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Browsing Research Articles (School of Health Systems and Public Health (SHSPH)) by UP Author "Mashamba‑Thompson, Tivani Phosa"
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Osei, Ernest; Agyei, Kwasi; Tlou, Boikhutso; Mashamba‑Thompson, Tivani Phosa (MDPI, 2021-07-09)Mobile health (mHealth) technologies have been identified as promising strategies for improving access to healthcare delivery and patient outcomes. However, the extent of availability and use of mHealth among healthcare ...
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Khumalo, Gugulethu Eve; Lutge, Elizabeth; Naidoo, Praba; Mashamba‑Thompson, Tivani Phosa (BMJ Publishing Group, 2020)INTRODUCTION : In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Community healthcare workers (CHWs) worldwide have been reported to be effective in strengthening ...
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Govere, Sabina M.; Galagan, Sean; Tlou, Boikhutso; Mashamba‑Thompson, Tivani Phosa; Bassett, Ingrid V.; Drain, Paul K. (BioMed Central, 2021-09-20)BACKGROUND : South Africa has not achieved the 90–90–90 goals, in part due to low rates of antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation among those aware of their HIV status. Perceived risk of HIV at the time of testing may ...
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Dlangalala, Thobeka Nomzamo; Musekiwa, Alfred; Brits, Alecia; Maluleke, Kuhlula; Jaya, Ziningi Nobuhle; Kgarosi, Kabelo; Mashamba‑Thompson, Tivani Phosa (MDPI, 2021-11-27)Tuberculosis (TB) is still a major public health concern, despite the availability of preventative and curative therapies. Significant progress has been made in the past decade towards its control. However, the emergence ...
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Achoki, Tom Nyandega; Sartorius, Benn; Watkins, David; Glenn, Scott D.; Kengne, Andre Pascal; Oni, Tolu; Wiysonge, Charles Shey; Walker, Alexandra; Adetokunboh, Olatunji O.; Babalola, Tesleem Kayode; Bolarinwa, Obasanjo Afolabi; Claassens, Mareli M.; Cowden, Richard G.; Day, Candy T.; Ezekannagha, Oluchi; Ginindza, Themba G.; Iwu, Chidozie Declan; Iwu, Chinwe Juliana; Karangwa, Innocent; Katoto, Patrick D.M.C.; Kugbey, Nuworza; Kuupiel, Desmond; Mahasha, Phetole Walter; Mashamba-Thompson, Tivani Phosa; Mensah, George A.; Ndwandwe, Duduzile Edith; Nnaji, Chukwudi A.; Ntsekhe, Mpiko; Nyirenda, Thomas Elliot; Odhiambo, Julius Nyerere; Asante, Kwaku Oppong; Parry, Charles D.H.; Pillay, Julian David; Schutte, Aletta Elisabeth; Seedat, Soraya; Sliwa, Karen; Stein, Dan J.; Tanser, Frank C.; Useh, Ushotanefe; Zar, H.; Zuhlke, Liesl J.; Mayosi, Bongani M.; Hay, Simon I.; Murray, Christopher J.L.; Naghavi, Mohsen (BMJ Publishing Group, 2022-05)BACKGROUND : Over the last 30 years, South Africa has experienced four ’colliding epidemics’ of HIV and tuberculosis, chronic illness and mental health, injury and violence, and maternal, neonatal, and child mortality, ...
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Dzobo, Mathias; Dzinamarira, Tafadzwa; Kgarosi, Kabelo; Mashamba‑Thompson, Tivani Phosa (BMJ Publishing Group, 2022-05)INTRODUCTION: Evidence shows that women in sub-Saharan Africa have high rates of cervical cancer (CC) mortality compared with women in high-income countries. Effective screening programs have significantly reduced the ...
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Dlangalala, Thobeka Nomzamo; Musekiwa, Alfred; Mashamba‑Thompson, Tivani Phosa (Nature Reseach, 2023-10-03)We assessed the impact of the pandemic on TB diagnostics at primary healthcare clinics (PHCs) during the different stages of COVID-19 in eThekwini district, South Africa. Data from the District Health Information System ...
