“…Both 24 h and spot urine samples were collected in a subsample of participants (n = 457; median age 55 year; range 18–90 year) in the World Health Organization Study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE) Wave 2 in South Africa, in 2015. Kawasaki, Tanaka, and Mage equations were applied to assess PrUIE from predicted urinary creatinine (PrCr) and spot UIC values. …”
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“…The purpose of the present study was therefore to determine the level of agreement between physical activity objectively measured by the ActiHeart(®) (Cambridge Neurotechnology Ltd, Cambridge, UK) device and subjectively reported physical activity by means of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form (IPAQ-SF) among adolescents attending schools in the Tlokwe Local Municipality, South Africa. A cross-sectional study design was used with a total of 63 boys and 45 girls aged 15 years who took part in the Physical Activity and Health Longitudinal Study (PHALS). …”
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“…CONCLUSIONS: This study will document the adequacy of LLT in those at highest risk and will thus fill an important data gap in South Africa. This data may be useful in assessing the need for novel LLTs like proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin 9 inhibitors that substantially lower cholesterol levels in addition to optimal statin therapy. …”
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“…The majority of the studies were conducted in Nigeria (n = 31;47%) and South Africa (n = 16;25%). Forty-three included studies (66.2%) were found to be of higher methodological quality. …”
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“…SETTING: 15 countries, diverse in geographical region and gross domestic product (GDP): Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Spain, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey and the USA. PARTICIPANTS: 16 018 employees and managers (approximately 1000 per country). …”
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“…This study was conducted to ascertain violence, abuse and discrimination against the LGBTI sector as key factors that hinder the smooth implementation of HIV/AIDS programme among sexually minority (LGBTI) group in Walter Sisulu University, South Africa. The self-structured questionnaire was used to collect data. …”
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“…In South Africa, the number of people suffering from diabetes is believed to be rising steadily and the current antidiabetic therapies are frequently reported to have adverse side effects. …”
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“…BACKGROUND: The prevalence of alcohol consumption among males living in urban settlements in South Africa is high. This paper aims to measure socioeconomic inequalities in alcohol use among men residing in informal settlements and also to examine the factors associated with inequality in alcohol use among men living in informal settlements. …”
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“…INTRODUCTION: To evaluate the performance of hypermethylation analysis of ASCL1,LHX8 and ST6GALNAC5 in physician‐taken cervical scrapes for detection of cervical cancer and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) grade 3 in women living with HIV (WLHIV) in South Africa. METHODS: Samples from a prospective observational cohort study were used for these analyses. …”
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“…Since 2010, the fellowship has been awarded to eight fellows in Cameroon, China, Lesotho, South Africa, Uganda and Zambia. These fellows have conducted research on a wide variety of topics and have built a strong network of collaboration and scientific productivity, with 40 peer-reviewed publications produced by six fellows during their fellowships. …”
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“…Six Pfcrt haplotypes and 11 Pfmdr1 haplotypes were identified and a comparison was made on the prevalence of haplotypes among East Africa, West Africa, Central Africa and South Africa. One synonymous and 9 nonsynonymous mutations in Pfkelch13 were detected in the isolates (4.6%), among which a candidate artemisinin (ART) resistance mutation P553L was observed. …”
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“…METHODS: Data were analyzed from the World Health Organization’s Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health (China, Ghana, India, Mexico, Russia, South Africa). Active travel (minutes / week) was assessed with questions of the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ) and presented in tertiles. …”
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“…DESIGN AND METHODS: The IAC has been implemented among drinkers 16–65 years in high‐ and middle‐income countries: Australia, England, Scotland, New Zealand, St Kitts and Nevis, Thailand, South Africa, Peru, Mongolia and Vietnam (the latter four samples were sub‐national). …”
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“…DESIGN AND METHODS: Surveys of drinkers in the International Alcohol Control study in high‐income countries (Australia, England, Scotland, New Zealand and St Kitts and Nevis) and middle‐income countries (Mongolia, South Africa, Peru, Thailand and Vietnam) were analysed. …”
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“…Since risk factors may vary by population or setting, we evaluated the prevalence of diarrhoeal disease at the household level using a questionnaire to better understand household-level risk factors for diarrhoea in selected rural areas in South Africa. In a sub-sample of dwellings, we measured the microbial quality of drinking water. …”
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“…This study explores how men with type 2 diabetes in three sub-Saharan African settings (Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa; Lilongwe, Malawi) perceive and experience sexual functioning and sexual well-being, and the biopsychosocial contexts in which these occur and are shaped. …”
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“…METHODS: Seventy-six forensic psychiatric patients from Weskoppies Hospital in Pretoria, South Africa, participated in the study which measured their sexual functioning. …”
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“…BACKGROUND: Despite the well-known impact of rape on mental health and the widespread problem of rape in South Africa, mental health services for rape victims are scant and not a priority for acute-phase services. …”
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“…Outbreaks were also reported in South Africa in 2008–2011. The epidemiology of RVF and factors for disease occurrence in Rwanda are neither clear nor documented. …”
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“…The research took place in two communities on the outskirts of Cape Town, South Africa. All interviews were conducted by a trained interviewer and transcribed and translated for analysis. …”
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