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  • Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on women's, maternal and child health services in Tshwane District, South Africa 
    Kruger, Annelet; Letebele-Hartell, Manei; Tshukudu, Mphailele; Moshime-Shabangu, Mpho; Manyane, Tabea; Van der Westhuizen, Maria; Mlangeni, Mary; Phoshoko, Setlola; Makau, Rebecca; Mfolo, Vivian; Masha, Maureen; Ramokolo, Vundli; Botha, Tanita; Feucht, Ute Dagmar (Health Systems Trust, 2022-12)
    BACKGROUND : The COVID-19 pandemic severely impacted healthcare service delivery globally. The aim of this study was to assess effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the uptake of routine healthcare services related to maternal, ...
  • A Family Medicine response to the COVID-19 lockdown : University of Pretoria perspective 
    Madela-Mntla, Edith; Ngcobo, Sanele (Health Systems Trust, 2022-12)
    BACKGROUND : The COVID-19 pandemic caused great social, political and economic disruption, and imposed unprecedented changes in work, lifestyle, service delivery and social interactions in South Africa and worldwide. ...
  • Cervical cancer screening in a population of black South African women with high HIV prevalence : a cross-sectional study 
    Musonda, Joyce Sikwese; Sodo, Pumla Pamella; Ayo-Yusuf, Olalekan Abdulwahab; Reji, Elizabeth; Musonda, John; Mabuza, Langalibalele Honey; Ndimande, John Velaphi; Akii, Jimmy; Omole, Olufemi Babatunde (Public Library of Science, 2022-11-15)
    Cervical cancer is largely preventable through early detection, but screening uptake remains low among black women in South Africa. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence and factors associated with ...
  • Tobacco use among a population of women attending cervical cancer screening programs in primary health care clinics in South Africa : a cross-sectional study 
    Njuguna, Christine; Francis, Joel Msafiri; Ayo-Yusuf, Olalekan Abdulwahab; Reji, Elizabeth; Akii, Agetta Jimmy; Ubabukoh, Samuel; Musonda, John Mukuka; Sikwese-Musonda, Joyce; Ndimande, John; Mabuza, Langalibalele Honey; Omole, Olufemi (African Field Epidemiology Network, 2022-09-08)
    INTRODUCTION : we determined the prevalence, patterns and factors associated with tobacco use among women presenting for cervical cancer screening in primary health care clinics in Gauteng province, South Africa. METHODS ...
  • Cervical cancer screening in women living with HIV attending primary care clinics in a health district, South Africa : a descriptive cross-sectional study 
    Saasa-Modise, Mmipe Lillian; Musonda, John Mukuka; Sikwese-Musonda, Joyce; Maseko, Nomvula Josephine; Hlophe, Lineo; Kubeka, Griffiths (African Field Epidemiology Network, 2022-09-20)
    INTRODUCTION : globally, cervical cancer remains a public health problem. It is ranked the fourth most common cause of women's cancer. In South Africa, it was the second most common cancer diagnosed in 2012. The disease ...
  • Undergraduate research - a tale of three African institutions 
    Delport, Rhena; Dreyer, Abigail; Maart, Ronel; MohamedSharif, Asma; Nekaka, Rebecca; Wolvaardt, Jacqueline Elizabeth (Liz) (Makerere University, Medical School, 2023-06-02)
    BACKGROUND : The inclusion of research in undergraduate medical curricula benefits students as well as the scientific community. Multiple studies report the presence of one or more barriers to research training in these ...
  • Retention of service users on opioid substitution therapy in the City of Tshwane, South Africa 
    Goeieman, Daniela S.; Nonyane, Dimakatso S.; Nzaumvila, Doudou; Janse van Rensburg, Michelle Nedine Schorn (AOSIS, 2023-01-30)
    BACKGROUND : Opioid substitution therapy (OST) is evidence-based treatment for opioid use disorders and, when taken as maintenance therapy, has proven health and social benefits. The benefits of OST are achieved through ...
