Browsing School of Public Health by Author "George, Asha"
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The barriers to access for maternal health care amongst pregnant adolescents in the Mitchells Plain Sub-district
Erasmus, Michelle Olivia (University of the Western Cape, 2017)Adolescent pregnancy holds numerous health and social risks for mother and child. Adolescent access to maternal health services is of vital importance to ensure that pregnant adolescents receive timely and effective health ... -
Exploring the barriers to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis for men who have sex with men and transgender women in Harare metropolitan province, Zimbabwe
Sola, Takunda Adonis (University of the Western Cape, 2022)Zimbabwe has made great strides in lowering overall HIV incidence and prevalence rates. However, regardless of the type of epidemic or the local context, some defined groups referred to as key populations are at an increased ... -
Media representations of female genital mutilation: A thematic analysis of two Ugandan national English daily newspapers
Kiapi, Evelyn Matsamura (University of Western Cape, 2019)This study analyses media representations of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) in two Ugandan daily English newspapers. FGM/C is recognized by the World Health Organization as an extreme form of violation of the ... -
Perceptions of pregnant women on reasons for late initiation of antenatal care in Nkwen Baptist Health Center, North West Region, Cameroon
Warri, Denis (University of the Western Cape, 2018)Background: Antenatal care serves as a key entry point for a pregnant woman to receive a broad range of services and should be initiated at the onset of pregnancy (WHO, 2016). Cameroon has one of the highest maternal ... -
Power, people and processes: A gender analysis of adolescent health policy in South Africa
George, Asha (University of the Western Cape, 2022)The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the United Nations Global Strategy (2016-2030) emphasise that all women, children and adolescents ‘survive, thrive and transform’. A key element of this global policy framework ...