Publications

Articles

DE WET K.
Les trois ages de la sante communautaire en Afrique de Sud. Sciences Sociales Et Sante, 28(3): 85-107.

DE WET K.
The importance of ethical appraisal in social science research: reviewing a Faculty of Humanities’ Research Ethics Committee. Journal of Academic Ethics, 8(4): 301-314.

FAIRALL L, BACHMAN MO, ZWARENSTEIN M, BATEMAN ED, NIESSEN LW, LOMBARD C, MAJARA B, ENGLISH R, BHEEKIE A, VAN RENSBURG D, MAYERS P, PETERS A, CHAPMAN R.
Cost-effectiveness of educational outreach to primary care nurses to increase tuberculosis case detection and improve respiratory care: economic evaluation alongside a randomized trial. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 15(3): 277-286.

HEUNIS C, WOUTERS E, KIGOZI G, ENGELBRECHT M, TSIBOLANE Y, VAN DER MERWE S, MOTLHANKE S.
Accuracy of tuberculosis routine data and nurses’ views of the TB-HIV information system in the Free State, South
Africa. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 22(1): 67-73.

KIGOZI NG, HEUNIS JC, CHIKOBVU P, VAN DEN BERG H, VAN RENSBURG HCJ, WOUTERS E.
Predictors of uptake of human immunodeficiency virus testing by tuberculosis patients in Free State Province, South Africa. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 14(4), 399-405.

SCHNEIDER H, COETZEE D, VAN RENSBURG D, GILSON L.
Differences in antiretroviral scale up in three South African provinces: the role of implementation management. BMC Health Services Research, 10(Suppl 1): S4.

UEBEL KE, TIMMERMAN V, INGLE SM, VAN RENSBURG DHCJ, MOLLENTZE WF.
Towards universal ARV access: Achievements and challenges in Free State Province, South Africa. South African Medical Journal, 100(9): 589-593.

WOUTERS E, HEUNIS C, PONNET K, VAN LOON F, BOOYSEN F LE R, VAN RENSBURG D, MEULEMANS H.
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. BMC Public Health, 10: 387.

WOUTERS E, VAN RENSBURG D, MEULEMANS H.
Role of communities in HIV/ AIDS care (Letter to the Editors). Health Affairs, 29(6): 1275.

WOUTERS E, VAN RENSBURG HCJ, MEULEMANS H.
The National Strategic Plan of South Africa: what are the prospects of success after the repeated failure of previous AIDS policy? Health Policy and Planning, 25(3): 171-185.

WOUTERS E, VERMEIREN P, KATABARO M, VAN DAMME W.
Modelling social reality: limitations to measuring the impact of HIV/AIDS on rural households (Letter to the Editors). Tropical Medicine and International Health, 15(8): 955-957.

PELTZER, K., FRIEND-DU PREEZ, N., RAMLAGAN, S., FOMU DAM, H., & ANDERSON, J.
Traditional complementary and alternative medicine and antiretroviral treatment adherence among HIV patients in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa. 2010. Afr. J. Traditional Complementary and Alternative Medicines, 7(2): 125-137.

PELTZER, K., MLAMBO, G., & PHAWENI, K.
Factors determining prenatal HIV testing for prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV in Mpumalanga, South Africa. 2010. AIDS Behaviour. On-line

PELTZER, K., KANTA, X., & BANYINI, M.
Evaluation of a safer male circumstances training programme for Ndebele traditional surgeons and nurses in Gauteng, South Africa: Using direct observation of circumcision procedure. 2010. Afr. J. Traditional Complementary and Alternative Medicines, 7(2), 153-159.

PELTZER, K., & MLAMBO, G.
Factors determining HIV viral testing of infants in the context of mother-to-child transmission. 2010. Acta Paediatrica, On-line.

PELTZER, K.
Determinants of adherence to a single-dose nevirapine regimen for the prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission in Gert Sibande district in South Africa. 2010. Acta Paediatrica, 99, 699-704.

RISPEL, L.C., PELTZER, K., NKOMO, N., & MOLOMO, B.
Evaluating an HIV and AIDS Community Training Partnership Program in five diamond mining communities in South Africa. 2010. Evaluation and Program Planning, 33, 394-402.

PELTZER, K., FRIEND-DU PREEZ, N., RAMLAGAN, S., & ANDERSON, J.
Antiretroviral treatment adherence among HIV patients in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. 2010. BMC Public Health On-line

PELTZER, K., PHASWANA-MAFUYA, N., & LADZANI, R,
Implementation of the national programme for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV: a rapid assessment in Cacadu district, South Africa. 2010. African Journal of AIDS Research, 9(1), 95-106.

RAMLAGAN, S., PELTZER, K., PHASWANA-MAFUYA, N., & AQULLERA, J.F.
Support group needs for people living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA) in communities around Durban, South Africa. 2010. Journal of Psychology in Africa. 20(1), 117-122.

