Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Light-Intensity Physical Activity Are Independently Associated with Reduced Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Urban Black South African Women: A Cross-Sectional Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kasha Dickie ◽  
Lisa K. Micklesfield ◽  
Sarah Chantler ◽  
Estelle V. Lambert ◽  
Julia H. Goedecke
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Disease Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease Risk ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
African Women ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Black South African ◽  
Intensity Physical Activity ◽  
South African Women

scholarly journals Prevalence ofTrichomonas vaginalisinfection and protozoan load in South African women: a cross-sectional study

BMJ Open ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (10) ◽  
pp. e016959 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dewi J de Waaij ◽  
Jan Henk Dubbink ◽  
Sander Ouburg ◽  
Remco P H Peters ◽  
Servaas A Morré
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Vaginal Discharge ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
African Women ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Vaginal Infection ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Rural South ◽  
South African Women ◽  
Rural South Africa

ObjectivesTrichomonas vaginalisis thought to be the most common non-viral sexually transmitted infection worldwide. We investigated the prevalence, risk factors and protozoan load ofT. vaginalisinfection in South African women.MethodsA cross-sectional study of 604 women was conducted at 25 primary healthcare facilities in rural South Africa (Mopani district).T. vaginalisDNA was detected in vaginal and rectal swabs. In univariate and multivariate analyses, theT. vaginalisinfection was investigated in relation to demographic characteristics, medical history and behavioural factors. TheT. vaginalisload was determined as the logarithm of DNA copies per microlitre sample solution.ResultsCollected vaginal and rectal swabs were tested forT. vaginalisDNA. Prevalence of vaginalT. vaginaliswas 20% (95% CI 17.0% to 23.4%) and rectal 1.2% (95% CI 0.6% to 2.4%). Most women (66%) with a vaginal infection were asymptomatic. Factors associated withT. vaginalisinfection were a relationship status of single (OR 2.4; 95% CI 1.5 to 4.0; p<0.001) and HIV positive infection (OR 1.6; 95% CI 1.0 to 2.6; p=0.041). Women with vaginalT. vaginalisinfection were more likely to have concurrentChlamydia trachomatisrectal infection than those without vaginal infection (12%vs3%; p<0.001; OR 4.1). A higher medianT. vaginalisload was observed among women with observed vaginal discharge compared with those without vaginal discharge (p=0.025).ConclusionsVaginal trichomoniasis is highly prevalent in rural South Africa, especially among single women and those with HIV infection, and often presents without symptoms.

scholarly journals Schistosoma haematobium Infection and CD4+ T-Cell Levels: A Cross-Sectional Study of Young South African Women

PLoS ONE ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. e0119326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisabeth Kleppa ◽  
Kari F. Klinge ◽  
Hashini Nilushika Galaphaththi-Arachchige ◽  
Sigve D. Holmen ◽  
Kristine Lillebø ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
T Cell ◽  
South African ◽  
Schistosoma Haematobium ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cd4 T Cell ◽  
African Women ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
South African Women

scholarly journals The determinants of overweight/obesity and blood pressure in rural South African women living in the Tshino Nesengani (Mukondeleli) village

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
P Gradidge ◽  
Phaswana Merling ◽  
Emmanuel Cohen
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
South African ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Limpopo Province ◽  
African Women ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Sugar Sweetened Beverage ◽  
Black South African ◽  
South African Women

Background: The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to investigate whether bio-behavioural factors are associated with blood pressure and body composition in rural black South African women. Methods: Data were collected on 200 African women living in the Tshino Nesengani (Mukondeleli) village, Limpopo Province using simple anthropometry, blood pressure, and validated self-reported questionnaires for sleep, physical activity, and sugar sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption. Results: Six patterns of SSB consumption were determined by principal component analysis. Regression analysis showed that longer sleep duration (?9 hours/night) was associated with lower systolic and diastolic blood pressures; whilst principal component 2 (beer, wine, and sweetened tea) was associated with higher body mass index. Conclusions: These findings highlight novel bio-behavioural contributors of blood pressure and body anthropometry in rural African women.

scholarly journals P2-351 Iron status and cardiovascular disease risk in black South African women: the pure study

2011 ◽  
Vol 65 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. A319-A320
Author(s):  
O. Aderibigbe ◽  
P. Pisa ◽  
R. Mamabolo ◽  
S. Kruger ◽  
H. Vorster ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
South African ◽  
Disease Risk ◽  
Iron Status ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease Risk ◽  
African Women ◽  
Black South African ◽  
South African Women

scholarly journals The determinants of overweight/obesity and blood pressure in rural South African women living in the Tshino Nesengani (Mukondeleli) village

10.17159/5066 ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
P Gradidge ◽  
Phaswana Merling ◽  
Emmanuel Cohen
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
South African ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Limpopo Province ◽  
African Women ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Sugar Sweetened Beverage ◽  
Black South African ◽  
South African Women

Background: The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to investigate whether bio-behavioural factors are associated with blood pressure and body composition in rural black South African women. Methods: Data were collected on 200 African women living in the Tshino Nesengani (Mukondeleli) village, Limpopo Province using simple anthropometry, blood pressure, and validated self-reported questionnaires for sleep, physical activity, and sugar sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption. Results: Six patterns of SSB consumption were determined by principal component analysis. Regression analysis showed that longer sleep duration (?9 hours/night) was associated with lower systolic and diastolic blood pressures; whilst principal component 2 (beer, wine, and sweetened tea) was associated with higher body mass index. Conclusions: These findings highlight novel bio-behavioural contributors of blood pressure and body anthropometry in rural African women.

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