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Oestrogenic activity using a recombinant yeast screen assay (RCBA) in South African laboratory water sources

Aneck-Hahn, Natalie H.; De Jager, Christiaan; Bornman, Maria S.; Du Toit, D. (Water Research Commission, 2005)

Many chemicals released into the environment are believed to disrupt normal endocrine functions in humans and animals. These endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) affect reproductive health and development. A major group ...
Traffic-related differences in indoor and personal absorption coefficient measurements in Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Wichmann, Janine; Janssen, N.A.H.; Van der Zee, S.; Brunekreef, B. (Elsevier, 2005-12)

Population studies indicate that study participants living near major roads are more prone to chronic respiratory symptoms, lung function decrements and hospital admissions for asthma. The majority of the studies used proxy ...
A longitudinal investigation of satisfaction with personal and environmental quality of life in an informal South African housing settlement, Doornkop, Soweto

Westaway, Margaret S. (Elsevier, 2006)

A repeat longitudinal, intervention-evaluation study was conducted in 1999 (baseline), 2001 and 2002 in an informal settlement in Soweto, where an improved housing project (relocation to a new housing estate) was implemented ...
Factors that affect awareness about the spread of HIV / AIDS in rural Lesotho

Ranotsi, Amelia; Worku, Zeleke (University of Johannesburg, 2006-06)

A stratified random sample of 401 participants was taken from three sites of study (Maluti, Seboche and Paray) in rural Lesotho in an attempt to study the relationship between awareness about HIV/AIDS and 55 socio-economic ...
A process and outcomes evaluation of the international AIDS conference : Who attends? Who benefits most?

Lalonde, Bernadette; Wolvaardt, Jacqueline Elizabeth; Webb, Elize M.; Tournas-Hardt, Amy (BioMed Central, 2007)

The objective of the study was to conduct a process and outcomes evaluation of the International AIDS Conference (IAC). Reaction evaluation data are presented from a delegate survey distributed at the 2004 IAC held in ...
Stage-related increase in the proportion of apoptotic germ cells and altered frequencies of stages in the spermatogenic cycle following gestational, lactational, and direct exposure of male rats to p-nonylphenol

McClusky, Leon M.; De Jager, Tiaan; Bornman, Maria S.; De Jager, Christiaan (Oxford University Press, 2007-01)

The cumulative effects of environmental toxicants, for example, the alkylphenol, para-nonylphenol (p-NP) are of concern. Our previous study showed that p-NP reduced several testicular morphometric parameters, including ...
Does access to better housing affect personal quality of life and well-being?

Westaway, Margaret S. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2007-01)

Since 1994 a concerted effort has been underway to improve the living conditions of all South Africans through providing/upgrading housing. Although over 1 million houses had been delivered or were under construction by ...
Journal clubs - knowledge sufficient for critical appraisal of the literature?

Rheeder, Paul; Van Zyl, Danie G.; Webb, Elize M.; Worku, Zeleke (South African Medical Association, 2007-03)

Sir James Paget, reflecting on his experiences at St Bartholomew’s Hospital in London during 1835 - 1854, noted: ‘Some of the self-select of the pupils, making themselves into a kind of club, had a small room over a baker’s ...
Prevalence of symptoms of asthma, rhinitis and eczema in 13- to 14-year-old children in Africa : the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood Phase III

Ait-Khaled, N.; Odhiambo, J.; Pearce, N.; Adjoh, K.S.; Maesano, I.A.; Benhabyles, B.; Bouhayad, Z.; Bahati, E.; Camara, L.; Catteau, C.; El Sony, A.; Esamai, F.O.; Hypolite, I.E.; Melaku, K.; Ng'ang'a, L.; Onadeko, B.O.; Saad, O.; Jerray, M.; Kayembe, J.M.; Koffi, N.B.; Khaldi, F.; Kuaban, C.; Voyi, Kuku V.V.; M'Boussa, J.; Sow, O.; Tidjani, O.; Zar, Heather J.; Musa, O.A. (Blackwell, 2007-03)

Phase I of the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood has provided valuable information regarding international prevalence patterns and potential risk factors in the development of asthma, allergic ...
Unmet health welfare and educational needs of disabled children in an impoverished South African peri-urban township

