Browsing Magister Public Health - MPH (Public Health) by Subject "Anti-retroviral therapy"
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Acceptability of a home-based antiretroviral therapy delivery model among HIV patients in Lusaka district
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)BACKGROUND: The Zambian anti-retroviral therapy (ART) program has successfully enrolled over 770, 000 people living with HIV (PLWH), out of a population of 1.2 million PLWH. This tremendous success has overburdened the ... -
Assessment of health-related quality of life of adult highly active anti-retroviral therapy recipients at the Kagera Regional Hospital Tanzania
(University of Western Cape, 2009)HRQOL of HAART recipients at the Kagera region hospital was generally lower than that of the general population. However, their general health perceptions and mental health status were comparable to those of the general ... -
An assessment of the characteristics of adolescents at enrolment into anti-retroviral therapy, and factors influencing their retention into HIV care and treatment in Zimbabwe
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)This study was undertaken within the context of stagnation in the trend of new HIV infections among adolescents globally coupled with increasing mortality within this sub-population as well (UNICEF 2015 report). This ... -
Determining the level of non-booking for antenatal care and associated barriers as well as risk for mother to child transmission of HIV among pregnant women in Chitungwiza city, Zimbabwe
(University of Western Cape, 2020)PMTCT is an effective strategy in preventing paediatric HIV infection. In Zimbabwe the success of PMTCT is entirely dependent on pregnant women accessing antenatal care services and through that, getting linked to PMTCT. ... -
Prevalence and patterns of comorbidities in adult HIV-related admissions in a public regional hospital in KwaZulu-Natal
(University of Western Cape, 2021)South Africa has the largest burden of HIV in the world with 7.9 million people living with HIV and 4.4 million registered on antiretroviral therapy (ART) in 2017. KwaZulu-Natal is hardest hit by the HIV epidemic with a ...