African Evaluation Database

9120 records found

Source	Electronic ID	Title	Authors	Publication Year	Source Title	Volume	Issue	DOI	Affiliations	Authors with Affiliations	Abstract	Author Keywords	Index Keywords	Funding Details
Scopus	2-s2.0-84937415854	Evaluation of the HIV lay counselling and testing profession in South Africa	Mwisongo A., Mehlomakhulu V., Mohlabane N., Peltzer K., Mthembu J., Van Rooyen H.	2015	BMC Health Services Research	15	1	10.1186/s12913-015-0940-y	School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, S...	Mwisongo, A., School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Witwatersrand, J...	Background: With the launch of the national HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT) campaign in South A...	HIV Counselling and Training (HCT); HIV testing; Lay counsellors; Training; Workspace	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-34147124299	The impact of male circumcision on HIV incidence and cost per infection prevented: A stochastic s...	Gray R.H., Li X., Kigozi G., Serwadda D., Nalugoda F., Watya S., Reynolds S.J., Wawer M.	2007	AIDS	21	7	10.1097/QAD.0b013e3280187544	School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MA, United States; University Schoo...	Gray, R.H., School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MA, United States, Bloo...	OBJECTIVES: To estimate the impact of male circumcision on HIV incidence, the number of procedure...	Cost per infection; HIV incidence; Male circumcision; Uganda	adolescent; adult; article; circumcision; cost benefit analysis; cost effectiveness analysis; fem...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84942933120	An evaluation of a community-based food supplementation for people living with HIV in Ghana: Impl...	Mensah K.A., Okyere P., Doku P.N.	2015	BMC Research Notes	8	1	10.1186/s13104-015-1511-3	School of Public Health, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana; Depar...	Mensah, K.A., School of Public Health, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi...	Background: Community-based care and support services are limited in sub-Saharan Africa and as a ...	Community-based care; Food supplementation; HIV/AIDS; Programme evaluation; Stakeholders; Support...	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84941948456	Evaluation of antiretroviral treatment programme monitoring in Eastern Cape, South Africa	Kaposhi B.M., Mqoqi N., Schopflocher D.	2015	Health Policy and Planning	30	5	10.1093/heapol/czu028	School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada; Monitoring and Evaluation D...	Kaposhi, B.M., School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada; Mqoqi, N., M...	Introduction The provision of antiretroviral treatment (ART) for HIV infection is a key strategy ...	Antiretroviral treatment; Data accuracy; HIV; Information management; Routine monitoring; South A...	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-77954695993	Quality of life of HIV patients in a rural area of Western Uganda: Impact of a community-based an...	Alibhai A., Martin L.J., Kipp W., Konde-Lule J., Saunders L.D., Rubaale T., Houston S., Okech-Ojo...	2010	Current HIV Research	8	5	10.2174/157016210791330400	School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; School of Public Health, Makere...	Alibhai, A., School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; Martin, L.J., Scho...	Objective: Community-based antiretroviral treatment (CBART) programs should aim to achieve positi...	Antiretroviral therapy; Community based treatment; HIV/AIDS; Quality of life; Rural health servic...	cotrimoxazole; efavirenz; lamivudine; nevirapine; stavudine; adult; age distribution; article; CD...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84941992325	Evaluating the impact of Zimbabwe's prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission program: Popul...	Buzdugan R., McCoy S.I., Watadzaushe C., Dufour M.-S.K., Petersen M., Dirawo J., Mushavi A., Muju...	2015	PLoS ONE	10	8	10.1371/journal.pone.0134571	School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA, United States; Centre for Sexual...	Buzdugan, R., School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA, United States; McC...	Objective: We estimated HIV-free infant survival and mother-to-child HIV transmission (MTCT) rate...	None	antiretrovirus agent; adolescent; adult; Article; blood sampling; breast feeding; community; cont...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-39749194120	Is the Western Cape at risk of an outbreak of preventable childhood diseases? Lessons from an eva...	Corrigall J., Coetzee D., Cameron N.	2008	South African Medical Journal	98	1	None	School of Public Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa; Infectious Diseases Ep...	