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Browsing Research Articles (School of Health Systems and Public Health (SHSPH)) by Type "Postprint Article"
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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) ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Van der Westhuizen, Deidre; Howlett-Downing, Chantelle Margaret; Molnar, Peter; Boman, Johan; Wichmann, Janine; Von Eschwege, Karel G.
(Taylor and Francis, 2023)
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...