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Macadamia cultivar evaluation in Natal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: P. Allan --- Department of Horticultural Science, Republic of South AfricaVegetatively propagated macadamia cultivars were grown in six ecologically different areas in Natal. Nut quality was tested over a number of years. The warm, moist north coast area is best for most cultivars tested with Keaau, Ka'u, Kakea and Beaumont... -
Electrophoresis of leaf and seed proteins of Englerophytum natalense (fam. Sapotaceae)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: H. Ham --- Department of Forestry, South Africa M. Bosman --- , South Africa P.J. Vorster --- Department of Botany, South AfricaEnglerophytum natalense is an indigenous South African tree, bearing edible fruits. In view of its potential for domestication, leaf and seed proteins were separated electrophoretically in order to investigate the existence and degree of variation within and between populations in... -
Chemical control of Nysius natalensis Evans (Hemiptera: Orsillidae), a pest of sunflower in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: H. du Plessis --- , South Africa M.J. Byrne --- Ecophysiological Studies Research Group, South Africa J. van den Berg --- School of Environmental Sciences and Development, South AfricaNo insecticide is currently registered for Nysius natalensis Evans (Hemiptera: Orsillidae), control on sunflower [Helianthus annuus L. (Asteraceae)]. Field as well as laboratory trials were conducted to evaluate efficacy of insecticides for N. natalensis control. During budding prior to anthesis,... -
Age and growth of the spinner shark Carcharhinus brevipinna (Müller and Henle, 1839) off the KwaZulu-Natal coast, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: B. R. Allen S. P. WintnerAge and growth of the spinner shark Carcharhinus brevipinna off the KwaZulu-Natal coast of South Africa was investigated from vertebral growth ring counts of 67 specimens (54–213 cm precaudal length, PCL). Counts were made from sectioned vertebral centra by two... -
EFFECT OF CATTLE DIP CONTAINING TOXAPHENE ON THE FAUNA OF A SOUTH AFRICAN RIVER
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa • Authors: P.M. Brooks --- , South Africa B.D. Gardner --- , South AfricaIn August 1978 the Hluhluwe River, which runs through the Hluhluwe Game Reserve (Natal, South Africa), was polluted by toxaphene from a cattle dip tank. Faunal surveys were conducted to determine the impact of the insecticide on the fish and... -
THE BITE OF THE LEECH LIMNATIS FENESTRATA MOORE 1939, IN NATAL
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa • Authors: C.C. Appleton --- , South Africa I.M. Porter --- , South AfricaThe leech Limnatis fenestrata is a hazard to fishermen and limnologists working in the field in Natal. Since nothing is known of the pathogenicity of this leech, its bite and the sequelae following attack by L. fenestrate are described. -
TURBIDITY AND OTHER PHYSICAL FACTORS IN NATAL ESTUARINE SYSTEMS PART 1: SELECTED ESTUARIES
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa • Authors: D.P. Cyrus --- Department of Zoology, South AfricaData on turbidity and the factors influencing it, such as wind and substratum, were collected from eight representative estuaries along the Natal Coast. The results showed that Natal Estuaries can be divided into one of four groups, according to the... -
TURBIDITY AND OTHER PHYSICAL FACTORS IN NATAL ESTUARINE SYSTEMS PART 2: ESTUARINE LAKES
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa • Authors: D.P. Cyrus --- Department of Zoology, South AfricaData on turbidity, temperature and salinity and the factors which affect them, such as wind and substratum, were collected from Natal's two estuarine Lakes. The effects of wind and substratum, were collected from Natal's two estuarine Lakes. The effects of... -
Fluvial Sediment Yield to the Natal Coast: A Review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Aquatic Sciences • Authors: S. M'Cormick --- , South Africa J. A.G. Cooper --- , South Africa T.R. Mason --- Marine Geoscience Unit, South AfricaSediment yield is the quantitative expression of soil eroded from the hinterland and deposited in the ocean. This paper reviews existing literature available on sediment yields, particularly for the Natal coast, South Africa. Several authors have attempted to quantify the... -
SALINITY, FLOODS AND THE INFAUNAL MACROBENTHIC COMMUNITY OF THE ST LUCIA ESTUARY, KWAZULU-NATAL, SOUTH AFRICA
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Aquatic Sciences • Authors: R. K. Owen --- , , South Africa A. T. Forbes --- , , South AfricaThe St Lucia estuary and lake comprise some 80 % of the estuarine area of KwaZulu-Natal. The system is subject to floods and hypersaline conditions, the latter twice exceeding 100 since 1970. The lake is connected to the sea by... -
MANAGING THE ST. LUCIA ESTUARY—MESSAGES FROM THE MUD
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Aquatic Sciences • Authors: R. K. Owen --- , , South Africa A. T. Forbes --- , , South AfricaThe infaunal macrobenthic community of the St Lucia estuary has been exposed to natural disturbance in the form of salinity fluctuations arising from floods and hypersaline conditions, and human-induced interference arising from dredging and beam trawling. The responses of the... -
Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy in Low Socioeconomic Status Community Sample
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- Human Sciences Research Council, University of the Free State, South AfricaThe study reports on antiretroviral treatment adherence in a KwaZulu-Natal sample with a follow-up period of 20 months. Participants were 498 predominatly Black females living with HIV and AIDS. Four-hundred and ninety-six of the participants (91.6%) were found to be... -
Spirituality and Religion in Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) in Kwazulu-natal, South Africa: A Longitudinal Study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- Human Sciences Research Council, Pretoria and University of Limpopo,This study assesses the effects of spirituality and religion in health outcomes of patients on ART in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Participants were 735 patients who attended three HIV clinics for ART over a period of 20 months as follows: 519... -
Psychological Distress and Associated Factors Among a Sample of Pregnant Women in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Elisa Shikwane --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Gladys Matseke --- Human Sciences Research Council, South AfricaWe sought to identify the prevalence of psychological distress and associated factors among pregnant women who were patients at antenatal primary care clinics in a South Africa district. A cross-sectional study using systematic sampling was conducted among 1497 pregnant women... -
Barriers to accessing PMTCT services in a rural area of South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Donald Skinner Sakhumzi Mfecane Tebogo Gumede Nomvo Henda Adlai DavidsDespite good intentions and commitment from providers, prevention-of-mother-to-child-transmission of HIV (PMTCT) services can be difficult for pregnant women to access, despite the provision of free health services for women and children. We examined the introduction of PMTCT services in a... -
Knowing but not knowing: providing maternity care in the context of HIV/AIDS in rural Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Thubelihle Mathole Gunilla Lindmark Beth Maina AhlbergIndividual interviews with 25 nurses and midwives revealed their experiences with providing maternity care in rural Zimbabwe. These first-hand accounts especially illuminate the complexities of providing maternity care in the context of HIV/AIDS. The caregivers described feeling troubled by knowing... -
Pre- and post-intervention assessment of a PMTCT-programme-strengthening initiative in a rural area of the Eastern Cape, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Nancy Phaswana-Mafuya --- , South Africa Karl Peltzer --- , South Africa Rendani Ladzani --- , South Africa Gladys Mlambo --- , South Africa Adlai Davids --- , South Africa Khanyisa Phaweni --- , South Africa Pelisa Dana --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Mandisa Ndabula --- , South AfricaThe research assesses prevention-of-mother-to-child-transmission-of-HIV (PMTCT) services following implementation of programme-strengthening activities in a municipality in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. A pre-intervention and post-intervention design was used to conduct facility assessments and client exit interviews at baseline and after... -
Barriers to initiating antiretroviral therapy during pregnancy: a qualitative study of women attending services in Cape Town, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Kathryn Stinson --- School of Public Health and Family Medicine, Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research, South Africa Landon Myer --- School of Public Health and Family Medicine, Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research, South AfricaDespite the rapid expansion of antiretroviral therapy (ART) programmes, uptake of ART in pregnancy remains suboptimal. Little is known about the barriers to initiating lifelong ART in pregnancy and the challenges to postpartum retention in HIV care, particularly in sub-Saharan... -
