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Prevalence of Alcohol Use and Associated Factors in Pregnant Antenatal Care Attendees in Mpumalanga, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Julia Louw --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Karl Peltzer --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Gladys Matseke --- Human Sciences Research Council, South AfricaWe sought to identify the prevalence of alcohol use and associated factors among pregnant women who were patients at antenatal primary care clinics in a South Africa health district. A cross-sectional study using systematic sampling was conducted among 1497 pregnant... -
In search of a face: Childbearing decisions among couples living with HIV from rural southern Malawi
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Belinda C Gombachika --- University of Oslo, Norway Heidi Fjeld --- University of Oslo, NorwayIn the context of increasing access to antiretroviral therapy (ART), the issue of childbearing among people living with HIV is important. The little that is known originates from either studies conducted before widespread availability of highly active ART or has... -
Reproductive biology of Bagrus docmak in the Victoria Nile, Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: C Aruho --- National Fisheries Resources Research Institute, Uganda RK Basiita --- National Fisheries Resources Research Institute, Uganda D Kahwa --- Department of Wildlife and Animal Resources Management, Uganda G Bwanika --- Department of Zoology, Uganda J Rutaisire --- National Fisheries Resources Research Institute, UgandaAspects of the reproductive biology of Bagrus docmak in the Victoria Nile were investigated between November 2005 and October 2006. Macroscopic and histological analysis of the gonads confirmed it as an asynchronous batch spawner which spawns throughout the year with... -
Aspects of the reproductive biology of monkfish Lophius vomerinus off Namibia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: L Maartens AJ BoothAspects of the reproductive biology of monkfish Lophius vomerinus are described from material collected during hake Merluccius spp. biomass surveys and from commercial monkfish and sole Austroglossus microlepis vessels between January 1996 and June 2000 off Namibia at depths between... -
Seasonal variations of agar extracted from different life stages of Gracilaria cliftonii (Gracilariales, Rhodophyta) from Western Australia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: J Muñoz --- Centre for Environment and Sustainable Aquaculture, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Australia R Fotedar --- Centre for Environment and Sustainable Aquaculture, Faculty of Science and Engineering, AustraliaSeasonality in yield, physical and chemical properties of the native agar from different life stages of Gracilaria cliftonii was investigated over a period of six seasons (autumn 2008–winter 2009). Agar yield and its properties varied as a function of seasons... -
Population dynamics of the seabob shrimp Xiphopenaeus kroyeri (Dendrobranchiata, Penaeidae) in south-eastern Brazil
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: GS Heckler --- Departamento de Ecologia, Instituto de Biociências, Brazil SM Simões --- LABCAM (Laboratório de Biologia de Camarões Marinhos e de Água Doce), Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Faculdade de Ciências, Brazil APF Santos --- LABCAM (Laboratório de Biologia de Camarões Marinhos e de Água Doce), Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Faculdade de Ciências, Brazil A Fransozo --- Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Brazil RC Costa --- LABCAM (Laboratório de Biologia de Camarões Marinhos e de Água Doce), Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Faculdade de Ciências, BrazilThe population dynamics, including the sex ratio, reproductive period, individual growth and longevity, and population structure of the shrimp Xiphopenaeus kroyeri, are described. The shrimps were collected monthly from July 2005 to June 2007 at four sites in Ubatuba Bay,... -
From HIV prevention to reproductive health choices: HIV/AIDS treatment guidelines for women of reproductive age
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Marion StevensIn South Africa, the private sector has responded to the HIV epidemic by providing treatment in the form of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). The private sector has paved the way for policy and treatment regimens, while the public sector... -
