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Addressing tobacco smoking and drinking to improve TB treatment outcomes, in South Africa: a feasibility study of the ProLife program

Louwagie, Goedele M.C.; Morojele, Neo; Siddiqi, Kamran; Mdege, Noreen D.; Tumbo, John; Omole, Olu; Pitso, Lerato; Bachmann, Max O.; Ayo-Yusuf, Olalekan Abdulwahab (Oxford University Press, 2020-12)

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) ...
Alterations in male reproductive hormones in relation to environmental DDT exposure

Bornman, Maria S. (Riana); Delport, Rhena; Farías, Paulina; Aneck-Hahn, Natalie Hildegard; Patrick, Sean Mark; Millar, Robert P.; De Jager, Christiaan (Elsevier, 2018-04)

DDT [1, 1, 1-trichloro-2,2-bis (p-chlorophenyl)-ethane] compounds are used for indoor residual spraying (IRS) to control malaria mosquitoes. DDT is an endocrine disruptor chemical in experimental conditions, but little is ...
Aspects of environmental quality of life that affect neighbourhood satisfaction in disadvantaged and advantaged Johannesburg communities

Westaway, Margaret S. (Taylor & Francis, 2009-09)

To ascertain which aspects of environmental quality of life affect neighbourhood satisfaction, a study was conducted with 303 tenure allocated residents of an informal settlement in Soweto, 160 residents of a squatter camp ...
Assessing barriers to insulin therapy among people with type 2 diabetes in South Africa using the Insulin Treatment Appraisal Scale : a cross-sectional survey

Ngassa Piotie, Patrick; Muchiri, Jane Wanjiku; Webb, Elizabeth M.; Rheeder, Paul (Elsevier, 2022-08)

AIMS : To assess barriers to insulin therapy among people with type 2 diabetes after adapting the Insulin Treatment Appraisal Scale (ITAS) to the South African context. METHODS : A panel of experts reviewed the original ...
Assessing the external exposome using wearable passive samplers and high-resolution mass spectrometry among South African children participating in the VHEMBE study

Koelmel, Jeremy P.; Lin, Elizabeth Z.; DeLay, Kayley; Williams, Antony J.; Zhou, Yakun; Bornman, Maria S. (Riana); Obida, Muvhulawa; Chevrier, Jonathan; Godri Pollitt, Krystal J. (American Chemical Society, 2022-01)

Children in low- and middle-income countries are often exposed to higher levels of chemicals and are more vulnerable to the health effects of air pollution. Little is known about the diversity, toxicity, and dynamics of ...
Assessing work speed using MODAPTS : a tool for occupational therapists

Harmse, Suzanne; Buys, Tania; Claassen, Nico (IOS Press, 2023-11)

BACKGROUND : The importance to be able to work is recognised as one of the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals. Occupational therapists working in vocational rehabilitation require cost effective, valid, and ...
Assessment of welfare issues during traditional slaughter of goats in Pretoria, South Africa

Qekwana, Daniel Nenene; McCrindle, Cheryl Myra Ethelwyn; Oguttu, James Wabwire; Grace, Delia; Cenci-Goga, Beniamino T. (Routledge, 2017)

Goats are traditionally slaughtered to celebrate marriages and births; venerate the ancestors; address personal problems or during funerals. The objective of this study was to assess animal welfare issues associated with ...
Association between prenatal exposure to multiple insecticides and child body weight and body composition in the VHEMBE South African birth cohort

Coker, Eric; Chevrier, Jonathan; Rauch, Stephen; Bradman, Asa; Obida, Muvhulawa; Crause, Madelein; Bornman, Maria S. (Riana); Eskenazi, Brenda (Elsevier, 2018-04)

BACKGROUND : Pregnant women may be co-exposed to multiple insecticides in regions where both pyrethroids and dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) are used for indoor residual spraying (IRS) for malaria control. Despite ...
Association between unmet dental needs and school absenteeism because of illness or injury among U.S. school children and adolescents aged 6-17 years, 2011-2012

Agaku, Israel Terungwa; Olutola, Bukola Ganiyat; Adisa, Akinyele O.; Obadan, Enihomo M.; Vardavas, Constantine I. (Elsevier, 2015-03)

BACKGROUND : We assessed the prevalence of dental disease among U.S. children and adolescents aged 6–17 years, as well as the impact of unmet dental needs on school absenteeism because of illness/injury within the past ...
Associations between electronic cigarette use and quitting behaviours among South African adult smokers

Agaku, Israel Terungwa; Egbe, Catherine; Ayo-Yusuf, Olalekan Abdulwahab (BMJ Publishing Group, 2022-05)

BACKGROUND : The South African Medicines Control Council classifies e-cigarettes as Schedule 3 substances and requires them to be dispensed only within pharmacies. e-Cigarettes are however ubiquitous and are marketed as ...
Associations between prenatal exposure to DDT and DDE and allergy symptoms and diagnoses in the Venda Health Examination of Mothers, Babies and their Environment (VHEMBE), South Africa

