TREATMENT CENTRES

Bhana, A. & Adams, L. (2007) Durban treatment centre data. (Paper presented at the report back meeting of SACENDU of the July-December 2006 findings, Durban, April).

Bhana, A. (2006) Durban treatment centre data. (Paper presented at the report back meeting of SACENDU on findings from January-June 2006, Durban, November).

Bhana, A. (2006) Durban treatment centre data. (Paper presented at the report back meeting of SACENDU on findings from July-December 2005, Durban, May).

Cilliers, K., Labadarios, D., Schaaf, H.S., Willemse, M., Maritz, J.S., Werely, C.J., Hussey, G. & Donald, P.R. (2010) Pyridoxal-5-phosphate plasma concentrations in children receiving tuberculosis chemotherapy including isoniazid. Acta Paediatrica. 99(5):705-710.

Aim: Little is known about pyridoxine nutriture of children treated with isoniazid (INH) regimens. This study documents plasma pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP) concentrations in children, HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected, receiving INH regimens. Methods: Children from the Western Cape of South Africa hospitalized for tuberculosis (TB) management were studied. Plasma PLP concentrations were determ...

Human Sciences Research Council (2000) Treatment centres of SA. (Contact GIS Centre for access rights on 012-3022014).

Parry, C., Pluddemann, A. & Bhana, A. (2009) Monitoring alcohol and drug abuse trends in South Africa (1996-2006): reflections on treatment demand trends. Contemporary Drug Problems. 36:685-703.

This article describes the South African Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use project, describes selected trends in treatment demand related to alcohol and other drug (AOD) use for a 10 year period, and reflects on the utility and impact of this initiative on policy and practice. Data are collected using a standardized data collection form from over 70 specialist AOD treatment centres in...

Patel, S.V., Shisana, O., Kim, E., Hakim, A., Brewinsky, M., Kissin, D., Zapata, L., Murrill, C., Nwanyanwu, O., Rehle, T. & Lindegren, M.L. (2010) Filling a gap: HIV pediatric surveillance in resource contrained settings. Journal of HIV/AIDS Surveillance & Epidemiology. 2(1):Online.

ABSTRACT: Objectives and Background: While HIV surveillance systems have seen marked improvements in recent years, advances in pediatric surveillance have been limited. HIV prevalence data among children and youth are scarce, hindering prevention, care and treatment programs for these populations. Methods: This paper provides a review of approaches to pediatric HIV surveillance as discussed i...

Peltzer, K., Ramlagan, S., Johnson, B.D. & Phaswana-Mafuya, N. (2010) Illicit drug use and treatment in South Africa: a review. Substance Use & Misuse. 45:2221-2243.

This review synthesizes available epidemiological data on current drug use and substance user treatment admissions in South Africa since 1994, and how changes in the political, economic, and social structures within South Africa, both before and after Apartheid, has made the country more vulnerable to drug use. Based on national surveys, current use of cannabis ranged among adolescents from 2% ...

Peltzer, K., Friend-du Preez, N., Ramlagan, S. & Anderson, J. (2010) The who & why of antiretroviral treatment adherence. HSRC Review. 8(2):14-15.

Successful antiretroviral (ARV) treatment depends on whether patients take their medication consistently and over a long period. This means taking the correct dosage, on time and in the correct way - either with or without food. KARL PELTZER et al. looked at which patients unfailingly take their medication and why.

Phaswana-Mafuya, N., Peltzer, K. & Johnson, B. (2007) Epidemiology of drug abuse treatment in South Africa. (Paper presented at the NIDA International Forum in conjunction with the 69th Annual Scientific Meeting of the College on problems on Drug Dependence (CPDD), 15-18 June).

Pluddemann, A., Hon, S., Bhana, A., Harker, N., Potgieter, H., Gerber, W. & Parry, C. (2004) Monitoring alcohol and drug abuse trends in South Africa. Proceedings of SACENDU report back meetings October 2004: January - June 2004: Phase 16. Tygerberg: Medical Research Council.

This report contains detailed data from specialist substance abuse treatment centres in the six cities that comprise the South African Community Epidemiology Network on drug use, namely Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth, East London, Gauteng and Mpumalanga. East London joined the network in 2004. Summaries or abstracts of other presentations given at the various report back meetings are also ...

Pluddemann, A., Hon, S., Bhana, A., Harker, N., Potgieter, H., Gerber, W. & Parry, C. (2002) Monitoring alcohol and drug abuse trends in South Africa. Proceedings of South African Community Epidiology Network on Drug Use (SACENDU) report back meetings, March/April 2002; July-December 2001: Phase 11. Tygerberg: Medical Research Council.

Setswe, G., Peltzer, K., Banyini, M., Skinner, D., Seager, J., Maile, S., Sedumedi, S. & Gomis, D. (2007) Report and policy brief from the 4th Africa Conference on social aspects of HIV/AIDS research: innovations in access to prevention, treatment and care in HIV/AIDS, Kisumu, Kenya, 29 April-3 May 2007. Sahara J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS. 4(2):640-651.

This report and policy brief summarises the key findings and suggested policy options that emerged from rapporteur reports of conference proceedings about the following themes: 1. Orphans and vulnerable children 2. Treatment 3. Prevention 4. Gender and male involvement 5. Male circumcision 6. People living with HIV/AIDS 7. Food and nutrition 8. Socio-economics 9. Politics/Policy

Zungu, L.I., Abu, U.O., Ogunbanjo, G.O. & Setswe, G.K. (2009) Utilisation of the national antiretroviral therapy guidelines among health care professionals working in Abuja treatment centres, Nigeria. African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine. 1(1):Online.

Access to and utilisations of the National Antiretroviral Treatment Guidelines (NATG) are valuable factors for effective programme implementation. The objective of this study was to treatment centres in Abuja, Nigeria. A quantitative cross-sectional descriptive survey was conducted in 2007 using purposively sampled health care professionals. Questionnaires were self-administered to participants...