Browsing Health Sciences by Subject "Risk factors"
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Changes in dietary intakes and cardiovascular disease risk factors in black South Africans from 2005 to 2015 : the PURE-SA-NW study
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2021)Background: The diets of populations are constantly changing, and the South African population is no exception. Over the last couple of decades, the diets of rural and urban South Africans have been undergoing a rapid ... -
Factors affecting mothers' choice of infant feeding method
(North-West University, 2008)The benefits of breastfeeding are well known. It has been shown that HIV is transmitted through breast milk. The HIV epidemic is threatening exclusive breastfeeding in South Africa. It is important that mothers make the ... -
Factors associated with nutritional status of children aged 0-60 months residing in Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces
(North-West University, 2009)Background: Poor health, death, reduced human capacity, increased risk of chronic diseases later in life and poverty are the most prominent consequences of child malnutrition. Aim: This study sought to assess the ... -
Health-related physical fitness and risk factors associated with obesity among primary school children in the Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces of South Africa
(2014)It is well documented that behavioural and biological risk factors for Chronic Diseases of Lifestyle (CDL) such as overweight and high blood pressure persist from childhood into adulthood. CDL is considered to be a group ... -
Identifying risk and protective factors in multi–problem poor families living in Cape Town
(North-West University, 2011)From the researcher’s personal work experience it was found that there appeared to be a cycle of poverty and welfare dependency in multi–problem poor families. This research was undertaken as a means to lay foundational ... -
Kreatiwiteit en emosionele intelligensie as aspekte van psigologiese weerbaarheid by kinders
(North-West University, 2012)South African children are exposed to an enormous amount of risk factors to their development and adjustment. Research reveals that, in all probability, they do not have sufficient protective factors at their disposal to ... -
Physical activity and selected coronary heart disease risk factors among South African employees at a financial institution : an analysis over time
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Physical inactivity has been identified as one of the primary, but modifiable risk factors for coronary heart disease (CHD), which together with chronic respiratory disease, cancer and diabetes mellitus forms the four ... -
The relationship between traditional cardiovascular risk factors, body composition and C-reactive protein amongst 19 to 60 year old black women
(North-West University, 2004)The prevalence of obesity has increased dramatically in the past decade. This foreshadows an increase in the rates of morbidity and mortality from obesity related diseases. The high prevalence of coronary heart disease ... -
Various dietary risk markers of hypertension in black South Africans : the THUSA and THUSA BANA study
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2002)Motivation: Hypertension is one of the most important causes of mortality and morbidity in South Africa. An alarming and rapid development of cardiovascular disease is now flowing through developing countries according ...