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2024
Digital Health Solutions for Community-Based Control of Diabetes During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review of Implementation Outcomes
Haregu, T., Delobelle, P., Issaka, A., Shrestha, A., Panniyammakal, J., Thankappan, K. R., Parasuraman, G., Schouw, D., Ramalingam, A., Cao, Y., Levitt, N. & Oldenburg, B., Nov 2024, In: Journal of diabetes science and technology. 18, 6, p. 1480-1488 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Process evaluation of a parent-child communication intervention for adolescent sexual and reproductive health in Uganda
Fernandes, D., Kemigisha, E., Achen, D., Akatukwasa, C., Ruzaaza, G. N., Coene, G., Delobelle, P., Nyakato, V. N. & Michielsens, K., 2024, In: BMC Public Health. 24, 319, 15 p., 319.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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2023
Developing, implementing, and monitoring tailored strategies for integrated knowledge translation in five sub-Saharan African countries
Sell, K., Jessani, N. S., Mesfin, F., Rehfuess, E. A., Rohwer, A., Delobelle, P., Balugaba, B. E., Schmidt, B-M., Kedir, K., Mpando, T., Niyibizi, J. B., Osuret, J., Bayiga-Zziwa, E., Kredo, T., Mbeye, N. M. & Pfadenhauer, L. M., Dec 2023, In: Health Research Policy and Systems. 21, 1, 21 p., 91.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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'I accept his manhood is on life-support': A qualitative understanding of the impact of diabetes on sexual relationships among men and women living with type 2 diabetes and their partners in South Africa
van Pinxteren, M., Delobelle, P., Levitt, N., Smith, K., Majikela-Dlangamandla, B. & McGrath, N., Nov 2023, In: Diabetic Medicine : A Journal of the British Diabetic Association. 40, 11, 9 p., e15203.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Intervention development of 'Diabetes Together' using the person-based approach: a couples-focused intervention to support self-management of type 2 diabetes in South Africa
Smith, K. A., Van Pinxteren, M., Mbokazi, N., Majikela-Dlangamandla, B., Delobelle, P., Levitt, N. & McGrath, N., 8 May 2023, In: BMJ Open. 13, 5, 13 p., e069982.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mapping of food environment policies in Zambia: a qualitative document analysis
Mukanu, M. M., Thow, A. M., Delobelle, P. & Mchiza, Z. J-R., Dec 2023, In: BMC Nutrition. 9, 1, 15 p., 112.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Nutrition policy reforms to address the double burden of malnutrition in Zambia: a prospective policy analysis
Mukanu, M. M., Mchiza, Z. J-R., Delobelle, P. & Thow, A. M., 18 Sep 2023, In: Health Policy and Planning. 38, 8, p. 926-938 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The role of community health workers in primary healthcare in the WHO-EU region: a scoping review
Van Iseghem, T., Jacobs, I., Vanden Bossche, D., Delobelle, P., Willems, S., Masquillier, C. & Decat, P., Dec 2023, In: International Journal for Equity in Health. 22, 1, 15 p., 134.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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2022
Applying systems thinking to identify enablers and challenges to scale-up interventions for hypertension and diabetes in low-income and middle-income countries: protocol for a longitudinal mixed-methods study
Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases Upscaling Working Group Collaborators., 18 Apr 2022, In: BMJ Open. 12, 4, p. 1-10 10 p., e053122.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Corrigendum: Non-communicable disease care and management in two sites of the Cape Town Metro during the first wave of COVID-19: A rapid appraisal
Delobelle, P. A., Abbas, M., Datay, I., De Sa, A., Levitt, N., Schouw, D. & Reid, S., 30 Sep 2022, In: African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine. 14, 1, p. 3443-3443 1 p., a3443.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Determinants of dietary patterns in school going adolescents in Urban Zambia
Mukanu, M. M., Delobelle, P., Thow, A. M. & Mchiza, Z. J-R., 25 Aug 2022, In: Frontiers in Nutrition. 9, p. 1-14 14 p., 956109.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Diabetes self-management: a qualitative study on challenges and solutions from the perspective of South African patients and health care providers
Masupe, T., Onagbiye, S., Puoane, T., Pilvikki, A., Alvesson, H. M. & Delobelle, P., 31 Dec 2022, In: Global Health Action. 15, 1, 2090098.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Implementing and Evaluating Community Health Worker-Led Cardiovascular Disease Risk Screening Intervention in Sub-Saharan Africa Communities: A Participatory Implementation Research Protocol
