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Construct validity and internal consistency of Hall’s Professionalism Scale: tested on South African nurses
(BMC, 2019)
Objective: In South Africa, appropriate criteria to measure the professional standing of professional nurses are
essential. Internationally, there are professionalism scales by which to measure professionalism, but none ...
Correlates of sedentary behaviour among adolescents and adults with hazardous, harmful or dependent drinking in South Africa
(AOSIS, 2019)
Background: There is lack of information on the correlates of sedentary behaviour among persons with alcohol use disorders. The study aimed to examine socio-demographic and health correlates among adolescents and adults ...
May Measurement Month 2017: an analysis of blood pressure screening results from the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland-Europe
(Oxford Univ Press, 2019)
Elevated blood pressure (BP), or hypertension, is a growing burden worldwide, leading to over 10 million deaths each year. May Measurement Month (MMM) is a global initiative aimed at raising awareness of high BP and acting ...
May Measurement Month 2017: an analysis of blood pressure screening results in South Africa-Sub-Saharan Africa
(Oxford Univ Press, 2019)
Elevated blood pressure (BP) is a growing burden worldwide, leading to over 10 million deaths each year. May Measurement Month (MMM) is a global initiative of the International Society of Hypertension (ISH) aimed at raising ...
Being present: an account of an exposure
(Wiley, 2019)
Introduction: When a caregiver is fully present with a person with intellectual disability, it leads to a rich relationship of greater understanding. The purpose of this research was to gain a better understanding of ...
High carbonated soft drink consumption is associated with externalizing but not internalizing behaviours among university students in five ASEAN states
(Dove Medical Press, 2019)
Background: The investigation aimed to estimate the association between carbonated soft drink consumption frequency and externalizing and internalizing behaviour among university students in five ASEAN counties.
Methods: ...
Prevalence and correlates of behavioral non-communicable diseases risk factors among adolescents in the Seychelles: results of a National School Survey in 2015
(MDPI, 2019)
The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and correlates of behavioral non-communicable disease (NCD) risk factors among a national sample of school-going adolescents in the Seychelles. Cross-sectional data ...
Measurement of transepidermal water loss, stratum corneum hydration and skin surface pH in occupational settings: a review
(Wiley, 2019)
Background: The skin provides a permeable barrier which may be impaired in oc‐
cupational settings. Transepidermal water loss (TEWL), stratum corneum hydration
(SCH) and skin surface pH (SSpH) have been used in occupational ...
Rising rural body-mass index is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic in adults
(Nature, 2019)
Body-mass index (BMI) has increased steadily in most countries in parallel with a rise in the proportion of the population who live in cities1,2. This has led to a widely reported view that urbanization is one of the most ...
Health effects of household solid fuel use: findings from 11 countries within the prospective urban and rural epidemiology study
(EHP, 2019)
Background:
Household air pollution (HAP) from solid fuel use for cooking affects 2.5 billion individuals globally and may contribute substantially to disease burden. However, few prospective studies have assessed the ...