Create employment for 1000 graduate students entering a hostile and drastically changed labour market
for the period of 3 years, as set out by the Pre....
A two-pronged study exploring the experiences and perspectives of young people in tertiary institutions and youth not in education, employment or trai....
The primary aim of this study is to conduct an indepth qualitative and quantitative research methodologies in order to gain a better understanding o....
The supplement will expand the implementation and evaluation component of the parent grant and support infrastructure strengthening for the conduct of....
Providing universal health coverage (UHC) through better maternal, neonatal, child and adolescent health (MNCAH) can benefit both parties through Nort....
The authors evaluate the impact a multicomponent, behavioural, prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT), cluster randomised controlled trial....
This study aimed to assess sexual risk behaviour and its social correlates in HIV-infected women living in rural South Africa at six and twelve months....
Unplanned pregnancies among college/tertiary female students pose a serious public health concern in South Africa (SA) and are associated with adverse....
Male partner involvement (MPI) can contribute to the success of programs aimed at preventing mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV. However, the....
Male partner involvement (MPI) during antenatal care has been promoted as an effective intervention to improve maternal and newborn health outcomes. A....
This study aimed to assess fertility intentions (planning to have more children in the future) and associated factors among pregnant and postpartum HI....
In South Africa, condom use continues to be promoted as one of the key barrier methods against unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted infection....
The possibility for all babies to be born and remain HIV-negative for the first year of life is achievable in South Africa. HIV-positive mothers??? ad....
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS proposed to reduce the vertical transmission of HIV from 72,200 to 8300 newly infected children by ....
Male partner involvement (MPI) in the implementation of PMTCT programmes has recently been highlighted as a key aspect that can lead to improved healt....
The HSRC 2012 population-based survey of national HIV prevalence, incidence and behaviour reported that there
were approximately 469 000 new HIV infe....
The purpose and objectives of the HSD Research Seminar Series
The seminar is one in a series of HSD research seminars that are organized and hosted by....
This paper describes the application of the IM in the development of an STI/HIV health education program, which can be integrated into the ITMC practi....
As part of a global plan, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) implemented a plan to reduce the prevalence of vertical transmis....
Among inmate populations in South Africa, there is limited information on how marital status impact heterosexual of the human immunodeficiency virus (....
South Africa's technical and vocational education and training (TVET) sector comprises 50 colleges with a joint enrolment of some 658 000 students and....
The first-ever study on HIV and AIDS-related knowledge, attitudes and behaviours of students and staff at South Africa's technical and vocational educ....
In rural South Africa, only two-thirds of HIV-positive pregnant women seeking antenatal care at community health centers took full advantage of 'preve....
This article reports on the association between ethnic identity and condom use among Black African men in the rural areas of the Eastern Cape Province....
HIV voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) is a cornerstone of the national strategic plan for HIV/AIDS treatment, care and support in South Africa. ....
The objectives of the studies is to provide provincially and nationally representative data, inform intervention development, inform policy developmen....
Background: The HIV epidemic has a devastating impact among South African women. The current study evaluated the efficacy of
SISTA South Africa, a cu....
The South African (SA) government has implemented comprehensive tobacco control measures in line with the requirements
of the Framework Convention on....
The study reports on the results of an empirical investigation of the education and recruitment processes used in HIV vaccine trials conducted in Sout....
In South Africa, voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) has recently been implemented as a strategy for reducing the risk of heterosexual HIV acqu....
A cross sectional study was conducted among 350 sexually active, mainly unemployed men between
the ages of 18 and 35 in KwaZulu-Natal. This study exam....
This study explores organisational and individual provider influences on prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) implementation at 12 commu....
South Africa leads the world with the number of people infected with HIV. Even with all attempts that have been made to curb HIV, it is still evident ....
Antiretroviral (ARV) adherence is essential to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV. This study compared self-reported adherence versus ARV det....
This study aimed to explore perspectives on the meaning of love and sexual relations amongst young men in KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. Gain....
Two studies evaluating the same behavioural intervention were conducted in two areas in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa using a randomized ....
The Sub-Saharan Africa region still remains the epicentre of the global HIV/AIDS epidemic. With regards to new paediatric HIV infections, almost 90% o....
The study investigated correlates of perceived HIV-related stigma among 673 HIV-positive women from rural Mpumalanga province, South Africa (mean age ....
We evaluate the impact of a multi-session cognitive behavioral prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) intervention on antiretroviral thera....
This study evaluated maternal factors associated with infant neurodevelopmental outcomes among HIV-exposed uninfected (HEU) infants in rural South Afr....
Stigma can exacerbate negative health outcomes in people living with HIV (PLWH). This longitudinal, cluster randomized controlled trial in rural Mpuma....
The COVID-19 outbreak is in an accelerating phase, and South Africa (SA) has had the highest number of documented cases during the early phase of the ....
Voluntary counselling and testing is one of the effective prevention strategies against the HIV/AIDS epidemic. This study investigated the psychosocia....
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 pandemic a public health emergency of international concern. South Africa, like many other c....
While many believe that exposure to COVID-19 affects mostly the elderly, youth are not impervious to the novel coronavirus. However, young people in m....
Disclosure of HIV serostatus is beneficial for women, their partners, and their infants as it enables women to actively participate in preventative ca....
Adequate information and knowledge about COVID-19 has been shown to induce the confidence and positive performance among healthcare workers (HCWs). Th....
Peoples confidence in the health system's capability in managing the COVID-19 pandemic can determine public support, risk perceptions, and compliance ....
South Africa has long endured a high prevalence of mental disorders at the national level, and its unique social and historical context could be a con....
Hypertension is the leading cardiovascular disease in Africa. It is increasing in prevalence due partly to the epidemiological transition that African....
In this brief we identify training gaps existing among healthcare professionals and recommend interventions to address these gaps, specifically among ....
Intimate partner violence (IPV) has been highlighted as one of the challenges to the effectiveness of the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission o....
This study aimed to investigate the association between Male Partner Involvement (MPI) and maternal health
outcomes among women attending Prevention o....
Male partner involvement (MPI) during the prenatal and postnatal periods has been proven to have a beneficial effect on infant development. Infants bo....
During the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa in March 2020, there was an urgent mobilization of healthcare workers (HCWs) who had to ....
