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Carmen Sue Christian

Carmen Sue Christian

Researcher

Carmen Christian is a development economist who is passionate about public health issues. Her understanding of these issues is strengthened by her inter-disciplinary background in health sciences and economics. She joined the Department of Economics at the University of Western Cape (UWC) in 2011 after working in the South African health sector for over seven years. Her research interests include health-seeking behaviour, health inequalities, access to healthcare and quality of (health) care.

She has earned a Doctorate in Economics (PhD) from Stellenbosch University. Her PhD explores drivers of poor tuberculosis outcomes in post-apartheid South Africa. Carmen believes that her chosen career path will advance research that impacts health policy and ultimately health outcomes for the better.

April 22, 2022 in Authors, Carmen Sue Christian, Focus Areas, Health, Health - Publications, Journal Articles, Publications, Research Outputs, Ronelle Burger

Predictors of mask-wearing during the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from South Africa

In the absence of a vaccine, the global spread of COVID-19 during 2020 has necessitated non-pharmaceutical interventions to curb the rise of cases.
April 22, 2022 By: Ronelle Burger, Carmen Christian, Rene English, Brendan Maughan-Brown, & Laura Rossouw PDF
April 22, 2021 in Anja Smith, Authors, Carmen Sue Christian, Dumisani Hompashe, Focus Areas, Health, Health - Publications, Journal Articles, Publications, Research Outputs, Ronelle Burger

‘The nurse did not even greet me’: how informed versus non-informed patients evaluate health systems responsiveness in South Africa

This paper investigates the role of non-clinical dimensions of care in patient satisfaction.
April 22, 2021 By: Dumisani Hompashe, Ulf Gerdtham, Carmen Christian, Anja Smith, & Ronelle Burger PDF
October 5, 2020 in Carmen Sue Christian, Health, Health - Reports & Policy, Ronelle Burger

Navigating COVID in the post lockdown period: Shifting risk perceptions and compliance with preventative measures

A report stemming from NIDS-CRAM wave 1, a project consisting of work by a national consortium of 30 social science researchers from five South African…
October 5, 2020 By: , Brendan Maughan-Brown, Russell Rensburg, Laura Rossouw PDF
August 12, 2020 in Carmen Sue Christian, Health - Reports & Policy, Policy Briefs, Reports, Research Outputs, Ronelle Burger

Navigating COVID in the postlockdown period: Shifting risk perceptions and compliance with preventative measures

South Africa’s lockdown in March and April has saved lives by containing the spread of COVID-19 but it has done so at a tremendous social…
August 12, 2020 By: Carmen Sue Christian, Ronelle Burger, René English, Brendan Maughan-Brown, Laura Rossouw PDF
November 14, 2019 in Anja Smith, Carmen Sue Christian, Dumisani Hompashe, Health, Health - Reports & Policy, Health 2020, Journal Articles, Publications, Research Outputs, Ronelle Burger

Use of simulated patients to assess hypertension case management at public healthcare facilities in South Africa

Burger, R., Christian, C.S., Gerdtham, U.G., Haal, K., Hompashe, D.M., Smith, A. and Schutte, A.E., 2019. Use of simulated patients to assess hypertension case management…
November 14, 2019 By: Anja Smith, Carmen Sue Christian, Dumisani Hompashe, Ronelle BurgerUlf Gerdtham, K. Haal, Alte Schutte PDF
March 18, 2019 in Carmen Sue Christian, Cobus Burger, Health, Health 2019, Journal Articles, Publications, Research Outputs, Rulof Burger

Patient predictors of health-seeking behaviour for persons coughing for more than two weeks in high-burden tuberculosis communities: the case of the Western Cape, South Africa

Christian, C., Burger, B., Claassens, C., Bond, V. & Burger, R. (2019). Patient predictors of health-seeking behaviour for persons coughing for more than two weeks…
March 18, 2019 By: Carmen Sue Christian, Cobus Burger, Rulof Burger, Mareli Claassens, Virginia Bond PDF
September 6, 2018 in Anja Smith, Carmen Sue Christian, Dumisani Hompashe, Health, Health - Reports & Policy, Health 2018, Journal Articles, Publications, Ronelle Burger

Measuring Quality Gaps in TB Screening in South Africa Using Standardised Patient Analysis

Christian, C., Gerdtham, U.G., Hompashe, D., Smith, A. and Burger, R., 2018. Measuring quality gaps in TB screening in South Africa using standardised patient analysis.…
September 6, 2018 By: Anja Smith, Carmen Sue Christian, Dumisani Hompashe, Ronelle Burger, Ulf Gerdtham PDF
May 2, 2012 in Carmen Sue Christian, Health, Health - Publications, Journal Articles, Publications, Research Outputs

Management in the South African public health sector: An x-inefficiency perspective

  Abstract Inefficiency in the South African public health sector contributes significantly to the country's relatively poor health outcomes, yet it is poorly understood and…
May 2, 2012 By: Carmen Sue Christian, Nicholas Crisp PDF