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Leaf scorch on Pennisetum clandestinum dryland pastures induced by liquid urea ammonium nitrate fertilizer
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: G.D. Hefer --- Department of Grassland Science, Republic of South Africa V.G. Naiken --- Department of Grassland Science, Republic of South Africa N.M. Tainton --- Department of Grassland Science, Republic of South AfricaTransmission electron (TEM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) demonstrated that the application of liquid urea ammonium nitrate (UAN 32) fertilizer, in concentrated form, to dryland pastures resulted in leaf scorch and subsequent necrosis, irrespective of the level and concentration of... -
DIGESTION OF MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA BY OREOCHROMIS MOSSAMBICUS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa • Authors: F.C. de Moor --- , South Africa W.E. Scott --- , South AfricaThe mean assimilation efficiency of aquarium acclimatized Oreochromis mossambiaue fed on a diet of Microcystis aeruginosa collected from Hartbeespoort Dam was determined as 50,8% for total organic matter, 63,7% for protein and 75,5% for phosphorus. Transmission electron microscopic examination of... -
Sex during genital bleeding and risks for HIV infection: preliminary study of sexually transmitted infection clinic patients in Cape Town, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: SethC Kalichman LeicknessC SimbayiPracticing sexual intercourse in the presence of blood is a potentially important factor in facilitating HIV transmission. In the current study 149 men and 78 women receiving diagnostic and treatment services for repeated sexually transmitted infections (STI) in Cape Town,... -
Understanding fatalism in HIV/AIDS protection: the individual in dialogue with contextual factors
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Anna Meyer-WeitzMany people remain at risk of becoming HIV-infected despite large-scale prevention efforts. An exploratory study was conducted to investigate the determinants of a fatalistic attitude towards protecting the self from HIV/AIDS. The study utilised the Human Sciences Research Council's national,... -
Barriers to accessing PMTCT services in a rural area of South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Donald Skinner Sakhumzi Mfecane Tebogo Gumede Nomvo Henda Adlai DavidsDespite good intentions and commitment from providers, prevention-of-mother-to-child-transmission of HIV (PMTCT) services can be difficult for pregnant women to access, despite the provision of free health services for women and children. We examined the introduction of PMTCT services in a... -
Intrapartum practices to limit vertical transmission of HIV
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Antoinette du Preez Engela du Plessis Abel PienaarThe need to improve health services to HIV-positive women requires a specific focus on limiting mother-to-child transmission. Vertical transmission most often takes place during the intrapartum period; hence, it is essential to alert midwives to what constitutes safe or risky... -
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... -
Faithfulness to partners: a means to prevent HIV infection, a source of HIV infection risks, or both? A qualitative study of women's experiences in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: ThomasM Painter KassambaL Diaby DanielleM Matia LillianS Lin ToussaintS Sibailly MoïseK Kouassi EhounouR Ekpini ThierryH Roels StefanZ WiktorA cross-sectional study was carried out at a programme to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV (MTCT) at a public antenatal clinic in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. The objectives were to obtain information from women concerning their reactions to HIV test results... -
Key determinants of AIDS impact in Southern sub-Saharan Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Wayne Xavier ShanderaTo investigate why Southern sub-Saharan Africa is more severely impacted by HIV and AIDS than other parts of sub-Saharan Africa, I conducted a review of the literature that assessed viral, host and transmission (societal) factors. This narrative review evaluates: 1)... -
Cost-effectiveness analysis of infant feeding strategies to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Mandy Maredza --- MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt), School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Melanie Y Bertram --- MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt), School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Haroon Saloojee --- Division of Community Paediatrics, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Matthew F Chersich --- Centre for Health Policy, School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Stephen M Tollman --- MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt), School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Karen J Hofman --- MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt), School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, South AfricaDespite increasing availability of perinatal interventions to prevent mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV in South Africa, MTCT remains high due to breastfeeding. To inform policy decisions in the country, cost-effectiveness of alternative infant-feeding interventions was conducted. Mathematical modelling was used... -
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... -
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... -
Sexual networks and social capital: multiple and concurrent sexual partnerships as a rational response to unstable social networks
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Robert Thornton --- Department of Anthropology, South AfricaMultiple and concurrent sexual partnerships (MCP) are prevalent in southern Africa and have been identified as a primary cause of high HIV prevalence in this region. Sexual liaisons with multiple partners serve to increase the size and diversity of an... -
