Browsing Faculty of Community and Health Sciences by Author "Knight, Lucia"
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The relationship between self-esteem and uptake of HIV counselling and testing among young women in South Africa
Budaza, Thokozile (University of the Western Cape, 2018)High HIV incidence among young women is a global public health concern with the potential for a huge impact on their lives. Several interventions have been identified to help reduce HIV incidence among young women, including ... -
Review of outcomes for isoniazid preventive therapy among HIV infected clients at a clinic in Swaziland
Musarapasi, Normusa (University of the Western Cape, 2019)Background: TB is one of the most common opportunistic infections in the HIV infected population. In 2014, of the 9.6 million people estimated to have TB globally, 1.2 million were also infected with HIV. In the same year ... -
Treatment adherence in TB/HIV co-infected patients in Mount Frere, Eastern Cape.
Mbunyuza, Lungelwa (University of Western Cape, 2020)Adequate levels of adherence to treatment for tuberculosis (TB) and HIV at the same time poses a problem for public health in South Africa. TB/HIV co-infected patients face many potential barriers to adherence to treatment ... -
What drives obstetric violence amongst nurses and midwives throughout the continuum of maternal health care in governmental hospitals and antenatal clinics in urban Western Cape
Dutton, Jessica (University of the Western Cape, 2022)Obstetric violence is a particular form of gender-based violence that harms women physically, emotionally and psychologically. Obstetric violence has been reported throughout South Africa in both the public and private ...