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Using photography to explore people with diabetes' perspectives on food environments in urban and rural South Africa
(NLM (Medline), 2021)
Diabetes, a serious disease resulting in significant morbidity and early mortality, is currently on the rise globally. A major contributor to this observed increase in low- and middle-income countries, such as South Africa, ...
Knowledge of non-communicable disease risk factors among community health workers in South Africa
(Bentham, 2020)
Introduction:
Community Health Workers play an important role in supporting patients with chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs), therefore they need to
be constantly updated with current knowledge to enable them to ...
Applying and comparing various nutrient profiling models against the packaged food supply in South Africa
(Cambridge University Press, 2022)
This study aimed to apply the newly developed Chile Adjusted Model
(CAM) nutrient profiling model (NPM) to the food supply in South Africa (SA) and
compare its performance against existing NPM as an indication of suitability ...
Inequity in the distribution of non-communicable disease multimorbidity in adults in South Africa: An analysis of prevalence and patterns
(Frontiers Media, 2022)
The present study examined the prevalence and patterns of noncommunicable
disease multimorbidity by wealth quintile among adults in South Africa. The South African National Income Dynamics Study Wave 5 was conducted ...
Diabetes self-management: A qualitative study on challenges and solutions from the perspective of South African patients and health care providers
(Taylor and Francis Group, 2023)
Health education and self-management are among key strategies for managing diabetes and hypertension to reduce morbidity and mortality. Inappropriate self- management support can potentially worsen chronic diseases outcomes ...