• Future proofing health in response to climate change and rapid urbanisation in Africa 

  Kamkuemah, Monika; Ayo-Yusuf, Olalekan Abdulwahab; Oni, Tolu (BMJ Publishing Group, 2024-04)

  Community oriented, integrated climate and health systems should include indigenous knowledge systems and capitalise on Africa’s young demographic, harnessing mobile technology to unleash a cadre of youth community climate ...
• Democratise and decolonise to decarbonise : how to reap health and climate benefits of transport infrastructure in Africa 

  Oni, Tolu; Thondoo, Meelan; Chikoko, Hastings (BMJ Publishing Group, 2024-11)

  Tolu Oni and colleagues argue that building healthy low carbon transport infrastructure in Africa’s rapidly growing cities requires addressing historical contexts, confronting power imbalances, and claiming transport as ...
• Body composition estimates from bioelectrical impedance and its association with cardiovascular risk 

  Kistan, Jesne; Wing, Jeffrey; Tshabalala, Khanyisile; Van Hougenhouck-Tulleken, W.G. (Wesley); Basu, Debashis (AOSIS, 2024-10)

  BACKGROUND: Screening for traditional risk factors of cardiovascular disease is well known in primary healthcare (PHC) settings. However, other risk factors through newer tools (such as bioelectrical impedance analysis ...
• Blood pressure increases are associated with weight gain and not antiretroviral regimen or kidney function : a secondary analysis from the ADVANCE trial in South Africa 

  Manne-Goehler, Jennifer; Fabian, June; Sokhela, Simiso; Akpomiemie, Godspower; Rahim, Nicholas; Lalla-Edward, Samanta Tresha; Brennan, Alana T.; Siedner, Mark J.; Hill, Andrew; Venter, Willem Daniel Francois (Wiley, 2024-07)

  INTRODUCTION : Recent evidence has raised questions about whether newer HIV treatment regimens, including dolutegravir (DTG) and tenofovir alafenamide (TAF), are associated with increases in blood pressure (BP). METHODS ...
• Navigating the troubled waters of higher education : a phenomenological study on the needs and challenges of first‑year clinical associate students in South Africa 

  Nel, Corne; Wolvaardt, Jacqueline Elizabeth (Liz); Du Toit, Pieter Hertzog (South African Medical Association, 2024-03)

  BACKGROUND: Clinical associates (ClinAs) are educated in decentralised learning platforms where they gain skills and a concrete understanding of the fundamental challenges of healthcare in remote and poverty-stricken ...
• Exploring medical curriculum leadership and management training : perspectives of doctors and medical educators in Botswana 

  Turner, A.C. (Astrid); Prozesky, D.; Kebaetse, M.B.; Wolvaardt, Jacqueline Elizabeth (Liz) (South African Medical Association, 2024-03)

  BACKGROUND: The University of Botswana Faculty of Medicine (UB FOM) is the only medical school in Botswana, and was opened to address shortages that other workforce strategies were not achieving at a sufficient rate. The ...
• I will find the best method that will work for me : navigating contraceptive journeys amongst South African adolescent girls and young women 

  Duby, Zoe; Bergh, Kate; Bunce, Brittany; Jonas, Kim; Slingers, Nevilene; Mathews, Catherine; Abdullah, Fareed (BioMed Central, 2024-08)

  BACKGROUND: Given that South Africa has one of the highest rates of pregnancy amongst adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) globally, the provision of contraceptives to this group has been a key focus in recent ...
• Association between prenatal exposure to indoor residual spraying insecticides and infection rates among South African children participating in the Venda Health Examination of Mothers, Babies and their Environment (VHEMBE) 

  Davis, Brooklyn; Eskenazi, Brenda; Bornman, Maria S. (Riana); Obida, Muvhulawa; Chevrier, Jonathan (Elsevier, 2024-03)

  Please read abstract in the article.
• Prevalence of silicosis among in-service Zambian copper miners 

  Mwansa, Connard (University of Pretoria, 2004)

  Objectives To determine the prevalence of silicosis among the in-service Zambian copper miners and identify which areas of operations and mines are mostly affected by silicosis. Design: Cross-sectional point ...
• Reassured evaluation of the Bioline HCV point-of-care testing for diagnosing hepatitis C virus infection in primary healthcare settings of Ghana : a study protocol 

  Duah, Evans; Ephraim, Richard K.D.; Mathebula, Evans Mantiri; Mashamba‑Thompson, Tivani Phosa (BMJ Publishing Group, 2024-11)

  INTRODUCTION: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a silent epidemic that needs a comprehensive and contextualised approach to manage. Access to readily available, affordable and acceptable HCV point-of-care (POC) in vitro ...
• Change management for services redesign in healthcare : a conceptual framework 

  Silvola, Sofia; Restelli, Umberto; Croce, Davide; Basu, Debashis (Pacini Editore Srl, 2024-10)

  INTRODUCTION : The introduction of process innovations in healthcare organizations faces challenges in knowledge sharing and incorporating best practices due to a strong professional autonomy, leading to resistance to ...
• Enhancing maternal health in Zambia : a comprehensive approach to addressing postpartum hemorrhage 

  Mubambe, Mulaya; Mwanza, Job; Moyo, Enos; Dzinamarira, Tafadzwa (Frontiers Media, 2024-08)

  No abstract available.
• A conceptual analysis of the public health-architecture nexus within rapidly developing informal urban contexts 

  Patrick, Sean Mark; Hugo, Jan; Sonnendecker, Paul Walter; Shirinde, Joyce (Frontiers Media, 2024-01)

