequences experienced by healthcare professionals while using health ICTs at points-of-care are disruptive to their work activities. Failure to address these consequences inhibits efforts to support the delivery of quality healthcare services in hospital settings. Hence, the aim... -
IoT-powered system for environmental conditions monitoring in poultry house: A case of Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Beston Lufyagila --- , Tanzania Dina Machuve --- , Tanzania Thomas Clemen --- , GermanyPoultry health is imperative for the continued growth of poultry and increased production. Environmental conditions such as temperature, humidity, and ammonia gas have an impact on poultry health. They affect the respiratory system and eventually cause death. In Tanzania, most... -
Cultural knowledge and perceptions of students towards mental illness in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Bianca Lima-Smit --- , South Africa Kathryn Nel --- , South Africa Mokgadi Setwaba --- , South AfricaThis study explored perceptions of mental illness and the mentally ill in a South African setting. Informants were a purposive sample of 16 undergraduate students (female = 10, male = 6; age range = 18 to 25 years). Data were... -
Practical aspects of insulin administration: what the healthcare provider knows
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Nousheen Parker --- , South Africa Ankia Coetzee --- , South Africa Lourentia van Wyk --- , South Africa Magda Conradie --- , South Africa -
Using a nurse-driven and home-based telehealth intervention to improve insulin therapy for people with type 2 diabetes in primary care: a feasibility study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Patrick Ngassa Piotie --- , South Africa Paola Wood --- , South Africa Jane W Muchiri --- , South Africa Elizabeth M Webb --- , South Africa Paul Rheeder --- , South Africa -
Exploring the impacts of and reactions to HIV diagnosis in older adults: narratives from Ga-Rankuwa, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Mathew Nyashanu --- , United Kingdom Eucebious Lekalakala-Mokgele --- , South AfricaThere is an increase in prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among older adults. This new emerging social group is being overlooked, owing to the focus on groups that have traditionally been regarded as “high risk”. This article set... -
HIV renaissance in Ghana: an opinion piece on further measures to address HIV among Ghanaian youth
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Daniel Katey --- , Ghana Abigail Akua Addo --- , GhanaThis article sought to provide insight into further measures to address the spread of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) among young Ghanaians, aged 15–24 years. An extensive literature review was carried out to ascertain the dynamics of the disease in... -
Acceptability and accessibility of HIV testing and treatment among men who have sex with men in Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Kgosiekae Maxwell Matlapeng --- , South Africa Gbotemi Bukola Babatunde --- , South Africa Olagoke Akintola --- , South AfricaBackground: Although HIV testing and treatment are the cornerstones of a comprehensive prevention strategy, their acceptability and accessibility are complex within the healthcare system. -
Engaging HIV-prevention ambassadors to promote oral PrEP among adolescent girls and young women: results of a Zimbabwe field test
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Morgan Garcia --- , USA Definate Nhamo --- , Zimbabwe Nicole Macagna --- , USA Takudzwa Mamvuto --- , Zimbabwe Naledi Katsande --- , Zimbabwe Giuliana Morales --- , USA Michele Lanham --- , USA Joseph Murungu --- , Zimbabwe Imelda Mahaka --- , Zimbabwe Natalie Kruse-Levy --- , Zimbabwe Kristine Torjesen --- , USAThe HIV Prevention Ambassador Training Package for Adolescent Girls and Young Women was created in collaboration with adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) to improve skills, knowledge, and attitudes about oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among peer “ambassadors”. It was field... -
Barriers to scaling health technologies in sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons from Ethiopia, Nigeria, and Rwanda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Fatema Motiwala --- University of Toronto, Canada Obidimma Ezezika --- University of Toronto, CanadaGiven the importance of effectively scaling technologies in the promotion of health and innovation, the objective of our paper was to identify the barriers that can impede the process of scaling up in sub-Saharan Africa. We reviewed the published literature... -
The implementation of a maternal mHealth project in South Africa: Lessons for taking mHealth innovations to scale
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Obidimma Ezezika [cor1] Chareena Varatharajan --- University of Toronto, Scarborough, Canada Shanelle Racine --- Ontario Tech University, Canada Edward Kwabena Ameyaw --- University of Technology Sydney, AustraliaMomConnect is a mHealth programme in South Africa targeted at improving antenatal and maternal health. This study explored the barriers and facilitators to implementing the MomConnect programme in South Africa and the applicable lessons for scaling mHealth programmes in Africa... -
Incivility experiences and mental health among college nursing students: The moderating role of rumination
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Shaoping Qiu --- Xiangnan University, China Jie Fan --- Hunan Normal University, China Naizhu Huang --- Xiangnan University, ChinaThis study examined the relationship between incivility and mental health and how rumination moderates the effect of incivility on mental health. Participants were 802 Chinese nursing students (female = 90.6%; mean age = 19.8 years, SD = 1.31 years). They... -
Impact of COVID-19 public health responses on income, food security and health services among key and vulnerable women in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Hilton Humphries --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Lara Lewis --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Erik Lamontagne --- , Switzerland Shakira Choonara --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Keabetswe Dikgale --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Anna Yakusik --- , Switzerland Dianne Massawe --- , South Africa Ntombenhle Mkhize --- , South Africa Farai Mzungu --- , South Africa Quarraisha Abdool Karim --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaGlobally, COVID-19 has impacted lives and livelihoods. Women living with HIV and/or at high risk of acquiring HIV are socially and economically vulnerable. Less is known of the impact of COVID-19 public health responses on women from key and vulnerable... -
Exploring preferences of market traders of the type and delivery methods of HIV services in Lilongwe, Malawi
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: James Jere --- , Malawi Alinane Linda Nyondo-Mipando --- Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, MalawiBackground: Reaching all people with HIV services, including traders in the informal economy, is critical to meeting UNAIDS’ 95-95-95 goals. However, traders prioritise their business over attendance at health facilities. This limits their access to health services. This study explores... -
Primary health care–family partnership for better diabetes outcomes of patients: a systematic review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: MH Mphasha --- University of Limpopo, South Africa L Skaal --- University of Limpopo, South Africa TM Mothiba --- University of Limpopo, South Africa C Ngoatle --- University of Limpopo, South Africa LS Hlahla --- University of Limpopo, South Africa -
The evaluation of immediate behavioural outcomes of the syndromic case management approach for the treatment of patients with sexually transmitted infections at PHC centres in South Africa: Knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and sexual behaviour
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Leickness Simbayi --- Behavioural and Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS, Human Sciences Research Council in South Africa, Anna Strebel --- Sekao-Headways Research Training and Development, Michelle Andipatin --- Department of Psychology, University of the Western Cape, Cheryl Potgieter --- Department of Psychology, Pretoria University, Kopano Ratele --- Psychology Department, University of the Western Cape, Nokuthula Shabalala --- Department of Psychology, University of the Western Cape, Tamara Shefer --- Women and Gender Studies Programme, University of the Western Cape, Tanya Wilson --- , South AfricaThis study aimed to determine the immediate behavioural outcomes of the WHO syndromic case management model for STIs in the public health sector in South Africa, on the levels of knowledge, attitudes and beliefs, and behavioural practices (KABPs) concerning STIs... -
L'ascenseur et l'escalier — la lutte contre le SIDA au Cameroun
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Jacques-Philippe Tsala Tsala --- Department of Psychology, University of Yaoundé I and Catholic University of Central Africa, CameroonHIV/AIDS infection has spread like wildfire in the countries of sub-saharan Africa. In order to fight that pandemic, Cameroon has organised itself by setting up, with the assistance of bilateral and multilateral partners, a national structure with the aim to... -
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... -
Effect of exposure to clinic-based health education interventions on behavioural intention to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV infection
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Jude Igumbor --- School of Health Sciences, University of Venda, South Africa Supa Pengpid --- National School of Public Health, University of Limpopo, South Africa Larry Obi --- University of Venda, South AfricaHIV and AIDS incidence among infants in South Africa is on the increase. The uptake of prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) interventions is often said to be dependent on the beliefs and educational needs of those requiring PMTCT services. This... -
Evaluation of the Nigerian national antiretroviral (ARV) treatment training programme
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: E Oni Idigbe --- Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), Oluwole Odutolu --- World Bank/UNAIDS Global HIV/AIDS Monitoring and Evaluation Team (GAMET) and Harvard PEPFAR, Nigeria Prosper Okonkwo --- Harvard School of Public Health's President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, Nigeria Morenike Folayan --- Department of Child Dental Health, Obafemi Awolowo University, Rosemary Audu --- University of Lagos, Nigeria Osagbemi Makanjuola --- Department of Geography and Planning, University of Jos, Nigeria Charles BR Uwakwe --- Department of Guidance and Counselling, University of Ibadan, Nigeria Oluwatoyin Jolayemi --- AIDS Prevention Initiative Nigeria (APIN),There is an understanding that greater availability of HIV treatment for the 40.3 million people currently infected with HIV is a humanitarian imperative that could prolong the lives of millions, restore economic productivity, and stabilise societies in some of the... -
Understanding and measuring AIDS-related stigma in health care settings: A developing country perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Vaishali Sharma Mahendra --- Population Council, India Laelia Gilborn --- Population Council, Shalini Bharat --- School of Health Systems Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, India Rupa Jakharia Mudoi --- Lawyers Collective HIV/AIDS Unit, Bangalore Office, India Indrani Gupta --- Health Policy Research Unit, Institute of Economic Growth, India Bitra George --- Stigma Reduction Operations Research Study, SHARAN, Luke Samson --- SHARAN, Celine Costello Daly --- Asia Pacific Regional Office of Family Health International, Julie Pulerwitz --- Horizons Program/Population Council,AIDS-related stigma and discrimination remain pervasive problems in health care institutions worldwide. This paper reports on stigma-related baseline findings from a study in New Delhi, India to evaluate the impact of a stigma-reduction intervention in three large hospitals. Data were... -
Perceptions of acceptability and utility of microbicides in Ghana, West Africa: A qualitative, exploratory study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Amanda E Tanner --- Section of Adolescent Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine,Vaginal microbicides, substances that may substantially decrease transmission of sexually transmitted infections (STI) including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), are currently in clinical trials. They are being presented as woman-initiated prevention methods that have the potential to be used without partners'... -
