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Knowledge mobilisation on a continental scale: Raising awareness of the eCOVID-19 RecMap in Sub-Saharan Africa
No full text17th Public Health Association of South Africa (PHASA) Conference. Gqeberha, South Africa. 10-13 September 2023
Promoting research transparency - Interventions to improve the publication and dissemination of trial evidence: A scoping review
Full text linkPoster presented at the 27th Cochrane Colloquium , London UK from the 3-6 September 2023
Introducing the Cochrane nutrition & public health thematic group
No full textPresented at the Cochrane Colloquium, London, UK from 3-6 September 2023
Circumstances and attrition of alcohol-related rapes in the South African criminal justice system
No full textGAPC 2023 Conference in Cape Town, 24-26 October 2023.Study Settings & Methods: RAPSSA Study - the first national study of investigation, prosecution and adjudication of rape matters reported to the police. Aims: Deepen understanding of epidemiology, context and circumstances of rape to inform prevention “Track” case progression/attrition within the criminal justice system and Investigate (amenable) factors for case attrition Findings & Recommendations: Alcohol intoxication is a situational factor that affects the collection of evidence and impedes possibilities of securing justice for victims through pathways involving prosecutor biases about the credibility of evidence and perception of the potential for convictability. Qualitative data shows that prosecutors are motivated to pursue cases where they perceive higher convictability and that contribute to meeting performance targets. Continual gender-affirming training is a necessary intervention to address the prosecutor biases and rape stereotyping that negatively impact case outcomes. Given the limitations of statement evidence in such cases, there is a need for the NPA to investigate systemic challenges in performance management that negatively affect victims. Strengthening other evidence collection, especially medico-legal and forensic evidence, which is useful, especially in cases where perpetrators are unidentified. Sexual violence risk reduction interventions must incorporate elements sensitising communities about the sexual-violence-related risks of alcohol and other drug intoxicatio
Biomimetic nanoparticle-based host-directed therapy for the eradication of mycobacterium tuberculosis
No full textPoster Presentation
5th VALIDATE Annual Meeting 2023.No Abstract Availabl
Case studies describing cost analyses that supported evidence informed decision – going beyond the ICER
No full text17th Public Health Association of South Africa (PHASA) Conference. Gqeberha, South Africa. 10-13 September 2023
Healthcare workers' experience and perspectives on primary healthcare integration: A scoping review
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Effectiveness of health care provider-led health education to the public on preventive measures for streptococcal infections and the risk of rheumatic fever and heart disease: A Systematic Review
No full textPoster presented at the World Congress on Rheumatic Heart Disease. Abu Dhabi. 2-4 November 2023
Vitamin C for SARS-CoV-2 infection: A rapid review
No full textPresented at the Nutrition Congress 2023. Cape Town, South Africa. 18-20 April 2023
Change in emotional distress, anxiety, depression and PTSD from pre- to post-flood exposure in women residing in a low-income setting in South Africa
No full textPoster presented at the Global Collaboration on Traumatic Stress Conference, Cape Town, South Africa, December 2023.Floods are increasing in frequency and may increase the risk for experiencing emotional distress, anxiety, depression and PTSD. The aim of this study was to determine the extent of damage, loss, injury and death resulting from floods that occurred in and around the city of Durban, South Africa, in April 2022, and associated changes in mental health pre- to post-floods in a low-income setting. Seventy-three women between the ages of 18 and 45, residing in flood affected, low-income settings, were interviewed prior to the floods occurring. Mental health measures were repeated with 69 of the 73 women during the post-flood interview along with a questionnaire measuring flood-related exposures. Loss of infrastructure (lacked access to drinking water, electricity, fresh food, could not travel to work, had to stay in a shelter and could not get hold of friends or family) was a predictor of post-flood change in levels of emotional distress and anxiety. Higher levels of prior trauma exposure were associated with higher post-flood levels of emotional distress. Higher pre-flood food insecurity was also associated with higher post-flood anxiety. Women affected by poverty, food insecurity and a history of trauma are vulnerable to the additive adverse mental health effects of floods. Proactive approaches to diminishing the impact of floods on the livelihood of women is needed and post-flood relieve efforts may be more affective if they are enhanced by providing mental health support