Evaluating adverse drug reactions among HAART patients in a resource-constrained province of South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Viloshini Krishna Manickum --- School of Health Sciences, South Africa Fatima Suleman --- School of Health Sciences, South AfricaThe high prevalence of HIV in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa, has greatly increased the demand for antiretroviral therapy (ART), resulting in an exponential increase in the number of patients initiated on highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART). However, little information about... -
An exploratory study of the individual determinants of students’ sexual risk behaviour at a South African university
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Given Mutinta --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South Africa Kaymarlin Govender --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South Africa Jeff Gow --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South Africa Gavin George --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South AfricaThe prevalence of sexual risk behaviour is high on campuses at South African universities, putting many students at risk of HIV infection. This study explores individual influences on students’ sexual risk-taking behaviour at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. The study collected... -
Patient and provider perspectives on improving the linkage of HIV-positive pregnant women to long-term HIV care and treatment in eastern Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Haneefa Saleem --- Department of International Health, USA Robert Kyeyagalire --- Nuffield Department of Population Health, United Kingdom Sarah Smith Lunsford --- EnCompass, LLC, USADespite strong evidence that antiretroviral therapy (ART) reduces the risk of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and improves the health of HIV-positive mothers, many HIV-positive pregnant women do not enrol into long-term HIV care and treatment. This study examined barriers and... -
Physical determinants of the distribution and abundance of the burrowing ocypodid crab Paratylodiplax blephariskios Stebbing in the St. Lucia and Mhlathuze estuaries, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: RK Owen AT Forbes DP Cyrus SE PiperThe burrowing ocypodid crab, Paratylodiplax blephariskios, is endemic to the southeast coast of southern Africa where it forms an important component of the estuarine benthic fauna in muddy substrata. Two estuaries in KwaZulu-Natal, namely St. Lucia and the Mhlathuze, were... -
A preliminary assessment of impacts on estuarine associated fauna resulting from an intra-basin transfer and fresh water abstraction from aquatic systems in the Richards Bay area of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: D CyrusAn intra-basin transfer and the abstraction of water from aquatic systems in the Richards Bay area has led to the construction of six barriers which are restricting faunal movement, a reduction of flow to the Mhlathuze and Nhlabane estuaries and... -
Mortality estimates and biological reference points for the Natal stumpnose Rhabdosargus sarba (Pisces: Sparidae) in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: NC James BQ Mann PV RadebeA per-recruit stock assessment was undertaken for the sparid Rhabdosargus sarba, which is caught in estuarine and marine shore fisheries in KwaZulu-Natal. Input parameters used in the analyses included age and growth parameters and mortality estimates from catch curves. The... -
Salinity tolerance of the burrowing ocypodid crab, Paratylodiplax blephariskios, in the St. Lucia and Mhlathuze estuaries, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: RK Owen --- Department of Zoology, South Africa AT Forbes --- , South AfricaThe ocypodid crab, Paratylodiplax blephariskios, is endemic to the southeast coast of southern Africa where it forms an important component of the estuarine benthic fauna in muddy substrata. The St. Lucia and Mhlathuze estuaries are two of the largest estuaries... -
Turnover patterns in fish versus macroinvertebrates — implications for conservation planning
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: NA Rivers-Moore --- School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South AfricaSpatial patterns in taxonomic richness and turnover for fish and aquatic macroinvertebrates are compared to assess the relative usefulness of each taxonomic group in mapping biodiversity patterns. Fish and aquatic macroinvertebrate species data for sites down the longitudinal axes of... -
Treatment Effects on Annual and Dry Period Streamflow at Cathedral Peak
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: J.M. Bosch --- Department of Forestry,Total annual streamflow and dry season flows of treated catchments at Cathedral Peak, Natal, were compared and related to those of index catchments. -
Overview of the KwaZulu-Natal sardine run
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: CD van der Lingen --- Branch Fisheries, Department of Agriculture, South Africa JC Coetzee --- Branch Fisheries, Department of Agriculture, South Africa L Hutchings --- Marine Research Institute, South AfricaThis paper provides an introduction to, and overview of, the natural phenomenon known as the KwaZulu-Natal sardine run. Previous literature on this topic and hypotheses about the reasons why, and the mechanisms how, the run occurs are briefly synthesised and... -
Socio-economic implications of the KwaZulu-Natal sardine run for local indigenous communities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: J Myeza --- , South Africa RB Mason --- Department of Marketing, VM Peddemors --- School of Biological and Conservation Sciences, South AfricaThe economic and social effects of the annual sardine run on the indigenous community on the south coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, were assessed using data gathered from questionnaires and personal interviews with 329 members of the community. Their knowledge,... -
Shelf currents, lee-trapped and transient eddies on the inshore boundary of the Agulhas Current, South Africa: their relevance to the KwaZulu-Natal sardine run
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: MJ Roberts --- Oceans and Coasts, Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa CD van der Lingen --- Branch Fisheries, Department of Agriculture, South Africa C Whittle --- Department of Oceanography, South Africa M van den Berg --- Oceans and Coasts, Department of Environmental Affairs, South AfricaThe existence and strength of the annual KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) sardine run has long been a conundrum to fishers and scientists alike ― particularly that the sardine Sardinops sagax migrate along the narrow Transkei shelf against the powerful, warm Agulhas Current... -
A survey of plants sold by traders at Zululand muthi markets, with a view to selecting popular plant species for propagation in communal gardens
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: BG Ndawonde AM Zobolo ET Dlamini SJ SiebertA survey of medicinal plants sold at muthi markets of northern KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa was conducted by questioning 63 plant traders to identify unthreatened and threatened plants for cultivation purposes. From a total of 163 plants sold at local... -
Water temperature affects life-cycle duration of tadpoles of Natal cascade frog
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: NA Rivers-Moore --- Centre for Water Resources Research, South Africa RJ Karssing --- Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife, South AfricaDirect and indirect effects of climate change on amphibians include range shifts and changes in community structure. The Natal cascade frog Hadromophryne natalensis has an altitudinal range of some 2 400 m in KwaZulu-Natal, and presents an opportunity to assess... -
Observational study of choice of anaesthesia and outcome in patients with severe pre-eclampsia who present for emergency Caesarean section
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: K Keerath --- King Edward VIII Hospital, L Cronje --- King Edward VIII Hospital,Objectives: Recent evidence in the literature suggests that regional anaesthesia may be the preferred choice over general anaesthesia for patients with severe pre-eclampsia who present for a Caesarean section. This study was conducted to determine if this applied to our... -
Pioneers in South African Anaesthesia: Dr Heyman Harold (Heymie) Samson, anaesthetic innovator
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: PC Gordon --- Nagin Parbhoo History of Anaesthesia Museum, Department of Anaesthesia, RW Nieuwveld --- Department of Anaesthesia, -
High school students' attitudes, practices and knowledge of contraception in Jozini, KwaZulu-Natal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: TE Oni --- Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, EAM Prinsloo --- Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, JD Nortje --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, G Joubert --- Department of Biostatics, Faculty of Health Sciences,This study assessed the knowledge, attitudes and practices of contraception and sexual awareness amongst high school pupils in rural KwaZulu-Natal. -
The Human Genome and Gene “Therapy”: Some Ethical Issues