Tuberculosis: the implications for anaesthesia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: TA Jackson --- University of Cape Town, JM Thomas --- Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital,Tuberculosis is a common problem in South Africa, and provides a number of challenges for the anaesthetist. Patients may present in a variety of ways. Constitutional and pulmonary symptoms are the most common. These may impact on fitness for surgery... -
Understanding participation in a hospital-based HIV support group in Limpopo Province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: AS Heyer --- , Australia LH Mabuza --- Department of Family Medicine and PHC, South Africa ID Couper --- Division of Rural Health, Department of Family Medicine, South Africa GA Ogunbanjo --- Department of Family Medicine and PHC, South AfricaBackground: -
Knowledge of and misconceptions about the spread and prevention of HIV infection among older urban women attending the Tshwane District Hospital, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: W Rauf --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa S Hitchcock --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa A Rauf --- Department of Orthopaedics, South Africa PJ Becker --- Division of Clinical Epidemiology, South AfricaBackground: Statistics around the world show a rapid increase in HIV infection in the older population. Many older women remain sexually active and are therefore exposed to heterosexual transmission of HIV infection. Older women are most likely considered respected opinion... -
The perceptions of pregnant women, attending antenatal clinics, on the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV programme
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: VA Akeke --- Elizabeth Ross District Hospital, OO Oguntibeju --- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Wellness Sciences, S Govender --- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Faculty of Health Science,Background: The prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among women of reproductive age and children below the age of 15 years continues to increase, especially in the countries hardest hit by the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) epidemic. -
Uptake and factors that affect enrolment into the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus programme in rural Limpopo Province
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: OJ Ajewole --- Department of Family Medicine, BLW Sparks --- Department of Family Medicine, OB Omole --- Department of Family Medicine,Background: Before 2006, the uptake into the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) for HIV programme was low in South Africa. We determined PMTCT programme uptake, and identified factors that affected enrolment into the PMTCT programme in the rural Limpopo province. -
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... -
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 role of snail aestivation in transmission of schistosomiasis in changing climatic conditions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: O Rubaba --- College of Health Sciences, South Africa MJ Chimbari --- College of Health Sciences, South Africa S Mukaratirwa --- School of Life Sciences, South AfricaSchistosomiasis vector snails are subjected to extreme seasonal changes, particularly in ephemeral rivers and lentic waterbodies. In the tropics, aestivation is one of the adaptive strategies for survival and is used by snails in times of extremely high temperatures and... -
Voluntary medical male circumcision for HIV prevention in fishing communities in Uganda: the influence of local beliefs and practice
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Martin Mbonye --- MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, Uganda Monica Kuteesa --- MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, Uganda Janet Seeley --- MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, Uganda Jonathan Levin --- School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Helen Weiss --- MRC Tropical Epidemiology Group, United Kingdom Anatoli Kamali --- MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, UgandaLocal beliefs and practices about voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) may influence uptake and effectiveness. Data were gathered through interviews with 40 people from four ethnically mixed fishing communities in Uganda. Some men believed that wound healing could be promoted... -
Church representatives’ perspectives on masculinities in the context of HIV: the case of the Ecumenical HIV and AIDS Initiative in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Hendrew G Lusey --- World Council of Churches, The Ecumenical HIV and AIDS Initiative in Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo Monica Christianson --- Department of Nursing, Sweden Miguel San Sebastian --- Division of Epidemiology and Global Health, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Sweden Kerstin E Edin --- Department of Nursing, SwedenDespite a growing body of literature related to church leaders challenging dominant norms of masculinities that may enable the spread of HIV, research on masculinity issues among African church representatives who are policy makers is scarce. The objectives of this... -
Knowledge and practice of the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV guidelines amongst doctors and nurses at Odi Hospital, Tshwane District
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Kingsley Ogbonna --- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, South Africa Indiran Govender --- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, South Africa John Tumbo --- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, South AfricaBackground: Almost 60 million people are infected with and 25 million people have already died from HIV/AIDS. Sub-Saharan Africa is the region most affected, with 67% of all people living with HIV and 91% of all new infections amongst children... -
