Browsing Research Articles (School of Health Systems and Public Health (SHSPH)) by Author "Basu, Debashis"

Browsing Research Articles (School of Health Systems and Public Health (SHSPH)) by Author "Basu, Debashis"

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  • Barriers to tuberculosis care delivery among miners and their families in South Africa : an ethnographic study 
    Adams, L.V.; Basu, Debashis; Grande, S.W.; Craig, S.R.; Patridge, M.T.; Panth, N.; Redd, V.T.; Phalaste, M.; Singo, A.; Ntshekang, K.; Osewe, P.; Mulley, A.G. (International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 2017-05)
    SETTING : South African miners suffer the highest tuberculosis (TB) rates in the world. Current efforts to stem the epidemic are insufficient. Historical legacies and persistent disease burden demand innovative approaches ...
  • Decreased severity of disease during the first global Omicron variant COVID-19 outbreak in a large hospital in Tshwane, South Africa 
    Abdullah, Fareed; Myers, J.; Basu, Debashis; Tintinger, Gregory; Ueckermann, Veronica; Mathebula, M.; Ramlall, R.; Spoor, S.; De Villiers, T.; Van der Walt, Z.; Cloete, Jeane; Soma-Pillay, Priya; Rheeder, Paul; Paruk, Fathima; Engelbrecht, Adel; Lalloo, Vidya; Myburg, M.; Kistan, J.; Van Hougenhouck-Tulleken, W.G. (Wesley); Boswell, Michael T.; Gray, G.; Welch, R.; Blumberg, Lucille Hellen; Jassat, W. (Elsevier, 2022-03)
    INTRODUCTION : The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) first reported in Wuhan, China in December 2019 is a global pandemic that is threatening the health and wellbeing of people worldwide. To date there have been more ...
  • The effect of lockdown regulations on SARS-CoV-2 infectivity in Gauteng Province, South Africa 
    Pillai, Jayandiran; Motloba, P.; Motaung, K.S.C.; Ozougwu, L.U.; Ikalafeng, B.K.; Marinda, E.; Lukhele, M.; Basu, Debashis (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2020-11)
    BACKGROUND. On 26 March 2020, the South African (SA) government initiated a 21-day national level 5 lockdown which was subsequently eased off and downgraded to level 4 on 1 May and to level 3 on 1 June. The effect of ...
  • HIV and COVID-19 co-infection : mild infection or prolonged transmission 
    Pillai, Jayandiran; Motloba, P.; Peterson, V.R.; Motaung, K.S.C.; Ozougwu, L.U.; Ricci, E.D.; Bonfanti, P.; Basu, Debashis (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2020-12)
    BACKGROUND. Comorbid conditions may be associated with severe COVID-19. However, there is no evidence to suggest that people living with HIV have a higher risk of contracting SARS-CoV-2 or, if infected, have more severe ...
  • Multimorbidity : a new emerging epidemic 
    Basu, Debashis (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2020-03)
    Multimorbidity is defined as the presence of two or more longterm diseases at the same time. Complex multimorbidity is sometimes defined as four or more long-term diseases. It differs from comorbidity, in which there is ...
  • Poor cardiorespiratory fitness in first year medical students at a South African University 
    Borresen, Jill; Celie, Bert; Laubscher, Ria; Bac, Martin; Wood, Paola; Camacho, Tanya Chantelle de Sousa; Nolte, Kim; Schwellnus, Marianne; Basu, Debashis; Schwellnus, Martin Peter (Taylor and Francis, 2024)
    The personal health behaviours, including physical activity, of healthcare professionals influence their counselling practices as they relate to non-communicable diseases (NCDs). However, despite the importance of producing ...
  • Proactive measures to combat a SARS-CoV-2 transmission among high risk patients and health care workers in an outpatient dialysis facility 
    Pillai, Jayandiran; Motloba, Pagollang; Motaung, Keolebogile Shirley Caroline; Wallis, Carole; Ozougwu, Lovelyn Uzoma; Basu, Debashis (Frontiers Media, 2021-03)
    BACKGROUND: End-stage-renal-failure (ESRF) patients attending clustered out-patient dialysis are susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infection. Comorbidities render them vulnerable to severe COVID-19. Although preventative and ...