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: D Knapp van Bogaert --- Steve Biko Centre for Bioethics, Faculty of Health Sciences, GA Ogunbanjo --- Dept. of Family Medicine & PHC, Faculty of Health Sciences,The major scientific achievement of the Twentieth Century was the discovery of the double helix, and the mapping of the human genome in 2003. Contemporary medical and scientific knowledge in the field of gene therapy has the potential to inform... -
Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy and the general practitioner: a vignette and lessons to learn
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: J Moodley --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Women's Health and HIV Research Unit,In South Africa, the general practitioner is often the first health professional to provide care and health advice to pregnant women. Estimation of blood pressure levels is an essential basic step, particularly in pregnant women. Hypertensive disorders occur frequently in... -
The Human Genome and Gene “Therapy”: Some Ethical Issues
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: D Knapp van Bogaert --- Steve Biko Centre for Bioethics, Faculty of Health Sciences, GA Ogunbanjo --- Dept. of Family Medicine & PHC, Faculty of Health Sciences,The major scientific achievement of the Twentieth Century was the discovery of the double helix, and the mapping of the human genome in 2003. Contemporary medical and scientific knowledge in the field of gene therapy has the potential to inform... -
Prevalence patterns and predictors of alcohol use and abuse among secondary school students in southern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: demographic factors and the influence of parents and peers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: S Ghuman --- Department of Environmental Health, A Meyer-Weitz --- School of Psychology, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, S Knight --- Department of Public Health Medicine,Background: The prevalence and predictors of alcohol use and abuse among school students were investigated with the aim of gaining insight to guide prevention interventions. -
Sociodemographic factors in anaemia in pregnancy in south-western Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: MO Owolabi --- Family Medicine Department, Federal Medical Centre, AO Owolabi --- Family Medicine Department, Federal Medical Centre, DA OlaOlorun --- Family Medicine Department, NigeriaBackground: Anaemia in pregnancy persists, especially in third world countries where poor diet, low levels of literacy, infections, infestations and cultural practices predispose pregnant women to being anaemic. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of anaemia... -
Audit of antenatal care at a community health centre in Tshwane North subdistrict, Gauteng province
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: V Horner --- South African Medical Research Council, PGD Rautenbach --- Community Health Department, TJ Mashamba --- Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department, N Mbananga --- LINK Centre, S Olorunju --- Biostatistics Unit, T Ramahlo --- Midwife, H Kwinda --- Elim Hospital,Objective: Few studies document the level of compliance with antenatal care protocols in primary health care in South Africa. The aim of this study was to conduct an audit of antenatal care at a community health centre in Tshwane North... -
Obstacles to HIV prevention, treatment and care in selected public universities in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Blessing Mbatha --- Department of Communication Science, South AfricaSouth Africa, like the rest of Southern Africa, is ravaged by AIDS. Higher education in South Africa has a significant role to play in the fight against the spread of HIV and AIDS. This article reports the factors contributing to... -
Long-term trends in the competitive shore fishery along the KwaZulu-Natal coast, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: P. Pradervand --- Oceanographic Research Institute, South Africa B. Q. Mann --- Oceanographic Research Institute, South Africa M. F. Bellis --- Records Officer, South African Shore Angling Association, South AfricaTwenty-four years (1977–2000) of competitive shore angling catch and effort data from the KwaZulu-Natal Coastal Anglers Union for the province of KwaZulu-Natal were analysed. Of a minimum of 117 species recorded, the most commonly caught species were dusky shark (Carcharhinus... -
Differences in diet between two rodent species, Mastomys natalensis and Gerbilliscus vicinus, in fallow land habitats in central Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Loth S. Mulungu --- Pest Management Centre, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Apia W. Massawe --- Pest Management Centre, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Jan Kennis --- University of Antwerp, Evolutionary Ecology Group, Belgium Dieter Crauwels --- University of Antwerp, Evolutionary Ecology Group, Belgium Seth Eiseb --- National Museum of Namibia, Namibia Themb’alilahlwa A. Mahlaba --- Department of Biological Sciences, Swaziland Ara Monadjem --- Department of Biological Sciences, Swaziland Rhodes H. Makundi --- Pest Management Centre, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Abdul A.S. Katakweba --- Pest Management Centre, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Herwig Leirs --- University of Antwerp, Evolutionary Ecology Group, Belgium Steven R. Belmain --- Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, U.K.Differences in the ecological niche requirements among rodent species competing in the same habitat may result from differences in the use of one to three resources: space, time and food or some combination of these. Alternatively, differences in resource use... -
Post-weaning social behaviour within mother–offspring groups of the bushveld gerbil, Gerbilliscus leucogaster: implications for dispersal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Tracy K. Lötter --- School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Neville Pillay --- School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaSocial behaviour has been implicated in the natal dispersal of several small mammal species. We studied social interactions within groups of bushveld gerbil Gerbilliscus leucogaster mothers and their weaned offspring in captivity. We examined groups (n = 8) over several... -
Causes of admissions to a raptor rehabilitation centre in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Lindy J. Thompson --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Ben Hoffman --- Raptor Rescue, South Africa Mark Brown --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaWith many species of southern African raptors becoming increasingly threatened, records from rehabilitation centres can give an indication of the threats faced by birds of prey in particular areas and to particular species. Thus, admissions records from a raptor rehabilitation... -
Grazing depletes forb species diversity in the mesic grasslands of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Rob Scott-Shaw --- Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife, South Africa Craig D Morris --- Agricultural Research Council–Animal Production Institute, South AfricaForbs constitute over 80% of the species richness of mesic grassland but their response to grazing is largely unknown. The influence of grazing on the forb composition, richness and diversity of two species-rich grasslands in the coastal hinterland and midlands... -
How do African Black Oystercatchers Haematopus moquini recruit into high-density populations?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Douglas Loewenthal --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST–NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa Dane M Paijmans --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST–NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa Philip AR Hockey --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST–NRF Centre of Excellence, South AfricaTheoretical and empirical studies of oystercatchers both suggest that levels of adult site fidelity, natal philopatry and age-at-first-breeding are interrelated consequences of life-history decisions made by potential breeders. All are fundamental to explaining population dynamics and have important conservation implications... -
Profile and acute mortality outcome of patients admitted with cryptococcal meningitis to an urban district hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: BO Adeyemi --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa A Ross --- Department of Family Medicine, South AfricaBackground: Cryptococcal meningitis (CCM) is one of the leading causes of early mortality in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients. This study was part of a clinical audit aimed at improving care for patients with CCM at an urban district hospital... -
The psychosocial well-being of a “forgotten” South African community: the case of Ndumo, KwaZulu-Natal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Werner Nell --- Optentia Research Programme, Department of Behavioural Sciences, South Africa Engela de Crom --- Department of Nature Conservation, South Africa Hendri Coetzee --- Institutional Community Engagement Office and Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, South Africa Elize van Eeden --- Research Group for Integrative Multidisciplinary Ecohealth and Wellbeing Research, South AfricaThis study investigated the psychosocial well-being of an indigenous cultural community in South Africa, using a sequential explanatory mixed-methods design. Data on life satisfaction and emotional, social and psychological well-being were collected from 521 local residents (48% female) of Ndumo... -
