Browsing School of Public Health by Author "Delobelle, Peter"
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Determinants of dietary patterns in school going adolescents in Urban Zambia
Mukanu, Mulenga Mary; Delobelle, Peter; Thow, Anne Marie (Frontiers Media, 2022)Understanding dietary patterns in a population is critical for decision making. This study aimed to identify the prevailing dietary patterns and their associated individual and school environment factors among school going ... -
Diet-related non-communicable diseases in South Africa: determinants and policy responses
Spires, Mark; Delobelle, Peter; Sanders, David; Puoane, Thandi; Hoelzel, Philipp; Swart, Rina (Health Systems Trust (HST), 2016)Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of death globally and they are on the rise both in low- and middle-income countries, with South Africa being no exception. Implicated in this upward trend in the country ... -
Expanding the prevention armamentarium portfolio: A framework for promoting HIV-conversant communities within a complex, adaptive epidemiological landscape
Burman, Christopher J.; Aphane, Marota; Delobelle, Peter (Taylor and Francis Group, 2015)The article describes a design journey that culminated in an HIV-Conversant Community Framework that is now being piloted in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. The objective of the initiative is to reduce the aggregate ... -
Implementing and evaluating community health worker-led cardiovascular disease risk screening intervention in Sub-Saharan Africa communities: a participatory implementation research protocol
Okop, Kufre; Delobelle, Peter; Lambert, Estelle Victoria; Getachew, Hailemichael; Howe, Rawleigh (MDPI, 2023)The increasing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), particularly cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) poses a considerable threat to public health. Community-driven CVD risk ... -
Motivational determinants of physical activity in disadvantaged populations with (pre)diabetes: A cross-cultural comparison
De Man, Jeroen; Kasujja, Francis Xavier; Delobelle, Peter (Research Square, 2021)Understanding motivational determinants of physical activity (PA) is essential to guide the implementation of PA at individual and population level. Knowledge about the cross-cultural generalizability of these determinants ... -
Nutrition policy reforms to address the double burden of malnutrition in Zambia: a prospective policy analysis
Mukanu, Mulenga Mary; Mchiza, Zandile June-Rose; Delobelle, Peter; Thow, Anne Marie (Oxford, 2023)The evolution of nutrition patterns in Zambia has resulted in the coexistence of undernutrition and overnutrition in the same population, the double burden of malnutrition. While Zambia has strong policies addressing ... -
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 ... -
School food environment in urban Zambia: A qualitative analysis of drivers of adolescent food choices and their policy implications
Mukanu, Mulenga Mary; Thow, Anne Marie; Delobelle, Peter (MDPI, 2022)Identifying context specific points for reforming policy to promote healthier food environments and consumer behavior in critical life stages like adolescence is crucial in addressing the double burden of malnutrition. ... -
Study protocol for the SMART2D adaptive implementation trial: a cluster randomised trial comparing facility-only care with integrated facility and community care to improve type 2 diabetes outcomes in Uganda, South Africa and Sweden
Guwatudde, David; Absetz, Pilvikki; Delobelle, Peter; Östenson, Claes-Göran; Sanders, David; Puoane, Thandi (BMJ Publishing Group, 2018)INTRODUCTION Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is increasingly contributing to the global burden of disease. Health systems in most parts of the world are struggling to diagnose and manage T2D, especially in low-income and ... -
Testing a self-determination theory model of healthy eating in a South African township
De Man, Jeroen; Wouters, Edwin; Delobelle, Peter; Puoane, Thandi; Daivadanam, Meena; Absetz, Pilvikki; Remmen, Roy; van Olmen, Josefien (Frontiers Media S.A., 2020)Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is one of the leading causes of death and disability, and its prevalence has been growing rapidly in sub-Saharan Africa (International Diabetes Federation, 2017). In response to this T2D pandemic, ... -
Understanding key drivers of performance in the provision of maternal health services in eastern cape, South Africa: a systems analysis using group model building
Lembani, Martina; de Pinho, Helen; Delobelle, Peter (BMC, 2018)Background: The Eastern Cape Province reports among the poorest health service indicators in South Africa with some of its districts standing out as worst performing as regards maternal health indicators. To understand ... -
User assessments and the use of information from MomConnect, a mobile phone text-based information service, by pregnant women and new mothers in South Africa
Skinner, Donald; Delobelle, Peter; Pappin, Michele; Pieterse, Desiree; Esterhuizen, Tonya Marianne; Barron, Peter; Dudley, Lilian (BMJ Publishing Group, 2018)MomConnect was designed to provide crucial health information to mothers during pregnancy and in the early years of child rearing in South Africa. The design drew on the success of the Mobile Alliance for Maternal ...