Browsing Research Articles (Family Medicine) by UP Author "Bhoora, Urvisha"

Browsing Research Articles (Family Medicine) by UP Author "Bhoora, Urvisha"

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  • Harm reduction in practice - the community oriented substance use programme in Tshwane 
    Scheibe, Andrew; Shelly, Shaun; Hugo, Johannes F.M.; Mohale, Matilda; Lalla, Sasha X.; Renkin, Wayne; Gloeck, Natasha; Khambule, Senzo; Kroucamp, Lorinda; Bhoora, Urvisha; Marcus, Tessa S. (AOSIS Open Journals, 2020-05)
    BACKGROUND: The Community Oriented Substance Use Programme (COSUP) is the first publicly funded, community-based programmatic response to the use of illegal substances in South Africa. It is founded on a systems thinking, ...
  • 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 ...
  • Methadone use for acute opioid withdrawal in Tshwane shelters during the COVID-19 lockdown 
    Siemens, Jo-Marie A.; Bhoora, Urvisha; Janse van Rensburg, Michelle (AOSIS, 2023-09-05)
    BACKGROUND : Temporary shelters were established for street-based people during the national level 5 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) lockdown. However, street-based substance users’ need to access substances was not ...