Prevention of cardiovascular disease among people living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa

S Okello, A Amir, GS Bloomfield, K Kentoffio… - Progress in …, 2020 - Elsevier
As longevity has increased for people living with HIV (PLWH) in the United States and
Europe, there has been a concomitant increase in the prevalence of cardiovascular disease …

How have researchers defined and used the concept of 'continuity of care'for chronic conditions in the context of resource-constrained settings? A scoping review of …

L Meiqari, T Al-Oudat, D Essink, F Scheele… - Health research policy …, 2019 - Springer
Background Within the context of the growing burden of non-communicable diseases
(NCDs) globally, there is limited evidence on how researchers have explored the response …

[HTML][HTML] Models of care for chronic conditions in low/middle-income countries: a 'best fit'framework synthesis

D Lall, N Engel, N Devadasan, K Horstman… - BMJ Global Health, 2018 - gh.bmj.com
Management of chronic conditions is a challenge for healthcare delivery systems world over
and especially for low/middle-income countries (LMIC). Redesigning primary care to deliver …

The comorbidity of HIV, hypertension and diabetes: a qualitative study exploring the challenges faced by healthcare providers and patients in selected urban and rural …

M Godongwana, N De Wet-Billings… - BMC health services …, 2021 - Springer
Background PLWH are living longer as a result of advancement and adherence to
antiretroviral therapy. As the life expectancy of PLWH increases, they are at increased risk of …

Role and knowledge of nurses in the management of non-communicable diseases in Africa: A scoping review

J Toniolo, EB Ngoungou, PM Preux, P Beloni - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background 31.4 million people in low-and middle-income countries die from chronic
diseases annually, particularly in Africa. To address this, strategies such as task-shifting from …

Undiagnosed hypertension in a workplace: the case of a logistics company in gauteng, south africa

M Bokaba, P Modjadji, KE Mokwena - Healthcare, 2021 - mdpi.com
A large proportion of the population with hypertension remains undiagnosed, untreated, or
inadequately treated, contributing to the rising burden of cardiovascular diseases in South …

[HTML][HTML] Diabetes self-management education; experience of people with diabetes

LM Dehkordi, S Abdoli - Journal of caring sciences, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Introduction: Diabetes self-management education (DSME) is a major factor which can
affects quality of life of people with diabetes (PWD). Understanding the experience of PWD …

[HTML][HTML] Rural South African community perceptions of antibiotic access and use: qualitative evidence from a health and demographic surveillance system site

JA Watkins, F Wagner, FX Gómez-Olivé… - The American Journal …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Knowledge and practices of rural South African populations with regard to antibiotic access
and use (ABACUS) remain understudied. By using the case of four villages in the north east …

Patients, caregivers and health‐care professionals' experience with an interdisciplinary intervention for people with multimorbidity in primary care: A qualitative study

PA Ngangue, C Forgues, T Nguyen… - Health …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Multimorbidity challenges the health‐care system and requires innovative
approaches. In 2015, a 4‐month patient‐centred interdisciplinary pragmatic intervention was …

The Sub-Saharan Africa Conference on Stroke (SSACS): an idea whose time has come

M Owolabi, FS Sarfo, R Akinyemi… - Journal of the …, 2019 - Elsevier
Stroke is a leading cause of global morbidity and mortality. Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA),
where an unprecedented rise in stroke burden is currently raging, has the highest age …