Causes of prematurity in the Bloemfontein Academic Complex
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: H Brits --- Faculty of Health Science, Department of Family Medicine, South Africa M Adriaanse --- School of Medicine, South Africa D-M Rall --- School of Medicine, South Africa M Van Biljon --- School of Medicine, South Africa A Van der Walt --- School of Medicine, South Africa E Wasserman --- School of Medicine, South Africa G Joubert --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Biostatistics, South AfricaBackground: Prematurity is globally the leading cause of neonatal mortality, morbidity and long-term disability. The Millennium Development Goals (MDG) of the United Nations, and specifically MDG 4, address child mortality. Neonatal mortality rates contribute to 37% of all under-five mortality,... -
‘She's just like my mother’: measuring motherhood in the context of the HIV epidemic in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Naomi Marshak --- Department of Social Anthropology,This paper emerges from an ethnographic study conducted in Kwazulu-Natal in 2010 that explored the practices of a humanitarian intervention providing psychosocial support for and strengthening of the bonds between orphans and children made vulnerable by HIV and their non-biological... -
First detected isolate of glycopeptide-intermediate resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a renal unit at a central academic hospital in Kwazulu-Natal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: K SweSwe-Han --- Department of Medical Microbiology, N Naidoo --- Department of Medical Microbiology, P Mahabeer --- Department of Medical Microbiology, K Mlisana --- Department of Medical Microbiology,Staphylococcus aureus is an important and common cause of healthcare and community-associated infections. Reduced susceptibility to glycopeptides in methicillin-resistant S. aureus is well documented. We report on the frst glycopeptide-intermediate S. aureus (GISA) isolate from a renal unit at a... -
A contribution from barn owl pellets to known micromammalian distributions in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: D. Margaret Avery --- South African Museum (Iziko Museums of Cape Town), South Africa Graham Avery --- South African Museum (Iziko Museums of Cape Town), South Africa Anthony Roberts --- KwaZulu Natal Nature Conservation Service, South AfricaSamples of barn owl pellets were collected from the Dundee, Estcourt and Kokstad areas of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, during March 2000 for their micromammalian prey remains. Other material collected from near Pietermaritzburg in 1988/89 by the late J.O. Wirminghaus was... -
The reproductive biology and postnatal development of the highveld mole-rat, Cryptomys hottentotus pretoriae(Rodentia: Bathyergidae)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: G.P. Malherbe --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa N.C. Bennett --- Mammal Research Institute, University of Pretoria, South Africa A.S. Schoeman --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South AfricaThe highveld mole rat, Cryptomys hottentotus pretoriae, occurs in the summer rainfall grasslands of northern South Africa. It is a colonial bathyergid in which reproduction is restricted to a single female. Courtship and copulation are initiated by the male mole... -
Potential barriers to focused antenatal care utilisation by HIV-positive pregnant women in Swaziland
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: M Ganga-Limando --- Department of Health Studies, South Africa WP Gule --- Department of Health Studies, South AfricaBackground: Maternal mortality and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) continue to be major challenges to the Kingdom of Swaziland. In the past, the government introduced focused antenatal care and integrated it with national strategies to reduce maternal mortality and the mother-to-child... -
Environmental influence on phytoplankton production during summer on the KwaZulu-Natal shelf of the Agulhas ecosystem
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: T Lamont --- Branch: Oceans and Coasts, Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa RG Barlow --- Bayworld Centre for Research and Education, South AfricaDuring February 2010, studies of primary production (PP) and physiology were conducted at five selected sites in the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Bight of the Agulhas ecosystem as part of a programme to elucidate the influence of major physical driving forces and... -
Snakebite in north-eastern South Africa: clinical characteristics and risks for severity
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Darryl Wood --- Nelson Mandela School of Clinical Medicine, University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa Benjamin Sartorius --- School of Public Health, University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa Richard Hift --- Nelson Mandela School of Clinical Medicine, University of KwaZulu Natal, South AfricaObjectives: To identify the toxicity profile of snakebites and to assess clinical severity. -
High level of initial default among smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis in eThekwini health district, KwaZulu-Natal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Lindiwe Priscilla Cele --- National Health Laboratory Services, South Africa Stephen Knight --- School of Nursing and Public Health, South Africa Elize Webb --- School of Health Systems and Public Health, SHSPH, South Africa Khin Tint --- SAFELTP NICD, South Africa Thembelihle Dlungwane --- School of Nursing and Public Health, South AfricaIn this study, initial tuberculosis (TB) default was measured in clinics in a district with a high incidence of TB. A retrospective review of TB case identification registers in 2007 found 4049 (9.0%) new smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) cases... -
Intimate partner violence among HIV positive pregnant women in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Gladys Matseke --- HIV/AIDS/STI and TB (HAST), Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Violeta J Rodriguez --- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, USA Karl Peltzer --- HIV/AIDS/STI and TB (HAST), Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Deborah Jones --- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, USAThe aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) and associated factors among pregnant HIV-infected women in primary health care facilities in Nkangala and Gert Sibande districts, Mpumalanga, South Africa. Participants were 673 women... -
Syphilis sero-positivity among pregnant women attending public antenatal clinics: A five-year analysis from 15 public clinics in Gaborone, Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: AB Ganiyu --- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Botswana L Mason --- Department of Health and Life Sciences Programme, The Netherlands LH Mabuza --- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, South AfricaBackground: The prevalence of syphilis in pregnancy varies across the globe and among different age groups within the same country. In sub-Saharan Africa, syphilis prevalence among pregnant women has been found to range from 2.5 to 18% among antenatal clinic... -
Self-reported knowledge and use of emergency contraception among women presenting for termination of pregnancy
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: O Osa-Izeko --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa RD Govender --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa AJ Ross --- Department of Family Medicine, South AfricaBackground: Emergency contraception (EC) is widely accepted as a safe method of preventing conception following unprotected coitus. Use of EC has been promoted in South Africa, yet uptake among women appears to remain low. -
Making the childfree choice: Perspectives of women living in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Primrose Z. J. Bimha --- Gender Studies, School of African & Gender Studies, Anthropology & Linguistics, South Africa Rachelle Chadwick --- Gender Studies, School of African & Gender Studies, Anthropology & Linguistics, South AfricaThis article explores heterosexual childfree women’s decisions and the ways in which they negotiate their childfree identity in the context of pronatalist expectations. A convenience sample of seven women living in South Africa were interviewed about their rationale and experience... -
Burnout, compassion fatigue and compassion satisfaction among nurses in the context of maternal and perinatal deaths
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Teresa-Anne Bagakilwe Mashego --- Department of Clinical Psychology, South Africa Davhana Stanley Nesengani --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa Thembelihle Ntuli --- Research Development and Administration, South Africa Gail Wyatt --- Department of Behavioral Medicine, United States of AmericaThis study investigated the prevalence and levels of burnout, compassion fatigue and compassion satisfaction among nurses with exposure to maternal and perinatal deaths. A convenience sample of 83 nurses was selected for participation from six hospitals in Limpopo province, South... -
