Programme

Conference Programme

Programme

Posters

Name	Surname	Abstract title
Saira	Abdulla	Community-based Collaborative Care Strategies in Primary Healthcare Settings for People living with Serious Mental Illness: A Qualitative Rapid Evidence Review
Godfred	Anakpo	From the public health challenges to public health management: the ‘darling’ bridge of behavioural economics
Tumelo	Assegaai	Evaluation of community–based interventions for non-communicable disease prevention in the rollout of Community Oriented Primary Care in two facilities in the Cape Town Metro.
Imen	Ayouni Ep Labidi	Transforming maternal immunization programs: interventions to improve knowledge, attitudes, and uptake of recommended vaccines during pregnancy and postpartum.
Chauntelle	Bagwandeen	Schistosomiasis in Pregnancy: Addressing the Neglect
Amanuel	Bahta	The association between food insecurity and depressive symptoms among caregivers of adolescents living with HIV(ALHIV) during COVID-19 in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
Ololade Julius	Baruwa	Sociodemographic determinant of rural-urban disparities in overweight and obesity among women of reproductive age in Nigeria: a decomposition analysis approach
Emma Kudzai	Chademana	From Pilot to Scale: Digital Innovation through mHealth for improved maternal and child health outcomes
Raymond	Chimatira	Strategies for scaling up effective programmes that meet the HIV prevention needs of adolescent girls  and young women beyond the health sector in five sub-districts in South Africa.
Tendai	Chisirimunhu Kathemba	Reconceptualizing Public Mental Health in Rural South Africa: A Decolonial Perspective Informed by Bagele Chilisa's Epistemology
Phyllis	Chituku	Enhancing Accessibility of Medical Oxygen in Rural District Hospitals of South Africa for improved quality healthcare
Carmen	Christian	Protocol for an economic review of the demand-side determinants of access to TB treatment in South Africa within a COVID-19 pandemic context
Megan	Davis Ferguson	The importance of collaborating with stakeholders to provide and maintain mobility assistive devices for persons with physical disabilities in the Western Cape
Janan	Dietrich	The Bambisana Project: ‘Flu has always been around’ Exploring perceptions of influenza vaccine uptake among adults in Soweto, South Africa
THOMAS	DLAMINI	The knowledge and experiences of learners with the Integrated School Health Services in the Eastern Cape Province
Ntandazo	Dlatu	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.
Ntandazo	Dlatu	Models of Integration of TB and HIV Services and Factors associated with Perceived Quality of TB-HIV integrated Service Delivery in OR Tambo District, South Africa.
Ntandazo	Dlatu	Predictors of tuberculosis incidence and the effects of multiple deprivation indices on tuberculosis management in O.R Tambo district over a 5-year period
Rene	English	Defining and identifying critical elements of, and lessons learnt from addressing, ‘operational readiness’ for public health emergency events, including COVID-19: a rapid scoping review
Thanduxolo	Fana	Barriers to accessing public health care services in rural South Africa.
Thanduxolo	Fana	Managing under austerity: reducing labour costs while maintaining legitimate power:  A qualitative study in three South African public hospitals.
Boitumelo	Faro	Descriptive analysis of Congenital syphilis cases at a referral regional hospital, Alfred Nzo, Eastern Cape Province, 2021-2022
Cyril Bernsah	Fonka	The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Essential Public Healthcare Services in Gauteng Province-South Africa: Mixed-Method.