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Manickum, Prabashni; Mashamba‑Thompson, Tivani Phosa; Naidoo, Rasmika; Ramklass, Serela; Madiba, Thandinkosi (Elsevier, 2021-05)BACKGROUND AND AIMS : This review aims to systematically map global evidence on foot-care knowledge and practices in relation to diabetes mellitus (DM) and identify areas that need further research. METHODS : Database ...
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Osei, Ernest; Kuupiel, Desmond; Vezi, Portia Nelisiwe; Mashamba‑Thompson, Tivani Phosa (BMC, 2021-01)BACKGROUND: The rapid growth of mobile technology has given rise to the development of mobile health (mHealth) applications aimed at treating and preventing a wide range of health conditions. However, evidence on the ...
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Jaya, Ziningi Nobuhle; Mapanga, Witness; Van Niekerk, Brian; Dlangalala, Thobeka Nomzamo; Kgarosi, Kabelo; Dzobo, Mathias; Mulqueeny, Delarise; Mashamba‑Thompson, Tivani Phosa (MDPI, 2022-07-26)BACKGROUND : Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are a major global healthcare burden, disproportionately affecting women. Self-sampling interventions for diagnostic purposes have the potential to improve STI healthcare ...
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Dzobo, Mathias; Dzinamarira, Tafadzwa; Maluleke, Kuhlula; Jaya, Ziningi Nobuhle; Kgarosi, Kabelo; Mashamba‑Thompson, Tivani Phosa (BMJ Publishing Group, 2023-04)OBJECTIVES : The objective of this scoping review was to map evidence on the acceptability of self-sampling for human papillomavirus testing (HPVSS) for cervical cancer screening among women in the sub-Saharan Africa ...
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Osei, Ernest; Mashamba‑Thompson, Tivani Phosa (Elsevier, 2021-03)The advances in mobile technologies and applications are driving the transformation in health services delivery globally. Mobile phone penetration is increasing exponentially in low-and middle-income countries, hence ...
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Jaya, Ziningi Nobuhle; Mapanga, Witness; Moetlhoa, Boitumelo; Mashamba‑Thompson, Tivani Phosa (BMC, 2024-01)BACKGROUND : Syndromic management in the main non-laboratory-based management approach for sexually transmitted infections (STI) in most low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) but it has limitations. Self-sampling has ...
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Nakwafila, Olivia; Sartorius, Benn; Shumba, Tonderai Washington; Dzinamarira, Tafadzwa; Mashamba‑Thompson, Tivani Phosa (BMJ Publishing Group, 2023-05)OBJECTIVE : To determine the most acceptable hypertension intervention package to promote hypertension adherence based on stakeholders’ perspectives. DESIGN : We employed the nominal group technique method and purposively ...
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Osei, Ernest; Nkambule, Sphamandla Josias; Vezi, Portia Nelisiwe; Mashamba‑Thompson, Tivani Phosa (MDPI, 2021-06-12)Mobile health devices are emerging applications that could help deliver point-of-care (POC) diagnosis, particularly in settings with limited laboratory infrastructure, such as Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The advent of ...
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Dlangalala, Thobeka Nomzamo; Musekiwa, Alfred; Mashamba‑Thompson, Tivani Phosa (Public Library of Science, 2022-12-20)INTRODUCTION : The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly impacted TB diagnostic services in high TB burden settings. This has caused cases to go undetected and increased the number of TB deaths in 2020. Renewed efforts to improve ...
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Torres, Neusa F.; Chibi, Buyisile; Kuupiel, Desmond; Solomon, Vernon P.; Mashamba‑Thompson, Tivani Phosa; Middleton, Lyn E. (BioMed Central, 2020-12)BACKGROUND: The global increase in the utilization of non - prescribed antibiotics (NPA), is concerning, with high persistence within the low and middle-income countries (LMICs). With a negative impact on the health of ...
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