Browsing HEARD (Health Economics and HIV and AIDS Research Division of University of KwaZulu-Natal) by Issue Date
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Hegemonic masculinity and risky sexual behaviours in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(African - British Journals., 2021)This study assessed the relationship between hegemonic masculinity and HIV risky behaviours among men in UMgungundlovu district, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa. Methodology: The data was collected through a cross-sectional ... -
Analysing the economies of transactional sex amongst young people: case study of Madagascar.
(Elsevier., 2021)This article aims to explore the social and economic determinants of transactional sexual (TS) relationships in Madagascar, to explain the normalisation of this type of relationship amongst young women, and the increasing ... -
Age Matters: determinants of sexual and reproductive health vulnerabilities amongst young women who sell sex (16–24 years) in Zimbabwe.
(Elsevier., 2021)Introduction: Female sex workers bear a disproportionate burden of HIV and other poor sexual and reproductive health (SRH) outcomes which has led to the tailoring of SRH interventions to mitigate risk. Understanding of ... -
Assessing the impacts of COVID-19 on women refugees in South Africa.
(Oxford University Press., 2021)The global COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns and restrictions have had uneven impacts on populations and have deepened many pre-existing inequalities along lines of race, ethnicity, class, gender. Refugees have ... -
Economic and social dimensions influencing safety of induced abortions amongst young women who sell sex in Zimbabwe.
(Taylor & Francis., 2021)Globally, women, experience inequities in access to safe abortion services and this is most acutely felt in country contexts where legal abortions are highly restricted. Data around abortion amongst young women who sell ... -
Joint modelling of malaria and anaemia in children less than five years of age in Malawi.
(Elsevier., 2021)Background: Malaria and anaemia jointly remain a public health problem in developing countries of which Malawi is one. Although there is an improvement along with intervention strategies in fighting against malaria and ... -
Probing the context of vulnerability: Zimbabwean migrant women’s experiences of accessing public health care in South Africa.
(African Human Mobility Review., 2021)South Africa has a professed inclusive health policy that articulates that everyone is entitled to have access to health-care services, regardless of nationality and citizenship. However, several challenges exist for migrant ... -
Body image and antiretroviral therapy adherence among people living with HIV: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.
(BMJ Open., 2021)Introduction Adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) remains a key challenge to achieving the fast-track goal of ending the HIV epidemic by 2030. To provide a more comprehensive indication of whether interventions designed ... -
Stakeholders perceptions regarding implementing maternal and newborn health care programs in Rwanda.
(Springer Nature., 2021)Background: While maternal and newborn deaths has been decreasing since 2008 in Rwanda, there is room for improvement to meet its sustainable development goals. The maternal and newborn health care program needs to be ... -
Death and the sociocultural dimensions of forced relocations: experiences from the Tugwi-Mukosi displacement in Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe.
(Routledge., 2021)This article is an ethnographic inquiry into the cultural dimensions of forced relocations. It is based on the experiences of four resident anthropologists on the forced displacements at Tugwi-Mukosi in Masvingo province, ... -
Review of the inclusion of SRHR interventions in essential packages of health services in low and lower-middle income countries.
(Taylor & Francis., 2021)Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and universal health coverage (UHC) are fundamental to health as a human right. One way that countries operationalise UHC is through the development of an essential package ... -
Paediatric tuberculosis preventive treatment preferences among HIV-positive children, caregivers and healthcare providers in Eswatini: a discrete choice experiment.
(BMJ Open., 2021)Objective: Isoniazid preventive therapy initiation and completion rates are suboptimal among children. Shorter tuberculosis (TB) preventive treatment (TPT) regimens have demonstrated safety and efficacy in children and may ... -
Estimating the financial incentive for Caribbean teachers to migrate: an analysis of salary differentials using Purchasing Power Parity (PPP).
(University of the West Indies., 2021)The teaching stock within the Caribbean region has been eroded by migration to developed countries. Higher potential earnings are one of the motivating factors to move abroad, but little is known about the extent of the ... -
Why doesn't the decriminalization of same sex sexuality and sex work ensure rights? : the legality and social acceptance of transgressive sexualities in urban Mozambique.
(Springer., 2021)Background: The dependence on the law to direct people’s behaviour is known for its imperfections, yet it has become a mainstream response to social problems in modern day society. It is also the pathway through which ... -
Capacity development in pursuit of social change: an examination of processes and outcomes.
(Routledge., 2021)Understanding “what works” for capacity development support in an international development setting remains an important area for operational research. This mixed-methods study explored this topic within a global programme ... -
An evaluation of self-management outcomes among chronic care patients in community home-based care programmes in rural Malawi: a 12-month follow-up study.
(WILEY., 2021)This paper investigates the impact of community home-based care (CHBC) on self-management outcomes for chronically ill patients in rural Malawi. A pre- and post-evaluation survey was administered among 140 chronically ill ... -
Investigating the interrelations between systems of support in 13 to 18 year old adolescents: a network analysis of resilience promoting system in a high and middle-income country.
(WILEY., 2021)Adolescents’ ability to function well under adversity relies on a network of interrelated support systems. This study investigated how consecutive age groups differ in the interactions between their support systems. A ... -
The impact on HIV testing over 6 months when free oral HIV self-test kits were available to truck drivers in Kenya: a randomized controlled trial.
(Frontiers Media S.A., 2021)Background: Studies suggest that offering HIV self-testing (HIVST) increases short-term HIV testing rates, but few have looked at long-term outcomes. Methods: We conducted a randomized controlled trial (RIDIE 55847d64a454f) ... -
Community-based maternal and newborn interventions in Africa: systematic review.
(WILEY., 2021)Aim and objectives: This review analysed the implementation and integration into healthcare systems of maternal and newborn healthcare interventions in Africa that include community health workers to reduce maternal and ... -
Potential of pumpkin to combat vitamin A deficiency during complementary feeding in low and middle income countries: variety, provitamin A carotenoid content and retention, and dietary reference intakes.
(Taylor & Francis., 2021)The risk of child vitamin A deficiency (VAD) in low and middle income countries (LMICs) begins during the age range of complementary feeding (6–24months), when children are fed complementary foods (CFs) deficient in vitamin ...