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Cross-sectional associations between mental health indicators and social vulnerability, with physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep in urban African young women

Author: Draper, Catherine E ; Cook, Caylee J ; Redinger, Stephanie ; Rochat, Tamsen ; Prioreschi, Alessandra ; Rae, Dale E ; Ware, Lisa J ; Lye, Stephen J ; Norris, Shane A Date: 10 Jul 2022 Background Relationships between mental health and multiple health behaviours have not been explored in young South African women experiencing social constraints. The aim of this study was to identify associations between ... Read more c b
Has the prevalence of stunting in South African children changed in 40 years? A systematic review

Author: Said-Mohamed, Rihlat ; Micklesfield, Lisa K ; Pettifor, John M ; Norris, Shane A Date: 05 Jun 2015 Background: In the last 20 years, South Africa has experienced political, economic, and demographic transitions accompanied by an epidemiological transition. Like several sub-Saharan countries, the South African population is facing both ... Read more
“Just because you’re pregnant, doesn’t mean you’re sick!” A qualitative study of beliefs regarding physical activity in black South African women

Author: Watson, Estelle D ; Norris, Shane A ; Draper, Catherine E ; Jones, Rachel A ; van Poppel, Mireille N M ; Micklesfield, Lisa K Date: 19 Jul 2016 Background: Despite the benefits of physical activity during pregnancy, the physiological and psychological changes that occur during this unique period may put women at greater risk of being sedentary. Lifestyle and environmental transitions ... Read more c b
Sleep and BMI in South African urban and rural, high and low-income preschool children

Author: Rae, Dale E ; Tomaz, Simone A ; Jones, Rachel A ; Hinkley, Trina ; Twine, Rhian ; Kahn, Kathleen ; Norris, Shane A ; Draper, Catherine E Date: 23 Mar 2021 Abstract Background The extent to which income setting or rural and urban environments modify the association between sleep and obesity in young children is unclear. The aims of this cross-sectional ... Read more
The global diet and activity research (GDAR) network: a global public health partnership to address upstream NCD risk factors in urban low and middle-income contexts

Author: Oni, Tolu ; Assah, Felix ; Erzse, Agnes ; Foley, Louise ; Govia, Ishtar ; Hofman, Karen J ; Lambert, Estelle V ; Micklesfield, Lisa K ; Shung-King, Maylene ; Smith, Joanne ; Turner-Moss, Eleanor ; Unwin, Nigel ; Wadende, Pamela ; Woodcock, James ; Mbanya, Jean C ; Norris, Shane A ; Obonyo, Charles O ; Tulloch-Reid, Marshall ; Wareham, Nicholas J Date: 19 Oct 2020 Background: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of death globally. While upstream approaches to tackle NCD risk factors of poor quality diets and physical inactivity have been trialled in high income countries (HICs), there ... Read more
Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular risk factors and offspring overweight and obesity 5 to 6 years after hyperglycaemia first detected in pregnancy in Cape Town, South Africa

Author: Chivese, Tawanda Date: 2021 Background The number of people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is increasing rapidly in Africa, straining already overstretched health systems. The association between hyperglycaemia first detected in pregnancy (HFDP), which includes ... Read more

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