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André Janse van Rensburg
Researcher at University of KwaZulu-Natal
Publications - 38
Citations - 930
André Janse van Rensburg is an academic researcher from University of KwaZulu-Natal. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mental health & Health care. The author has an hindex of 12, co-authored 30 publications receiving 443 citations. Previous affiliations of André Janse van Rensburg include University of the Free State & Ghent University.
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COVID-19 mental health impact and responses in low-income and middle-income countries: reimagining global mental health.
Lola Kola,Lola Kola,Brandon A. Kohrt,Charlotte Hanlon,Charlotte Hanlon,John A. Naslund,Siham Sikander,Siham Sikander,Madhumitha Balaji,Corina Benjet,Eliza Yee Lai Cheung,Julian Eaton,Pattie Pramila Gonsalves,Maji Hailemariam,Nagendra P. Luitel,Daiane Borges Machado,Daiane Borges Machado,Eleni Misganaw,Olayinka Omigbodun,Tessa Roberts,Tatiana Taylor Salisbury,Rahul Shidhaye,Charlene Sunkel,Victor Ugo,André Janse van Rensburg,André Janse van Rensburg,Oye Gureje,Soumitra Pathare,Shekhar Saxena,Graham Thornicroft,Vikram Patel +30 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the mental health implications of the COVID-19 pandemic in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) in four parts: the emerging literature on the impact of the pandemic on mental health, which shows high rates of psychological distress and early warning signs of an increase in mental health disorders.
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Tuberculosis knowledge, attitudes and practices of patients at primary health care facilities in a South African metropolitan: research towards improved health education
N. Gladys Kigozi,J Christo Heunis,Michelle Engelbrecht,André Janse van Rensburg,H. C. J. Dingie van Rensburg +4 more
TL;DR: The need for health education efforts to strengthen accurate information dissemination to promote sound TB knowledge and attitudes among patients attending PHC facilities is highlighted, with the positive finding of this study that information dissemination atPHC facilities increases good infection control practices.
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Reclaiming comprehensive public health
Rene Loewenson,Kirsten Accoe,Nitin Bajpai,Kent Buse,Thilagawathi Abi Deivanayagam,Leslie London,Claudio A. Méndez,Tolib Mirzoev,Erica Nelson,Ateeb Ahmad Parray,Ari Probandari,Eric Sarriot,Moses Tetui,André Janse van Rensburg +13 more
TL;DR: The ways that different governments have responded to COVID-19 highlight the long-standing tensions between different frameworks and approaches to public health.
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Factors associated with good TB infection control practices among primary healthcare workers in the Free State Province, South Africa
Michelle Engelbrecht,André Janse van Rensburg,André Janse van Rensburg,André Janse van Rensburg,Gladys Kigozi,Hcj Dingie van Rensburg +5 more
TL;DR: Positive attitudes and good levels of knowledge regarding TB infection control were the main factors associated with good infection control practices in primary health care facilities in the Free State Province, South Africa.
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Voices from the frontline: barriers and strategies to improve tuberculosis infection control in primary health care facilities in South Africa.
TL;DR: Strategies for improved TB infection control included: training for comprehensiveTB infection control for all HCWs; clarity on TB infectionControl policy guidelines; improved patient education and awareness of TB infection Control measures; emphasis on the active role HCWs can play in infection control as change agents; improved social support.