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Cortisol: brain-derived neurotrophic factor ratio associated with silent ischaemia in a black male cohort: the SABPA study
(SASA, 2016)Aim: Emotional distress has been associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) in Africans. Cortisol and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), as markers of emotional distress, increase cardiometabolic risk. We therefore ... -
The cost of coping: a cardio-neuro-metabolic risk for black South Africans?
(Clinics Cardiv Publishing, 2010)Psychosocial stress is a contributing factor to cardiovascular disease. An important way of investigating the mechanisms underlying this association is acute psycho-physiological stress testing, involving measurement of ... -
Cost-effectiveness modelling of Sofosbuvir-containing regimens for chronic genotype 5 hepatitis C virus infection in South Africa
(Springer, 2016)Background The recently launched nucleotide polymerase inhibitor sofosbuvir represents a significant turn in the treatment paradigm of chronic hepatitis C. While effective, sofosbuvir is also associated with a ... -
Counselling on rails: social accountability learning among South African psychology students
(Taylor & Francis, 2013)This study investigated the utility of train transportation health care service in a North Eastern South African region. Participants were seven psychology graduate students at a South African university. They completed ... -
Coverage and factors associated with vitamin A supplementation among children aged 6-59 months in twenty-three sub-Saharan African countries
(Cambridge Univ Press, 2019)Objective: The present study aimed to give an overall view of the pattern of highdose vitamin A supplementation (VAS) coverage in twenty-three sub-Saharan African countries and factors associated with receipt of VAS among ... -
COVID-19 across Africa: epidemiologic heterogeneity and necessity of contextually relevant transmission models and intervention strategies
(American College of Physicians, 2020)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has rapidly emerged as a global public health threat with epicenters in regions of China, parts of Europe, and larger urban centers across North America (1). By comparison, population-level ... -
Creating positive practice environments in a primary health care setting
(Wiley, 2017)Aim The aim of this study was to explore and describe the perceptions of nurse managers, nurses, and a physician in the community health centre with the most positive practice environment in a province of South ... -
A critical analysis of legislation pertaining to the sexual abuse of children
(SAPSAC, 2012)Knowledge of legislation pertaining to sexual abuse is imperative for health care professionals working with the child who has been sexually abused. This article will provide a critical analysis of those aspects of the ... -
Critical challenges of the South African school system
(Clute Institute, 2013)The emphasis in the new curriculum after 1996 in South Africa was placed on the transition from the traditional aims and objectives approach to Outcomes-based education (OBE) and Curriculum 2005. This paradigm shift was ... -
A critical inquiry into marble-burying as a preclinical screening paradigm of relevance for anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder: mapping the way forward
(Springer, 2019)Rodent marble-burying behavior in the marble-burying test (MBT) is employed as a model or measure to study anxiety- and compulsive-like behaviors or anxiolytic and anticompulsive drug action. However, the test responds ... -
Critical reflection on the integration of HIV into the health science curriculum
(Stellenbosch Univ, 2016)Health professionals need to have a multi-layered, nuanced understanding of HIV to become aware of the complexity of HIV and how it interacts with all aspects of life, ultimately affecting health and wellbeing. In this ... -
A critical review of the significance of food labelling during consumer decision making
(SAAFECS (South African Association of Family Ecology and Consumer Sciences), 2012)In literatuur word voedselaankope gewoonlik voorgehou as minder kompleks vergeleke met die aankoop van ander huishoudelike kommoditeite. Hierdie literatuuroorsig toon dat die kompleksiteit van voedselaankope waarskynlik ... -
A critical role of mitochondria in BDNF-associated synaptic plasticity after one-week vortioxetine treatment
(Oxford Univ Press, 2018)Background Preclinical studies have indicated that antidepressant effect of vortioxetine involves increased synaptic plasticity and promotion of spine maturation. Mitochondria dysfunction may contribute to the pathophysiological ... -
Critical speed and finite distance capacity: norms for athletic and non-athletic group
(Springer, 2020)Purpose Two parameters in particular span both health and performance; critical speed (CS) and finite distance capacity (D′). The purpose of the present study was to: (1) classify performance norms, (2) distinguish athletic ... -
A critical synthesis of interventions to reduce stigma attached to mental illness
(AOSIS, 2014)Background: Interventions have been developed and implemented to reduce the stigma attached to mental illness. However, mental healthcare users are still stigmatised. Objective: The objective of this study was to critically ... -
A critical synthesis of interventions to reduce stigma attached to mental illness
(AOSIS, 2014)Background: Interventions have been developed and implemented to reduce the stigma attached to mental illness. However, mental healthcare users are still stigmatised. Objective: The objective of this study was to critically ... -
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 ... -
Cross-species analyses of intra-species behavioral differences in mammals and fish
(Elsevier, 2020)Multiple species display robust behavioral variance among individuals due to different genetic, genomic, epigenetic, neuroplasticity and environmental factors. Behavioral individuality has been extensively studied in various ... -
CRP genotypes predict increased risk to co-present with low vitamin D and elevated CRP in a group of healthy black South African women
(MDPI, 2018)Low 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) and elevated C-reactive protein (CRP) concentrations are independently associated with adverse health outcomes, including cardiovascular disease (CVD). Although an inverse association ... -
Crystal form conversion of nevirapine solvates subjected to elevated temperature and humidity: a qualitative study
(Ingenta, 2017)Some known nevirapine solvates have been reported to undergo solvent exchange in aqueous media to form a stable hemihydrate. This study aimed to determine the effects of atmospheric moisture on said nevirapine solvates and ...