scholarly journals Diabetes and Other Disorders of Glycemia in a Rural South African Community: Prevalence and associated risk factors

Diabetes Care ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 31 (9) ◽  
pp. 1783-1788 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. A. Motala ◽  
T. Esterhuizen ◽  
E. Gouws ◽  
F. J. Pirie ◽  
M. A.K. Omar
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
South African ◽  
Rural South ◽  
African Community ◽  
Associated Risk Factors

scholarly journals Factors associated with low serum retinol levels in children aged 6–24 months in a rural South African community

2000 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 395-402 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mieke Faber ◽  
AJ Spinnler Benadé
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Vitamin A ◽  
South African ◽  
Serum Retinol ◽  
Rural South ◽  
Vitamin A Status ◽  
Potential Risk Factors ◽  
African Community ◽  
Home Deliveries ◽  
Low Serum

AbstractObjectiveTo identify risk factors for variation in serum retinol levels in children younger than 2 years of age in a rural South African community.DesignChildren (n=97), 6–24 months of age, were divided into two groups according to their serum retinol levels, using 20 μg dl−1as the cut-off point. The chi-square test, Fischer exact two-tailed test and analysis of variance were used to identify related variables which were significantly different between the two groups. To evaluate simultaneously the association between several potential risk factors and low serum retinol levels, a multiple regression model for categorical data was developed which included potential risk factors that were statistically significant in the bivariate analysis as the independent variables, and either low or normal vitamin A status as the dependent variable.ResultsThere was an association between serum retinol levels and: (i) the place of birth (hospital vs. home deliveries); (ii) the attitude of the care-giver towards family life; and (iii) the health status of the child. Although not included in the multiple variable model because of small numbers, all children who had a previous episode of measles, all underweight children, and all children of widowed care-givers were in the low serum retinol group.ConclusionsThe care-giver's attitude towards family life was positively associated with the child's vitamin A status, while home deliveries were associated with a low vitamin A status.

Gendered adversity and mental health of adolescents orphaned by AIDS in a rural South African community: An exploratory study

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-154
Author(s):  
Mokoena P. Maepa ◽  
Oluyinka Ojedokun ◽  
Erhabor S. Idemudia ◽  
Palesa Morubane
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
South African ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Rural South ◽  
African Community

Health and well-being among teenage mothers in a rural South African community

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 428-431 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jabu P. Mokwena ◽  
Saraswathie Govender ◽  
Mokgadi B. Setwaba
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Teenage Mothers ◽  
Rural South ◽  
African Community ◽  
Health And Well Being
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