Resources and infrastructure for the delivery of antiretroviral therapy at primary health care facilities in the Free State Province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Ega Janse van Rensburg-Bonthuyzen --- Centre for Health Systems Research and Development, University of the Free State, Michelle Engelbrecht --- Centre for Health Systems Research and Development, University of the Free State, Francois Steyn --- Centre for Health Systems Research and Development, University of the Free State, Nandi Jacobs --- Centre for Health Systems Research and Development, University of the Free State, Helen Schneider --- Centre for Health Policy, University of Witwatersrand, Dingie van Rensburg --- Centre for Health Policy, University of Witwatersrand,There are concerns as to whether South Africa's public health system has sufficient resources, human and otherwise, to ensure universal access to antiretroviral treatment (ART). We report on public sector implementation of the Comprehensive Care Management and Treatment (CCMT) programme... -
Barriers and facilitators to patients' adherence to antiretroviral treatment in Zambia: a qualitative study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Nawa Sanjobo --- Copperbelt University, Jan C Frich --- Research Unit for General Practice, University of Oslo, Atle Fretheim --- Preventive and International Health Care Unit, Norwegian Knowledge Centre for Health Services, NorwayPatients' adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) is important for effective medical treatment of HIV/AIDS. We conducted a qualitative interview study in the Copperbelt Province of Zambia in 2006. The aim of the study was to explore patients' and health care... -
Attitude of health care workers to patients and colleagues infected with human immunodeficiency virus
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Ayebo E Sadoh --- Institute of Child Health, University of Benin, Wilson E Sadoh --- Department of Child health, College of Medical Sciences, University of Benin, Adeniran Olubukola Fawole --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria Ayo Oladimeji --- Federal Medical Centre, Nigeria Oladapo Sotiloye --- Federal Medical Centre, NigeriaDiscrimination against persons living with HIV/AIDS in hospital settings has been documented. This study examined the attitude of health care workers (HCWs) to nurses, doctors and patients infected with HIV. A total of 345 respondents selected by multistage sampling techniques... -
Considering childbearing in the age of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART): Views of HIV-positive couples
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Vezumuzi Ndlovu [CXX0001]Objectives: Based on a qualitative study conducted in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, this article examines how the availability of HAART since April 2004 may impact the views and choices of HIV-positive couples on childbearing. Methods: In-depth interviews were conducted with 15 couples... -
Male circumcision and its association with HIV infection and sexually transmitted diseases: evidence from 18 demographic and health surveys in sub-Saharan Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Samson Gebremedhin --- Hawassa University, EthiopiaThe study aimed to assess the association between male circumcision and HIV infection and STDs. The issue is controversial as various studies reported conflicting findings. A cross-sectional comparative study based on the secondary data of 18 Demographic Health Surveys (DHS),... -
Factors influencing condom use among women in Ghana: an HIV/AIDS perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Philip Baiden --- Department of Sociology, University of Western Ontario, Fernando Rajulton --- Department of Sociology, University of Western Ontario,Although in Ghana information on HIV infection and prevention, both in terms of quality and quantity, has increased considerably within the past few years, available literature indicates that behaviour change is yet to correspond with the amount of information and... -
HIV/AIDS prisoners: a case study on quality of life in Roumieh, Lebanon
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Diala F Ammar --- Lebanese American University, Lebanon Heyam L El Zein --- Lebanese American University, Lebanon Neal El Jor --- Lebanese American University,Prisons often lack the basic health services required by HIV/AIDS patients. As with many other chronic illnesses, the treatment of HIV is expensive in terms of medication, hygiene, testing and staff training. Strategies to combat the disease have been thoroughly... -
‘Clinics aren't meant for men’: Sexual health care access and seeking behaviours among men in Gauteng province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Jami S Leichliter --- Division of STD Prevention, US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Gabriela Paz-Bailey --- Del Valle University, Allison L Friedman --- Behavioral Interventions & Research Branch in the Division of STD Prevention, US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Melissa A Habel --- Behavioral Interventions and Research Branch, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention in the Division of STD Prevention, Alex Vezi --- Sexually Transmitted Infections Reference Centre at the National Institute for Communicable Diseases, National Health Laboratory Service, South Africa Martha Sello --- STI Reference Centre of the National Institute for Communicable Diseases, South Africa Thato Farirai --- CDC GAP, South Africa David A Lewis --- Sexually Transmitted Infections Reference Centre at the National Institute for Communicable Diseases, National Health Laboratory Service, South AfricaMen may be key players in the transmission of sexually transmitted infections (STI), and it is important that STI/HIV health services reach men. The objective of this study was to explore sexual health care access and seeking behaviours in men... -
Patients-to-healthcare workers HIV transmission risk from sharp injuries, Southern Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Biruck Desalegn [d204e18] Hunachew Beyene Ryo YamadaBackground: Accidental needlestick injury rate among healthcare workers in Hawassa is extremely high. Epidemiological findings proved the infectious potential of this injury contaminated with a Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-infected patient's blood. -
Social grants for people living with HIV and on antiretroviral therapy in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: a longitudinal study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Karl Peltzer [d231e18]The aim of this study was to assess the predictors of the receipt of a disability grant (DG) status and the impact of the DG on health outcomes of HIV patients and on antiretroviral therapy (ART) in a longitudinal study... -
HIV knowledge and health-seeking behavior in Zambézia Province, Mozambique
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Carolyn M. Audet [d209e19] Mohsin Sidat Meridith Blevins Troy D. Moon Alfredo Vergara Sten H. VermundHIV prevalence rates in Zambézia Province were estimated to be 12.6% in 2009. A number of educational campaigns have been aimed at improving HIV transmission and prevention knowledge among community members in an effort to reduce infection rates. These campaigns... -
Efficacy of a lay health worker led group antiretroviral medication adherence training among non-adherent HIV-positive patients in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Results from a randomized trial
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Karl Peltzer [d77e18] Shandir Ramlagan Deborah Jones Stephen M. Weiss Henry Fomundam Lucia ChanetsaThere is a lack of theory-based randomized controlled trials to examine the effect of antiretroviral adherence in sub-Saharan Africa. We assessed the effectiveness of a lay health worker lead structured group intervention to improve adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) in... -
Experiences of sexual relationships of young black women in an atmosphere of coercion
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Frances Clüver [d373e18] Diane Elkonin Charles YoungNegotiations surrounding sexual activity are characterised by multiple power disparities that include race, social status and age, with gender being the most dominant differential in heterosexual interactions. Research has shown that women are physiologically more at risk of contracting HIV... -
Comparison of the health-related quality of life, CD4 count and viral load of AIDS patients and people with HIV who have been on treatment for 12 months in rural South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Jude Igumbor [d348e18] Aimee Stewart William HolzemerThis study compared the level of CD4 count, viral load and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) between treatment-naïve AIDS patients and a cohort of people living with HIV who have been on treatment for 12 months. This study is based... -
A review of the response to HIV/AIDS in Trinidad and Tobago: 1983–2010
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Christine Laptiste --- , , Trinidad Vyjanti Beharry --- , , Trinidad Patricia Edwards-Wescott --- , , TrinidadThis paper examines the character of the response to HIV/AIDS in Trinidad and Tobago and assesses the impact of the response on reducing the spread of the epidemic. The launch of the National HIV/AIDS Strategic Plan in 2004 signalled the... -
A comparison of quality of life between HIV positive and negative diamond miners in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Jeff Gow --- , , Australia Gavin George --- , , South Africa Kaymarlin Govender --- , , South AfricaObjective: To analyse the health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) in two groups of diamond miners (HIV negative and positive) in South Africa using three instruments. Two hypotheses were to be tested. One, was that the HR-QOL of HIV positive miners... -
Adolescent experiences of HIV and sexual health communication with parents and caregivers in Soweto, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Christine N. Soon --- , , Canada Angela Kaida --- , , Canada Busi Nkala --- , , South Africa Janan Dietrich --- , , South Africa Angela Cescon --- , Canada Glenda Gray --- , , South Africa Cari L. Miller --- , , CanadaCommunication about sexual health between parents and adolescents has been shown to have a protective influence on behaviours that reduce the risk of HIV transmission. This study explored experiences of HIV and sexual health (HSH) communication between parents and/or caregivers... -
Changes in sexual behaviour and practice and HIV prevalence indicators among young people aged 15–24 years in Zambia: An in-depth analysis of the 2001–2002 and 2007 Zambia Demographic and Health Surveys
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Joshua Kembo --- , South AfricaHIV and AIDS still pose a major public health problem to most countries in sub-Saharan Africa, Zambia included. The objective of the paper is to determine changes in selected sexual behaviour and practice and HIV prevalence indicators between 2001–2002 and... -
The social and gender context of HIV disclosure in sub-Saharan Africa: A review of policies and practices
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Sarah Bott Carla Makhlouf Obermeyer [d314e29]This paper reviews the legal and policy context of HIV disclosure in sub-Saharan Africa, as well as what is known about rates, consequences and social context of disclosure, with special attention to gender issues and the role of health services... -
Rwandan young people's perceptions on sexuality and relationships: Results from a qualitative study using the ‘mailbox technique’
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Kristien Michielsen --- , , Belgium Pieter Remes --- , Burkina Faso John Rugabo --- , Rwanda Ronan Van Rossem --- , , Belgium Marleen Temmerman --- , BelgiumThis study aimed to gain more insight into young Rwandans’ perceptions on sex and relationships, which is essential for formulating effective sexual and reproductive health (SRH) promotion interventions. Using a ‘mailbox technique’, this paper studies the spontaneous thoughts of Rwandan... -
Health behaviour change of people living with HIV after a comprehensive community-based HIV stigma reduction intervention in North-West Province in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: H. Christa Chidrawi --- , , South Africa Minrie Greeff --- , , South Africa Q. Michael Temane --- , , South AfricaAll over the world, health behaviour is considered a complex, far reaching and powerful phenomenon. People's lives are influenced by their own or others' health behaviour on a daily basis. Whether it has to do with smoking, drinking, pollution, global... -
Sexual and reproductive health perceptions and practices as revealed in the sexual history narratives of South African men living in a time of HIV/AIDS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Erin Stern --- , , South Africa Asta Rau --- , , South Africa Diane Cooper --- , , South AfricaThe frequent positioning of men's sexual risk-taking as driving the HIV/AIDS epidemic in South Africa has triggered interest in men's sexual and reproductive health (SRH) perceptions, attitudes, and practices. Much research, however, presents men as a homogenous group, and focuses... -
