Browsing Magister Public Health - MPH (Public Health) by Author "Doherty, Tanya"
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Assessment of factors associated with incomplete immunization among children aged 12-23 months in Ethiopia
Mohammed, Raji Tajudeen (University of the Western Cape, 2016)Ethiopia has achieved its target for Millennium Development Goal 4 by recording 69 %reduction in its under-five mortality. The proportion of fully immunized children in Ethiopia has increased from 14 % in 2000 to 24 % in ... -
Assessment of the uptake of referrals by community health workers to public health facilities in Umlazi, Kwazulu-Natal
Nsibande, Duduzile (University of the Western Cape, 2011)Background: Globally, neonatal mortality (i.e. deaths occurring during the first month of life) accounts for 44% of the 11 million infants that die every year (Lawn, Cousens Zupan, 2005). Early detection of illness and ... -
Early impact of the Challenge TB Project on tuberculosis control in Osun state, Nigeria
Ijezi, Chukwuemeka Chike (University of the Western Cape, 2017)Mycobacterium Tuberculosis (MTB) is an endemic disease in Nigeria. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates the incidence rate for all forms of Tuberculosis at 322 per 100,000 population in Nigeria in 2014 (WHO, ... -
Evaluation of the effectiveness of prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) Interventions in two selected health facilities in Adamawa State, Nigeria
Itiola, Ademola Joshua (University of the Western Cape, 2017)Most (90%) Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) positive children are infected through mother to child transmission of HIV (MTCT). Without any interventions the risk of MTCT is between 20% and 45% at the final endpoint of ... -
Factors influencing infant feeding choices among mothers living with HIV in Francistown, Botswana
Motswere-Chirwa, Catherine (University of the Western Cape, 2018)In Botswana the National Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV programme and the National HIV/AIDS Treatment Guidelines are not fully aligned with current World Health Organization recommendations for best ... -
Missed opportunities for HIV diagnosis in children below 18 months in Thabo Mofutsanyana District, Free State Province
Bulara, Refuoe Cecilia (University of the Western Cape, 2021)Introduction A high burden of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) constitutes a key global public health concern. In South Africa, it is estimated that 260 000 children aged 0-14 years had HIV infection and only 63% of ... -
A qualitative feasability study to evaluate the use of a screening tool to detect neurocognitive deficits among perinatally HIV-infected children by primary health care workers
Moos, Anbrenthia (University of the Western Cape, 2020)Despite the effectiveness and scale-up of antiretroviral treatment (ART), HIV-Associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) still persist. Currently no gold standard tool exists to detect all forms of HAND, including major ...