Research Conference of the Johannesburg Health District on the 23rd November 2023 at the School of Public Health in the University of Witwatersrand. List of Presentations with Abstracts and emails
The programme:
- 8.30-9.00 Opening and Welcome
- 9.00 – 10.00 Office of Health Standards Compliance (OHSC)
- 0 OHSC The Role of Quality Assurance in UHC (NHI)
- 10.00 – 11.30 HAST
- 1 Chauke User and provider perspectives on barriers to and facilitators of male uptake of HIV testing services in Orange Farm Township, Gauteng Province
- 2 Maboya Investigation of retention on treatment and care among adolescents and youth initiated on antiretroviral therapy within the universal test and treat programme in region F, city of Johannesburg
- 3 Njuguna An HIV screening tool to find children 5-14 years living with HIV
- 4 Ndlovu PrEP uptake and preferences among young women interested in HIV prevention, residing in Johannesburg
- 5 Poovan Performance and acceptability of a urine point-of-care test for drug-level feedback counselling on PrEP use among young women in South Africa
- 6 Rees Heterogeneity among people re-engaging in antiretroviral therapy highlights the need for a differentiated approach Results from a cohort study in Johannesburg, South Africa
- 7 Bokolo Rapid learning to inform behavioural interventions for HIV programmes – Lessons from Indlela’s Behavioural Hub (B-Hub)
- 8 Machemedze Large scale STI testing in inner city Johannesburg, South Africa
- 11.30 – 1.00 Lunch
- 1.00 – 2.30 CD / NCDs
- 1 vanEck Barriers and enablers to addressing gender-based violence and mental health in Johannesburg primary health care
- 2 Sipapa Exploring vaccine hesitancy among households affected by SARS-CoV-2 in Soweto.ptx
- 3 Dietrich The Bambisana Project ‘Flu has always been around’ Exploring perceptions of influenza vaccine uptake among adults in Soweto, South Africa
- 4 Tonie Knowledge and management of helminths infections in Community Health Centers based in Soweto, South Africa
- 5 Nkomonde Prevalence of depressive symptoms and associated factors among young men living in Gauteng, South Africa
- 6 Tshabalala Nurses’ outlook on obstacles that hinder the diagnosis of HIV-associated lymphoma in Soweto, South Africa
- 6 Tshabalala Primary healthcare providers’ outlook on barriers to early breast and cervical cancer detection among women in Johannesburg, South Africa
- 7 Tshabalala YouthCAN – Co-design African Needs – Exploring strategies to increase the uptake of a SARS CoV-2 vaccine in youth
- 2.30 – 4.00 MCWH/Systems
- 1 Rasdien ROLE ROLE TRANSITION EXPERIENCES OF PROFESSIONAL NURSES TO PRIMARY HEALTHCARE NURSING
- 2 Mbetse Demographic characteristics of the population in the GRT-INSPIRED, a new urban SAPRIN node in the Gauteng Province
- 3 Khambule Performance of glucometers for the diagnosis of gestational diabetes
- 4 Nyamathe The experiences of cross border migrant women in accessing care in Johannesburg Region F
- 5 Bulmer Telehealth for Paediatric Physiotherapy Services at a Tertiary Academic Hospital during and after Covid-19 – Perceptions of Caregivers and Clinicians
- 6 van Eck Mental health and past-year violence association among pregnant adolescents in South Africa
- 7 Dangor CAUSES OF STILLBIRTHS AND DEATHS IN CHILDREN UNDER-5 DETERMINED THROUGH MINIMAL INVASIVE TISSUE SAMPLING