Globally, the informal food sector has been the recipient of exclusionary urban policies, despite its dominant role in urban life. This study examined the contributions of the informal food sector to food flows during the COVID-19 lockdown in Cape Town, South Africa. An ethnographic research method consisting of in-dep...
Despite the crucial role played by informalmarkets in food distribution globally, the sector is ignored and marginalized. This study examined vegetable traders, the trading infrastructure available to them in the market, and how they conduct their businesses to explain the high food safety challenges in the sector. Thi...
Background: Hepatitis B virus infection is one of the most common public health problems worldwide. Over one million people globally are estimated to die annually of virus-related chronic liver disease. The routes of transmission include perinatal transmission at birth, unprotected sexual intercourse, injecting dr...
Purpose – Among the various pro-sustainability strategies that universities adopt, Stellenbosch University’s 2030 Agenda further challenges universities to provide sustainability education that enables students to become change agents for sustainability. The Listen, Live and Learn (LLL) initiative is a cocurricular pro...
Introduction Hypertension has been a global public health problem. However, hypertension control is low. Regular self-monitoring of blood pressure by hypertensive patients is one sure way of improving their health. This study sought to explore their knowledge about self-monitoring, how they practice it and any bar...
Background: Prostate Cancer (PC) has made a significant health impact globally and Ghana is no exception. The incidence and mortality of prostate cancer worldwide correlate with increasing age, with the average age at the time of diagnosis being 66 years. For African-American men, the incidence rates are higher th...
Food insecurity and diet-related diseases do not only have detrimental effects to human health, but are also underpinned by food systems that are environmentally unsustainable and culturally disconnected. Ensuring access to a healthy, affordable, and sustainable diet is one of the greatest challenges facing many low- a...
Background: Anaemia, defined by low blood haemoglobin concentration, is a major public health problem, especially in developing countries. Pregnant women are most vulnerable to anaemia due to factors including parasitic infection and feeding habits leading to increased maternal morbidity and mortality, as well as adver...
Background: Evidence shows that art therapy has mental health benefits, and is a great way to express complex emotions in the recovery process. However, there are limited to no studies in the Ghanaian context on whether art therapy is used among clinical psychologists in the therapeutic process. This research sought to...
Introduction Coronavirus disease 2019 was declared a pandemic in March 2020. Vaccination is an important tool in the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic. As vaccines for COVID-19 have been developed and deployed, one of the questions being asked is what determines its acceptance by the people in relation to past v...
Background: Comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights care, including family planning, is not only a health and rights issue but it is developmental necessity, as it also improves livelihoods and promotes economic growth. Therefore, providing quality reproductive health services to women, men, and adolesc...
Background Globally, the utilization of supervised delivery services is one of the key proven interventions that had reduced maternal deaths because of its potential to ensure safe birth, reduce both actual and potential complications and increase the survival of mothers and newborns. Despite the reduction in maternal...
Introduction: Poor adherence to chronic disease treatment has been characterized by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a worldwide problem of striking magnitude. Many patients have trouble adhering to treatment guidelines. It creates disease-related medical and psychological difficulties, lowers patients' quality o...
Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic disease caused by inherited and/or acquired deficiency in production of insulin by the pancreas, or by the ineffectiveness of the insulin produced. Diabetes prevalence has been rising more rapidly in the middle- and low-income countries. The leading causes of blindness se...
Background: Skilled attendance at birth is considered key to accomplishing Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3.1 aimed at reducing maternal mortality. Many maternal deaths can be prevented if a woman receives care by skilled health personnel. Maternal utilization of skilled health delivery services in rural areas in l...
