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Theses and Dissertations (School of Health Systems and Public Health (SHSPH)): Recent submissions
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(University of Pretoria, 2006)Background: The vertical transmission of HIV from mother to child ranges from 15 to 40%. The preventing mothers to child transmission programme (PMTCT) services have been introduced during the past five years in South ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are ubiquitous in the environment and have been detected in drinking water. Although various water treatment processes can remove EDCs, chemicals can migrate from pipes that transport ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)The endocrine system is vulnerable to a range of chemicals in the environment. Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are exogenous agents that can induce responses on the endocrine system because of their hormone-like ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)Background: International analyses suggest that routine maternal vaccination with seasonal trivalent influenza vaccine is cost-effective, but few studies have been done in middle- to low- income countries. Method: A ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)Background: Self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) can inform on the timing of hyperglycaemia; however there is currently no standardised approach to utilise these data to improve glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)The need to overcome the global health workforce crisis is a challenge undermining health system reform throughout the world. Whilst policy interventions have been made towards human resource for health reform throughout ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), an autoimmune disease in which the insulin-producing pancreatic ?-cells are destroyed, results in the inability of the pancreas to produce insulin to regulate blood glucose levels, an ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)Research studies have shown that both indoor and air pollution are the main risk factors for the burden of respiratory diseases, elderly people and the children are mostly affected. Various risk factors have been associated ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)Background HIV/AIDS remains a significant global public health challenge and in the South African context is a generalised epidemic affecting all sectors of society. One of the subpopulations known to engage in HIV risk ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2015)Background Stavudine (d4T) is an antiretroviral drug used in developing countries for the management of HIV due to its efficacy and low cost. Concerns over its toxic side effects has led the WHO to recommend that it be ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2015)Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are ubiquitous natural or synthetic substances, present in the environment, that possess hormonal activity. EDCs have the ability to disrupt hormonally dependent processes and ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)HIV/AIDS and TB patients form part of the communities consulting both allopathic and traditional health practitioners. The study examined existing relationships between traditional and allopathic health practitioners, as ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2015)Introduction. Concurrent use of public sector and other healthcare facilities by adult persons seeking treatment for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and/ or tuberculosis (TB) has been shown to lead to poorer health ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2015)In 2000, United Nations member states committed in the fifth Millennium Development Goal (MDG 5) to improve maternal health in order to combat poverty. Despite this strong commitment, the number of maternal deaths is ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2015)In Mozambique 97% of the small scale farmers grow cassava in 43% of the total cultivated land. In 2012 cassava production was estimated at 10.05 million tons. Cassava is the second most important staple food after maize. ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2014)Limited research has been conducted on inconsistencies relating to whole-body vibration (WBV) field assessments. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate a certain possible contributor to inconsistencies in vibration ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2014)Objective To use the theory of change (TOC) to investigate and document the process through which Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) select indicators for programmes related to orphans and vulnerable children (OVC). Methods ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2014)Foodborne disease (FBD) has emerged as a growing public health concern worldwide. Non-typhoidal Salmonella spp. cause an estimated 1.4 million cases of FBD in the United States alone each year. Salmonella enterica, subspecies ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2014)BACKGROUND: There are limited studies that have explored smoking predictors among Ugandan adolescents over time. This study investigated factors influencing smoking among Ugandan adolescents between 2007 and 2011. METHODS: ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2015)BACKGROUND: This study sought to identify factors associated with school personnel’s support for tobacco- free policies in Uganda in 2007 and 2011. METHODS: Data were obtained from the combination of the 2007 (n=515) and ...
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