An examination of boundary value transmission problem with quadratic spectral parameter
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Guler Basak Oznur --- Gazi University, Turkey Yelda Aygar --- Ankara University, Turkey Nazlim Deniz Aral --- Bitlis Eren University, TurkeyThe main purpose of this study is to examine the properties of scattering solutions and scattering function of a difference equation subject to eigenparameter-dependent boundary and transmission conditions. In general, we are interested in a boundary value problem (BVP) generated... -
Evaluation of the prevention of mother-to-child transmission programme at a primary health care centre in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: OS Akinsanya --- Department of Public Health, UK JA Wiseberg-Firtell --- Department of Public Health, UK G Akpomiemie --- Reproductive Health & HIV Institute, University of the Witswatersrand, South Africa OV Adeniyi --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa RP Kaswa --- Department of Family Medicine, South AfricaAim: To evaluate the effectiveness of the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of the HIV programme at Levai Mbatha Community Health Centre (CHC), Evaton, South Africa. -
HIV transmission in twin pregnancy: Maternal and perinatal outcomes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: LL Makunyane --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa J Moodley --- Women’s Health and HIV Reproductive Group, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa MJ Titus --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South AfricaBackground: Despite over two decades of studies of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV, very little data is available on HIV transmission in twin pregnancies in Africa. -
“We have heard it together”: a qualitative analysis of couple HIV testing and counselling recruitment in Malawi’s Option B+ programme
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Nora E Rosenberg --- University of North Carolina Project, Malawi Rebecca Gross --- University of North Carolina Project, Malawi Tiwonge Mtande --- University of North Carolina Project, Malawi Suzanne Maman --- School of Public Health, USA Carol E Golin --- School of Medicine, USA Friday Saidi --- University of North Carolina Project, Malawi Olivia Manthalu --- University of North Carolina Project, Malawi Irving Hoffman --- University of North Carolina Project, Malawi Mina C Hosseinipour --- University of North Carolina Project, Malawi William C Miller --- University of North Carolina Project, MalawiEncouraging HIV-infected pregnant women to recruit male partners for couple HIV testing and counselling (CHTC) is promoted by the World Health Organization, but remains challenging. Formal strategies for recruiting the male partners of pregnant women have not been explored within... -
Horizontal transfer of OXA-23-carbapenemase-producing Acinetobacter species in intensive care units at an academic complex hospital, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Khine Swe Swe-Han --- Department of Medical Microbiology, South Africa Melendhran Pillay --- Department of Medical Microbiology, South Africa Desmond Schnugh --- Infection Control Services Laboratory, Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, South Africa Koleka P Mlisana --- Department of Medical Microbiology, South Africa Kamaldeen Baba --- Department of Medical Microbiology, National Health Laboratory Service, South Africa Manormoney Pillay --- Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, School of Laboratory Medicine & Medical Science, South AfricaIntroduction: Carbapenemase production is an important mechanism of carbapenem resistance in Acinetobacter species. This study investigated the presence of the carbapenem-hydrolysing class D β–lactamase- encoding genes, blaOXA-23 and blaOXA-58, and their association with the spread of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter species... -
International transmission of risk factor movements: The case of developed markets
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Hyung-Suk Choi --- School of Business, Korea Doojin Ryu --- College of Economics, Korea Heejin Yang --- School of Finance, KoreaUnder the Carhart four-factor system, this study examines the international transmission mechanism among country-specific risk factors by focusing on the cross-border transmission of factor innovation. We find that international stock markets are interrelated with respect to market, size, value and... -
Women’s breast-feeding meanings in the context of mother-to-child transmission of HIV
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Petro van der Merwe --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Mapula Mojapelo-Batka --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaThis study explored infant feeding practice meanings of HIV-positive mothers. Informants were eight black South African mothers (age range 18–29 years) enrolled in a mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) prevention programme. In-depth interviews on factors that influence exclusive breast-feeding were conducted with... -
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... -
Modifiable factors within the prevention of mother-to-child transmission programme associated with failure to prevent HIV transmission in the Onandjokwe district of Namibia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Flavia Strato Shayo --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa Bob Mash --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa -
