• From apartheid to empire: how (post)apartheid South Africa became an anti-poor black society 

  Zuma, B. (University of Cape Town, 2022-01-18)

  Using psycho-political analysis as a method of seeing and interpreting, this essay meditates on why and how Frantz Fanon's observation that "the Black is not a [hu]man" is true in (post)apartheid South Africa. In particular, ...
• Mass preferences for the free movement of people in Africa: a public opinion analysis of 36 countries 

  Gordon, S. (Sage, 2022-01-18)

  The African Union (AU) has identified opening borders to cross-national mobility as a prime strategic goal, and AU leaders have heralded regional free movement as a vital tool for economic growth and skills development on ...
• Can social dominance orientation predict intergroup hostility and aggression in South Africa?: testing the applicability of the SDO7(s) scale 

  Gordon, S.L. (Sage, 2022-01-18)

  What role does social dominance orientation theory play in explaining anti-immigrant violence in the South African context? Despite its popularity, studies of intergroup conflict in South Africa have tended to ignore the ...
• Citizens' preferences for tackling xenophobic violence in an African context: a South African case study 

  Gordon, S. (Earthscan, 2022-01-18)

  In the last few decades, South Africa has experienced destructive waves of anti-immigrant violence. Tackling this kind of hate crime requires co-ordinated action. Mobilizing such action would be easier if researchers, ...
• Support for the feasibility of the ages and stages questionnaire as a developmental screening tool: a cross-sectional study of South African and Zambian children aged 2-60 months 

  Van Heerden, A.; Hsiao, C.; Matafwali, B.; Louw, J.S.; Richter, L. (BioMed Central Ltd, 2017-04-03)

  There is a growing global acknowledgement that improving child survival rates is no longer sufficient. Emphasis is shifting to the improvement of health and developmental trajectories in early childhood. Screening and ...
• The prevalence and social determinants of fruit and vegetable consumption among adults in Kenya: a cross-sectional national population-based survey, 2015 

  Pengpid, S.; Peltzer, K. (Pan African Medical Journal, 2019-03-22)

  Low fruit and vegetable consumption contributes significantly to the burden of disease. The study aimed to assess the prevalence and correlates of fruit and vegetable (FAV) consumption among adults in a national survey in ...
• Prevalence and predictors of current and former tobacco use among older adults in Indonesia 

  Pengpid, S.; Peltzer, K. (Earthscan, 2019-03-26)

  The study aims to describe sociodemographic and health variable indices related to current and former tobacco use among older adults who participated in the Indonesia Family Life Survey (IFLS-5) in 2014-15. Materials and ...
• Daily tobacco use and problem drinking among urban adults in South Africa: a longitudinal study 

  Peltzer, K.; Chao, L-W.; Ramlagan, S.; Szrek, H. (Pan African Medical Journal, 2019-03-22)

  There is a lack of longitudinal studies investigating daily tobacco use and problem drinking in Africa. The aim of this study was to explore the prevalence of daily tobacco use and problem drinking and to determine the ...
• Early learning experiences, school entry skills and later mathematics achievement in South Africa 

  Visser, M.M.; Juan, A.L.; Hannan, S.M. (AOSIS Publishers, 2019-03-28)

  The acquired skill set prior to school entry has emerged as an important issue in research and policy internationally. Much evidence exists advocating the importance of early numeracy and literacy skills in later academic ...
• Feeling under pressure: perspectives of the meaning of love and sexual relationships amongst young men in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa 

  Manyaapelo, T.; Sifunda, S.; Ruiter, R.A.C.; Nyembezi, A.; van den Borne, B.; Reddy, P. (Sage, 2019-03-29)

  This study aimed to explore perspectives on the meaning of love and sexual relations amongst young men in KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. Gaining insights into these perspectives will help to understand the sexual ...
• Multi-sectoral action in non-communicable disease prevention policy development in five African countries 

  Juma, P.A.; Mapa-Tassou, C.; Mohamed, S.F.; Mwagomba, B.M.L.; Ndinda, C; Olawasanu, M.; Mbanya, J-C.; Nkhata, M.J.; Asiki, G.; Kyobutungi, C. (BMC, 2019-03-30)

