Research Projects

Researching the development, application and implementation of Community Oriented Primary Care (COPC). A study in Gauteng (Tshwane) and Mpumulanga Province
This project has been active since 2011
Department of Family Medicine Researchers: Prof. Jannie Hugo, Prof. Tessa Marcus

Tshwane District Perinatal Outcomes Project
This project has been active since 2020
Department of Family Medicine Researchers: Dr Annelet Kruger

Researching the development, application & implementation of Community Oriented Substance Use Programme (COSUP) services during the response to the COVID-19 pandemic
This project has been active since 2020
Department of Family Medicine Researchers: Dr Urvisha Bhoora, Prof Jannie Hugo, Prof Tessa Marcus, Shaun Shelly, Dr Andrew Scheibe,

Researching COVID-19 and integrated community oriented primary care in Anglo American mining communities in South and Southern Africa.
This project has been active since 2020
Department of Family Medicine Researchers: Prof. Jannie Hugo, Prof. Tessa Marcus, Mr RG Bennett

Characterizing medication-assisted treatment and HIV care delivery for community re-entrants with HIV and opioid use disorder in South Africa
This project has been active since 2021
Department of Family Medicine Researchers: Prof. Jannie Hugo, Dr. Christopher Hoffmann

Phase II: Optimizing PrEP implementation and effectiveness among women at high risk for HIV acquisition in South Africa
This project has been active since 2021
This project is in collaboration with Johns Hopkins University
Department of Family Medicine Researchers: Dr. Harry Hausler

Researching COVID-19 and integrated community oriented primary care in Anglo American mining communities in South and Southern Africa
This project has been active since 2022
This project is in collaboration with Johns Hopkins University
Department of Family Medicine Researchers: Dr Harry Hausler, Prof. Jannie Hugo, Dr Andrew Scheibe, Mr Shaun Shelly

The knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding sexual health and substance use at a selected secondary school in Mamelodi, City of Tshwane, South Africa
This project has been active since 2022
Department of Family Medicine Researchers: Miss TNV Legoale

Phase II: Optimizing PrEP implementation and effectiveness among women at high risk for HIV acquisition in South Africa
This project has been active since 2022
This project is in collaboration with Johns Hopkins University
Department of Family Medicine Researchers: Dr Harry Hausler, Dr Andrew Scheibe, Prof. Jannie Hugo, Mr Shaun Shelly

Performance Management and Development System in South Africa: doctors? experiences A qualitative study
This project has been active since 2023
Department of Family Medicine Researchers: Dr Ozo Ibeziako

City of Tshwane community services integration project
This project has been active since 2023
Department of Family Medicine Researchers: Prof. Jannie Hugo

Characterising the incidence, prevalence and the cascade of care of key health concerns among people who inject drugs in South Africa
This project has been active since 2023
This project is in collaboration with University of Bristol and University of Oxford
Department of Family Medicine Researchers: Dr Andrew Scheibe

Adaptive implementation strategies for the delivery of long acting injectable PrEP with young female sex workers in South Africa
This project has been active since 2023
This project is in collaboration with Johns Hopkins University
Department of Family Medicine Researchers: Dr Harry Hausler

Phase 2b: Optimizing PrEP implementation and effectiveness among women at high risk for HIV acquisition in South Africa
This project has been active since 2023
This project is in collaboration with Johns Hopkins University
Department of Family Medicine Researchers: Dr Harry Hausler

Assessing the acceptability, feasibility, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of long-acting depot buprenorphine for the treatment of opioid dependence in low- and middle-income countries: a multicentre international study
This project has been active since 2023
Department of Family Medicine Researchers: Dr Andrew Scheibe

Protocol for Gathering Values and Preferences Through Focus Groups and Key Informant Interviews: Informing ChemSex Harm Reduction Guidelines Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in South Africa
This project has been active since 2024
Department of Family Medicine Researchers: Dr Andrew Scheibe, Mr Shaun Shelly

The Siyaphambili Substance Use Study: Exploring substance use and its treatment in the context of achieving sustained ART adherence among female sex workers
This project has been active since 2024
This project is in collaboration with Johns Hopkins University
Department of Family Medicine Researchers: Dr Harry Hausler

Formative Assessment and HIV Biobehavioral Survey among Female Sex Workers and Sexually Exploited Girls in Five South African Cities using Respondent Driven Sampling
This project has been active since 2024
Department of Family Medicine Researchers: Dr Harry Hausler, Dr Andrew Scheibe

A mixed methods high level assessment study to determine the impact of the Sishen Iron Ore Company-Community Development Trust’s Health and Wellness portfolio in the Northern Cape and Limpopo
This project has been active since 2024
Department of Family Medicine Researchers: Prof. Jannie Hugo, Mr Wayne Renkin, Prof. Tessa Marcus

Medical interns' experiences in quality improvement projects during family medicine rotation at a primary care setting, Ekurhuleni, South Africa
This project has been active since 2024
This project is in collaboration with Wits University
Department of Family Medicine Researchers: Dr Joyce Musonda, Dr Ozomoena Ibeziako

A Global Alliance Initiative to Reduce Vertical HIV Transmission by Fostering Integrated Care for Mother-Infant Pairs in the Critical First 1000 Days in South Africa
This project has been active since 2024
Department of Family Medicine Researchers: Dr Annelet Kruger

Implementing a low dead space injecting equipment distribution program for people who inject drugs in South Africa: a process and outcome evaluation
This project has been active since 2024
Department of Family Medicine Researchers: Dr Andrew Scheibe

Phase 1: Optimizing Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) implementation and effectiveness among women at high risk for HIV acquisition in South Africa
This project has been active since 2024
This project is in collaboration with Johns Hopkins University
Department of Family Medicine Researchers: Dr Harry Hausler

Integration of Opioid Use Disorder Management into HIV services in Pietermaritzburg Correctional Center, South Africa
This project has been active since 2024
Department of Family Medicine Researchers: Dr Andrew Scheibe, Dr Harry Hausler, Prof. Jannie Hugo

Assessing PrEP uptake and continuation and viral load uptake and coverage among FSW and PWID
This project has been active since 2024
Department of Family Medicine Researchers: Dr Harry Hausler

Evaluating the decanting model implemented in Amathole and OR Tambo in South Africa
This project has been active since 2024
Department of Family Medicine Researchers: Harry Hausler

Tshwane District Perinatal Outcomes Project
New Project
Department of Family Medicine Researchers: Dr Annelet Kruger

Transdisciplinary research to co-design, with end users, a circular sanitation solution integrating non-sewered sanitation with smallholder farming practices in two communities, Lefatlheng (North West Province) and Mulati (Limpopo Province), South Africa
New Project
Department of Family Medicine Researchers: Prof. Jannie Hugo

Assessing the incidence, prevalence, and continuum of care for key health issues among people who inject drugs in Tshwane and Ehlanzeni districts of South Africa
New Project
Department of Family Medicine Researchers: Dr Harry Hausler, Dr Andrew Scheibe

 

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