The materiality of marriage payments
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Hylton White --- Department of Anthropology, South AfricaIt is generally agreed that rates of marriage are declining in Southern Africa. It is also clear that for people who are wealthy enough to marry, the long-standing constitution of marriage as process is increasingly replaced by a making of... -
Correlates of postnatal depression among women in Zimbabwean semi-urban and rural settings
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: James January --- Department of Community Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Namatai Mutamba --- Department of Community Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Julita Maradzika --- Department of Community Medicine, College of Health Sciences,This study explored antecedents to postnatal depression and its prevalence in semi-urban and rural Zimbabwean communities. 115 women completed the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. The mean age of participants was 25.8 years (SD = 5.4 years). Descriptive statistical analysis indicated... -
The intersection of abandonment, HIV-positive status and residential care for a group of perinatally infected adolescents
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Jeanette Schmid --- Centre for Social Development in Africa, South Africa Jenita Chiba --- Centre for Social Development in Africa, South AfricaAlthough anti-retroviral treatments have significantly reduced the incidence of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and AIDS, there remains, for the foreseeable future, a group of adolescents who have been perinatally infected. Noting the paucity of information regarding the impact of paediatric... -
Natal philopatry in young Cape Vultures Gyps coprotheres
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Margaret T Hirschauer --- VulPro NPC, South Africa Kerri Wolter --- VulPro NPC, South Africa Walter Neser --- VulPro NPC, South AfricaIn 2010, 14 Cape Vulture Gyps coprotheres chicks were ringed as nestlings on the cliffs at the Skeerpoort Cape Vulture colony in the Magaliesberg mountains, South Africa. Observations made during the 2014 and 2015 breeding colony censuses confirm two individuals... -
Developing primary health care and public health competencies in undergraduate medical students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Stephen E Knight --- School of Nursing and Public Health, College of Health Sciences, South Africa Andrew J Ross --- School of Nursing and Public Health, College of Health Sciences, South Africa Ozayr Mahomed --- School of Nursing and Public Health, College of Health Sciences, South AfricaBackground: The Selective Programme (Selectives) at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) is a three-year longitudinal, community-based programme within the undergraduate medical curriculum, which aims to develop primary health care (PHC) and public health competencies in students using the community-oriented primary... -
Schistosomiasis risk factors based on the infection status among school-going children in the Ndumo area, uMkhanyakude district, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Muhubiri Kabuyaya --- School of Nursing and Public Health, Department of Public Health Medicine, South Africa Moses John Chimbari --- School of Nursing and Public Health, Department of Public Health Medicine, South Africa Tawanda Manyangadze --- School of Nursing and Public Health, Department of Public Health Medicine, South Africa Samson Mukaratirwa --- School of Life Sciences, South AfricaBackground: Schistosomiasis remains a public health burden in South Africa, particularly in KwaZulu-Natal. The study aimed to identify the risk factors for transmission of Schistosoma haematobium among school-going children in the Ndumo area of uMkhanyakude district, KwaZulu-Natal. -
Primary care screening and risk factors for postnatal depression in Zimbabwe: A scoping review of literature
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: James January --- Department of Psychiatry, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa Jonathan Burns --- Department of Psychiatry, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa Moses Chimbari --- School of Nursing and Public Health, Howard Campus, College of Health Sciences, South AfricaPostnatal depression (PND) exerts a significant burden on the global public health system, globally affecting approximately 10 to 20% of women. Despite the recently reported high prevalence of PND in Zimbabwe, it is rarely diagnosed or appropriately managed in primary... -
Reticence in disclosure of HIV infection and reasons for bereavement: impact on perinatally infected adolescents’ mental health and understanding of HIV treatment and prevention in Johannesburg, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Nataly Woollett --- Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute, South Africa Vivian Black --- Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Lucie Cluver --- Centre for Evidence-Based Intervention, Department of Social Policy and Intervention, UK Heena Brahmbhatt --- Department of Population, Reproductive and Family Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, USASurvival rates of perinatally infected HIV-positive adolescents (PIA) are increasing in sub-Saharan Africa. There is a gap in understanding how disclosure and bereavement have an impact on PIA beliefs and understanding of their HIV infection and its management. In-depth interviews... -
Fear of stigma, beliefs, and knowledge about HIV are barriers to early access to HIV testing and disclosure for perinatally infected children and adolescents in rural communities in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Sphiwe Madiba --- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, South Africa Mathildah Mokgatle --- Department of Biostatistics, South AfricaBackground: The majority of HIV-infected children in resource-limited countries are not aware of their HIV status because of the various reasons responsible for the delay in seeking HIV testing for children. The aim of the study was to determine the... -
Neonatal sepsis in a Nigerian Tertiary Hospital: Clinical features, clinical outcome, aetiology and antibiotic susceptibility pattern
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Adediwura O Arowosegbe --- Department of Microbiology, College of Biosciences, Nigeria David A Ojo --- Department of Microbiology, College of Biosciences, Nigeria Iyabode O Dedeke --- Department of Paediatrics, Nigeria Olufunke B Shittu --- Department of Microbiology, College of Biosciences, Nigeria Olusola A Akingbade --- Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, NigeriaBackground: Neonatal sepsis is a significant cause of neonatal mortality in developing countries. The aetiological agents and their antimicrobial susceptibility patterns are dynamic. Objectives: This study determined clinical features, aetiology, antimicrobial susceptibility and clinical outcome of neonatal sepsis in a... -
Variation in morphology and yield traits of Cucurbita landraces in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Nontuthuko R Ntuli --- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, South Africa Rufaro M Madakadze --- African Crop Improvement Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa, Kenya Alpheus M Zobolo --- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, South AfricaPumpkins, represented by various Cucurbita species, are important traditional leafy vegetable crops that are widely eaten in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, and elsewhere. Cucurbita landraces are exceptionally variable in morphology and productivity. Although these vegetables are grown extensively in South Africa,... -
The Maloti minnow Pseudobarbus quathlambae (Barnard, 1938) is not extinct in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: PS Kubheka --- Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife, South Africa A Chakona --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa DN Mazungula --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South AfricaDespite concerted surveys, the Maloti minnow Pseudobarbus quathlambae (Barnard 1938) had not been recorded in South African waters for almost eighty years since the original collections were made at the type locality in the upper uMkhomazana River in 1938. The... -
Geostatistical modelling of the spatial life history of post-larval deepwater hake Merluccius paradoxus in the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: T Jansen --- Benguela Current Commission, Namibia K Kristensen --- Technical University of Denmark – National Institute of Aquatic Resources (DTU Aqua), Denmark TP Fairweather --- Branch: Fisheries Management, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF), South Africa P Kainge --- Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR), Namibia JN Kathena --- Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR), Namibia MD Durholtz --- Branch: Fisheries Management, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF), South Africa JE Beyer --- Technical University of Denmark – National Institute of Aquatic Resources (DTU Aqua), Denmark UH Thygesen --- Technical University of Denmark – National Institute of Aquatic Resources (DTU Aqua), DenmarkOptimal and sustainable management of fish resources cannot be ensured without a thorough understanding of the migration patterns and population (demographic stock) structure. Recent studies suggest that these aspects of the economically and ecologically important deepwater hake Merluccius paradoxus are... -
