South Africa is culturally diverse and strives to promote the inclusion of all citizenry in governance. The participation of traditional leaders in municipal councils is facilitated in terms of Section 81 of the Local Government:... more
South Africa is culturally diverse and strives to promote the inclusion of all citizenry in governance. The participation of traditional leaders in municipal councils is facilitated in terms of Section 81 of the Local Government: Municipal Structures Act (Act No. 117 of 1998). Since the promulgation of this national Act, there is a dearth of research and/or best practice models relative to implementation of Section 81. The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) undertook a study to explore the understanding, attitudes and perceptions in implementing Section 81 among traditional leaders and municipalities. Both quantitative and qualitative research approaches were utilised, and selected participants were municipal representatives and traditional leaders whose names were gazetted to participate in municipalities. The study revealed gaps and challenges in understanding the roles and responsibilities among traditional leaders. Traditional lead...
BACKGROUND:For people living with HIV (PLWH), treatment adherence self-efficacy is considered as a critical predictor of psychosocial well-being and adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART). Through previous studies social support and... more
BACKGROUND:For people living with HIV (PLWH), treatment adherence self-efficacy is considered as a critical predictor of psychosocial well-being and adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART). Through previous studies social support and HIV-stigma have been noted to be independently linked with adherence to ART among adult PLWH. However, the process through which the HIV-stigma moderate the relationship between sources of perceived social support and HIV adherence self-efficacy is not fully known. Therefore, the study investigated whether the relationship between sources of perceived social support and HIV adherence self-efficacy is moderated by HIV-stigma. METHODS:The study was conducted between October andNovember 2020at King Edward VIII hospital based in Umbilo Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Using a cross-sectional survey design a total of 201 adult patients 71% (n=142) female and 29% (n=59) male, aged 18-75 years receiving ART completed a self-administered questionnaire mea...
BACKGROUND: Although, numerous factors predicting adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH) have been broadly studied on both regional and global level, up-to-date adherence of patients to ART... more
BACKGROUND: Although, numerous factors predicting adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH) have been broadly studied on both regional and global level, up-to-date adherence of patients to ART remains an overarching, dynamic and multifaceted problem that needs to be investigated overtime and across various contexts. There is a dearth of empirical studies on the interactive mechanism by psychosocial factors predict adherence to ART among PLWH in South Africa. This study investigated the relationship between depression, HIV-stigma, and adherence to ART among adult patients living with HIV at a tertiary Hospital in Durban, South Africa and the mediating role of self-efficacy and social support.METHODS: A total of 201 male and female adult patients aged between 18-75 years receiving ART at King Edward VIII Hospital's ARV clinic were sampled, using time location sampling (TLS) and data were collected using self-administered questionnaire. Guid...
