• Traditional and complementary medicine use among Ebola survivors in Sierra Leone: A qualitative exploratory study of the perspectives of healthcare workers providing care to Ebola survivors 

  James, Peter Bai; Wardle, Jon; Steel, Amie; Adams, Jon; Bah, Abdulai Jawo; Sevalie, Stephen (BMC, 2020-05-06)

  Background: Considerable number of patients, including Ebola survivors, in Sierra Leone, are using traditional and complementary medicine (T&CM). Healthcare providers’ (HCPs) views about T&CM is crucial in addressing the ...

• Health system determinants of tuberculosis mortality in South Africa: A causal loop model 

  Osman, Muhammad; Karat, Aaron S.; Khan, Munira; Meehan, Sue-Ann; von Delft, Arne; Brey, Zameer; Charalambous, Salome; Hesseling, Anneke C.; Naidoo, Pren; Loveday, Marian (BMC, 2021-04-26)

  Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health concern in South Africa and TB-related mortality remains unacceptably high. Numerous clinical studies have examined the direct causes of TB-related mortality, but its ...

• Collective reflections on the first cycle of a collaborative learning platform to strengthen rural primary healthcare in Mpumalanga, South Africa 

  van der Merwe, Maria; D’Ambruoso, Lucia; Witter, Sophie; Twine, Rhian; Mabetha, Denny; Hove, Jennifer; Byass, Peter; Tollman, Stephen; Kahn, Kathleen (BMC, 2021-04-19)

  Background: Frontline managers and health service providers are constrained in many contexts from responding to community priorities due to organizational cultures focused on centrally defined outputs and targets. This ...

• Diverse clinical and social circumstances: Developing patient-centred care for DR-TB patients in South Africa 

  Mitrani, Leila; Dickson-Hall, Lindy; Le Roux, Sacha; Grant, Alison D.; Kielmann, Karina; Mlisana, Koleka; Moshabela, Mosa; Nicol, Mark P.; Black, John; Cox, Helen (The Union, 2021)

  Objective: To describe the medical, socio-economic and geographical profiles of patients with rifampicin-resistant TB (RR-TB) and the implications for the provision of patient-centred care.

• Changing men or changing health systems? A scoping review of interventions, services and programmes targeting men’s health in sub-Saharan Africa 

  Beia, Thierry; Kielmann, Karina; Diaconu, Karin (BMC, 2021-03-31)

  Background: Sex and gender have been shown to influence health literacy, health seeking behaviour, and health outcomes. However, research examining the links between gender and health has mainly focused on women’s health, ...

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