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Prevalence and ergonomic risk factors of work-related musculoskeletal injuries amongst underground mine workers in Zambia
(Japan Society for Occupational Health, 2013)
Work-related musculoskeletal injuries (WMSIs) are common in both developed and third world countries. Most researchers agree that exposure to ergonomic risk factors is a major contributor to these injuries. Objective: The ...
Intimate partner violence amongst undergraduate nursing students
(Unisa press, 2014)
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is reported to be rife among the student population at
tertiary institutions and the general population. Yet the abuse is under diagnosed by nurses
in health care settings. Research ...
Prevalence of bullying victimisation among primary school children in South Africa: a population-based study
(BMC Research Notes, 2021)
Objectives: Bullying victimisation (BV) among children in South Africa has been identified as a major public health concern. While several studies report on the prevalence rates of BV, there is currently a dearth of research ...
Examination of maternal gingival crevicular fluid for the presence of selected periodontopathogens implicated in the pre-term delivery of low birthweight infants
(Landes Bioscience, 2010)
Background: Reports show that more than 20 million infants world-wide are born prematurely with 95% of all pre-term
births occurring in developing countries. Oral colonization of Gram-negative anaerobes has been implicated ...
Perspectives of policymakers and service providers on why fetal alcohol spectrum disorders remain unabated in South Africa: A qualitative study
(Springer, 2021)
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) remains one of the leading sources of non-genetic intellectual and developmental disabilities globally. South Africa (SA) could be considered to bear the greatest burden of FASD ...
Prevalence and factors associated with substance use among university students in South Africa: implications for prevention
(BMC Psychology, 2022)
Background: Substance use is an important public health concern in many countries across the globe. Among the general public, institutions of higher learning have developed a reputation for inducing new substance use among ...
Multimorbidity patterns in South Africa: A latent class analysis
(Frontiers Media S.A., 2023)
Introduction: South Africa has the largest burden of HIV worldwide and has a growing burden of non-communicable diseases; the combination of which may lead to diseases clustering in ways that are not seen in other regions. ...
Prevalence of secondary health conditions and mental status in persons with long-term spinal cord injury in South Africa: Comparison between public and private healthcare sectors
(South African Medical Journal, 2023)
Background: Spinal cord injuries typically result in a range of negative health outcomes and health states, which impacts overall functioning, health and well-being. It remains important to establish the prevalence (burden) ...
Prevalence of dental caries and associated risk factors among people living with HIV/ AIDS and HIV uninfected adults at an HIV clinic in Kigali, Rwanda
(Public Library of Science, 2023)
Background Dental caries is among the most frequent oral conditions in People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). There is a lack of baseline information on dental caries prevalence and associated risk factors among PLWHA in ...