  • Response to the novel corona virus (COVID-19) pandemic across Africa : successes, challenges, and implication for the future 
    Ogunleye, Olayinka O.; Basu, Debashis; Mueller, Debjani; Sneddon, Jacqueline; Seaton, R. Andrew; Yinka-Ogunleye, Adesola F.; Wamboga, Joshua; Miljkovic, Nenad; Mwita, Julius C.; Rwegerera, Godfrey Mutashambara; Massele, Amos; Patrick, Okwen; Niba, Loveline Lum; Nsaikila, Melaine; Rashed, Wafaa M.; Hussein, Mohamed Ali; Hegazy, Rehab; Amu, Adefolarin A.; Boahen-Boaten, Baffour Boaten; Matsebula, Zinhle; Gwebu, Prudence; Chirigo, Bongani; Mkhabela, Nongabisa; Dlamini, Tenelisiwe; Sithole, Siphiwe; Malaza, Sandile; Dlamini, Sikhumbuzo; Afriyie, Daniel; Asare, George Awuku; Amponsah, Seth Kwabena; Sefah, Israel Abebrese; Oluka, Margaret; Guantai, Anastasia N.; Opanga, Sylvia A.; Sarele, Tebello Violet; Mafisa., Keabetsoe Refeletse; Chikowe, Ibrahim; Khuluza, Felix; Kibuule, Dan; Kalemeera, Francis; Mubita, Mwangana; Fadare, Joseph; Sibomana, Laurien; Ramokgopa, Gwendoline Malegwale; Whyte, Carmen J.; Maimela, Tshegofatso; Hugo, Johannes F.M.; Meyer, Johanna Catharina; Schellack, Natalie; Rampamba, Enos M.; Rampamba, Enos Muisaphanda; Visser, Adel; Alfadl, Abubakr; Malik, Elfatih M.; Malande, Oliver Ombeva; Kalungia, Aubrey C.; Mwila, Chiluba; Zaranyika, Trust; Chaibva, Blessmore Vimbai; Olaru, Ioana D.; Masuka, Nyasha; Wale, Janney; Hwenda, Lenias; Kamoga, Regina; Hill, Ruaraidh; Barbui, Corrado; Bochenek, Tomasz; Kurdi, Amanj; Campbell, Stephen; Martin, Antony P.; Phuong, Thuy Nguyen Thi; Thanh, Binh Nguyen; Godman, Brian (Frontiers Media, 2020-09)
    BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has already claimed considerable lives. There are major concerns in Africa due to existing high prevalence rates for both infectious and non-infectious diseases and limited resources in ...
  • Review of ongoing activities and challenges to improve the care of patients with type 2 diabetes across Africa and the implications for the future 
    Godman, Brian; Basu, Debashis; Pillay, Yogan; Mwita, Julius C.; Rwegerera, Godfrey Mutashambara; Anand Paramadhas, Bene D.; Tiroyakgosi, Celda; Okwen, Patrick Mbah; Niba, Loveline Lum; Nonvignon, Justice; Sefah, Israel Abebrese; Oluka, Margaret; Guantai, Anastasia N.; Kibuule, Dan; Kalemeera, Francis; Mubita, Mwangana; Fadare, Joseph; Ogunleye, Olayinka O.; Distiller, Larry A.; Rampamba, Enos M.; Wing, Jeffrey; Mueller, Debjan; Alfadl, Abubakr; Amu, Adefolarin A.; Matsebula, Zinhle; Kalungia, Aubrey; Zaranyika, Trust; Masuka, Nyasha; Wale, Janney; Hill, Ruaraidh; Kurdi, Amanj; Timoney, Angela; Campbell, Stephen; Meyer, Johanna Catharina (Frontiers Media, 2020-03-20)
    BACKGROUND : There has been an appreciable increase in the number of people in Africa with metabolic syndrome and Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) in recent years as a result of a number of factors. Factors include lifestyle ...
  • Role of clinical informatics in the implementation of universal health coverage 
    Maimela, T.C.R. (Tshegofatso); Mutshekwane, M.N.; Basu, Debashis (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2019-12)
    On 23 September 2019, the United Nations General Assembly held a high-level meeting on universal health coverage (UHC). This meeting, held under the theme ‘UHC: Moving together to build a healthier world’, aims to ...
  • A social vaccine for COVID-19 
    Basu, Debashis; Ramokgopa, Gwendoline Malegwale (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2020-08)
    The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a highly transmittable and pathogenic viral infection caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). It emerged from Wuhan, in the Hubei Province of ...