Busisiwe P Ncama

Biographic Data

ID7754748
NAMEBusisiwe P Ncama
GIVEN NAMESBusisiwe P
FAMILY NAMENcama
SIGNATURENCAMA B P
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal
ORCID0000-0002-8084-4910
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2006
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2018
H-INDEX0

  • Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality and life expectancy, 1950–2017

    Open AccessDaniel Dicker, Grant Nguyen et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet2018

    BACKGROUND: Assessments of age-specific mortality and life expectancy have been done by the UN Population Division, Department of Economics and Social Affairs (UNPOP), the United States Census Bureau, WHO, and as part of previous iterations of the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD). Previous iterations of the GBD used population estimates from UNPOP, which were not derived in a way that was internally consistent wit…

  • Analysis of experiences with exclusive breastfeeding among HIV-positive mothers in Lusaka, Zambia

    Open AccessAlice Ngoma-Hazemba, Busisiwe P NcamaARTICLEGlobal Health Action2016

    BACKGROUND: Exclusive breastfeeding in the first 6 months offers protection from postnatal HIV infection but remains low in resource-poor settings. Documentation of experiences with exclusive breastfeeding is needed to strengthen infant feeding counselling by health care workers. OBJECTIVE: To explore HIV-positive mothers' experiences with exclusive breastfeeding during the first 6 months of the infant's life. DESIGN: A health facility- and commu…

  • A socio-ecological perspective of access to and acceptability of HIV/Aids treatment and care services

    Open AccessBereket Yakob, Busisiwe P NcamaARTICLEBMC Public Health2016

    A socio-ecological perspective provides a useful framework to investigate the interplay among multilevel and interactive factors that impact on access to and acceptability of HATCS such as clients, community, institution and policy. Planners, resource allocators and implementers could consider these factors during planning, implementation and evaluation of HATCS. Further study is required to confirm the findings

  • Kwazulu-Natal minibus taxi drivers' perceptions on HIV and Aids

    Open AccessGugu Mchunu, Busisiwe Ncama et al.ARTICLESAHARA-J Journal of Social…2012References: 4

    In South Africa, the minibus taxi drivers are largely becoming another high-risk category in the HIV and AIDS epidemic. Although previous studies have shown that knowledge of HIV and AIDS is relatively high among the taxi drivers it is still not clear how this sub-population perceive the support rendered to them with regard to HIV and AIDS prevention strategies. This study aimed to focus on this atypical workplace and explore the KwaZulu-Natal, m…

  • HIV and tuberculosis in Durban, South Africa

    Inge B Corless, Dean Wantland et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2009

    Given that antiretroviral (ARV) medication adherence has been shown to be high in resource-limited countries, the question remains as to whether adherence will remain at that level as medications become more widely available. Comparing adherence to tuberculosis (TB) medications, which have been readily available, and ARV medications may help to indicate the likely future adherence to ARVs as access to these medications becomes more widespread. Th…

  • Community impact of HIV status disclosure through an integrated community home-based care programme

    Busisiwe P Ncama, Leana R UysARTICLEAfrican Journal of AIDS Research2006

    The integration of HIV-prevention activities into care has received little attention within or outside formal healthcare settings. The contribution of community home-based care services in facilitating disclosure of HIV status and reducing stigma have also not been described. This study examines the community impact of an integrated community home-based care (ICHC) programme on HIV-prevention efforts and disclosure of status. Quantitative data wa…