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Knowledge and practice of breast self-examination among rural women in South-West Nigeria: Implications for development of women empowerment programme
(UNISA Press, 2017)
Cancer is a major public health concern globally. In Nigeria, over 10 000 cancer deaths and 250 000 new cases of cancer are recorded yearly. It was reported that the number of women at risk of breast cancer increased ...
Exploring service providers’ perspectives on the prevention and management of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in South Africa: a qualitative study
(BMC, 2018)
BACKGROUND: Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is among the leading causes of developmental and intellectual
disabilities in individuals. Although efforts are being made toward the prevention and management of FASD ...
Intimate partner violence and HIV sexual risk behaviour among women who inject drugs in Indonesia: a respondent‑driven sampling study Claudia Stoicescu,
(Springer, 2018)
Women who inject drugs are disproportionately affected by HIV and intimate partner violence (IPV); however, the link between IPV and HIV remains under-researched among substance-using women in low- and middle-income ...
Dietary fat intake and red blood cell fatty acid composition of children and women from three different geographical areas in South Africa
(Elsevier, 2016)
Dietary fat intake, particularly the type of fat, is reflected in the red blood cell (RBC) fatty acid (FA) profile and is vital in growth, development and health maintenance. The FA profile (%wt/wt) of RBC membrane ...
Perceptions of body size and its association with HIV/AIDS
(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 ...
Female sport administrators’ experiences of organisational fit in the workplace
(AFAHPER-SD, 2011)
Gender inequality in South African sport has been legislated against by a number of
constitutionally binding Acts. Although these policies have done much to address the general
absence of women in leadership positions ...
Mothers' perceptions of female genital mutilation
(Oxford University Press, 2014)
The practice of female genital mutilation (FGM)
is widespread in Nigeria. This study was conducted
to assess the perceptions of FGM among
mothers at a primary healthcare centre in Lagos,
Nigeria. A convenience sample ...
Validity and utility of instruments for screening of depression in women attending antenatal clinics in Blantyre district in Malawi
(AOSIS, 2018)
Screening instruments should be brief, valid and easy to use if they are to be useful in a busy antenatal clinic in
low-resource settings. A short instrument can be used in a busy antenatal clinic in combination with a ...