Publications by authors named "R Chingono"
Introduction: Globally adolescents and young adults (AYA) with tuberculosis (TB) face unique challenges. Until recently they have received little attention and few tailored interventions exist. To improve TB outcomes in this population, there is a need to implement tailored interventions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Africa's older population is increasing and this, necessitates the development of interventions to promote healthy ageing. Nutrition is a key determinant of healthy ageing and local contextual evidence is needed to inform nutritional intervention development in Africa. There are already reviews on nutritional status and food insecurity in older adults in Africa.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCOVID-19 presented countries with unprecedented health policy challenges. For low-income countries in particular, policymakers had to contend with both the direct threats posed by COVID-19 as well as the social, educational, and economic harms associated with lockdown and other infection prevention and control measures. We present a holistic and contextualised case study of the direct and indirect impacts of COVID-19 on women and children, with some assessment of their uneven distribution across socio-economic, age and gender groups.
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- The study highlights the rising burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) among healthcare workers in Zimbabwe, set against a backdrop of high HIV prevalence and limited healthcare resources.
- A cross-sectional health-check involving 6,598 healthcare workers revealed that around 50% had at least one chronic condition, with a notable prevalence of multimorbidity (15%), particularly among those aged 50 and older.
- Many chronic conditions, apart from HIV, were often undiagnosed or untreated, indicating a need for improved chronic disease management strategies in the healthcare sector of southern Africa.
Health workers are essential for a functioning healthcare system, and their own health is often not addressed. During the COVID-19 pandemic health workers were at high risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection whilst coping with increased healthcare demand. Here we report the development, implementation, and uptake of an integrated health check combining SARS-CoV-2 testing with screening for other communicable and non-communicable diseases for health workers in Zimbabwe during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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