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Comparison of the ability of anthropometric indices to predict the risk of diabetes mellitus in South African males: Sanhanes-1
(MDPI, 2022)
This study aimed to assess the sensitivity of body mass index (BMI) to predict the risk of
diabetes mellitus (DM) and whether waist circumference (WC), waist-to-hip (WHR) and waist-toheight
(WHtR) ratios are better ...
Children’s interactions with family and friends in constrained contexts: Considerations for children’s subjective well‑being
(Springer Nature, 2021)
The primary aim of the study was to determine the relation between the frequency of children’s interactions with family and friends and their subjective well-being amongst a sample of children residing in the Western Cape ...
What is Covid-19 teaching us about community health systems? A reflection from a rapid community-led mutual aid response in Cape Town, South Africa
(Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2022)
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has exposed the wide gaps in South Africa’s formal social safety
net, with the country’s high levels of inequality, unemployment and poor public infrastructure combining ...
“Not just a journal club – it’s where the magic happens”: Knowledge mobilization through co-production for health system development in the Western Cape province, South Africa
(Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2022)
The field of Health Policy and Systems Research (HPSR) views researchers as active participants in processes of knowledge mobilization, learning and action. Yet few studies examine how such processes are institutionalized ...
Digital storytelling for policy impact: Perspectives from co-producing knowledge for food system governance in South Africa
(Bristol University Press, 2022)
Post-positivist critics of the linear-rational understanding of the role of knowledge
in decision making have long argued the need for the construction of socially robust knowledge to
illuminate policy problems from a ...
A cross-cultural adaptation and validation of a scale to assess illness identity in adults living with a chronic illness in South Africa: A case of HIV
(BMC, 2022)
The chronic illness trajectory and its outcomes are well explained by the concept of illness identity; the extent to which ill individuals have integrated their diagnosed chronic illness into their identity or sense of ...
Inequity in the distribution of non-communicable disease multimorbidity in adults in South Africa: An analysis of prevalence and patterns
(Frontiers Media, 2022)
The present study examined the prevalence and patterns of noncommunicable
disease multimorbidity by wealth quintile among adults in South Africa. The South African National Income Dynamics Study Wave 5 was conducted ...
Identity matters: Validation of the professional identifcation scale in a sample of teachers in South Africa during the Covid 19 pandemic
(Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2022)
Professional identity has been linked to organizational outcomes such as job performance and commitment, as well as health and well-being indices such as burnout
and depression. Professional identity is a powerful mechanism ...
Can social innovation advance the PMTCT programme? A South African reflection
(Sinnergiak Social Innovation, 2022)
The prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) programme is an initiative developed to enable health care practitioners to provide essential care to mothers in order to prevent the transmission of HIV to their ...
Designing theoretical assessments at nursing higher education institutions: A scoping review
(Stellenbosch University, 2022)
Assessment in higher education remains one of the most reliable forms of assessing the
effectiveness of the learning and teaching (L&T) process. Excellence in theory assessment design
is, therefore, a pivotal element of ...