Publications by authors named "S Nkosi"
Low engagement with HIV services persists among young men with harmful alcohol use in South Africa. We previously piloted a rural community-based HIV service delivery model to engage this key population. In the initial study, male nurses visited alcohol-serving venues to provide HIV testing and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) services.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: South Africa shows a high prevalence of type 2 diabetes with reported association with auditory dysfunction.
Objectives: To describe the audiological profile of adults with this metabolic condition.
Method: Employing a descriptive research design, 35 individuals with type 2 diabetes, selected through purposive sampling, underwent a basic audiological assessment in addition to extended high-frequency (EHF) audiometry, distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAE) testing and neurological auditory brainstem response (ABR) test.
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- A study conducted on 300 people living with HIV in Northwest Tanzania found that a significant portion, 29.3%, reported current alcohol use, with 11.3% meeting criteria for alcohol use disorders (AUD).
- The study identified that males had a higher likelihood of both alcohol use and AUD compared to females, with men being more than three times as likely to engage in alcohol use.
- Furthermore, alcohol use was linked to a higher rate of non-adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART), suggesting that screening for alcohol consumption in HIV care settings could improve treatment compliance.