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Understanding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare services for adults during three waves of COVID-19 infections: A South African private sector experience by Nematswerani, N, Steenkamp, L, Haneef, S, Naidoo, R M, Fonn, S

“…Background Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare resources have been repurposed to focus on COVID-19. Resource reallocation and restrictions to…”
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South Africa’s COVID-19 Tracing Database : risks and rewards of which doctors should be aware by Veller, M., Klaaren, J., Cachalia, F., Breckenridge, K., Fonn, S.

“…In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, South Africa (SA) has established a Tracing Database, collecting both aggregated and individualised mobility and…”
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Sexual autonomy and contraceptive use among women in Nigeria: findings from the Demographic and Health Survey data by Viswan, Saritha P, Ravindran, T K Sundari, Kandala, Ngianga-Bakwin, Petzold, Max G, Fonn, Sharon

“…The persistent low contraceptive use and high fertility in Nigeria despite improvements in educational achievements calls for an examination of the role of…”
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South African medical schools: Current state of selection criteria and medical students' demographic profile by van der Merwe, L J, van Zyl, G J, St Clair Gibson, A, Viljoen, M, Iputo, J E, Mammen, M, Chitha, W, Perez, A M, Hartman, N, Fonn, S, Green-Thompson, L, Ayo-Ysuf, O A, Botha, G C, Manning, D, Botha, S J, Hift, R, Retief, P, van Heerden, B B, Volmink, J

“…Selection of medical students at South African (SA) medical schools must promote equitable and fair access to students from all population groups, while…”
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Safeguarding maternal and child health in South Africa by starting the Child Support Grant before birth: Design lessons from pregnancy support programmes in 27 countries by Chersich, M F, Luchters, S, Blaauw, D, Scorgie, F, Kern, E, Van den Heever, A, Rees, H, Peach, E, Kharadi, S, Fonn, S

“…Deprivation during pregnancy and the neonatal period increases maternal morbidity, reduces birth weight and impairs child development, with lifelong…”
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Human resource requirements for introducing cervical screening--who do we need where? by Fonn, S

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At what age are South African women first having sex? by FONN, S

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Health Workers for Change: developing the initiative by Fonn, Sharon, Xaba, Makhosazana

“…This paper describes an intervention developed in South Africa for health workers at the health facility level, and designed to explore interpersonal relations…”
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A blood-result turn-around time survey to improve congenital syphilis prevention in a rural area by FONN, S

“…The results of a turn-around time study of blood specimens for syphilis serology in antenatal clinic attenders between 19 rural clinics and their base…”
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Health Workers for Change as a health systems management and development tool by Vlassoff, Carol, Fonn, Sharon

“…In this paper we draw overall conclusions concerning the Health Workers for Change (HWFC) methodology as a management and health systems development tool. We…”
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Prevalence of pre-cancerous lesions and cervical cancer in South Africa: A multicentre study by FONN, S, BLOCH, B, LINDEQUE, G, MABINA, M, CARPENTER, S, CRONJE, H, MAISE, C, BENNUN, M, TOIT, G. Du, DE JONGE, E, MANANA, I

“…To describe the age-specific prevalence rates of cancer of the cervix in South African women presenting for screening. A multicentre prevalence survey in 10…”
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Decisive and strong leadership and intersectoral action from South Africa in response to the COVID-19 virus by Fonn, Sharon, Nkonki, Lungiswa

“…To the Editor: South Africa (SA) reported its first case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on 5 March 2020. For the 14 days from then until the time of…”
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Cytological screening for cervical cancer--what are its opportunity costs? by Fonn, S

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An evaluation of Health Workers for Change in seven settings: a useful management and health system development tool by Onyango-Ouma, Washington, Laisser, Rose, Mbilima, Musiba, Araoye, Margaret, Pittman, Patricia, Agyepong, Irene, Zakari, Mairo, Fonn, Sharon, Tanner, Marcel, Vlassoff, Carol

“…This paper presents the findings of a multi-centre study assessing the impact of Health Workers for Change (HWFC) workshops in seven different primary care…”
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Health providers’ opinions on provider–client relations: results of a multi-country study to test Health Workers for Change by Fonn, S, Mtonga, AS, Nkoloma, HC, Bantebya Kyomuhendo, G, Dasilva, L, Kazilimani, E, Davis, S, Dia, R

“…A multi-centre study in four African countries was undertaken to test the acceptability and effectiveness of Health Workers for Change, a methodology to…”
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A cervical screening strategy for South Africa by Fonn, S

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The role of advocacy in implementing the South African abortion law by Varkey, Sanjani Jane, Fonn, Sharon, Ketlhapile, Mpefe

“…In order to translate the abortion law in South Africa into services that ensure equity of access and women's right to control their bodies, interventions are…”
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Maternal health services in South Africa : During the 10th anniversary of the WHO 'safe Motherhood' initiative by FONN, S, XABA, M, TINT, K, CONCO, D, VARKEY, S

“…The tenth anniversary of the World Health Organisation's 'Safe Motherhood' initiative is being celebrated this year and the organisation is using the…”
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Birth to ten: child health in South Africa in the 1990s. Rationale and methods of a birth cohort study by Yach, D, Cameron, N, Padayachee, N, Wagstaff, L, Richter, L, Fonn, S

“…Birth to Ten is a longitudinal birth cohort study which began in April 1990 in the Johannesburg/Soweto area of Transvaal, South Africa. In this paper, the…”
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Current status and future prospects of epidemiology and public health training and research in the WHO African region by Klipstein-Grobusch, Kerstin, Chirwa, Tobias, Fonn, Sharon

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