Published May, 2020
By Simbayi LC, Zuma K and Zungu N
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Includes novel methodologies, innovative research and important advances in assessment that provide a reference in one book to all working on HIV in South Africa and globally. This study is key in maintaining surveillance of HIV infection and behaviour in South Africa, and to obtain a better understanding of factors driving the HIV epidemic.

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Published February, 2020
By Lenore Manderson and Nolwazi Mkhwanazi
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Illustrates the changing constitution and the variability of households, fluid understandings of family, and the impact of these in the context of life changes and health problems. Through 29 case studies of people of diverse backgrounds, the authors explore the household as a site for the production of health and care.

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Published October, 2019
By Thembisa Waetjen
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From over-the-counter cough syrups and prescribed painkillers to street economies of heroin and fentanyl, opioid substances and uses have ignited global debates about national drug policy reform. This book is the first to focus on these issues in South Africa, through a range of disciplinary perspectives.

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Published April, 2013
By Susan Levine
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Medicine and the Politics of Knowledge situates South Africa - including its history of stances and political formations around HIV/AIDS - in the broader context of questions relating to science, medicine, human experimentation, and structural violence, all of which shape the cases in the book.

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Published February, 2010
By Inge Petersen, Arvin Bhana, Alan J. Flisher, Leslie Swartz and Linda Richter
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Mental health promotion strives to improve mental health through developing ways of adjusting and coping with challenges. This book provides a relevant conceptual and theoretical base for the application of health promotion in scarce resource contexts. It is suitable for mental health and general public health students and practitioners.

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Published May, 2009
By Mignonne Breier, Angelique Wildschut and Thando Mgqolozana
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Considers the profile, image and status of nursing and the nature and role of nursing education. This title explores issues that contribute to the state of the nursing profession and airs the concerns of nursing students, academics and qualified nurses who are leaders in the field.

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Published September, 2008
By Michael Hendricks and Claire Botha
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The provision of universal access to healthcare, a right enshrined in the South African Constitution, is the responsibility of government. Although much progress has been made towards the creation of a national health system which makes 'access to health for all' a reality, much remains to be done.

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Published July, 2007
By Karl Peltzer, Thabang Mosala, Henry Fomundam, Olive Shisana, Thembiso Pakade and Pelisa Dana
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Implementation of the programmes intended to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS (PMTCT) is a challenge. This report provides District, Provincial and National PMTCT programme managers with information on the challenges of Nevirapine use in rural communities, and a solution for women with inadequate access to healthcare facilities.

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Published May, 2006
By Mignonne Breier and Angelique Wildschut
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Presents a study on the medical profession and its related education programmes, considering the multiple worlds of medical practice in South Africa. This book presents the major problem facing government - the skewed distribution of medical doctors across public/private, rural/urban divides - and considers its attempts to rectify the imbalances.

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