  • Mental health symptoms among homeless shelter residents during COVID-19 lockdown in Tshwane, South Africa 
    Stonehouse, Joanelle; Grobler, Gerhard Paul; Bhoora, Urvisha; Janse van Rensburg, Michelle Nedine Schorn (AOSIS, 2023-04-03)
    BACKGROUND : In order to contain the spread of COVID-19 in South Africa during the national state of emergency, the Gauteng Department of Social Development established temporary shelters and activated existing facilities ...
  • The role of low-income and middle-income country prisons in eliminating Hepatitis C 
    Akiyama, Matthew J.; Kronfli, Nadine; Cabezas, Joaquin; Sheehan, Yumi; Scheibe, Andrew; Brahni, Taha; Naik, Kunal; Mashabela, Pelmos; Chan, Polin; Luhmann, Niklas; Lloyd, Andrew R. (Elsevier, 2022-07)
    Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a global health problem affecting 58 million people, 80% of whom live in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). In 2019, 1·5 million new HCV infections and 290 000 HCV-related deaths ...
  • Paediatric hospitalisations due to COVID-19 during the first SARS-CoV-2 omicron (B.1.1.529) variant wave in South Africa : a multicentre observational study 
    Cloete, Jeane; Kruger, Annelet; Masha, Maureen; Du Plessis, Nicolette Marie; Mawela, Dini; Tshukudu, Mphailele; Manyane, Tabea; Komane, Lekwetji; Venter, Marietjie; Jassat, Waasila; Goga, Ameena Ebrahim; Feucht, Ute Dagmar (Elsevier, 2022-05)
    BACKGROUND : South Africa reported a notable increase in COVID-19 cases from mid-November, 2021, onwards, starting in Tshwane District, which coincided with the rapid community spread of the SARS-CoV-2 omicron (B.1.1.529) ...
  • Diagnosis and treatment of opioid-related disorders in a South African private sector medical insurance scheme : a cohort study 
    Tlali, Mpho; Scheibe, Andrew; Ruffieux, Yann; Cornell, Morna; Wettstein, Anja E.; Egger, Matthias; Davies, Mary-Ann; Maartens, Gary; Johnson, Leigh F.; Haas, Andreas (Elsevier, 2022-11)
    BACKGROUND : The use of opioids is increasing globally, but data from low- and middle-income countries on opioid-related mental and behavioural disorders (hereafter referred to as opioid-related disorders) are scarce. This ...
  • Quantifiable plasma tenofovir among South African women using daily oral pre-exposure prophylaxis during the ECHO trial 
    Beesham, Ivana; Mansoor, Leila E.; Davey, Dvora L. Joseph; Palanee-Phillips, Thesla; Smit, Jennifer; Ahmed, Khatija; Selepe, Pearl; Louw, Cheryl; Singata-Madliki, Mandisa; Kotze, Philip; Heffron, Renee; Parikh, Urvi M.; Wiesner, Lubbe; Rees, Helen; Baeten, Jared M.; Beksinska, Mags (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2022-09)
    BACKGROUND : HIV endpoint–driven clinical trials provide oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) as HIV prevention standard of care. We evaluated quantifiable plasma tenofovir among South African women who used oral PrEP ...
  • High levels of pretreatment HIV-1 drug resistance mutations among South African women who acquired HIV during a prospective study 
    Beesham, Ivana; Parikh, Urvi M.; Mellors, John W.; Davey, Dvora L. Joseph; Heffron, Renee; Palanee-Phillips, Thesla; Bosman, Shannon L.; Beksinska, Mags; Smit, Jennifer; Ahmed, Khatija; Makkan, Heeran; Selepe, Pearl; Louw, Cheryl; Kotze, Philip; Hofmeyr, G. Justus; Singata-Madliki, Mandisa; Rees, Helen; Baeten, Jared M.; Wallis, Carole (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2022-10)
    BACKGROUND : Pretreatment HIV drug resistance (PDR) undermines individual treatment success and threatens the achievement of UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets. In many African countries, limited data are available on PDR as detection ...