Acceptability, feasibility and challenges of implementing an HIV prevention intervention for people living with HIV/AIDS among healthcare providers in Mozambique: Results of a qualitative study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Prafulta Jaiantilal --- , , Mozambique Sarah A. Gutin --- , , USA Beverley Cummings --- , , Mozambique Francisco Mbofana --- , , Mozambique Carol Dawson Rose --- , , USADespite the Mozambique government's efforts to curb human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), national prevalence is 11.5% and support is needed to expand HIV-related services and improve program quality. Positive prevention (PP) programs, which prioritize HIV prevention with... -
Zimbabwe's national AIDS levy: A case study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Nisha Bhat --- , Peter H. Kilmarx --- , Freeman Dube --- , Albert Manenji --- , Medelina Dube --- , Tapuwa Magure --- ,Background: We conducted a case study of the Zimbabwe National AIDS Trust Fund (‘AIDS Levy’) as an approach to domestic government financing of the response to HIV and AIDS. -
Difficulties facing healthcare workers in the era of AIDS treatment in Lesotho
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Masebeo Veronica Koto --- , South Africa Pranitha Maharaj --- , South AfricaSub-Saharan Africa is most affected by the AIDS pandemic and Lesotho is no exception. In many countries, healthcare workers are at the forefront of the fight against AIDS. This study explores the difficulties facing healthcare workers in Lesotho using a... -
How peer conversations about HIV/AIDS media messages affect comprehension and beliefs of young South African women
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: E. Lubinga --- , , South Africa A.A. Maes --- , , The Netherlands C.J.M. Jansen --- , , South AfricaMost existent research on the effects of interpersonal discussions about health campaign messages is based on surveys. In this study, we analysed actual conversations about an HIV/AIDS poster to find out possible effects. Young South African women in 59 dyads... -
Towards an integrated approach to health and medicine in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Kezia Batisai --- , , South AfricaThis article frames the intersections of medicine and humanities as intrinsic to understanding the practice of health care in Africa. Central to this manuscript, which draws on empirical findings on the interplay between HIV and AIDS and alternative medicine in... -
When the clinic becomes a home. Successful VCT and ART services in a stressful environment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Jonathan Mensah Dapaah --- , , Ghana Rachel Spronk --- , , The NetherlandsWith the upscaling of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in resource-poor countries, many HIV-positive persons in Ghana have been accessing treatment in hospitals. Prevalence is relatively low compared to other African countries, 1.30%. HIV/AIDS remains heavily stigmatised in Ghana, which influences the... -
‘I thought if I marry the prophet I would not die’: The significance of religious affiliation on marriage, HIV testing, and reproductive health practices among young married women in Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Denise Dion Hallfors --- , USA Bonita J. Iritani --- , USA Lei Zhang --- , USA Shane Hartman --- , USA Winnie K. Luseno --- , USA Elias Mpofu --- , , Australia Simbarashe Rusakaniko --- , , ZimbabweThis study examines the association between religious affiliation and reasons for marriage, perceived church attitudes, and reproductive health-seeking behaviors, including HIV testing, among young women in eastern rural Zimbabwe. The sample comprised women (N = 35) who had married by 2012 while... -
Occupational exposure, attitude to HIV-positive patients and uptake of HIV counselling and testing among health care workers in a tertiary hospital in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Modupe O. Onadeko --- , , Nigeria Mary O. Balogun --- , , Nigeria Olanrewaju O. Onigbogi --- , , Nigeria Folashade O. Omokhodion --- , , NigeriaHealth care workers (HCWs) are at risk of occupational exposure to HIV. Their attitude to HIV-positive patients influences patients’ willingness and ability to access quality care. HIV counselling and testing (HCT) services are available to inform HCWs and patients about... -
Longitudinal analysis of HIV risk behaviour patterns and their predictors among public primary care patients with tuberculosis in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- , , South AfricaThe goal of this study was to identify various HIV risk behaviours among tuberculosis (TB) patients in a longitudinal study design in South Africa. In 42 public primary healthcare facilities in three districts in three provinces, adult new TB and... -
Understanding the role played by parents, culture and the school curriculum in socializing young women on sexual health issues in rural South African communities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Feziwe Mpondo --- , , Netherlands Robert A.C. Ruiter --- , , Netherlands Dilana Schaafsma --- , Netherlands Bart van den Borne --- , , Netherlands Priscilla S. Reddy --- , , South AfricaBackground: the decline in South Africa’s HIV infection rates especially among young women is encouraging. However, studies show that the 15–24-year-old cohort remains vulnerable. As they still report early sexual debut, being involved in sexual partnerships with older men as... -
Health-related quality of life and associated factors in adults living with HIV in Rwanda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Juvenal Biraguma --- , , Rwanda Eugene Mutimura --- , , Rwanda José M Frantz --- , , South AfricaIn Rwanda, as in other sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries, life expectancy of people living with HIV (PLWH) has increased dramatically as a result of combined antiretroviral therapy (cART). People living with HIV can now live longer but with increasing rates... -
Factors associated with knowledge and awareness of HIV/AIDS among married women in Bangladesh: evidence from a nationally representative survey
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Md. Ashiqul Haque --- , , Bangladesh Md. Sha Newaj Hossain --- , , Bangladesh Muhammad Abdul Baker Chowdhury --- , , USA Md. Jamal Uddin --- , , BangladeshWomen in Bangladesh share a greater risk of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) infection compared to men. Levels of knowledge and awareness largely contribute to the prevalence of the HIV epidemic and its consequences. So, it is... -
Risky sexual behaviours among young people in sub-Saharan Africa: how can parents use the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion for change?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Elvis Tarkang --- , , Ghana Lilian Pencille --- , Cameroon Hubert Amu --- , , Ghana Joyce Komesour --- , , Ghana Prosper Lutala --- , , MalawiDespite progress made in the treatment of HIV and AIDS by making available the antiretroviral treatment in Africa, youth are still struggling with inadequate knowledge, a negative attitude towards AIDS and high-risk sexual behaviour. All of these are compounded by... -
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... -
Sexual risk behaviour and its correlates among adolescents in Mozambique: results from a national school survey in 2015
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Supa Pengpid --- Mahidol University, Thailand Karl Peltzer --- University of the Free State, South AfricaThe study aimed to assess the prevalence and correlates of sexual risk behaviours among adolescents in Mozambique. In the cross-sectional ‘Global School-Based Health Survey (GSHS)’, 1918 students aged 11–18 years from Mozambique responded to a questionnaire in 2015. More than... -
Project Last Mile and the development of the Girl Champ brand in eSwatini: engaging the private sector to promote uptake of health services among adolescent girls and young women
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Marie A. Brault --- Yale School of Public Health, USA Sarah Christie --- Yale School of Public Health, USA Sasha Aquino --- Olson Zaltman Associates, USA Abigail Rendin --- Olson Zaltman Associates, USA Amanda Manchia --- Project Last Mile, South Africa Leslie A. Curry --- Yale School of Public Health, USA Erika L. Linnander --- Yale School of Public Health, USAIn eSwatini and across sub-Saharan Africa, adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) are at significantly higher risk of HIV infection and poorer sexual and reproductive health (SRH) than their male counterparts. AGYW demonstrate low demand for SRH services, further contributing... -
Pre-exposure prophylaxis as an opportunity for engagement in HIV prevention among South African adolescents
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Ashleigh LoVette --- Brown University School of Public Health, USA Caroline Kuo --- Brown University School of Public Health, USA Danielle Giovenco --- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA Jacqueline Hoare --- University of Cape Town, USA Kristen Underhill --- Columbia Law School, USA Don Operario --- Brown University School of Public Health, USAPre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) offers a potential biomedical strategy to reduce HIV incidence among adolescent populations disproportionately affected by HIV. There is limited evidence on the social and clinical implications, including engagement in HIV prevention efforts, of PrEP for South African... -
Southern mullets (Chelon richardsonii) as a potential biological indicator for mercury pollution in the Walvis Bay lagoon, Namibia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Veronica Kaleinasho Kapula --- University of Namibia, Namibia Hilkka Opolili Ndahafa Ndjaula --- University of Namibia, Namibia Stephanus Hamutenya --- , Namibia Johannes Angala Iitembu --- University of Namibia, NamibiaSouthern mullet Chelon richardsonii is one of the important fish species found in the Walvis Bay lagoon (WBL) that is commercially exploited for local consumption. The southern mullet is, however, exposed to mercury (Hg) found in sediments, which forms part... -
A comparison of the water quality and plankton diversity of the Okamini Stream to the freshwater systems within the New Calabar River catchment, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: BB Otene --- Rivers State University, Nigeria I Thornhill --- University of Manchester, United Kingdom J Amadi --- Rivers State University, NigeriaThe water quality and phytoplankton diversity of the Okamini Stream, Port Harcourt, Nigeria was studied between April and June 2018 at three stations. The data was used to assess the health of the system for supporting local communities. Compared to... -
Nursing practices associated with diagnosis of malnutrition in children under 5 years in West Rand District primary healthcare facilities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: RP Dimo --- University of Pretoria, South Africa TK Madiba --- University of Pretoria, South Africa A Bhayat --- University of Pretoria, South Africa -
Sociodemographic variables affecting caregivers’ attitudes towards the provision of healthy breakfast and lunchboxes to children in their care
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Thea Hansen --- University of the Free State, South Africa Elmine du Toit --- University of the Free State, South Africa Cornel van Rooyen --- University of the Free State, South Africa Ronette Lategan-Potgieter --- Stetson University, United States of America -
Evaluating HIV policy: a gender analysis of the representation of women and men in UNAIDS HIV-prevention guidelines
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Catherine Merriman --- Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom Kevin Deane --- Open University, United KingdomGender inequalities have long been recognised as one of the most significant factors influencing the dynamics of the HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, it remains unclear how men and women are discussed in HIV-prevention initiatives and if certain... -
Roles and responsibilities of expert clients in adolescent HIV service delivery in Eswatini: a conventional content analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Charisse V Ahmed --- University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, USA Guy Weissinger --- University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, USA Anne M Teitelman --- University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, USA Ndumiso Sabelo Dlamini --- University Research Co., LLC, Eswatini Nontsikelelo Patience Dlamini --- University Research Co., LLC, Eswatini Thuthukile Cebsile Dlamini --- University Research Co., LLC, Eswatini Angel Nkambule --- University Research Co., LLC, Eswatini Siphesihle Nkambule --- University Research Co., LLC, Eswatini Bridgette M Rice --- Villanova University, USA Marianne Calnan --- University Research Co., LLC, EswatiniWe aimed to elucidate the specific roles and responsibilities of expert clients in service delivery among adolescents living with HIV in Eswatini, and to provide recommendations for enhancing adolescent service provision among expert clients and similar lay health workers throughout... -
