Browsing School of Public Health by Author "Bradshaw, Debbie"
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Obesity in South Africa: The South African Demographic and Health Survey
Puoane, Thandi; Steyn, Krisela; Bradshaw, Debbie; Laubscher, Ria; Fourie, Jean; Lambert, Vicki; Mbanangwa, Nolwazi (Nature Publishing Group, 2002)To ascertain the anthropometric profile and determinants of obesity in South Africans who participated in the Demographic and Health Survey in 1998. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES: A sample of 13,089 men and women (age, ... -
Perceptions about data-informed decisions: an assessment of information-use in high HIV-prevalence settings in South Africa
Nicol, Edward; Bradshaw, Debbie; Uwimana-Nicol, Jeannine; Dudley, Lilian (BioMed Central, 2017)BACKGROUND: Information-use is an integral component of a routine health information system and essential to influence policy-making, program actions and research. Despite an increased amount of routine data collected, planning ... -
South African child deaths 1990-2011: have HIV services reversed the trend enough to meet Millennium Development Goal 4?
Kerber, Kate J.; Lawn, Joy E.; Sanders, David; Jackson, Debra; Johnson, Leigh F.; Maye, Mary; Dorrington, Rob E.; Phillips, Heston; Bradshaw, Debbie; Nannan, Nadine; Msemburi, William; Oestergaard, Mikkel Z.; Walker, Neff P. (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2013)OBJECTIVE: To analyse trends in under-five mortality rate in South Africa (1990–2011), particularly the contribution of AIDS deaths. METHODS: Three nationally used models for estimating AIDS deaths in children ... -
Trends and inequities in amenable mortality between 1997 and 2012 in South Africa
Neethling, Ian; Groenewald, Pam; Schneider, Helen; Bradshaw, Debbie (South African Medical Journal, 2019)Background. Amenable mortality comprises causes of death that should not occur with timely and effective healthcare. It is commonly used to assess healthcare performance. It could also be used to assess the effectiveness ...