Closing the gaps in defining and conceptualising acceptability of healthcare: a qualitative thematic content analysis.

Introduction: Despite the importance of healthcare acceptability, the public health community has yet to agree on its explicit definition and conceptual framework. We explored different definitions and conceptual frameworks of healthcare acceptability, and identified commonalities in order to develop an integrated definition and conceptual framework of healthcare acceptability.

Materials And Methods: We applied qualitative thematic content analysis on research articles that attempted to define healthcare acceptability.

Roles of role players in the implementation of school-based human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome prevention programmes in local high school settings.

Background: Worldwide, a large proportion of all new HIV infections occur in people under the age of 25. HIV and AIDS remain the leading cause of deaths among adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa and second leading cause of death globally. Preventing new HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths are at the heart of South Africa's National Strategic Plan on HIV and AIDS, STIs and TB 2017-2022.

Health-Support Needs of Widows in South Africa: A Phenomenological Inquiry.

Community health care should facilitate effective adaptation to widowhood. In South Africa, the primary health-care nurses, who are the first-line health-care services, seem to miss opportunities for identifying and effectively managing widows experiencing health risks. This study explored the health-support needs of widows.

Challenges experienced by South Africa in attaining Millennium Development Goals 4, 5 and 6.

Background: Despite progress made by other countries worldwide in achieving Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 4, 5 and 6, South Africa is experiencing a challenge in attaining positive outcomes for these goals.

Objective And Setting: To describe the challenges experienced by South Africa regarding the successful implementation of MDGs 4, 5 and 6.

Methods: An integrative literature review was used to identify and synthesise various streams of literature on the challenges experienced by South Africa in attaining MDGs 4, 5 and 6.

Perceptions of educators regarding the implementation of the health promotion programme manuals for children in schools in Makapanstad, South Africa.

Background: Health promoting schools focus on, amongst other things, preventing leading causes of death such as Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI's), Human Immune Deficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), a sedentary lifestyle and creating conditions that are conducive to health through health education.

Aim: This study explored the perceptions of educators regarding implementation of the health promotion programme manuals in selected schools of the Makapanstad community.

Method: A qualitative, exploratory, descriptive and contextual design was utilised in this study.

Experiences and challenges of an interprofessional community of practice in HIV and AIDS in Tshwane district, South Africa.

Collaboration amongst stakeholders remains a central tenet to achieving goals in planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of HIV and AIDS prevention and care strategies. This paper describes the experiences of members of a health care team who joined efforts to collaborate and form a community of practice (CoP) in HIV and AIDS. Qualitative, exploratory case study methods were used.