Browsing Department of Global Health by Title
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The health and sanitation status of specific low-cost housing communities as contrasted with those occupying backyard dwellings in the city of Cape Town, South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: South Africa embarked on an ambitious program to rehouse the informally housed poor. These initiatives were formerly called the RDP and later the BNG programmes. This was aimed at improving the living ... -
Health care of the elderly at Tygerberg Geriatric Clinic and Goodwood Aftercare Hospital
(HMPG, 1980-03)Comprehensive geriatric care should receive nation-wide attention in order to realize its objectives. An analysis of patient problems at the Geriatric Clinic, Tygerberg Hospital and Goodwood Aftercare Hospital is presented. ... -
Health services : needs of the elderly in two black urban areas of the Cape Peninsula
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1991)The availability and utilisation of essential social and health services were studied in two urban areas, Langa, an established township well within the city boundaries, and Khayelitsha, a newly established and fast-growing ... -
The health status of the elderly receiving an old age pension in urban communities in the City of Cape Town
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In developing countries the increasing number of the aged are often viewed as a problem. In particular, the indigent elderly residing in poor urban areas are at risk of becoming marginalised and underserved. ... -
Health-promoting schools as a service learning platform for teaching health-promotion skills
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2014-03)Background. Health sciences students have traditionally been taught their practical skills in community health facilities. However, clinics and hospitals are not necessarily ideal settings for teaching students health-promotion ... -
Health-seeking behaviours of older black women living with non-communicable diseases in an urban township in South Africa
(BioMed Central, 2016)Background: Various studies have shown that non-communicable diseases (NCDs) especially diabetes and hypertension are prevalent among older women living in South African urban areas, placing a heavy burden on the healthcare ... -
Healthcare workers' adherence to infection prevention and control guidelines for respiratory infectious diseases : a rapid qualitative evidence synthesis
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2020-07-02)COVID-19 spreads easily between people who are in close contact, or through coughs and sneezes. As the number of cases continues to increase, healthcare workers (HCWs) are notably at risk as a result of frequency of contact ... -
Heavy alcohol use in adolescents : potential influences on nutritional status
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Introduction: Adolescents are recognised as a nutritionally at-risk group, as they have high nutritional demand for growth and development, poor eating behaviour as well as a propensity for unhealthy ... -
Heavy drinking and contextual risk factors among adults in South Africa : findings from the international alcohol control study
(BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2018)Background: There is limited information about the potential individual-level and contextual drivers of heavy drinking in South Africa. This study aimed to identify risk factors for heavy drinking in Tshwane, South ... -
HIV infection and the epidemiology of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease (IPD) in South African adults and older children prior to the introduction of a Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV)
(Public Library of Science, 2016)Introduction: Streptococcus pneumoniae is the commonest cause of bacteremic pneumonia among HIV-infected persons. As more countries with high HIV prevalence are implementing infant pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) ... -
HIV treatment as prevention : systematic comparison of mathematical models of the potential impact of antiretroviral therapy on HIV incidence in South Africa
(Public Library of Science -- PLOS, 2012-07)Background: Many mathematical models have investigated the impact of expanding access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) on new HIV infections. Comparing results and conclusions across models is challenging because models ... -
Home visits by community health workers in rural South Africa have a limited, but important impact on maternal and child health in the first two years of life
(BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2020-06-29)Background: More than 50% of Africa’s population lives in rural areas, which have few professional health workers. South Africa has adopted task shifting health care to Community Health Workers (CHWs) to achieve the ... -
Hospital malnutrition in children : what are the challenges?
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Household food security - What health professionals should know
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1998)Objectives. To determine national food security (availability) from national food production and consumption data and to compare 'available' consumption data with actual consumption data obtained from dietary surveys in ... -
How clinicians experience a simulated antiretroviral therapy adherence exercise : a qualitative study
(AOSIS, 2018-10)Background: With the shift of paediatric antiretroviral therapy (ART) from tertiary to primary health care, there has been a need to train clinicians working in primary health care facilities to support adherence to ... -
How diverse is the diet of adult South Africans?
(BioMed Central, 2011-04)Abstract. Background. The objective of the current study was to measure dietary diversity in South Africans aged 16 years and older from all population groups as a proxy of food security. Methods. A cross-sectional study ... -
Identifying flies used for maggot debridement therapy
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Identifying nutritional and life-style risk factors associated with the development of osteoporosis in women of Asian origin at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2006-12)INTRODUCTION: Postmenopausal osteoporosis is associated with significant morbidity, mortality, reduction in quality of life, and increasing health care costs OBJECTIVE: The study objective was to identify the risk factors ... -
Immunonutrition : a South African perspective
(Medpharm Publications, 2012)Clinical nutrition has evolved from providing nutrients to meet the patient’s needs to nutrition therapy that additionally aims to provide specific nutrients, or combinations thereof, which can reduce infection and improve ... -
The impact of a faculty development programme for health professions educators in sub-Saharan Africa : an archival study
(BioMed Central, 2015-03)Background: In 2008 the sub-Saharan FAIMER Regional Institute launched a faculty development programme aimed at enhancing the academic and research capacity of health professions educators working in sub-Saharan Africa. ...