Symptoms of depression, anxiety, and thoughts of suicide/self-injury in adolescents and young adults living with HIV in Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Merrian Brooks --- , USA Barbara Burmen --- , Botswana Anthony Olashore --- University of Botswana, Botswana Alemayehu Mekonnen Gezmu --- University of Botswana, Botswana Keneilwe Molebatsi --- University of Botswana, Botswana Ontibile Tshume --- , Botswana Onkemetse Phoi --- , Botswana Knashawn Morales --- University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, USA Mogomotsi Matshaba --- University of Botswana, Botswana Tami Benton --- University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, USA Elizabeth D Lowenthal --- University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, USAGlobally, mental health problems have been reported to be more common in youth living with HIV (YLWH) than in the general population, but routine mental health screening is rarely done in high-volume HIV clinics. In 2019, YLWH in a large... -
Physical and psychosocial aspects of healthy ageing and HIV status among older adults in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- University of the Free State, South Africa Refilwe N. Phaswana-Mafuya --- South African Medical Research Council/University of Johannesburg (SAMRC/UJ) - Pan African Centre for Epidemics Research (PACER) Extramural Unit, South AfricaThe study aimed to assess the prevalence by type of psychosocial associations with healthy ageing among older adults by HIV status in South Africa. We analysed data from the 2017 South African National HIV Prevalence, Incidence, Behaviour, and Communication Survey... -
Perception of proposed preliminary food-based dietary guidelines for Lake Victoria region of Kenya: findings from a qualitative study among adult community members
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: EC Korir --- Egerton University, Kenya PJ Tuitoek --- Murang’a University of Technology, Kenya D Marais --- Warwick Medical School, United Kingdom -
Social support and health-related quality of life in Nigerian cancer patients: Role of cancer-related stress
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Erhabor Sunday Idemudia --- North-West University, South Africa Desmond Uchechukwu Onu --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Maria-Chidi Christiana Onyedibe --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Lawrence E Ugwu --- North-West University, South AfricaWe investigated the mediating influence of cancer-related stress (CRS) in social support health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among Nigerian cancer patients. Nigerian cancer patients (n = 316; female = 64.6%; mean age = 50.16 years, SD = 13 years) completed... -
HIV-sensitive social protection: an assessment of east and southern Africa’s social protection policies and programmes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Zitha Mokomane --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Nonhlanhla Xaba --- , South Africa Kai Roehm --- , South Africa Mutinta Hambayi --- , Kenya Manaan Mumma --- , Kenya Giovanni Giordana --- , Kenya Simphiwe Mabhele --- , South Africa Christian Mouala --- ,Despite notable political and financial commitment to fight the HIV epidemic, east and southern Africa (ESA) remains the world regions most affected. Given increasing calls for the implementation of HIV-sensitive social protection programmes to address the multiple individual, community and... -
Mental health, lifestyle factors and subsequent falls among ageing adults in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- University of the Free State, South AfricaThe purpose of this study was to evaluate longitudinal associations between mental health and lifestyle factors with falls among rural South Africans in the Agincourt sub-district in Mpumalanga province. We analysed longitudinal data from two consecutive waves of the Health... -
Completeness of the road-to-health card and factors affecting knowledge and practices of growth monitoring and promotion in caregivers of young children in KwaZulu-Natal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: T Mabesa --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa S Knight --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa N Nkwanyana --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa -
Context-based factors that influence healthcare information system implementation in resource-constrained public hospitals
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Mourine Achieng --- University of South Africa, South Africa Ephias Ruhode --- University of the West of Scotland, ScotlandTechnology-based interventions in healthcare are often anticipated to improve the quality of healthcare services. These expectations are based on a perceived belief in the ability of technology to alleviate some of the challenges associated with manual, paper-based healthcare service delivery... -
Towards improving the utilisation of counselling centre services by Ghanaian university students: An exploratory study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: J. Joana Kyei --- Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration, Ghana Nana Yaa A. Nyarko --- University of Ghana, GhanaThis study sought to explore university students’ expectations from on-campus counselling centres in order to improve service utilisation. A total of 72 Ghanaian students attending a public university in Accra (64% females; 85% undergraduate; 90% in the 18–35 age range)... -
Use of H5P interactive learning content in a self-paced MOOC for learning activity preferences and acceptance in an Indonesian medical elective module
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Pratiwi Rahadiani --- Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia Aria Kekalih --- Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia Desak Gede Budi Krisnamurti --- Universitas Indonesia, IndonesiaThis study aims to assess the learning activities that students find most helpful in self-paced MOOC settings, develop a questionnaire, and determine the predictors of students’ acceptance of H5P interactive content. This research is a quantitative study. The experimented details... -
Factors influencing the transition from paediatric to adult HIV care in the Western Cape, South Africa: perspectives of health care providers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Sylvie Mbebe --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Stephan Rabie --- Neuroscience Institute, University of Cape Town, South Africa Bronwyne J Coetzee --- Stellenbosch University, South AfricaTransitioning to adult care for HIV-infected adolescents is a critical process in determining long-term health outcomes. Poor transitioning to adult care can lead to several adverse HIV-related outcomes for adolescents living with HIV, including disruption of care, non-adherence to ART... -
Practices of health citizenship in South Africa: a case study of the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) in Khayelitsha, Cape Town
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ngwi Nnam Thecla Mulu --- University of the Free State, South AfricaThis article examines the Treatment Action Campaign’s (TAC) evolution and attrition as a social movement organisation to discern its implications for practices of health citizenship at the grassroots level. A qualitative approach to case study research was used to collect... -
Understanding the uptake of HIV testing among women in Liberia: the role of female genital mutilation/cutting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Daniel Amoak --- Western University, Canada Nancy Osei-Kye --- Western University, Canada Florence W. Anfaara --- Western University, Canada Yujiro Sano --- Nipissing University, Canada Roger Antabe --- University of Toronto Scarborough, Canada Isaac Luginaah --- Western University, CanadaPast studies show that the processes of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) on women can increase their susceptibility to HIV infection. This is because genital tears or ruptures, scars and wounds from FGM/C may expose survivors to heightened risks of contracting... -
Identifying HIV-exposed uninfected children and adolescents in resource-limited settings: the HOPE study experience
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Hellen Moraa --- , Kenya Maureen Kinge --- University of Nairobi, Kenya Alvin Onyango --- , Kenya Daniel Matemo --- , Kenya Grace John-Stewart --- University of Washington, USA Dalton Wamalwa --- University of Nairobi, Kenya Irene Njuguna --- , KenyaHIV-exposed uninfected (HEU) children and adolescents are at higher risk of poor outcomes compared to HIV-unexposed children (HUU). In program settings, it is critical to understand how to identify HEU for screening services. We describe our experience identifying HEU for... -
Moringa oleifera regulates the health of people living with HIV in developing countries: a systematic review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Phyllis Waruguru --- University of Nairobi, Kenya Dasel Wambua Mulwa --- University of Nairobi, Kenya Michael Okoth --- University of Nairobi, Kenya Wesley Bor --- Kabarak University, KenyaIf left untreated, HIV has the potential to increase morbidity and mortality rates to 14 times higher than that of HIV and AIDS-free persons of the same sex and age group. Currently, treatment of HIV is by use of ART,... -
Teachers’ views and experiences of student mental health and well-being programmes: A systematic review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: John Goodwin --- University College Cork, Ireland Laura Behan --- , Ireland Niamh O’Brien --- South East Technological University, IrelandBackground: In schools, teachers are often tasked with implementing mental health and well-being programmes. However, little is known about teachers’ views on and experiences with implementing these programmes. -
Family violence during COVID-19 and its impact on mental health of children: A systematic review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Eslavath Rajkumar --- Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai, India Jayashree Mitra --- Central University of Karnataka, India Reethika Yadav --- Central University of Karnataka, India P. V. Hareesh --- Central University of Karnataka, India Alakananda Gangadharan --- Central University of Karnataka, India M. C. Gopika --- Central University of Karnataka, India Anamika Ben Christa --- Central University of Karnataka, India Allen Joshua George --- Indian Institute of Management, India Aswathy Gopi --- Central University of Karnataka, India Romate John --- Central University of Karnataka, India S. Arya --- Amity Institute of English Studies & Research, India John Abraham --- St. Johns National Academy of Health Sciences, India L. Rajashekaran --- Central University of Karnataka, IndiaPurpose: The COVID-19 pandemic posed unanticipated challenges that could impact how the family system operates across the world. Restrictions imposed to control the rapid spread of the virus substantially increased violence in families. The current study aims to review violence... -
Exploration of witnessing community violence and recent death on child behavioural outcomes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Doneila McIntosh --- University of Minnesota, Allan D. Tate --- University of Georgia, Jerica M. Berge --- University of Minnesota,Background: Researchers are increasingly interested in understanding potentially traumatic experiences in children’s lives, such as witnessing community violence (WCV) and the recent death of a close family member or friend. These experiences can be distressing and have adverse effects on... -
Incident and persistent poor sleep quality and associated factors among a rural ageing population in South Africa: A longitudinal study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: --- University of the Free State, South AfricaPoor sleep quality (PSQ) is common among ageing adults, while the correlates of poor sleep quality among older adult populations are less well understood. The study utilised data from the South African 4-year longitudinal study on Health and Ageing in... -
Health locus of control, personality and social support in treatment adherence among diabetic patients
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria --- University of Nigeria, NigeriaWe examined the contributions of health locus of control (internal, external), personality traits, and social support in treatment adherence among Nigerian diabetic patients (N = 126; females = 49.21%, Type 1 diabetes = 58.73%, Type 2 diabetes = 41.27%; age... -
“ … [I]f I can [be] infected now that means I am going to die … ”: an explorative study focusing on vulnerable, immunocompromised groups and caregivers experiences and perceptions of the Covid-19 pandemic in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Alicia North --- Registry of Older Australians (ROSA), South Australia Allanise Cloete --- HSRC, South Africa Shandir Ramlagan --- HSRC, South Africa Thabang Manyaapelo --- HSRC, South Africa Amukelani Ngobeni --- HSRC, South Africa Noloyiso Vondo --- HSRC, South Africa Derrick Sekgala --- HSRC, South AfricaIn this paper, we explored how vulnerable, immunocompromised groups and caregivers of the elderly experienced and perceived the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in South Africa. Semi-structured interviews were conducted remotely between the 5th andthe 18th of April 2020 in... -
