Leena Susan Thomas
Biographic Data
| ID | 3893185 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Leena Susan Thomas |
| GIVEN NAMES | Leena Susan |
| FAMILY NAME | Thomas |
| SIGNATURE | THOMAS L S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the Witwatersrand |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5721-5569 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Navigating the Institutional Review Board and other institutional entities
Youth-led participatory action research (YPAR) engages young people as partners in rigorous research inquiry to guide and inform collective action. Scholars interested in YPAR have notable investment in social justice and activist values, which at times come in direct tensions within their doctoral training and/or professional roles within academia. One monumental hurdle in conducting YPAR is obtaining approval from the Institutional Review Board…
Health consequences of sexual violence against women
Analysing post-apartheid gender and racial transformation in medical education in a South African province
INTRODUCTION: In light of global concerns about insufficient numbers of doctors, midwives, and nurses, the World Health Organization (WHO) has identified the scale-up of the production of medical professionals who are competent and responsive to community needs as urgent and necessary. Coincident with this imperative, South African medical schools have also had to consider redressing apartheid-era inequities in access to medical education and cha…
Making Systems Work
As part of a multi-country study, maternal health services were reviewed in one health district in Gauteng Province, South Africa. Poor record-keeping, inadequate supervision, poor levels of clinical knowledge and under-utilisation of midwife obstetric units were found. Interventions identified by local health service personnel to improve maternity care were developed, implemented and evaluated, included programme-specific (training in prevention…
Making Systems Work
As part of a multi-country study, maternal health services were reviewed in one health district in Gauteng Province, South Africa. Poor record-keeping, inadequate supervision, poor levels of clinical knowledge and under-utilisation of midwife obstetric units were found. Interventions identified by local health service personnel to improve maternity care were developed, implemented and evaluated, included programme-specific (training in prevention…
Making Systems Work
As part of a multi-country study, maternal health services were reviewed in one health district in Gauteng Province, South Africa. Poor record-keeping, inadequate supervision, poor levels of clinical knowledge and under-utilisation of midwife obstetric units were found. Interventions identified by local health service personnel to improve maternity care were developed, implemented and evaluated, included programme-specific (training in prevention…
Health consequences of sexual violence against women
Analysing post-apartheid gender and racial transformation in medical education in a South African province
INTRODUCTION: In light of global concerns about insufficient numbers of doctors, midwives, and nurses, the World Health Organization (WHO) has identified the scale-up of the production of medical professionals who are competent and responsive to community needs as urgent and necessary. Coincident with this imperative, South African medical schools have also had to consider redressing apartheid-era inequities in access to medical education and cha…
Navigating the Institutional Review Board and other institutional entities
Youth-led participatory action research (YPAR) engages young people as partners in rigorous research inquiry to guide and inform collective action. Scholars interested in YPAR have notable investment in social justice and activist values, which at times come in direct tensions within their doctoral training and/or professional roles within academia. One monumental hurdle in conducting YPAR is obtaining approval from the Institutional Review Board…
Medicine (3 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychological intervention (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Action research (1 work) · Child and Adolescent Health (1 work) · Children's Rights and Participation (1 work) · Community-based participatory research (1 work) · Debriefing (1 work)