Exposure to information and communication about HIV/AIDS and perceived credibility of information sources among young people in northern Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Sheri Bastien --- Institute for Educational Research, Faculty of Education, Norway MelkizedekT Leshabari --- , Tanzania Knut-Inge Klepp --- Center for Prevention of Global Infections (GLOBINF), Faculty of Medicine, NorwayYoung people in sub-Saharan Africa constitute an important group for HIV prevention efforts. Determining their exposure to HIV/AIDS information and communication and their perceived credibility of information sources is imperative to the development of interventions. However, the majority of studies... -
HIV/AIDS and sexuality: concerns of youths in rural Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Jeremiah Chikovore --- , South Africa Lennarth Nystrom --- Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Sweden Gunilla Lindmark --- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Sweden Beth Maina Ahlberg --- Department of Women's and Children's Health, SwedenConcerns regarding HIV and AIDS were elicited from 546 school youths (51% female, age range 9–25 years) in a Zimbabwean rural district, through a self-generated question-writing process. Concerns emerged around how to avoid HIV infection at a time when they... -
Reproductive biology of spiny lobster Panulirus regius from the north-western Cape Verde Islands
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: R Freitas A Medina S Correia M CastroGreen (spiny) lobsters Panulirus regius were obtained by diving at Cape Verde, West Africa, during three sampling periods: May–November 2001, April–December 2002 and April–June 2003. Totals of 429 male lobsters and 423 females (852 in all) were caught. Half the... -
Reproductive system and the spermatophoric reaction of the mesopelagic squid Octopoteuthis sicula (Rüppell 1844) (Cephalopoda: Octopoteuthidae) from southern African waters
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: HJT Hoving MR Lipiński JJ VidelerReproductive features of the poorly known oceanic squid Octopoteuthis sicula are described and quantified to gain insight into the reproductive biology of the species. The data are based on 39 complete and partial specimens from southern African waters, collected between... -
Reproductive biology of Corymbia citriodora subsp. variegata and effective pollination across its native range in Queensland, Australia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: CFE Bacles J Brooks DJ Lee PM Schenk AJ Lowe A KremerThe spotted gum species complex represents a group of four eucalypt hardwood taxa that have a native range that spans the east coast of Australia, with a morphological cline from Victoria to northern Queensland. Of this group, Corymbia citriodora subsp... -
Contraception: Ethical Quandaries and Misconceptions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: GA Ogunbanjo --- Dept. of Family Medicine & Primary Health Care, D Knapp van Bogaert --- Biomedical Ethics—Dept. of Family Medicine & Primary Health Care, -
Challenges faced by older women in Botswana in accessing services that address sexual and reproductive health, and family planning needs, in Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: NO Ama --- Department of Statistics, E Ngome --- Department of Population Studies,Objective: This study explored the challenges that older women from selected sites in Botswana face in accessing services that address sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and family planning (FP) needs. -
Sexuality in patients with human immunodeficiency virus at Embhuleni Hospital in Mpumalanga province
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: E De Vries --- Mitchell's Plain District Hospital; Metro District Health Services, Cape Town School of Public Health and Family Medicine; University of Cape Town, L Gwyther --- School of Public Health and Family Medicine; University of Cape Town Mkhabela M, M Mkhabela --- ,Objectives: This study explored issues of sexuality in people living with AIDS who were on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). -
Estimation of size at first maturity in two South African coral species
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: PH Montoya-Maya --- Oceanographic Research Institute, Marine Parade, South Africa AHH Macdonald --- School of Life Sciences, South Africa MH Schleyer --- Oceanographic Research Institute, Marine Parade, South AfricaThe corals Acropora austera and Platygyra daedalea have been the subject of extensive reproductive and population genetic studies in the iSimangaliso Wetland Park (iSimangaliso), on the KwaZulu-Natal coast, eastern South Africa. Despite this, estimates of size at first maturity in... -
Aseasonal reproduction in the Hottentot golden mole, Amblysomus hottentotus (Afrosoricida: Chrysochloridae) from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: S. Schoeman --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa N. C. Bennett --- Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa M. van der Merwe --- Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa A. S. Schoeman --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South AfricaThe Hottentot golden mole, Amblysomus hottentotus, is a subterranean mammal that exhibits aseasonal breeding. Reproductive organs of golden moles that had been killed on a monthly basis over a period of one year were examined. Reproductive tract measurements and body... -