The role of the social sciences and humanities in pandemic preparedness responses: insights gained from COVID-19, HIV and AIDS and related epidemics
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Kaymarlin Govender --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Judith King --- , South Africa Patrick Nyamaruze --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Tim Quinlan --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaThe COVID-19 pandemic, particularly from 2020 to mid-2022, debilitated the management of the HIV epidemic in Africa. The multiple effects included well-documented HIV service interruptions, curtailment of HIV prevention programmes, the associated marked increase in both the risk for HIV... -
Corruption is making people sick
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Arlette Campbell White --- , Oliver Charles Campbell White --- ,According to Transparency International, of the US$7.5 trillion spent globally on health each year, US$500 billion is lost to corruption.1 This article deals with the topic of corruption in the health sector in sub-Saharan Africa with a focus on how... -
Equity of the HIV epidemic response in 13 African countries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Gary Gaumer --- Brandeis University, USA V. S. Senthil Kumar --- Brandeis University, USA William Crown --- Brandeis University, USA Monica Jordan --- Brandeis University, USA Clare Hurley --- Brandeis University, USA Maya Subramanian --- Brandeis University, USA A. K. Nandakumar --- Brandeis University, USAFor over 25 years, new programs to attempt to stem the HIV epidemic have been developed in Africa by country governments as well as external donors. These programs and activities have built and operated facilities, trained clinicians, financed drugs and... -
The effect of crop rotation on soil health in the north-western Free State region, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Melanie de Bruyn --- University of the Free State, South Africa Andre Nel --- University of the Free State, South Africa Johan van Niekerk --- Independent research agronomist,Soil health is an important aspect of sustainable agriculture. By maintaining soil health, crop yields can be consistently successful without negatively affecting the environment. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects that different cropping systems have on... -
‘Bahari Imekufa, The Sea is Dead’: Local Perceptions of Ocean Health and Ocean Wealth among Fishers on the Kenyan Coast
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Jacky Kosgei --- WiSER, University of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaUsing narratives that I recorded in June/July 2021 on Kenya’s south coast with fishers belonging to three different generations, this paper provides insights into local articulations of changes that have happened in the sea over time. These changes — which... -
When caring and mourning threaten public health: the experience of Covid-19 preventive regulations in Zambia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: James Musonda --- University of Liège, BelgiumThis article explores how Covid-19 regulations in hospitals and regarding funerals disrupted and limited the capacity of kin to care, and transformed the meanings of life and death, for Zambians. Nonetheless, patients and kin exercised their agency through disobedience, by... -
Is psychological resilience associated with changes in youth sport participants’ health-related quality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Carolyn T Graham --- Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Canada Heather A Shepherd --- Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Canada Olivia Galea --- Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Canada Daniel C Kopala-Sibley --- Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Canada Carolyn A Emery --- Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Canada Keith Owen Yeates --- Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, CanadaObjectives: This study investigated the quality of life of youth sport participants over the COVID-19 pandemic as moderated by psychological resilience. -
Creative arts interventions to enhance adolescent well-being in low-income communities: an integrative literature review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Dilshaad Begham Bux --- North-West University, South Africa Izanette van Schalkwyk --- North-West University, South AfricaBackground: Globally many young people, especially from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, face significant barriers to achieving optimal life chances. Creative arts interventions are a way of reaching out to adolescents in low-income communities, to encourage positive functioning and enhanced well-being. We... -
Associations between mild depression and anxiety and physical inactivity among school-going Ugandan adolescents aged 14 to 17 years
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: James Mugisha --- Kyambogo University, Uganda Tine Van Damme --- , Belgium Davy Vancampfort --- , BelgiumObjective: The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate associations between physical activity levels and emotional and behavioural problems in school-going adolescents aged 14 to 17 years in Uganda. -
Assessment of water quality and associated human health risk of a tropical freshwater body in Edo State, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Ekene Biose --- University of Benin, Nigeria Nkonyeasua Kingsley Egun --- University of Benin, Nigeria Nkolika Uzoh --- University of Benin, Nigeria Michael Osasele Omoigberale --- University of Benin, NigeriaThe quality of freshwater sources is a key factor in sustainable development. This study investigated the water quality suitability of Ossiomo River for human consumption and the implications for public health. Water samples were collected and analysed from October 2021... -
South African nursing students' stress and resilience during the global COVID-19 health crisis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ilze Steenkamp --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa Jennifer Chipps --- University of the Western Cape, South AfricaThe study aimed to investigate nursing students' psychological distress and their response to stress during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants were 370 South African nursing students (female= 75%; mean age= 21.9 years, SD = 3.9 years). Students completed the following scales:... -
Parental attachment and subjective well-being in vocational college students: mediating roles for resilience and self-esteem
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Shuwei Hao --- School of Health Humanities, Peking University, China Honghong Xu --- School of Health Humanities, Peking University, ChinaThis study examined the mediating role of resilience and self-esteem in the relationship between parental attachment and subjective well-being of young adults. Utilising a cross-sectional design, the study sampled 964 students from five higher vocational colleges in Beijing (female =... -
Does sugar taxation on sugar-sweetened beverages alter purchasing behaviour of South African consumers? Perspectives of dietitians and key industry role-players
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Yolande Smit --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Zarina Ebrahim --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Maritha Marais --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Daan Nel --- Centre for Statistical Consultation, Stellenbosch University, South Africa Nelene Koen --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa -
On return to school: disorder symptoms, stress at home and evaluations of school COVID-19 measures
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Virginia L. Lam --- University of Roehampton, United Kingdom Mandy F. O’Driscoll --- University of East London, United KingdomBackground: Social restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic had a major impact on the mental health of children. Yet, analyses on the mental health of younger children in the later course of the pandemic are scarce. The present study assessed 8-... -
Developing and validating a scale to measure trauma-informed practices used by teachers in inclusive schools in Ghana and the United Arab Emirates
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Maxwell Peprah Opoku --- United Arab Emirates University, United Arab Emirates Hala Elhoweris --- United Arab Emirates University, United Arab Emirates Ashraf Moustafa --- United Arab Emirates University, United Arab Emirates Daniel Miezah --- University of Cape Coast, Ghana Haseena Shah --- United Arab Emirates University, United Arab Emirates Ghadah Al Murshidi --- United Arab Emirates University, United Arab EmiratesResearch on trauma-informed practices is common in Western countries, but non-Western countries have made minimal contributions in this regard. This study aimed to develop an instrument which could be used to measure perceived competence of teachers in the implementation of... -
Navigating social and academic isolation: a qualitative exploration of American university students’ perspectives and experiences early in the COVID-19 pandemic
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Ashlynn Lawston --- California Polytechnic State University, USA Luna Lowsky --- California Polytechnic State University, USA McKenna Ross --- California Polytechnic State University, USA Christine Hackman --- California Polytechnic State University, USAObjective: To qualitatively explore the multifaceted impacts of the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic on the lives of American university students. -
Mapping the contextual mental health interventions for perinatal adolescent mothers with self-reported common mental symptoms (anxiety and depression) in sub-Saharan African countries: a scoping review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Chimwemwe Pindani Tembo --- Saint John of God College of Health Sciences, Malawi Linda Portsmouth --- Curtin University, Australia Sharyn K Burns --- Curtin University, AustraliaIntroduction: Early preventive interventions may support adolescent mothers’ mental health during the perinatal period. However, adolescent maternal mental health interventions have received little empirical research attention. This scoping review maps the evidence on interventions appropriate for adolescent mothers during the... -
Experimental evaluation of a neurophysiological intervention designed to increase student resilience: a pilot study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Alex Kresovich --- NORC at the University of Chicago, USA Kai MacLean --- NORC at the University of Chicago, USA Caroline M. Lancaster --- NORC at the University of Chicago, USA Elizabeth D. Torres --- University of Texas Medical Branch, USA Jeff R. Temple --- University of Texas Medical Branch, USA Elizabeth A. Mumford --- NORC at the University of Chicago, USASocial and emotional learning (SEL) interventions have shown promise for building resilience and protecting youth from adverse outcomes. This study reports on an experimental pilot evaluation of the Smart Brain Wise Heart SEL intervention during the 2021–2022 school year. Smart... -
Community social capital and mental health participation: Test of psychosocial mediators in two resource-poor urban communities in Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Francis Agyei --- University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ghana Ama de-Graft Aikins --- Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS), University College London (UCL), United Kingdom Annabella Osei-Tutu --- University of Ghana, Ghana Francis Annor --- University of Cape Coast, GhanaWe utilised a multiple mediation model to investigate the pathways linking dimensions of community social capital to collective participation in mental health promotion in two urban communities in Ghana. Participants (n = 384) were from Jamestown (n = 144) and... -
Relationship between glycaemic control and the severity of erectile dysfunction in men with diabetes attending the diabetic clinic at Kalafong Provincial Tertiary Hospital
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: KH Mathekga --- Kalafong Provincial Tertiary Hospital, South Africa DG van Zyl --- Kalafong Provincial Tertiary Hospital, South Africa S Hanekom --- Kalafong Provincial Tertiary Hospital, South Africa -
Investigating drivers of information technology governance in South African public healthcare sector
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: John Mangundu --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Osden Jokonya --- University of the Western Cape, South AfricaAs organizations continue to heavily invest in Information Technology (IT), effective information technology governance is critical to make sure that IT spending leads to the fulfilment of organizational goals and delivery of expected value. The purpose of this study is... -
Experiences and challenges of nurses in initiating antiretroviral drugs among adolescents living with HIV and AIDS in Thaba-Tseka, Lesotho
