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    'Big is beautiful' – an exploration with urban black community health workers in a South African township 

    Puoane, Thandi; Fourie, J.M.; Shapiro, M.; Rosling, L.; Tshaka, N.C.; Oelefse, A. (South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2005)
    OBJECTIVES: To explore perceptions about factors associated with body weight and body image among black female community health workers (CHWs) living and working in Khayelitsha, Cape Town. DESIGN: A descriptive, ...
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    Protocol for systematic review of school-based interventions to prevent and control obesity in African learners 

    Adom, Theodosia; Puoane, Thandi; De Villiers, Anniza; Kengne, Andre Pascal (BMJ Publishing Group, 2017)
    INTRODUCTION: The increasing prevalence of obesity and overweight in childhood in developing countries is a public health concern to many governments. Schools play a significant role in the obesity epidemic as well as ...
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    Protocol for a scoping review of existing policies on the prevention and control of obesity across countries in Africa 

    Adom, Theodosia; Puoane, Thandi; De Villiers, Anniza; Kengne, André Pascal (BMJ Publishing Group, 2017)
    INTRODUCTION: The obesity epidemic is a public health challenge for all, including low-income countries. The behavioural patterns known to contribute to the rise in obesity prevalence occur in an environmental context which ...
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    Associations of perceived neighbourhood safety from traffic and crime with overweight/ obesity among South African adults of low socioeconomic status 

    Malambo, Pasmore; De Villiers, Anniza; Lambert, Estelle V.; Puoane, Thandi; Kengne, Andre P. (Public Library of Science, 2018)
    BACKGROUND The relationship between perceived neighbourhood safety from traffic and crime with overweight/ obesity can provide intervention modalities for obesity, yet no relevant study has been conducted in sub-Saharan ...
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    Testing a self-determination theory model of healthy eating in a South African township 

    De Man, Jeroen; Wouters, Edwin; Delobelle, Peter; Puoane, Thandi; Daivadanam, Meena; Absetz, Pilvikki; Remmen, Roy; van Olmen, Josefien (Frontiers Media S.A., 2020)
    Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is one of the leading causes of death and disability, and its prevalence has been growing rapidly in sub-Saharan Africa (International Diabetes Federation, 2017). In response to this T2D pandemic, ...
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    Management of severe acute malnutrition in children under 5 years through the lens of health care workers in two rural South African hospitals 

    Muzigaba, Moise; van Wyk, Brian; Puoane, Thandi (AOSIS, 2018)
    BACKGROUND: Despite the widespread implementation of the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines for the management of severe malnutrition in South Africa, poor treatment outcomes for children under 5 years are still ...
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    “Feeding a child slowly:” a responsive feeding behavior component likely to reduce stunting: Population-based observations from rural Zambia 

    Mugode, Raider H.; Puoane, Thandi; Michelo, Charles; Steyn, Nelia (Taylor & Francis, 2017)
    Zambia has a very high prevalence of stunting (40%). Child feeding behaviors such as “feeding the child slowly” are now receiving attention in addressing child undernutrition, particularly stunting. A study was undertaken ...
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    Perceptions of body size, obesity threat and the willingness to lose weight among black South African adults: a qualitative study 

    Okop, Kufre Joseph; Mukumbang, Ferdinand C.; Mathole, Thubelihle; Levitt, Naomi; Puoane, Thandi (BioMed Central, 2016)
    BACKGROUND: The obesity epidemic is associated with rising rates of cardiovascular disease (CVD) among adults, particularly in countries undergoing rapid urbanisation and nutrition transition. This study explored the ...
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    Role of community health workers in type 2 diabetes mellitus self-management: A scoping review 

    Egbujie, Bonaventure Amandi; Delobelle, Peter Arthur; Levitt, Naomi; Puoane, Thandi; Sanders, David; van Wyk, Brian (PlOS ONE, 2018)
    Globally the number of people with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has risen significantly over the last few decades. Aligned to this is a growing use of community health workers (CHWs) to deliver T2DM self-management ...
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    Communication on sexual issues between migrant males and their partners: a study undertaken in rural South Africa 

    Hughes, Gail; Puoane, Thandi (University of the Western Cape, 2006)
    INTRODUCTION: Women stay alone with their children in rural places while their husbands I partners work away from home for varying periods of time. Such fluctuating migration may cause difficulty in communications and may ...
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