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Exploring factors affecting the decision-making process among adolescents and youth in KwaZulu-Natal in accessing and utilising sexual reproductive health services
Public Health, Societies and Belonging
Research Impact Division
2026
Z. Tshawe, N. Gcelu, L. Lalala, N. Njapha, L. Msimango, K. Ferreira, Z. Essack, L. Knight, H. Humphries
Tshawe, Z., Gcelu, N., Lalala, L., Njapha, N., Msimango, L., Ferreira, K., Essack, Z., Knight, L. & Humphries, H. (2026) Exploring factors affecting the decision-making process among adolescents and youth in KwaZulu-Natal in accessing and utilising sexual reproductive health services. Culture, Health & Sexuality. January:Online. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/24691
Despite improved access to sexual and reproductive health services, uptake among adolescents and young people remains low. Supporting their decision-making and addressing barriers to service use is critical to improving HIV prevention, reducing sexually transmitted infections, improving treatment outcomes, and preventing early…
The emergence and sustenance of informal communities of care amongst migrant men in urban South Africa
Equitable Education and Economies
2025
L. Koskimaki, N. Mbatha
Koskimaki, L. & Mbatha , N. (2025) The emergence and sustenance of informal communities of care amongst migrant men in urban South Africa. In: Francisco-Menchavez, V. & Williams Veazey, L. (eds).Communities of care in migration. (Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship). Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan. 215-233. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/24694
The chapter draws together these two interlinked formations of masculine communities of care amongst migrants in Cape Town and Durban. The everyday care practices and internal solidarities amongst men are entangled in non-kin-focused networks of care and the obligation to support families and friends back home. We organise the…
Unshackling our youth from the chains of substance abuse as disaster risk
Developmental, Capable and Ethical State
Research Impact Division
2026
K. Sobane, W. Lunga, T. Ramaphakela, C Baloyi
Sobane, K., Lunga, W., Ramaphakela, T. & Baloyi, C (2026) Unshackling our youth from the chains of substance abuse as disaster risk. Public Health. January:Online. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/24689
This study, a collaboration between the University of Limpopo and the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), aimed to generate baseline evidence to inform the development of an innovative performative arts intervention, designed to engage young people with scientific knowledge on substance use disorders (SUD), mental health,…
Violence and discrimination against LGBTIQ individuals in South Africa: legal rights vs. lived realities
Public Health, Societies and Belonging
2026
N.D. Ngidi, X.S. Ntinga, A. Osward
Ngidi, N.D., Ntinga, X.S. & Osward, A. (2026) Violence and discrimination against LGBTIQ individuals in South Africa: legal rights vs. lived realities. Sexuality Research and Social Policy. 13:Online. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/24688
South Africa is internationally recognized for its progressive legal protections of LGBTIQ + populations; yet,…
Feasibility of selfâ??testing for acute malaria using rapid diagnostic in three periâ??urban subâ??Saharan African community settings
Public Health, Societies and Belonging
2025
A. Brumwell, M. Bemer, A. Lauff, J.F. Morton, K.K. Thomas, C.A. Moe, S. Cooper, H. Humphries, A. Sharma, D. Pollard, Z. Kwena, N. Sang, A. Winters, A. Van Heerden, E. Bukusi, D. Rech, P. Drain
Brumwell, A., Bemer, M., Lauff, A., Morton, J.F., Thomas, K.K., Moe, C.A., Cooper, S., Humphries, H., Sharma, A., Pollard, D., Kwena, Z., Sang, N., Winters, A., Van Heerden, A., Bukusi, E., Rech, D. & Drain, P. (2025) Feasibility of selfâ??testing for acute malaria using rapid diagnostic in three periâ??urban subâ??Saharan African community settings. Malaria Journal. 24(449):Online. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/24695
Malaria is a significant cause of under-five child mortality in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The World Health…
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