Psychological distress among South African healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic

Autor: Shandir Ramlagan, Ronel Sewpaul, Yolande Shean, Tenielle Schmidt, Alicia North, Sasiragha P. Reddy

Publikováno v: Curationis, Vol 47, Iss 1, Pp e1-e12 (2024)

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has placed immense pressure on healthcare workers (HCWs). Objectives: This study sought to find the prevalence and factors associated with psychological distress among HCWs in South Africa during the beginning phase

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Socio-economic differences in the uptake of HIV testing and associated factors in South Africa

Autor: Sean Jooste, Musawenkosi Mabaso, Myra Taylor, Alicia North, Yolande Shean, Leickness Chisamu Simbayi

Publikováno v: BMC Public Health, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2021)

Abstract Background Improved understanding of barriers to HIV testing is important for reaching the first of the UNAIDS 90–90-90 targets, which states that 90% of HIV positive individuals ought to know their HIV status. This study examined socio-ec

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/c8aad671475c4917876f3152e73e365e

'… It is like it has come up and stole our lives from us' The first 21 days: A rapid qualitative assessment of how different sectors of society experienced the COVID-19 lockdown in South Africa

Autor: Allanise Cloete, Alicia North, Shandir Ramlagan, Tenielle Schmidt, Lehlogonolo Makola, Jeremiah Chikovore, Donald Skinner, Sasiragha Priscilla Reddy

Publikováno v: Social Sciences and Humanities Open, Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp 100167- (2021)

We examined how different sectors of society experienced the first 21 days of the stay-at-home lockdown following the onset of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in South Africa. This rapid qualitative assessment was conducted remotely

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/5139e51dcd274ea382ce27bf83796587

The HIV Epidemic in South Africa: Key Findings from 2017 National Population-Based Survey

Autor: Khangelani, Zuma, Leickness, Simbayi, Nompumelelo, Zungu, Sizulu, Moyo, Edmore, Marinda, Sean, Jooste, Alicia, North, Patrick, Nadol, Getahun, Aynalem, Ehimario, Igumbor, Cheryl, Dietrich, Salome, Sigida, Buyisile, Chibi, Lehlogonolo, Makola, Lwando, Kondlo, Sarah, Porter, Shandir, Ramlagan, On Behalf Of The Sabssm V Study Group Contributors

Publikováno v: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; Volume 19; Issue 13; Pages: 8125

South Africa has the largest number of people living with HIV worldwide. South Africa has implemented five population-based HIV prevalence surveys since 2002 aimed at understanding the dynamics and the trends of the epidemic. This paper presents key

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35805784

Geographical variation in HIV testing in South Africa: Evidence from the 2017 national household HIV survey

Autor: Tarylee Reddy, Alicia North, Sean Jooste, Tenielle Schmidt, Myra Taylor, Musawenkosi Mabaso, Khangelani Zuma, Yolande Shean, Leickness C. Simbayi, Leonard Mwandingi, Portia Nevhungoni, Samuel O. M. Manda

Publikováno v: Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine
Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine; Vol. 22 No. 1 (2021)
Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp e1-e9 (2021)

Background:Identification of the geographical areas with low uptake of HIV testing could assist in spatial targeting of interventions to improve the uptake of HIV testing. Objectives:The objective of this research study was to map the uptake of HIV t

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https://doi.org/10.4102/sajhivmed.v22i1.1273