John H Day

Datos Biográficos

ID9091864
NOMBREJohn H Day
NOMBRESJohn H
APELLIDODay
FIRMADAY J H
AFILIACIONESLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
ORCID0000-0002-5515-6606
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS5
TOTAL DE CITAS0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR5
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN1964
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2007
ÍNDICE H0

  • Establishing a workplace antiretroviral therapy programme in South Africa

    Salome Charalambous, Anne D Grant et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2007

    Ways to expand access to antiretroviral treatment (ART) in low income settings are being sought. We describe an HIV care programme including ART in an industrial setting in South Africa. The programme uses guidelines derived from local and international best practice. The training component aims to build capacity among health care staff. Nurses and doctors are supported by experienced HIV clinicians through telephone consultation and site visits.…

  • Feasibility and acceptability of a specialist clinical service for HIV-infected mineworkers in South Africa

    Salome Charalambous, Anne D Grant et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2004

    Occupational settings offer an ideal opportunity to provide preventive health services for HIV-infected workers. A specialized clinic was established in a mining hospital in the Free State, South Africa, with the primary aim of delivering preventive therapy such as isoniazid to those at high risk of tuberculosis (individuals with HIV infection or silicosis), and cotrimoxazole to those at highest risk for opportunistic infections. The clinic desig…

  • Attitudes to HIV voluntary counselling and testing among mineworkers in South Africa

    John H Day, Kikuko Miyamura et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2003

    We conducted a study to identify attitudes that influence uptake of HIV voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) amongst gold mine workers in South Africa; 105 healthy men were interviewed. The level of basic knowledge of HIV was high, but reported awareness of the extent of HIV infection in the workforce and perceived personal risk of HIV infection was low. Health issues were considered the most important indication for HIV testing and one-third …

  • Use of Unaids tools to evaluate HIV voluntary counselling and testing services for mineworkers in South Africa

    S K Ginwalla, Anne D Grant et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2002

    HIV voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) is now an integral part of many HIV care and control programmes. However, very little work has been done to assess the quality of VCT services. An evaluation of VCT services for mineworkers in Welkom, South Africa was conducted to assess client and counsellor satisfaction, the quality of the services and to identify barriers to uptake of VCT. A cross-sectional survey was carried out using tools develope…

  • The Characteristics of Some Permafrost Soils in the Mackenzie Valley, N.W.T

    Open AccessJohn H Day, H M Rice et al.ARTICLEARCTIC1964

    Describes in detail soil profiles examined in dug pits at three ecologically distinct localities in the vicinity of Reindeer Depot, Inuvik and Norman Wells: tundra, tundra-boreal forest transition, and boreal forest. Samples were air dried, ground, sieved and analyzed. The climate, vegetation, surficial geology and permafrost conditions at each site are indicated. Descriptions are given of eight soil profiles, and the chemical, mechanical and min…