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View article: Anti-inflammatory reliever therapy for asthma using inhaled budesonide/formoterol as-needed with or without maintenance in South African children (AIR-SA 001): a description of a randomised clinical trial protocol
Anti-inflammatory reliever therapy for asthma using inhaled budesonide/formoterol as-needed with or without maintenance in South African children (AIR-SA 001): a description of a randomised clinical trial protocol Open
Background Asthma is the most common non-communicable disease among children, with increasing prevalence. The current standard of care in high-income countries in adults and adolescents includes the use of combination inhaled corticosteroi…
View article: Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Public Health Expenditures, and Maternal and Child Mortality in Selected African Countries: Forecasting Modelling
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Public Health Expenditures, and Maternal and Child Mortality in Selected African Countries: Forecasting Modelling Open
This study projects the performance of maternal and child mortalities in relation to the SDGs target (70 maternal deaths and 25 child deaths) by year 2030, based on three simulation scenarios of public health expenditures (PHEs). In essenc…
View article: Health technology assessment capacity to support Zambia’s health benefits package reform policy
Health technology assessment capacity to support Zambia’s health benefits package reform policy Open
Background The need for more local technical capacity in Health Technology Assessment (HTA) is a leading challenge to its use in low- and middle-income countries. Zambia has been considering using HTA to support its universal health covera…
View article: How do multiple deprivations in nuanced urban and rural settings affect health differently in South Africa? Evidence from NIDS data, 2017
How do multiple deprivations in nuanced urban and rural settings affect health differently in South Africa? Evidence from NIDS data, 2017 Open
Introduction/objective Previous research on socioeconomic factors influencing health outcomes has often centred on the urban–rural divide, overlooking the nuanced variations within these categories. This study enhances our understanding by…
View article: Health technology assessment to support health benefits package design: a systematic review of economic evaluation evidence in Zambia
Health technology assessment to support health benefits package design: a systematic review of economic evaluation evidence in Zambia Open
Background Health technology assessment uses explicit economic evaluation evidence to support health benefits package design. However, the limited availability of technical expertise, data, and methods has restricted the production of econ…
View article: The impact of regional poverty on public health expenditure efficacy across South Africa’s provinces: investigating the influence of historical economic factors on health
The impact of regional poverty on public health expenditure efficacy across South Africa’s provinces: investigating the influence of historical economic factors on health Open
Introduction/objectives More than half of South Africa’s population lives in poverty, with significant health disparities across different regions. This study investigates the effects of regional poverty and historical economic factors on …
View article: Financial Literacy and Financial Well-Being in Rural Households in Ghana: The Role of Financial Information Consumption
Financial Literacy and Financial Well-Being in Rural Households in Ghana: The Role of Financial Information Consumption Open
While financial literacy is crucial in improving the population’s financial well-being, its effectiveness can be enhanced by exposure to financial information. This paper investigates the nexus between financial literacy, financial informa…
View article: A comparative analysis of the spillover effects from human capital skill and infrastructural development on industrial sector growth across sub-regional economies in sub-Saharan Africa
A comparative analysis of the spillover effects from human capital skill and infrastructural development on industrial sector growth across sub-regional economies in sub-Saharan Africa Open
Despite the sub-Saharan African (SSA) region's vast size in terms of human capital and physical capital resources, the industrial output growth in SSA still needs to catch up to the other regions. This is because of low productive skills a…
View article: Chronic respiratory disease observatory for Africa (CHEST-Africa): study protocol for the prevalence, determinants and economic impacts of asthma and COPD in Africa
Chronic respiratory disease observatory for Africa (CHEST-Africa): study protocol for the prevalence, determinants and economic impacts of asthma and COPD in Africa Open
Introduction Contemporary data on the burden of chronic respiratory diseases in sub-Saharan Africa is limited. More so, their economic burden is not well described. This study aims to establish a chronic respiratory disease observatory for…
View article: Health technology assessment for sexual reproductive health and rights benefits package design in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review of evidence-informed deliberative processes
Health technology assessment for sexual reproductive health and rights benefits package design in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review of evidence-informed deliberative processes Open
Background Health technology assessment uses a multidisciplinary approach to support health benefits package design towards universal health coverage. The evidence-informed deliberative process framework has been used alongside Health tech…
View article: Preferences of pregnant women attending antenatal care regarding prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission service delivery models in Ethiopia: Applying a discrete choice experiment technique
Preferences of pregnant women attending antenatal care regarding prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission service delivery models in Ethiopia: Applying a discrete choice experiment technique Open
Background: The prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV/AIDS, often delivered as part of a comprehensive range of antenatal care services, is a vital part of the HIV response and well aligned with the universal health cov…
View article: Effectiveness of public health spending in Sub-Saharan Africa: The moderating role of health system efficiency
Effectiveness of public health spending in Sub-Saharan Africa: The moderating role of health system efficiency Open
Public health spending (PHS) has been extensively investigated concerning population health outcomes (PHO), but its effectiveness has been less analysed. To this end, this study examines the association between domestic general government …
View article: Transaction Costs for Delivering HIV&AIDS Prevention Services in Uganda
Transaction Costs for Delivering HIV&AIDS Prevention Services in Uganda Open
The dwindling international funding for HIV&AIDS, limited domestic resources and the growing need for HIV&AIDS services in low-income countries make the cost-minimization of HIV&AIDS services essential to address the shortage of funds. Pre…
View article: Perceptions of Non-Government Organisations Managers About International Financial Reporting Standards in NGOs Sector: A Case Study of a Large NGO in Durban, South Africa
Perceptions of Non-Government Organisations Managers About International Financial Reporting Standards in NGOs Sector: A Case Study of a Large NGO in Durban, South Africa Open
The role of international financial reporting standards (IFRS) in the growth of organisations has expanded significantly in recent literature. Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are crucial in global affairs and have different operating…
View article: Asthma morbidity in Africa: Is it time to act to achieve asthma care for all?