Trust	Gangaidzo	COVID-19 and income-related mental health inequality in South Africa
Hlengiwe	Gcaba	Men’s Health Clinics in uMsunduzi, uMgungundlovu District
Maryke	Geldenhuys	Empowering a farming community through a student-led Community Oriented Primary Care (COPC) project: Tackling Chronic Disease in Bredasdorp, Western Cape
Sebastian James	Gelderbloem	Cape Metro Innovation: E-platform for Stakeholder Engagement and Management
Natasha	Gloeck	Knowledge Mobilisation on a continental scale: Raising awareness of the eCOVID-19 RecMap in Sub-Saharan Africa
Hilary	Goeiman	Conducting a Western Cape Stunting Baseline Survey (WCSBS) through a strategic partnership
Roxanne	Govender	A retrospective descriptive study of COVID-19 mortality in the Ekurhuleni Health District, Gauteng, South Africa for the period March 2020 – March 2022
Kerensa	Govender	Costs and outcomes of COVID-19 related hospitalization during the first-wave at a Tertiary-level hospital in Gauteng, South Africa: A retrospective review
Ngaatendwe	Gumbeze	ROLES PLAYED BY MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH GRADUATES FROM SOUTH AFRICAN UNIVERSITIES DURING COVID-19
Netsai Bianca	Gwelo	Community Participation in Research on the health of school going children: Negotiating Entry and Relevance.
Grace	Gwini	Title: Competencies and applicability of Master of Public Health (MPH) programmes. A qualitative study of Graduates from South African Universities
Muzzammil	Ismail	COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Mitchells Plain, Cape Town: a cross-sectional study
Nisha	Jacob	Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding alcohol use amongst undergraduate students in a South African university
Vishen	Jugathpal	The potential of health information systems to promote rational medicine use in South Africa
Tasneem	Kathree	Task-shared counselling for depression in routine primary health care services. Outcomes and multilevel factors influencing service-user uptake.
Gadija	Khan	Factors contributing to healthcare seeking behaviours among secondary school learners who use alcohol and other drugs in the Western Cape
Aayesha	Kholvadia	PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PROMOTION AMONGST HEALTHCARE WORKERS IN SOUTH AFRICA
Courage	Khoza	The Role of Community Health Workers in the 2020-22 COVID-19 Pandemic Response in Ekurhuleni Health District, South Africa
Felicia	Khumalo	The implementation of Multi-Lung Cancer control Program and Screening Activities in Pietermaritzburg and Durban South clinics, Kwazulu Natal
Nelisiwe	Khuzwayo	Views and opinions of secondary school female learners on IPV in Maputo City, Mozambique
Inneke	Laenen	Primary healthcare workers’ experience of rapid service delivery changes during the COVID-19 pandemic in Cape Town, South Africa
Khomotso	Maaga	Is the teaching environment a risk factor for depression symptoms? The case of Capricorn District in Limpopo, South Africa
Denny	Mabetha	Global Evidence, Local Adaptation (GELA) An Integrated Knowledge Translation approach to promote newborn and child health guidelines in South Africa
Annah	Mabunda	The complexity of talking about intimate partner violence: accounts of women living in shelters for abused women in Gauteng Province
Motimedi Lesley	Machete	Perception of Dental Students’ Education Environment; A Meta-Analysis
Phumla	Madi	imate partner violence: Prevalence of perpetration among adolescent boys living with perinatally-acquired HIV and their HIV-uninfected peers in Soweto, South Africa
Phumla	Madi	Predictors of IPV perpetration and onward HIV transmission among adolescent boys in Soweto, South Africa
Tshepo	Mafokwane	Identification and molecular analysis of bacterial communities in South African children presenting with gastrointestinal infections using 16S rRNA gene sequencing.
Nongcebo	Mahlalela	An Attempt to Reduce the Drowning Burden: Determining the Data Variables Essential for a Drowning Information System for Low-and-Middle-Income-Countries
Nqobizwe	Mahlangu	Sexual Reproductive Health Rights Access to Information and Services for Deaf Women in Cape Town.