  The rise of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Africa requires a multi-sectoral action (MSA) in their prevention and control. This study aimed to generate evidence on the extent of MSA application in NCD prevention policy ...
• Influence of the WHO framework convention on tobacco control on tobacco legislation and policies in sub-Saharan Africa 

  Wisdom, J.P.; Juma, P.; Mwagomba, B.; Ndinda, C; Mapa-Tassou, C.; Assah, F.; Nkhata, N.; Mohamed, S.F.; Oladimeji, O.; Oladunni, O.; Olawasanu, M.; Sanni, S.; Mbanya, J-C.; Kyobutungi, C. (BMC, 2019-03-30)

  The World Health Organization's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, enforced in 2005, was a watershed international treaty that stipulated requirements for signatories to govern the production, sale, distribution, ...
• HSRC Review: March. 17(1): 3-40 

  Oosthuizen, A. (HSRC Press, 2019-03-28)
• Sexual risk behaviours, gender, & age dimensions of the adolescent HIV epidemic in South Africa 

  Naidoo, I.; Jooste, S.; Mabaso, M.; Zungu, N. (2022-01-12)

  There is limited data on adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) in South Africa. To address this gap, we sought to quantify adolescent HIV prevalence & risk behaviours, in a collaborative project called Being ALHIV: What do we ...
• Impact of public investment on small-scale irrigation and the welfare of farmer households in the Saline Zone in West Bengal, India: Application of PSM 

  Jana, S.K.; Sinyolo, S. (IGI Global, 2022-01-11)

  Irrigation plays an important role in improving smallholder agricultural production and/or productivity, household food security and rural poverty reduction in the developing countries. The objective of this study is to ...
• Racial disparities in psychological distress in post-apartheid South Africa: results from the SANHANES-1 survey 

  Harriman, N.W.; Williams, D.R.; Morgan, J.W.; Sewpaul, R.; Manyaapelo, T.; Sifunda, S.; Mabaso, M.; Mbewu, A.D.; Reddy, S.P. (Springer, 2022-01-11)

  South Africa has long endured a high prevalence of mental disorders at the national level, and its unique social and historical context could be a contributor to an increased risk of mental health problems. Our current ...
• Prevalence of multimorbidity of cardiometabolic conditions and associated risk factors in a population-based sample of South Africans: A cross-sectional study 

  Sewpaul, R.; Mbewu, A.D.; Fagbamigbe, A.F.; Kandala, N.B.; Reddy, S.P. (Elsevier, 2022-01-11)

  Ageing populations have led to a growing prevalence of multimorbidity. Cardiometabolic multimorbidity (CM), the co-existence of two or more cardiometabolic disorders in the same person, is rapidly increasing. We examined ...
• Race, geographical location and other risk factors for hypertension: South African National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2011/12 

  Reddy, S.P.; Mbewu, A.D.; Williams, D.R.; Harriman, N.W.; Sewpaul, R.; Morgan, J.W.; Sifunda, S.; Manyaapelo, T.; Mabaso, M. (Elsevier, 2022-01-11)

  Hypertension is the leading cardiovascular disease in Africa. It is increasing in prevalence due partly to the epidemiological transition that African countries, including South Africa, are undergoing. This epidemiological ...
• COVID-19 vaccination intentions and related factors in South Africa: results from a large-scale public survey 

  Sewpaul, R.; Sifunda, S.; Shean, Y.; Parker, S.; Mabaso, M.; Mokhele, T.; Davids, A.; Gaida, R.; Ramlagan, S.; Reddy, S.P. (2022-01-11)
• Community members' perspectives of two interactive events aimed at interrupting underage drinking: a rapid assessment 

  Groenewald, C.; Essack, Z.; Khumalo, S.; Nkwanyana, A.; Fluks, L. (2019-04-03)

  In response to the problem of underage drinking, the Association for Alcohol Responsibility and Education (AwARE.org) piloted an early intervention programme that aimed to prevent and interrupt underage drinking amongst ...

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