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Collaborative care for the detection and management of depression among adults receiving antiretroviral therapy in South Africa: study protocol for the CobALT randomised controlled trial

Author: Fairall, Lara ; Petersen, Inge ; Zani, Babalwa ; Folb, Naomi ; Georgeu-Pepper, Daniella ; Selohilwe, One ; Petrus, Ruwayda ; Mntambo, Ntokozo ; Bhana, Arvin ; Lombard, Carl ; Bachmann, Max ; Lund, Crick ; Hanass-Hancock, Jill ; Chisholm, Daniel ; McCrone, Paul ; Carmona, Sergio ; Gaziano, Thomas ; Levitt, Naomi ; Kathree, Tasneem ; Thornicroft, Graham Date: 22 Mar 2018 Background The scale-up of antiretroviral treatment (ART) programmes has seen HIV/AIDS transition to a chronic condition characterised by high rates of comorbidity with tuberculosis, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and mental ... Read more c b
Collaborative care for the detection and management of depression among adults with hypertension in South Africa: study protocol for the PRIME-SA randomised controlled trial

Author: Petersen, Inge ; Bhana, Arvin ; Folb, Naomi ; Thornicroft, Graham ; Zani, Babalwa ; Selohilwe, One ; Petrus, Ruwayda ; Mntambo, Ntokozo ; Georgeu-Pepper, Daniella ; Kathree, Tasneem ; Lund, Crick ; Lombard, Carl ; Bachmann, Max ; Gaziano, Thomas ; Levitt, Naomi ; Fairall, Lara Date: 22 Mar 2018 Background The high co-morbidity of mental disorders, particularly depression, with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cardiovascular disease (CVD), is concerning given the rising burden of NCDs globally, and the role ... Read more
Comparing dedicated and designated models of integrating mental health into chronic disease care: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial

Author: Myers, Bronwyn ; Lund, Crick ; Lombard, Carl ; Joska, John ; Levitt, Naomi ; Butler, Christopher ; Cleary, Susan ; Naledi, Tracey ; Milligan, Peter ; Stein, Dan J ; Sorsdahl, Katherine Date: 16 Mar 2018 Background In low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), it is uncertain whether a “dedicated” approach to integrating mental health care (wherein a community health worker (CHW) has the sole responsibility of delivering mental ... Read more c b
Comparison of an interactive with a didactic educational intervention for improving the evidence-based practice knowledge of occupational therapists in the public health sector in South Africa: a randomised controlled trial

Author: Buchanan, Helen ; Siegfried, Nandi ; Jelsma, Jennifer ; Lombard, Carl Date: 10 Jun 2014 Background: Despite efforts to identify effective interventions to implement evidence-based practice (EBP), uncertainty remains. Few existing studies involve occupational therapists or resource-constrained contexts. This study aimed to determine ... Read more c b
Diagnostic accuracy of an integrated respiratory guideline in identifying patients with respiratory symptoms requiring screening for pulmonary tuberculosis: a cross-sectional study

Author: English, Rene ; Bachmann, Max ; Bateman, Eric ; Zwarenstein, Merrick ; Fairall, Lara ; Bheekie, Angeni ; Majara, Bosielo ; Lombard, Carl ; Scherpbier, Robert ; Ottomani, Salah Date: 2006 BACKGROUND:To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of the integrated Practical Approach to Lung Health in South Africa (PALSA) guideline in identifying patients requiring bacteriological screening for tuberculosis (TB), and to determine which ... Read more c b
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
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
Educational outreach to general practitioners reduces children's asthma symptoms: a cluster randomised controlled trial

Author: Zwarenstein, Merrick ; Bheekie, Angeni ; Lombard, Carl ; Swingler, George ; Ehrlich, Rodney ; Eccles, Martin ; Sladden, Michael ; Pather, Sandra ; Grimshaw, Jeremy ; Oxman, Andrew Date: 2007 BACKGROUND:Childhood asthma is common in Cape Town, a province of South Africa, but is underdiagnosed by general practitioners. Medications are often prescribed inappropriately, and care is episodic. The objective of this study is to assess ... Read more c b
Factors associated with non-attendance at scheduled infant follow-up visits in an observational cohort of HIV-exposed infants in South Africa, 2012–2014