  • Infrastructural inequality and household COVID-19 vulnerability in a South African urban settlement 
    Marcus, Simon M.; Marcus, Tessa S. (Springer, 2022-06)
    COVID-19 has highlighted the importance of household infrastructure in containing the spread of SARS-CoV-2, with Global South urban settlements particularly vulnerable. Targeted interventions have used area or dwelling ...
  • The impact of substance use disorders on families and carers : a scoping review 
    Swanepoel, Ilze; Geyer, Stephan; Marcus, Tessa S. (African Center for Research and Information on Substance Abuse, 2022)
    Substance Use Disorder (SUD) is a persistent and global public health and social problem. This scoping review explores and describes the impact that Substance Use Disorders (SUDs) have on families and carers. It draws on ...
  • Demographic and socio-economic risk factors associated with self-reported TB 
    Kapwata, Thandi; Breetzke, Gregory Dennis; Wright, Caradee Yael; Marcus, Tessa S.; Eales, O.O. (Owen) (International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 2022-01)
    BACKGROUND : The infectiousness of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is known to be shaped by the human environment, with research showing positive associations with poverty, homelessness and overcrowding, among other factors. ...
  • The demography and disease burden of the homeless shelter population of Tshwane during COVID-19 
    Germishuys, Paul S.; Smith, Selma; Hugo, J.F.M. (Jannie); Madela-Mntla, Edith; Botha, Tanita (AOSIS, 2022-12-20)
    BACKGROUND : Homeless people are a vulnerable population susceptible to physical and mental health care problems. There are, however, limited studies and information regarding the health of the homeless population. AIM : ...
  • Position paper on undergraduate palliative medicine education for doctors in South Africa 
    Burger, Henriette; Krause, Rene; Blanchard, Charmaine; Ambler, Julia; Ganca, Linda; Barnard, Alan; Meiring, Michelle; Ratshikana-Moloko, Mpho; Brits, Hanneke; Brand, Tracey; Scott, Mitchell; Mabuza, Langalibalele; Bac, Martin; Zele-Mqonci, Nozuko; Yogeswaran, Parimalaranie; Gwyther, Liz (AOSIS, 2022-07-07)
    BACKGROUND : Basic palliative care teaching should be included in training curricula for health care providers (HCPs) at all levels of the health service to ensure that the goal set by the South African (SA) National Policy ...
  • Managing acute opioid withdrawal with tramadol during COVID-19 lockdown in a peri-urban setting 
    Bhoora, Urvisha; Gloeck, Natasha; Scheibe, Andrew (AOSIS, 2022-09-28)
    BACKGROUND : The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has highlighted the scope of heroin dependence and need for evidence-based treatment amongst marginalised people in South Africa. Acute opioid withdrawal management ...
  • Current state of cannabis use, policies, and research across sixteen countries : cross-country comparisons and international perspectives 
    Ransing, Ramdas; De la Rosa, Pedro A.; Pereira-Sanchez, Victor; Handuleh, Jibril I. M.; Jerotic, Stefan; Gupta, Anoop Krishna; Karaliuniene, Ruta; De Filippis, Renato; Peyron, Eric; Gungor, Ekin Sonmez; Boujraf, Said; Yee, Anne; Vahdani, Bita; Shoib, Sheikh; Stowe, M.J.; Jaguga, Florence; Dannatt, Lisa; Da Silva, Alexandre Kieslich; Grandinetti, Paolo; Jatchavala22, Chonnakarn (Associacao de Psiquiatria do Rio Grande do Sul, 2022)
    INTRODUCTION : Varying public views on cannabis use across countries may explain the variation in the prevalence of use, policies, and research in individual countries, and global regulation of cannabis. This paper aims ...