Obstetric outcomes and antenatal access among adolescent pregnancies in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: T Govender --- Department of Community Health Studies, Discipline of Environmental Health, South Africa P Reddy --- Department of Community Health Studies, Discipline of Environmental Health, South Africa S Ghuman --- Department of Community Health Studies, Discipline of Environmental Health, South AfricaBackground: Pregnancy among adolescents in South Africa is a growing concern as it may be associated with adverse socio-economic and health impacts. Timeous initiation and optimal utilisation of antenatal care (ANC) services is imperative to ensure positive pregnancy outcomes. However,... -
Antenatal and postpartum depression: effects on infant and young child health and feeding practices
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: SS Madlala --- Dietetics and Human Nutrition, South Africa SM Kassier --- Dietetics and Human Nutrition, South AfricaGlobally, anxiety and depression is the third leading cause of disease burden for women 14 to 44 years of age. The World Health Organisation reports that 15 to 57% of women in developing countries experience symptoms of depression. Maternal mental illness... -
Staffing levels at KwaZulu-Natal district hospitals: is the University of KwaZulu-Natal training for the needs of the province?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Andrew Ross --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa Dumsani Gumede --- Umthombo Youth Development Foundation, South Africa Solange Mianda --- Department of Family Medicine, South AfricaBackground: Universities have a social responsibility to ensure that they select and train healthcare professionals (HCPs) who can meet the healthcare needs of local communities. The aim of this study was to assess the extent to which the University of... -
Classification of marine bioregions on the east coast of South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: T-C Livingstone --- Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife, South Africa JM Harris --- Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife, South Africa AT Lombard --- Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa AJ Smit --- Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, South Africa DS Schoeman --- School of Science and Engineering, AustraliaMarine bioregional planning requires a meaningful classification and spatial delineation of the ocean environment using biological and physical characteristics. The relative inaccessibility of much of the ocean and the paucity of directly measured data spanning entire planning regions mean that... -
Validity and utility of instruments for screening of depression in women attending antenatal clinics in Blantyre district in Malawi
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: G Chorwe-Sungani --- Kamuzu College of Nursing, University of Malawi, Malawi J Chipps --- Kamuzu College of Nursing, University of Malawi, MalawiIntroduction: Screening instruments should be brief, valid and easy to use if they are to be useful in a busy antenatal clinic in low-resource settings. A short instrument can be used in a busy antenatal clinic in combination with a... -
The cost-effectiveness of using latrine dehydrated and pasteurization pellets and struvite: Experimental evidence from South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Benjamin Chapeyama --- School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South Africa Edilegnaw Wale --- School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South Africa Alfred Odindo --- School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South AfricaFaecal sludge and urine can be recycled and processed into usable fertilizer products such as the latrine dehydrated and pasteurization (‘LaDePa’) pellets and struvite, respectively. To quantitatively determine the financial cost effectiveness of using LaDePa and struvite, a study was... -
First records of Atyoida serrata (CS Bate, 1888) from South Africa (Crustacea: Caridea: Atyidae)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: M Coke --- , South AfricaCollections of Atyoida serrata (CS Bate, 1888) are reported from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa for the first time. This species is currently known only from the lower reaches of the Mgeni, Vungu and Mtamvuna river systems where it occupies rocky cascades... -
Sexual risk behaviour among HIV-infected women in the first twelve months after delivery in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- HIV/AIDS/STIs and TB (HAST) Research Programme, South Africa Geoffrey Setswe --- HIV/AIDS Management, South Africa Gladys Matseke --- HIV/AIDS/STIs and TB (HAST) Research Programme, South Africa Shandir Ramlagan --- HIV/AIDS/STIs and TB (HAST) Research Programme, South Africa Stephen M. Weiss --- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, USA Violeta J. Rodriguez --- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, USA Sibusiso Sifunda --- HIV/AIDS/STIs and TB (HAST) Research Programme, South Africa Ryan Cook --- Department of Epidemiology, USA Tae Kyoung Lee --- Department of Public Health Sciences, USA Deborah Jones --- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, USAThis study aimed to assess sexual risk behaviour and its social correlates in HIV-infected women living in rural South Africa at six and twelve months post-partum. Participants were 699 HIV-positive women recruited prenatally by systematic sampling from twelve community health... -
Predictive modelling of the potential future distribution of Vachellia nilotica within the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Janet Taylor --- Natural Resources Section, KwaZulu-Natal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, South Africa Nico Smit --- Department of Animal, Wildlife and Grassland Sciences, South Africa Debbie Jewitt --- Biodiversity Research and Assessment, Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife, South AfricaMany regions of South Africa are prone to woody plant thickening. This can have an ecologically detrimental effect on the open savannas and grasslands. KwaZulu-Natal, a province on the east coast of South Africa, is currently experiencing an increase in... -
Risk factors associated with nosocomial infections in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Mahatma Gandhi Memorial hospital between 2014 and 2015
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Sharita Rameshwarnath --- Discipline of Public Health Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health, South Africa Saloshni Naidoo --- Discipline of Public Health Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health, South AfricaBackground: Nosocomial infections are one of the main causes of neonatal morbidity and mortality in low- and middle-income countries. The neonatal intensive care unit is a suitable environment for disseminating infections. The aim of this study was to identify risk... -
Association between adherence to anti-diabetic therapy and adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes in diabetes in pregnancy
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Doreen Macherera Mukona --- Department of Nursing Science, Zimbabwe Stephen Peter Munjanja --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Zimbabwe Mathilda Zvinavashe --- Department of Nursing Science, Zimbabwe Babil Stray-Pederson --- Institute of Clinical Medicine, NorwayObjectives: To analyse the association between adherence to anti-diabetic therapy (diet, physical activity and medications) and perinatal outcomes. -
Maternal attitudes towards pre-natal substance abuse, medical care, and treatment in a historically disadvantaged South African community
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Michelle Ovens --- Department of Corrections Management, South Africa Johan Prinsloo --- Department of Criminology, South AfricaThis study explored maternal substance abuse and the access to pre-natal medical care and treatment for substance abuse during pregnancy. Respondent mothers (n = 102; mean age = 27.8 years, SD = 10.9 years) were from Mitchell’s Plain, a historically disadvantaged South African community. The mothers... -
Modifiable factors within the prevention of mother-to-child transmission programme associated with failure to prevent HIV transmission in the Onandjokwe district of Namibia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Flavia Strato Shayo --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa Bob Mash --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa -
Diabetes-related amputations in the public healthcare sector in KwaZulu-Natal: a five-year perspective. Are we winning?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Pillay Somasundram --- Edendale Hospital, Pietermartizburg, South Africa Pillay Davashni --- Star College Girls Durban Scholar, South Africa Singh Deepak --- Department of Physics, South Africa Pillay Romashan --- Athlone Park Durban Scholar, South AfricaBackground: Diabetes-related complications in the form of lower limb amputations (LLA) remain a major concern globally in the form of both human suffering and increased fiscal burden. Studies conducted in developed countries have demonstrated that the burden of diabetes-related amputations... -
