Alcohol and tobacco use may lead to negative treatment outcomes in tuberculosis (TB) patients, and even more so if they are HIV-infected. We developed and tested the feasibility of a complex behavioral intervention (ProLife) ...

CONTEXT: Smoking, which may be initiated as a response to stress during adolescence, is a risk for periodontal disease among adults. Only limited information is available on the effect of smoking on South African adolescents’ ...

Floods are among the most frequently occurring natural hazards in Malawi, often with public health implications. This mixed methods study assessed the capacity for and implementation status of the disaster risk management ...

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Cervical cancer is largely preventable through early detection, but screening uptake remains low among black women in South Africa. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence and factors associated with ...

AIM: This study investigates the occurrence of oral malodour in an adult dental clinic population in Pretoria, South Africa, and the clinical parameters associated with the condition. METHODS: Data collected from new ...

Recent studies have shown softening among smokers in different countries and in different population groups i.e., as smoking prevalence declined remaining smokers made more quit attempts and smoked fewer cigarettes per day ...

OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether development of smokeless tobacco products(SLT) is intended to target current smokers. METHODS: This study analysed internal tobacco industry documents to describe research related to the ...

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