lactricia Maja	Maja	Bridging the gap in access to priority HIV medication among the key population: The delivery of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among MSM and TGW through the use of a smartphone mobile application
lactricia Maja	Maja	Knowledge of Pre-exposure prophylaxis among adolescent men having sex with men (MSM) and transgender (TG) persons: Advocating for Access
Mankopodi	Makhubedu	Tracking the development of Lean Arm Fat and Fat Arm Area among the Ellisras population from childhood into young adulthood
Kwena Mofenyi	Malatsi	A profile of suicides in rural Limpopo province, a retrospective descriptive study of mortuary case records
Lesibana	Malinga	Trends in research conducted in public health facilities in South Africa 2020-2021
Kuhlula	Maluleke	Spatial distribution of COVID-19 diagnostic services in Mopani District, Limpopo province, South Africa
ZETHU	MAMBA	The evidence on the Effectiveness of decentralizing HIV and TB health care services in Sub Saharan Africa among HIV/TB patients: A systematic scoping review
Pamela	Mamogobo	The challenges of disclosing HIV+ status to sexual partners: The views and experiences of nurses providing care and support to people living with HIV in rural settings of Limpopo Province
Bumani Solomon	Manganye	Mental Health Care Practitioners’ views and experiences regarding the care of Mental Health Care Users in Limpopo Province, South Africa
Funanani	Mashau	Evidence about factors associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes among young mothers, including adolescent mothers. A systematic review
Ruth	Mathys	Impact on knowledge, attitudes and practices of pregnant women attending a national network of community-based antenatal classes.
Ruth	Mathys	Insights from a national network of community-based antenatal and postnatal classes
Busisiwe	Matiwane	Comparing the extent, forms and predictors of multiple job holding among medical doctors, professional nurses, and rehabilitation therapists in two South African provinces
Unarine	Matodzi	Detection of drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis using next generation sequencing
Phumzile	Matolo	Family Care Intervention: Evidence of an integrated approach to improve viral load suppression among adolescents living with HIV
Moloko	Matshipi	Association of physical activity with Homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus in young adults: The Ellisras Longitudinal Study.
Zo Mbelle	Mbelle	PARENT - ADOLESCENT COMMUNICATION ABOUT CONTRACEPTIVES: VIEWS AND EXPERIENCES OF ADOLESCENTS ATTENDING A HIGH SCHOOL IN TEMBISA, EKURHULENI NORTHERN SUB-DISTRICT
Nonhlanhla	Mbenenge	Hepatitis B Virus Immunity Gap: A six-year laboratory data review of Hepatitis B serological profiles in Gauteng province, South Africa
Masenyani	mbombi	Co-supervision, and its benefits in post-graduate research nursing studies
Masenyani	mbombi	Use of e-learning Context Design Delivery and Outcomes(el-CDDO) framework to explore perceptions of learner nurses and nurse educators about Information and Communication Technology platforms
Herbert	Melariri	Burden of Recurrence and five-year overall survival of Head and Neck cancers after treatment in Africa: A systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Caitlin	Meyer	The AFROStrep Registry Initiative: Producing evidence to inform primary prevention of Group A Streptococcus-related disease in Africa.
Samantha	Mhlanga	Perceptions and knowledge of marital rape among married men and women from Hillbrow.
CAROLINE ADJOA	MILLS	INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL IN THE HAIRDRESSING INDUSTRY OF RUSTENBURG LOCAL MUNICIPALITY BOJANALA DISTRICT
Thandiwe Ntomfuthi	Mkhatshwa	Seasonal association in abdominal fat indices and blood pressure variables among the Ellisras population aged 4-18 years overtime: Data from Ellisras longitudinal study
Lungelwa	Mlanjeni	Building community and stakeholder relations in health research conduct through a stakeholder engagement mechanism: Buffalo City Metropole, Eastern Cape province, South Africa
Sithabile	Mngadi Ncube	“I’m living my life now and no longer crying like before”. Implementation lessons from the Common Element Treatment Approach in Gauteng, SA: Targeting vulnerable populations.
Charlotte	Modibedi	Nurses’ knowledge in providing quality HIV/AIDS services for MSM at PHC facilities in Northwest province of South Africa: A Quantitative study.
Perpetua	Modjadji	Cardiometabolic Risks among African Pregnant Women in the Era of Antiretroviral Therapy: A Focus on Perinatal Outcomes
Mabina	Mogale	Awareness and Perceptions of Healthcare Professionals on Real-time Continuous Glucose Monitoring among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in South Africa: Are we ready?
