Household Food Security Status in South Africa
by ALTMAN, M., HART, T & JACOBS, P., 2009Agrekon, 48:4, 345-361
Altman et al assess household-level food security in South Africa using publicly available household survey data from Statistics South Africa. The two datasets that are used in particular are the General Household Survey, an annual household survey that began in 2002, and the Income and Expenditure Survey of 2005/06. Because these surveys are not designed…
read more >>Horizon Scanning in South Africa: Health and HIV and AIDS
by DANIELS, D.M., 2007Research report, Human Sciences Research Council report. Prepared for DFID.
South Africa has a mature HIV and AIDS epidemic, with 11% of the population having been infected. A review of possible scenarios provides insight into the outlook towards 2030. The Live the Future scenarios discussed here were based on two sets of branching points – who has the power, and what their goals are. Summer…
read more >>The Impact of HIV/AIDS on the Health Sector. National Survey of Health Personnel, Ambulatory and Hospital Patients and Health Facilities
by SHISANA, O., HALL, E., MALULEKE, K.R., STOKER, D.J., SCHWABE, C., COLVIN, M., CHAUVEAU, J., BOTHA, C., GUMEDE, T., FOMUNDAM, H., SHAIKH, N., REHLE, T., UDJO, E., GRISSELQUIST, D., 2002South African Medical Journal, 94(10), 846. South African Department of Health and Centres for Disease Control and Prevention
Studies on HIV prevalence among health workers usually focus on occupational exposure to HIV, but little is known about the overall prevalence of HIV in this group. The aim of this study is to determine HIV prevalence among South African health workers. A stratified cluster sample was drawn of 5% of health facilities representative of…
read more >>Evaluation of the Sectoral Impact of HIV/AIDS in South Africa: A Methodological Review
by VAN DEN HEEVER, A., 2003Research report, Employment Growth & Development Initiative, HSRC. Prepared for USAID, AusAID and DFID and the Joint Centre for Economic and Political Studies, September 2003
The impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on the employed environment within South Africa is largely unknown, with little in the way of reliable information provided from surveys. More attention is needed to understand the likely impact of the disease on the labour force and on individual economic sectors. This paper has the following purpose: *…
read more >>Leveraging Services for Employment, Growth and Equity: Access to Essential Services in Education and Health. Synthesis Paper
by PILLAY, P., 2005Research Report, Employment Growth & Development Initiative, Human Sciences Research Council
A key impediment to growth in South Africa is the relative shortage of high-quality human capital, manifested as part of the unequal distribution of assets in the country. International evidence shows that an unequal distribution of assets, especially of human capital, hampers overall growth and disproportionately affects the income growth of the poor. Attaining optimal…
read more >>Human Resource Development and Growth: Improving Access and Equity in Education and Health Services
by PILLAY, P., 2006Development Southern Africa, 23:01, 63-83,
Pillay demonstrates the importance of improving access to and equity in the provision of essential services such as education and health for enhancing human development. A major constraint to accelerating and sustaining economic growth in South Africa is the shortage of skilled human resources. Human capital formation (through appropriate education, training and health) is vital…
read more >>The state of youth: Is the health status of youth improving?
by CHIMERE-DAN, G. & MAKIWANE, M, 2010Research Report. Human Science Research Council
This paper examines the health status of South African youth in the past 15 years, using available quantitative data. Specific areas of interest include youth disability, substance abuse, sexual and reproductive behaviour, and HIV and AIDS. The paper also assesses the pattern of health status implied in official statistics on mortality among the youth. The…
read more >>Medical Practitioners and Nurses
by HALL, E.J. & ERASMUS, J., 2003HRD Review 2003: Education, Employment and Skills in South Africa. Cape Town: Human Sciences Research Council Press. Chpt 23, pp 523-553.
Hall and Erasmus explore whether South Africa has enough medical practitioners and nurses to provide proper healthcare services to its citizens, and focuses on the demand for and supply of medical practitioners and nurses for the period 2001–2011. In 2003, there were 29 655 medical practitioners in South Africa, at a rate of 65 physicians…
read more >>Nursing Attrition and the Work Environment in South Africa’s Health Facilities
by HALL, E.J., 2004Curationis Nov;27(4):28-36.
Hall assesses shortages of professional health workers in the public health sector. Unsatisfactory working conditions in health facilities were mentioned as one of the key aspects responsible for the shortages. Literature indicates that stress caused by unsatisfactory work environments may play a major role in em ployees’ decision to resign their jobs, in spite of…
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