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Alignment between chronic disease policy and practice : case study at a primary care facility

Author: Draper, Claire Anne Date: 2013 Current literature supports the need to make the prevention and management of chronic diseases an international health priority. In South Africa, our Health Minister has committed the government to tackling the burden of chronic diseases ... Read more
The Border and Beyond : an analysis of the post-Border War discourses of families of ex-SADF soldiers

Author: Draper, Catherine Date: 2001 The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of military experiences in the Border War on families of soldiers who fought in some capacity for the South African Defence Force (SADF) in Namibia and/or Angloa during the 1970s and 1980s. ... Read more
Evaluating exposure to and perceptions of the Woolworths Healthy Tuck Shop Guide in Cape Town, South Africa

Author: Marraccini, Toni Date: 2011 Both under-nutrition and over-nutrition pose a public health concern, especially for children in South Africa. Several initiatives exist in South Africa in order to promote healthy eating and nutrition at schools. One of them is the Woolworths ... Read more
Executive function and physical activity in preschool children from low-income settings in South Africa

Author: Cook, Caylee Jayde Date: 2019 Executive function (EF), that shows rapid development in the preschool years, is foundational for cognitive development. Previous research has found aspects of physical development including gross motor skills and physical activity to be ... 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
Impact of a primary school-based nutrition and physical activity intervention on learners in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa: A pilot study

Author: Naidoo, Rowena ; Coopoo, Yoga ; Lambert, Estelle V ; Draper, Catherine Date: 2009 Background. The opportunity for children to be physically active during school hours is rapidly decreasing in selected schools. This study evaluated the effects of a nutrition and physical activity (NAP) intervention incorporated within the ... Read more
An inventory of rugby-related spinal cord injuries in South Africa

Author: Hermanus, Fiona Date: 2008 The aim of this research was to establish an inventory of rugby-related spinal cord injuries that occurred in South Africa between 1980 and July 2007, and to expand the knowledge of the risk factors. Analysis of this information may lead to ... Read more
Medical students' attitudes towards and perceptions of the Primary Health Care approach

Author: Draper, Catherine Date: 2005 The aim of this research was to provide an understanding of medical students' attitudes towards and perceptions of the PHC approach, and this was done using mainly qualitative methods, namely focus groups, interviews, and one questionnaire. ... Read more
Physical activity and gross motor skills in rural South African preschool children

Author: Tomaz, Simone Annabella Date: 2018 Background: Global levels of overweight and obesity in preschool-aged children have increased dramatically in the last two decades, with most overweight and obese children younger than five years living in low- and middle-income countries ... Read more
Professionalism in medicine in South Africa - a focus on medical students and their educators

Author: Olckers, Lorna Date: 2019 The notion of ‘professionalism in medicine’ has become increasingly topical globally. It is a complex and ‘slippery’ concept that is variously understood – from ideas of values or virtues that reflect aspects of ‘being’, to those that are ... Read more
Safer rugby through BokSmart? Evaluation of a nationwide injury prevention programme for rugby union in South Africa

Author: Brown, James Craig Date: 2014 Introduction and objectives: Rugby union ('rugby') is a popular sport that has a high risk of injury. The sport has particular popularity in South Africa with about 500,000 players. Based on concerns about the number of rugby-related catastrophic ... Read more
Spinal cord injuries in South African Rugby Union (1980-2007)

Author: Hermanus, Fiona ; Draper, Catherine ; Noakes, Timothy Date: 2010 Objectives and design. To address an apparent increase in the number of rugby-related spinal cord injuries (SCIs) in South Africa, a retrospective case-series study was conducted on injuries that occurred between 1980 and 2007. We aimed to ... Read more