Reproductive partitioning among polyandrous alpha and beta pale chanting-goshawk males
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Gerard Malan --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute, University of Cape Town, South AfricaThis study investigates the reproductive and parental roles of polyandrous male pale chanting-goshawks, Melierax canorus, and speculatively reviews the fitness outcomes of different skew and relatedness scenarios. The study was conducted over five years in the Little Karoo, South Africa... -
Reproductive cycle of the Namaqua sand lizard, Pedioplanis namaquensis (Squamata: Lacertidae), from southern Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Stephen R. Goldberg --- Department of Biology, U.S.A.The reproductive cycle of the Namaqua sand lizard, Pedioplanis namaquensis, from southern Africa is described from histological examination of gonadal material from museum specimens. Males followed a seasonal testicular cycle in which sperm was produced in January–March and September–December. Testes... -
Variation in the timing of reproduction of the four-striped field mouse, Rhabdomys pumilio, in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Claire Jackson --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa Ric T. F. Bernard --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South AfricaWe used the four-striped field mouse, Rhabdomys pumilio (Sparrmann, 1784), to test the hypothesis that reproduction in a small, short-lived mammal will be opportunistic, characterized by temporal and spatial variation in the timing of events, and only be inhibited under... -
Reproductive cycle of the Namib giant ground gecko, Chondrodactylus angulifer (Squamata: Gekkonidae)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Stephen R. Goldberg --- Department of Biology, U.S.A.The reproductive cycle of the Namib giant ground gecko, Chondrodactylus angulifer, from southern Africa was described from a histological examination of gonadal material from museum specimens. Males followed a seasonal testicular cycle in which (based on available specimens) the major... -
Field evidence for colony size and aseasonality of breeding and in Ansell’s mole-rat, Fukomys anselli (Rodentia: Bathyergidae)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: A.M. Sichilima --- Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa N.C. Bennett --- Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa C.G. Faulkes --- School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary, University of London, U.K.Ansell’s mole-rat, Fukomys anselli, is a cooperatively breeding bathyergid endemic to the Lusaka Province of Zambia. During a 12-month field study involving the capture of 33 colonies of mole-rats, the number of occupants, breeding females and sex ratio within colonies... -
Life history strategy and population characteristics of an unexploited riverine cyprinid, Labeo capensis, in the largest impoundment in the Orange River Basin
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Henning Winker --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa Olaf L.F. Weyl --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South Africa Anthony J. Booth --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa Bruce R. Ellender --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South AfricaThe life history of an endemic riverine African cyprinid, Labeo capensis, that dominates the larger ichthyofauna in a large impoundment in the Orange River Basin four decades after damming, was investigated. Both sexes grew at a similar rate until the... -
A case of natural queen succession in a captive colony of naked mole-rats, Heterocephalus glaber
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: L. A. van der Westhuizen --- Department of Zoology, South Africa J. U. M. Jarvis --- Department of Zoology, South Africa N. C. Bennett --- Department of Zoology & Entomology, South AfricaNaked mole-rats occur in large colonies where usually a single queen monopolizes reproduction. Queen succession occurs from within usually as a result of aggressive encounters with subordinate females that queue for reproductive succession following colony instability, which inevitably results in... -
