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Positive practice environments in critical care units in South Africa
(Wiley Online Library, 2012)
Background: The demanding nature of the critical care unit (CCU) presents a challenge to many nursing professionals and carries the risk of a high turnover rate. The critical care nurse (CCN) is responsible for caring for ...
Cut-off values of distal forearm bone density for the diagnosis of central osteoporosis in black postmenopausal South African woman
(Health & Medical Publishing Group (JEMDSA), 2012)
Background: The objective of this study was to establish a triage cut-off point or threshold for peripheral bone mineral density (BMD), applicable to black postmenopausal women, and that could be used as a screening method ...
A cross-sectional analysis of the association between age and gender and prescribed minimum benefit chronic disease list conditions among South Africans with concomitant hypertension, diabetes and dyslipidaemia
(AJOL, 2017)
Background: Prescribed Minimum Benefit Chronic Disease List (PMB CDL) conditions are a regulated list of conditions most
common to South Africa.
Objectives: To investigate the prevalence and association between PMB CDL ...
Prevalence and socio-behavioral factors associated with sugar-sweetened beverages consumption among 15 years and older persons in South Africa
(Dove Medical Press, 2019)
Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the frequency of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) consumption and its relationship with socio-behavioral factors using national population-based data in South Africa.
Subjects ...
Students’ perception of the perceived availability and diversion of methylphenidate in a South African tertiary academic institution
(SAPJ, 2016)
Aims: To determine where residence students from a South African tertiary institution get methylphenidate for both appropriate and non-medical use, where they think they could get it and how easy they think it is to ...
The development of a single health-endorsement logo for South Africa
(Cambridge Univ Press, 2018)
Objective
To develop health-endorsement logos (HEL) for food products indicating healthy choices based on the South African nutrient profile model and to pilot test these logos with consumers.
Design
Multistage mixed-methods ...
Maximum potential cost-savings attributable to generic substitution of antipsychotics 2008 to 2013
(Elsevier, 2016)
Background
Schizophrenia is a costly illness to treat, especially during a time of escalating medicine inflation costs, putting a large economic strain on patients, their families and the community. Treatment, however, ...
Prevalence of self-reported diagnosed cataract and associated risk factors among elderly South Africans
(MDPI, 2017)
This paper estimates the prevalence of self-reported cataract and associated risk factors among individuals aged ≥50 years in South Africa. Data from a nationally-representative cross-sectional Study on Global AGEing and ...
Drug use among youth and adults in a population-based survey in South Africa
(AOSIS, 2018)
Objective: Illicit drug use is a growing public health problem. The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of drug use and the sociodemographic and health characteristics that influence it among young and adult South ...
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 ...