Browsing Research Publications by Author "Puoane, Thandi"
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Ability to manage diabetes – community health workers’ knowledge, attitudes and beliefs
Hughes, Gail; Puoane, Thandi; Bradley, Hazel A. (SEMDSA (Society for Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of SA), 2006)BACKGROUND: Diabetes constitutes a significant health problem in South Africa. Early detection and good management can prevent or delay complications, with national guidelines for diabetes treatment now available to ... -
Adapting the diabetes prevention program for low and middle-income countries: Protocol for a cluster randomised trial to evaluate lifestyle Africa
Puoane, Thandi (BMJ, 2019)Low and middle-income countries like South Africa are experiencing major increases in burden of non-communicable diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular conditions. However, evidence-based interventions to address ... -
Adherence challenges encountered in an intervention programme to combat chronic non-communicable diseases in an urban black community, Cape Town
Solomons, Nasheetah; Kruger, Herculina Salome; Puoane, Thandi (AOSIS OpenJournals Publishing AOSIS (Pty) Ltd, 2017)Background: Chronic non-communicable diseases (CNCD) have become the greatest contributor to the mortality rate worldwide. Despite attempts by Governments and various non-governmental organisations to prevent and control ... -
Advancing the agenda on noncommunicable diseases: prevention and management at community level
Puoane, Thandi; Egbujie, Bonaventure Amandi; Sanders, David; Tsolekile, Lungiswa Primrose; Lewy, Marc (Health Systems Trust (HST), 2017)South Africa is experiencing an increase in the prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which imposes a heavy burden on healthcare services. The South African government has made great strides towards management ... -
Association between dietary adherence, anthropometric measurements and blood pressure in an urban black population, South Africa
Solomons, Nasheetah; Kruger, H Salome; Puoane, Thandi (Taylor & Francis, 2018)Objectives: The aim was to determine participants’ dietary adherence by calculating a diet adherence score based on the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH)-style diet; (2) to determine if there was an association ... -
Association between perceived built environmental attributes and physical activity among adults in South Africa
Malambo, Pasmore; Kengne, Andre P.; Lambert, Estelle V.; De Villiers, Anniza; Puoane, Thandi (BioMed Central Ltd., 2017)Background: To investigate the association between perceived environmental attributes and leisure-time and transport-related physical activity. Methods: This was a cross-sectional survey involving 671 South Africans aged ... -
Association of ultra-processed food intake with risk of inflammatory bowel disease: prospective cohort study
Narula, Neeraj; Wong, Emily C L; Puoane, Thandi (BMA, 2021)To evaluate the relation between intake of ultraprocessed food and risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).21 low, middle, and high income countries across seven geographical regions (Europe and North America, South ... -
Associations of perceived neighbourhood safety from traffic and crime with overweight/ obesity among South African adults of low socioeconomic status
Malambo, Pasmore; De Villiers, Anniza; Lambert, Estelle V.; Puoane, Thandi; Kengne, Andre P. (Public Library of Science, 2018)BACKGROUND The relationship between perceived neighbourhood safety from traffic and crime with overweight/ obesity can provide intervention modalities for obesity, yet no relevant study has been conducted in sub-Saharan ... -
"Big Food", the consumer food environment, health and the policy response in South Africa
Igumbor, Ehimario U.; Sanders, David; Puoane, Thandi; Tsolekile, Lungiswa; Schwarz, Cassandra; Purdy, Christopher; Swart, Rina; Durao, Solange; Hawkes, Corinna (Public Library of Science, 2012)Summary Points: * In South Africa, as in other jurisdictions, ‘‘Big Food’’ (large commercial entities that dominate the food and beverage environment) is becoming more widespread and is implicated in unhealthy eating. * ... -
'Big is beautiful' – an exploration with urban black community health workers in a South African township
Puoane, Thandi; Fourie, J.M.; Shapiro, M.; Rosling, L.; Tshaka, N.C.; Oelefse, A. (South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2005)OBJECTIVES: To explore perceptions about factors associated with body weight and body image among black female community health workers (CHWs) living and working in Khayelitsha, Cape Town. DESIGN: A descriptive, ... -
Built environment, selected risk factors and major cardiovascular disease outcomes: a systematic review
Malambo, Pasmore; Kengne, Andre P.; De Villiers, Anniza; Lambert, Estelle V.; Puoane, Thandi (Public Library of Science, 2016)INTRODUCTION Built environment attributes have been linked to cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. Therefore, identifying built environment attributes that are associated with CVD risk is relevant for facilitating effective ... -
Challenges faced by the urban black South Africans in the prevention of non-communicable diseases
Puoane, Thandi; Tsolekile, Lungiswa (Kamla-Raj Enterprises, 2008)This paper was conducted to describe some of the circumstances that increases the risk factors for non-communicable diseases amongst the previously disadvantaged South African population. The work presented here is based ... -
Challenges facing successful scaling up of effective screening for cardiovascular disease by community health workers in Mexico and South Africa: Policy implications
Denman, CA; Gaziano, T.A.; Puoane, Thandi; Levitt, Naomi S.; Abrahams-Gessel, Shafika (iMED, 2016)The integration of community health workers (CHWs) into primary and secondary prevention functions in health programs and services delivery in Mexico and South Africa has been demonstrated to be effective. Task-sharing ... -
Chronic non-communicable diseases
Puoane, Thandi; Tsolekile, Lungiswa; Sanders, David; Parker, Whadiah (Health Systems Trust, 2008)This chapter will examine the current actions, including lifestyle measures, for the prevention and management of non-communicable diseases within a South African context. It will also focus on the biological, behavioural ... -
Chronic pain in the community: A survey in a township in Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Igumbor, Ehimario U.; Puoane, Thandi; Gansky, Stuart A.; Plesh, Octavia (Medpharm Publications, 2011)Background: Comprehensive information is needed on the epidemiology and burden of chronic pain in the population for the development of appropriate health interventions. This study aimed to determine the prevalence, ... -
Communication on sexual issues between migrant males and their partners: a study undertaken in rural South Africa
Hughes, Gail; Puoane, Thandi (University of the Western Cape, 2006)INTRODUCTION: Women stay alone with their children in rural places while their husbands I partners work away from home for varying periods of time. Such fluctuating migration may cause difficulty in communications and may ... -
Community intervention for the emerging epidemic of non-communicable diseases
Puoane, Thandi; Bradley, Hazel A. (MedPharm Publications, 2006)BACKGROUND: Community health workers (CHWs) are lay people trained to assist with health care in their communities. This study took place at two sites in Khayelitsha, a township in the Cape Peninsula, from 2000 ... -
Consumption patterns of street food consumers in Cape Town
Hill, Jillian; Mchiza, Zandile; Fourie, Jean; Puoane, Thandi; Steyn, Nelia (South African Association of Family Ecology and Consumer Sciences (SAAFECS)., 2016)Street foods (SF) contribute significantly to the diet of people living in low- and middle-income countries, however there is a paucity of data on consumption patterns of SF. Since many South Africans consume SF regularly, ... -
Determinants of obesity in an urban township of South Africa
Puoane, Thandi (MedPharm Publications, 2008)OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of overweight and obesity, and identify factors associated with Body Mass Index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) among adults residing in an urban township in South Africa. DESIGN: ... -
Diabetes self-management: A qualitative study on challenges and solutions from the perspective of South African patients and health care providers
Masupe, Tiny; Onagbiye, Sunday; Puoane, Thandi (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 ...