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Theses and Dissertations (School of Health Systems and Public Health (SHSPH)): Recent submissions
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)The quality of drinking water is a global concern. The increase in ineffective Waste Water Treatment Plants (WWTP) and increased human activity contribute to water pollution, resulting in adverse health effects in various ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)Clean air is a human right and a condition for healthy living, but air pollution remains a global concern. The World Health Organization (WHO) has stated the detrimental health effects of air pollution, equating the effects ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023-06-20)Introduction: In settings with limited access to laboratory diagnostic services, point-of-care (POC) testing offers a suitable alternative for diagnosing COVID-19. We conducted a scoping review to guide the objectives of ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)Waterborne diarrheal diseases are a public health problem in developing countries including Zambia. Despite implementing various interventions, the diseases have persisted in Zambia. This study aimed to develop a framework ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2014-11)The global commitment by governments throughout the world to scaling up access to Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) in response to the crisis imposed by the HIV epidemic has resulted in a large number of people living with Human ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2013)Background: Tuberculosis is a curable disease. The challenge faced by many TB control programmes around the world is treatment non-compliance. Patients who default their treatment are at risk of clinical deterioration and ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2014)Conclusions: ART initiation is very important for HIV positive women both for their own health and for prevention HIV transmission to their children. This study found that ART initiation among eligible pregnant women in ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020)Background Tobacco control is a public health concern. By 2020, it is estimated that seven out of every 10 people killed by smoking will be from developing countries. Smoking ranked third after unsafe sex/sexually ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020)Introuction: The sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) region is making progress in its contraceptive policies that allow for the provision of long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARC). Despite this, the overall utilisation of ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020-07-07)The study aim was to develop and implement a novel integrated approach for engineered nanoparticles risk assessment using several health risk assessment frameworks. The study managed to apply a physiologically based ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)Even though there is substantial literature on studies which pool survey data, it is still not clear which are the most efficient methodologies for pooling data from different surveys. For example, it is important to know ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2013)Background The patterns and predictors of mortality in patients receiving combination ART (cART) in the South African military are unknown. Although predictors of early mortality have been described in southern Africa, ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019-07-10)Background Cervical cancer is one the fastest growing public health challenges in low to middle income countries. About 85% of new diagnoses worldwide are reported in low-income countries and cervical cancer is the fourth ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)Background: Tenofovir (TDF) forms part of the backbone of first and second line HIV infection management. There is limited data from resource-constrained settings on nephrotoxic adverse effects of Tenofovir based antiretroviral ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)Background: Multi-Drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB, resistance to at least Isoniazid and rifampicin) is a disease of public health importance, accounting for an estimated 490,000 new cases globally in 2016. Historically, ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)Introduction: Stunting is a national public health problem in South Africa affecting approximately 15.4% of children. Among the many possible causes of growth retardation is exposure to toxic substances by dietary means. ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)Introduction Cervical cancer is the most common female cancer in sub-Sahara Africa. In 2018, Swaziland was rated with the highest burden globally. In 2014, 21% female deaths in Swaziland were due to cancer and almost half ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)Introduction Successful control of malaria vectors requires the control of the larval and the adult stages. There is currently enough evidence on effectiveness of adult control methods through indoor residual spraying and ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)Introduction: The scale up of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in sub-Saharan Africa has seen a great reduction in morbidity and mortality related to human immuno-deficiency virus (HIV). Recent advances in ART has seen the ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)Background: Chronic and persistent infection with human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most important factor associated with the development of cervical cancer. Cervical cancer deaths have been on the rise in recent years ...
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