Author: Ngandu, Nobubelo K ; Jackson, Debra ; Lombard, Carl ; Nsibande, Duduzile F ; Dinh, Thu-Ha ; Magasana, Vuyolwethu ; Mogashoa, Mary ; Goga, Ameena E Date: 16 Sep 2019 Abstract Background Since 2001 the South African guidelines to improve child health and prevent vertical HIV transmission recommended frequent infant follow-up with HIV testing at 18 months ... Read more
Gender differences in homicide of neonates, infants, and children under 5 y in South Africa: results from the cross-sectional 2009 National Child Homicide Study

Author: Abrahams, Naeemah ; Mathews, Shanaaz ; Martin, Lorna J ; Lombard, Carl ; Nannan, Nadine ; Jewkes, Rachel Date: 2016 Jewkes and colleagues present a cross-sectional study that reveals levels of child homicide in South Africa. Identifying causes and vulnerable mothers will lead to prevention methods and strategies. Read more c b
Health promotion services for patients having non-comminicable diseases: Feedback from patients and health care providers in Cape Town, South Africa

Author: Parker, Whadi-ah ; Steyn, Nelia ; Levitt, Naomi ; Lombard, Carl Date: 2012 BACKGROUND: Due to a paucity of data regarding the availability and efficacy of equipment, health promotion methods and materials currently used by health professionals for the management of patients with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) at ... Read more c b
"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
Heavy drinking and contextual risk factors among adults in South Africa: findings from the International Alcohol Control study

Author: Trangenstein, Pamela J ; Morojele, Neo K ; Lombard, Carl ; Jernigan, David H ; Parry, Charles D H Date: 05 Dec 2018 Abstract Background There is limited information about the potential individual-level and contextual drivers of heavy drinking in South Africa. This study aimed to identify risk factors for heavy ... Read more
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
Hypertension and diabetes: poor care for patients at community health centres

Author: Steyn, Krisela ; Levitt, Naomi S ; Patel, Maya ; Fourie, Jean ; Gwebushe, Nomonde ; Lombard, Carl ; Everett, Kathy Date: 2008 Objectives. To identify health care provider-related determinants of diabetes and hypertension management in patients attending public sector community health centres (CHCs). Methods. A random sample of 18 CHCs in the Cape Peninsula providing ... Read more
The impact of provider-initiated (opt-out) HIV testing and counseling of patients with sexually transmitted infection in Cape Town, South Africa: a controlled trial

Author: Leon, Natalie ; Naidoo, Pren ; Mathews, Catherine ; Lewin, Simon ; Lombard, Carl Date: 2010 BACKGROUND:The effectiveness of provider-initiated HIV testing and counseling (PITC) for patients with sexually transmitted infection (STI) in resource-constrained settings are of particular concern for high HIV prevalence countries like South ... Read more c b
Infrastructural and human-resource factors associated with return of infant HIV test results to caregivers: secondary analysis of a nationally representative situational assessment, South Africa, 2010

Author: Ngandu, Nobubelo K ; Maduna, Vincent ; Sherman, Gayle ; Noveve, Nobuntu ; Chirinda, Witness ; Ramokolo, Vundli ; Lombard, Carl ; Goga, Ameena E Date: 16 Sep 2019 Abstract Background In June 2015, South Africa introduced early infant HIV diagnosis (EID) at birth and ten weeks postpartum. Guidelines recommended return of birth results within a week and ten ... Read more
Prevalence of HIV-1 drug resistance amongst newly diagnosed HIV-infected infants age 4–8 weeks, enrolled in three nationally representative PMTCT effectiveness surveys, South Africa: 2010, 2011–12 and 2012–13

Author: Hunt, Gillian M ; Ledwaba, Johanna ; Salimo, Anna ; Kalimashe, Monalisa ; Dinh, Thu-Ha ; Jackson, Debra ; Sherman, Gayle ; Puren, Adrian ; Ngandu, Nobubelo K ; Lombard, Carl ; Morris, Lynn ; Goga, Ameena Date: 16 Sep 2019 Abstract Background South Africa (SA) has expanded efforts to reduce mother-to-child transmission of HIV (MTCT) to less than 2% at six weeks after birth and to less than 5% at 18 months postpartum ... Read more
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
Psychometric properties of the Self-Esteem Questionnaire for South African adolescents

Author: Wild, Lauren G ; Flisher, Alan J ; Bhana, Arvin ; Lombard, Carl Date: 2005 This article describes two studies investigating the reliability and factorial validity of scores on the Self-Esteem Questionnaire (SEQ) for assessing self-evaluations relating to peers, school, family, sports/athletics, body image and global ... Read more

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