Resign Gunda

Datos Biográficos

ID7733690
NOMBREResign Gunda
NOMBRESResign
APELLIDOGunda
FIRMAGUNDA R
AFILIACIONESAfrica Health Research Institute
ORCID0000-0003-1404-9879
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS5
TOTAL DE CITAS0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR5
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2016
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2024
ÍNDICE H0

  • Association between tobacco smoking and prevalence of HIV, tuberculosis, hypertension and diabetes in rural South Africa

    Open AccessGlory Chidumwa, Stephen Olivier et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2024

    In rural South Africa, smoking is associated with higher prevalence of active TB, and people with HIV who smoke have worse disease control. In contrast, hypertension and diabetes mellitus are less common in those who smoke. Interventions to screen for TB among those who smoke and to address smoking among people with HIV may be particularly impactful

  • Operational manager’s knowledge and attitudes toward data and universal health coverage indicators in primary health clinics in Ugu, South Africa

    Open AccessSaloshni Naidoo, Ozayr Mahomed et al.ARTICLEGlobal Public Health2023

    Universal health coverage (UHC) aims to ensure people have access to the health services they need. Sixteen tracer indicators were developed for implementation by countries to measure UHC in the health system. South Africa uses 15 of the proposed 16 indicators. Operational managers in the public health care sector collect data and report on these indicators at a primary health clinic level. This qualitative study explored the knowledge and attitu…

  • Linkage to HIV care and hypertension and diabetes control in rural South Africa

    Open AccessItai M Magodoro, Stephen Olivier et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2022

    Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) account for half of all deaths in South Africa, partly reflecting unmet NCDs healthcare needs. Leveraging existing HIV infrastructure is touted as a strategy to alleviate this chronic care gap. We evaluated whether HIV care platforms are associated with improved NCDs care. We conducted a community-based screening of adults in rural KwaZulu-Natal, collecting BP, HbA1c, and health services utilization data. Care cas…

  • Undisclosed Antiretroviral Therapy Use at Primary Health Care Clinics in Rural KwaZulu Natal South Africa

    Open AccessNsika Sithole, Resign Gunda et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2021

    Accurate reporting of antiretroviral therapy (ART) uptake is crucial for measuring the success of epidemic control. Programs without linked electronic medical records are susceptible to duplicating ART initiation events. We assessed the prevalence of undisclosed ART use at the time of treatment initiation and explored its correlates among people presenting to public ambulatory clinics in South Africa. Data were analyzed from the community-based d…

  • Assessment of Burden of Malaria in Gwanda District, Zimbabwe, Using the Disability Adjusted Life Years

    Open AccessResign Gunda, Moses Chimbari et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2016

    Malaria is one of the highest contributors to morbidity and mortality in Zimbabwe. However, there is paucity of knowledge regarding disability adjusted life years (DALYs) as a measure of burden of malaria in affected communities. The DALYs metric was used to assess the burden of malaria in Gwanda District with the aim of contributing to a better understanding of the impact of disease on affected communities. Data was collected from health facilit…