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Browsing Research Articles (School of Health Systems and Public Health (SHSPH)) by UP Author "Girdler-Brown, B.V. (Brendan)"
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Girdler-Brown, B.V. (Brendan); White, Neil W.; Ehrlich, Rodney I.; Churchyard, Gavin J. (Wiley, 2008-09)BACKGROUND: The burden of silicosis, pulmonary tuberculosis and COPD is described in 624 South African goldminers 18 months after cessation of work. METHODS: This was a prevalence study. Questionnaires were administered, ...
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Girdler-Brown, B.V. (Brendan); Murray, J. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2020-08)In this educational article, we explore the meanings and the applications of the reproductive numbers, namely the basic reproductive number R0, and the effective reproductive number R. We also give examples of how these ...
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Girdler-Brown, B.V. (Brendan) (Elsevier, 2017-06)In the battle against the scourge of infectious diseases, a robust system for disease surveillance is required. This is partly to provide early information when outbreaks threaten, so that they can be curtailed by ...
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Chouraya, C.; Louwagie, Goedele M.C.; Nhlabatsi, B.; Mahdi, M.A.; Girdler-Brown, B.V. (Brendan) (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2017)BACKGROUND. Antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation is critical for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV. OBJECTIVES. To quantify factors that were barriers or facilitators to the initiation of ...
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Ndlovu, Ntombizodwa; Musenge, Eustasius; Park, Sung Kyun; Girdler-Brown, B.V. (Brendan); Richards, Guy A.; Murray, Jill (BMJ Publishing Group, 2018-11)OBJECTIVE : We investigated trends and determinants of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) in deceased South African miners. METHODS : Statutory autopsies are performed on miners for occupational lung disease compensation, ...
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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 ...
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Majaya, Evidence; Girdler-Brown, B.V. (Brendan); Muchengeti, Mazvita; Singh, Elvira (Elsevier, 2021-01)OBJECTIVE : The objective of this study was to quantify the impact of the South African antiretroviral treatment programme on the age-standardised incidence rate of Kaposi sarcoma among black South African residents of ...
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Mapanga, Witness; Girdler-Brown, B.V. (Brendan); Singh, Elvira (BioMed Central, 2019-08-28)BACKGROUND : The rise in cervical cancer trends in the past two decades has coincided with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic especially in the sub-Saharan African region. Young people (15 to 24 years old) ...
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Louwagie, Goedele M.C.; Girdler-Brown, B.V. (Brendan); Odendaal, Rhode; Rossouw, Theresa M.; Johnson, S.; Van der Walt, Marthie S. (International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 2012-08)BACKGROUND: This study aimed to compare access to HIV care for tuberculosis patients in settings with Antiretroviral Treatment (ART) and tuberculosis care under one roof (“semi-integrated sites”) and settings with ...
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Dzikiti, Loveness Nyaradzo; Girdler-Brown, B.V. (Brendan) (South African Medical Association, 2017-11)When one wishes to perform a statistical-hypothesis test, the first important step is to select the correct, most appropriate, test to perform. This article aims, firstly, to outline the test-selection criteria when one ...
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Mapanga, Witness; Girdler-Brown, B.V. (Brendan); Feresu, Shingairai A.; Chipato, Tsungai (BioMed Central, 2018-11-17)BACKGROUND : There is scanty or inconclusive evidence on which cervical cancer screening tool is effective and suitable for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-seropositive women. The aim of this review was to assess, synthesise ...
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Rendall-Mkosi, Kirstie Margaret; Morojele, Neo K.; London, Leslie; Moodley, Saiendhra Vasudevan; Singh, Chitra; Girdler-Brown, B.V. (Brendan) (Wiley-Blackwell, 2013-04)Aim To test the effectiveness of motivational interviewing (MI) to reduce the risk of an alcohol exposed pregnancy (AEP) in a high-risk population. Design Randomized controlled trial. Setting Rural population in the ...
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Repeatability of manual coding of cancer reports in the South African National Cancer Registry, 2010 Dube, Nomathemba Michell; Girdler-Brown, B.V. (Brendan); Tint, Khin-San; Kellett, Patricia (MedPharm Publications, 2013)Data validity is a very important aspect of cancer registries in ensuring data quality for research and interventions. This study focused on evaluating the repeatability of manual coding of cancer reports in the South ...
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Girdler-Brown, B.V. (Brendan); Bastos, R.R.; Dzikiti, Loveness Nyaradzo (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2019-07)This article describes the commonly recognised criteria for establishing a mass screening programme. In addition, the article describes commonly used parameters for assessing the performance of public health screening ...
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Markram, Johan; Griessel, Lizelle; Girdler-Brown, B.V. (Brendan); Outhoff, Kim (Wiley, 2022-10)OBJECTIVE : To assess the effects of “sperm-friendly” coital lubricants on sperm motility. METHODS : This study compared the effects of five lubricants (Optilube®, Pre-Seed®, Yes Baby®, olive oil, and egg white) on sperm ...
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Nelson, Gill; Girdler-Brown, B.V. (Brendan); Ndlovu, Ntombizodwa; Murray, Jill (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), 2010-03)BACKGROUND: Eliminating silicosis is a priority of the International Labour Organization and the World Health Organization. Prevalence is particularly high in developing countries. OBJECTIVES: We describe trends in silicosis ...
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Treatment of pre- and confirmed cervical cancer in HIV-seropositive women from developing countries Mapanga, Witness; Singh, Elvira; Feresu, Shingairai A.; Girdler-Brown, B.V. (Brendan) (BioMed Central, 2020-04-10)BACKGROUND : Cervical cancer has become a major public health challenge in developing countries with a reported age-standardised incidence rate of about 17.9/100,000/year and lifetime risks approaching 1 in 20 in some ...
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