Association between tobacco smoking and prevalence of HIV, tuberculosis, hypertension and diabetes in rural South Africa: a cross-sectional study

Authors: Glory Chidumwa, Stephen Olivier, Hloniphile Ngubane, Thando Zulu, Mareca Sithole, Resign Gunda, The Vukuzazi Team, Ronel Sewpaul, Gina Kruse, Nancy A. Rigotti, Willem A. Hanekom, Mark J. Siedner, Krishna P. Reddy, Emily B. Wong

Source: BMC Public Health, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2024)

Subject Terms: Tobacco, Smoking, Communicable diseases, Non-communicable diseases, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2458

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Initiation, cessation and relapse of tobacco smoking over a 3-year period among participants aged ≥15 years in a large longitudinal cohort in rural South Africa.

Authors: Ronel Sewpaul, Stephen Olivier, Hloniphile Ngubane, Thando Zulu, Mareca Sithole, Vukuzazi Team, Willem A Hanekom, Gina Kruse, Nancy A Rigotti, Mark J Siedner, Emily B Wong, Krishna P Reddy

Source: PLOS Global Public Health, Vol 5, Iss 2, p e0004126 (2025)

Subject Terms: Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2767-3375

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Clinical utility of novel anthropometric indices in identifying type 2 diabetes mellitus among South African adult females

Authors: Machoene Derrick Sekgala, Ronel Sewpaul, Andre P. Kengne, Zandile Mchiza, Nasheeta Peer

Source: BMC Public Health, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2024)

Subject Terms: Diabetes mellitus, Novel anthropometric indices, Traditional anthropometric indices, Receiver operating curves, Females, South Africa, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2458

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Prevalence, correlates of psychological distress and mental health challenges among college and university students during the COVID-19 lockdowns in South Africa

Authors: Sibusiso Sifunda, Ronel Sewpaul, Tholang Mokhele, Musawenkosi Mabaso, Inbarani Naidoo, Natisha Dukhi, Saahier Parker, Adlai Davids, Nompumelelo Zungu, Olive Shisana, Ruth Makgalemane, Semone Thakoordeen-Reddy, Priscilla Reddy

Source: Frontiers in Education, Vol 9 (2024)

Subject Terms: youth, mental health, psychological distress, COVID-19, South Africa, Education (General), L7-991

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feduc.2024.1484849/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2504-284X

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The impact of tobacco smoking and smoking cessation on lung cancer and stroke incidence among people with HIV on antiretroviral therapy in South Africa: a simulation modeling study

Authors: Mark J Siedner, Krishna P Reddy, Douglas E Levy, Emily P Hyle, Kenneth A Freedberg, Nancy A Rigotti, Robin Wood, Stavroula A Chrysanthopoulou, Ronel Sewpaul, Helen D’Couto, Acadia M Thielking

Source: BMJ Global Health, Vol 9, Iss 12 (2024)

Subject Terms: Medicine (General), R5-920, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216

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Relation: https://gh.bmj.com/content/9/12/e017049.full; https://doaj.org/toc/2059-7908

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Associations of HIV and prevalent type 2 diabetes mellitus in the context of obesity in South Africa

Authors: Itai M Magodoro, Alison C Castle, Ndumiso Tshuma, Julia H Goedecke, Ronel Sewpaul, Justen Manasa, Jennifer Manne-Goehler, Ntobeko AB Ntusi, Moffat J Nyirenda, Mark J Siedner

Source: Journal of Multimorbidity and Comorbidity, Vol 14 (2024)

Subject Terms: Medicine

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2633-5565

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Tobacco smoking, smoking cessation and life expectancy among people with HIV on antiretroviral therapy in South Africa: a simulation modelling study

Authors: Acadia M. Thielking, Kieran P. Fitzmaurice, Ronel Sewpaul, Stavroula A. Chrysanthopoulou, Lotanna Dike, Douglas E. Levy, Nancy A. Rigotti, Mark J. Siedner, Robin Wood, A. David Paltiel, Kenneth A. Freedberg, Emily P. Hyle, Krishna P. Reddy

Source: Journal of the International AIDS Society, Vol 27, Iss 6, Pp n/a-n/a (2024)

Subject Terms: HIV, antiretroviral therapy, tobacco, smoking, smoking cessation, South Africa, Immunologic diseases. Allergy, RC581-607

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1758-2652

Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/016ed7f709dc4bb8a11b68d4e93be471

Learning and institutional support for youth in higher education institutions during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa

Authors: Natisha Dukhi, Ronel Sewpaul, Nompumelelo P. Zungu, Tholang Mokhele, Sibusiso Sifunda

Source: Frontiers in Education, Vol 9 (2024)

Subject Terms: youth, learning, COVID-19, higher education institutions, PSET, students, Education (General), L7-991

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feduc.2024.1341712/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2504-284X

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Psychological distress among South African healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic

Authors: Shandir Ramlagan, Ronel Sewpaul, Yolande Shean, Tenielle Schmidt, Alicia North, Sasiragha P. Reddy

Source: Curationis, Vol 47, Iss 1, Pp e1-e12 (2024)

Subject Terms: psychological distress, healthcare workers, covid-19, south africa, mental health., Nursing, RT1-120

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Relation: https://curationis.org.za/index.php/curationis/article/view/2477; https://doaj.org/toc/0379-8577; https://doaj.org/toc/2223-6279

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Adverse event reporting practices in drug-resistant tuberculosis facilities across South Africa

Authors: Razia Gaida, Adlai S. Davids, Ronel Sewpaul

Source: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 38, Iss 1, Pp e1-e6 (2023)

Subject Terms: pharmacovigilance, tuberculosis, adverse events, drug resistant, reporting., Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216

