Browsing Research Output by Author "10187308 - Greeff, Minrie"
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A community ''Hub'' network intervention for HIV stigma reduction: a case study
Prinsloo, Catharina D.; Greeff, Minrie (Elsevier, 2016)We describe the implementation of a community “hub” network intervention to reduce HIV stigma in the Tlokwe Municipality, North West Province, South Africa. A holistic case study design was used, focusing on community ... -
A community-based HIV stigma reduction intervention for people living with HIV and their partners
Louwrens, M.H.; Greeff, Minrie; Manyedi, M. Eva (UP, 2016)The diagnosis of HIV impacts the lives and the relationships of both people living with HIV (PLWH) and their partners. The researchers aimed to describe the influence of a community-based HIV stigma reduction intervention ... -
A HIV stigma reduction intervention for people living with HIV and their families
Pretorius, Johanna Beatrix; Greeff, Minrie; Freeks, Fazel Ebrihiam; Kruger, Annamarie (Elsevier, 2016)Background The diagnosis of HIV is life-changing that requires people not only to deal with the disease but also to cope with the stigma attached to HIV. People living with HIV (PLWH) as well as their close family members ... -
A synthesis of homelessness in South Africa: a rapid critical appraisal
Roets, Leon; Greeff, Minrie; Strydom, Herman; Watson, Martha J.; Chigeza, Shingairai (Taylor & Francis, 2016)Homelessness in South Africa requires collaborative research. Social, political, cultural and economic factors that cause homelessness must be considered to develop a common definition and understanding of homelessness. ... -
Changeover-time in psychosocial wellbeing of people living with HIV and people living close to them after an HIV stigma reduction and wellness enhancement community intervention
Chidrawi, H. Christa; Greeff, Minrie; Temane, Q. Michael; Ellis, Suria (Taylor & Francis, 2015)HIV stigma continues to affect the psychosocial wellbeing of people living with HIV (PLWH) and people living close to them (PLC). Literature unequivocally holds the view that HIV stigma and psychosocial wellbeing interact ... -
Community care workers, poor referral networks and consumption of personal resources in rural South Africa
Sips, I.; Greeff, M.; Mazanderani, A.H.; Schneider, H.; Barten, F. (2014-04-29)Although home-based care (HBC) programs are widely implemented throughout Africa, their success depends on the existence of an enabling environment, including a referral system and supply of essential commodities. The ... -
A comparison of the cardiometabolic profile of black South Africans with suspected non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and excessive alcohol use
Zatu, Mandlenkosi Caswell; Van Rooyen, Johannes Marthinus; Loots, Du Toit; Greeff, Minrie; Schutte, Aletta Elisabeth (Elsevier, 2015)Excessive alcohol use and non–alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are putative cardiovascular disease risk factors. In order to ease the identification of these conditions on primary health care level, we aimed to determine ... -
A comprehensive HIV stigma-reduction and wellness-enhancement community intervention: a case study
French, Heleen; Greeff, Minrie; Watson, Martha J; Doak, Colleen M (Elsevier, 2015)We describe the implementation of a comprehensive HIV stigma–reduction and wellness–enhancement community intervention that focused on people living with HIV (PLWH), as well as people living close to them (PLC) from six ... -
Coping with HIV-related stigma in five African countries
Greeff, Minrie; Phetlhu, Deliwe; Makoae, Lucia N.; Uys, Leana R.; Naidoo, Joanne R; Kohi, Thecla W.; Dlamini, Priscilla S.; Chirwa, Maureen L.; Holzemer, William L. (Elsevier Science Limited, 2008) -
Coping with HIV/AIDS stigma by women who lost their partners to AIDS in the North West Province
Greeff, Minrie; Koen, Magdalena Petronella; Manyedi, Mofatiki Eva (Zhengzhou University, 2011)The aim of this article is to explore and describe how women who lost their partners to the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in the North West Province, cope with the stigma of the disease. A phenomenological ... -
