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    South Africa

    For decades, FHI 360 has been a strategic partner to the Government of South Africa. Our projects have focused on key human development priorities, such as:
  • News

    FHI 360 responds to release of landmark ECHO Study results

    FHI 360 responds to the release of the landmark ECHO Study results.
  • Publication

    Women's Economic Empowerment at FHI 360

    This fact sheet describes FHI 360 programs to improve women’s economic participation and leadership opportunities through integrated solutions.
  • Feature

    Giving back to STEM: A young woman uses her experience to encourage others

    A participant in the Bridge to Employment project contributes to the Women in STEM2D (WiSTEM2D) project for girls’ education and careers in science, technology, engineering, math, manufacturing and design.
  • Published research

    HIV risk associated with serum medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) levels among women in east and southern Africa: A case-control study

    Some studies have found increased HIV risk associated with self-reported injectable depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) use. This study used samples from women enrolled in previous HIV prevention trials to evaluate the association between serum MPA — the progestin in DMPA — levels and HIV acquisition. The authors found that detection of low levels of MPA close to the estimated time of HIV infection was significantly more frequent among women who acquired HIV. These results should be used to generate new hypotheses about potential mechanisms related to DMPA and HIV susceptibility.
  • Published research

    Applying factorial designs to disentangle the effects of integrated development

    The authors discuss the lessons learned from the design and implementation of a study assessing the effects of integrating an economic strengthening intervention with an HIV-prevention intervention among South African youth. They discuss the design of a full-factorial, randomized controlled study and how intervention features and their implementation context determine the methods for testing the effectiveness of integrated programming.
  • Feature

    In South Africa, weekly gatherings offer women the support and skills they need to decrease their HIV risk

    In Lawley, South Africa, women gather weekly to discuss their lives and relationships through participation in a Stepping Stones program supported by FHI 360.
  • Published research

    A needs-based approach to equitable allocation of district primary healthcare expenditure in North West Province, South Africa

    This paper assessed current spending patterns on primary health care at the district level in North West Province, South Africa, and found inequities in resource allocation and expenditure in both the provincial and district levels. International literature suggests that using a needs-based approach to resource allocation could improve equity. The authors of this paper recommend four needs-based resource allocation formulae, updated when data becomes available.
  • Published research

    Let’s stop trying to quantify household vulnerability: The problem with simple scales for targeting and evaluating economic strengthening programs

    This article discusses efforts in Côte d’Ivoire, South Africa and Uganda to develop simple scales to quantify and classify economic vulnerability status. The findings suggest that broad constructs of economic vulnerability cannot be readily captured using simple scales to classify households and individuals in a way that accounts for a substantial amount of variance at locally defined vulnerability levels.
  • Published research

    Daily and non-daily pre-exposure prophylaxis in African women (HPTN 067/ADAPT Cape Town Trial): A randomised, open-label, Phase 2 trial

    The HIV Prevention Trails Network (HPTN) 067 trial, is a Phase 2, randomized, open-label oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) behavioral study to evaluate the feasibility of non-daily regimens in adult women. The majority of women in this study took oral PrEP when made available in an open label study. Daily dosing resulted in better coverage during sex events, reported adherence and higher drug levels.