Christo Heunis
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 314623 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Christo Heunis |
| PRENOMES | Christo |
| SOBRENOME | Heunis |
| ASSINATURA | HEUNIS C |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of the Free State |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6087-3207 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 13 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 7 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 13 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1995 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2024 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Exploring Health Research Priority Setting in a South African Province
In August 2022, the Free State Provincial Health Research Committee used the online nominal group technique (NGT) for Health Research Priority Setting (HRPS) for the Free State Department of Health (FSDoH) and the research community, considering various stakeholders' perspectives. This paper explores and describes the identified health research priorities. It also assesses their alignment with the National Health Research Strategy. Additionally, …
Exploring Managers’ Insights on Integrating Mental Health into Tuberculosis and HIV Care in the Free State Province, South Africa
The integration of mental health (MH) services into tuberculosis (TB) and HIV care remains a significant challenge in South Africa's Free State province. This study seeks to understand the perspectives of public health programme managers on the barriers to such integration and to identify potential strategies to overcome these challenges. Data were collected between February and October 2021 using qualitative methods including four individual sem…
Covid-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in South Africa
Vaccine hesitancy, long considered a global health threat, poses a major barrier to effective roll-out of COVID-19 vaccination. With less than half (45%) of adult South Africans currently fully vaccinated, we identified factors affecting non-uptake of vaccination and vaccine hesitancy in order to identify key groups to be targeted when embarking upon COVID-19 vaccine promotion campaigns. A cross-sectional, anonymous online survey was undertaken a…
Post-Traumatic Stress and Coping Strategies of South African Nurses during the Second Wave of the Covid-19 Pandemic
Prior to the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the South African healthcare system was already under severe strain due to amongst others, a lack of human resources, poor governance and management, and an unequal distribution of resources among provinces and between the public and private healthcare sectors. At the center of these challenges are nurses, the backbone of the healthcare system, and the first point of call for most patients …
Yield of systematic household contact investigation for tuberculosis in a high-burden metropolitan district of South Africa
The high yield of new TB observed in this pilot study demonstrates that targeted SHCI may be an effective ACF strategy in Mangaung and similar high-burden settings in South Africa. Targeting different index case categories produced variable yield - the highest among contacts of HIV-negative TB index cases. SHCI among household contacts of all four the WHO-recommended categories of infectious TB index cases - and male and coughing contacts, in par…
Tuberculosis knowledge, attitudes and practices of patients at primary health care facilities in a South African metropolitan
These findings highlight the need for health education efforts to strengthen accurate information dissemination to promote sound TB knowledge and attitudes among patients attending PHC facilities. Health education efforts should also capitalise on the positive finding of this study that information dissemination at PHC facilities increases good infection control practices
TB/HIV-related training, knowledge and attitudes of community health workers in the Free State province, South Africa
With its emphasis on task shifting and multi-trained and skilled outreach teams the primary healthcare (PHC) re-engineering strategy in South Africa depends on the training, knowledge and attitudes of community health workers (CHWs) to provide a variety of TB/HIV services. The aim of this exploratory research was to assess TB/ HIV-related training, knowledge and attitudes of CHWs. Interviews were conducted with 206 CHWs at 28 clinics in 1 urban a…
A qualitative exploration of resilience in pre-adolescent Aids orphans living in a residential care facility
This article presents the findings of a study among a small group of South African AIDS orphans living in a residential care facility, Lebone Land. The research was conducted between June and September 2006. A qualitative, exploratory study consisting of in-depth, semistructured interviews with eight children and seven key informants aimed to identify and investigate developmental assets operating in the children's lives to help them cope amid ex…
Who is accessing public-sector anti-retroviral treatment in the Free State, South Africa? An exploratory study of the first three years of programme implementation
Our analysis showed significant changes in the demographic, socio-economic, geographic, and medical characteristics of the patients during the first three years of the programme. Knowledge of the characteristics of these patients can assist policy makers in developing measures to retain them in care. The information reported here can also be usefully applied to target patient groups that are currently not reached in the implementation of the ART …
Physical and emotional health outcomes after 12 months of public-sector antiretroviral treatment in the Free State Province of South Africa
This study provides evidence that the South African public-sector ART programme is effective in delivering sustained improvement in patient well-being. However, the results should encourage clinicians and lay health workers to be vigilant regarding the adverse effects of treatment, because they can seriously affect physical and emotional QoL
Highly active antiretroviral treatment and health related quality of life in South African adults with human immunodeficiency virus infection
HAART was associated with improved HRQoL in patients enrolled in a public sector treatment program in South Africa. Our finding that the EuroQol instrument was sensitive to HAART supports its use in future evaluation of HIV/AIDS care in South Africa. Longitudinal studies are needed to evaluate changes in individuals' HRQoL
Short-term physical and emotional health outcomes of public sector ART in the Free State province of South Africa
Basic labour practice in commercial agriculture
While making provision for some statutory regulation of labour affairs on farms, the recent extension of labour law to include farm workers holds no sure guarantees for sound labour practice. In the absence of a broadly representative and active farm worker trade union movement, labour stability in agriculture is threatened by the possibility of continued dictation of working conditions by employers. Based on research of labour practice on farms …
A qualitative exploration of resilience in pre-adolescent Aids orphans living in a residential care facility