Corrigall, J., School of Public Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa; Coetzee...	Objective. To determine the routine immunisation coverage rates in children aged 12-23 months in ...	None	BCG vaccine; diphtheria pertussis tetanus vaccine; measles vaccine; poliomyelitis vaccine; rubell...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84938682532	The challenges to performance and sustaining mutual health organisations/health institutions: An ...	Adomah-Afari A.	2015	International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance	28	7	10.1108/IJHCQA-02-2015-0018	School of Public Health, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana; Ghana and Sheffield Business School, ...	Adomah-Afari, A., School of Public Health, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana, Ghana and Sheffield...	Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore challenges to the performance and sustainabilit...	Effectiveness; Efficiency; Finance/economics; Patient perception; Quality health care; Risk manag...	community care; economics; female; Ghana; health; health care delivery; health care quality; huma...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-17844411492	Impact of the HIV/AIDS pandemic on non-communicable disease prevention	Puoane T., Hughes G.D.	2005	South African Medical Journal	95	4	None	School of Public Health, University of Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa; Department of Preve...	Puoane, T., School of Public Health, University of Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa; Hughes,...	[No abstract available]	None	acquired immune deficiency syndrome; article; awareness; behavior modification; cardiovascular di...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-46749110693	"Coming to town": The impact of urbanicity, cigarette advertising, and network norms on the smoki...	Williams C.T., Grier S.A., Marks A.S.	2008	Journal of Urban Health	85	4	10.1007/s11524-008-9286-7	School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States; American ...	Williams, C.T., School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United S...	This study was conducted to examine the effect of urban living on smoking attitudes among black A...	Cigarette advertising; Smoking attitudes; South Africa; Urbanicity; Women's health	adolescent; adult; advertizing; article; attitude to health; cigarette smoking; female; human; ma...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-34248569699	Cross-country measures for monitoring epilepsy care	Begley C.E., Baker G.A., Beghi E., Butler J., Chisholm D., Langfitt J.T., Levy P., Pachlatko C., ...	2007	Epilepsia	48	5	10.1111/j.1528-1167.2007.00981.x	School of Public Health, University of Texas, United States; Division of Neurosciences, Universit...	Begley, C.E., School of Public Health, University of Texas, United States, School of Public Healt...	Purpose: The International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) Commission on Healthcare Policy in cons...	Evaluation; Healthcare; International; Survey	article; developing country; disability; epilepsy; feasibility study; health care availability; h...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84908498374	Comparing a paper based monitoring and evaluation system to a mHealth system to support the natio...	Neupane S., Odendaal W., Friedman I., Jassat W., Schneider H., Doherty T.	2014	BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making	14	1	10.1186/1472-6947-14-69	School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa; Health Systems ...	Neupane, S., School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa; Od...	Background: In an attempt to address a complex disease burden, including improving progress towar...	Community based services; Community health workers; mHealth; Monitoring and evaluation	comparative study; evaluation study; health auxiliary; human; medical record; public health; Sout...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84953379172	Organizational impact of the introduction of a new portable syringe pump for iloprost therapy in ...	Restelli U., Faggioli P., Scolari F., Gussoni G., Valerio A., Sciascera A., Croce D., Mazzone A.	2015	Current Drug Therapy	10	2	None	School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa; Centre for ...	Restelli, U., School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Afric...	Purpose: The study aims at assessing the organizational and economic impact related to the use of...	Hospital; Italy; Medical device; Organizational impact; Prevention; Rehabilitation	iloprost; anticoagulant therapy; Article; clinical assessment; clinical pathway; clinical practic...