scholarly journals A follow-up cross-sectional study of environmental lead exposure in early childhood in urban South Africa

2013 ◽  
Vol 103 (12) ◽  
pp. 935 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nisha Naicker ◽  
Angela Mathee ◽  
Brendon Barnes
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Lead Exposure ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Environmental Lead ◽  
Urban South ◽  
Environmental Lead Exposure

scholarly journals Prevalence and predictors of anxiety disorders amongst low-income pregnant women in urban South Africa: a cross-sectional study

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 765-775 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thandi van Heyningen ◽  
Simone Honikman ◽  
Landon Myer ◽  
Michael N. Onah ◽  
Sally Field ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Anxiety Disorders ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Urban South

scholarly journals Patterns of HIV, TB, and non-communicable disease multi-morbidity in peri-urban South Africa- a cross sectional study

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tolu Oni ◽  
Elizabeth Youngblood ◽  
Andrew Boulle ◽  
Nuala McGrath ◽  
Robert J Wilkinson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Communicable Disease ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Urban South ◽  
Non Communicable Disease

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitudes and Health-seeking behaviour among Patients with Tuberculosis: A Cross-sectional Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 739-747
Author(s):  
Peggy Achieng Onyango ◽  
Daniel Ter Goon ◽  
Ntombana Mc’ Deline Rala
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Health Seeking Behaviour ◽  
Multivariate Logistic Regression ◽  
Health Seeking ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Tb Treatment

Background: South Africa is hugely overburdened with the cases of Tuberculosis (TB); individual’s lack of knowledge, attitude towards the disease and delays in health-seeking behaviour, are indirectly associated with death. This study assessed the knowledge, attitude and treatment of TB, and further examined the health-seeking behaviour of TB patients. Methods: This cross-sectional study involved 327 conveniently selected participants with TB from three community health centres in Nelson Mandela Bay Health District, Eastern Cape, South Africa. A close-ended questionnaire was used to collect demographic details, knowledge, attitude and health-seeking behaviour variables. Descriptive and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed. Statistical significance was considered at alpha <0.05 and a confidence interval of 95%. Results: The majority of these TB patients indicated that cold air (76.5%), a dusty environment (85.9%), TB bacteria in the air (88.4%), and smoking (84.7%) had caused the disease. About 87.2% of the respondents indicated that TB treatment duration took six months or longer. Participants thought that follow-up sputum tests are an important part of TB treatment (70.6%); non-adherence to TB treatment might lead to drug-resistant TB or death (80%); TB disease could turn into HIV if not properly treated (77.4%) and that individuals with TB disease have HIV (59.9%). About 56.9% participants felt that TB treatment is difficult, takes a long time, is unpleasant, interferes with work or marriage, and people who drink and smoke are to blame for its spread (60.6%). The majority of the participants (74.0%) disagreed with TB being an African disease and 53.5% did not associate TB with poverty. The majority of the participants (92%) indicated that follow-ups at clinics were avoided because of stigmatisation. In the multivariate logistic regression analysis, the informal housing scheme was a statistically significant (p<0.05) factor determining the correct knowledge of TB (AOR=0.556; 95% CI: 0.316-0.977). There was a statistically significant association among TB knowledge, attitude and health-seeking behaviour. Conclusion: The participants generally had good knowledge about TB; however, there were misconceptions regarding its spread by cold air and dusty environments. The majority of participants did not attend follow-up TB treatment because of fear of stigmatisation. Formal settlements are associated with the correct knowledge of TB. Measures aimed at addressing the misconceptions about TB and its treatment are needed.

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