This article presents the findings of a study among a small group of South African AIDS orphans living in a residential care facility, Lebone Land. The research was conducted between June and September 2006. A qualitative, exploratory study consisting of in-depth, semistructured interviews with eight children and seven key informants aimed to identify and investigate developmental assets operating in the children's lives to help them cope amid ex…
Basic labour practice in commercial agriculture
While making provision for some statutory regulation of labour affairs on farms, the recent extension of labour law to include farm workers holds no sure guarantees for sound labour practice. In the absence of a broadly representative and active farm worker trade union movement, labour stability in agriculture is threatened by the possibility of continued dictation of working conditions by employers. Based on research of labour practice on farms …
Highly active antiretroviral treatment and health related quality of life in South African adults with human immunodeficiency virus infection
HAART was associated with improved HRQoL in patients enrolled in a public sector treatment program in South Africa. Our finding that the EuroQol instrument was sensitive to HAART supports its use in future evaluation of HIV/AIDS care in South Africa. Longitudinal studies are needed to evaluate changes in individuals' HRQoL
Short-term physical and emotional health outcomes of public sector ART in the Free State province of South Africa
Physical and emotional health outcomes after 12 months of public-sector antiretroviral treatment in the Free State Province of South Africa
This study provides evidence that the South African public-sector ART programme is effective in delivering sustained improvement in patient well-being. However, the results should encourage clinicians and lay health workers to be vigilant regarding the adverse effects of treatment, because they can seriously affect physical and emotional QoL
Who is accessing public-sector anti-retroviral treatment in the Free State, South Africa? An exploratory study of the first three years of programme implementation
Our analysis showed significant changes in the demographic, socio-economic, geographic, and medical characteristics of the patients during the first three years of the programme. Knowledge of the characteristics of these patients can assist policy makers in developing measures to retain them in care. The information reported here can also be usefully applied to target patient groups that are currently not reached in the implementation of the ART …
A qualitative exploration of resilience in pre-adolescent Aids orphans living in a residential care facility
This article presents the findings of a study among a small group of South African AIDS orphans living in a residential care facility, Lebone Land. The research was conducted between June and September 2006. A qualitative, exploratory study consisting of in-depth, semistructured interviews with eight children and seven key informants aimed to identify and investigate developmental assets operating in the children's lives to help them cope amid ex…
TB/HIV-related training, knowledge and attitudes of community health workers in the Free State province, South Africa
With its emphasis on task shifting and multi-trained and skilled outreach teams the primary healthcare (PHC) re-engineering strategy in South Africa depends on the training, knowledge and attitudes of community health workers (CHWs) to provide a variety of TB/HIV services. The aim of this exploratory research was to assess TB/ HIV-related training, knowledge and attitudes of CHWs. Interviews were conducted with 206 CHWs at 28 clinics in 1 urban a…
Tuberculosis knowledge, attitudes and practices of patients at primary health care facilities in a South African metropolitan
These findings highlight the need for health education efforts to strengthen accurate information dissemination to promote sound TB knowledge and attitudes among patients attending PHC facilities. Health education efforts should also capitalise on the positive finding of this study that information dissemination at PHC facilities increases good infection control practices
Yield of systematic household contact investigation for tuberculosis in a high-burden metropolitan district of South Africa
The high yield of new TB observed in this pilot study demonstrates that targeted SHCI may be an effective ACF strategy in Mangaung and similar high-burden settings in South Africa. Targeting different index case categories produced variable yield - the highest among contacts of HIV-negative TB index cases. SHCI among household contacts of all four the WHO-recommended categories of infectious TB index cases - and male and coughing contacts, in par…
Post-Traumatic Stress and Coping Strategies of South African Nurses during the Second Wave of the Covid-19 Pandemic
Prior to the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the South African healthcare system was already under severe strain due to amongst others, a lack of human resources, poor governance and management, and an unequal distribution of resources among provinces and between the public and private healthcare sectors. At the center of these challenges are nurses, the backbone of the healthcare system, and the first point of call for most patients …
Covid-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in South Africa
Vaccine hesitancy, long considered a global health threat, poses a major barrier to effective roll-out of COVID-19 vaccination. With less than half (45%) of adult South Africans currently fully vaccinated, we identified factors affecting non-uptake of vaccination and vaccine hesitancy in order to identify key groups to be targeted when embarking upon COVID-19 vaccine promotion campaigns. A cross-sectional, anonymous online survey was undertaken a…
Exploring Health Research Priority Setting in a South African Province
In August 2022, the Free State Provincial Health Research Committee used the online nominal group technique (NGT) for Health Research Priority Setting (HRPS) for the Free State Department of Health (FSDoH) and the research community, considering various stakeholders' perspectives. This paper explores and describes the identified health research priorities. It also assesses their alignment with the National Health Research Strategy. Additionally, …
Exploring Managers’ Insights on Integrating Mental Health into Tuberculosis and HIV Care in the Free State Province, South Africa
The integration of mental health (MH) services into tuberculosis (TB) and HIV care remains a significant challenge in South Africa's Free State province. This study seeks to understand the perspectives of public health programme managers on the barriers to such integration and to identify potential strategies to overcome these challenges. Data were collected between February and October 2021 using qualitative methods including four individual sem…
Medicine (11 obras) · Environmental health (7 obras) · Public health (7 obras) · Family medicine (6 obras) · Biostatistics (5 obras) · HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses (5 obras) · Nursing (5 obras) · Population (5 obras) · Economic growth (4 obras) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (4 obras)