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Health trends, inequalities and opportunities in South Africa’s provinces, 1990–2019: Findings from the Global burden of disease 2019 Study
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2022)
Over the last 30 years, South Africa
has experienced four ’colliding epidemics’ of HIV and
tuberculosis, chronic illness and mental health, injury and
violence, and maternal, neonatal, and child mortality,
which have ...
Planned, ongoing and completed tuberculosis treatment trials in Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa: A 2019 cross-sectional descriptive analysis
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2022)
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a deadly challenge globally
and Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS)
are among the countries with the highest TB burden.
The objective of this study is to identify and ...
Analysis of unmarried adolescents and modern contraceptives initiation in Nigeria: Evidence from 2018 NDHS
(MDPI, 2022)
Nigeria is one of Africa’s most populous countries. Nigeria’s population is expected to
exceed 400 million by 2050, putting it among the top five most populous countries in the world. High
birth rates, limited contraception ...
The relationship between client dissatisfaction and contraceptive discontinuation among urban family planning clients in three sub-Saharan African countries
(Public Library of Science, 2022)
Although researchers and practitioners have suggested that the quality of family planning
services impacts contraceptive discontinuation, establishing a causal relationship has been
challenging, primarily due to data ...
A quantification mechanism for assessing adherence to information security governance guidelines
(Emerald, 2022)
Boards of Directors and other organisational leaders make decisions about the information
security governance systems to implement in their companies. The increasing number of cyber-breaches
targeting businesses makes ...
‘Lockdown’: Digital and emergency elearning technologies—A student perspective
(MDPI, 2022)
The COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent emergency measures had a fundamental
and disruptive impact on societies and, in particular, on the educational sector. The transition of the
modality of educational delivery from ...
Predictors of multiple injuries in individual distance runners: A retrospective study of 75,401 entrants in 4 annual races- safer xxx
(Elsevier, 2022)
There are limited data on factors that predict an increased risk of multiple injuries among distance runners. The objective of this study was to determine risk factors that are predictive of individual runners with a high ...
Factors associated with mothers’ health care‑seeking behaviours for childhood fever in Burkina Faso: Findings from repeated cross‑sectional household surveys
(BMC, 2022)
Fever is one of the most frequent reasons for paediatric consultations in Burkina Faso, but health careseeking
behaviours and the factors associated with health care-seeking in the event of childhood fever are poorly
documented. ...
Maternal mental health and infant neurodevelopment at 6 months in a low-income South African cohort
(Infant Mental Health Journal, 2022)
Maternal mental health disorders and the adverse consequences for infant neurodevelopment have received substantial research attention in high-income countries over the past five decades. In Africa, where relatively little ...
What are psychiatric disorders of people who are incarcerated in France
(Elsevier, 2022)
The presence of detainees suffering from psychiatric disorders has been observed since the birth of the modern prison system, and the numbers have fluctuated since then, depending on the evolution of psychiatric facilities ...