• In utero exposure to aluminium and other neurotoxic elements in urban coastal South African women at delivery : an emerging concern 

  Rollin, Halina B.; Channa, Kalavati; Olutola, Bukola Ganiyat; Nogueira, Claudina; Odland, Jon Oyvind (MDPI Publishing, 2020-03-06)

  Aluminium (Al) is a non-essential neurotoxicant and there is limited information regarding exposure to Al in utero. This study sought to evaluate the in utero exposure to Al in urban South African women, its e ects on ...
• Bacterial contamination of children’s toys in rural day care centres and households in South Africa 

  Ledwaba, Solanka Ellen; Becker, Piet J.; Traore-Ho man, Afsatou; Potgieter, Natasha (MDPI Publishing, 2020-08-13)

  BACKGROUND : Young children exhibit a high susceptibility to several diarrhoea-causing bacterial microorganisms. In this study, the prevalence of fecal contamination on children’s toys was determined using total coliform ...
• A study protocol to determine heat-related health impacts among primary schoolchildren in South Africa 

  Bidassey-Manilal, Shalin; Wright, C.Y. (Caradee); Kapwata, Thandi; Shirinde, Joyce (MDPI Publishing, 2020-07-31)

  Climate models predict that the global average temperature of Earth will rise in the future. Studies show that high classroom temperatures can a ect the ability of the student to learn and function. It is important to ...
• Empowering health workers to protect their own health : a study of enabling factors and barriers to implementing HealthWISE in Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe 

  Wilcox, Elizabeth S.; Chimedza, Ida Tsitsi; Mabhele, Simphiwe; Romao, Paulo; Spiegel, Jerry M.; Zungu, Muzimkhulu; Yassi, Annalee (MDPI Publishing, 2020-06-23)

  Ways to address the increasing global health workforce shortage include improving the occupational health and safety of health workers, particularly those in high-risk, low-resource settings. The World Health Organization ...
• Exposure to DDT from indoor residual spraying and biomarkers of inflammation among reproductive-aged women from South Africa 

  Cupul-Uicab, Lea A.; Bornman, Maria S. (Riana); Archer, Janet I.; Kudumu, Mwenda O.; Travlos, Gregory S.; Wilson, Ralph E.; Whitworth, Kristina W. (Elsevier, 2020-12)

  BACKGROUND : Evidence from animal studies suggests that DDT and DDE can adversely affect immuno-competence while human data are less conclusive. We aimed to assess the association of plasma concentrations of DDT and DDE ...
• Sexual knowledge and practice of adolescent learners in a rural South African school 

  Mostert, Karien; Sethole, Khethiwe Margaret; Khumisi, Oumiki; Peu, Mmapheko Doriccah; Thambura, Julius M.; Ngunyulu, Roinah Nkhensani; Mulaudzi, Mavis F. (Makerere University Medical School, 2020-03)

  BACKGROUND: Premature sexual activity has become a norm in South African society, often resulting in teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases (STD). Occurrence of premature sexual activity is related to ...
• Loss to follow-up and associated maternal factors among HIV-exposed infants at the Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda : a retrospective study 

  Ankunda, Rogers; Cumber, Samuel Nambile; Atuhaire, Catherine; Kabanda, Taseera; Nkfusai, Claude Ngwayu; Wirsiy, Frankline Sevidzem; Turyakira, Eleanor (BioMed Central, 2020)

  BACKGROUND: Loss to follow-up (LTFU) deprives HIV-exposed infants the lifesaving care required and results in exposing HIV free infants to virus requisition risk. We aimed to determine the rate of LTFU, postnatal mother-tochild ...
• Epidemiology of laboratory-confirmed mumps infections in South Africa, 2012-2017 : a cross-sectional study 

  Sikhosana, Mpho Lerato; Kuonza, Lazarus R.; Motaze, Nkengafac Villyen (BioMed Central, 2020-05)

  BACKGROUND: Data on the burden of mumps in South Africa are limited and the epidemiology of mumps in this setting is not well understood. We present an analysis of mumps data in South Africa from 2012 to 2017. METHODS: ...
• Engineered nanoparticle bio-conjugates toxicity screening: the xCELLigence cells viability impact 