Hlengiwe	Moloi	Healthcare workers’ experiences and perspectives on primary healthcare integration: a scoping review
Kotsedi Daniel	Monyeki	Development of cardiometabolic risk factor among Ellisras rural population born between 1986 to 1994 over time: Ellisras longitudinal study
Ming han	Motloung	Quality improvement intervention to improve patient contact detail
Ming han	Motloung	Challenges experienced in linking TB and HIV patients back to care: Post Call Center Project Review
Pitso	Mphasha	Performance of activities of daily living among men living with diabetes and sexual dysfunction in rural Limpopo, South Africa
Tiisetso	Mpitso	Addressing Social Problems and thier Impact on Community Wellbeing
Nondumiso	Mthembu	A facility-based psychosocial support model to improve antiretroviral treatment outcomes in adolescents
Hillary	Mukudu	Contracting of Private Medical Practitioners in a National Health Insurance Pilot District: What has been the Effect on Primary Health Care Utilisation Indicators?
Alfred	Musekiwa	HIV testing and associated factors among adolescent girls and young women in South Africa
Livhuwani	Muthelo	Prevalence of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders and Its Effects amongst Nurses in the Selected Intellectual Disability Unit of the Limpopo Province
BENARD	MUTSAGO	Violence targeting healthcare workers in South Africa: Evidence from press media reports
Sanele	Mvelase	Peer power' for healthy living: Implementing the Coach Mpilo programme in uThukela District, KwaZulu-Natal
Kavitha	Naicker	Perceptions of e-learning amongst Public Health students at a South African University
Catherine	Naik	Reimagining the Future of Universal Health Care Provision in South Africa: Considerations and Interventions for Achieving Affordable and Accessible Health Care
Jonathan	Naude	Linkage to Care – improving communication between inpatient facilities and community health workers by leveraging automated digital health technology
NOMSA	NDABA	Examining the knowledge, attitudes and practices of charismatic churches in Emzinoni, Bethal, South Africa, 2021 regarding HIV.
Tshepo M	Ndhlovu	Outcomes and Incidence of HIV among People Who Inject Drugs in City of Johannesburg: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Tshepo M	Ndhlovu	Developing Best Practices for Reducing Stigma and Discrimination in Health Care Settings in Gauteng, South Africa
Tshepo M	Ndhlovu	Community-Led Monitoring Study: Enhancing HIV Testing and Case Identification among Adolescents and Young People in the West Rand District
Tshepo M	Ndhlovu	The Effectiveness of WhatsApp-Based Reporting as a Rapid Response Tool in Addressing Gender-Based Violence in Free State
Tshepo M	Ndhlovu	Tavern-Based Community Dialogues: A Unique Strategy to Engage Men in Addressing Gender-Based Violence in XYZ Community, Free State.
Tshepo M	Ndhlovu	An assessment of knowledge and acceptability of pre-exposure prophylaxis among adolescents and young people: A community-based online cross-sectional study
Tshepo M	Ndhlovu	Assessing Healthcare Workers' Attitudes and Beliefs towards People Living with HIV: Addressing Stigma and Discrimination in Local Healthcare Facilities
Sithembiso	Ndlovu	Interventions to improve young men’s HIV testing uptake in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Perspectives of young men and healthcare providers
Sithembiso	Ndlovu	Healthcare providers’ perceived barriers and facilitators of young men’s access to and utilisation of HIV testing services in underserved communities in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Sunil	Neerputh	COVID-19 and its influence on the mental well-being of people with co-morbidities: A qualitative study at a public Healthcare clinic
Cheryl	Nelson	The facilitators of the implementation of Ward-Based Outreach Teams in Nkangala district.  Perspectives of Programme Staff and Recipients
Siboniso	Nene	What are the challenges and barriers that Clinical Associates face in the practice of their profession?
