Department of Global Health: Recent submissions
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Implementing COVID-19 response within the context of the broader health system : a proposed framework for Africa's policy makers
(Pan African Medical Journal, 2020-05-22)Heads of government in Africa responded to the COVID-19 pandemic by setting up high-level task forces at continental and national levels to coordinate preparedness and response strategies, in a bid to mitigate the spread ... -
New vaccine introductions in Africa before and during the decade of vaccines –are we making progress?
(Elsevier, 2019)Vaccines are excellent investments with far-reaching rewards beyond individual and population health, but their introduction into national programs has been historically slow in Africa. We provide an overview of the ... -
Sustainable workforce : South African Audiologists and Speech Therapists
(World Health Organization, 2020-07-01)Background: Audiologists and Speech Therapists play a vital role in addressing sustainable development goals by supporting people who are marginalised due to communication challenges. The global burden of disease and ... -
Factors associated with antiretroviral treatment failure among people living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy in resource-poor settings : a systematic review and meta analysis
(BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2020)Background: Despite the increase in the number of people accessing antiretroviral therapy (ART), there is limited data regarding treatment failure and its related factors among HIV-positive individuals enrolled in HIV care ... -
Mapping oral cancer research in South Africa
(South African Dental Association, 2018)The aim of the present study was to review the scope of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) research in South Africa, including its epidemiology, diagnosis, associated risk factors and management. All publications relating ... -
Strengthening pre-hospital clinical practice guideline development for South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : In 2016, the first evidence-based prehospital clinical practice guideline was developed for South African paramedics, replacing outdated and eminence-based practice protocols. Rather than de novo development, ... -
Innovation and incentives : role of the research funder in knowledge translation and scaling science
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Research and innovation are vital to global sustainable development and human prosperity. However, it is well documented that the creation of knowledge does not ensure its effective and ethical application. In ... -
Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding the prevention of type 2 Diabetes Mellitus among overweight and obese adults in Manzini, Eswatini : a cross-sectional study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Introduction: Being overweight or obese is one of the strongest risk factors for type 2 diabetes. Eswatini has a high prevalence of undiagnosed type 2 diabetes and half of its adults are either overweight ... -
Effect of female sex work-targeted community-based interventions along the HIV treatment cascade in sub-Saharan Africa : a systematic review protocol
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2020)Introduction: Female sex workers (FSWs) are a known high-risk group that are at increased risk of HIV transmission due to exposure to multiple sexual partners and inability to negotiate safe sex attributed to challenging ... -
An evaluation of the effectiveness of task-shifting health systems approaches, including community-based and pharmaceutical care models, for HIV treatment and prevention programs in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Southern Africa is the epicenter of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) pandemic having the highest burden of HIV globally. Although South Africa has made great strides with the roll-out of its ... -
Implications of COVID-19 in high burden countries for HIV/TB : a systematic review of evidence
(BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2020-10-09)Background: The triple burden of COVID-19, tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus is one of the major global health challenges of the twenty-first century. In high burden HIV/TB countries, the spread of COVID-19 among ... -
Impact of integrated district level mental health care on clinical and functioning outcomes of people with depression and alcohol use disorder in Nepal : a non-randomised controlled study
(BioMed Central, 2020-09-14)Background: Integration of mental health services into primary healthcare is proliferating in low-resource countries. We aimed to evaluate the impact of different compositions of primary care mental health services for ... -
Community health workers impact on maternal and child health outcomes in rural South Africa : a non-randomized two-group comparison study
(BioMed Central, 2020-09-17)Background: Home visits by paraprofessional community health workers (CHWs) has been shown to improve maternal and child health outcomes in research studies in many countries. Yet, when these are scaled or replicated, efficacy ... -
Exploring national human resource profile and trends of Prosthetists / Orthotists in South Africa from 2002 to 2018
(Taylor & Francis, 2020)Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) in 2017 estimated that around 35–40 million people require prosthetic or orthotic services. The Framework and Strategy for Disability and Rehabilitation 2015–2030 for South ... -
Validation of a roadmap for mainstreaming nutrition-sensitive interventions at state level in Nigeria
(BioMed Central, 2020)Background: National programs are often developed with little consideration to the sub-national local factors that might affect program success. These factors include political support, capacity for implementation of ... -
Plasma glutamine levels in relation to intensive care unit patient outcome
(MDPI, 2020)Low and high plasma glutamine levels are associated with increased mortality. This study aimed to measure glutamine levels in critically ill patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU), correlate the glutamine values ... -
Clinical evolution, management and outcomes of patients with COVID-19 admitted at Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa : a research protocol
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2020-08-06)Introduction The outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2 virus causing COVID-19, declared a global pandemic by the WHO, is a novel infection with a high rate of morbidity and mortality. In South Africa, 55 421 cases have been confirmed ... -
A qualitative analysis of perceptions of various stakeholders on nutrition-sensitive agricultural interventions, including the taxation on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), to improve overall health and nutrition in South Africa
(BioMed Central, 2020-09-03)Background: As a low-middle income country, South Africa has seen an upsurge in the double burden of malnutrition (DBM). Owing to the rising costs of obesity on healthcare in South Africa, the National Treasury implemented ... -
The effects of anti-inflammatory agents as host-directed adjunct treatment of tuberculosis in humans : a systematic review and meta-analysis
(BioMed Central, 2020-08-26)Background: The potential role of adjunctive anti-inflammatory therapy to enhance tuberculosis (TB) treatment has recently received increasing interest. There is, therefore, a need to broadly examine current host-directed ... -
Probiotic effect and dietary correlations on faecal microbiota profiles in irritable bowel syndrome
(Medpharm Publications, 2019)Objective: Probiotics and nutrient intakes modulate gastrointestinal (GIT) microbiota and symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The extent to which these factors influence the microbiota is relatively unknown. The ...