  Yah, Clarence S.; Simate, Geoffrey S. (Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, 2020-03)

  INTRODUCTION: The vast diverse products and applications of engineered nanoparticle bioconjugates (ENPBCs) are increasing, and thus flooding the-markets. However, the data to support risk estimates of ENPBC are limited. ...
• The monetary value of human lives lost to suicide in the African continent : beating the African war drums 

  Kirigia, Joses M.; Muthuri, Rose Nabi Deborah Karimi; Muthuri, Newton G. (MDPI, 2020-04-02)

  BACKGROUND : Suicide is an important public health problem in the African continent whose economic burden remains largely unknown. This study estimated the monetary value of human lives lost due to suicide in the African ...
• Review of ongoing activities and challenges to improve the care of patients with type 2 diabetes across Africa and the implications for the future 

  Godman, Brian; Basu, Debashis; Pillay, Yogan; Mwita, Julius C.; Rwegerera, Godfrey Mutashambara; Anand Paramadhas, Bene D.; Tiroyakgosi, Celda; Okwen, Patrick Mbah; Niba, Loveline Lum; Nonvignon, Justice; Sefah, Israel; Oluka, Margaret; Guantai, Anastasia N.; Kibuule, Dan; Kalemeera, Francis; Mubita, Mwangana; Fadare, Joseph; Ogunleye, Olayinka O.; Distiller, Larry A.; Rampamba, Enos M.; Wing, Jeffrey; Mueller, Debjan; Alfadl, Abubakr; Amu, Adefolarin A.; Matsebula, Zinhle; Kalungia, Aubrey; Zaranyika, Trust; Masuka, Nyasha; Wale, Janney; Hill, Ruaraidh; Kurdi, Amanj; Timoney, Angela; Campbell, Stephen; Meyer, Johanna C. (Frontiers Media, 2020-03-20)

  BACKGROUND : There has been an appreciable increase in the number of people in Africa with metabolic syndrome and Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) in recent years as a result of a number of factors. Factors include lifestyle ...
• Fixed dose drug combinations - are they pharmacoeconomically sound? Findings and implications especially for lower- and middle-income countries 

  Godman, Brian; McCabe, Holly; Leong, Trudy D.; Mueller, Debjan; Martin, Antony P.; Hoxha, Iris; Mwita, Julius C.; Rwegerera, Godfrey Mutashambara; Massele, Amos; De Oliveira Costa, Juliana; Do Nascimento, Renata Cristina Rezende Macedo; De Lemos, Livia Lovato Pires; Tachkov, Konstantin; Milushewa, Petya; Patrick, Okwen; Niba, Loveline Lum; Laius, Ott; Sefah, Israel; Abdulsalim, Suha; Soleymani, Fatemeh; Guantai, Anastasia N.; Achieng, Loice; Oluka, Margaret; Jakupi, Arianit; Logviss, Konstantins; Hassali, Mohamed Azmi; Kibuule, Dan; Kalemeera, Francis; Mubita, Mwangana; Fadare, Joseph; Ogunleye, Olayinka O.; Saleem, Zikria; Hussain, Shazhad; Bochenek, Tomasz; Mardare, Ileana; Alrasheedy, Alian A.; Furst, Jurij; Tomek, Dominik; Markovic-Pekovic, Vanda; Rampamba, Enos M.; Alfadl, Abubakr; Amu, Adefolarin A.; Matsebula, Zinhle; Phuong, Thuy Nguyen Thi; Thanh, Binh Nguyen; Kalungia, Aubrey Chichonyi; Zaranyika, Trust; Masuka, Nyasha; Olaru, Ioana D.; Wale, Janney; Hill, Ruaraidh; Kurdi, Amanj; Timoney, Angela; Campbell, Stephen; Meyer, Johanna C. (Taylor and Francis, 2020)

  INTRODUCTION : There are positive aspects regarding the prescribing of fixed dose combinations (FDCs) versus prescribing the medicines separately. However, these have to be balanced against concerns including increased ...
• Implementing the Family-Led Care model for preterm and low birth weight newborns in Malawi : experience of healthcare workers 