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Palesa Grace Likoti --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Nelisiwe Khuzwayo --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaBackground: Lesotho has the second-highest HIV and AIDS prevalence globally and is the country’s second leading cause of death. Despite increasing ART coverage, adolescents remain left behind and face high mortality because of delayed ART initiation. This study aimed to... -
Population trends of the Cape Parrot Poicephalus robustus in the Amatholes, Eastern Cape: trialling ground-based flock photography for demographic and health assessment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Clare J Padfield --- , South Africa Kate F Carstens --- , South Africa Johann C Carstens --- , South Africa Francis R Brooke --- , South Africa Kirsten Wimberger --- , South AfricaGlobally, 60% of species in the order Psittaciformes are experiencing population declines. Understanding demographic and health trends in populations is vital for the prioritisation of limited conservation resources. The Cape Parrot Poicephalus robustus is a South African endemic forest species... -
COVID-19 restrictions lifting and the health of older adults: Evidence from a quasi-natural experiment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Xiaowen Li --- Sichuan Institute of Industrial Technology, China Yuanqing He --- Anhui Normal University, China Jinshan Wu --- Hainan Vocational University of Science and Technology, China Hao Xu --- Sichuan Institute of Industrial Technology, ChinaWe investigated the health changes in older adults after the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions. Utilising a quasi-natural experiment design based on pandemic restrictions lifting in China and South Korea from 2020 to 2022, we analysed an existing data set of... -
Subjective well-being of college students: Developmental trajectories, predictors, and risk for depression
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Xinqiao Liu --- Tianjin University, China Yan Li --- Tianjin University, China Wenjuan Gao --- Institute of Higher Education, Beihang University, ChinaThe study aimed to identify different developmental trajectories of subjective well-being for 2 473 college students from freshman to senior year (female = 47.15%; mean age = 19.6 years, SD = 0.894 years). We further explored the associations between categories... -
Short-video usage and female college students’ restricted diets: a chain mediation model
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Tingting Fu --- Normal University, China Xiong Li --- Guangzhou Huashang Vocational College, China Xuesong Wei --- Guangxi Technology and Business Vocational College, China Jun Qin --- Normal University, ChinaWith the popularity of short-video platforms, people’s self-concept and body views are everyday concerns, including their dieting. How short-video platforms impact people’s dieting especially for female college students, remain unclear. This study examines the mediating paths between short-video usage and... -
The quality of care in correctional facilities in low- and middle-income countries during the COVID-19 pandemic: A scoping review of literature
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Wandile F. Tsabedze --- University of South Africa, South Africa Eduard Fourie --- University of South Africa, South Africa Samantha Mhlanga --- University of Witwatersrand, South Africa Sifiso Shabangu --- Stellenbosch University, South AfricaCOVID-19 affected different groups of people, including service providers and residents of correctional centres. We reviewed the literature for evidence on the quality of care during COVID-19 in correctional facilities located in low- and middle-income countries. We searched PubMed, PsychInfo,... -
Gratitude and college students’ school belonging: The mediating role of perceived stress and meaning in life
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Lihua He --- Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, China Qian Zhang --- Mental Health Education and Counseling Center, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, China Yitao WangWe examined the relationship between gratitude and school belonging of college students, and the potential mediating role of perceived stress and meaning in life in such a relationship. Participants were college students (n = 1 691) from 10 universities in... -
Impact of workplace adversity on well-being of Ghanaian bankers: Do resilience and psychological safety matter?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Justice Mensah --- University of Ghana Business School, Ghana Kwesi Amponsah-Tawiah --- University of Ghana Business School, Ghana Eric Nanteer-Oteng --- University of Ghana Business School, GhanaWe examined the role of resilience and psychological safety in the relationship between perceived workplace adversity and work well-being. Participants were 1257 Ghanaian banking sector employees (male = 49.32, female = 50.68%; age range = 21 to 60 years, mean... -
The effect of online nutrition and lifestyle education on body image dissatisfaction, body mass index, and disordered eating among female university undergraduate students in Lagos, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Foluke Adenike Olatona --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Annette Van Onselen --- University of South Africa, South Africa Unathi Kolanisi --- University of Zululand, South Africa -
Insight into the complexities of human nutrition and holistic health: the value of qualitative descriptive research
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Cornelia Potterie --- North-West University, South Africa Herculina S Kruger --- North-West University, South Africa Mieke Faber --- North-West University, South Africa Hannah Ricci --- North-West University, South AfricaSouth Africa’s nutrition transition, driven by a complex interplay of socio-ecological factors, has led to rapidly rising rates of overweight, obesity and non-communicable diseases. While quantitative methods offer important insights, they cannot fully capture these multifaceted issues. Qualitative descriptive research,... -
The triple burden of obesity, HIV, and anaemia during pregnancy and associations with delivery outcomes in urban South Africans
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Alessandra Prioreschi --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Stephanie V Wrottesley --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Linda Adair --- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA Kate A Ward --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Shane A Norris --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa -
Examining breastfeeding self-efficacy as a mediator between maternal food insecurity and breastfeeding practices in Soweto, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Claire Hart --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Rachana Desai --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Lauren Stuart --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Shane A Norris --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Alessandra Prioreschi --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa -
Soil properties influence tree fall in a fragment of Atlantic Forest in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Maria Salomé de Lima --- Rural Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil Fernando José Freire --- Rural Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil Débora de Melo Almeida --- Rural Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil Brivaldo Gomes de Almeida --- Rural Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil Renato Lemos dos Santos --- Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Pernambuco, Brazil Luiz Carlos MarangonTrees falling in natural environments can be attributed to tree age, terrain topography, amount of rainfall, wind strength, root type and soil properties. Soil plays a role in nutrient cycling, water retention and distribution, and tree support, and can be... -
Navigating taboos: A Gricean examination of communicating men’s reproductive health challenges in Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Melvin Ouma --- Rhodes University, South AfricaEffective communication between doctors and patients is a crucial aspect of medicine. This article uses Grice’s cooperative principles as a framework to explore doctor-patient communication in a male reproductive health clinic. This qualitative study was done in Kenya at a... -
Impact of land use changes on soil physical quality in southeastern Tigray, Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Araya Kahsay --- Adigrat University, Ethiopia Mitiku Haile --- Mekelle University, Ethiopia Girmay Gebresamuel --- Mekelle University, Ethiopia Muktar Mohammed --- Oda-Bultum University, EthiopiaThis study evaluates the effects of land use changes on soil physical quality in southeastern Tigray, northern Ethiopia, using the visual evaluation of soil structure (VESS) method. Soil samples were collected from cropland, grassland, and shrubland sites during two field... -
Health promotion messaging reduces HIV risk behaviours and improves repeat testing among adolescent girls and young women in Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Marylyn Ochillo --- Impact Research and Development Organization, Kenya Risper Bosire --- Impact Research and Development Organization, Kenya Nicky Okeyo --- Impact Research and Development Organization, Kenya Jacob Onyango --- Impact Research and Development Organization, Kenya Kawango Agot --- Impact Research and Development Organization, Kenya Nok Chhun --- University of Washington, USA Samwel Rao --- Impact Research and Development Organization, Kenya Ann Kurth --- The New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM), USA Irene Inwani --- University of Nairobi, KenyaAdolescents and young people in sub-Saharan Africa account for about a third of persons newly diagnosed with HIV. Health communication, through mobile health (mHealth) can improve access to sexual and reproductive health information, health services and reduce risky sexual behaviours... -
Psychosocial predictors of adolescent depression and mental health referral in an urban mobile medical unit programme
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Alia Richardson --- University of Chicago, United States of America Icy Cade-Bell --- University of Chicago, United States of America Madison DeRoo --- University of Chicago Medicine, United States of America Blair Foushi --- University of Chicago, United States of America Emily Wang --- University of Chicago, United States of America Alexandra Knitter --- University of Chicago, United States of America Anna Volerman --- University of Chicago, United States of AmericaIntroduction: Given worsening youth mental health over the past years, mobile medical units are a potential avenue to increase access to mental healthcare services. -
Mental health and post-school transitions for young people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD): A scoping review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Stefanie Dimov --- The University of Melbourne, Australia Marissa Shields --- The University of Melbourne, Australia Helen Dickinson --- University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia Anne M Kavanagh --- The University of Melbourne, Australia Bella White --- The University of Melbourne, Australia Georgina Sutherland --- The University of Melbourne, AustraliaBackground: Young people with an Intellectual and Developmental Disability (IDD) often face ineffective and exclusionary post-school transition practices, leading to poor mental health in early adulthood. -
Trajectories of maternal depression, anxiety, stress, and child developmental milestones at 24 months
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Clariana Vitória Ramos de Oliveira --- School of Nursing, University of Nevada Las Vegas, United States of America Simoní Saraiva Bordignon --- School of Nursing, Federal University of Rio Grande, Brazil Rafaela Costa Martins --- GPIS Grupo de Pesquisa e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Brazil Cauane Blumenberg --- GPIS Grupo de Pesquisa e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Brazil Thais Martins-Silva --- GPIS Grupo de Pesquisa e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Brazil Francine Costa --- GPIS Grupo de Pesquisa e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Brazil Juraci Cesar --- Postgraduate Program in Public Health, Federal University of Rio Grande, Brazil Paul Springer --- Virginia Tech University, United States of Ameerica Christian Loret de Mola --- GPIS Grupo de Pesquisa e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, BrazilBackground: Literature suggests a link between maternal mental health and adverse child developmental outcomes. However, we do not know to what extent this is true in low and middle-income settings, and most studies do not explore mental health longitudinally since... -
Exploring mental health literacy and its intersection with help-seeking behaviours and gender in adolescents in the Western Cape.
