Voices from the Patients: A Qualitative Study of the Integration of Tuberculosis, Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Primary Healthcare Services in O.R. Tambo District, Eastern Cape, South Africa
- Dlatu, Ntandazo, Oladimeji, Elizabeth Kelechi, Apalata, Teke
- Authors: Dlatu, Ntandazo , Oladimeji, Elizabeth Kelechi , Apalata, Teke
- Date: 2023/10
- Subjects: TB-HIV integration , Challenges and barriers , Patients , O.R. Tambo district , Eastern Cape , South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/13590 , vital:78959 , DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/idr15020017
- Description: Tuberculosis (TB), a disease of poverty and inequality, is a leading cause of severe illness and death among people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). In South Africa, both TB and HIV epidemics have been closely related and persistent, posing a significant burden for healthcare provision. Studies have observed that TB-HIV integration reduces mortality. The operational implementation of integrated services is still challenging. This study aimed to describe patients’ perceptions on barriers to scaling up of TB-HIV integration services at selected health facilities (study sites) in Oliver Reginald (O.R) Tambo Municipality, Eastern Cape province, South Africa. We purposely recruited twenty-nine (29) patients accessing TB and HIV services at the study sites. Data were analyzed using qualitative content analysis and presented as emerging themes. Barriers identified included a lack of health education about TB and HIV; an inadequate counselling for HIV and the antiretroviral drugs (ARVs); and poor quality of services provided by the healthcare facilities. These findings suggest that the O.R. Tambo district needs to strengthen its TB-HIV integration immediately.
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- Date Issued: 2023/10
- Authors: Dlatu, Ntandazo , Oladimeji, Elizabeth Kelechi , Apalata, Teke
- Date: 2023/10
- Subjects: TB-HIV integration , Challenges and barriers , Patients , O.R. Tambo district , Eastern Cape , South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/13590 , vital:78959 , DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/idr15020017
- Description: Tuberculosis (TB), a disease of poverty and inequality, is a leading cause of severe illness and death among people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). In South Africa, both TB and HIV epidemics have been closely related and persistent, posing a significant burden for healthcare provision. Studies have observed that TB-HIV integration reduces mortality. The operational implementation of integrated services is still challenging. This study aimed to describe patients’ perceptions on barriers to scaling up of TB-HIV integration services at selected health facilities (study sites) in Oliver Reginald (O.R) Tambo Municipality, Eastern Cape province, South Africa. We purposely recruited twenty-nine (29) patients accessing TB and HIV services at the study sites. Data were analyzed using qualitative content analysis and presented as emerging themes. Barriers identified included a lack of health education about TB and HIV; an inadequate counselling for HIV and the antiretroviral drugs (ARVs); and poor quality of services provided by the healthcare facilities. These findings suggest that the O.R. Tambo district needs to strengthen its TB-HIV integration immediately.
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- Date Issued: 2023/10
Prevalence of Micronutrient Deficiency among People Living with HIV in Selected Rural Districts of the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa
- Nxasana, Ntombozuko, Oladimeji, Elizabeth Kelechi, Pulido-Estra, Guillero-Alfredo, Apalata, Ruffin Teke
- Authors: Nxasana, Ntombozuko , Oladimeji, Elizabeth Kelechi , Pulido-Estra, Guillero-Alfredo , Apalata, Ruffin Teke
- Date: 2023
- Subjects: Prevalence , Micronutrient deficiency , Viral load suppression , Geospatial , Eastern Cape , South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/13615 , vital:78965 , DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15133017
- Description: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) leads to immune suppression, and micronutrients play vital roles in human immune responses. Hence, this study aimed to evaluate the effects of viral load suppression in adult HIV-infected patients receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) on micronutrient deficiency and its prevalence in selected rural districts in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. This cross-sectional study was conducted from February 2019 to February 2021 among 50 consenting HIV-infected patients attending community health centers within the three selected districts. The data were analysed with ArcGIS v.10.8 to create geospatial maps; the Global Positioning System (GPS) for analysis and presentation, and SPSS version 25 for inferential statistics involving the t-test and Fisher's exact test...