Lack of phylogeographic structure in the endangered Pickersgill’s Reed Frog; Hyperolius pickersgilli (Raw, 1982)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Antoinette Kotze --- , South Africa Taryn M.C. Ralph --- , , South Africa Lisa N. Barrow --- , , USA Jeanne Tarrant --- , South Africa Louis du Preez --- , , South Africa M. Thabang Madisha --- , South Africa Desire L Dalton --- , South AfricaThe Endangered Pickersgill’s Reed Frog (Hyperolius pickersgilli) is endemic to South Africa and restricted to the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) coast. The natural habitat of H. pickersgilli is limited to fragmented patches of coastal reed-bed wetland, the majority of which continues to... -
Progress in diabetes care in the KwaZulu-Natal public health sector: a decade of analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: N Sahadew --- Clinical and Professional Practice, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa VS Singaram --- Clinical and Professional Practice, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South AfricaAims: This study analysed diabetes-related information routinely collected by the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Department of Health (DOH). -
Long-term outcomes in perinatally HIV-infected adolescents and young adults on antiretroviral therapy: a review of South African and global literature
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Kim Anderson --- School of Public Health and Family Medicine, South Africa Rudzani Muloiwa --- Department of Paediatrics, South Africa Mary-Ann Davies --- School of Public Health and Family Medicine, South AfricaPaediatric antiretroviral programmes have been implemented globally for more than a decade, yet information on long-term treatment outcomes in perinatally HIV-infected adolescents is limited. Published literature on long-term treatment outcomes was reviewed, including virologic, immunologic and growth outcomes, as well... -
Restoration of Lake St Lucia, the largest estuary in South Africa: historical perceptions, exploitation, management and recent policies
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: NT Forbes --- Marine and Estuarine Research, Hyper-by-the-Sea, South Africa AT Forbes --- Marine and Estuarine Research, Hyper-by-the-Sea, South Africa B James --- iSimangaliso Wetland Park Authority, Dredger Harbour, South AfricaRestoration of estuarine function to the Lake St Lucia system, the largest estuary in South Africa, was initiated in 2010. Significant change began with the reversal of a mouth management policy that was adopted in 1952 and maintained for the... -
Pilot study involving the use of point-of-care glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) testing for screening and monitoring of diabetes mellitus in the public healthcare sector in KwaZulu-Natal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Somasundram Pillay --- , South AfricaBackground: The diabetes pandemic continues to cause both patient and economic burden. Globally, strategies to improve glycaemic control in patients with diabetes are highly sought after. One such strategy involves the use of point-of-care glycated haemoglobin (POCT HbA1c) testing, which... -
A Cowrie’s Life: The São Bento and Transoceanic Trade in the Sixteenth Century
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Justine Wintjes --- , South AfricaA collection of money cowries (Monetaria moneta) was discovered in the early 1980s inside a bronze cannon salvaged from the wreck site of the São Bento (1554), at the mouth of the Mzikaba River, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Using an... -
A systematic review of the factors that hinder the scale up of mobile health technologies in antenatal care programmes in sub-Saharan Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Tarisai Kudakwashe Manyati --- , South Africa Morgen Mutsau --- , ZimbabweBackground: There is weak evidence on the sustainability of mobile Health (mHealth) interventions in antenatal care programmes in sub-Saharan Africa. This study reviews the factors that hinder the scale up of mobile (mHealth) technologies in antenatal care programmes in sub-Saharan... -
Demersal fish communities in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, indicate partial congruence with proposed conservation biozones
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: WN Dalton --- , South Africa SN Porter --- , South Africa T-C Livingstone --- , South Africa BQ Mann --- , South AfricaThe KwaZulu-Natal shelf, on the east coast of South Africa, is inhabited by diverse communities of demersal fishes; however, previous studies deeper than 30 m have largely investigated these with extractive techniques. Using baited remote underwater videos (BRUVs), this study... -
The opinion of KwaZulu-Natal dietitians regarding the use of a whole-foods plant-based diet in the management of non-communicable diseases
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: LM Janse Van Rensburg --- , South Africa NL Wiles --- , South AfricaBackground: International studies have highlighted the benefit of using a whole-food, plant-based diet (WFPBD) in the prevention and treatment of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). It is imperative to gather the opinions of dietitians on this diet, in order to assess whether... -
“I’m angry with my mother”: Lived psychosocial experiences of adolescents with peri-natal-acquired HIV in Limpopo, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ngwashesenge Francinah Malungani --- , South Africa Melitah Molatelo Rasweswe --- , South Africa Mmapheko Doriccah Peu --- , South AfricaThis study explored psychosocial need experiences of South African adolescents with perinatal-acquired HIV. Using a descriptive phenomenological approach, we interviewed a convenience sample of 20 adolescents living with perinatal-acquired HIV on their psychosocial survivorship experiences (female =10, male =10; age... -
Low acceptance of intimate partner violence by pregnant women in Uganda predicts higher uptake of HIV self-testing among their male partners
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Caroline J Vrana-Diaz --- , USA Jeffrey E Korte --- , USA Mulugeta Gebregziabher --- , USA Lauren Richey --- , USA Anbesaw Selassie --- , USA Michael Sweat --- , USA Rose Kisa --- , Uganda William Musoke --- , Uganda Harriet Chemusto --- , Uganda Esther Buregyeya --- , Uganda Joseph KB Matovu --- , Uganda Rhoda K Wanyenze --- , UgandaIntroduction: Heterosexual couples are at high risk for HIV acquisition in sub-Saharan Africa, and HIV self-testing (HST) is an additional approach to expand access to HIV testing services. However, it is not well known how gender equality is associated with... -
Measuring transactional sex in different contexts: How do tools to measure this practice perform in rural South Africa?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Nambusi Kyegombe --- , United Kingdom Kirsten Stoebenau --- , USA Natsayi Chimbindi --- , South Africa Thembelihle Zuma --- , South Africa Maryam Shahmanesh --- , United Kingdom Janet Seeley --- , United Kingdom Joyce Wamoyi --- , TanzaniaBackground: Adolescent girls and young women across sub-Saharan Africa are at disproportionate risk of HIV infection compared to their male counterparts. Transactional sex has been identified as an important proximate risk for infection in this population. Definitions and measures of... -
The ecology of coastal wetland ponds created by diamond mining in southern Namibia. 2. Saltmarsh vegetation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: L Maritz --- , South Africa D Pillay --- , South Africa GM Branch --- , South AfricaDiamond mining on the southern Namibian coastline has created multiple large coastal ponds of up to 380 000 m2 adjacent to the coastline, as the sea overtops erected seawalls or seeps into excavated areas. These ponds span ages of 1–38... -
The social and clinical characteristics of patients on antiretroviral therapy who are ‘lost to follow-up’ in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: a prospective study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Shandir Ramlagan --- University of Natal, Mohamed Salim Khan --- Ladysmith Provincial Hospital, South Africa Bernhard Gaede --- University of KwaZulu-Natal,A significant proportion of those initiating antiretroviral treatment (ART) for HIV infection are lost to follow-up. Causes (including HIV symptoms, quality of life, depression, herbal treatment and alcohol use) for discontinuing ART follow-up in predominantly rural resource-limited settings are not... -
Social grants for people living with HIV and on antiretroviral therapy in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: a longitudinal study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Karl Peltzer [d231e18]The aim of this study was to assess the predictors of the receipt of a disability grant (DG) status and the impact of the DG on health outcomes of HIV patients and on antiretroviral therapy (ART) in a longitudinal study... -