Asthma morbidity in Africa: Is it time to act to achieve asthma care for all? Open
As we approach World Asthma Day on the May 2, 2023, we reflect on the theme “ Asthma Care for All”. Prevalence of Asthma is increasing amongst children, adolescents and adults. Under-diagnosis, underutilization of inhaled corticosteroids, …
View article: Health and total factor productivity nexus in selected sub-Saharan African countries: quadratic and threshold modelling
Health and total factor productivity nexus in selected sub-Saharan African countries: quadratic and threshold modelling Open
Objectives The sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries have been recording a decline in total factor productivity (TFP) growth, inadequate health funding and poor health outcomes are regarded as problems that might have impeded productivity in…
View article: A comparative Analysis of Mediating Effects of Governance on Human Capital Skill, Infrastructure and Industrial Sector Growth: Evidence from ECA, ECCAS, ECOWAS, and SADC.
A comparative Analysis of Mediating Effects of Governance on Human Capital Skill, Infrastructure and Industrial Sector Growth: Evidence from ECA, ECCAS, ECOWAS, and SADC. Open
Mediating roles of governance are pertinent to industrial sector growth in sub-Sahara Africa (SSA), especially during this period of fiscal belt-tightening recovery from the global pandemic. Evidence suggests that mediating roles of govern…
View article: Macro-economic determinants, maternal and infant SDG targets in Nigeria: Correlation and predictive modeling
Macro-economic determinants, maternal and infant SDG targets in Nigeria: Correlation and predictive modeling Open
Objectives Unambiguously, Nigeria is off-track in achieving the health-related SDGs. Consequentially, this study aligns with SDG 3 which calls for “ good health and wellbeing for people by ensuring healthy lives and promoting wellbeing for…
View article: Institutional Arrangements for Providing HIV and AIDS Services in Uganda: A Transaction Cost Economics Analysis
Institutional Arrangements for Providing HIV and AIDS Services in Uganda: A Transaction Cost Economics Analysis Open
Transaction cost economics (TCE) theory predicts that features of institutional arrangements determine the intensity of their governance instruments. Consequently, institutional features link to transaction costs, but the linkages have rec…
View article: Stakeholder consultations on small-scale irrigation schemes’ constraints in Zimbabwe
Stakeholder consultations on small-scale irrigation schemes’ constraints in Zimbabwe Open
Small-scale irrigation schemes (SSIS) have been considered a solution to viability challenges in drought-stricken farming areas in developing countries. However, the schemes face severe constraints. In this paper, relevant constraints are …
View article: The effect of a new wave of COVID-19 on the stock market performance: Evidence from the twenty JSE listed companies in South Africa
The effect of a new wave of COVID-19 on the stock market performance: Evidence from the twenty JSE listed companies in South Africa Open
The lockdown shocks resulting from the global pandemic of COVID-19 in March 2020 brought untold economic imbalance to the financial sector in South Africa. The government’s proactive alternative measure of control to the new wave of COVID-…
View article: Productivity and Income Effect of Breast Cancer among Women in Southwestern Nigeria
Productivity and Income Effect of Breast Cancer among Women in Southwestern Nigeria Open
Women’s breast cancer (BC) in Africa is detrimental to development, given the role women play in their families and society’s well-being. Policymakers should be alerted to the effects of BC. This paper describes the income impact of breast…
View article: ANALYSIS OF SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RISK PREFERENCES OF ZIMBABWE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
ANALYSIS OF SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RISK PREFERENCES OF ZIMBABWE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS Open
Although the Zimbabwean government launched an Adolescent and Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health policy in 2010, HIV prevalence and incidence among youth remains amongst the highest in sub-Saharan Africa. Zimbabwean Youths in tertiary ed…
View article: The Role of Development Aid in Agriculture in the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa: A Panel Vector Autoregression Analysis
The Role of Development Aid in Agriculture in the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa: A Panel Vector Autoregression Analysis Open
This paper assessed the impact of foreign aid on agricultural productivity and growth in the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), using panel vector autoregressive methods. The results show a significant unidirectional c…
View article: Socio-economic inequalities in the multiple dimensions of access to healthcare: the case of South Africa
Socio-economic inequalities in the multiple dimensions of access to healthcare: the case of South Africa Open
Background The National Development Plan (NDP) strives that South Africa, by 2030, in pursuit of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) achieve a significant shift in the equity of health services provision. This paper provides a diagnosis of the…
View article: Productivity effects of human capital: an empirical investigation of health and higher education in South Africa
Productivity effects of human capital: an empirical investigation of health and higher education in South Africa Open
The huge burden of diseases, poor higher educational outcomes in South Africa and their interaction on affecting productivity of human capital requires investigation for a context –specific policy advice. To this effect, the purpose of thi…