Browsing by Subject "South Africa"
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A Qualitative Analysis of Family Support in HIV Care Management for Adolescents Living with HIV in Cape Town, South Africa
(2021)Background: South African adolescents living with HIV (ALWH) experience elevated risk for poor HIV-related outcomes due to challenges associated with HIV disease management. While previous research suggests that social support ... -
Age appropriate treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis in South Africa
(2017)Drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) is a threat to TB control globally. South Africa has the third highest epidemic of DR-TB – following only Russia and China, two much more populous countries. South Africa has stringent ... -
Analyses of pediatric isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans from South Africa.
(J Clin Microbiol, 2011-01)Compared to the incidence in adults, cryptococcosis is inexplicably rare among children, even in sub-Saharan Africa, which has the highest prevalence of coinfection with HIV and Cryptococcus neoformans. To explore any mycological ... -
Caregiver descriptions of joint activity routines with young children with autism spectrum disorder in South Africa.
(Pediatric medicine (Hong Kong, China), 2019-03-13)Background:Coaching caregivers to deliver Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Intervention (NDBI) strategies to their young child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) could help address the provider capacity barrier in ... -
Correlates of HIV testing among abused women in South Africa.
(Violence Against Women, 2011-08)Gender-based violence increases a woman's risk for HIV but little is known about her decision to get tested. We interviewed 97 women seeking abuse-related services from a nongovernmental organization (NGO) in Johannesburg, ... -
Descriptors and Correlates of Sex Trading Amongst Active Methamphetamine Users in Cape Town, South Africa
(2015)Introduction: South Africa has witnessed a tremendous rise in methamphetamine consumption since the year 2000. Sex trading is a phenomenon that has been observed in active drug users, globally and within South Africa, and ... -
Effectiveness of Respondent Driven Sampling in Engaging Methamphetamine Users in HIV Prevention Research in Cape Town, South Africa
(2014)South Africa has a substantial HIV epidemic as well as a rising methamphetamine use problem, particularly in Cape Town. Respondent driven sampling (RDS) may be a useful tool for engaging vulnerable and hard-to-reach populations ... -
Hypertension Analysis from the National Income Dynamics Survey-South Africa Field Work in Zimbabwe Investigating the usefulness of Home Blood Pressure Monitors to Control Hypertension
(2010)This study was conducted using data that was collected as part of the National Income Dynamic Study(NIDS). We hypothesized that in the NIDS study conducted in South Africa this phenomenon would be observed as a rise in the ... -
"If You Don't Take a Stand for Your Life, Who Will Help You?": A Qualitative Study of Men's Engagement with HIV/AIDS Care in Rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
(2015)The needs of South African men with HIV are often overlooked in providing healthcare for people living with HIV/AIDS, leading to unique needs and experiences for men seeking HIV/AIDS healthcare. Compounding this phenomenon ... -
Intimate Life Together: A Decolonial Theology
(2017)Disease metaphors dominate Christian theological discourses that equate sex with sin. When Christianity is imagined to “cure” sexuality, religious communities push out those members who are perceived to threaten the health ... -
Intimate Partner Violence among Female Students at a Rural University in Limpopo Province, South Africa: A Mixed Methods Study with Intervention Implications
(2017)Background: Limpopo Province has the highest rates of intimate partner violence (IPV) in South Africa, with data suggesting that over half of women experience IPV in their lifetimes. However, data among young, university... -
Key Stakeholder Perspectives on the Feasibility of Implementing Early Childhood Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Interventions in South Africa
(2017)Background: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a major public health challenge worldwide. Early intensive intervention services have been shown to reduce core ASD symptomatology, but there are many barriers to implementing ... -
Labor Attrition between South Africa’s Public and Private Health Sectors: A Mixed-Methods Case Study of KwaZulu-Natal Dietitians
(2018-04-25)The South African health care system has a highly inequitable distribution of human and financial resources. The private sector only serves 28-38% of the population but has 59% of medical specialists. Applying the concept ... -
Multilocus sequence typing of serially collected isolates of Cryptococcus from HIV-infected patients in South Africa.
(J Clin Microbiol, 2014-06)Patients with cryptococcal meningitis in sub-Saharan Africa frequently relapse following treatment. The natural history and etiology of these recurrent episodes warrant investigation. Here, we used multilocus sequence typing ... -
National Health Insurance in South Africa: Implications for Equity
(2011-12)This project examines the African National Congress’ most recent proposal for national health insurance in South Africa. By analyzing its ability to build upon the successes and avoid the pitfalls of past policies, this ... -
Oral pre-exposure prophylaxis uptake, adherence, and adverse events among South African men who have sex with men and transgender women.
(Southern African journal of HIV medicine, 2022-01)<h4>Background</h4>HIV prevention programmes that include pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women (TGW) in South Africa have not been widely implemented.<h4>Objectives</h4>The ... -
Pediatric Lupus in South Africa
(2015)Background: In North America and Europe, SLE is more common and severe in people of African extraction than in Caucasians; however, the epidemiology of SLE in Africa is largely undetermined. Historically, the incidence of ... -
Predictors and outcomes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteremia among patients with HIV and tuberculosis co-infection enrolled in the ACTG A5221 STRIDE study.
(BMC Infect Dis, 2015-01-13)BACKGROUND: We evaluated predictors and outcomes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteremia among participants undergoing baseline mycobacterial blood culture in the ACTG A5221 STRIDE study, a randomized clinical trial comparing ... -
Predictors of police brutality in a group of methamphetamine users in Delft, Cape Town, South Africa
(2017)Introduction: Police brutality is a form of violence that negatively impacts health globally. Illegal drug use increases the likelihood that substance users will meet police globally. Methamphetamine use trends in South ... -
Pregnancy, alcohol intake, and intimate partner violence among men and women attending drinking establishments in a Cape Town, South Africa township.
(J Community Health, 2012-02)The highest rates of fetal alcohol syndrome worldwide can be found in South Africa. Particularly in impoverished townships in the Western Cape, pregnant women live in environments where alcohol intake during pregnancy has ...
