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Browsing Research Articles (Human Nutrition) by Author "Gericke, Gerda J."
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Muchiri, Jane Wanjiku; Gericke, Gerda J.; Rheeder, Paul (NISC (Pty), Medpharm Publications, and Informa UK Limited, 2021)OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to adapt a diabetes nutrition education programme (NEP) developed for a primary healthcare setting for implementation in a tertiary healthcare setting. This manuscript describes ...
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Muchiri, Jane Wanjiku; Gericke, Gerda J.; Rheeder, Paul (NISC (Pty) Ltd and Informa UK Limited (trading as the Taylor & Francis Group), 2024)AIM : The purpose of this study was to investigate how a randomised controlled trial (RCT) of an adapted diabetes nutrition education programme (NEP) was received by adults with sub-optimally controlled (HbA1c of ≥ 8%) ...
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Fourie, M.; Gericke, Gerda J.; Kruger, M.C. (NISC (Pty) Ltd, Medpharm Publications, and Informa UK Limited, 2019)OBJECTIVE : The aim was to describe the anthropometry, bone mineral content (BMC), bone mineral density (BMD), dietary calcium intake and 25(OH)D3 levels in 11- and 12-year-old children in a peri-urban area. DESIGN : A ...
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Mathye, Risuna; Gericke, Gerda J. (African Scholary Science Communications Trust, 2019-06)This paper describes households’ perceptions of hunger and adequacy of dietary intake by caregivers. A descriptive cross-sectional study in the quantitative research paradigm was conducted to collect data from caregivers ...
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Kupolati, Mojisola D.; MacIntyre, Una Elizabeth; Gericke, Gerda J.; Becker, Piet J. (Frontiers Media, 2019-09-18)BACKGROUND : Evaluating the impact of a nutrition education program could provide insight into the effectiveness of an intervention. Researchers tested the hypothesis that a theory-based contextual nutrition education ...
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Bello, Temitope K.; Gericke, Gerda J.; MacIntyre, Una Elizabeth (Frontiers Media, 2019-03-12)INTRODUCTION : Healthy diets play a role in the management and care for adults living with HIV/AIDS (ALH). Appropriate nutrition education (NE) is necessary to equip ALH with relevant knowledge and skills for healthy ...
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Duvenage, Hanel; Gericke, Gerda J.; Muchiri, Jane Wanjiku (NISC (Pty) Ltd and Informa UK Limited (trading as the Taylor & Francis Group), 2023)OBJECTIVE : To describe the dietary intake and its quality of patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) by assessing the dietary variety (DVS), dietary diversity (DDS), nutrient adequacy ratio (NAR) ...
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Kupolati, Mojisola D.; MacIntyre, Una Elizabeth; Gericke, Gerda J. (AOSIS Open Journals, 2014)Optimal nutrition knowledge is necessary for healthy dietary behaviours to occur. Nutrition knowledge, attitudes and dietary practices (KAP) scores for learners have been variously reported in literature, however with ...
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Muchiri, Jane Wanjiku; Gericke, Gerda J.; Rheeder, Paul (Springer, 2021-06)PURPOSE : This study evaluated the effectiveness of an adapted social-cognitive theory underpinned diabetes nutrition education program (NEP) on: clinical (HbA1c, BMI, blood lipids, blood pressure) and selected dietary ...
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Kapp, Dianre; Gericke, Gerda J.; Muchiri, Jane Wanjiku (NISC (Pty) Ltd, Medpharm Publications, and Informa UK Limited, 2022)AIM : A study was undertaken to assess the face validity and content correctness of a diabetes nutrition education (DNE)-DVD developed for low literacy adults living with diabetes. SETTING : The study was undertaken in ...
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Merlin, T.; Gericke, Gerda J.; Bekker, P.J. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2008)BACKGROUND: Faced with an extensive array of various children’s multi-nutrient supplements, all with their ‘unique’ properties and formulation, mothers are expected to select one that best meets their children’s needs. ...
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Tshikovhi, M.P.; Gericke, Gerda J.; Becker, Piet J. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2015)OBJECTIVE : The objective of the study was to identify and categorise factors that influence the choice behind the purchase of an infant formula brand by mothers and/or caregivers, and the reasons for their choice. DESIGN ...
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Ongosi, Anita Nyaboke; Gericke, Gerda J.; Mbuthia, E.; Oelofse, Andre (African Scholary Science Communications Trust, 2014-04)Breastfeeding has profound benefits for the child and has always been the gold standard for infant feeding. It is also an integral part in the physiologic completion of the reproductive cycle of mammals, including humans ...
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Muchiri, Jane Wanjiku; Gericke, Gerda J.; Rheeder, Paul (OpenJournals Publishing, 2012)Diabetes self-management education is crucial in diabetes care. Education that is tailored to the needs of the patient is considered the most effective in improving health outcomes. Diet, a critical element of diabetes ...
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Bello, Temitope K.; Gericke, Gerda J.; MacIntyre, Una Elizabeth; Becker, Piet J. (Cambridge University Press, 2019-05-14)OBJECTIVE : The focus of interventions for adults living with HIV (ALH) in Nigeria has been mostly on prevention and provision of antiretroviral therapy (ART) with little consideration to nutrition-related matters. ...
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Venter, E.; Gericke, Gerda J.; Bekker, P.J. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2008-09)OBJECTIVE: To determine if there was a relationship between CD4 cell count, nutritional status and self-reported quality of life (QoL) in HIV-infected adults. DESIGN: Descriptive study in the quantitative research ...
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Thow, Anne Marie; Viljoen, Annemarie T.; Schonfeldt, H.C. (Hettie Carina); De Kock, Henrietta Letitia; Du Rand, Gerrie Elizabeth; Gericke, Gerda J.; Negin, Joel (Cambridge University Press, 2017-04)As the emerging burden of diet-related non-communicable diseases establishes itself firmly alongside food insecurity and undernutrition in urban centres, nutrition policy research needs to consider in more detail the ...
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Symington, E.A.; Gericke, Gerda J.; Nel, J.H.; Labadarios, D. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2016-01)BACKGROUND. Globally, in children the prevalence of overweight and obesity is increasing, and this is associated with an increased risk of non-communicable diseases in adulthood. There is a need to examine the growing ...
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Symington, Elizabeth A.; Gericke, Gerda J. (University of Johannesburg, 2008-06)Please refer to abstract in article
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Kupolati, Mojisola D.; MacIntyre, Una Elizabeth; Gericke, Gerda J. (Emerald, 2014)PURPOSE – The aim of this review is to critically assess published articles on school-based nutrition education (NE) intervention to identify factors hindering or contributing to the success of interventions. School-based ...
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