A5008661698- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Diabetes Management and Education
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- ICT in Developing Communities
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Hearing Impairment and Communication
- Diabetes Management and Research
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Global Health and Surgery
- Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies
- Sexual function and dysfunction studies
- Participatory Visual Research Methods
- Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare
University of Cape Town
2020-2025
South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative
2022-2024
Mental health difficulties and mental disorders are common in adolescents living with HIV or who affected by because of HIV-affected households low- middle-income (LMICs) countries, but little is known about the interventions that target these individuals whether they effective.This systematic review aims to address gaps examining what has worked not support contexts (PROSPERO Number: CRD42018103269).A literature online databases from year 2000 2018, using Preferred Reporting Items for...
People living with multimorbidity in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) experience a high workload trying to meet the demands of self-management. In an unequal society like South Africa, many people face continuous economic uncertainty, which can impact on their capacity manage illnesses and lead poor health outcomes. Using precariousness - real perceived uncertainty as lens, this paper aims identify, characterise, understand associated self-management amongst precarious circumstances...
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2D) can negatively impact relationships which may affect health and disease management. This be moderated by positive communication between partners. Our aims were first, to identify ways in couples’ T2D each other. Second, we aimed explore how improving enhance self-management for people living with (PLWD) their partners South Africa. We conducted secondary data analysis of qualitative interview focus group from an intervention pilot study designed improve –...
Objectives Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a growing concern in South Africa, where many find self-management challenging. Behaviour-change health interventions are enhanced by involving partners of patients. We aimed to develop couples-focused intervention improve T2D among adults Africa. Design used the person-based approach (PBA): synthesising evidence from existing interventions; background research; theory; and primary qualitative interviews with 10 couples ascertain barriers facilitators...
Multimorbidity is an emerging challenge for health systems globally. It commonly defined as the co-occurrence of two or more chronic conditions in one person, but its meaning remains a lively area academic debate, and utility concept beyond high-income settings uncertain. This article presents findings from interdisciplinary research initiative that drew together 60 applied partners working 10 African countries to answer questions: how useful multimorbidity within Africa? Can be adapted...
People living with multimorbidity in economically precarious circumstances low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) experience a high workload trying to meet self-management demands. However, such as South Africa, the availability of social networks support structures may improve patient capacity, especially when are governed by cultural patterns linked Pan-African philosophy Ubuntu, which promotes solidarity through humanness human dignity. We explore mediating role Ubuntu plays people's...
The access to, use, and exchange of health information is crucial when strengthening public services improving to care. However, many system stakeholders, including community groups are perpetually excluded from accessing using information. This problematic as groups, themselves end-users care, well-positioned keep the accountable, provide feedback on quality services, identify emerging concerns. Using qualitative, ethnographic methods, this paper investigates different strategies used by...
We piloted the delivery of a prototype couples-focused intervention, 'Diabetes Together' with 14 people living diabetes (PLWD) and their partners, in Cape Town, South Africa 2022. aimed to: assess feasibility recruiting couples this setting; explore acceptability intervention materials changes needed; investigate whether our prespecified logic model captured how may work. used questionnaires, interviews focus groups after each workshop completed counselling. conducted process evaluation to...
Background Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), including South Africa, are currently experiencing multiple epidemics: HIV the rising burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), leading to different patterns multimorbidity (the occurrence two or more chronic conditions) than experienced in high income settings. These adversely affect health outcomes, increase patients’ perceived treatment, impact workload self-management. This paper outlines methods used a qualitative study exploring...
To explore the impact of diabetes on sexual relationships among men and women living with type 2 People (PLWD) their partners in Cape Town, South Africa.As part a larger study developing an intervention to improve mellitus (T2DM) self management, we conducted in-depth individual interviews 10 PLWD without about experiences T2DM, between July 2020 January 2021. We used inductive thematic analysis.Both felt that desires changed post-diagnosis, ways beyond biomedical issues. Although couples'...
Abstract Multimorbidity is an emerging challenge for healthcare systems globally. It commonly defined as the co-occurrence of two or more chronic conditions in one person, but suitability and utility this concept beyond high-income settings uncertain. This article presents findings from interdisciplinary research initiative that drew together 60 academic applied partners working 10 African countries to critically consider existing concepts definitions multimorbidity, evaluate their...
Background: The production, use and exchange of health information is an essential part the services, as it used to inform daily decision-making develop new policies, guidelines programmes. However, there little insight into how care workers (HCWs) get access when implementing Aim: This study explored multifaceted role within policy implementation processes aimed understand complexities experienced by HCWs who need adolescent profiles (AHPs), a criterion larger Adolescent Youth Friendly...
Background: International literature has evidenced that Deaf people have been disadvantaged during the COVID-19 pandemic; however, there is currently little research published within South African context. Objectives: This study investigated ways in which pandemic and its consequent response measures impacted adults Cape Town. Method: Using a descriptive approach, semi-structured, qualitative interviews were held with 15 Town, Africa. Participants purposively selected through local...
The importance of informal caregiving for chronic illness has been well established in African contexts but is underexplored the context HIV/NCD multimorbidity, particularly South Africa. Building on treatment burden theories that investigate workload illness, this paper explores how networks impact capacity people living with multimorbidity (PLWMM) low-income settings urban and rural Qualitative semi-structured interviews were carried out thirty sixteen caregivers between February April...
Abstract This paper examines the recently formed Movement for Change and Social Justice (MCSJ) in township of Gugulethu, Cape Town, South Africa. MCSJ is a health social justice movement that has an unusual trajectory—guided by political principles strategies Africa AIDS activism, inspired but also frustrated contemporary progressive public catalysed university research partnership at University Town (UCT) focused on innovative ways using information to spur community system action respond...