  BACKGROUND: The interactions between people and places can have a significant impact on the wellbeing of individuals, particularly in warm, arid countries such as South Africa. Coupled to this are the various risks that ...
• House screening reduces exposure to indoor host-seeking and biting malaria vectors : evidence from rural South-East Zambia 

  Saili, Kochelani; De Jager, Christiaan; Masaninga, Freddie; Sangoro, Onyango P.; Nkya, Theresia E.; Likulunga, Likulunga Emmanuel; Chirwa, Jacob; Hamainza, Busiku; Chanda, Emmanuel; Fillinger, Ulrike; Mutero, Clifford Maina (MDPI, 2024-01-15)

  This study evaluated the impact of combining house screens with long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) on mosquito host-seeking, resting, and biting behavior. Intervention houses received house screens and LLINs, while ...
• Persistence and risk factors of occult hepatitis B virus infections among antiretroviral therapy-naïve people living with HIV in Botswana 

  Anderson, Motswedi; Phinius, Bonolo B.; Phakedi, Basetsana; Mudanga, Mbatshi; Bhebhe, Lynnette; Tlhabano, Girlie N.; Motshosi, Patience; Ratsoma, Tsholofelo; Baruti, Kabo; Mpebe, Gorata; Choga, Wonderful T.; Marlink, Richard; Glebe, Dieter; Blackard, Jason T.; Moyo, Sikhulile; Kramvis, Anna; Gaseitsiwe, Simani (Frontiers Media, 2024-05)

  AIM: This study aimed to determine the kinetics of occult hepatitis B virus infections (OBI) among people with HIV (PWH). METHODS: The study used archived plasma samples from longitudinal HIV natural history studies. ...
• High prevalence of pre-treatment and acquired HIV-1 drug resistance mutations among non-citizens living with HIV in Botswana 

  Mokgethi, Patrick T.; Choga, Wonderful T.; Maruapula, Dorcas; Moraka, Natasha O.; Seatla, Kaelo K.; Bareng, Ontlametse T.; Ditshwanelo, Doreen; Mulenga, Graceful; Mohammed, Terence; Kaumba, Pearl M.; Chihungwa, Moses; Marukutira, Tafireyi; Moyo, Sikhulile; Koofhethile, Catherine K.; Dickinson, Diana; Mpoloka, Sununguko W.; Gaseitsiwe, Simani (Frontiers Media, 2024-02)

  BACKGROUND: Approximately 30,000 non-citizens are living with HIV in Botswana, all of whom as of 2020 are eligible to receive free antiretroviral treatment (ART) within the country. We assessed the prevalence of HIV-1 ...
• Low prevalence of archived integrase strand transfer inhibitors resistance associated mutations in Botswana before the roll out of dolutegravir based first line antiretroviral therapy 

  Maruapula, Dorcas; Ditshwanelo, Doreen; Pema, Marea N.; Bareng, Ontlametse T.; Choga, Wonderful T.; Moraka, Natasha O.; Mokgethi, Patrick T.; Seatla, Kaelo K.; Koofhethile, Catherine K.; Zuze, Boitumelo; Gaolathe, Tendani; Pretorius-Holme, Molly; Lebani, Kebaneilwe; Makhema, Joseph; Novitsky, Vlad; Shapiro, Roger; Lockman, Shahin; Moyo, Sikhulile; Gaseitsiwe, Simani (Frontiers Media, 2024-10)

  BACKGROUND: We evaluated the prevalence of archived proviral drug resistance mutations (DRMs) associated with resistance to integrase strand transfer inhibitors (INSTIs) shortly before Botswana transitioned in 2016 to ...
• The Tuberculosis drug candidate SQ109 and its analogs have multistage activity against Plasmodium falciparum 

  Watson, Savannah Jade; Van der Watt, Mariette Elizabeth; Theron, Anjo; Reader, Janette; Tshabalala, Sizwe; Erlank, Erica; Koekemoer, Lizette L.; Naude, Mariska; Stampolaki, Marianna; Adewole, Feyisola; Sadowska, Katie; Pérez-Lozano, Pilar; Turcu, Andreea L.; Vázquez, Santiago; Ko, Jihee; Mazurek, Ben; Singh, Davinder; Malwal, Satish R.; Njoroge, Mathew; Chibale, Kelly; Onajole, Oluseye K.; Kolocouris, Antonios; Oldfield, Eric; Birkholtz, Lyn-Marie (American Chemical Society, 2024-08)

  Toward repositioning the antitubercular clinical candidate SQ109 as an antimalarial, analogs were investigated for structure−activity relationships for activity against asexual blood stages of the human malaria parasite ...
• E-cigarettes and harm reduction : a view from sub-Saharan Africa 

  Egbe, Catherine; Khan, Arshima; Scheibe, Andrew; Ayo-Yusuf, Olalekan Abdulwahab (BMJ Publishing Group, 2024-07)

  No abstract available.
• Gender differences in use of cigarette and non-cigarette tobacco products among adolescents aged 13-15 years in 20 African countries 

  Agaku, Israel Terungwa; Sulentic, Rose; Dragicevic, Adriana; Njie, Gibril; Jones, Candace K.; Odani, Satomi; Tsafa, Tina; Gwar, Joy; Vardavas, Constantine I.; Ayo-Yusuf, Olalekan Abdulwahab (European Publishing, 2024-01)

  INTRODUCTION : Examining gender differences in youth tobacco use is important as it aligns tobacco control within the context of broader human development goals seeking to eliminate gender inequalities. In this study, ...

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