Teke Apalata

Bridging the Gap Between Treatment and Accountability: DR-TB Outcomes and Governance Signals in Rural Eastern Cape, South Africa (2020–2024)

Background: Monitoring treatment outcomes is central to evaluating drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) programmes and ensuring accountability, particularly in high-burden settings such as South Africa. However, routine surveillance data are often constrained by small sample sizes...

Socio-Demographic Factors Associated with Alcohol and Tobacco Use Among Virally Suppressed People Living with HIV in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

Background: Alcohol and tobacco use remain important public health concerns among people living with HIV (PLWH), even after achieving viral load suppression. This study examined the socio-demographic factors associated with alcohol and tobacco use among virally suppressed PLWH in...