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Health-related quality of life and associated factors in adults living with HIV in Rwanda
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)
In Rwanda, as in other sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries, life expectancy of people living with HIV (PLWH) has increased dramatically as a result of combined antiretroviral therapy (cART). People living with HIV can now ...
Dietary patterns and colorectal cancer risk in Zimbabwe: A population based case-control study
(Elsevier, 2018)
BACKGROUND: The rising incidence of colorectal cancer in sub-Saharan Africa may be partly caused by changing dietary patterns. We sought to establish the association between dietary patterns and colorectal cancer in ...
The outcomes of a sport-based intervention on risky sexual behaviours among rural school-going adolescents
(AFAHPER-SD, 2014)
The spread of HIV infection in sexually active adolescents and young adults has been attributed to the increasing risky sexual behaviours including early sexual activity, multiple sexual partnership, and irregular condoms ...
A knowledge assessment questionnaire relating to risk factors for chronic disease of lifestyle for high school learners: validity and reliability
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)
OBJECTIVE:
The author aimed to develop a valid and reliable questionnaire that would measure the knowledge of learners
relating to risk factors for chronic disease of lifestyle such as stroke, diabetes and hypertension. ...
The relationship between objectively measured attributes of the built environment and selected cardiovascular risk factors in a South African urban setting
(BioMed Central, 2018)
BACKGROUND: Evidence concerning the relationship between objectively-measured attributes of the built
environment with cardio-metabolic risk in populations from lower- and middle-income countries is lacking. In this
paper, ...
The relationship between objectively measured attributes of the built environment and selected cardiovascular risk factors in a South African urban setting
(BioMed Central, 2018)
BACKGROUND: Evidence concerning the relationship between objectively-measured attributes of the built
environment with cardio-metabolic risk in populations from lower- and middle-income countries is lacking. In this
paper, ...
Factors contributing to the risk of HIV infection in rural school-going adolescents
(MDPI, 2014)
The objective of this study was to determine the factors that increase the risk of HIV infection in rural school-going adolescents and young adults. This was a cross-sectional study of 430 secondary school students (47.4% ...
Variations between women and men in risk factors, treatments, cardiovascular disease incidence, and death in 27 high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries (PURE): A prospective cohort study
(Elsevier, 2020)
Some studies, mainly from high-income countries (HICs), report that women receive less care (investigations and treatments) for cardiovascular disease than do men and might have a higher risk of death. However, very few ...
COVID-19 risk factors among health workers: A rapid review
(Elsevier, 2020)
Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) poses an important occupational health risk to health workers (HWs) that has attracted global scrutiny. To date, several thousand HWs globally have been reported as infected with the ...
Associations of cereal grains intake with cardiovascular disease and mortality across 21 countries in prospective urban and rural epidemiology study: Prospective cohort study
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2021)
Objective To evaluate the association between intakes of refined grains, whole grains, and white rice with cardiovascular disease, total mortality, blood lipids, and blood pressure in the Prospective Urban and Rural ...