PELTZER, K., TABANE, C., MATSEKE, G., & SIMBAYI, L.
Lay counsellor-based risk reduction intervention with HIV positive diagnosed patients at public HIV counselling and testing sites in Mpumalanga, South Africa. 2010. Evaluation and Program Planning. 33(4), 379–385.

PELTZER, K., & RAMLAGAN, S.
Safer sexual behaviour after1 year of antiretroviral treatment in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: a prospective cohort study. 2010. Sexual Health, 7, 135-141.

PELTZER, K., MZOLO, T., MBELLE, N., TSOAI, L., LEWA, N., NCITAKALO, N.
Dual protection, contraceptive use, HIV status and risk among a national sample of South African women. 2010. Gender and Behaviour, 8(1), 2833-2845.

PHAWENI, K., PELTZER, K., MLAMBO, G., & PHASWANA-MAFUYA, N.
Factors influencing pregnancy desires among HIV positive women in Gert Sibande district in Mpumalanga, South Africa. 2010. Gender and Behaviour, 2, 2960-2975.

LADZANI, R., PELTZER, K., MLAMBO, G., & PHAWENI, K
Infant-feeding practices and associated factors of HIV-positive mothers at Gert Sibande, South Africa. 2010. Acta Paediatrica. On-line: doi:10.1111/j.1651-2227.2010.02080.x

PELTZER, K., PHASWANA-MAFUYA, N., MZOLO, T., TABANE, C., & ZUMA, K.
Sexual behaviour, HIV status, and HIV risk among older South Africana. 2010. Studies on Ethno-Medicine, 4((3), 163-172.

FRIEND-DU PREEZ, N., & PELTZER, K.
HIV symptoms and Health-Related Quality of Life prior to initiation of HAART in a sample of HIV-positive South Africans. 2010. AIDS Behaviour, 14, 1437-1447.

Chapters in books

ENGELBRECHT M, DE WET K
Health. In: Free State Provincial Government, Free State State of the Population Report. Bloemfontein: Department of Social Development.

WOUTERS E
No one should walk alone: achieving universal treatment access through community mobilization. In Evans T (Ed.). Young Researchers for Health 2010: Health systems research towards universal health coverage, Switzerland, Geneva: Global Forum for Health Research & The Lancet.

WOUTERS E
No one should walk alone: achieving universal treatment access through community mobilization. In Koleva M & Gardner C (Eds.). Strengthening health systems: Global Forum update on research for health, UK, Woodbridge: Pro Book Publishing.

Presentations

International

DE REUCK CJ
Perceived stigma and tobacco use are predictors of non-adherence to antiretroviral medications among South African woman in the Free State provinces public health sector: data from a prospective cohort study (Poster presentation). XVIII International AIDS Conference, Vienna, Austria, 18-23 July.

DE REUCK CJ
Validity of measures used to assess medication adherence and appointment adherence vary by sex: findings from the Free State province of South Africa (Poster presentation). XVIII International AIDS Conference, Vienna, Austria, 18-23 July.

HEUNIS JC
Towards universal HIV testing of tuberculosis patients in the Free State, South Africa. First Global Symposium on Health Systems Research (Poster presentation), Montreaux, Switzerland, 16-19 November.

HEUNIS JC, ENGELBRECHT MC, PARSONS S, KIGOZI NG
Impact of TB infection control interventions in Cacadu District, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. (Poster presentation). 41st Union World Conference on Lung Health, Berlin, Germany, 11-15 November. Abstract in The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 14(11) (Suppl 2): S304.

National and local

DE WET K
Reviewing the University of the Free State’s Research Ethics Committee at the Faculty of Humanities. UFS Humanities Faculty Forum, Bloemfontein, 20 July.

FOSTER H, STEYN F
Measuring life skills transfer as intervention in school-based violence. Action Research: Exploring its Transformative Potential, Port Elizabeth, 18-19 August.

HEUNIS C, ODEGAARD D, CAPATI J
A twinning partnership to build capacity in operational research results in strengthened and coordinated response to TB-HIV in the Free State (Poster presentation). 2nd South African TB Conference on Forging Strategic Partnerships to Fight TB & HIV, Durban, 1-4 June.

KIGOZI NG, HEUNIS JC
Determinants of tuberculosis patients’ condom use at most recent sexual activity: a survey in four sub-districts in the Free State Province. 2nd TB Conference on Forging Strategic Partnerships to Fight TB & HIV, Durban, 1-4 June.

Study guidance

Current master’s studies – with supervisors

JANSE VAN RENSBURG AP
M.Soc.Sc. (Criminology): Dimensions, coping strategies and management of school-based violence. Francois Steyn (Department of Social Work and Criminology, UP) and Herma Foster (Department of Criminology, UFS).

Current doctoral studies – with supervisors

KIGOZI GN
PhD (Interdisciplinary): Facilitating factors and barriers to the uptake of HIV counselling and testing among tuberculosis patients in the Free State Province (South Africa). Prof Christo Heunis (CHSR&D), Dr Henriëtte van den Berg (Department of Psychology, UFS) and Prof Dingie van Rensburg (CHSR&D).

