Browsing Research Output by Subject "African women"

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    • Iron loading, alcohol and mortality: a prospective study 

      Schutte, Rudolph; Huisman, Hugo; Mels, Catharina M.C.; Botha, Shani; Kruger, Ruan; Smith, Wayne; Kruger, Iolanthé M.; Breet, Yolandi; Schutte, Aletta E. (Elsevier, 2019)
      Background & aims The relationship between total body iron and cardiovascular disease remains controversial and information absent in black sub-Saharan Africans in whom alcohol consumption tends to be high. The level of ...

    • Iron status and cardiovascular disease risk in black South African women: the PURE study 

      Aderibigbe, Olaide Ruth; Pisa, Pedro T.; Mamabolo, Ramoteme L.; Kruger, Salome H.; Vorster, Hester H.; Kruger, Annamarie (MedPharm Publishers, 2011)
      Objective: To examine the associations between measures of iron status and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in South African women. Method: In a cross-sectional study, demographic information and health history ...

    • The representation of patriarch perception in selected African literary works 

      Mukhuba, Theophilus T. (IFE Centre for Psychological Studies (ICPS), 2017)
      This paper interrogates the institutions of polygamy and polygyny as cultural artefacts that inform patrilineal and patriarchal beliefs; as well as nostalgic practices that impact negatively on African women's identities. ...