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Michelle Scher --- University of South Africa, South Africa Naiema Taliep --- Institute for Social and Health Sciences, University of South Africa, South Africa Ghouwa Ismail --- Institute for Social and Health Sciences, University of South Africa, South AfricaBackground: Adolescent mental illness contributes significantly to both the global and South African burden of mental health. Mental health literacy (MHL) promotes early recognition and intervention and consequently, determines mental health-promoting behaviours. We aimed to explore adolescent MHL and its... -
3. “Be active!” Revisiting the South African food-based dietary guideline for activity
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Botha CR --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, North-West University, Wright HH --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, North-West University, Moss SJ --- Physical Activity, Sport and Recreation, North-West University, Kolbe-Alexander TL --- UCT/MRC Exercise Science and Sports Medicine Research Unit Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town,The objective of this paper was to review current evidence on physical activity for health in order to support the food-based dietary guideline (FBDG) “Be active!”. Physical activity, defined as at least 30 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity per day... -
7. “Have milk, maas or yoghurt every day”: a food-based dietary guideline for South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Vorster HH [cor1] Wenhold FAM --- Department of Human Nutrition, University of Pretoria, Wright HH --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, North-West University, Wentzel-Viljoen E --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, North-West University, Venter CS --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, North-West University, Vermaak M --- Consumer Education Programme of Milk SA,A national working group recently reached consensus that a guideline message for milk consumption should form part of the set of revised food-based dietary guidelines (FBDGs) for South Africa. The message was formulated as: “Have milk, maas or yoghurt every... -
IV. Oral health and nutrition for children under five years of age: a paediatric food-based dietary guideline
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Naidoo S --- Department of Community Oral Health, University of the Western Cape,Good nutrition is essential for good health and the development and integrity of the oral cavity. Oral health is integral to general health and essential to well-being. Dental caries is the most common oral disease in children under five years... -
Evaluation of health anxiety and cyberchondria levels in adolescent high school students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Gülşah Demir --- , Turkey Zühal Bahar --- Istanbul Aydın University, Turkey Dilek Yildirim --- Istanbul Aydın University, TurkeyBackground: Adolescence is a critical period marked by increased vulnerability to anxiety-related conditions. With the widespread use of the internet, persistent concerns about health may manifest as cyberchondria in this age group. -
An exploratory study into the effect of an outdoor, cold-water immersion course on mood in adolescents in Norway and the UK
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: C Mark Mark Harper --- University Hospitals Sussex, United Kingdom Viveka Romeyke --- Institute for Nutrition and Public Health, University of Agder, Norway Sophie Shergold --- Worthing General Hospital, United Kingdom Alexandra Ford --- Brighton and Sussex Medical School, United Kingdom Kjersti Karoline Danielsen --- Institute for Nutrition and Public Health, University of Agder, NorwayBackground: Increasing evidence supports the mental health benefits of outdoor, cold-water immersion in adults. This explorative study aimed to see if evidence found in adult populations regarding changes associated with the activity on mood could be replicated in adolescents through... -
Longitudinal associations between lifestyle changes during the COVID-19 pandemic and distress among children and adolescents in Montréal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Adrien Saucier --- Centre for Public Health Research, University of Montreal, Canada Katia Charland --- Centre for Public Health Research, University of Montreal, Canada Britt McKinnon --- Centre for Public Health Research, University of Montreal, Canada Florence Dupont --- Centre for Public Health Research, University of Montreal, Canada Isabelle Laurin --- University of Montreal, Canada Cat Tuong Nguyen --- University of Montreal, Canada Laura Pierce --- Centre for Public Health Research, University of Montreal, Canada Margot Barbosa Da Torre --- Centre for Public Health Research, University of Montreal, Canada Islem Cheriet --- Centre for Public Health Research, University of Montreal, Canada Caroline Quach --- University of Montreal, Canada Kate Zinszer --- Centre for Public Health Research, University of Montreal, CanadaBackground: COVID-19 mitigation measures disrupted many youths’ lives. The burden that pandemic changes induced on children and adolescent’s mental health requires further research. -
Prevalence of and factors associated with loneliness, anxiety-induced sleep disturbance, and suicidal ideation among school-going adolescents in Panama
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Ishrar Tahmin Anika --- Institute of Disaster Management and Vulnerability Studies, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh Habiba Islam --- Institute of Disaster Management and Vulnerability Studies, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh Khalid Hasan --- Institute of Disaster Management and Vulnerability Studies, University of Dhaka, BangladeshBackground: In recent years, mental health issues among adolescents have gained significant attention. Like many other nations, Panama is experiencing a growing prevalence of these challenges within its youth. It is crucial to investigate the prevalence of, and the underlying... -
Bridging cultural gaps in health communication: Indigenous language as a catalyst for combatting monkeypox in Lagos, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Evaristus Adesina --- Northwest University, South Africa Abiodun Salawu --- Northwest University, South Africa Babatunde Adeyeye --- Northwest University, South AfricaInfectious diseases such as monkeypox have continued to pose significant threats to global health, demanding effective strategies for prevention and control. Existing studies have primarily focused on monkeypox clinical analysis, with less attention given to adopting indigenous languages as a... -
War metaphors as names for medical concepts in Sesotho newspaper HIV and AIDS communication
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Ntšoeu Seepheephe --- National University of Lesotho, LesothoThe study examines the behaviour and the ideological functions of war metaphors that are used in Sesotho newspaper communication on HIV and AIDS. Using the dynamic systems approach towards metaphor, I explore the use of these metaphors in three major... -
Blockchain technology in healthcare within the global south: mapping the area and developing a research scenario
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Josue Kuika Watat --- University of Oslo, Norway Ebenezer Agbozo --- Ural Federal University, Russia Rania El-Gazzar --- University of Agder, NorwayAfrica’s healthcare systems face profound structural challenges, including fragmented infrastructure, systemic data vulnerabilities, and unreliable medical supply chains, necessitating innovative, context-specific solutions. Blockchain technology has emerged as a transformative tool in global healthcare, yet research remains disproportionately focused on high-income... -
Brain drain in African healthcare: A systematic review and policy implications
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Gregory N. Orewa --- University of Texas at San Antonio, USA Nero Edevbie --- Sam Houston State University, Ifeyimika O. Ajaiyeoba --- University of Wisconsin-Parkside, USA Sofia Smeigh --- University of Texas at San Antonio, USA Juliet O. Osuji --- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, USAThe migration of highly educated and working professionals from Africa to more developed regions – commonly referred to as “brain drain” – is a significant issue that undermines the continent's socioeconomic progress. This paper provides a systematic literature review of... -
Using interactive SMS support groups to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission in South Africa: a qualitative analysis of social and psychological benefits
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Cindy A. Crusto --- , USA Samantha Pittenger --- Yale University School of Medicine, USA Jessica Costeines --- Yale University School of Medicine, USA Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha --- Tufts University School of Medicine, USA Anna Kydd --- SHM Foundation, UK Maretha Visser --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Thu Do --- Gilead Sciences, USA Andrea Dean --- Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children’s Hospital, USA Brian Forsyth --- Yale University School of Medicine, USAAlthough advances have been made in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV, social and psychological factors associated with learning of an HIV diagnosis and living with HIV during pregnancy can impact medication adherence and health outcomes. Mobile technology... -
Language matters: dietitians’ lived experiences of language barriers during nutrition counselling with Sesotho-speaking mothers in the first 1 000 days of life
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Phozia Jansen --- University of the Free State, South Africa Lucia N Meko --- University of the Free State, South Africa Louise van den Berg --- University of the Free State, South Africa -
Factors driving pre-exposure prophylaxis uptake among students at six Gauteng province universities: An application of Pender’s Health Promotion Model
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Paul Potsane --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa Charlene Downing --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa Patrick Ndayizigamiye --- College of Business & Economics, University of Johannesburg, South AfricaBackground: South Africa has the world’s highest HIV prevalence rate (12.7%), with university students disproportionately affected. While HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) is an effective preventive measure for high-risk individuals, its uptake among university students remains low, which hinders progress toward... -
Assessment of HIV/AIDS-related stigma and knowledge gaps among healthcare providers in Egypt