STEYN F
PhD (Criminology): Approaches to diversion of child offenders in South Africa: a comparative analysis. Profs DA Louw (Department of Psychology, UFS) and Dingie van Rensburg (CHSR&D).

WILKE M
PhD (Nursing): Models of care for antiretroviral treatment delivery: a faith-based organisations’ response. Profs Y Botma (Department of Nursing, UFS) and Dingie van Rensburg (CHSR&D).

UEBEL DR K
PhD (Internal Medicine): Developing, implementing and evaluating a practical approach to integrating HIV care into primary health care services in the Free State. Profs Dingie van Rensburg (CHSR&D) and Willie Mollentze (Department of Internal Medicine, UFS).

Completed master’s studies – with supervisors

GWARISA N
MDS: An investigation into the factors influencing uptake of HIV testing among pregnant women accessing antenatal care services in rural Zimbabwe: a case study of Mutoko District Hospital. Prof Christo Heunis and Gladys Kigozi (both CHSR&D).

MATIMBA G
MDS: Male involvement in the care of orphaned and vulnerable children in Harare, Zimbabwe: a qualitative investigation. Francois Steyn (Department of Social Work and Criminology, University of Pretoria) and Anja Pienaar (CHSR&D).

MUGABE M
MDS: Is Southern African AIDS Trust influencing HIV and AIDS community competence? A case study of two community based organisations in Zimbabwe. Dr Katinka de Wet (CHSR&D).

MURANDU C
MDS: Correlates of male participation in the Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) Programme at Seke North Clinic, Makoni District Zimbabwe. Prof Christo Heunis and Gladys Kigozi (both CHSR&D).

MUYUNDA L
MDS: Investigating current perceptions, attitudes and practices towards tuberculosis among people living with HIV and community care givers in Ngombe Compound in Lusaka, Zambia. Prof Christo Heunis and Gladys Kigozi (both CHSR&D).

NJOROGE J
MDS: The impact of clinical mentoring on access to antiretroviral (ART) services and nurses’ ART-related knowledge in Lesotho. Prof Christo Heunis (CHSR&D).

SAKA L
MDS: Investigating the role of culture in the uptake of antiretroviral therapy services in Mwanachingwala area, Mazabuka District in Zambia. Prof Christo Heunis and Gladys Kigozi (both CHSR&D).

SEREKOANE J
MA (Anthropology): The socio-cultural context of patients undergoing antiretroviral treatment in Petrusburg: an anthropological perspective. Profs Dingie van Rensburg (CHSR&D) and Piet Erasmus (Department of Anthropology, UFS).

VAN DE WATER P
MA (Sociology): Bloeddonatie: Waarom geven mensen bloed? Dr Edwin Wouters (CHSR&D and Department of Sociology and Research Centre for Longitudinal and Life Course Studies, University of Antwerp).

Current master’s studies – with supervisors

ALLINGHAM R
MDS: Appropriate interventions for the City of Cape Town Metro District Health Service to address the high rate of teenage pregnancy in the Eastern sub-District. Dr Michelle Engelbrecht (CHSR&D).

DE BRUYN S
MA (Sociology): HIV en disclosure aan partners: onderzoek naar het disclosure-proces aan partners van homoseksuele mannem met HIV in Vlaanderen. Dr Edwin Wouters (CHSR&D and Department of Sociology and Research Centre for Longitudinal and Life Course Studies, University of Antwerp).

KANJIPITE W
MDS: Male involvement in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Kasama District. Zambia. Dr Michelle Engelbrecht (CHSR&D).

MACHERE M
MDS: The influence of antenatal clinic attendees’ knowledge and experience on the uptake of Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) of HIV services in the Free State. Dr Michelle Engelbrecht (CHSR&D).

MASANGO M
MDS: Sex and sexuality knowledge, attitudes and practices of adolescent school-going girls (age 24-16) in the Chitungwiza District, Zimbabwe. Dr Michelle Engelbrecht and Gladys Kigozi (both CHSR&D).

MASHAPA F
MDS: Reasons for low uptake of men in voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) services in Swaziland: a case study of the New Start Programme. Prof Christo Heunis (CHSR&D).

MHITI SB
MDS: An evaluation of psychological support interventions – The case of orphaned and vulnerable children in the high density suburbs of Harare, Zimbabwe. Dr Michelle Engelbrecht (CHSR&D).

MOSHABESHA M
MDS: The influence of the “String Game Story” on the sexual behaviours of adolescents in post primary school in peri-urban Lesotho. Nandipha Jacobs (CHSR&D).

SIMELANE D
MDS: Prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV: Identifying barriers and facilitators to access in a district of Swaziland. Dr Michelle Engelbrecht (CHSR&D).

UYTTERLINDE P
MA (Sociology): Socio-economische impact van HIV/AIDS in Zuid- Afrika: HIV/AIDS als veroorzaker van sociale adhesie. Dr Edwin Wouters (CHSR&D and Department of Sociology and Research Centre for Longitudinal and Life Course Studies, University of Antwerp).
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