Adiponectin is an adipocyte-derived hormone that plays a critical role in energy homeostasis,
mainly attributed to its insulin-sensitizing properties. Accumulating studies have reported
that adiponectin concentrations ...
Synthesis of existing prevalence data using rigorous systematic review methods is considered
an effective strategy to generate representative and robust prevalence figures to inform health
planning and policy. The purpose ...
Ahmed, Tanvir; Rahman, Ahmed Ehsanur; Amole, Taiwo Gboluwaga; Galadanci, Hadiza; Matjila, Mushi; Soma-Pillay, Priya; Gillespie, Bronwen M.; El Arifeen, Shams; Anumba, Dilly O. C.(BMC, 2021-03-15)
Global response to COVID-19 pandemic has inadvertently undermined the achievement of existing public health
priorities and laregely overlooked local context. Recent evidence suggests that this will cause additional ...
BACKGROUND : The efficacy of continuous kangaroo mother care (C-KMC) in reducing neonatal mortality and
morbidity among low birthweight and premature infants has been confirmed. Despite the recommendations of the
World ...
Musarandega, Reuben; Machekano, Rhoderick; Pattinson, Robert Clive; Munjanja, Stephen Peter(Public Library of Science, 2021-06)
BACKGROUND: Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) carries the highest burden of maternal mortality, yet, the accurate maternal mortality ratios (MMR) are uncertain in most SSA countries. Measuring maternal mortality is challenging in ...
DNA methylation is increasingly recognized as a potential biomarker of metabolic disease.
However, there is limited information on the impact of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
infection on the candidacy of DNA ...
Progress in adolescent sexual and reproductive health (SRH) remains unequal: adolescent pregnancies are more likely to occur in marginalised communities, or in very poor households. This study aimed to comprehend from ...
Emerging evidence suggests that epicardial fat thickness (EFT) may be a critical feature to understand cardiac health and determine the risk of heart failure. The current review critically assesses and discusses evidence ...
BACKGROUND : The assessment of fetal blood flow using Doppler waveform can be used to identify placental
insufficiency, and hence is a tool to identify fetuses at risk of stillbirth due to fetal growth restriction (FGR). ...
PURPOSE : Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a growing public health concern. GDM
affects approximately 14% of pregnancies globally, and without effective treatment, is
associated with short- and long-term complications ...
It has been estimated that worldwide up to 10% of all human cancers are the result of viral infection, with 7.2% of all cancers in the developed world have a viral aetiology. In contrast, 22.9% of infections in the developing ...
Adam, Sumaiya; Lubbe, J.C. (Irene); Van Rooyen, Marietjie(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2021-06)
BACKGROUND: Medical education empowers students to transform theoretical knowledge into practice. Assessment of knowledge, skills and attitudes determines students' competency to practice. Assessment methods have been ...
Adam, Sumaiya; Coetzee, Melantha; Lubbe, J.C. (Irene)(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2021-09)
The COVID‑19 pandemic forced educators to go online in a hurry in 2020
and adapt their teaching and assessment approaches. However, despite
the urgency, teaching and assessment still need to remain constructively
aligned, ...
Adam, Sumaiya; Lubbe, J.C. (Irene); Van Rooyen, Marietjie(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2021-06)
BACKGROUND. Medical education empowers students to transform theoretical knowledge into practice. Assessment of knowledge, skills and attitudes
determines students’ competency to practice. Assessment methods have been ...
Gebhardt, G.S.; Rhoda, N.; Westwood, A.; Pattinson, Robert Clive(In House Publications, 2020-12)
Babies born at the lower limits of viability have a poor prognosis in the South African setting. Neonatal intensive and
high care units are overburdened, which leads to outbreaks of resistant organisms. An equitable set ...
Naidoo, Mergan; Pattinson, Robert Clive(AOSIS, 2020-02-17)
Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy (HDP) are a leading obstetric cause for maternal
morbidity and mortality nationally as well as globally. The Saving Mothers is a report published
every three years by the National ...
Perineal trauma is a common consequence of vaginal childbirth. This may be spontaneous or an iatrogenic event following an episiotomy, or a combination of the two. One UK study states that up to 85% of women experience ...
Pattinson, Robert Clive; Fawcus, S.; Gebhardt, S.; Niit, R.; Soma-Pillay, Priya; Moodley, J.(In House Publications, 2020-12)
AIM : To monitor the impact of the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic on
use of maternal and reproductive health services, and maternal mortality.
METHOD : Data from the District Health Information System (DHIS) was
used ...