Browsing Research Publications by Author "Sewpaul, Ronel"
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The association between biopsychosocial factors and disability in a national health survey in South Africa
Naidoo, P.; Sewpaul, Ronel; Nyembezi, Anam; Reddy, Priscilla; Louw, K.; Desai, R.; Stein, Dan J. (Taylor & Francis, 2017)The association between psychosocial factors and disability is less clear. This study investigated the biological and psychosocial (employment and psychological distress) factors associated with level of disability in an ... -
The association between psychological distress, alcohol use and physical non-communicable diseases in a nationally representative sample of South Africans
Sorsdahl, Katherine; Sewpaul, Ronel; Evans, Meredith; Naidoo, Pamela; Myers, Bronwyn; Stein, Dan J. (SAGE Publications, 2016)This study examines the associations between symptoms of mental disorders and diabetes and hypertension in a nationally representative sample of South Africans. We examined unadjusted and adjusted associations of ... -
Predictors of knowledge about tuberculosis: results from SANHANES I, a national, cross-sectional household survey in South Africa
Naidoo, Pamela; Simbayi, Leickness; Labadarios, Demetre; Ntsepe, Yoliswa; Bikitsha, Nwabisa; Khan, Gadija; Sewpaul, Ronel; Moyo, Sizulu; Rehle, Thomas (BioMed Central, 2016)BACKGROUND: South Africa is one of the 22 high tuberculosis burden countries that contribute 80 % of the global tuberculosis cases. Tuberculosis is infectious and due to its rapid and easy transmission route poses a threat ...