Browsing by Author "Naidoo, Pamela"
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The association between psychological distress, alcohol use and physical non-communicable diseases in a nationally representative sample of South Africans
Sorsdahl, Katherine; Sewpaul, Ronel; Evans, Meredith; Naidoo, Pamela; Myers, Bronwyn; Stein, Dan J. (SAGE Publications, 2016)This study examines the associations between symptoms of mental disorders and diabetes and hypertension in a nationally representative sample of South Africans. We examined unadjusted and adjusted associations of ... -
Conceptual framework for establishing the African Stroke Organization
Naidoo, Pamela; Akinyemi, Rufus; Sarfo, Fred Stephen (SAGE, 2021)Africa is the world’s most genetically diverse, second largest, and second most populous continent, with over one billion people distributed across 54 countries. With a 23% lifetime risk of stroke, Africa has some of the ... -
No association between cumulative traumatic experiences and sex in risk for posttraumatic stress disorder among human immunodeficiency virus-positive adults
Morris, Tanya; Naidoo, Pamela; Cloete, Karen J.; Harvey, Justin; Seedat, Soraya (Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2013)This study examined the association between the type and number of traumatic experiences and the conditional risk for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), stratified by sex, in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). We ... -
Predictors of knowledge about tuberculosis: results from SANHANES I, a national, cross-sectional household survey in South Africa
Naidoo, Pamela; Simbayi, Leickness; Labadarios, Demetre; Ntsepe, Yoliswa; Bikitsha, Nwabisa; Khan, Gadija; Sewpaul, Ronel; Moyo, Sizulu; Rehle, Thomas (BioMed Central, 2016)BACKGROUND: South Africa is one of the 22 high tuberculosis burden countries that contribute 80 % of the global tuberculosis cases. Tuberculosis is infectious and due to its rapid and easy transmission route poses a threat ... -
Predictors of nurses’ and midwives’ intentions to provide maternal and child healthcare services to adolescents in South Africa
Jonas, Kim; Reddy, Priscilla; van den Borne, Bart; Sewpaul, Ronel; Nyembezi, Anam; Naidoo, Pamela; Crutzen, Rik (BioMed Central, 2016)BACKGROUND: Adolescent mothers are at a much higher risk for maternal mortality compared to mothers aged 20 years and above. Newborns born to adolescent mothers are also more likely to have low birth weight, with the risk ... -
Predictors of nurses’ and midwives’ intentions to provide maternal and child healthcare services to adolescents in South Africa
Jonas, Kim; Reddy, Priscilla; van den Borne, Bart; Sewpaul, Ronel; Nyembezi, Anam; Naidoo, Pamela; Crutzen, Rik (Biomed Central, 2016)BACKGROUND: Adolescent mothers are at a much higher risk for maternal mortality compared to mothers aged 20 years and above. Newborns born to adolescent mothers are also more likely to have low birth weight, with the risk ... -
Predictors of tuberculosis (TB) and antiretroviral (ARV) medication non-adherence in public primary care patients in South Africa: A cross sectional study
Naidoo, Pamela; Peltzer, Karl; Louw, Julia; Matseke, Gladys (BioMed Central, 2013)Background: Despite the downward trend in the absolute number of tuberculosis (TB) cases since 2006 and the fall in the incidence rates since 2001, the burden of disease caused by TB remains a global health challenge. ...