scholarly journals Needs assessment for home-based care and the strengthening of social support networks: the role of community care workers in rural South Africa

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 29265 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mosa Moshabela ◽  
Ilona Sips ◽  
Francoise Barten
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Community Care ◽  
Support Networks ◽  
Rural South ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Home Based Care ◽  
Community Care Workers ◽  
Rural South Africa

scholarly journals Community Care Workers, Poor Referral Networks and Consumption of Personal Resources in Rural South Africa

PLoS ONE ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. e95324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilona Sips ◽  
Ahmad Haeri Mazanderani ◽  
Helen Schneider ◽  
Minrie Greeff ◽  
Francoise Barten ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Community Care ◽  
Personal Resources ◽  
Rural South ◽  
Referral Networks ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Community Care Workers ◽  
Rural South Africa

Social support networks of users of crack cocaine and the role of a Brazilian health program for people living on the street: A qualitative study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucas Duarte Silva ◽  
Stephen Strobbe ◽  
Jaqueline Lemos de Oliveira ◽  
Letícia Yamawaka de Almeida ◽  
Mario Cardano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Health Program ◽  
Crack Cocaine ◽  
Support Networks ◽  
Social Support Networks

scholarly journals Integrated, home-based treatment for MDR-TB and HIV in rural South Africa: an alternate model of care [Perspectives]

2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (8) ◽  
pp. 998-1004 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. C. M. Brust ◽  
N. S. Shah ◽  
M. Scott ◽  
K. Chaiyachati ◽  
M. Lygizos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Model Of Care ◽  
Rural South ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Alternate Model ◽  
Mdr Tb ◽  
Rural South Africa

HIV Ascertainment through Repeat Home-based Testing in the Context of a Treatment as Prevention Trial (ANRS 12249 TasP) in Rural South Africa

2014 ◽  
Vol 30 (S1) ◽  
pp. A287-A287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Larmarange ◽  
Éric Balestre ◽  
Joanna Orne-Gliemann ◽  
Collins Iwuji ◽  
Nonhlanhla Okesola ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Prevention Trial ◽  
Treatment As Prevention ◽  
Rural South ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Rural South Africa

scholarly journals Linkage to primary care after home-based blood pressure screening in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: a population-based cohort study

BMJ Open ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. e023369 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark J Siedner ◽  
Kathy Baisley ◽  
Joanna Orne-Gliemann ◽  
Deenan Pillay ◽  
Olivier Koole ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Linkage To Care ◽  
Sampling Weights ◽  
Rural South ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Kwazulu Natal ◽  
Blood Pressure Screening ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Rural South Africa

ObjectivesThe expanding burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) globally will require novel public health strategies. Community-based screening has been promoted to augment efficiency of diagnostic services, but few data are available on the downstream impact of such programmes. We sought to assess the impact of a home-based blood pressure screening programme on linkage to hypertension care in rural South Africa.SettingWe conducted home-based blood pressure screening withinin a population cohort in rural KwaZulu-Natal, using the WHO Stepwise Approach to Surveillance (STEPS) protocol.ParticipantsIndividuals meeting criteria for raised blood pressure (≥140 systolic or ≥90 diastolic averaged over two readings) were referred to local health clinics and included in this analysis. We defined linkage to care based on self-report of presentation to clinic for hypertension during the next 2 years of cohort observation. We estimated the population proportion of successful linkage to care with inverse probability sampling weights, and fit multivariable logistic regression models to identify predictors of linkage following a positive hypertension screen.ResultsOf 11 694 individuals screened, 14.6% (n=1706) were newly diagnosed with elevated pressure. 26.9% (95% CI 24.5% to 29.4%) of those sought hypertension care in the following 2 years, and 38.1% (95% CI 35.6% to 40.7%) did so within 5 years. Women (adjusted OR (aOR) 2.41, 95% CI 1.68 to 3.45), those of older age (aOR 11.49, 95% CI 5.87 to 22.46, for 45–59 years vs <30) and those unemployed (aOR 1.71, 95% CI 1.10 to 2.65) were more likely to have linked to care.ConclusionsLinkage to care after home-based identification of elevated blood pressure was rare in rural South Africa, particularly among younger individuals, men and the employed. Improved understanding of barriers and facilitators to NCD care is needed to enhance the effectiveness of blood pressure screening in the region.

scholarly journals Factors associated with low tuberculosis preventive therapy prescription rates among health care workers in rural South Africa

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amiya A. Ahmed ◽  
Megan Grammatico ◽  
Anthony P. Moll ◽  
Sipho Malinga ◽  
Philile Makhunga ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Preventive Therapy ◽  
Rural South ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Prescription Rates ◽  
Rural South Africa

scholarly journals Historical Mismatch Between Home-Based Care Policies And Laws Governing Home Care Workers

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (6) ◽  
pp. 973-980 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa I. Iezzoni ◽  
Naomi Gallopyn ◽  
Kezia Scales
Keyword(s):  
Home Care ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Care Policies ◽  
Home Care Workers ◽  
Home Based Care
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