The long-lived queen: reproduction and longevity in female eusocial Damaraland mole-rats (Fukomys damarensis)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Christina M. Schmidt --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa Jennifer U. M. Jarvis --- Department of Zoology, South Africa Nigel C. Bennett --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South AfricaThe inverse relationship between reproduction and lifespan is one of the main concepts of life history theory. This association has been observed in most taxa, although exceptions have been found in which a breeding female outlives her non-reproductive cohorts. This... -
An example of burrow system architecture of dispersing Damaraland mole-rats
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Cornelia Voigt --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South AfricaThe Damaraland mole-rat (Fukomys damarensis) is a social, subterranean rodent that occurs in the red Kalahari sands. This species exhibits extreme reproductive skew with a single breeding female whereas reproduction in subordinate group members is completely blocked. Rainfall, as it... -
Phenology, nest-site selection and breeding success of a North African colony of the yellow-legged gull, Larus michahellis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Afef Baaloudj --- Laboratoire de Recherche et de Conservation des Zones Humides University of Guelma, Algeria Farrah Samraoui --- Laboratoire de Recherche et de Conservation des Zones Humides University of Guelma, Algeria Ahmed H. Alfarhan --- Center of Excellence for Research in Biodiversity King Saud University, Saudi Arabia Boudjéma Samraoui --- Center of Excellence for Research in Biodiversity King Saud University, Saudi ArabiaGulls are good biological models to investigate anthropogenic changes affecting the environment. We studied the breeding ecology of a monospecific colony of yellow–legged gulls, Larus michahellis on the Algerian island of Srigina, during three consecutive years (2009–2011) and attempted to... -
Gender and HIV infection in the context of alcoholism in Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Nancy Muturi --- AQ Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communications, USAWomen in sub-Saharan Africa account for more than half (58%) of people living with the HIV and it is the only continent where HIV prevalence is higher for women than for men. Studies have attributed alcoholism with the high rates... -
Spatial aspects of the reproductive and feeding biology of the striped robber, Brycinus lateralis (Pisces: Characidae), in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Anthony J. Booth --- Department of Ichthyology and Fishery Science, South Africa Bruce W. McKinlay --- Department of Ichthyology and Fishery Science, South AfricaThe Okavango Delta is a vast inland wetland system situated in northern Botswana. High rainfall is received in early summer in the southern Angolan highlands and throughout the Delta with the flood waters reaching the upper riverine floodplain between March... -
Field evidence for aseasonality of reproduction and colony size in the Afrotropical giant mole-rat Fukomys mechowii (Rodentia: Bathyergidae)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Alfred M. Sichilima --- Mammal Research Institute, University of Pretoria, South Africa Chris G. Faulkes --- School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary, U.K. Nigel C. Bennett --- Mammal Research Institute, University of Pretoria, South AfricaThe giant mole-rat, Fukomys mechowii is a cooperatively breeding subterranean mole-rat exhibiting a reproductive division of labour in which usually one, or occasionally two, females are responsible for procreation. In a field study that involved complete excavation of 32 burrow... -
Effect of temperature on growth, survival and reproduction of Bulinus nyassanus (Smith, 1877) (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Lake Malawi
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Godfrey K. Kubirizajournal --- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Uganda Henry Madsen --- Mandahl Barth Research Centre for Biodiversity and Health, DBL Centre for Health Research and Development, Faculty of Life Sciences, Denmark Jeremy S. Likongwe --- Aquaculture and Fisheries Science Department, Bunda College of Agriculture, Malawi Jay R. Stauffer Jr --- School of Forest Resources, U.S.A. Jeremiah Kang????Ombe --- Aquaculture and Fisheries Science Department, Bunda College of Agriculture, Malawi Fanuel Kapute --- Aquaculture and Fisheries Science Department, Bunda College of Agriculture, MalawiBulinus nyassanus, endemic to Lake Malawi, is an intermediate host for Schistosoma haematobium and plays an important role in transmission of this parasite along some shorelines on the Nankumba Peninsula in the southern part of the lake. Density of B... -
