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Developing a sustainable nutrition research agenda in Sub-Saharan Africa—findings from the SUNRAY project
(2014-01-28)
Here we present the findings of a collaborative effort by stakeholders in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) to identify priorities for nutrition research and actions to create an enabling research environment.
117 stakeholders ...
Health behaviour change of people living with HIV after a comprehensive community-based HIV stigma reduction intervention in North-West Province in South Africa
(2014-12-12)
All over the world, health behaviour is considered a complex, far reaching and powerful phenomenon. People’s lives are influenced
by their own or others’ health behaviour on a daily basis. Whether it has to do with smoking, ...
Cardiometabolic markers to identify cardiovascular disease risk in HIV-infected black South Africans
(2014)
Background.
The prevalence of HIV is the highest in sub-Saharan Africa; South Africa (SA) is one of the most affected countries with the
highest number of adults living with HIV infection in the world. Besides ...
Aard van neuro-motoriese inperkings by 7-en 8-jarige leerders met leerhindernisse
(2014)
This study aimed to determine the extent of neuro-motor impairments in 7 to 8 year-old children with barriers to learning and the possible relationship of such impairment to specific learning areas. ...
Perceptions of effective relationships in an institutional care setting for older people
(2014)
Effective relationships are reciprocal caring, warm, satisfying and trusting and enable people to maintain relative comfort, security and freedom from anxiety (Brownie & Hortsmanshof, 2012; Ryff & Singer, 1998; Smith–Acuña, ...
Experiences of people living with HIV and people living close to them of a comprehensive HIV stigma reduction community intervention in an urban and a rural setting
(2014)
HIV stigma remains high globally. Although there is a selection of HIV stigma reduction interventions discussed in the literature,
there is a paucity of research about the effectiveness of these interventions. This study ...
Motor proficiency profile of grade 1 learners In the North West Province of South Africa: NW-child study
(University of Stellenbosch Department of Sport Science, 2014)
This study aimed to establish a comprehensive profile of the motor proficiency of Grade 1 learners in the North West Province of South Africa, taking into account gender and racial differences and strengths and weaknesses. ...
Dietary strategies to treat hyperhomocysteinaemia based on the biochemistry of homocysteine: a review
(MedPharm Publications (Medical and Pharmaceutical Publications), 2014)
Hyperhomocysteinaemia is implicated in various diseases, including cardiovascular disease and cancer. Several conditions influence the concentration of homocysteine (Hcy), including demographic, genetic and ...
The identification of realistic export opportunities for the South African pharmaceutical industry
(Clute Institute, 2014)
South Africa needs to advance its industrialisation process and diversify its exports if it is to enhance its global competitiveness ranking and meaningfully tackle the double scourge of unemployment and poverty.
The ...
Interventions to promote psychiatric patients’ compliance to mental health treatment: a systematic review
(AOSIS, 2014)
BACKGROUND: Non-compliance to treatment remains one of the greatest challenges in mental healthcare services, and how to improve this remains a problem.
AIM: The aim of this study was to critically synthesise the best ...