Association between HIV/AIDS knowledge and stigma towards people living with HIV/AIDS in Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Sandra B Letshwenyo-Maruatona --- Institute of Health Sciences-Gaborone, Botswana Montlenyane Madisa --- Botswana College of Distance and Open Learning, Botswana Thokgamo Boitshwarelo --- Institute of Health Sciences-Gaborone, Botswana Botho George-Kefilwe --- Institute of Health Sciences-Gaborone, Botswana Caroline Kingori --- Department of Social and Public Health, USA Gillian Ice --- Department of Social Medicine, Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine and College of Health Sciences and Professions, USA Joseph A Bianco --- Department of Social Medicine, USA Marape Marape --- Marape & Marape Family Medical and Public Health Clinic, Botswana Zelalem T Haile --- Department of Social Medicine, Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, USAIn Botswana, an estimated 350 000 people live with HIV/AIDS. HIV/AIDS testing rates are low, suggesting that many other people remain undiagnosed. Stigma related to HIV/AIDS is prevalent and contributes to low testing rates and under-diagnosis of the virus. Identifying... -
Volatility transmission in maize futures markets of major exporters
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Ayesha Sayed --- Lecturer of Finance, School of Economic and Business Sciences, South Africa Christo Auret --- Head of Finance Division, School of Economic and Business Sciences, South AfricaThe United States, Brazil, Argentina and South Africa are the largest exporters of maize. This paper examines volatility transmission in maize futures listed on SAFEX, CBOT, MATBA (Argentina) and BMF (Brazil). Four multivariate GARCH models are employed to investigate the... -
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... -
HIV test coverage among pregnant women in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Aklilu Endalamaw --- , Ethiopia Demeke Geremew --- , Ethiopia Sisay Mulugeta Alemu --- , The Netherlands Sintayehu Ambachew --- , Ethiopia Hiwot Tesera --- , Ethiopia Tesfa Dejenie Habtewold --- , The NetherlandsIntroduction: A human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) test during pregnancy is the gateway to the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV. Estimating the national uptake of HIV tests among pregnant women is an important course of action. Thus, we pooled... -
A new type Sturm-Liouville problem with an abstract linear operator contained in the equation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: K. Aydemir --- Amasya University, Turkey O.Sh. Mukhtarov --- Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University, TurkeyIn this study we shall introduce to the consideration a new type Sturm-Liouville problem, which differs from the standard problems in that it contain nondifferential term in the equation. Namely, the equation contains an abstract linear operator B, which may... -
Preventing mother-to-child transmission: factors affecting mothers' choice of feeding — a case study from Cameroon
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Kenneth Ngwambokong Muko --- Catholic Health Service, Archdiocese of Bamenda, Cameroon Koubitim Ginnette Tchangwe --- St Martin de Porres Hospital, Valentine Che Ngwa --- St James University Hospital, UK Laah Njoya --- Fundong District Hospital, CameroonThis paper reports on factors influencing the decision of mothers regarding the type of feeding method for their babies in a rural setting in Cameroon. The aim of the study was to ascertain the proportion of mothers choosing the different... -
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... -
SISTA South Africa: The adaptation of an efficacious HIV prevention trial conducted with African-American women for isiXhosa-speaking South African women
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Dorina Saleh-Onoya [CXX0001] Nikia Danette Braxton --- Rollins School of Public Health Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Emory University , Sibusiso Sifunda --- Health Promotion R & D Unit, Medical Research Council (MRC), Priscilla Reddy --- Health Promotion R & D Unit, Medical Research Council (MRC), Robert Ruiter --- Maastricht University, Bart van den Borne [B0006] Tiffany Pennick Walters --- Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Delia Lang --- Rollins School of Public Health Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Emory University , Gina M Wingood --- Department of Behavioral Science and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health,Although new HIV treatments continue to offer hope for individuals living with HIV, behavioural interventions shown to reduce HIV risk behaviour remain one of the most powerful tools in curbing the HIV epidemic. Unfortunately, the development of evidencebased HIV interventions... -
Maternal HIV status and infant feeding practices among Ugandan women
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Pius Okong --- St Francis Hospital Nsambya, Praxedes Kituuka Namaganda --- Department of Paediatrics, St Francis Hospital Nsambya, Luciana Bassani --- St Francis Hospital Nsambya, Mary Mbidde Tabaro --- St Francis Hospital Nsambya, Francesca Zanetto --- St Joseph's Hospital, Edith Birungi Mwebaze --- Social Sector Planning and Management, Makerere University, Liliana Weimer --- Unit of Pharmacology and Therapy of Viral Diseases of the Department of Therapeutic Research, Istituto Superiore di Sanità (The Italian National Institute of Health), Lina Tomasoni --- Unit for Tropical and Imported Diseases, Spedali Civili General Hospital, Francesco Castelli --- Department for Mother and Child Care and Medical Biotechnologies, University of Brescia, Italy Marina Giuliano --- Unit of Pharmacology and Therapy of Viral Diseases of the Department of Therapeutic Research, Istituto Superiore di Sanità (The Italian National Institute of Health),To describe the infant feeding practices in the general population in Uganda, and to assess the impact of maternal HIV status on these practices, a questionnaire was administered to women attending the follow-up clinics for child vaccination. Among the mothers... -
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. -
