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An implementation study of oral and blood-based HIV self-testing and linkage to care among men in rural and peri-urban KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
(John Wiley and Sons, 2020-04-22)Introduction: In South Africa, men living with HIV are less likely than women to test and know their status (the first UNAIDS “90-90-90” target), and men have worse outcomes across the HIV care cascade. HIV self-testing ... -
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 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, ... -
Violence in male patients with schizophrenia: risk markers in a South African population
(2004)Objective: We investigate the role of functional variants in the catecholamine-O-methyl transferase gene (COMT) and the monoamine oxidase-A gene (MOA-A), as well as previously identified non-genetic risk factors in the ... -
Potential risk factors for asbestos exposure amongst six-months-old infants living in the township of Soweto, South Africa
(2000)During recent years there has been increased attention paid to public exposure to asbestos in the nonoccupational environment. As part of a longitudinal cohort study of urban child health and development (the Birth to ... -
Prevalence of elevated blood lead in Nigerian children
(2000)To determine the prevalence and risk factors of elevated blood lead levels in young, urban Nigerian children. Design A randomized cluster sample of children aged 6–35 months. Setting Jos, a community in north central ... -
Self-Disclosure of HIV serostatus in recently diagnosed patients with HIV in South Africa
(Women's Health and Action Research Centre, 2004)Failure of people living with HIV/AIDS to disclose their HIV serostatus can place their sexual partners at risk. The current study examined HIV serostatus disclosure and its relationship to risky sexual behaviours in 69 ... -
Stress-restress evokes sustained iNOS activity and altered GABA levels and NMDA receptors in rat hippocampus
(Springer, 2004-02-03)Rationale: Stress-related glucocorticoid and glutamate release have been implicated in hippocampal atrophy evident in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Glutamatergic mechanisms activate nitric oxide ... -
Epidemiology of Astrovirus Infection in Zaria, Nigeria
(Oxford University Press, 2002)Astrovirus has been shown to be an important aetiological agent associated with gastroenteritis in children, although few studies have been conducted in Africa. In this study, stool specimens were obtained from 375 young ... -
Effects of nitric oxide synthase inhibitors on the febrile response to muramyl dipeptide and lipopolysaccharide in rats
(Springer, 2002)We have administered aminoguanidine, a relatively specific inhibitor of inducible nitric oxide synthase, and N-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME), an unspecific nitric oxide synthase inhibitor, to rats made febrile ... -
Circadian variation in the effects of nitric oxide synthase inhibitors on body temperature, feeding and activity in rats
(Springer, 2002-02)We have investigated whether there is circadian variation in the effects of nitric oxide synthase inhibitors on body temperature, physical activity and feeding. We used nocturnally active Sprague-Dawley rats, housed at ... -
Influence of infant-feeding patterns on early mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 in Durban, South Africa: a prospective cohort study.
(The Lancet, 1999-08-07)Background: The observation that mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 can occur through breastfeeding has resulted in policies that recommend avoidance of breastfeeding by HIV-1-infected women in the developed world and ... -
Hoarding in obsessive-compulsive disorder and related disorders: a preliminary report of 15 cases
(2002)Hoarding, the repetitive collection of excessive quantities of poorly useable items of little or no value with failure to discard these items over time, is characterized in DSM-IV as a symptom of obsessive-compulsive ... -
Maternal and fetal blood lead levels
(1999)Background. Elevated blood lead levels during pregnancy can affect neurological development in the fetus 'and the child. The extent of this problem has not been well studied in ~ developing countries. ~ Aim. To assess ... -
Boris Ivan Balinsky : 10 September 1905 - 1 September 1997 : history of science
(2005)On 10 September 2005, we celebrate the centenary of the birth of Boris Ivan Balinsky, one of the best-known and most respected embryologists of the twentieth century. Through his remarkable and painstaking research, he ... -
Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) of anxiety disorders before and after treatment with citalopram.
(2004)Background: Several studies have now examined the effects of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) treatment on brain function in a variety of anxiety disorders including obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), po ... -
Intimate partner violence: associations with low infant birthweight in a South African birth cohort.
(2014)Violence against women is a global public health problem. Exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV) during pregnancy has been associated with a number of adverse maternal and fetal outcomes, including delivery of a low ...
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