Browsing by Author "Cooper, Diane"
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Adherence to anti-retroviral treatment amongst HIV positive gay men and other men who have sex with men in Tshwane
Odumosu, Olusegun Murtala (University of Western Cape, 2019)Gay men and other men who have sex with men (MSM) and a subset within this group who are people who inject drugs (PWID) face difficulties when trying to access humanimmune deficiency virus (HIV)/ anti-retroviral treatment ... -
An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Interventions to Change the Knowledge of, Attitudes towards, and Practices around, TB and HIV of Inmates in the Western and Eastern Cape of South Africa
Best, Alison Margaret (University of the Western Cape, 2018)Tuberculosis (TB) and the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are major public health issues within South Africa, with TB the leading cause of death in 2015 in the country (Statistics South Africa, 2017). TB and HIV rates ... -
Assessing the influence of gender socialization on early adolescents’ behaviors and perceptions towards sexual and reproductive health and gender-based violence in low socio-economic, urban neighborhoods, Cape Town: a quantitative study
Kinoshita, Rinko (University of the Western Cape, 2023)Early adolescents (EAs), aged between 10 and 14, account for half of 1.2 billion adolescents worldwide. During early adolescence (EA), many EAs experience puberty and social and cognitive shifts. This is a period when ... -
An assessment of factors that determine usage of contraceptive services among adolescent women in Lesotho: An analytical cross-sectional study of Maseru city secondary school students
Matope, Florence Banda (University of Western Cape, 2021)In the Maseru district, the high prevalence of unintended pregnancies among adolescents aged between 15 to 19 years may be due to non-use of modern contraceptive methods. It is therefore important to investigate possible ... -
An assessment of uptake of long-acting family planning methods among women of childbearing age in Gweru district, Zimbabwe
Mureyani, Shakespear (University of Western Cape, 2021)The problem of the unmet need for contraception continues to affect contraceptive uptake particularly the use of long-acting reversible contraceptives. Globally, Sub-Saharan Africa is reported to have the highest unmet ... -
Exploring the guidance and attitudes regarding infant feeding options provided by Healthcare workers (HCWs) to HIV positive mothers of infants 0 – 12 months of age in South Africa
Roberts, Erin (University of the Western Cape, 2021)South Africa’s Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) policy guidelines of 2013 and its 2017 amendments recommend that mothers, including those living with HIV, exclusively breastfeed their infants until 24 months of age, ... -
Exploring the guidance and attitudes regarding infant feeding options provided by Healthcare workers (HCWs) to HIV positive mothers of infants 0 – 12 months of age in South Africa
Roberts, Erin (University of the Western Cape, 2021)South Africa’s Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) policy guidelines of 2013 and its 2017 amendments recommend that mothers, including those living with HIV, exclusively breastfeed their infants until 24 months of age, ... -
Harnessing Resilience: An exploration into individual and contextual factors that facilitate uptake of sexual and reproductive health services (SRHS) and HIV testing amongst South African youth
Cooper, Diane; Christie, Sarah Spence (University of the Western Cape, 2022)Youth is generally defined as young people between the ages of 14- 24 years, however, in South Africa the age range is extended to 34 years. In 2020, the estimated youth population (14-35 years) in South Africa was 20.1 ... -
Individual, social, economic and school factors that influence Seychellois teenage mothers returning to school after childbirth
Noshir, Cynthia (University of the Western Cape, 2017)Teenage childbearing interferes with girls' educational attainment in many settings, as it frequently marks the end of their schooling. While the right to education is guaranteed in the Constitution and its Education Act ... -
An investigation of the knowledge and attitudes of Adolescents towards the sexual and reproductive Health services in the Omaruru district, Namibia.
Mensah, Daniel Kweku Adabo (University of the Western Cape, 2020)Background- Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) problems continue to affect adolescents’ health and well-being even into their adulthood. Globally and especially within sub-Saharan Africa with a heavy burden of adolescent ... -
Loss to follow up from HIV care among workers in the South African Clothing And Textile Workers Union in Ethekwini District, Kwazulu Natal
Ziqubu, Sibusisiswe Noluthando (University of the Western Cape, 2019)Background: Human Immune Deficiency Virus (HIV) is a public health challenge worldwide. Antiretroviral therapies (ART) are medications that treat HIV virus infection by suppressing the virus and stopping progression of HIV ... -
Predictors of lost-to-follow-up amongst adolescents on antiretroviral therapy in an urban setting in Botswana
Farirai, John Tonderai (University of the Western Cape, 2018)There has been a recent increase in the proportion of adolescents living with HIV being enrolled on anti-retroviral therapy (ART) in Botswana, with more than 90% accessing this life saving therapy. A significant proportion ... -
Understanding the attitudes, perceptions and practices towards condom use in preventing HIV among university students: A qualitative exploratory study at a tertiary institution, Cape Metropole, Western Cape.
Kola, Beauty Nontuthuzelo (University of the Western Cape, 2018)HIV prevalence in South African youth aged 15-24 years was 7.1% in 2012, and is considered high (Shisana et al., 2014), suggesting that this population is highly vulnerable to HIV infection. Most students at the Higher ...