Okop, K., Delobelle, P., Lambert, E. V., Getachew, H., Howe, R., Kedir, K., Niyibizi, J. B., Bavuma, C., Kasenda, S., Crampin, A. C., King, A. C., Puoane, T. & Levitt, N. S., 24 Dec 2022, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20, 1, p. 1-12 12 p., 298.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Motivational determinants of physical activity in disadvantaged populations with (pre)diabetes: a cross-cultural comparison
De Man, J., Kasujja, F. X., Delobelle, P., Annerstedt, K. S., Alvesson, H. M., Absetz, P., Wouters, E., Daivadanam, M., Guwatudde, D., Puoane, T., Remmen, R., Tabana, H. & Van Olmen, J., 24 Jan 2022, In: BMC Public Health. 22, 1, p. 1-13 13 p., 164.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Non-communicable disease care and management in two sites of the Cape Town Metro during the first wave of COVID-19: A rapid appraisal
Delobelle, P. A., Abbas, M., Datay, I., De Sa, A., Levitt, N., Schouw, D. & Reid, S., 18 Jan 2022, In: African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine. 14, 1, p. e1-e7 7 p., a3215.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Perceived cardiovascular disease risk and tailored communication strategies among rural and urban community dwellers in Rwanda: a qualitative study
Niyibizi, J. B., Okop, K. J., Nganabashaka, J. P., Umwali, G., Rulisa, S., Ntawuyirushintege, S., Tumusiime, D., Nyandwi, A., Ntaganda, E., Delobelle, P., Levitt, N. & Bavuma, C. M., 9 May 2022, In: BMC Public Health. 22, 1, p. 1-14 14 p., 920.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prevention and management of type 2 diabetes mellitus in Uganda and South Africa: Findings from the SMART2D pragmatic implementation trial
SMART2D Consortium, May 2022, In: PLOS global public health. 2, 5, p. 1-19 19 p., e0000425.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Process evaluation of a pragmatic implementation trial to support self-management for the prevention and management of type 2 diabetes in Uganda, South Africa and Sweden in the SMART2D project
van Olmen, J., Absetz, P., Mayega, R. W., Timm, L., Delobelle, P., Alvesson, H. M., Naggayi, G., Kasujja, F., Hassen, M., de Man, J., Sidney Annerstedt, K., Puoane, T., Östenson, C-G., Tomson, G., Guwatudde, D. & Daivadanam, M., 26 Sep 2022, In: BMJ open diabetes research & care. 10, 5, e002902.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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School Food Environment in Urban Zambia: A Qualitative Analysis of Drivers of Adolescent Food Choices and Their Policy Implications
Mukanu, M. M., Thow, A. M., Delobelle, P. & Mchiza, Z. J-R., 17 Jun 2022, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19, 12, p. 1-18 18 p., 7460.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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2021
Black Lives Matter in health promotion: moving from unspoken to outspoken
Leitch, S., Corbin, J. H., Boston-Fisher, N., Ayele, C., Delobelle, P., Gwanzura Ottemöller, F., Matenga, T. F. L., Mweemba, O., Pederson, A. & Wicker, J., 30 Aug 2021, In: Health Promotion International. 36, 4, p. 1160-1169 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Explaining the impact of mHealth on maternal and child health care in low- and middle-income countries: a realist synthesis
Kabongo, E. M., Mukumbang, F. C., Delobelle, P. & Nicol, E., 9 Mar 2021, In: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 21, 1, 13 p., 196.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Integrated knowledge translation to advance noncommunicable disease policy and practice in South Africa: application of the Exploration, Preparation, Implementation, and Sustainment (EPIS) framework
Jessani, N. S., Rohwer, A., Schmidt, B-M. & Delobelle, P., 17 May 2021, In: Health Research Policy and Systems. 19, 1, 15 p., 82.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mixed method evaluation of the CEBHA+ integrated knowledge translation approach: a protocol
Pfadenhauer, L. M., Grath, T., Delobelle, P., Jessani, N., Meerpohl, J. J., Rohwer, A., Schmidt, B-M., Toews, I., Akiteng, A. R., Chapotera, G., Kredo, T., Levitt, N., Ntawuyirushintege, S., Sell, K. & Rehfuess, E. A., Dec 2021, In: Health Research Policy and Systems. 19, 1, 12 p., 7.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prevalence of disease complications and risk factor monitoring amongst diabetes and hypertension patients attending chronic disease management programmes in a South African Township
Masupe, T., De Man, J., Onagbiye, S., Puoane, T. & Delobelle, P., 8 Sep 2021, In: African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine. 13, 1, p. 1-7 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Re-envisioning health promotion: Thinking and acting salutogenically towards equity for historically resilient communities
