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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 ...
Children's subjective well-being in Africa: A comparative analysis across three countries
(Elsevier, 2017)
Recent trends in child well-being research have shown a substantial advancement in studies investigating children's subjective well-being (SWB). This advancement has raised questions concerning the measurement of SWB and ...
Protocol for a scoping review of existing policies on the prevention and control of obesity across countries in Africa
(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 ...
Provision of inpatient rehabilitation and challenges experienced with participation post discharge: quantitative and qualitative inquiry of African stroke patients
(BioMed Central, 2015)
BACKGROUND: The provision of rehabilitation differs between developed and developing countries, this could
impact on the outcomes of post stroke rehabilitation. The aim of this paper is to present provision of in-patient
stroke ...
A systematic review of the relationship between family structure and health risk behaviours amongst young people: An African perspective
(Bentham Science Publishers, 2015)
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to review the published literature on the relationship between family structure and engagement in health risk behaviour amongst youth in African countries.
METHODS: A systematic review ...
Factors impacting on menstrual hygiene and their implications for health promotion
(Sage, 2018)
Background: In the lives of women, puberty is marked by the onset of menarche. From this stage onwards until menopause, reproductive health and menstrual hygiene are important aspects of
women’s lives. In Zambia’s Western ...
Strengthening post-graduate educational capacity for health policy and systems research and analysis: the strategy of the Consortium for Health Policy and Systems Analysis in Africa
(BioMed Central, 2016)
BACKGROUND: The last 5–10 years have seen significant international momentum build around the field of health
policy and systems research and analysis (HPSR + A). Strengthening post-graduate teaching is seen as central ...
A systematic review of African studies on intimate partner violence against pregnant women: prevalence and risk factors
(Public Library of Science, 2011)
Background: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is very high in Africa. However, information obtained from the increasing
number of African studies on IPV among pregnant women has not been scientifically analyzed. This paper ...
Beyond vulnerable groups: contexts and dyamics of vulnerability
(Sage Publications, 2013)
This paper reviews approaches to vulnerability in public health, introducing a series of 10 papers addressing vulnerability in health in Africa. We understand vulnerability as simultaneously a condition and a process. ...
Role analysis of the nurse/midwives in the health services in Sub-Saharan Africa.
(John Wiley & Sons, 2013)
AIM : The aim of this paper is to describe the actual current roles and tasks of nurses in Sub-
Saharan African health services. BACKGROUND:
The current roles of nurses and midwives in the African region of the World ...