  Mhango, Patani; Chipeta, Effie; Muula, Adamson S.; Robb-McCord, Judith; White, Patrice M.; Litch, James A.; Kamanga, Irene; Freeman, Rebecca; Bergh, Anne-Marie (AOSIS Open Journals, 2020-08-24)

  BACKGROUND : Every Preemie–SCALE developed and piloted the Family-Led Care model, an innovative, locally developed model of care for preterm and low birth weight babies receiving kangaroo mother care. AIM : The aim of ...
• Federation of Infectious Diseases Societies of Southern Africa guideline : recommendations for the detection, management and prevention of healthcare-associated Candida auris colonisation and disease in South Africa 

  Govender, Nelesh P.; Avenant, Theunis Johannes; Brink, Adrian; Chibabhai, Vindana; Cleghorn, Joy; Du Toit, Briette; Govind, Chetna; Lewis, Elsie; Lowman, Warren; Mahlangu, Hleziphi; Maslo, Caroline; Messina, Angeliki; Mer, Mervyn; Pieton, Kim; Seetharam, Sharona; Sriruttan, Charlotte; Swart, Karin; Van Schalkwyk, Erika (AOSIS Open Journals, 2019-09)

  Candida auris has been detected at almost 100 South African hospitals, causing large outbreaks in some facilities, and this pathogen now accounts for approximately 1 in 10 cases of candidaemia. The objective of this ...
• Role of clinical informatics in the implementation of universal health coverage 

  Maimela, T.C.R. (Tshegofatso); Mutshekwane, M.N.; Basu, Debashis (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2019-12)

  On 23 September 2019, the United Nations General Assembly held a high-level meeting on universal health coverage (UHC). This meeting, held under the theme ‘UHC: Moving together to build a healthier world’, aims to ...
• Design and validation of questionnaires investigating access and utilization of cervical cancer treatment and palliative care 

  Tapera, Oscar; Dreyer, Greta; Stray-Pedersen, Babill; Hendricks, Stephen James Heinrich (Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2019)

  BACKGROUND : Standardized tools to evaluate access and utilization of cervical cancer treatment and care remain scarce in developing countries. The objective of this study was to validate questionnaires to investigate ...
• Predicting malaria cases using remotely sensed environmental variables in Nkomazi, South Africa 

  Adeola, A.M. (Abiodun Morakinyo); Botai, J.O. (Joel Ongego); Olwoch, Jane Mukarugwiza; Rautenbach, C.J. de W. (Cornelis Johannes de Wet); Adisa, O.M. (Omolola); De Jager, Christiaan; Botai, M.C. (Mihloti Christina); Aaron, Mabuza (PAGEpress, 2019)

  There has been a conspicuous increase in malaria cases since 2016/2017 over the three malaria-endemic provinces of South Africa. This increase has been linked to climatic and environmental factors. In the absence of ...
• You just have to ask coproduction of primary healthcare in Ghana and Nigeria 

  Mangai, Mary S.; De Vries, Michiel S. (Springer, 2019-06)

  The urgent need to improve the quality of healthcare provision in developing countries such as Nigeria and Ghana is caused in part by inadequate financial support for Primary Health Centres. This article investigates whether ...
• Knowledge and practice of pregnant women and health care workers on hepatitis b prevention in the Limbe and Muyuka health districts of the south west region of Cameroon 

  Yankam, Brenda Mbouamba; Anye, Cho Sebastine; Nkfusai, Ngwayu Claude (African Field Epidemiology Network, 2019-08)

  INTRODUCTION: hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major health problem worldwide owing to its high prevalence and significant morbidity and mortality. There are about 2 billion people living with HBV worldwide and over ...
• The quality of life and inequalities in health services for epilepsy treatment among patience in the urban cities of Sudan 

  Bashir, Muwada Bashir Awad; Cumber, Samuel Nambile (African Field Epidemiology Network, 2019-05)

  Epilepsy in Sudan accounts for 1.6 annual mortality rates and 238.7 disability adjusted life years per 100 000. These figures are higher among females; children and young adults. It is associated with notable stigma and ...

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