Elizabeth Lutge
Biographic Data
| ID | 7849228 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elizabeth Lutge |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elizabeth |
| FAMILY NAME | Lutge |
| SIGNATURE | LUTGE E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of KwaZulu-Natal |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0272-0100 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Provision of HIV testing services and its impact on the HIV positivity rate in the public health sector in KwaZulu-Natal
South Africa has been rated as having the most severe HIV epidemic in the world since it has one of the largest populations of people living with HIV (PLHIV). KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) is the epicentre of the HIV epidemic. The HIV test and treat services in the public health sector are critical to managing the epidemic and responding to the increase in HIV infections. The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health (DOH) commissioned a review of the provision o…
Operational manager’s knowledge and attitudes toward data and universal health coverage indicators in primary health clinics in Ugu, South Africa
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…
Exploring how outreach team leaders perceive community health workers’ experiences of providing HIV services in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Objectives: In 2018, the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health launched the ward-based primary health care outreach teams policy framework which sought to expand the community health worker (CHW) programme's provision of longitudinal patient support, including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) services in communities. This study sought to explore the perceptions of outreach team leaders who supervise CHWs on their experiences of providing HIV servi…
The roles, responsibilities and perceptions of community health workers and ward-based primary health care outreach teams
BACKGROUND: Community health workers play important roles in rural primary health care settings. They work within ward-based primary health care outreach teams yet their roles are not always clearly defined and operationalized. There is thus a need to explore perceptions about the roles and responsibilities of community health workers. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the roles, responsibilities and effectiveness of community health workers working with…
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The roles, responsibilities and perceptions of community health workers and ward-based primary health care outreach teams
BACKGROUND: Community health workers play important roles in rural primary health care settings. They work within ward-based primary health care outreach teams yet their roles are not always clearly defined and operationalized. There is thus a need to explore perceptions about the roles and responsibilities of community health workers. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the roles, responsibilities and effectiveness of community health workers working with…
Exploring how outreach team leaders perceive community health workers’ experiences of providing HIV services in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Objectives: In 2018, the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health launched the ward-based primary health care outreach teams policy framework which sought to expand the community health worker (CHW) programme's provision of longitudinal patient support, including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) services in communities. This study sought to explore the perceptions of outreach team leaders who supervise CHWs on their experiences of providing HIV servi…
Operational manager’s knowledge and attitudes toward data and universal health coverage indicators in primary health clinics in Ugu, South Africa
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…
Provision of HIV testing services and its impact on the HIV positivity rate in the public health sector in KwaZulu-Natal
South Africa has been rated as having the most severe HIV epidemic in the world since it has one of the largest populations of people living with HIV (PLHIV). KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) is the epicentre of the HIV epidemic. The HIV test and treat services in the public health sector are critical to managing the epidemic and responding to the increase in HIV infections. The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health (DOH) commissioned a review of the provision o…
Medicine (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Health care (3 works) · Public health (3 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (2 works) · HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses (2 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (2 works)