Saloojee, G.; Phohole, M.; Saloojee, H.; Ijsselmuiden, C. (Blackwell, 2007-05)

BACKGROUND: Childhood disability in South Africa has failed to receive adequate attention from governmental agencies, such as the health, education and social welfare departments, despite there being more than 1 million ...
Simultaneous exposure to low concentrations of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, deltamethrin, nonylphenol and phytoestrogens has negative effects on the reproductive parameters in male Spraque-Dawley rats

Kilian, Elmare; Delport, Rhena; Bornman, Maria S.; De Jager, Christiaan (Blackwell, 2007-08)

Many reports suggest that male reproductive health has deteriorated over the last decades, possibly due to environmental contaminants that act as endocrine disruptors. This hypothesis was tested in Sprague-Dawley rats ...
Highly active antiretroviral treatment and health related quality of life in South African adults with human immunodeficiency virus infection : a cross-sectional analytical study

Louwagie, Goedele M.; Bachmann, Max O.; Meyer, Kobus; Booysen, Frikkie le R.; Fairall, Lara R.; Heunis, Christo (BioMed Central, 2007-09)

BACKGROUND: Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) is an important outcome in times of Highly Active Antiretroviral Treatment (HAART). We compared the HRQoL of HIV positive patients receiving HAART with those awaiting ...
Effect of smoking and alcohol use during pregnancy on the occurrence of low birthweight in a farming region in South Africa

Jackson, Debra J.; Batiste, Elize; Rendall-Mkosi, Kirstie Margaret (Blackwell, 2007-09)

The aim of this case–control study was to determine the risk factors for low birthweight in a farming region in South Africa, with particular attention to maternal alcohol use and smoking, both independently and in ...
Do social and cultural factors perpetuate gender based violence in Malawi?

Bisika, Thomas J. (Ife Centre for Psychological Studies, 2008)

Gender based violence in Malawi exist at a level that requires special acknowledgement. A survey was conducted to assess how social and cultural factors affect gender-based violence in Malawi. The study revealed that both ...
Oestrogenicity and chemical target analysis of water from small-sized industries in Pretoria, South Africa

Mahomed, S.I.; Voyi, Kuku V.V.; Aneck-Hahn, Natalie H.; De Jager, Christiaan (Water Research Council, 2008)

Increasing concern about endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and their effects on humans, animals and the environment resulted in this study being conducted. Water from 7 sites in the Pretoria West area (South Africa), ...
Every death counts : use of mortality audit data for decision making to save the lives of mothers, babies, and children in South Africa

Pattinson, Robert Clive; Stephen, C.R. (Cindy); Patrick, Mark; South Africa Every Death Counts Writing Group; Pattinson, Bob (Elsevier, 2008-04-12)

South Africa is one of the few developing countries with a national confidential inquiry into maternal deaths. 164 health facilities obtain audit data for stillbirths and neonatal deaths, and a new audit network does so ...
Community and health facility influences on contraceptive method choice in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

Stephenson, Rob; Beke, Andy; Tshibangu, Delphin (Alan Guttmacher Institute, 2008-06)

CONTEXT: Although a growing number of studies have examined how community factors influence contraceptive use, few have explored how such factors affect method choice. METHODS: Data from the 1998 South Africa Demographic ...
Risk factors precipitating exacerbations in adult asthma patients presenting at Kalafong Hospital, Pretoria

Geyser, M.M.; Rheeder, Paul (Medpharm Publications, 2008-07)

BACKGROUND: Research into asthma is proceeding at an unprecedented rate and yet we live with a disease that escalates in prevalence and severity, despite a greater understanding of its pathophysiology and the necessary ...
Rheumatoid arthritis functional disability in a public health care clinic

Westaway, Margaret S.; Rheeder, Paul; Guloba, Geoffrey (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2008-09)

No abstract available.
The burden of silicosis, pulmonary tuberculosis and COPD among former Basotho goldminers

Girdler-Brown, Brendan V.; White, Neil W.; Ehrlich, Rodney I.; Churchyard, Gavin J. (Wiley, 2008-09)

BACKGROUND: The burden of silicosis, pulmonary tuberculosis and COPD is described in 624 South African goldminers 18 months after cessation of work. METHODS: This was a prevalence study. Questionnaires were administered, ...

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