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1. The detection and monitoring of early pregnancy in the vervet monkey (Cercopithecus aethiops) with the use of ultrasound and correlation with reproductive steroid hormones
(Medical primatalogy, 2000)Twenty early pregnancies were diagnosed and monitored in vervet monkeys by ultrasonography. Non-gravid uteri became increasingly echogenic from cycle days 7 to 26. The first definite sign of pregnancy was a gestational ... -
The 7-Year change in the prevalence of insulin resistance, inflammatory biomarkers, and their determinants in an urban South African population.
(2020-05-22)Background Insulin resistance (IR) and subclinical inflammation are involved in pathological pathways leading to the development of biological cardiovascular risk factors and subsequent cardiovascular events. Therefore, ... -
Adapting a blended motivational interviewing and problem-solving intervention to address risky substance use amongst South Africans
(2015-07-04)The purpose of this study was to examine the acceptability and initial substance use outcomes of a blended motivational interviewing (MI) and problem-solving therapy (PST) intervention, delivered by peer counsellors. Twenty ... -
Adapting an evidence-based HIV behavioral intervention for South African couples.
(2015)In South Africa, heterosexual couples are at risk for HIV infection and transmission through substance use, gender-based violence and traditional gender roles, and sex risk behaviors such as having multiple partners and ... -
Addressing Substance Use within Primary Health Care Settings in South Africa: Opportunities and Challenges
(2014)Traditionally, substance use services have not been provided by South African primary health care facilities, limiting access to treatment. A lack of mental health workers has slowed plans to integrate these services ... -
Adolescent precursors of intensity of marijuana and other illicit drug use among adult initiators
(Washington DC Heldref, 2001)This study examined (a) adolescent psychosocial risk factors for frequency (intensity) of marijuana use and for other illicit drug use among those who started using these drugs in early adulthood (adult initiators) and (b) ... -
Alcohol and drug use outcomes among vulnerable women living with HIV: results from the Western Cape Women's Health CoOp
(2014-12-02)Alcohol and other drug use can negatively affect adherence to and retention in antiretroviral therapy (ART) among people living with HIV/AIDS. Yet, there are few brief interventions that reduce these behaviors among this ... -
Alcohol as a risk factor for unintentional rail injury fatalities during daylight hours
(Taylor and Francis, 2006-06)Railway fatalities account for approximately 10% of transport fatalities in Cape Town. The objective of this study was to examine alcohol intoxication as a risk factor during daylight hours by conducting a case - control ... -
Alcohol use and trauma in Cape Town, Durban and Port Elizabeth, South Africa: 1999-2001
(Taylor & Francis, 2004)Objective. To assess acute alcohol intoxication among patients presenting with recent injuries at trauma units in Cape Town, Port Elizabeth and Durban from 1999 to 2001. Design. Cross-sectional surveys were conducted during ... -
Alcohol use, sexual relationship power, and unprotected sex among patrons in bars and taverns in rural areas of North West province, South Africa.
(2014-11)We examined the relative importance of alcohol consumption and sexual relationship power (SRP) in predicting unprotected sex among 406 bar patrons in North West province, South Africa. We assessed participants' demographic ... -
Alcohol Use, Working Conditions, Job Benefits, and the Legacy of the “Dop” System among Farm Workers in the Western Cape Province, South Africa: Hope Despite High Levels of Risky Drinking
(MDPI AG (Basel, Switzerland), 2014-07-21)This study describes alcohol consumption in five Western Cape Province communities. Cross-sectional data from a community household sample (n = 591) describe the alcohol use patterns of adult males and females, and farm ... -
Alcoholic liver disease: a synopsis of the Charles Lieber's Memorial Symposia 2009-2012.
(2014-07)This paper is based upon the 'Charles Lieber Satellite Symposia' organized by Manuela G. Neuman at each of the 2009-2012 Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA) Annual Meetings. The presentations represent a broad spectrum ... -
The analytic construction of D-optimal designs for the two-variable binary logistic regression model without interaction
(2015-09-03)Candidate locally D-optimal designs for the binary two-variable logistic model with no interaction, which comprise 3 and 4 support points lying in the first quadrant of the two-dimensional Euclidean space, were introduced ... -
An assessment of adverse drug reactions among HIV positive patients receiving antiretroviral treatment in South Africa.
(2015)Antiretroviral treatment (ART) has been effective in reducing HIV/AIDS related morbidity and mortality. However, the use and uptake of ART has resulted in adverse reactions, due mainly to the medicine's toxicity and ... -
Assessment of settlement models for engagement of communities in forest land under claim in Jessievale and Roburna communities in Mpumalanga, South Africa
(2015-07)An estimated 40% of privately owned plantations are subject to land claims, and 70% of State-owned plantations are under claim in South Africa. The study therefore identified the settlement models for future engagement of ... -
Association between arterial compliance and anthropometry of children from four ethnic groups in South Africa: the Thusa bana study
(2003)Aim: To investigate whether associations and differences exist regarding the arterial compliance, dietary intake and anthropometric parameters of children of four different ethnic groups in South Africa. Study design: In ... -
The association between race and Crohn's disease phenotype in the Western Cape population of South Africa, defined by the Montreal Classification System.
(2014)Inter-racial differences in disease characteristics and in the management of Crohn's disease (CD) have been described in African American and Asian subjects, however for the racial groups in South Africa, no such recent ... -
Association of deworming with reduced eosinophilia: implications of HIV/AIDS and co-endemic diseases
(2003)Eosinophil counts in venous blood were monitored during a randomized controlled deworming trial (n = 155 children) that lasted for a year, and in a whole-school deworming programme (range 174-256 children) of 2 years' ... -
Associations between childhood adversity, adult stressful life events, and past-year drug use disorders in the National Epidemiological Study of Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC).
(2014-12)Stress sensitization, whereby CA lowers tolerance to later stressors, has been proposed as a potential mechanism explaining the association between exposure to childhood adversities (CA) and drug use disorders in adulthood. ...