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Research Articles (School of Health Systems and Public Health (SHSPH)): Recent submissions
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(AOSIS, 2024-08-30)BACKGROUND : Dual HIV/syphilis testing may be an acceptable intervention to identify men with sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and at risk of HIV acquisition. OBJECTIVES : We sought to determine the acceptability, ...
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(AOSIS, 2024-05-29)BACKGROUND : The high burden of cryptococcal meningitis (CM) among people living with HIV persists despite widespread access to antiretroviral therapy. Efforts to prevent CM among people living with HIV could be hindered ...
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(AOSIS, 2024-04-04)These guidelines, developed by the South African Society of Psychiatrists (SASOP) and the Psychiatry Management Group (PsychMg) offer a comprehensive framework for conducting psychiatric independent medical examinations ...
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(AOSIS, 2024-09)BACKGROUND: Post-apartheid, the education system shifted its focus from a segregated education system to an inclusive education system, which resulted in greater consideration of the role and function of special needs ...
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(BMC, 2024-10)BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer remains a public health problem despite heavy global investment in health systems especially in low-and-middle-income countries (LMIC). Prophylactic vaccines against the most commonly detected ...
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(BMJ Publishing Group, 2024-09)BACKGROUND: Improving geographic access can aid in managing tuberculosis (TB) by enabling early diagnosis and treatment initiation. Although geospatial techniques have been used to map the transmission patterns of ...
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(BMJ Publishing Group, 2024-09)INTRODUCTION: Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are a significant public health concern globally, particularly affecting young women. Early diagnosis and treatment are essential to reducing or stopping the ...
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(American Medical Association, 2024-10)As of 2024, more than 1 billion people are estimated to be living with obesity worldwide. The glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1RA) and closely related glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP/GLP-1) ...
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(Elsevier, 2024-12)INTRODUCTION: The Atlas 2022 of African Health Statistics is a comprehensive tool that gives an overview of the health ecosystem in the African region. As such, it tracks progress towards globally agreed objectives, such ...
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(Frontiers Media, 2024-02)No abstract available.
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(Springer, 2024-07)Veterinary school is intense and represents a challenging time for students, and increasingly, veterinary students are being diagnosed with a variety of concerning mental health issues including stress, anxiety, and ...
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(MDPI, 2024-06)BACKGROUND : As mortality declined significantly during the fourth and fifth waves compared to previous waves, the question of the future role of COVID-19 vaccination arose among both experts and the public in South Africa. ...
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(Frontiers Media, 2024-09)Fruit- and vegetable-processing facilities may contaminate wastewater via contaminants found in the produce and disinfecting chemicals used. These contaminants may include agrochemicals, pesticides, and disinfectants ...
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(BMC, 2024-10)BACKGROUND : In recent decades, the literature on global partnerships in nursing and midwifery education, to enhance the quality of education and produce competent graduates in the labor market, is on the rise in Africa. ...
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(Frontiers Media, 2024-03)No abstract available.
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(Frontiers Media, 2024-05)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 ...
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(Health Systems Trust, 2024-10)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 ...
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(Frontiers Media, 2024-09)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, ...
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(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 ...
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(Elsevier, 2024-08)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, ...
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