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Incidence of respiratory infections and sars-cov-2 is higher during contact phases in student rugby players – Lessons learnt from COVID-19 risk mitigation strategies–aware v
(Elsevier B.V., 2024)Purpose: The aim of the study was to identify factors associated with prolonged time to return to full performance (RTFP) in athletes with recent severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. ... -
Couple asymmetries and modern contraceptive use among young married women in Nigeria
(Sociological Demography Press, 2023)Nigeria is faced with high fertility, maternal and child mortality, and a rapid population growth rate. The uptake of modern methods of contraception is crucial to reduce the high fertility rate, halt population growth, ... -
The role of mental imagery in understanding, assessing and treating suicidal behaviours
(Elsevier, 2023)Recent surveys have shown an alarming increase in suicidal behaviours in adolescents and young adults, a population known to be associated with high levels of stress, anxiety, and depression. Despite the great improvements ... -
Early pregnancy and motherhood among young women in Sub-Saharan African countries: analysis of trends and associated factors
(SAGE Publications [Commercial Publisher], 2023)This study examined the trends and factors associated with early pregnancies and motherhood among young women in three sub-Saharan African countries: Malawi, Mali, and Niger. Descriptive and multivariate analyses showed ... -
Gaia21bty: An exor light curve exhibiting a fuor spectrum
(Oxford University Press, 2023)Gaia21bty, a pre-main-sequence star that previously had shown aperiodic dips in its light curve, underwent a considerable ∆G ≈ 2.9 mag brightening that occurred over a few months between 2020 October and 2021 February. The ... -
How age and sex affect treatment outcomes for children with severe malnutrition: A multi-country secondary data analysis
(John Wiley and Sons Inc, 2023)Age and sex influence the risk of childhood wasting. We aimed to determine if wasting treatment outcomes differ by age and sex in children under 5 years, enroled in therapeutic and supplementary feeding programmes. Utilising ... -
Pre-race self-reported medical conditions and allergies in 133 641 Comrades ultramarathon (90km) runners - SAFER XXIII
(The Physician and Sportsmedicine, 2023)Objectives: To determine the prevalence of self-reported pre-race chronic medical conditions and allergies in ultramarathon race entrants and to explore if these are associated with an Increased risk of race-day medical ... -
Global warming and psychotraumatology of natural disasters: the case of the deadly rains and floods of April 2022 in South Africa
(Annales Médico-psychologiques, revue psychiatrique, 2023)Climate change and global warming have led to an increased incidence of flooding across the world. Against the backdrop of the recent devastating floods in the Kwazulu-Natal province of South Africa, this paper explores ... -
Boys or girls? Sex preferences declared in African and South-Asian demographic surveys
(Elsevier, 2023)In this interview with Jean-Pierre Bouchard, demographers Michel Garenne and Nancy Stiegler explore sex-preferences for girls or for boys expressed by women who responded to DHS surveys in 29 African and 10 Asian countries. ... -
Causes and patterns of morbidity and mortality in Afghanistan: Joint estimation of multiple causes in the neonatal period
(Springer, 2014)This paper focuses on investigating the leading cause(s) of death and preventable factors in Afghanistan, using data from verbal autopsies of infant deaths. We are of the view that the presence of a disease in a person ... -
On multiple classes of gamma-ray bursts, as deduced from autocorrelation functions or bivariate duration/hardness ratio distributions
(Oxford University Press, 2012)Autocorrelation functions (ACFs) of 119 gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) monitored by the Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) on Swift are calculated. Contrasting with previous results for smaller numbers of bursts from other missions, ... -
Symptom number and reduced preinfection training predict prolonged return to training after sars-cov-2 in athletes: Aware IV
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2023)Symptom Number and Reduced Preinfection Training Predict Prolonged Return to Training after SARS-CoV-2 in Athletes: AWARE IV. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., Vol. 55, No. 1, pp. 1-8, 2023. Purpose: This study aimed to ... -
Trauma and PTSD in prisons and corrections
(Elsevier, 2023)Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and particularly complex PTSD, is over-represented in prisons and corrections. In this interview with Jean-Pierre Bouchard, Thomas Fovet, Cle ́ ment Villa, Bettina Belet, Fanny ... -
Factors associated with patellofemoral pain in recreational road cyclists: A cross-sectional study in 59953 cyclists – SAFER XXXIII
(Elsevier, 2023)Patellofemoral pain (PFP) is a common cycling-related injury, and independent factors need to be identified to enable effective injury prevention strategies. We aim to determine factors associated with PFP in cyclists ... -
Incidence and burden of injury at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games held during the Covid-19 pandemic: A prospective cohort study of 66 045 athlete days
(British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2022)Objective To describe the epidemiology of injuries at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, including injuries sustained in the new sports of badminton and taekwondo. Methods Injury data were obtained daily via the established ... -
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 ... -
Examining inequality of opportunity in the use of maternal and reproductive health interventions in Sierra Leone
(Oxford University Press, 2020)Poor countries, such as Sierra Leone, often have poor health outcomes, whereby the majority of the population cannot access lifesaving health services. Access to, and use of, maternal and reproductive health services is ... -
A weighted bootstrap approach to logistic regression modelling in identifying risk behaviours associated with sexual activity
(Taylor and Francis Group, 2019)The latest population estimates released by Statistics South Africa indicate that 25.03% of alldeaths in 2017 in South Africa were AIDS-related. Along with these results, it is also reportedthat 7.06% of the population ... -
Trends in HIV risk behaviour of incoming first-year students at a South African university: 2007–2012
(Taylor and Francis Group, 2015)The aim of the research on which this article is based was to understand the behavioural changes of the target student populationover time to ensure that future prevention programmes are more effective in changing behaviour. ... -
Correlates of gender characteristics, health and empowerment of women in Ethiopia
(BMC, 2015)The low status of women prevents them from recognizing and voicing their concerns about health needs. This study aimed to examine the relationship between gender characteristics, health and empowerment of women in an ...
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