• Validity of commonly used heart rate variability markers of autonomic nervous system function 

  Thomas, B.L.; Claassen, Nico; Becker, Piet J.; Viljoen, Margaretha (Karger, 2019-02)

  BACKGROUND : Despite strong reservations regarding the validity of a number of heart rate variability (HRV) measures, these are still being used in recent studies. AIMS : We aimed to compare the reactivity of ostensible ...
• Maternal factors contributing to low birth weight deliveries in Tshwane District, South Africa 

  Tshotetsi, Lumbani; Dzikiti, Loveness Nyaradzo; Hajison, Precious; Feresu, Shingairai (Public Library of Science, 2019-03)

  BACKGROUND : Low birth weight continues to be a main cause of child morbidity and mortality. Low birth weight can cause complications in adult life, and is therefore a public health concern. In this study, we determined ...
• Predictors of male condom use among sexually active heterosexual young women in South Africa, 2012 

  Ntshiqa, Thobani; Musekiwa, Alfred; Mlotshwa, Mandla; Mangold, Kerry; Reddy, Carl; Williams, Seymour (BioMed Central, 2018-09-24)

  BACKGROUND : In South Africa, young women are at disproportionate risk of HIV infection with about 2363 new infections per week in 2015. Proper condom use is one of the most effective HIV/AIDS prevention strategies among ...
• 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; 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 ...
• Human resource for health policy interventions towards health sector reform in a Zimbabwean peri-urban community : a decision space approach 

  Taderera, Bernard Hope; Hendricks, S.J.H. (Stephen); Pillay, Yogan (Taylor and Francis, 2018)

  BACKGROUND : Human Resources for Health (HRH) are important towards attainment of the health sector reform goal of universal health coverage in resource-constrained health systems. We used the Decision Space Approach to ...
• Lake Sibayi variations in response to climate variability in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa 

  Nsubuga, F.W.N. (Francis Wasswa Nkugwa); Mearns, Kevin F.; Adeola, A.M. (Abiodun Morakinyo) (Springer, 2018-10)

  The optimal management of natural resources like lakes requires understanding the relationship with other environmental elements. Remote sensing techniques using multi-temporal and multi-sensor images for change detection ...
• Titrating insulin in patients with type 2 diabetes using a structured self-monitoring blood glucose regimen 

  Kalweit, Kerry Leigh; Van Zyl, Danie G.; Rheeder, Paul (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2018-08)

  BACKGROUND. Self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) can inform on the timing of hyperglycaemia, but there is currently no standardised approach to utilising these data to improve glycaemic control in patients with type 2 ...
• High HIV and active tuberculosis prevalence and increased mortality risk in adults with symptoms of TB : a systematic review and meta-analyses 

  Nliwasa, Marriott; MacPherson, Peter; Gupta-Wright, Ankur; Mwapasa, Mphatso; Horton, Katherine; Odland, Jon Oyvind; Flach, Clare; Corbett, Elizabeth L. (Wiley Open Access, 2018-07)

  INTRODUCTION : HIV and tuberculosis (TB) remain leading causes of preventable death in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends HIV testing for all individuals with TB ...
• 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 ...
• Risk factors for mortality among adults registered on the routine drug resistant tuberculosis reporting database in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, 2011 to 2013 

  Chingonzoh, Ruvimbo; Manesen, Mohamed R.; Madlavu, Mncedisi J.; Sopiseka, Nokuthula; Nokwe, Miyakazi; Emwerem, Martin; Musekiwa, Alfred; Kuonza, Lazarus R. (Public Library of Science, 2018-08-22)

  INTRODUCTION : South Africa is among countries with the highest burden of drug resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB). The Eastern Cape Province reported the highest MDR-TB mortality rates in South Africa for the 2010 treatment ...
• Factors associated with parent-reported wheeze and cough in children living in an industrial area of Gauteng, South Africa 

  Olutola, Bukola Ganiyat; Claassen, Nico; Wichmann, Janine; Voyi, K.V.V. (Kuku) (Springer, 2018-11)

  We examined the factors associated with mother-reported wheeze and dry cough in children living in Tembisa, a residential and industrial community in South Africa. A cross-sectional sample of parents reported wheezing and ...
• Clinical mentoring to improve quality of care provided at three NIM-ART facilities : a mixed methods study 