Huq, Fahmida; Obida, Muvhulawa; Bornman, Maria S. (Riana); Di Lenardo, Thomas Z.; Chevrier, Jonathan (Elsevier, 2020-06)

Dichlorodiphenyl trichloroethane (DDT) is an organochlorine insecticide that is banned internationally except for use as part of Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) programs to control malaria. Although animal studies show that ...
Associations of maternal exposure to dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane and pyrethroids with birth outcomes among participants in the Venda health examination of mothers, babies and their environment residing in an area sprayed for malaria control

Chevrier, Jonathan; Rauch, Stephen; Crause, Madelein; Obida, Muvhulawa; Gaspar, Fraser W.; Bornman, Maria S. (Riana) (Oxford University Press, 2019-01)

Although effective in controlling malaria, indoor residual spraying results in elevated exposure to insecticides such as dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and pyrethroids. These chemicals cross the placenta, but no ...
Atmospheric fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in Bloemfontein, South Africa

Van der Westhuizen, Deidre; Howlett-Downing, Chantelle Margaret; Molnar, Peter; Boman, Johan; Wichmann, Janine; Von Eschwege, Karel G. (Taylor and Francis, 2023)

Please read abstract in the article.
Attitudes and beliefs of South African primary healthcare practitioners on initiating insulin in people with type 2 diabetes : findings from the Tshwane Insulin Project (TIP)

Ngassa Piotie, Patrick; Wood, Paola Silvia; Muchiri, Jane Wanjiku; Webb, Elizabeth M.; Rheeder, Paul (Elsevier, 2021-10)

AIMS : To investigate the attitudes and beliefs of primary healthcare practitioners (HCPs) towards initiating insulin therapy for people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) in South Africa. METHODS : A cross-sectional survey was ...
Barriers to and facilitators for implementing an office ergonomics programme in a South African research organisation

Koma, B.S. (Bauba); Bergh, Anne-Marie; Costa-Black, K.M. (Katia) (Elsevier, 2019-02)

The focus of this study was on the possibility of implementing an office ergonomics programme as part of a broader workplace health initiative at a South African research organisation. We explored the perspectives of actors ...
Barriers to tuberculosis care delivery among miners and their families in South Africa : an ethnographic study

Adams, L.V.; Basu, Debashis; Grande, S.W.; Craig, S.R.; Patridge, M.T.; Panth, N.; Redd, V.T.; Phalaste, M.; Singo, A.; Ntshekang, K.; Osewe, P.; Mulley, A.G. (International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 2017-05)

SETTING : South African miners suffer the highest tuberculosis (TB) rates in the world. Current efforts to stem the epidemic are insufficient. Historical legacies and persistent disease burden demand innovative approaches ...
Benefits of a short course on mental health well-being and resilience for healthcare workers in South Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic

Maiketso, Maneo; Wolvaardt, Jacqueline Elizabeth (Liz); Uys, Margot; Grobler, Marolien (Emerald, 2024-06)

PURPOSE : The study explored whether an asynchronous short online course in mental health well-being and resilience for healthcare workers (HCWs) showed improved self-reported results among participants during the second ...
Biomass fuel use for household cooking in Swaziland : is there an association with anaemia and stunting in children aged 6–36 months?

Machisa, Mercilene; Wichmann, Janine; Nyasulu, Peter S. (Elsevier, 2013)

BACKGROUND : This study is the second to investigate the association between the use of biomass fuels (BMF) for household cooking and anaemia and stunting in children. Such fuels include coal, charcoal, wood, dung and crop ...
Can alcohol policy prevent harms to women and children from men's alcohol consumption? An overview of existing literature and suggested ways forward

Karriker-Jaffe, Katherine J.; Blackburn, Natalie; Graham, Kathryn; Walker, Mary Jean; Room, Robin; Wilson, Ingrid M.; Waleewong, Orratai; Gilchrist, Gail; Ramsoomar, Leane; Laslett, Anne-Marie (Elsevier, 2023-09)

The World Health Organization's list of cost-effective alcohol control policies is a widely-used resource that highlights strategies to address alcohol-related harms. However, there is more evidence on how recommended ...
Can pneumococcal meningitis surveillance be used to assess the impact of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on total invasive pneumococcal disease? A case-study from South Africa, 2005–2016

Kleynhans, Jackie; Cohen, Cheryl; McMorrow, Meredith L.; Tempia, Stefano; Crowther-Gibson, Penny; Quan, Vanessa C.; De Gouveia, Linda D.; Von Gottberg, Anne (Elsevier, 2019-09)

INTRODUCTION : South Africa introduced seven-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) in 2009 and PCV13 in 2011. We aimed to compare the estimated impact of PCV on pneumococcal meningitis (PM) to impact of PCV on total ...

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