Concurrent pregnancy and lactation in wild giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Francois Deacon --- Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, Department of Animal, Wildlife, and Grassland Sciences, South Africa Pierre J Nel --- Free State Department of Economic Development, Tourism, and Environmental Affairs, South Africa Fred B Bercovitch --- Primate Research Institute and Wildlife Research Center, JapanLactation boosts reproductive costs by depleting maternal condition and delaying subsequent conception. However, some evidence suggests that giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) have evolved a mechanism to minimise the time allocated to suckling-induced suppression of ovulation. Here, we show for the first... -
Placing contraception at the centre of the HIV prevention agenda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Tamaryn L Crankshaw --- Health Economics and HIV and AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South Africa Jennifer A Smit --- MatCH Research (Maternal, Adolescent, & Child Health Research) Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa Mags E Beksinska --- MatCH Research (Maternal, Adolescent, & Child Health Research) Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South AfricaOver the past decade, the global response to the HIV epidemic has been unprecedented, and enormous progress has been made. Significant investment in the roll out of antiretroviral treatment (ART) and efforts to increase treatment coverage have greatly reduced the... -
Determinants of undernutrition among women of reproductive age in Tanzania mainland
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: AH Mtumwa --- Assistant Lecturer, Department of Statistics, School of Mathematical Sciences, E Paul --- Assistant Lecturer, Department of Statistics, School of Mathematical Sciences, SAH Vuai --- Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, School of Mathematical Sciences,Objective: Developing countries, including Tanzania, are increasingly characterised by undernutrition. It is very disheartening, affecting a large proportion of the country’s population. Women in the reproductive age group are affected the most. Undernourished women are likely to face reproductive health... -
Reproductive traits of the freshwater oyster Etheria elliptica (Bivalvia: Etheriidae) in the Pendjari River, Benin: implications for conservation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: GD Akélé --- Laboratoire d’Hydrobiologie et d’Aquaculture, Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques, Bénin E Montchowui --- Laboratoire d’Hydrobiologie et d’Aquaculture, Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques, Bénin PA Lalèyè --- Laboratoire d’Hydrobiologie et d’Aquaculture, Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques, BéninThe African freshwater oyster Etheria elliptica, which is of great economic importance throughout the continent, is facing overharvesting in many fisheries in West Africa. Its reproductive traits (sex ratio, size at sexual maturity, oocyte diameter and fecundity) were studied at... -
Knowledge of Zika virus disease among reproductive-age women attending a general outpatient clinic in Northern Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: GC Michael --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria I Aliyu --- Department of Paediatrics, Nigeria BA Grema --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria AO Ashimi --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, NigeriaBackground: Nigeria is not insulated from the global threat of Zika virus disease (ZVD) because of international travel and the presence of Zika-virus-carrying mosquitoes in the country. A paucity of studies exists concerning knowledge of ZVD among at-risk populations. Thus,... -
Black Sparrowhawk Accipiter melanoleucus breeding behaviour and reproductive success in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Erin P Wreford --- School of Life Sciences, South Africa Lorinda A Hart --- School of Life Sciences, South Africa Mark Brown --- School of Life Sciences, South Africa Colleen T Downs --- School of Life Sciences, South AfricaBlack Sparrowhawk Accipiter melanoleucus breeding behaviour and nest success was determined using camera traps and field observations in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Nest preparation was done predominantly by the male with incubation and brooding largely performed by the female. Brooding duration... -
Reassessing the invasion of South African waters by the European shore-crab Carcinus maenas
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: CA Mabin --- Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany and Zoology, South Africa JRU Wilson --- Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany and Zoology, South Africa JJ Le Roux --- Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany and Zoology, South Africa TB Robinson --- Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany and Zoology, South AfricaThe European shore-crab Carcinus maenas has been present in South Africa since 1983. Despite this species’ international reputation as a biological invader, its distribution in this region has only been considered by three outdated ‘snapshot surveys.’ The present study is... -
