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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
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
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
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
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
Sexual behaviour of Cape Townhigh-school students

Author: Flisher, Alan J ; Reddy, Priscilla ; Muller, Martie ; Lombard, Carl Date: 2003 Objectives. To document prevalence rates for selected aspects of sexual behaviour among Cape Town high-school students and to conduct a survival analysis of age at first intercourse. Design. Cross-sectional survey. Setting. State high schools ... Read more
Streamlining tasks and roles to expand treatment and care for HIV: randomised controlled trial protocol

Author: Fairall, Lara ; Bachmann, Max ; Zwarenstein, Merrick ; Lombard, Carl ; Uebel, Kerry ; van Vuuren, Cloete ; Steyn, Dewald ; Boulle, Andrew ; Bateman, Eric Date: 2008 BACKGROUND: A major barrier to accessing free government-provided antiretroviral treatment (ART) in South Africa is the shortage of suitably skilled health professionals. Current South African guidelines recommend that only doctors should ... Read more c b
A study of the relationship between maternal obesity and child under-nutrition in African women attending a child health clinic in Khayelitsha, Cape Town

Author: Mvo, Ntombizodumo Date: 1999 Background: Malnutrition, manifesting as obesity in women and under-nutrition in children, is a major public health problem in South Africa. There is a multitude of epidemiological evidence reflecting the extent and health effects of these ... Read more
Task shifting and integration of HIV care into primary care in South Africa: The development and content of the streamlining tasks and roles to expand treatment and care for HIV (STRETCH) intervention

Author: Uebel, Kerry ; Fairall, Lara ; van Rensburg, Dingie ; Mollentze, Willie ; Bachmann, Max ; Lewin, Simon ; Zwarenstein, Merrick ; Colvin, Christopher ; Georgeu, Daniella ; Mayers, Pat ; Faris, Gill ; Lombard, Carl ; Bateman, Eric Date: 2011 BACKGROUND:Task shifting and the integration of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) care into primary care services have been identified as possible strategies for improving access to antiretroviral treatment (ART). This paper describes the ... Read more c b

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