Influence of the home environment on the prevention of mother to child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune-deficiency syndrome in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: A. Sewnunan --- , , South Africa L.M. Modiba --- , , South AfricaThe human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune-deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is still a ‘family crises’ which marks the beginning of the deterioration of the family unit and the trauma in the emotional, psychological and material lives of both the mother and... -
The Achilles’ heel of prevention to mother-to-child transmission of HIV: Protocol implementation, uptake, and sustainability
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Violeta J. Rodriguez --- , , USA Richard P. LaCabe --- , , USA C. Kyle Privette --- , , USA K. Marie Douglass --- , USA Karl Peltzer --- , South Africa Gladys Matseke --- , South Africa Audrey Mathebula --- , South Africa Shandir Ramlagan --- , South Africa Sibusiso Sifunda --- , South Africa Guillermo “Willy” Prado --- , USA Viviana Horigian --- , , USA Stephen M. Weiss --- , , USA Deborah L. Jones --- , , USAThe Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS proposed to reduce the vertical transmission of HIV from ∼72,200 to ∼8300 newly infected children by 2015 in South Africa (SA). However, cultural, infrastructural, and socio-economic barriers hinder the implementation of... -
Effect of a multicomponent behavioural PMTCT cluster randomised controlled trial on HIV stigma reduction among perinatal HIV positive women in Mpumalanga province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- , South Africa Suat Babayigit --- , , USA Violeta J. Rodriguez --- , , USA Jenny Jean --- , USA Sibusiso Sifunda --- , South Africa Deborah L. Jones --- , , USABackground: We evaluate the impact a multicomponent, behavioural, prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT), cluster randomised controlled trial on HIV stigma reduction among perinatal HIV infected women in rural South Africa. Methods: In a cluster randomised controlled trial, twelve... -
How is becoming pregnant whilst HIV-positive? Voices of women at a selected rural clinic in Mpumalanga Province of South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Livhuwani Muthelo --- University of Limpopo, South Africa Judith Prudence Mgwenya --- University of Limpopo, South Africa Rambelani Nancy Malema --- University of Limpopo, South Africa Tebogo Mothiba --- University of Limpopo, South Africa -
Factors associated with buying sex and the knowledge that condoms prevent HIV among long-distance truck drivers at Kazungula weighbridge terminal, Chobe District, Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Wada Gaolaolwe --- Lobatse Institute of Health Sciences, Botswana Mathildah Mokgatle --- Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South AfricaBackground: Long-distance truck drivers (LDTDs) have a higher rate of HIV infection compared to the general population. This is due to their living and working conditions which predispose them to riskier sexual behaviours. Inadequate knowledge of HIV and AIDS, coupled... -
HIV infections averted at PEPFAR-APIN clinics in Nigeria: a ten-year retrospective evaluation of the clinical outcomes of post-exposure prophylaxis services
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Abdulmuminu Isah --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Nneka Uchenna Igboeli --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Obinna Felix Dim --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Azubuike Amos Ekwuofu --- University of Nigeria, NigeriaIntroduction: Nigeria contributes a high fraction to the global burden of HIV infections. Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) is a proven strategy to prevent transmission of the virus. The aim of this study was to determine the clinical outcomes of PEP in... -
Transgenerational transmission in psychoanalysis: A phenomenology of dislocating errands
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology • Authors: Maurice Apprey --- University of Virginia, USAIn the process of psychical transmission from one generation to the next, who asks what of whom? The evocative expression of an ‘errand’ suggests that a subject is sent on a mission, sent in error, wanders away, and returns home,... -
A review of the reported and future potential ecological impacts of the invasive freshwater snail Tarebia granifera in South Africa.
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: JJ Pearson --- North-West University, South Africa R Gerber --- North-West University, South Africa W Malherbe --- North-West University, South Africa NJ Smit --- North-West University, South Africa L de Necker --- North-West University, South AfricaThe Southeast Asian gastropod Tarebia granifera is an invasive freshwater snail across several continents. Our review summarises the impacts of this invasive snail on invaded aquatic ecosystems. The most important impacts are those related to their ability to reproduce quickly... -
Evaluating the implementation of prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Mwanza district hospital, Malawi
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: John Bester Kalumbi --- Peking University, ChinaIntroduction: Globally, mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV significantly contributes to paediatric HIV infections. Effective prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) programs aim to achieve the World Health Organization’s target of less than 5% transmission rates. This study evaluated the implementation of... -
Minority cuisines of Istanbul and their contribution to the formation of Istanbul cuisine
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Banu Özden --- Istanbul Medipol University, TürkiyeIstanbul’s rich historical background has given rise to a cosmopolitan culinary culture. The Ottoman Empire played a significant role in shaping the local culinary culture, which was further enriched by the societies that coexisted under its auspices. Alongside the food...