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84863878794	The Causes and Impact of the Brain Drain in Institutions of Higher Learning in Zimbabwe	Shumba A., Mawere D.	2012	International Migration	50	4	10.1111/j.1468-2435.2012.00749.x	School of Teacher Education, Faculty of Humanities, Central University of Technology, Free State,...	Shumba, A., School of Teacher Education, Faculty of Humanities, Central University of Technology,...	The brain drain of professionals has now become a major concern in developing countries, especial...	None	brain drain; developing world; higher education; learning; questionnaire survey; student; Zimbabwe	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84958778137	Moving towards integrated policy formulation and evaluation: The green economy model	Bassi A.M.	2015	Environmental and Climate Technologies	16	1	10.1515/rtuect-2015-0009	School of Public Leadership, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Stellenbosch, South Africa;...	Bassi, A.M., School of Public Leadership, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Stellenbosch, ...	The mainstreaming of concepts related to the Green Economy, an action-oriented approach to reach ...	Green economy; Model; Natural capital; Policy; Simulation; System dynamics	None	None	View
None	None	The negative impact of land acquisition on indigenous communities' livelihood and environment in ...	Kusiluka M.M., Kongela S., Kusiluka M.A., Karimuribo E.D., Kusiluka L.J.M.	2011	Habitat International	35	1	10.1016/j.habitatint.2010.03.001	School of Real Estate Studies, Ardhi University, P.O. Box 35176, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; Mwalimu...	Kusiluka, M.M., School of Real Estate Studies, Ardhi University, P.O. Box 35176, Dar es Salaam, T...	This paper examines the negative impact of land acquisition programmes on the indigenous communit...	Environment; Indigenous communities; Land acquisition; Tanzania	indigenous population; land use planning; Tanzania	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84904020684	Metrics to assess ecological condition, change, and impacts in sandy beach ecosystems	Schlacher T.A., Schoeman D.S., Jones A.R., Dugan J.E., Hubbard D.M., Defeo O., Peterson C.H., Wes...	2014	Journal of Environmental Management	144	None	10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.05.036	School of Science and Engineering, The University of the Sunshine Coast, Q-4558 Maroochydore, Aus...	Schlacher, T.A., School of Science and Engineering, The University of the Sunshine Coast, Q-4558 ...	Complexity is increasingly the hallmark in environmental management practices of sandy shorelines...	Biological monitoring; Coastal dunes; Ecological indicators; Environmental values; Sandy beaches;...	beach; coastal zone management; dune; economic analysis; environmental change; environmental cond...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84924415779	The Impact of Information and Communication Technology Adoption and Diffusion on Technology Entre...	Wamuyu P.K.	2015	Information Technology for Development	21	2	10.1080/02681102.2014.948372	School of Science and Technology, United States International University-Africa, Nairobi, Kenya	Wamuyu, P.K., School of Science and Technology, United States International University-Africa, Na...	ICT-based enterprises (ICT-BEs) are businesses that produce ICT products, provide ICT processing ...	case studies; exploratory; ICT adoption; ICT diffusion; ICT dynamism; ICT entrepreneurship; ICT t...	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84870864167	Changing sediment yield and sediment dynamics in the karoo uplands, south africa; post-european i...	Foster I.D.L., Rowntree K.M., Boardman J., Mighall T.M.	2012	Land Degradation and Development	23	6	10.1002/ldr.2180	School of Science and Technology, University of Northampton, Newton Building, Northampton NN2 6JD...	Foster, I.D.L., School of Science and Technology, University of Northampton, Newton Building, Nor...	We provide an overview of published results and a significant body of new data from an ongoing re...	Catchment connectivity; Karoo; Land use change; Sediment sources; Sediment yield; Weather and cli...	Karoo; Land-use change; Sediment sources; Sediment yields; Weather and climate; Digital storage; ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84859138208	The impact of a community service learning project on the professional growth of pre-service teac...	Bansilal S., Mthembu Z.	2011	Acta Academica	43	4	None	School of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, Faculty of Education, University of KwaZ...	Bansilal, S., School of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, Faculty of Education, Univ...	This article reports on a qualitative study based on a group of third- and fourth-year science st...	None	None	None	View

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