Background: There is overwhelming evidence that the quality of health care in South Africa
has been compromised by various challenges that impact negatively on healthcare quality …

Informal settlements are becoming more entrenched within African cities as the urban
population continues to grow. Characterised by poor housing conditions and inadequate …

Background Gender-based violence and HIV are highly prevalent in the harsh environment
of informal settlements and reducing violence here is very challenging. The group …

Abstract Young South Africans, especially women, are at high risk of HIV. We evaluated the
effects of PREPARE, a multi-component, school-based HIV prevention intervention to delay …

Background Preventing intimate partner violence (IPV) remains a global public health
challenge. Studies suggest urban informal settlements have particularly high levels of IPV …

Globally, one billion people live in informal settlements, and that number is expected to triple
by 2050. Studies suggests that health in informal settlements is a serious and growing …

While human mobility has been implicated in fueling the HIV epidemic in South Africa, the
link between migration and HIV has not been systematically reviewed and quantified. We …

Background Sexual and reproductive health education among girls and women has several
reproductive health benefits, including improved contraceptive knowledge, contraception …

The emergence of India as an urbanized nation is one of the most significant socioeconomic
and political processes of the 21st century. An essential feature of India's urbanization has …

Background Traditional and new media use links to young people's sexual risk behaviour.
The social contexts of young people's daily lives that influence media use and sexual risk …