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  • Factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine uptake among schoolgoing adolescent girls and young women in South Africa 
    Bergh, Kate; Jonas, Kim; Duby, Zoe; Govindasamy, Darshini; Mathews, Catherine; Reddy, Tarylee; Slingers, Nevilene; Whittle, Granville; Abdullah, Fareed (MDPI, 2023-10-11)
    BACKGROUND : By October 2022, vaccination rates with at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine were low among adolescent girls aged 12–17 (38%) and young women aged 18–34 (45%) in South Africa. This study aimed to measure ...
  • Factors influencing adolescent girls and young women’s participation in a combination HIV prevention intervention in South Africa 
    Appollis, Tracy McClinton; Duby, Zoe; Jonas, Kim; Dietrich, Janan; Maruping, Kealeboga; Abdullah, Fareed; Slingers, Nevilene; Mathews, Catherine (BMC, 2021-02)
    BACKGROUND: For interventions to reach those they are intended for, an understanding of the factors that influence their participation, as well as the facilitators and barriers of participation are needed. This study ...
  • Factors influencing non-attendance of clinic appointments in diabetic patients at a Gauteng hospital in 2007/2008 
    Ngwenya, B.T.; Van Zyl, Danie G.; Webb, Elize M. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2009)
    OBJECTIVE: To determine the factors influencing non-attendance with clinic appointments in diabetic patients at a Gauteng Hospital in 2007/2008. SETTING: Two diabetes clinics situated at a secondary-level hospital, that ...
  • Fatal attraction 
    Ker, James A. (New Media Publishing, 2016-04)
    Hypertension and diabetes are linked and could be considered a fatal attraction. Elevated blood pressure is twice as common in people with diabetes as compared to people without diabetes.
  • Field performance of the INSTI HIV‐1/‐2 antibody test in two South African antenatal clinics 
    Mayaphi, Simnikiwe Horatious; Martin, Desmond J.; Quinn, Thomas C.; Stoltz, Anton Carel (Wiley, 2019-07)
    This was a prospective study that assessed field performance of the INSTI HIV‐1/‐2 antibody test (INSTI test) in two antenatal clinics in South Africa (SA). INSTI test was evaluated against rapid tests used at these clinics, ...
  • The first presentation of cardiovascular disease 
    Ker, James A. (New Media Publishing, 2016-10)
    For decades there has been an emphasis on the first presentation of cardiovascular disease (CVD) as a myocardial infarction (MI) and stroke and subsequently the effort in prevention was on these two conditions. This strategy ...
  • Fluid management in diabetic-acidosis — Ringer’s lactate versus normal saline : a randomized controlled trial 
    Van Zyl, Danie G.; Rheeder, Paul; Delport, Eluned F. (Advance Access, 2012-04)
    OBJECTIVE: To determine if Ringer’s lactate is superior to 0.9% sodium chloride solution for resolution of acidosis in the management of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). DESIGN: Parallel double blind randomized ...
  • Frequency of the metabolic syndrome in screened South African corporate executives 
    Ker, James A.; Rheeder, Paul; Van Tonder, R. (Clinics Cardiv, 2007-01)
    The aim of the study was to determine the frequency of the metabolic syndrome in a specific group of people. The ATP III criteria were used to identify the metabolic syndrome in a group of 1 410 corporate executives belonging ...
  • Functional disability and health-related quality of life in South Africans with early rheumatoid arthritis 
    Hodkinson, Bridget; Musenge, Eustasius; Ally, Mahmood Moosa Tar Mahomed; Meyer, Pieter Willem Adriaan; Anderson, Ronald; Tikly, Mohammed (Informa Healthcare, 2012-10)
    BACKGROUND: The severity and predictors of functional disability and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in a cohort of South Africans with early RA were investigated. METHODS: Changes in the Health Assessment ...
  • Gastro-intestinal mycobacterium avium complex as a cause of anaemia 
    Van de Vyver, Annemarie; Visser, Adele (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2010-09)
    Anaemia is a relatively common finding in HIV-positive patients, with rates (among females) as high as 37%, compared with their HIV-negative counterparts (17%). Anaemia of chronic disease plays a very important role in ...