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- Date Issued: 2023
- Authors: Nxasana, Ntombozuko , Oladimeji, Elizabeth Kelechi , Pulido-Estra, Guillero-Alfredo , Apalata, Ruffin Teke
- Date: 2023
- Subjects: Prevalence , Micronutrient deficiency , Viral load suppression , Geospatial , Eastern Cape , South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/13615 , vital:78965 , DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15133017
- Description: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) leads to immune suppression, and micronutrients play vital roles in human immune responses. Hence, this study aimed to evaluate the effects of viral load suppression in adult HIV-infected patients receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) on micronutrient deficiency and its prevalence in selected rural districts in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. This cross-sectional study was conducted from February 2019 to February 2021 among 50 consenting HIV-infected patients attending community health centers within the three selected districts. The data were analysed with ArcGIS v.10.8 to create geospatial maps; the Global Positioning System (GPS) for analysis and presentation, and SPSS version 25 for inferential statistics involving the t-test and Fisher's exact test...
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- Date Issued: 2023
In search of country music
- Authors: Tracey, Hugh
- Subjects: Tswana , South Africa , Translation of the words , Dialects , Gossip , Zulu , Uganga , Song , Interpreter , Zulu translation , Lyric , Eastern Cape , 1820 Settlers , Bedford , Shaka regime , Swazi , Baca , Lalela zulu , Mouse , Child , Red Indian tribe in America , Local Belief , Superstition , Old wives‘ tales and sayings , Natal in the 1920s , Zulu entertainer , Sotho Chief , Mahobelo dance song , Knee dance , Moletsane , Girls‘ initiation excercies , E.S.Mohapi , White ashes , Woven grass masks , Koete , Thaba Bosio , Moshoeshoe , Sacred mountain , Hurricane , Lonely hill
- Language: English
- Type: Sound , Radio broadcast , Music
- Identifier: vital:15110 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1008538 , Reel number: BC079
- Description: Broadcast No.3 In search of country music, broadcast by the South African Broadcasting Corporation , Narration without music , For further details refer to the ILAM Document Collection: Hugh Tracey Broadcast Collection
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- Authors: Tracey, Hugh
- Subjects: Tswana , South Africa , Translation of the words , Dialects , Gossip , Zulu , Uganga , Song , Interpreter , Zulu translation , Lyric , Eastern Cape , 1820 Settlers , Bedford , Shaka regime , Swazi , Baca , Lalela zulu , Mouse , Child , Red Indian tribe in America , Local Belief , Superstition , Old wives‘ tales and sayings , Natal in the 1920s , Zulu entertainer , Sotho Chief , Mahobelo dance song , Knee dance , Moletsane , Girls‘ initiation excercies , E.S.Mohapi , White ashes , Woven grass masks , Koete , Thaba Bosio , Moshoeshoe , Sacred mountain , Hurricane , Lonely hill
- Language: English
- Type: Sound , Radio broadcast , Music
- Identifier: vital:15110 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1008538 , Reel number: BC079
- Description: Broadcast No.3 In search of country music, broadcast by the South African Broadcasting Corporation , Narration without music , For further details refer to the ILAM Document Collection: Hugh Tracey Broadcast Collection
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The Sound of Africa: A documentary broadcast for the Canadian Broadcast Corporation
- Authors: Tracey, Hugh
- Subjects: Drum , Silence , Birds , Frogs , Lioness , Lion , Wild animals , Languages , Bemba , Zambia , Karanga , Zimbabwe , Northern Rhodesia , Southern Rhodesia , Mpondo , Eastern Cape , South Africa , Tonga , Zambezi , Quill , Cattle calling , Malimba , Hand piano , Tanganyika , Chief , Banana , Lake Victoria , Pipes , Flutes , Lakes , Choral singing , Forests , Drums , Xylophones , Guitars , Jazz , Penny whistles , Town , Hymn , Carol , Royal flautist , Soga , Mountains of the Moon , Grass plains , Choruses , Men , Ululation , Mafikeng , Tswana , Bush , Trees , Bows , Plucking , Twanging , Mouth-bow , Stick-bow , Zulu , Love song , Board Zither , Bangwe , Nyasaland , Harp , Uganda , Kenya , Kipsigi , Guitar , Luba , Congo River , Message drum , Portuguese , Seagulls , Chopi , Chepkong , Jimmy Rodgers
- Language: English
- Type: Sound , Radio broadcast , Music
- Identifier: vital:15092 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1008520 , Reel number: BC106, BC107, BC108, BC109
