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Differences in health care seeking behaviour between rural and urban communities in South Africa
(BioMed Central, 2012)
Objective
The aim of this study was to explore possible differences in health care seeking behaviour among a rural and urban African population.
Design
A cross sectional design was followed using the infrastructure of ...
Optimal waist circumference cut-off values for abdominal obesity in black South African men and woman
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2009)
Lung function, inflammation and cardiovascular mortality in Africans
(Wiley, 2016)
Background
The link between impaired lung function and cardiovascular outcome is well established in European and American populations. It is possible that this association may be driven by a systemic spillover of ...
A HIV stigma reduction intervention for people living with HIV and their families
(Elsevier, 2016)
Background
The diagnosis of HIV is life-changing that requires people not only to deal with the disease but also to cope with the stigma attached to HIV. People living with HIV (PLWH) as well as their close family members ...
Alcohol intake, hypertension development and mortality in black South Africans
(Sage Publishing, 2016)
Background: Excessive alcohol intake is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and predicts cardiovascular and
all-cause mortality. We determined which alcohol marker (self-reported alcohol intake, gamma-glutamy ...
The nutrition transition in Africa: can it be steered into a more positive direction?
(MDPI, 2011)
The objective of this narrative review is to examine the nutrition transition and its consequences when populations in Africa modernize as a result of socio-economic development, urbanization, and acculturation. The focus ...
The effect of the Lifeplan® programme on the psychological wellbeing of a rural community in South Africa
(Elliott & Fitzpatrick, 2011)
This study explored the effect of the Lifeplan® programme on a rural South African community's psychological wellbeing. Participants were adult Individuals (N=99) between 20 and 83 years (mean age = 43 years, SD=13.28). A ...
Social drift of cardiovascular disease risk factors in Africans from the North West Province of South Africa: the PURE study
(Clinics Cardive Publishers, 2012)
Objective : This study examined whether the association between socio-economic status (SES) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in black South Africans from the North West Province had shifted from the more ...
Consumers' beliefs on indigenous and traditional foods and acceptance of products made with cow pea leaves
(Academic journals, 2012)
The study was conducted to obtain background information on consumers’ beliefs on Indigenous and Traditional Foods (ITF) and to assess consumers’ acceptance of, preference for and intended consumption of products made with ...