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In multiple situational light settings, visual observation for skin colour assessment is comparable with colorimeter measurement

Wright, Caradee Yael; Wilkes, Marcus; Du Plessis, Johan L.; Reeder, Anthony I.; Albers, Patricia N. (Wiley, 2016-08)

BACKGROUND : Finding inexpensive and reliable techniques for assessing skin colour is important, given that it is related to several adverse human health outcomes. Visual observation is considered a subjective approach ...
Indoor temperatures in patient waiting rooms in eight rural primary health care centers in Northern South Africa and the related potential risks to human health and wellbeing

Wright, Caradee Yael; Street, Renee A.; Cele, Nokulunga; Kunene, Zamantimande; Balakrishna, Yusentha; Albers, Patricia N.; Mathee, Angela (MDPI Publishing, 2017-01-06)

Increased temperatures affect human health and vulnerable groups including infants, children, the elderly and people with pre-existing diseases. In the southern African region climate models predict increases in ambient ...
Melanoma crude incidence rates among white South Africans climbing as in other countries : an urgent call for targeted skin cancer prevention and awareness campaigns

Wright, Caradee Yael; Kapwata, Thandi; Albers, Patricia N. (South African Medical Association, 2023-03)

Melanoma, an aggressive cancer that is potentially fatal if not treated early, remains a public health challenge in several countries around the world. Exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR) is a modifiable risk ...
‘My child did not like using sun protection’ : practices and perceptions of child sun protection among rural black African mothers

Kunene, Zamantimande; Albers, Patricia N.; Lucas, Robyn M.; Banwell, Cathy; Mathee, Angela; Wright, Caradee Yael (BioMed Central, 2017-08-25)

BACKGROUND : Photodamage is partially mitigated by darker skin pigmentation, but immune suppression, photoaging and cataracts occur among individuals with all skin types. METHODS : To assess practices and acceptability ...
Sun protection to improve vaccine effectiveness in children in a high ambient ultraviolet radiation and rural environment : an intervention study

Wright, Caradee Yael; Albers, Patricia N.; Mathee, Angela; Kunene, Zamantimande; D’Este, Catherine; Swaminathan, Ashwin; Lucas, Robyn M. (BioMed Central, 2017-01-06)

BACKGROUND : Vaccination is a mainstay of preventive healthcare, reducing the incidence of serious childhood infections. Ecological studies have demonstrated an inverse association between markers of high ambient ultraviolet ...

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