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Happy life expectancy and correlates of happiness among older adults in South Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2019)
Objectives: This paper examines factors associated with happiness and to estimate happy life expectancy for older people in South Africa.
Methods: The study uses data from the first wave of the Study on Ageing and Adult ...
Correlates of sedentary behaviour among adolescents and adults with hazardous, harmful or dependent drinking in South Africa
(AOSIS, 2019)
Background: There is lack of information on the correlates of sedentary behaviour among persons with alcohol use disorders. The study aimed to examine socio-demographic and health correlates among adolescents and adults ...
May Measurement Month 2017: an analysis of blood pressure screening results in South Africa-Sub-Saharan Africa
(Oxford Univ Press, 2019)
Elevated blood pressure (BP) is a growing burden worldwide, leading to over 10 million deaths each year. May Measurement Month (MMM) is a global initiative of the International Society of Hypertension (ISH) aimed at raising ...
Time-to-onset of treatment for hypertension and hyperlipidaemia in South African diabetes mellitus patients: a survival analysis using medicine claims data
(Wiley, 2019)
What is known and objective
Hypertension and hyperlipidaemia have high prevalence among diabetics and increase patients’ risk of cardiovascular diseases, ultimately affecting prognosis negatively. Medicine claims data ...
Prevalence of comorbidities in women with and without breast cancer in Soweto, South Africa: results from the SABC study
(HMPG, 2019)
Background. Comorbidities occurring concurrently in breast cancer patients can be burdensome, as they may negatively influence time and stage of presentation.
Objectives. To describe the comorbid health conditions among ...
Sedentary behaviour and sleep problems among young, middle-aged, and older persons in South Africa: a brief report
(Taylor & Francis, 2019)
The study aimed to investigate the relationship between sedentary behaviour and sleep problems in a large national community sample in South Africa. We analysed an existing cross-sectional population data set, the “South ...
Correlates of physical activity among adults with anxiety symptoms in South Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2019)
The present study aimed to assess the correlates of low physical activity in adults with anxiety in South Africa. Data from the South African National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (a cross-sectional survey in ...
GIRRL power! Participatory Action Research for building girl-led community resilience in South Africa
(Sage, 2019)
This article aims to crystallize the contributions of the Girls in Risk Reduction Leadership (GIRRL) Program in building resilient communities through the integration of adolescent girls into local level decision-making ...
Standards of aminoglycoside therapeutic drug monitoring in a South African private hospital: perspectives and implications
(Ghana Medical Association, 2019)
Background: Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) is essential to ensure that aminoglycoside peak concentrations are
high enough for effective antimicrobial treatment and trough levels are low enough to minimise toxicity. ...
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 ...