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Salma M. A. Mansour --- Egyptian Intellectual Property Authority, Egypt Rahma Mohamed --- Cairo University Hospitals HIV Clinic, Cairo University, Egypt Moses Shongwe --- , United Kingdom Eman Raslan --- , Ahmed Cordie --- Cairo University Hospitals HIV Clinic, Cairo University, Egypt Mohamed AbdAllah --- National Research Center, Egypt Shadw Osama Helal --- Cairo University Hospitals, Egypt Kareem Essam Aiad --- Specialised Medical Centers, Egypt Salma Ghoneim --- Cairo University, Egypt Mohamed Khaled Elshirbeny --- Nasser Institute Hospital for Research and Treatment, Specialised Medical Centers, Egypt Mohamed Gamal Ahmed --- Elsahel Teaching Hospital, Egypt Saeed Soliman --- ,Background: Stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV (PLHIV) in healthcare settings are significant barriers to achieving Egypt’s 95–95–95 targets and ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030. Misconceptions among healthcare professionals (HCPs) can negatively affect testing,... -
Universal Health Service Coverage under threat? A study of the effects of PEPFAR HIV funding on UHC
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Lazarus Muchabaiwa --- UNAIDS, Kenya Charles Birungi --- UNAIDS, Kenya Melissa Sobers --- UNAIDS, Kenya Jaime Atienza Azcona --- UNAIDS, SwitzerlandIntroduction: While the effects of the US government’s sudden pause of foreign aid on the global HIV response have been well documented, little is known about the likely impact on universal health coverage (UHC) in recipient countries. This study assesses... -
Feasibility, challenges, and lessons learned in implementing antiretroviral adherence club models in Northern Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ramadhani Abdul --- Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands Lukas Van Duffel --- Doctors with Africa Collegio Universitario Aspiranti Medici Missionari (CUAMM), Tanzania Giulia Martelli --- Doctors with Africa Collegio Universitario Aspiranti Medici Missionari (CUAMM), Tanzania Edda Ndyamukama Joel --- Doctors with Africa Collegio Universitario Aspiranti Medici Missionari (CUAMM), Tanzania Joyce Zacharia Misesemo --- Doctors with Africa Collegio Universitario Aspiranti Medici Missionari (CUAMM), Tanzania Tobias F. Rinke de Wit --- Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands Sayoki Mfinanga --- National Institute for Medical Research, Tanzania Anton Pozniak --- Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom Sabine Hermans --- Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development, University of Amsterdam, the NetherlandsIntroduction: In Tanzania, nearly 1.6 million adults were living with HIV in 2022, with an HIV prevalence rate of 4.4%. We piloted community health worker-managed adherence clubs in two clinics in Shinyanga, Tanzania. We previously demonstrated better stability in care... -
Assessing technological capability of innovative stress detection tools in forestry for the improvement of commercial production: a South African perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Regardt Ferreira --- School of Natural Resource Management, South Africa Kabir Peerbhay --- Sappi Shaw Research Centre, South Africa Josua Louw --- School of Natural Resource Management, South Africa Ilaria Germishuizen --- Institute for Commercial Forestry Research, South Africa Naeem Agjee --- Sappi Shaw Research Centre, South Africa Mikka Parag --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaThere is a constant need for efficient screening methods of plant physiological stress in nursery and plantation forestry systems. Most stress is assessed visually, which can be subjective and requires manpower that is time-consuming and expensive. However, as technology has... -
“We wait to become”: The politics of selfhood, culture and control in waiting mothers’ shelters
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Brenda Muchabveyo --- University of Free State, South AfricaIn this article, I explore how cultural norms, bodily autonomy and institutional control intersect in shaping maternal care in a waiting mothers’ shelter (WMS) in Mawadza, a rural community in Mutasa District, Zimbabwe. Looking through a symbolic interactionist lens, I... -
Invasion of Neltuma juliflora (mesquite) and its effects on soil physicochemical properties in a semi-arid rangeland of South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Siviwe Odwa Malongweni --- Sol Plaatje University, South AfricaInvasive species threaten ecosystem functions in African rangelands by altering soil properties, and affecting overall health and productivity. This study compared soil physicochemical characteristics under invasive Neltuma juliflora and native Vachellia karroo across two zones (beneath tree canopy versus open... -
Smartphone-based dietary assessment of food away from home and the risk of non-communicable diseases among young working adults in Johannesburg, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Swapnil Godbharle --- School of Tourism and Hospitality, University of Johannesburg, South Africa Hema Kesa --- School of Tourism and Hospitality, University of Johannesburg, South Africa Angeline Jeyakumar --- School of Tourism and Hospitality, University of Johannesburg, South Africa -
Drivers of food choice in three urban communities in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Nazeeia Sayed --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa Elizabeth Catherina Swart --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa -
The self-reported influence of social media on food choices of young adults at a tertiary institution in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: M Kreft --- Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa, C Lombard --- Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa, N Koen --- Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa, -
From data to decisions: the potential of real-time precision technologies to enhance adaptive grazing management for livestock ranchers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Justin D Derner --- USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Rangeland Resources and Systems Research Unit, USA J Gonzalo Irisarri --- University of Wyoming, Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, USA Edward J Raynor --- Colorado State University, AgNext, USA John P Ritten --- Colorado State University, AgNext, USA Clay A Lents --- USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Meat Animal Research Center, Livestock Biosystems Research Unit, USA Kaiyu Guan --- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Agroecosystem Sustainability Center and College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences, USA Bin Peng --- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Agroecosystem Sustainability Center and College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences, USA Lexuan Ye --- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Agroecosystem Sustainability Center and College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences, USA Greg Thoma --- Colorado State University, AgNext, USA Lauren M Porensky --- USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Rangeland Resources and Systems Research Unit, USA David J Augustine --- USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Rangeland Resources and Systems Research Unit, USAAdvances in on-animal sensors and remote sensing have generated vast data streams, but their impact on rancher decision-making remains limited due to fragmented and uncoordinated efforts. Integration of on-animal monitoring with remote sensing of the grazing resource base offers synergistic... -
Growth potential and productivity of the green macroalgae Ulva reticulata in a sustainable farming system in a coastal lagoon at Bambous Virieux, Mauritius
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: N Nazurally --- Department of Agricultural and Food Science, University of Mauritius, Mauritius D Beehary-Panray --- Environmental Protection and Conservation Organisation (EPCO), Resilient Island Endeavour (RISE) Project, Mauritius EC Gatteschi --- Cooperazione Internazionale Sud Sud (CISS), Resilient Island Endeavour (RISE) Project, ItalyUlva reticulata is a fast-growing green macroalga with high bioremediation and economic potential. Cultivation of this seaweed at Bambous Virieux in southeast Mauritius was undertaken to evaluate its growth potential and biological feasibility in a tropical lagoon. Over a 30-day... -
Hidden no more: A fifteen-year epidemiological assessment of HIV/AIDS in Libya and the urgent need for national action
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Hamza Saad --- University of Central Missouri, United States of AmericaBackground: In Libya, the HIV/AIDS epidemic has worsened over the past 10 years because of political instability, dilapidated health infrastructure, social stigma, and limited access to testing and treatment. While public health has a growing interest in addressing HIV issues,... -
Systematic scoping review on HIV services for males in Sub-Saharan Africa: Access, barriers, and research gaps
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Patience Manjengwa --- School of Health Systems and Public Health, University of Pretoria, South Africa Clarence Yah --- School of Health Systems and Public Health, University of Pretoria, South Africa Nozipho Musakwa --- Health Economics and Epidemiology Research Office, South Africa Alfred Musekiwa --- School of Health Systems and Public Health, University of Pretoria, South Africa -
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sexual and reproductive health performance indicators at public health care facilities in Ekurhuleni Health District, South Africa: An interrupted time series analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Podestah Surprise Mabale --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Anesu Marume --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Alfred Musekiwa --- University of Pretoria, South AfricaBackground: The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted essential health services globally, including sexual and reproductive health (SRH). -
Enhancing medical diagnosis with a machine learning-based symptom checker for health assessment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Sita Yadav --- Army Institute of Technology, India Manisha Dudhedia --- Marathwada Mitra Mandal’s College of Engineering Pune, India P. G. Chilveri --- CILPL, India Reena Mahapatra Lenka --- Symbiosis International (Deemed) University, India Radhika Vikas Kulkarni --- Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, India K. Nagaiah --- ICFAI University Raipur Chhattisgarh, IndiaThe growing incidences of chronic illnesses and increased complexity of medical diagnoses point to the desire to have effective, precise, and timely diagnostic instruments to assist medical personnel. The goal of the current study is to develop an ML-based system...