Sexual cycle and seasonal expression of testosterone (T) in the testes of Sclerophrys mauritanica (Schlegel, 1841)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Omar Kisserli --- , , Algérie Elara Moudilou --- , France Jean-Marie Exbrayat --- , FranceSclerophrys mauritanica is an anuran amphibian found in the wetlands of Beni-belaid, Jijel, Algeria. The animals are constrained by wet (from September until May) and dry (from June until August) seasons, however, the sexual cycle of males is continuous (all... -
Healthcare providers’ understanding of HIV serodiscordance in South Africa and Uganda: implications for HIV prevention in sub-Saharan Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ross Greener --- MatCH Research (Maternal, Adolescent, and Child Health Research) Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Cecilia Milford --- MatCH Research (Maternal, Adolescent, and Child Health Research) Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Francis Bajunirwe --- Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda Faith N Mosery --- MatCH Research (Maternal, Adolescent, and Child Health Research) Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Claudia K Ng --- Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, USA Rachel Rifkin --- Massachusetts General Hospital, Center for Global Health and Division of Infectious Disease, USA Jasmine Kastner --- McGill University Research Centre, Canada Lavanya Pillay --- MatCH Research (Maternal, Adolescent, and Child Health Research) Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Angela Kaida --- Simon Fraser University, Canada David R Bangsberg --- Massachusetts General Hospital, Center for Global Health and Division of Infectious Disease, USA Jennifer A Smit --- MatCH Research (Maternal, Adolescent, and Child Health Research) Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Lynn T Matthews --- Massachusetts General Hospital, Center for Global Health and Division of Infectious Disease, USAHIV transmission within stable heterosexual HIV serodiscordant couples accounts for almost half the new incident infections in South Africa and Uganda. Advances in HIV prevention provide opportunities to reduce transmission risk within serodiscordant partnerships (e.g., antiretroviral treatment (ART), pre-exposure prophylaxis... -
Life-history traits of seabream Boops boops (Linnaeus, 1758) in the central eastern Atlantic Ocean (Canary Islands)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: A Massaro --- , Italy JG Pajuelo --- , SpainLife-history traits of the sparid Boops boops are studied for the first time in an isolated Atlantic population. Boops boops is a hermaphrodite species characterised by late gonochorism or non-functional hermaphroditism. The 1:0.852 ratio of females to males was significantly... -
Describing gonad development and gametogenesis in southern Africa’s endemic box jellyfish Carybdea branchi (Cubozoa, Carybdeidae)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: R Mohamed --- Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, South Africa H Skrypzeck --- Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, South Africa MJ Gibbons --- Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, South AfricaInformation on the reproductive development of species of box jellyfish (class Cubozoa) is poor globally, despite their significance as potent stingers and worrying projections about range expansions. While most species are confined to tropical and subtropical waters, the South African... -
An evaluation of male learners’ knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding sexual and reproductive health in rural northern KwaZulu-Natal province
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Mampho Mochaoa Rogers --- Bethesda Hospital, Department of Health, South Africa Gloria Mfeka-Nkabinde --- Discipline of Family Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health, College of Health Sciences, South Africa Andrew Ross --- Discipline of Family Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health, College of Health Sciences, South AfricaBackground: With a disparate HIV prevalence among young men and women, high rates of teenage pregnancies and a lack of responsible fatherhood, issues of reproductive health among young people need to be urgently addressed. The aim of this research was... -
Diet of albacore Thunnus alalunga from the waters of Mauritius (western Indian Ocean) inferred from stomach contents and fatty acid analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: Z Dhurmeea --- , Mauritius H Pethybridge --- , Australia EV Romanov --- , Réunion C Appadoo --- , Mauritius N Bodin --- , SeychellesThe diet of albacore Thunnus alalunga from their spawning ground in the waters of Mauritius was investigated. The stomach contents of 249 albacore individuals, caught by industrial longliners and artisanal fishers, was analysed, and the dominant prey taxa were selected... -