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Relation: https://sajid.co.za/index.php/sajid/article/view/564; https://doaj.org/toc/2312-0053; https://doaj.org/toc/2313-1810

Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/f0946029f8b644eabacb66b361a2d175

Vaccine hesitancy and related factors among South African adults in 2021: unpacking uncertainty versus unwillingness

Authors: Ronel Sewpaul, Sibusiso Sifunda, Razia Gaida, Tholang Mokhele, Inbarani Naidoo, Sasiragha Priscilla Reddy

Source: Frontiers in Public Health, Vol 11 (2023)

Subject Terms: COVID-19 vaccinations, vaccine hesitancy, trust, side-effects, influenza vaccination, South Africa, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1233031/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2296-2565

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Risky sexual behaviors among orphaned youth in South Africa: findings of the 2017 population-based household survey

Authors: Noloyiso Vondo, Musawenkosi Mabaso, Vuyelwa Mehlomakulu, Ronel Sewpaul, Adlai Davids, Philisiwe Ndlovu, Derrick Sekgala, Londiwe Shandu, Sizulu Moyo

Source: Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Vol 2 (2023)

Subject Terms: orphanhood status, youth, risky sexual behavior, household survey, South Africa, Psychiatry, RC435-571, Pediatrics, RJ1-570

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frcha.2023.1033663/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2813-4540

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Trends in prevalence of overweight and obesity among South African and European adolescents: a comparative outlook

Authors: Emmanuel Nwosu, Anne-Siri Fismen, Arnfinn Helleve, Charles Hongoro, Ronel Sewpaul, Priscilla Reddy, Olufunke Alaba, Janetta Harbron

Source: BMC Public Health, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2022)

Subject Terms: Adolescents, Obesity, Overweight, South Africa, Trends in prevalence, Europe, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2458

Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/3dc4853b338542089d0fd82eb5cb7644

A Tailored mHealth Intervention for Improving Antenatal Care Seeking and Health Behavioral Determinants During Pregnancy Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in South Africa: Development and Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Authors: Ronel Sewpaul, Ken Resnicow, Rik Crutzen, Natisha Dukhi, Afzal Ellahebokus, Priscilla Reddy

Source: JMIR Research Protocols, Vol 12, p e43654 (2023)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics, R858-859.7

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Relation: https://www.researchprotocols.org/2023/1/e43654; https://doaj.org/toc/1929-0748

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Psychosocial determinants of the intention and self-efficacy to attend antenatal appointments among pregnant adolescents and young women in Cape Town, South Africa: a cross-sectional study

Authors: Ronel Sewpaul, Rik Crutzen, Priscilla Reddy

Source: BMC Public Health, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2022)

Subject Terms: Intention, Self-efficacy, Psychosocial determinants, Antenatal care, Appointment keeping, Confidence interval-based estimation of relevance (CIBER), Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2458

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Correction: Past and current status of adolescents living with HIV in South Africa, 2005–2017

Authors: Inbarani Naidoo, Sinovuyo Takatshana, Ronel Sewpaul, Sean Jooste, Zhou Siyanai, Goitseone Maseko, Sizulu Moyo, Khangelani Zuma, Musawenkosi Mabaso, Zungu Nompumelelo

Source: BMC Research Notes, Vol 17, Iss 1, Pp 1-1 (2024)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Biology (General), QH301-705.5, Science (General), Q1-390

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1756-0500

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Past and current status of adolescents living with HIV in South Africa, 2005–2017

Authors: Inbarani Naidoo, Sinovuyo Takatshana, Ronel Sewpaul, Sean Jooste, Zhou Siyanai, Goitseone Maseko, Sizulu Moyo, Khangelani Zuma, Musawenkosi Mabaso, Zungu Nompumelelo

Source: BMC Research Notes, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2022)

Subject Terms: Adolescents, HIV, Gender, Perinatal, UNAIDS (90-90-90) targets, South Africa, Medicine, Biology (General), QH301-705.5, Science (General), Q1-390

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1756-0500

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Area-level deprivation and individual-level socioeconomic correlates of the diabetes care cascade among black south africans in uMgungundlovu, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Authors: Sanele Listen Mandlenkosi Madela, Nigel Walsh Harriman, Ronel Sewpaul, Anthony David Mbewu, David R Williams, Sibusiso Sifunda, Thabang Manyaapelo, Anam Nyembezi, Sasiragha Priscilla Reddy

Source: PLoS ONE, Vol 18, Iss 12 (2023)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

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Relation: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10712896/?tool=EBI; https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203

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Trends and correlates of HIV prevalence among adolescents in South Africa: evidence from the 2008, 2012 and 2017 South African National HIV Prevalence, Incidence and Behaviour surveys

Authors: Musawenkosi Mabaso, Goitseone Maseko, Ronel Sewpaul, Inbarani Naidoo, Sean Jooste, Sinovuyo Takatshana, Tarylee Reddy, Khangelani Zuma, Nompumelelo Zungu

Source: AIDS Research and Therapy, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2021)

Subject Terms: Trends in HIV prevalence, Adolescents, Risk factors, South Africa, Immunologic diseases. Allergy, RC581-607

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1742-6405

Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/2005ca7f70a744a4b36586e4ddcace28

A mixed reception: perceptions of pregnant adolescents’ experiences with health care workers in Cape Town, South Africa

Authors: Ronel Sewpaul, Rik Crutzen, Natisha Dukhi, Derrick Sekgala, Priscilla Reddy

Source: Reproductive Health, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2021)

Subject Terms: Teenage pregnancy, Adolescents, Antenatal care, Sexual and reproductive health services, South Africa, Maternal healthcare workers, Gynecology and obstetrics, RG1-991

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1742-4755

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