Prevalence of prenatal depression and associated factors among HIV-positive women in primary care in Mpumalanga province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- , , South Africa Violeta J. Rodriguez --- , , USA Deborah Jones --- , , USAThis study aimed to assess the prevalence of depressed symptoms and associated factors in prenatal HIV-positive women in primary care facilities in rural South Africa. In a cross-sectional study, 663 HIV-positive prenatal women in 12 community health centres in Mpumalanga... -
Clades in Heleophrynid Salientia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: D. Eduard van Dijk --- University of Stellenbosch, South AfricaA northern and a southern clade is recognized in the Heleophrynidae, a family of southern African Salientia. A new genus, Hadromophryne is proposed for Heleoprhyne natalensis, and related Anura presently included in this species. -
Multi-locus phylogeny and evolution of reproductive modes in the Pyxicephalidae, an African endemic clade of frogs
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Arie van der Meijden --- Campus Agrário de Vairão, Portugal Angelica Crottini --- Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany Jeanne Tarrant --- North-West University, South Africa Andrew Turner --- CapeNature, South Africa Miguel Vences --- Technical University of Braunschweig, GermanyThe ranoid family Pyxicephalidae is an endemic group of African frogs, with the majority of its diversity concentrated in South Africa. Here we present the first molecular phylogeny that includes as many as nine of the ten pyxicephalid genera, omitting... -
‘Flash Mobula’: first observations of courtship behaviour of the shortfin devil ray Mobula kuhlii
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: M Carpenter --- University of Cape Town, South Africa C Griffiths --- University of Cape Town, South AfricaFirst-time observations of courtship behaviour of the Endangered shortfin devil ray Mobula kuhlii are described from the Aliwal Shoal Marine Protected Area (MPA), KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Three events of M. kuhlii courtship, called ‘mating trains’, were recorded on video during... -
A preliminary study into the detection of fish environmental DNA in selected South African estuaries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Keneilwe Thekiso --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Tshoanelo Miya --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Dominique A Cowart --- , FranceEnvironmental DNA (eDNA) is a powerful technique for the non-invasive and comprehensive monitoring of entire ecosystems. Despite its many advantages, the use of eDNA in South Africa as an assessment tool for fish biodiversity is largely underutilised. This study was... -
Thermal tolerances of littorinid snails from temperate and subtropical South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: CD McQuaid --- Rhodes University, South Africa TG Matumba --- Rhodes University, South AfricaEnvironmental temperature affects ectotherm performance and fitness because physiological performance increases up to a sublethal optimum temperature; this is not fixed, but depends on the species and individual history. We explored the influence of species identity, size and thermal history... -
Diet preference of black rhinoceros Diceros bicornis at Welgevonden Game Reserve, South Africa, across seasons
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Joti Daya --- Nelson Mandela University – George Campus, South Africa Hervé Fritz --- Nelson Mandela University – George Campus, South Africa Jan A Venter --- Nelson Mandela University – George Campus, South AfricaDiet preference of the black rhinoceros Diceros bicornis was determined in Welgevonden Game Reserve (WGR), located in the Waterberg region of Limpopo Province, South Africa. Fieldwork was conducted in the dry, early wet and late wet seasons. Diet preference was... -
Change in the prevalence of extra-uterine growth restriction in very low birthweight infants, following the introduction of a written nutrition protocol, in a tertiary neonatal unit
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: LND Mosidi --- University of Pretoria, A van Niekerk --- Steve Biko Academic Hospital, South Africa M Coetzee --- University of Pretoria, -
Potential for a commercial inland fishery or just another water storage facility at Spring Grove Dam, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Matthew J Burnett --- Centre for Functional Biodiversity, School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Céline Hanzen --- Centre for Functional Biodiversity, School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Alex Whitehead --- Centre for Functional Biodiversity, School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Gordon C O’Brien --- Centre for Functional Biodiversity, School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Colleen T Downs --- Centre for Functional Biodiversity, School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaSouth Africa's inland fisheries are generally undervalued, though there is developing interest in the sector. Spring Grove Dam in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands became operational as a water storage facility in 2013 to provide water to the growing urban population in... -
Provision of HIV testing services and its impact on the HIV positivity rate in the public health sector in KwaZulu-Natal: a ten-year review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Rizwana Desai --- Health Services Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation, South Africa Stanley Onwubu --- Durban University of Technology, South Africa Elizabeth Lutge --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Nondumiso Patience Buthelezi --- Health Services Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation, South Africa Nirvasha Moodley --- Health Services Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation, South Africa Firoza Haffejee --- Durban University of Technology, South Africa Bontle Segobe --- Health Services Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation, South Africa Suresh Babu Naidu Krishna --- Durban University of Technology, South Africa Maureen Nokuthula Sibiya --- Durban University of Technology, South Africa Champaklal Chhaganlal Jinabhai --- Durban University of Technology, South AfricaSouth Africa has been rated as having the most severe HIV epidemic in the world since it has one of the largest populations of people living with HIV (PLHIV). KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) is the epicentre of the HIV epidemic. The HIV... -
Assessing the socio-economic value of shark diving in the Protea Banks Marine Protected Area, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: ML Dicken --- , South Africa AV Towner --- Rhodes University, South Africa B Mauz --- , South Africa R Mauz --- , South AfricaProtea Banks, a reef off the east coast of South Africa and a renowned dive destination, attained marine protected area (MPA) status in 2019. This study investigates the economic significance of the shark diving industry at this MPA and examines... -
Camera trapping observations of the Kloof Frog, Natalobatrachus bonebergi, in South Africa, reveals effects of environmental conditions on breeding behaviour patterns
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: C Acker-Cooper --- Endangered Wildlife Trust, South Africa L Roxburgh --- Endangered Wildlife Trust, South Africa J Tarrant --- Endangered Wildlife Trust, South AfricaThe threatened Kloof Frog (Natalobatrachus bonebergi) is associated with coastal forested rocky streams in the KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape provinces, South Africa. Their expanded toe tips allow them to navigate rocks, branches and leaves, where the species lays distinct egg... -
Nutritional management of adult patients hospitalised with COVID-19 by dietitians in KwaZulu-Natal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Kirthee Pillay --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Naseera Ebrahim --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa -
Refinement of a site classification system for South African plantation forestry using regionally downscaled climate model input
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Steven Dovey --- Scion (NZ Forest Research Institute Ltd), New Zealand Jacob Crous --- Sappi Shaw Research Centre, South Africa Yolandi Ernst --- Global Change Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaDeemed a climate change hotspot, southern Africa is already experiencing increasing average temperatures associated with extreme weather events, such as drought and flooding. Climate change has already induced many weather and climate extremes in South Africa, and these are likely... -
Marine–estuarine connectivity, salinity and sedimentation in the St Lucia system, South Africa, following reconnection with the uMfolozi River
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: RH Taylor --- Independent Hydro-Ecologist, South Africa AK Whitfield --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa CE Fox --- Ezemvelo KwaZulu-Natal Wildlife, St Lucia Estuary, South Africa JB Adams --- Botany Department and Institute for Coastal & Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South AfricaThis study reviews selected physical and biotic responses of the St Lucia estuarine system to the recently implemented management approach of re-establishing the connection between the uMfolozi River and the St Lucia Estuary. This connection was severed in the 1950s...
