COVID-19-related stigma within a rural South African community: A mixed methods analysis.

Autor: Duduzile P Mashinini, Nicole K Kelly, Palesa Mataboge, Frantasia Hill, Harish Nair, George Palattiyil, Kathleen Kahn, Audrey Pettifor

Publikováno v: PLoS ONE, Vol 19, Iss 7, p e0306821 (2024)

BackgroundInfectious disease-related stigma is a pervasive global issue that impedes disease control efforts by increasing reluctance to seek treatment or engagement in prevention behaviors for fear of ostracism. Despite this, there is limited resear

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Impact of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Crisis on Migrants on the Move in Southern Africa: Implications for Policy and Practice

Autor: John A. Mushomi, George Palattiyil, Paul Bukuluki, Dina Sidhva, Nellie D. Myburgh, Harish Nair, Francis Mulekya-Bwambale, Jacques L. Tamuzi, Peter S. Nyasulu

Publikováno v: Health Systems & Reform, Vol 8, Iss 1 (2022)

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) knows no borders and no single approach may produce a successful impact in controlling the pandemic in any country. In Southern Africa, where migration between countries is high mainly from countries within the Sou

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/f279f71e3f714393a8d7d0ad323523a0

COVID, Communication and Care Homes: A Staffs’ Perspective of Supporting the Emotional Needs of Families

Autor: Jo Hockley, Trish Hafford-Letchfield, Sarah Noone, Bruce Mason, Lynn Jamieson, Rikke Iversholt, Kerry Musselbrook, George Palattiyil, Dina Sidhva, Neil Quinn, Sumeet Jain, Linda McKie, Debbie Tolson

Publikováno v: Journal of Long-Term Care, Iss 2021 (2021)

An important part of care home life is the support given to older residents by their families/friends through regular visiting. Social visits to residents by their families ceased in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and residents were confined to th

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/3a2da187158e41cd8b569920bae2d940

'How to Live a Good Life'

Autor: George Palattiyil, Ann-Christin Zuntz, Harish Nair, Paul Bukuluki, Kalyango Ronald Sebba

Publikováno v: Palattiyil, G, Zuntz, A-C, Nair, H, Bukuluki, P & Sebba, K R 2022, ' “How to live a good life” : Self-managing reproductive health for adolescent refugees in Kampala ', Conflict and Society, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 38-56 . https://doi.org/10.3167/arcs.2022.080103

This article provides an ethnographically informed critique of the humanitarian self-management model that informs reproductive health trainings for young urban refugees in Kampala, Uganda. It draws on interviews with 16 adolescent refugees, as well

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https://doi.org/10.3167/arcs.2022.080103

Disruption in accessing sexual and reproductive health services among border populations during COVID-19 lockdown in Uganda

Autor: Paul Bukuluki, Peter Kisaakye, Francis Mulekya, John Mushomi, Chrispus Mayora, George Palattiyil, Dina Sidhva, Harish Nair

Publikováno v: Bukuluki, P, Kisaakye, P, Mulekya, F, Mushomi, J, Mayora, C, Palattiyil, G, Sidhva, D & Nair, H 2022, ' Disruption in accessing sexual and reproductive health services among border populations during COVID-19 lockdown in Uganda ', Journal of Global Health, vol. 12, 04065 . https://doi.org/10.7189/jogh.12.04065

BackgroundThe spread of COVID-19 exposed the inadequacies inherent in the health care systems of many countries. COVID-19 and the attendant demands for emergency treatment and management put a significant strain on countries’ health care systems, i

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https://www.pure.ed.ac.uk/ws/files/292722044/disruption.pdf