Ottemöller, F. G., Matenga, T. F. L., Corbin, J. H., Nakhuda, H., Delobelle, P., Ayele, C., Boston-Fisher, N., Leitch, S., Wicker, J. & Mweemba, O., Dec 2021, In: Global Health Promotion. 28, 4, p. 88-96 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Using photography to explore people with diabetes' perspectives on food environments in urban and rural South Africa
Spires, M., Delobelle, P., Sanders, D. & Puoane, T., 1 Feb 2021, In: Health Promotion International. 36, 1, p. 120-131 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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2020
Combining the theory of change and realist evaluation approaches to elicit an initial program theory of the MomConnect program in South Africa
M Kabongo, E., Mukumbang, F. C., Delobelle, P. & Nicol, E., Dec 2020, In: BMC Medical Research Methodology. 20, 1, 11 p., 282.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Deconstructing hegemonic epistemologies: an urgent call for anti-racist scholarship for health promotion and Black lives
Corbin, J. H., Mweemba, O., Gwanzura Ottemöller, F., Pederson, A., Leitch, S., Boston-Fisher, N., Matenga, T. F. L., Delobelle, P., Ayele, C. & Wicker, J., 1 Oct 2020, In: Health Promotion International. 35, 5, p. 889-891 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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SMART2D - Development and contextualization of community strategies to support self-management in prevention and control of type 2 diabetes in Uganda, South Africa, and Sweden
Absetz, P., Van Olmen, J., Guwatudde, D., Puoane, T., Alvesson, H. M., Delobelle, P., Mayega, R., Kasujja, F., Naggayi, G., Timm, L., Hassen, M., Aweko, J., De Man, J., Álvarez Ahlgren, J., Annerstedt, K. S. & Daivadanam, M., 3 Feb 2020, In: Translational Behavioral Medicine. 10, 1, p. 25-34 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Snapshots of urban and rural food environments: EPOCH-based mapping in a high-, middle-, and low-income country from a non-communicable disease perspective
Spires, M., Berggreen-Clausen, A., Kasujja, F. X., Delobelle, P., Puoane, T., Sanders, D. & Daivadanam, M., 14 Feb 2020, In: Nutrients. 12, 2, 484.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Testing a Self-Determination Theory Model of Healthy Eating in a South African Township
De Man, J., Wouters, E., Delobelle, P., Puoane, T., Daivadanam, M., Absetz, P., Remmen, R. & van Olmen, J., 25 Aug 2020, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 11, 2181.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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2019
Big tobacco, alcohol, and food and NCDs in LMICs: An inconvenient truth and call to action comment on “addressing NCDs: Challenges from industry market promotion and interferences”
Delobelle, P., Dec 2019, In: International Journal of Health Policy and Management. 8, 12, p. 727-731 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Community and stakeholders’ engagement in the prevention and management of Type 2 diabetes: a qualitative study in socioeconomically disadvantaged suburbs in region Stockholm
Al-Murani, F., Aweko, J., Nordin, I., Delobelle, P., Kasujja, F., Östenson, C. G., Peterson, S. S., Daivadanam, M. & Alvesson, H. M., 1 Jan 2019, In: Global Health Action. 12, 1, 1609313.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Diabetes self-management in three different income settings: Cross-learning of barriers and opportunities
De Man, J., Aweko, J., Daivadanam, M., Alvesson, H. M., Delobelle, P., Mayega, R. W., Östenson, C. G., Kirunda, B., Kasujja, F. X., Guwattude, D., Puoane, T., Sanders, D., Peterson, S., Tomson, G., Sundberg, C. J., Absetz, P. & Olmen, J. V., Mar 2019, In: PLOS ONE. 14, 3, e0213530.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Process evaluation in the field: Global learnings from seven implementation research hypertension projects in low-and middle-income countries
The Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases, Process Evaluation Working Group, 1 Jan 2019, In: BMC Public Health. 19, 1, 953.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The role of context in implementation research for non-communicable diseases: Answering the 'how-to' dilemma
Daivadanam, M., Ingram, M., Annerstedt, K. S., Parker, G., Bobrow, K., Dolovich, L., Gould, G., Riddell, M., Vedanthan, R., Webster, J., Absetz, P., Alvesson, H. M., Androutsos, O., Chavannes, N., Cortez, B., Devarasetty, P., Fottrell, E., Gonzalez-Salazar, F., Goudge, J., Herasme, O. & 37 others, , 8 Apr 2019, In: PLOS ONE. 14, 4, 22 p., e0214454.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Understanding the influence of the MomConnect programme on antenatal and postnatal care service utilisation in two South African provinces: A realist evaluation protocol
Kabongo, E. M., Mukumbang, F. C., Delobelle, P. & Nicol, E., 1 Jul 2019, In: BMJ Open. 9, 7, e029745.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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2018
