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Did HealthKick, a randomised controlled trial primary school nutrition intervention improve dietary quality of children in low-income settings in South Africa?

Author: Steyn, Nelia P ; de Villiers, Anniza ; Gwebushe, Nomonde ; Draper, Catherine E ; Hill, Jillian ; de Waal, Marina ; Dalais, Lucinda ; Abrahams, Zulfa ; Lombard, Carl ; Lambert, Estelle V Date: 23 Sep 2015 Background: Numerous studies in schools in the Western Cape Province, South Africa have shown that children have an unhealthy diet with poor diversity and which is high in sugar and fat. HealthKick (HK) was a three-year randomised controlled ... Read more c b
HealthKick : evaluating the impact of a school-based intervention on the dietary adequacy of learners from low-income settings in the Western Cape Province, South Africa

Author: Abrahams, Zulfa Date: 2011 HealthKick is a primary school-based nutrition and physical activity intervention programme aimed at promoting the adoption of healthy lifestyle behaviour to reduce diabetes risk factors in disadvantaged communities in South Africa. HealthKick ... Read more
"HealthKick": Formative assessment of the health environment in low-resource primary schools in the Western Cape Province of South Africa

Author: de Villiers, Anniza ; Steyn, Nelia ; Draper, Catherine ; Fourie, Jean ; Barkhuizen, Gerhard ; Lombard, Carl ; Dalais, Lucinda ; Abrahams, Zulfa ; Lambert, Estelle Date: 2012 BACKGROUND: This study evaluated the primary school environment in terms of being conducive to good nutrition practices, sufficient physical activity and prevention of nicotine use, with the view of planning a school-based health intervention. ... Read more c b
HealthKick: a nutrition and physical activity intervention for primary schools in low-income settings

Author: Draper, Catherine ; de Villiers, Anniza ; Lambert, Estelle ; Fourie, Jean ; Hill, Jillian ; Dalais, Lucinda ; Abrahams, Zulfa ; Steyn, Nelia Date: 2010 BACKGROUND: The burden of non-communicable diseases, including type 2 diabetes, is growing in South Africa. This country has a complex mix of over- and under-nutrition, especially in low-income communities, and concerning levels of physical ... Read more c b
Metabolic complications resulting from the use of antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected patients

Author: Abrahams, Zulfa Date: 2016 While antiretroviral therapy (ART) has extended the life expectancy of those infected with HIV, it is also associated with a number of metabolic complications, such as dysglycaemia, insulin resistance and lipodystrophy. Lipodystrophy is ... Read more
The association between nutrition and physical activity knowledge and weight status of primary school educators

Author: Dalais, Lucinda ; Abrahams, Zulfa ; Steyn, Nelia P ; de Villiers, Anniza ; Fourie, Jean M ; Hill, Jillian ; Lambert, Estelle V ; Draper, Catherine E Date: 2014 The purpose of this study was to investigate primary school educators' health status, knowledge, perceptions and behaviour regarding nutrition and physical activity.Thus, nutrition and physical activity knowledge, attitudes, behaviour and ... Read more
Validation of a brief mental health screening tool for pregnant women in a low socio-economic setting

Author: Abrahams, Zulfa ; Schneider, Marguerite ; Field, Sally ; Honikman, Simone Date: 09 Dec 2019 Abstract Background In South Africa, the prevalence of symptoms of common mental disorders (CMD), i.e. depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts are high. This study aimed to use a cognitive ... Read more

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