Household energisation in rural South Africa : a systems approach towards energy access
- Authors: Makonese, T. , Meyer, J.
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Access , Energy options , Electrification
- Language: English
- Type: Conference proceedings
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/267551 , uj:28386 , Citation: Makonese, T. & Meyer, J. 2018. Household energisation in rural South Africa : a systems approach towards energy access.
- Description: Abstract: In South Africa, household electrification has improved significantly since the dawn of independence, with the current national electrification rate at 87%. However, poor households in rural communities, informal urban settlements and low-income urban Townships still rely heavily on traditional fuels to meet their basic energy needs. The majority of these households are energy poor, as they tend to expend a higher proportion (> 10%) of their disposable income on energy services. The continued use of traditional fuels is associated with health challenges including asphyxiation, upper and lower respiratory complications, and mortality. Notwithstanding the benefits of household electrification in rural areas, there is a great need to consider other cheaper alternative energy sources, as the cost of electricity tends to limit its use. Household “energisation” instead of “electrification” has the potential to provide households with access to clean renewable energy sources at minimal cost. Effective household energisation employs a systems approach towards a more comprehensive energy access strategy of meeting households’ energy needs using a suite of locally available renewable energy carriers. Energy options available for rural communities are assessed using a ‘systems thinking’ approach.
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- Authors: Makonese, T. , Meyer, J.
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Access , Energy options , Electrification
- Language: English
- Type: Conference proceedings
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/267551 , uj:28386 , Citation: Makonese, T. & Meyer, J. 2018. Household energisation in rural South Africa : a systems approach towards energy access.
- Description: Abstract: In South Africa, household electrification has improved significantly since the dawn of independence, with the current national electrification rate at 87%. However, poor households in rural communities, informal urban settlements and low-income urban Townships still rely heavily on traditional fuels to meet their basic energy needs. The majority of these households are energy poor, as they tend to expend a higher proportion (> 10%) of their disposable income on energy services. The continued use of traditional fuels is associated with health challenges including asphyxiation, upper and lower respiratory complications, and mortality. Notwithstanding the benefits of household electrification in rural areas, there is a great need to consider other cheaper alternative energy sources, as the cost of electricity tends to limit its use. Household “energisation” instead of “electrification” has the potential to provide households with access to clean renewable energy sources at minimal cost. Effective household energisation employs a systems approach towards a more comprehensive energy access strategy of meeting households’ energy needs using a suite of locally available renewable energy carriers. Energy options available for rural communities are assessed using a ‘systems thinking’ approach.
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Patients’ perspectives of acceptability of ART, TB and maternal health services in a subdistrict of Johannesburg, South Africa
- Bucyibaruta, Blaise Joy, Eyles, John, Harris, Bronwyn, Kabera, Gaëtan, Oboirien, Kafayat, Ngyende, Benon
- Authors: Bucyibaruta, Blaise Joy , Eyles, John , Harris, Bronwyn , Kabera, Gaëtan , Oboirien, Kafayat , Ngyende, Benon
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Access , Acceptability index , Patient-provider interaction
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/288357 , uj:31262 , Citation: Bucyibaruta, B.J. et al. 2018. Patients’ perspectives of acceptability of ART, TB and maternal health services in a subdistrict of Johannesburg, South Africa. Bucyibaruta et al. BMC Health Services Research (2018) 18:839 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-018-3625-5
- Description: Abstract: Background: The field of acceptability of health services is emerging and growing in coherence. But there are gaps, including relatively little integration of elements of acceptability. This study attempted to analyse collectively three elements of acceptability namely: patient-provider, patient-service organisation and patient-community interactions. Methods: Mixed methods were used to analyse secondary data collected as part of the Researching Equity in Access to Health Care (REACH) study of access to tuberculosis (TB) treatment, antiretroviral therapy (ART) and maternal health (MH) services in South Africa’s public health sector. Results: Provider acceptability was consistently high across all the three tracer services at 97.6% (ART), 96.6% (TB) and 96.4% (MH). Service acceptability was high only for TB tracer (70.1%). Community acceptability was high for both TB (83.6%) and MH (96.8%) tracers. Conclusion: Through mixed methods, this paper provides a nuanced view of acceptability of health services.
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- Authors: Bucyibaruta, Blaise Joy , Eyles, John , Harris, Bronwyn , Kabera, Gaëtan , Oboirien, Kafayat , Ngyende, Benon
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Access , Acceptability index , Patient-provider interaction
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/288357 , uj:31262 , Citation: Bucyibaruta, B.J. et al. 2018. Patients’ perspectives of acceptability of ART, TB and maternal health services in a subdistrict of Johannesburg, South Africa. Bucyibaruta et al. BMC Health Services Research (2018) 18:839 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-018-3625-5
- Description: Abstract: Background: The field of acceptability of health services is emerging and growing in coherence. But there are gaps, including relatively little integration of elements of acceptability. This study attempted to analyse collectively three elements of acceptability namely: patient-provider, patient-service organisation and patient-community interactions. Methods: Mixed methods were used to analyse secondary data collected as part of the Researching Equity in Access to Health Care (REACH) study of access to tuberculosis (TB) treatment, antiretroviral therapy (ART) and maternal health (MH) services in South Africa’s public health sector. Results: Provider acceptability was consistently high across all the three tracer services at 97.6% (ART), 96.6% (TB) and 96.4% (MH). Service acceptability was high only for TB tracer (70.1%). Community acceptability was high for both TB (83.6%) and MH (96.8%) tracers. Conclusion: Through mixed methods, this paper provides a nuanced view of acceptability of health services.
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