Redefining diabetes and the concept of self-management from a patient's perspective: Implications for disease risk factor management
Masupe, T. K., Ndayi, K., Tsolekile, L., Delobelle, P. & Puoane, T., 1 Feb 2018, In: Health Education Research. 33, 1, p. 40-54 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Role of community health workers in type 2 diabetes mellitus self-management: A scoping review
Egbujie, B. A., Delobelle, P. A., Levitt, N., Puoane, T., Sanders, D. & van Wyk, B., Jun 2018, In: PLOS ONE. 13, 6, e0198424.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Study protocol for the SMART2D adaptive implementation trial: A cluster randomised trial comparing facility-only care with integrated facility and community care to improve type 2 diabetes outcomes in Uganda, South Africa and Sweden
Guwatudde, D., Absetz, P., Delobelle, P., Östenson, C. G., Olmen Van, J., Alvesson, H. M., Mayega, R. W., Ekirapa Kiracho, E., Kiguli, J., Sundberg, C. J., Sanders, D., Tomson, G., Puoane, T., Peterson, S. & Daivadanam, M., 1 Mar 2018, In: BMJ Open. 8, 3, e019981.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Understanding key drivers of performance in the provision of maternal health services in eastern cape, South Africa: A systems analysis using group model building
Lembani, M., De Pinho, H., Delobelle, P., Zarowsky, C., Mathole, T. & Ager, A., 29 Nov 2018, In: BMC Health Services Research. 18, 1, 912.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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User assessments and the use of information from MomConnect, a mobile phone text-based information service, by pregnant women and new mothers in South Africa
Skinner, D., Delobelle, P., Pappin, M., Pieterse, D., Esterhuizen, T. M., Barron, P. & Dudley, L., 1 Jan 2018, In: BMJ Global Health. 3, e000561.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Using a cross-contextual reciprocal learning approach in a multisite implementation research project to improve self-management for type 2 diabetes
Van Olmen, J., Delobelle, P., Guwatudde, D., Absetz, P., Sanders, D., Alvesson, H. M., Puoane, T., Ostenson, C. G., Tomson, G., Mayega, R. W., Sundberg, C. J., Peterson, S. & Daivadanam, M., Jan 2018, In: BMJ Global Health. 3, 6, e001068.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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2016
Fair publication of qualitative research in health systems: a call by health policy and systems researchers
Social science approaches for research and engagement in health policy & systems (SHaPeS) thematic working group of Health Systems Global, Regional Network for Equity in Health in East and Southern Africa (EQUINET), and Emerging Voices for Global Health & Delobelle, P., 22 Jun 2016, In: International Journal for Equity in Health. 15, 9 p., 98.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Weak signal detection: A discrete window of opportunity for achieving ‘vision 90:90:90’?
Burman, C. J., Aphane, M. & Delobelle, P., 1 Jan 2016, In: Sahara J. 13, 1, p. 16-34 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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2015
Expanding the prevention armamentarium portfolio: A framework for promoting HIV-conversant communities within a complex, adaptive epidemiological landscape
Burman, C. J., Aphane, M., Mtapuri, O. & Delobelle, P., 1 Jan 2015, In: Sahara J. 12, 1, p. 18-29 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Health service resilience in Yobe state, Nigeria in the context of the Boko Haram insurgency: a systems dynamics analysis using group model building
Ager, A. K., Lembani, M., Mohammed, A., Mohammed Ashir, G., Abdulwahab, A., De Pinho, H., Delobelle, P. & Zarowsky, C., 5 Oct 2015, In: Conflict and Health. 9, 1, 56.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Reducing the overall HIV-burden in South Africa: Is reviving ABC an appropriate fit for a complex, adaptive epidemiological HIV landscape?
Burman, C. J., Aphane, M. & Delobelle, P., 2 Jan 2015, In: African Journal of AIDS Research. 14, 1, p. 13-28 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Reducing the Role of the Food, Tobacco, and Alcohol Industries in Noncommunicable Disease Risk in South Africa
Delobelle, P., Sanders, D., Puoane, T. & Freudenberg, N., 1 Jan 2015, In: Health Education and Behavior. 43, p. 70S-81S 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Re-imagining decision making: Addressing a discrete social driver of HIV/AIDS through the lens of complexity science
Burman, C. J., Moerschell, L., Mamabolo, R., Aphane, M. & Delobelle, P., 2 Jan 2015, In: African Journal of AIDS Research. 14, 1, p. 75-84 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
4 Citations (Scopus)