- Description: Documentary Broadcast for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in ‘The Sound of Africa‘ Series of illustrated talks by Hugh Tracey on his travels in search of African music , For further details refer to the ILAM Document Collection: Hugh Tracey Broadcasts
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- Authors: Tracey, Hugh
- Subjects: Drum , Silence , Birds , Frogs , Lioness , Lion , Wild animals , Languages , Bemba , Zambia , Karanga , Zimbabwe , Northern Rhodesia , Southern Rhodesia , Mpondo , Eastern Cape , South Africa , Tonga , Zambezi , Quill , Cattle calling , Malimba , Hand piano , Tanganyika , Chief , Banana , Lake Victoria , Pipes , Flutes , Lakes , Choral singing , Forests , Drums , Xylophones , Guitars , Jazz , Penny whistles , Town , Hymn , Carol , Royal flautist , Soga , Mountains of the Moon , Grass plains , Choruses , Men , Ululation , Mafikeng , Tswana , Bush , Trees , Bows , Plucking , Twanging , Mouth-bow , Stick-bow , Zulu , Love song , Board Zither , Bangwe , Nyasaland , Harp , Uganda , Kenya , Kipsigi , Guitar , Luba , Congo River , Message drum , Portuguese , Seagulls , Chopi , Chepkong , Jimmy Rodgers
- Language: English
- Type: Sound , Radio broadcast , Music
- Identifier: vital:15092 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1008520 , Reel number: BC106, BC107, BC108, BC109
- Description: Documentary Broadcast for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in ‘The Sound of Africa‘ Series of illustrated talks by Hugh Tracey on his travels in search of African music , For further details refer to the ILAM Document Collection: Hugh Tracey Broadcasts
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The Sound of Africa: Music of the Ciskei
- Authors: Tracey, Hugh , Tracey, Peggy
- Subjects: Grunting , Harmonica , Roaring , Xhosa , Mbayizelo dance , Pedi , Ciskei , Eastern Cape , South Africa , Ritual , Tribal life , Lessons , Initiation , Abakwetha , Greyish-white clay , Blankets , Grass skirts , Dancing , Drums , Singing , Clapping , Party , Beer , Dress , Ochre , Turban , Umngqungqo , Segregation , Vegetation , Aloes , Fighting songs , Stick fights , Mdudo , Stamping , Imaginary events , Conversations , Humour , Fun , Sketch , Ihoba hobo , Diviners , The Weaver bird , Water , Ancestral spirits , Diviner‘s song , Wedding dance , Leggings of beads , Hymn , Ntsikana‘s Hymn , Girls , Teenagers , Masalila , Town , Grahamstown , Isicatulo , Phuma endlu yam , Double bass , Peddi , Kalana , Kraal , Umdudo , Spear , Pole , Theatrical , Impromptu , Weaverbird , Nqika , Mtshotsho dance , Tuku , Afrcian Pavane , Ntsikana‘s Bell
- Language: English
- Type: Sound , Radio broadcast , Music
- Identifier: vital:15086 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1008514 , Reel number: BC078
- Description: 1st programme in ‘The Sound of Africa‘ Series III of illustrated talks by Hugh Tracey and Peggy Tracey on their travels in search of African music, broadcast by the South African Broadcasting Corporation , For further details refer to the ILAM Document Collection: Hugh Tracey Broadcasts
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- Authors: Tracey, Hugh , Tracey, Peggy
- Subjects: Grunting , Harmonica , Roaring , Xhosa , Mbayizelo dance , Pedi , Ciskei , Eastern Cape , South Africa , Ritual , Tribal life , Lessons , Initiation , Abakwetha , Greyish-white clay , Blankets , Grass skirts , Dancing , Drums , Singing , Clapping , Party , Beer , Dress , Ochre , Turban , Umngqungqo , Segregation , Vegetation , Aloes , Fighting songs , Stick fights , Mdudo , Stamping , Imaginary events , Conversations , Humour , Fun , Sketch , Ihoba hobo , Diviners , The Weaver bird , Water , Ancestral spirits , Diviner‘s song , Wedding dance , Leggings of beads , Hymn , Ntsikana‘s Hymn , Girls , Teenagers , Masalila , Town , Grahamstown , Isicatulo , Phuma endlu yam , Double bass , Peddi , Kalana , Kraal , Umdudo , Spear , Pole , Theatrical , Impromptu , Weaverbird , Nqika , Mtshotsho dance , Tuku , Afrcian Pavane , Ntsikana‘s Bell
- Language: English
- Type: Sound , Radio broadcast , Music
- Identifier: vital:15086 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1008514 , Reel number: BC078
- Description: 1st programme in ‘The Sound of Africa‘ Series III of illustrated talks by Hugh Tracey and Peggy Tracey on their travels in search of African music, broadcast by the South African Broadcasting Corporation , For further details refer to the ILAM Document Collection: Hugh Tracey Broadcasts
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