Browsing by Author "Puoane, Thandi"
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Obesity in South Africa: The South African Demographic and Health Survey
Puoane, Thandi; Steyn, Krisela; Bradshaw, Debbie; Laubscher, Ria; Fourie, Jean; Lambert, Vicki; Mbanangwa, Nolwazi (Nature Publishing Group, 2002)To ascertain the anthropometric profile and determinants of obesity in South Africans who participated in the Demographic and Health Survey in 1998. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES: A sample of 13,089 men and women (age, ... -
Pain as a reason for primary care visits: cross-sectional survey in a rural and periurban health clinic in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
Igumbor, Ehimario U.; Puoane, Thandi; Gansky, Stuart A.; Plesh, Octavia (South Africa Academy of Family Physicians, 2012)Background: The burden of pain in primary care has not been described for South Africa. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of pain in primary care and to characterise pain among adult patients attending a rural ... -
Perceptions about body image and sizes among Black African girls living in Cape Town
Puoane, Thandi; Tsolekile, Lungiswa; Steyn, Nelia (International Society on Hypertension in Blacks, 2010)OBJECTIVE: To assess beliefs about body size (fatness and thinness) and body image in Black girls aged 10–18 years living in Cape Town. DESIGN: Exploratory using qualitative methods. SETTING: Cape Town, South Africa. METHOD: ... -
Perceptions of body size and its association with HIV/AIDS
Matoti-Mvalo, Tandi; Puoane, Thandi (MedPharm Publications, 2011)OBJECTIVE: To explore the perception among black South African women that people who are thin are infected with HIV or have AIDS. SETTING: Khayelitsha, an urban township in Cape Town. SUBJECTS: 513 women aged 18-65 ... -
Perceptions of body size, obesity threat and the willingness to lose weight among black South African adults: a qualitative study
Okop, Kufre Joseph; Mukumbang, Ferdinand C.; Mathole, Thubelihle; Levitt, Naomi; Puoane, Thandi (BioMed Central, 2016)BACKGROUND: The obesity epidemic is associated with rising rates of cardiovascular disease (CVD) among adults, particularly in countries undergoing rapid urbanisation and nutrition transition. This study explored the ... -
Perceptions of mothers and caregivers regarding the detection and treatment of severely malnourished children in Kanchele, Kalomo district, Zambia
Khunga, Helen; Puoane, Thandi; Okop, Kufre Joseph (Unisa press, 2014)Each year, malnutrition accounts for about 50 percent of the deaths of under-fives in developing countries. In Zambia, about 45 percent of children under the age of five exhibit stunted growth, mainly due to malnutrition. ... -
Prevalence and risk indicators of chronic pain in a rural community in South Africa
Igumbor, Ehimario U.; Puoane, Thandi; Gansky, Stuart A.; Plesh, Octavia (James Cook University, 2011)Background: Despite the acknowledgement that chronic pain may be a problem for adults in rural settings, there is a lack of epidemiological investigations on its occurrence in rural South Africa. Objectives: To estimate ... -
Prevalence and socio-demographic correlates of physical activity levels among South African adults in Cape Town and Mount Frere communities in 2008-2009
Malambo, Pasmore; Kengne, Andre P.; Lambert, Estelle V.; De Villiers, Anniza; Puoane, Thandi (BioMed Central, 2016)BACKGROUND: Physical activity has been linked to reduced risk of various cardiometabolic disease, cancer, and premature mortality. We investigated the prevalence and socio-demographic correlates of physical activity among ... -
Prevalence of a healthy lifestyle among individuals with cardiovascular disease in high-, middle- and low-income countries: The Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study
Teo, Koon; Lear, Scott; Islam, Shofiqul; Mony, Prem; Dehghan, Mahshid; Li, Wei; Rosengren, Annika; Lopez-Jaramillo, Patricio; Diaz, Rafael; Oliveira, Gustavo; Miskan, Maizatullifah; Rangarajan, Sumathy; Iqbal, Romaina; Ilow, Rafal; Puoane, Thandi; Bahonar, Ahmad; Gulec, Sadi; Darwish, Ebtihal A.; Lanas, Fernando; Vijaykumar, Krishnapillai; Rahman, Omar; Chifamba, Jephat; Hou, Yan; Li, Ning; Yusuf, Salim (American Medical Association, 2013)Importance: Little is known about adoption of healthy lifestyle behaviors among individuals with a coronary heart disease (CHD) or stroke event in communities across a range of countries worldwide. Objective: To examine ... -
Prevalence of obesity and overweight in African learners: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis
Adom, Theodosia; Puoane, Thandi; De Villiers, Anniza; Kengne, Andre P. (BMJ Publishing Group, 2017)Introduction: Obesity and overweight are an emerging problem in Africa. Obese children are at increased risk of developing hypertension, high cholesterol, orthopaedic problems and type 2 diabetes as well as increased risk ... -