  • Global DNA methylation profiling in peripheral blood cells of South African women with gestational diabetes mellitus 
    Dias, Stephanie Charmaine; Adam, Sumaiya; Van Wyk, Nastasja; Rheeder, Paul; Louw, Johan; Pheiffer, Carmen (Taylor and Francis, 2019)
    BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE : Recently, several studies have reported that DNA methylation changes in tissue are reflected in blood, sparking interest in the potential use of global DNA methylation as a biomarker for gestational ...
  • The global impact of hypertension 
    Ker, James A. (New Media Publishing, 2016-03)
    It is estimated that hypertension is the cause of about 50% of heart disease, stroke and heart failure (HF), 18% of deaths overall and more than 40% of deaths in people with diabetes. In addition, hypertension is a leading ...
  • Glycaemic control improves fibrin network characteristics in type 2 diabetes : a purified fibrinogen model 
    Pieters, Marlien; Covic, Namukolo; Van der Westhuizen, Francois Hendrikus; Nagaswami, Chandrasekaran; Baras, Yelena; Loots, Du Toit; Jerling, Johann C.; Elgar, Dale; Edmondson, Kathryn S.; Van Zyl, Danie G.; Rheeder, Paul; Weisel, John W. (Schattauer, 2008-04)
    Diabetic subjects have been shown to have altered fibrin network structures.One proposed mechanism for this is non-enzymatic glycation of fibrinogen due to high blood glucose.We investigated whether glycaemic control would ...
  • Glycation of fibrinogen in uncontrolled diabetic patients and the effects of glycaemic control on fibrinogen glycation 
    Pieters, Marlien; Van Zyl, Danie G.; Rheeder, Paul; Jerling, Johann C.; Loots, Du Toit; Van der Westhuizen, Francois Hendrikus; Gottsche, Louise T.; Weisel, John W. (Elsevier, 2007)
    Evidence exists for a relationship between glycaemic control and macrovascular disease. Non-enzymatic glycation of proteins may explain this relationship in part. We investigated the effect of blood glucose control, under ...
  • HCV genotype 5 : epidemiology and spread of an uncommon genotype 
    Verbeeck, J.; Peigue-Lafeuille, H.; Ross, R.S.; Abergel, A.; Nevens, Frederik; Van der Merwe, Schalk Willem; Van Ranst, Marc; Henquell, C. (Elsevier, 2008-02)
  • Healthcare delivery 
    Schneider, H.; Kredo, T.; Odendaal, W.A.; Abdullah, Fareed (South African Medical Association, 2023-02)
    We report here on the process and findings of a research prioritisation exercise for universal health coverage (UHC) in South Africa, conducted during the course of 2019. As plans to roll out National Health Insurance ...
  • Heart failure 
    Ker, James A. (Medpharm Publications, 2010-05)
    Heart failure is a clinical syndrome that can result from any structural or functional cardiac disorder that impairs the performance of the ventricle: either to eject blood (systolic dysfunction) [or reduced ejection ...
  • The heart in diabetes 
    Ker, James A. (Clinics Cardiv, 2010-06)
    Diabetes mellitus is associated with a two- to four-fold increased risk of coronary artery disease, and in diabetic people, about two-thirds of deaths are cardiovascular (ischaemic heart disease, congestive heart failure ...
  • High risk exposure to HIV among sexually active individuals who tested negative on rapid HIV tests in the Tshwane District of South Africa—the importance of behavioural prevention measures 
    Mayaphi, Simnikiwe Horatious; Martin, Desmond J.; Olorunju, Steve A.S.; Williams, Brian G.; Quinn, Thomas C.; Stoltz, Anton Carel (Public Library of Science, 2018-02-02)
    OBJECTIVE : To assess the prevalence of HIV risk behaviour among sexually active HIV sero-negative individuals in the Tshwane district of South Africa (SA). METHODS : Demographic and HIV risk behaviour data were collected ...
  • Higher protein intake reduce risk of hypertension 
    Ker, James A. (New Media Publishing, 2015-11)
    Hypertension remains the most important treatable risk factor for cardiac disease worldwide.In the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) trials the importance of diet patterns to reduce blood pressure (BP), were shown.