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Cardiovascular disease risk factors in the urban black population in Cape Town

Author: Peer, Nasheeta Date: 2013 Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references. Read more
The converging burdens of infectious and non-communicable diseases in rural-to-urban migrant Sub-Saharan African populations: a focus on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and cardio-metabolic diseases

Author: Peer, Nasheeta Date: 2015 Africa has the unenviable challenge of dealing with a double burden of disease: infectious diseases (IDs) such as HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis are high while non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are rapidly rising in the region. Populations with ... Read more c b
Determining the prevalence and optimising the diagnosis of metabolic syndrome in people living with HIV

Author: Nguyen, Kim Anh Date: 2017 Background and Purpose: With the introduction of potent antiretroviral therapy (ART) leading to longevity, cardio-metabolic diseases are emerging health concerns in people living with HIV. This thesis aims to 1) to quantify the burden of ... Read more
Differing patterns of overweight and obesity among black men and women in Cape Town: the CRIBSA study

Author: Peer, Nasheeta ; Lombard, Carl ; Steyn, Krisela ; Gwebushe, Nomonde ; Levitt, Naomi Date: 2014 Objectives To ascertain the prevalence and determinants of overweight/obesity in the 25-74-year-old urban black population of Cape Town and examine the changes between 1990 and 2008/09. METHODS: In 2008/09, a representative cross-sectional ... Read more c b
A high burden of hypertension in the urban black population of Cape Town: the cardiovascular risk in Black South Africans (CRIBSA) study

Author: Peer, Nasheeta ; Steyn, Krisela ; Lombard, Carl ; Gwebushe, Nomonde ; Levitt, Naomi Date: 2013 Objective To determine the prevalence, associations and management of hypertension in the 25-74-year-old urban black population of Cape Town and examine the change between 1990 and 2008/09 in 25-64-year-olds. METHODS: In 2008/09, a representative ... Read more c b
A meta-analysis of the Metabolic Syndrome prevalence in the global HIV-infected population

Author: Nguyen, Kim A ; Peer, Nasheeta ; Mills, Edward J ; Kengne, Andre P Date: 2016 BACKGROUND: Cardio-metabolic risk factors are of increasing concern in HIV-infected individuals, particularly with the advent of antiretroviral therapy (ART) and the subsequent rise in longevity. However, the prevalence of cardio-metabolic ... Read more c b
Prevalence, concordance and associations of chronic kidney disease by five estimators in South Africa

Author: Peer, Nasheeta ; George, Jaya ; Lombard, Carl ; Steyn, Krisela ; Levitt, Naomi ; Kengne, Andre-Pascal Date: 27 Aug 2020 Abstract Background To determine the prevalence, distribution, concordance and associations of chronic kidney disease (CKD) determined by five glomerular filtration rate (GFR) formulae in urban black residents of Cape Town. Methods Data ... Read more
Rising diabetes prevalence among urban-dwelling black South Africans

Author: Peer, Nasheeta ; Steyn, Krisela ; Lombard, Carl ; Lambert, Estelle V ; Vythilingum, Bavanisha ; Levitt, Naomi S Date: 2012 Objective: To examine the prevalence of and the association of psychosocial risk factors with diabetes in 25-74-year-old black Africans in Cape Town in 2008/09 and to compare the prevalence with a 1990 study. Research Design and METHODS: A ... Read more c b
Temporal changes in the cardiometabolic disease risk profile of the Bellville south mixed-ancestry community between 2008/09 AND 2014/16

Author: Davids, Saarah Fatoma Gadija Date: 2022 Background/purpose: The burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is growing rapidly and has shifted from high-income countries to low-middle income countries, including South Africa. In the South African Mixed-ancestry population, there is a ... Read more
The effectiveness of peer and community health worker-led self-management support programs for improving diabetes health-related outcomes in adults in low- and-middle-income countries: a systematic review

Author: Werfalli, Mahmoud ; Raubenheimer, Peter J ; Engel, Mark ; Musekiwa, Alfred ; Bobrow, Kirsten ; Peer, Nasheeta ; Hoegfeldt, Cecilia ; Kalula, Sebastiana ; Kengne, Andre P ; Levitt, Naomi S Date: 06 Jun 2020 Objective Community-based peer and community health worker-led diabetes self-management programs (COMP-DSMP) can benefit diabetes care, but the supporting evidence has been inadequately assessed. This systematic review explores the nature ... Read more
Trends in adult tobacco use from two South African demographic and health surveys conducted in 1998 and 2003

Author: Peer, Nasheeta ; Bradshaw, Debbie ; Laubscher, Ria ; Steyn, Krisela Date: 2009 Introduction: Since tobacco use peaked in the early 1990s in South Africa, it has declined significantly. This reduction has been attributed to the government’s comprehensive tobacco control policies that were introduced in the 1990s. Objective: ... Read more

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