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Prevalence of suicidal behaviour & associated factors among tuberculosis patients in public primary care in South Africa

Peltzer, K.; Louw, J. (2015-08-25)

In spite of the high prevalence of tuberculosis worldwide, there are only a few studies on its psychiatric complications such as suicidal behaviour. We undertook this study to assess the prevalence of suicidal behaviour ...

Prevalence of suicidal ideation and associated factors among postpartum HIV-positive women in health facilities, South Africa

Peltzer, K. (Routledge, 2016-02-01)

The goal of this study was to investigate the prevalence of suicidal ideation and its associated factors in postpartum HIV-positive women in South Africa. A cross-sectional survey was carried out on 580 HIV positive postnatal ...

Prevalence of tobacco use among adults in South Africa: results from the first South African national health and nutrition examination survey

Reddy, P.; Zuma, K.; Shisana, O.; Jonas, K.; Sewpaul, R. (2015-08-26)

Background. Data on tobacco use have informed the effectiveness of South Africa's tobacco control strategies over the past 20 years. Objective. To estimate the prevalence of tobacco use in the adult SA population according ...

The prevalence of underweight, overweight/obesity and their related lifestyle factors in Indonesia, 2014-2015

Pengpid, S.; Peltzer, K. (2018-01-05)

The objective of the study was to quantify the prevalence of underweight and overweight or obesity and its related factors (socio-demographic, health behavior, health status) in a national adult population in Indonesia. ...

Prevalence, and social and health correlates of insomnia among persons 15 years and older in South Africa

Peltzer, K.; Pengpid, S. (2019-01-02)

The study aims to investigate the prevalence, and social and health correlates of insomnia symptoms in a national population sample in South Africa. Data were analysed from the crosssectional 'South African National Health ...

Prevalence, correlates and perceptions toward cigarette smoking among male and female in-school adolescents (aged 11-18 years) in South Africa: results from the 2008 GYTS study

Peltzer, K. (2015-08-25)

The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence and identify correlates of current cigarette use among 8470 school-going adolescents (aged 11 to 18 years) in South Africa. A cross-sectional study was carried out in ...

Prevalence, demographic and psychosocial correlates for school truancy among students aged 13-15 in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states

Pengpid, S.; Peltzer, K. (2017-11-02)

Truancy among adolescents may negatively affect the achievement of academic goals. The aim of the study was to investigate the prevalence and correlates of school truancy in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) ...

Prevalence, risk awareness and health beliefs of behavioural risk factors for cardiovascular disease among university students in nine ASEAN countries

Peltzer, K.; Pengpid, S. (2017-11-23)

Prevalence, risk factors and disability associated with fall-related injury in older adults in low- and middle-income countries: results from the WHO Study on Global AGEing and Adult Health (SAGE)

Stewart Williams, J.; Kowal, P.; Hestekin, H.; O'Driscoll, T.; Peltzer, K.; Yawson, A.; Biritwum, R.; Maximova, T.; Rodriguez, A.S.; Espinoza, B.M.; Wu, F.; Arokiasamy, P.; Chatterji, S.; Sage Collaborators, (Biomed Central, 2016-02-01)

In 2010 falls were responsible for approximately 80 % of disability stemming from unintentional injuries excluding traffic accidents in adults 50 years and over. Falls are becoming a major public health problem in low- and ...

Prevalence, social and health correlates of physical inactivity among community-dwelling older adults in Indonesia

Pengpid, S.; Peltzer, K. (2018-05-22)

The study aims to investigate the prevalence, social and health correlates of physical inactivity in a national sample of older Indonesians who participated in the Indonesia Family Life Survey (IFLS-5) in 2014-15. A national ...

Preventing a tobacco epidemic in Africa: a call for effective action to support health, social, and economic development

Tomori, O.; Omaswa, F.; Bekure, S.; Blecher, E.; Devotsu, R.; Haile-Mariam, D.; Kasse, A.; Kibwage, J.; Lamptey, P.; Michieka, R.; Mugyenyi, P.; Muna, W.; Neema, S.; Reddy, P.; Saloojee, Y.; Serwada, D. (2015-08-25)

In April 2013, the Network of African Science Academies convened a committee of experts to discuss the evidence, obstacles, and opportunities for implementing and enforcing tobacco use prevention and control policies in ...

Preventing Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) in South Africa

Jones, D.; Weiss, S.; Villar-Loubet, O.; Vamos, S.; Cook, R.; Peltzer, K.; Shikwane, E. (2015-08-25)

Preventing non-communicable diseases: the importance of agro-food policies

Ndinda, C.; Sinyolo, S. (2020-04-25)

Preventing substance abuse among rural African-American and South African youths. Challenges and opportunities of cross-cultural collaboration

Amoateng, A.Y. (2015-08-25)

Prevention of HIV from mother to child (PMTCT) in a resource poor setting in the Eastern Cape, South Africa: baseline survey of pregnant women

Peltzer, K.; Mosala, T.; Shisana, O.; Nqeketo, A.; Mngqundaniso, N. (2015-08-25)

Prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) implementation in rural community health centres in Mpumalanga province, South Africa

Peltzer, K.; Prado, G.; Horigian, V.; Weiss, S.; Cook, R.; Sifunda, S.; Jones, D. (2017-01-24)

This study explores organisational and individual provider influences on prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) implementation at 12 community health centres (CHCs) in a rural South African setting. Clinic staff ...

Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV data completeness and accuracy assessment in health facilities of the Nkangala district

Mlambo, M.G.; Peltzer, K.; Koivu, A. (2015-08-25)

Even though significant progress has been made in the roll-out and quality of the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) services in South Africa, the quality of patient data recording remains a challenge. ...

The prevention of violence against children: creating a common understanding

Van Niekerk, J.; Makoae, M. (University of Cape Town, 2015-08-25)

The World Study on Violence against children noted that violence against children is never justifiable or inevitable, and that if its underlying causes are identified and addressed, violence against children is entirely ...

Preventive health behavior, personality and religiosity among black and white South Africans

Peltzer, K. (2015-08-25)

Price and availability of healthy food: a study in rural South Africa

Temple, N.J.; Steyn, N.P.; Fourie, J.; De Villiers, A. (2015-08-25)

We investigated the availability of healthier food choices and whether a healthier diet costs more than a diet commonly eaten by low-income families in South Africa. We visited 21 food stores in 14 rural towns of the ...

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