  Visser, C.A. (Chris); Wolvaardt, Jacqueline Elizabeth (Liz); Cameron, David; Marincowitz, Gert J.O. (AOSIS Open Journals, 2018-06)

  BACKGROUND : The South African Department of Health implemented the nurse-initiated management of antiretroviral treatment (NIM-ART) programme as a policy to decentralise services. Increasing access to ART through nurse ...
• A case study of two adolescent–parent pairs describing the association between vagal tone and social-emotional adjustment during a Positive Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Programme 

  Van der Westhuizen, Deborah; Claassen, Nico; Viljoen, Margaretha (NISC (Pty) Ltd and Informa UK Limited [trading as Taylor & Francis Group], 2018)

  OBJECTIVE : A case study describing the association between vagal tone and social-emotional adaptation in two distressed adolescent–parent (A–P) pairs during a Positive Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Programme (P-CBTP). METHODS ...
• Community health workers in Lesotho : experiences of health promotion activities 

  Seutloali, Thato; Napoles, Lizeka; Bam, Nomonde (AOSIS Open Journals, 2018-02-27)

  BACKGROUND : Lesotho adopted primary health care in 1979, and community health workers (CHWs) were included in the programme to focus on health promotion, particularly to reach people in underserved rural areas. Although ...
• Optical mapping reveals a higher level of genomic architecture of chained fusions in cancer 

  Chan, Eva K.F.; Cameron, Daniel L.; Petersen, Desiree C.; Lyons, Ruth J.; Baldi, Benedetta F.; Papenfuss, Anthony T.; Thomas, David M.; Hayes, Vanessa M. (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2018)

  Genomic rearrangements are common in cancer, with demonstrated links to disease progression and treatment response. These rearrangements can be complex, resulting in fusions of multiple chromosomal fragments and generation ...
• A case study of the use of a special interest group to enhance interest in public health among undergraduate health science students 

  Louw, Arauna; Turner, Astrid; Wolvaardt, Jacqueline Elizabeth (Liz) (BioMed Central, 2018-05-01)

  BACKGROUND : Education and training of undergraduate health science students in public health are insufficient in many parts of the world. This lack is a risk as early interest in specialist training options is a predictor ...
• Towards low-cost community networks in rural communities : the impact of context using the case study of Beitbridge, Zimbabwe 

  Gwaka, Leon Tinashe; May, Julian; Tucker, William (Wiley, 2018-05)

  Most rural communities in developing countries such as Zimbabwe are underserved and/or unserved with regard to telecommunication connectivity. Governments in developing countries are also under‐resourced to provide ...
• Early-life exposure to p,p′-DDT and p,p′-DDE in South African children participating in the VHEMBE study : an assessment using repeated serum measurements and pharmacokinetic modeling 

  Verner, Marc-André; Chevrier, Jonathan; Ngueta, Gérard; Rauch, Stephen; Bornman, Maria S. (Riana); Eskenazi, Brenda (Elsevier, 2018-10)

  BACKGROUND : The World Health Organization recommends indoor residual spraying (IRS) of insecticides (including dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane [DDT]) to fight malaria vectors in endemic countries. There is limited information ...
• Hypothesis tests for the difference between two population proportions using Stata 

  Girdler-Brown, B.V. (Brendan); Dzikiti, Loveness Nyaradzo (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2018-05)

  This educational article outlines the main methods available, using Stata statistical software, for testing hypotheses about the equality of population proportions, using sample-derived data. The article focuses on how ...
• What should the African health workforce know about disasters? Proposed competencies for strengthening public health disaster risk management education in Africa 

  Olu, Olushayo; Usman, Abdulmumini; Kalambay, Kalula; Anyangwe, Stella; Voyi, K.V.V. (Kuku); Orach, Christopher Garimoi; Azazh, Aklilu; Mapatano, Mala Ali; Nsenga, Ngoy; Manga, Lucien; Woldetsadik, Solomon; Nguessan, Francois; Benson, Angela (BioMed Central, 2018-04-02)

  BACKGROUND : As part of efforts to implement the human resources capacity building component of the African Regional Strategy on Disaster Risk Management (DRM) for the health sector, the African Regional Office of the World ...

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