INTRODUCTION: Effective supply chain management (SCM) of point-of-care
(POC) tests for diseases like severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus
type 2 (SARS-CoV-2) requires active participation from diverse ...
AIM :
Breast cancer remains one of the most prevalent malignancies globally with a high mortality rate. South Africa has a number of policies in place designed to ensure that minimum delays are experienced by patients ...
BACKGROUND: The double burden of malnutrition (DBM) is a public health issue
characterised by the coexistence of undernutrition and overnutrition within
the same population, household, or individual. Undernutrition, ...
Mwase, Nandi S.; Patrick, Sean Mark; Wolvaardt, Jacqueline Elizabeth (Liz); Van Wyk, Mari; Junger, Washington; Wichmann, Janine(Springer, 2024)
BACKGROUND :
Globally, artificial intelligence (AI) is expanding in healthcare and public health and AI education for students in these fields will be essential. It is therefore important that future public health ...
BACKGROUND :
Population-based statistics on deaths from child abuse and neglect are only routinely available in countries that have reliable national statistics on child murder. For low-income and middle-income countries, ...
BACKGROUND : Previous global analyses, with known underdiagnosis and single cause per death attribution systems, provide only a small insight into the suspected high population health effect of sickle cell disease. Completed ...
Health care-associated infections (HCAIs) pose a substantial threat to immunocompromised individuals and represent a frequent adverse event in health care delivery. The aim of this study was to evaluate the global research ...
BACKGROUND : Diabetes is one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide, and affects people regardless of country, age group, or sex. Using the most recent evidentiary and analytical framework from the Global ...
Nigeria accounts for a substantial cholera burden globally, particularly in its northeast region, where insurgency is persistent and widespread. We used participatory group model building workshops to explore enablers and ...
BACKGROUND : Cervical cancer screening via HPV self-sampling holds great promise for increasing access to underserved and never-screened women. We aimed to understand the preferences of rural Zimbabwean women for different ...
In this paper, we explore the critical barriers that persons with disabilities face in accessing HIV services in the Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) region, despite significant advancements in overall accessibility. We ...
In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), 63% of new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections in 2021 were among women, particularly adolescent girls, and young women. There is a high incidence of HIV among pregnant and lactating ...
BACKGROUND : The aim of these clinical standards is
to aid the diagnosis and management of asthma in lowresource
settings in low- and middle-income countries
(LMICs).
METHODS : A panel of 52 experts in the field of ...
BACKGROUND :
Postnatal care (PNC) is a critical service for the health and well-being of new mothers and newborns. However, in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), most efforts to improve maternal and child health have been directed ...
OBJECTIVE :
To determine the trend in adolescent maternal deaths and deliveries over a period of 5 years and 9 months (July 2014–March 2020) at the Ekurhuleni Health District in South Africa.
METHODS :
The present ...
Radebe, Mantwa Portia; Moropeng, Mahlatse Lucky; Patrick, Sean Mark(Taylor and Francis, 2024)
BACKGROUND :
Although there are several health facilities with infrastructure to cater to healthcare services, there are still healthcare facilities with inadequate infrastructure in eThekwini Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal ...
BACKGROUND : This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of wheezing and its association with environmental tobacco smoke exposure among rural and urban preschool children in Mpumalanga province, South Africa, an area ...
BACKGROUND : Personal health behaviours and lifestyle habits of health professionals influence their counselling practices related to non-communicable diseases (NCDs). There are limited data on the prevalence of unhealthy ...