Critical reflection on the integration of HIV into the health science curriculum
Smit, K.; Greeff, M.; Kruger, I.M.; Kruger, A. (Stellenbosch Univ, 2016)Health professionals need to have a multi-layered, nuanced understanding of HIV to become aware of the complexity of HIV and how it interacts with all aspects of life, ultimately affecting health and wellbeing. In this ... -
The development and validation of the HIV/AIDS Stigma Instrument - Nurse (HASI-N)
Phetlhu, Deliwe; Greeff, Minrie; Uys, Leana R.; Dlamini, Priscilla S.; Mullan, Joseph; Cuca, Yvette P.; Naidoo, Joanne R. (Routledge, 2009)Illness-related stigma remains a serious problem in the management of HIV disease in Africa. This article describes a series of study phases conducted to develop and validate an instrument to measure HIV/AIDS-related stigma ... -
Differences in health care seeking behaviour between rural and urban communities in South Africa
Greeff, Minrie; Kruger, Annamarie; Van der Hoeven, Marinka (BioMed Central, 2012)Objective The aim of this study was to explore possible differences in health care seeking behaviour among a rural and urban African population. Design A cross sectional design was followed using the infrastructure of ... -
Disclosure of HIV status: experiences and perceptions of persons living with HIV/AIDS and nurses involved in their care in Africa
Greeff, Minrie; Phetlhu, Deliwe; Makoae, Lucia N.; Dlamini, Priscilla S.; Holzemer, William L.; Kohi, Thecla W.; Uys, Leana R. (Sage Publications, 2008) -
Does perceived HIV stigma contribute to nurses' intent to migrate in five African countries?
Chirwa, Maureen; Dlamini, Priscilla; Durrheim, Kevin; Greeff, Minrie; Holzemer, William; Kohi, Thecla; Makoae, Lucy; Naidoo, Joanne Rachel; Portillo, Carmen; Uys, Leana (Elsevier, 2010) -
Evaluation of a Health Setting-Based Stigma Intervention in Five African Countries
Uys, L.; Chirwa, M.; Kohi, T.; Greeff, M.; Naidoo, J.; Makoae, L.; Dlamini, P.; Durrheim, K.; Cuca, Y.; Holzemer, W.L. (Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 2009)The study aim is to explore the results of an HIV stigma intervention in five African health care settings. A case study approach was used. The intervention consisted of bringing together a team of approximately 10 nurses ... -
Evaluation of waist-to-height ratio to predict 5 year cardiometabolic risk in sub-Saharan African adults
Ware, L.J.; Kruger, H.S.; Kruger, I.M.; Greeff, M.; Fourie, C.M.T.; Huisman, H.W.; Scheepers, J.D.W.; Uys, A.S.; Kruger, R.; Van Rooyen, J.M.; Schutte, R.; Schutte, A.E. (Open Access, 2014)Background and aims Simple, low-cost central obesity measures may help identify individuals with increased cardiometabolic disease risk, although it is unclear which measures perform best in African adults. We aimed to: ... -
Experiences of HIV/AIDS stigma of persons living with HIV/AIDS and nurses involved in their care from five african countries
Greeff, Minrie; Phetlhu, R. Deliwe; Holzemer, W.L.; Makoae, L.N.; Dlamini, P.S.; Kohi, T.W.; Chirwa, M.L.; Naidoo, J.R.; Uys, L.R. (Department Health Studies, University of South Africa, 2008) -
Experiences of people living with HIV and people living close to them of a comprehensive HIV stigma reduction community intervention in an urban and a rural setting
French, Heleen; Greeff, Minrie; Watson, Martha J. (2014)HIV stigma remains high globally. Although there is a selection of HIV stigma reduction interventions discussed in the literature, there is a paucity of research about the effectiveness of these interventions. This study ... -
Experiences of Students, service delivery organisations and community members of service delivery to disadvantaged community by Social Work students
Strydom, Corinne; Wessels, Cornelia; Van Der Walt, Engela; Greeff, Minrie (Social Care Institute for Excellence, 2009)As part of their training in social work, fourth-year students delivered services to a disadvantaged community as part of their placement. However, there was no feedback system to evaluate the quality of these services. ...