Breeding ecology and nestling growth of the Madagascar Pond Heron Ardeola idae in a monospecific colony at Sofia Lake, northern Madagascar
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Yverlin ZM Pruvot --- , Madagascar Lily-Arison R de Roland --- , Madagascar Marius Rakotondratsima --- , Madagascar Yvette Razafindrakoto --- , Madagascar Felix Razafindrajao --- , Madagascar Rivo Rabarisoa --- , Madagascar Russell Thorstrom --- , United StatesThe breeding ecology of the endangered Madagascar Pond Heron Ardeola idae was studied at Sofia Lake, northern Madagascar, during two consecutive breeding seasons (October 2017–April 2018 and October 2018– April 2019). Altogether 158 nests were documented at a monospecific breeding... -
Size at maturity, maturity stages and sex ratio of tigerfish Hydrocynus vittatus Castelnau, 1861 in Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe: assessing the influence of decades of fisheries exploitation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Terence Magqina --- , Zimbabwe Tatenda Dalu --- , South Africa Lindah Mhlanga --- , Zimbabwe Tamuka Nhiwatiwa --- , ZimbabweSize at maturity, sex ratio and maturity stages are key population parameters in fisheries management of exploited stocks because they influence survival of fish populations. The decline in Hydrocynus vittatus catches during the tigerfish competition and along the shoreline of... -
Mobilisation and dynamics of energy reserves in different tissues of Donax trunculus (Bivalvia: Donacidae) in the Gulf of Tunis (eastern Mediterranean Sea, Tunisia)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: D Boussoufa --- , Tunisia H Chalouati --- , Tunisia N Ghazali --- , Tunisia JC Navarro --- , Spain M El Cafsi --- , TunisiaSeasonal changes in condition index and the biochemical components (proteins, lipids and glycogen) of the gonad/digestive gland, foot, labial palp, mantle, gills and adductor muscles of Donax trunculus Linnaeus, 1758 from the Gulf of Tunis were monitored seasonally, from November... -
“I did not plan … that is what hurts”: Pregnancy intentions and contraceptive use among pregnant young women in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Jessica N Coleman --- , USA Cecilia Milford --- , South Africa Nzwakie Mosery --- , South Africa Karmel W Choi --- , USA Letitia Rambally Greener --- , South Africa Lynn T Matthews --- , USA Abigail Harrison --- , USA David R Bangsberg --- , USA Steven A Safren --- , USA Jennifer A Smit --- , South Africa Christina Psaros --- , USAUnintended pregnancy impacts many young women in South Africa, and rates of consistent contraceptive use among this population are suboptimal. Limited empirical work has investigated reasons for inconsistency between pregnancy intention and contraceptive use behaviour with data collected during pregnancy... -
Reproduction, sexual dimorphism and predation in Mochlus sundevallii in southern Africa (Reptilia: Sauria, Scincidae)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Joaquín Verdú Ricoy --- , South Africa Phomolo Mashinini --- , South Africa Jacqueline Goedhals --- , South Africa Neil Heideman --- , South AfricaThe skink Mochlus sundevallii is widespread throughout the African continent, but no detailed research on its ecology, reproduction and sexual dimorphism patterns has been performed yet. Here we address phenotypic and ecological data of M. sundevallii from the southernmost part... -
Spawning observations of Pomadasys commersonnii in the marine section of the Knysna estuarine bay, Western Cape, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: EC Butler --- , South Africa A-R Childs --- , South Africa MKS Smith --- , South Africa RM Foster --- , South Africa WM Potts --- , South AfricaKnowledge of the location and timing of spawning events is critical for fisheries management. As is the case for many southern African fishes, the spotted grunter Pomadasys commersonnii was historically thought to reproduce in the coastal waters off KwaZulu-Natal Province... -
Engaging HIV-prevention ambassadors to promote oral PrEP among adolescent girls and young women: results of a Zimbabwe field test
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Morgan Garcia --- , USA Definate Nhamo --- , Zimbabwe Nicole Macagna --- , USA Takudzwa Mamvuto --- , Zimbabwe Naledi Katsande --- , Zimbabwe Giuliana Morales --- , USA Michele Lanham --- , USA Joseph Murungu --- , Zimbabwe Imelda Mahaka --- , Zimbabwe Natalie Kruse-Levy --- , Zimbabwe Kristine Torjesen --- , USAThe HIV Prevention Ambassador Training Package for Adolescent Girls and Young Women was created in collaboration with adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) to improve skills, knowledge, and attitudes about oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among peer “ambassadors”. It was field... -