Tshifhiwa Sinky	Netshapapame	The model for combating HIV/AIDS among Christians in the Thulamela Municipality churches
Pamela	Ngcobo	Using Virtual mentorship platforms to provide health worker support in the management of HIV-positive children during COVID-19 in rural clinics in KwaZulu Natal
Tshepo Albert	Ntho	Qualitative Retrospective Case Study on Voices of Learner Nurse’s Mentees: Significance of the Peer-Group Clinical Mentoring Programme in the Resource-Stricken Nursing Education Institution
Sean	Patrick	JUST ENERGY TRANSITION FROM COAL IN SOUTH AFRICA: A SCOPING REVIEW
Katy	Pepper	Ubomi Bethu - It is our life, let us live it our way: Community-leadership in reproductive and sexual health amongst young women in Ngqushwa, Eastern Cape
Rebaone	Petlele	Who are the fathers? Profiling the men who father children with teenage girls in South Africa using the Recoded Live Births 2016-2020
Neshaan	Peton	A Collaborative service model for child and adolescent mental health services:  Multisectoral collaboration Western Cape Province of South Africa
Jacqueline	Pienaar	“I understood the texting process well.” Participant perspectives on usability and acceptability of SMS-based telehealth follow-up after voluntary medical male circumcision in South Africa
Jacqueline	Pienaar	I am not at risk for HIV: The association between self-reported high-risk behaviours and self-risk perception among MSM in South Africa
Tasneem	Rakiep	Towards contextualised complex systems approaches to scaling-up hepatitis B birth-dose vaccination in the WHO African region: A qualitative systematic review
Khuliso	Ravhuhali	Building Field Epidemiology Capacity Through Frontline Field Epidemiology Training Programme: A case study for Mpumalanga Province
Jana	Retief	A mixed method study with diabetic patients to reverse and management on components of metabolic health.
Matshidiso	Sello	The social context of childhood malnutrition in South Africa
Joyce	Shirinde	Challenges encountered by female migrants in accessing primary health care services - a case study of an urban informal settlement in South Africa
Mncengeli	Sibanda	Influenza Vaccine Uptake and Vaccine Hesitancy Amongst Health Sciences Undergraduate Students at a University in Gauteng Province
Mncengeli	Sibanda	Low Uptake of Influenza and Hepatitis B Vaccine by Healthcare Workers in Primary Healthcare Facilities in a Rural District
Jerry	Sigudla	Expounding the roles of a local research committee in promoting public health research uptake: The case of a rural province in South Africa
Bulelwa Beauty	Silele	Treatment Outcomes among Drug Sensitive Tuberculosis Patients - Joe Gqabi District, Eastern Cape Province, 2019 to 2020
Jane	Simmonds	Know you Numbers: Older Persons Grant queues as an innovative strategy for managing hypertension in persons 60+  in rural South Africa
Charlotte	Slome	Understanding the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic response measures on Deaf adults in Cape Town
Gugulethu	Sokhela	Improving access to care through provision of comprehensive community-based HIV services in eThekwini and Zululand
Gugulethu	Sokhela	Improving viral suppression through provision of enhanced psychosocial support for at-risk HIV-positive patients
Sesona	Sotshongaye	Demand Creation the heart of COVID-19 Vaccine rollout in the communities.
Carmen	Spath	Community engagement is an unclosed loop: A qualitative investigation involving key role-players of community engagement in infectious disease clinical trials in sub-Saharan Africa
Laeeqa	Sujee	Barriers and facilitators to the use of the biopsychosocial approach in the management of chronic pain: Experiences of physiotherapy students
Joshua	Sumankuuro	Systematic review of school health screening interventions in low-and middle-income countries
Power	Tshikae	Updating and characterizing malaria receptivity in localities: Implications for malaria elimination in KwaZulu-Natal Province
Nicolette	Van der Walt	Designing an appropriate and acceptable U=U Campaign in the Western Cape Province
Nicolette	Van der Walt	Using data to inform a localised trigger response for HIV
Myrna	van Pinxteren	Ubuntu as a mediator in coping with multimorbidity treatment burden in a disadvantaged rural and urban setting in South Africa
Thandi Xaba	Xaba	Factors associated with consumption of fruits and vegetables amongst adults in the Alfred Duma Local Municipality, Ladysmith
Thozama	Xhama	Exploring Clinical Associates’ work experiences and perceptions regarding their roles and responsibilities on their scope of practice in two districts in Free State Province.
Lethukuthula	Zondi	Suspected Waterborne Illness Outbreak in Chief Albert Luthuli sub-district, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa, December 2022 – February 2023.