The prevalence of traditional herbal medicine use among hypertensives living in South African communities
Hughes, Gail; Aboyade, Oluwaseyi; Clark, Bobby; Puoane, Thandi (Biomedcentral, 2013)BACKGROUND: In South Africa, over 6 million people are hypertensive and the burden of disease shows that cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death among adults. Although treatments exist, few people ... -
Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment and Control of Hypertension in Rural and Urban Communities in High-, Middle-, and Low-Income Countries
Chow, Clara K.; Koon, Teo K.; Puoane, Thandi; Rangarajan, Sumathy; Islam, Shofiqul; Gupta, Rajeev; Avezum, Alvaro; Bahonar, Ahmad; Chifamba, Jephat; Dagenais, Gilles; Diaz, Rafael; Kazmi, Khawar; Lanas, Fernando; Wei, Li; Lopez-Jaramillo, Patricio; Fanghong, Lu; Ismail, Noor Hassim; Rosengren, Annika; Szuba, Andrzej; Temizhan, Ahmet; Wielgosz, Andy; Yusuf, Rita; Yusufali, Afzalhussein; McKee, Martin; Liu, Lisheng; Mony, Prem; Yusuf, Salim (American Medical Association, 2013)IMPORTANCE: Hypertension is the most important preventable cause of morbidity and mortality globally, yet there are relatively few data collected using standardized methods. OBJECTIVE: To examine hypertension prevalence, ... -
Prevention of hypertension and diabetes in an urban setting in South Africa: Participatory action research with community health workers
Bradley, Hazel A.; Puoane, Thandi (International Society on Hypertension in Blacks, 2007)The project aimed to identify factors that contribute to hypertension and diabetes and to design and implement appropriate local interventions to prevent these non-communicable diseases and promote healthy lifestyles. This ... -
Protocol for a scoping review of existing policies on the prevention and control of obesity across countries in Africa
Adom, Theodosia; Puoane, Thandi; De Villiers, Anniza; Kengne, André Pascal (BMJ Publishing Group, 2017)INTRODUCTION: The obesity epidemic is a public health challenge for all, including low-income countries. The behavioural patterns known to contribute to the rise in obesity prevalence occur in an environmental context which ... -
Protocol for systematic review of school-based interventions to prevent and control obesity in African learners
Adom, Theodosia; Puoane, Thandi; De Villiers, Anniza; Kengne, Andre Pascal (BMJ Publishing Group, 2017)INTRODUCTION: The increasing prevalence of obesity and overweight in childhood in developing countries is a public health concern to many governments. Schools play a significant role in the obesity epidemic as well as ... -
Reducing the role of the food, tobacco, and alcohol industries in non-communicable disease risk in South Africa
Delobelle, Peter; Sanders, David; Puoane, Thandi (SAGE Publications, 2016)Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) impose a growing burden on the health, economy, and development of South Africa. According to the World Health Organization, four risk factors, tobacco use, alcohol consumption, unhealthy ... -
Referral outcomes of individuals identified at high risk of cardiovascular disease by community health workers in Bangladesh, Guatemala, Mexico, and South Africa
Levitt, Naomi S.; Puoane, Thandi; Denman, Catalina A. (Taylor & Francis Open Access, 2015)We have found that community health workers (CHWs) with appropriate training are able to accurately identify people at high cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in the community who would benefit from the introduction of ... -
The relationship between objectively measured attributes of the built environment and selected cardiovascular risk factors in a South African urban setting
Malambo, Pasmore; De Villiers, Anniza; Lambert, Estelle V.; Puoane, Thandi; Kengne, Andre P. (BioMed Central, 2018)BACKGROUND: Evidence concerning the relationship between objectively-measured attributes of the built environment with cardio-metabolic risk in populations from lower- and middle-income countries is lacking. In this paper, ... -
The relationship between objectively measured attributes of the built environment and selected cardiovascular risk factors in a South African urban setting
Malambo, Pasmore; De Villiers, Anniza; Lambert, Estelle V.; Puoane, Thandi; Kengne, Andre P. (BioMed Central, 2018)BACKGROUND: Evidence concerning the relationship between objectively-measured attributes of the built environment with cardio-metabolic risk in populations from lower- and middle-income countries is lacking. In this paper, ... -
Role of community health workers in type 2 diabetes mellitus self-management: A scoping review
Egbujie, Bonaventure Amandi; Delobelle, Peter Arthur; Levitt, Naomi; Puoane, Thandi; Sanders, David; van Wyk, Brian (PlOS ONE, 2018)Globally the number of people with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has risen significantly over the last few decades. Aligned to this is a growing use of community health workers (CHWs) to deliver T2DM self-management ...