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Health care seeking behaviour of newly diagnosed HIV infected people from rural and urban communities in the North West Province of South Africa
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Health effects of dietary risks in 195 countries, 1990-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
(Elsevier, 2019)Background Suboptimal diet is an important preventable risk factor for non-communicable diseases (NCDs); however, its impact on the burden of NCDs has not been systematically evaluated. This study aimed to evaluate the ... -
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 ... -
Health effects of overweight and obesity in 195 countries over 25 years
(Massachusetts Medical Society, 2017)BACKGROUND Although the rising pandemic of obesity has received major attention in many countries, the effects of this attention on trends and the disease burden of obesity remain uncertain. METHODS We analyzed data ... -
The health impact of schoolbag carriage: a systematic review (2007-2016)
(LAM Publications, 2017)Heavy schoolbag carriage precipitating musculoskeletal pain and deviant vertebral posture has become a serious concern. The objectives of the study were to: (i) identify common anatomical sites of pain due to heavy schoolbag ... -
Health of sharptooth catfish Clarias gariepinus in Pongolapoort Dam, South Africa: a comprehensive study
(Taylor & Francis, 2013)A histology-based fish health assessment protocol was used in 2009–2010 to assess the health status of Clarias gariepinus from Pongolapoort Dam, South Africa. Nineteen fish were collected by angling. The histology of liver, ... -
A health profile associated with excessive alcohol use independently predicts aortic stiffness over 10 years in black South Africans
(Wolters Kluwer, 2017)Objective: Black populations exhibit higher arterial stiffness than whites and suffer a disproportionate burden of cardiovascular disease. It is therefore important to identify modifiable health behaviours predicting large ... -
Health risk assessment of heavy metals in soils from Witwatersrand Gold Mining Basin, South Africa
(MDPI, 2016)The study evaluates the health risk caused by heavy metals to the inhabitants of a gold mining area. In this study, 56 soil samples from five mine tailings and 17 from two mine villages were collected and analyzed for ... -
Health risks associated with exposure to filamentous fungi
(MDPI, 2017)Filamentous fungi occur widely in the environment, contaminating soil, air, food and other substrates. Due to their wide distribution, they have medical and economic implications. Regardless of their use as a source of ... -
Health, well-being and wellness: An anthropological eco-systemic approach
(Health SA Gesondheid / RAU, 2009)More than two decades ago, Fritjof Capra commended - and indeed advocated – a paradigm shift in health science and care. In his book The Turning Point (1982) he talks of a major shift from the preoccupation with micro-organisms ... -
Health-promoting leadership in education : relevance to teachers in township schools
(Front. Educ., 2022)Teachers in township schools are vulnerable because of the low socioeconomic conditions of the communities in which their schools are located. Such factors coupled with personal challenges can have a negative impact on ... -
Health-related fitness, body composition and physical activity status among adolescent learners: the PAHL study
(Sabinet, 2012)Physical inactivity (PI) is found to be a major contributor to the high incidence of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents. As such, PI was significantly related to risk factors of cardiovascular disease. ... -
Healthcare Access and Quality Index based on mortality from causes amenable to personal health care in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2015: a novel analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015
(Elsevier, 2017)Background National levels of personal health-care access and quality can be approximated by measuring mortality rates from causes that should not be fatal in the presence of effective medical care (ie, amenable ... -
Healthcare waste management practices and safety indicators in Nigeria
(BioMed Central, 2017)Background: Adequate management of healthcare waste (HCW) is a prerequisite for efficient delivery of healthcare services. In Nigeria, there are several constraints militating against proper management of HCW. This is ... -
Hear their voices: self-configuration experiences of learners with mild learning difficulties within the learner-teacher relationship
(Taylor & Francis, 2020)Within the learner–teacher relationship, learners receive messages of who they are in the eyes of the teacher and in this way their self-configuration is shaped by the interactions with their teacher. To understand their ... -
Heart rate and indirect blood pressure responses to four different field anesthetic protocols in wild-born captive chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)
(American Association of Zoo Veterinarians, 2017)Limited data are available on hemodynamic responses to anesthetic protocols in wild-born chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). Accordingly, this study characterized the heart rate (HR) and blood pressure responses to four anesthetic ... -
Heart rate variability and recovery as predictors of elite, African, male badminton players’ performance levels
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)The aim of this study was to determine whether pre-match, in-match, resting and post-match heart rate variability (HRV) as well as resting and post-match heart rate recovery (HRR) can serve as significant predictors of ... -
Heart rate variability and recovery as predictors of elite, African, male badminton players’ performance levels
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)The aim of this study was to determine whether pre-match, in-match, resting and post-match heart rate variability (HRV) as well as resting and post-match heart rate recovery (HRR) can serve as significant predictors of ... -
Heart rate variability and the dynamic nature of the retinal microvasculature: providing insight into the brain-retina-heart link: the SABPA study
(Karger, 2019)Controversy exists regarding the contribution of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) to the retinal microvasculature’s autoregulatory capacities. It was demonstrated that mean retinal vessel responses to systemic sympathetic ... -
Heart rate variability, the dynamic nature of the retinal microvasculature and cardiac stress: providing insight into the brain-retina-heart link: the SABPA study + Correction
(Nature, 2020)Background and aims Decreased heart-rate-variability (HRV) indicates increased sympathetic nervous system (SNS) activity and modulation with a shift in the sympatho-vagal balance towards SNS predominance. Increased SNS ...