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Understanding the factors that discourage young people from accessing youth friendly health services in Mbale district, Uganda
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Primary healthcare services in Uganda and sub-Saharan Africa are, for the most part, geared to the needs of adults. There are considerable gaps in delivering sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services for young people ...
Risk factors for poor blood pressure control in hypertensive patients on treatment in Manzini, Eswatini
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
There is an alarming number of uncontrolled hypertensive patients on treatment seen daily in out-patient clinics across Eswatini. Many have the avoidable complications of uncontrolled hypertension, such as renal failure ...
Evaluating the effectiveness of digital oral health promotion on knowledge, self-check, and self-care practices of students at a Durban college, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
A novel concept in oral health is the use of digital healthcare communication tools in a primary preventative approach to address the enormous challenges posed by oral health disease burdens on limited health budgets. This ...
Nutrition knowledge, attitudes, practices, and self-efficacy for adolescent girls living with HIV in the kingdom of Eswatini, Manzini region
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Nutrition is essential for adolescents living with HIV as it promotes long-term health and wellness by ensuring the maintenance of good body strength and weight as well as replacing vitamins and minerals. Good nutrition ...
Factors associated with glycaemic control in people living with HIV and Diabetes mellitus within integrated care models in City of Cape Town primary health care facilities
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
In the Eastern and Southern African regions, 16 million people living with HIV (PLHIV) are accessing treatment for HIV and are therefore linked to care. Many of these access points occur within vertical HIV care programmes. ...
Remote working and labour legislation in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
The coronavirus pandemic has caused working arrangements to evolve to remote work across the globe, which has become an area of concern for labour legislation, particularly in South Africa. The Labour Relations Act 66 of ...
Intervention strategy to improve pmtct programme implementation for HIV-exposed children in a rural sub-district in North West province
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Despite the remarkable general decrease of mother-to-child transmission in the global HIV
response, a high number, 84%, of child HIV infections are occurring in Sub-Saharan Africa,
particularly in rural areas. Mother-to-child ...
HIV managers’ perceptions and experiences regarding implementing HIV policies at primary health care facilities in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
The implementation of policy involves translating the goals and objectives of a policy into action. One major problem involved with implementing HIV policy within the Western Cape, South Africa is that there is a lack of ...
Exploring the barriers to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis for men who have sex with men and transgender women in Harare metropolitan province, Zimbabwe
(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 ...
The University of the Western Cape protecting women from intimate partner violence in South Africa: Evaluating whether the state fulfilled its legal obligations during the Covid-19 lockdown
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
The COVID-19 lockdown regulations in South Africa were put in place to protect its citizens from the spread of the virus, however certain restrictions consequently endangered women. Comparing gender-based violence statistics ...