Perceptions of acceptability and utility of microbicides in Ghana, West Africa: A qualitative, exploratory study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Amanda E Tanner --- Section of Adolescent Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine,Vaginal microbicides, substances that may substantially decrease transmission of sexually transmitted infections (STI) including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), are currently in clinical trials. They are being presented as woman-initiated prevention methods that have the potential to be used without partners'... -
Considering childbearing in the age of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART): Views of HIV-positive couples
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Vezumuzi Ndlovu [CXX0001]Objectives: Based on a qualitative study conducted in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, this article examines how the availability of HAART since April 2004 may impact the views and choices of HIV-positive couples on childbearing. Methods: In-depth interviews were conducted with 15 couples... -
Rwandan young people's perceptions on sexuality and relationships: Results from a qualitative study using the ‘mailbox technique’
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Kristien Michielsen --- , , Belgium Pieter Remes --- , Burkina Faso John Rugabo --- , Rwanda Ronan Van Rossem --- , , Belgium Marleen Temmerman --- , BelgiumThis study aimed to gain more insight into young Rwandans’ perceptions on sex and relationships, which is essential for formulating effective sexual and reproductive health (SRH) promotion interventions. Using a ‘mailbox technique’, this paper studies the spontaneous thoughts of Rwandan... -
Sexual and reproductive health perceptions and practices as revealed in the sexual history narratives of South African men living in a time of HIV/AIDS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Erin Stern --- , , South Africa Asta Rau --- , , South Africa Diane Cooper --- , , South AfricaThe frequent positioning of men's sexual risk-taking as driving the HIV/AIDS epidemic in South Africa has triggered interest in men's sexual and reproductive health (SRH) perceptions, attitudes, and practices. Much research, however, presents men as a homogenous group, and focuses... -
‘I thought if I marry the prophet I would not die’: The significance of religious affiliation on marriage, HIV testing, and reproductive health practices among young married women in Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Denise Dion Hallfors --- , USA Bonita J. Iritani --- , USA Lei Zhang --- , USA Shane Hartman --- , USA Winnie K. Luseno --- , USA Elias Mpofu --- , , Australia Simbarashe Rusakaniko --- , , ZimbabweThis study examines the association between religious affiliation and reasons for marriage, perceived church attitudes, and reproductive health-seeking behaviors, including HIV testing, among young women in eastern rural Zimbabwe. The sample comprised women (N = 35) who had married by 2012 while... -
Project Last Mile and the development of the Girl Champ brand in eSwatini: engaging the private sector to promote uptake of health services among adolescent girls and young women
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Marie A. Brault --- Yale School of Public Health, USA Sarah Christie --- Yale School of Public Health, USA Sasha Aquino --- Olson Zaltman Associates, USA Abigail Rendin --- Olson Zaltman Associates, USA Amanda Manchia --- Project Last Mile, South Africa Leslie A. Curry --- Yale School of Public Health, USA Erika L. Linnander --- Yale School of Public Health, USAIn eSwatini and across sub-Saharan Africa, adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) are at significantly higher risk of HIV infection and poorer sexual and reproductive health (SRH) than their male counterparts. AGYW demonstrate low demand for SRH services, further contributing... -
Restoring breeding habitat for Giant Bullfrogs (Pyxicephalus adspersus) in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Ryan L. Thomas --- , , South Africa Lynne Owen-Smith --- , , South Africa Deanne C. Drake --- , , South Africa Graham J. Alexander --- , , South AfricaHabitat fragmentation and transformation arising from urbanisation are leading causes of frog population declines. Artificial wetlands are sometimes used in remediation to minimise biodiversity loss in urban landscapes, but little is known about the specific habitat requirements of frog species... -
A photo-identification-based assessment model of southern right whales Eubalaena australis surveyed in South African waters, with a focus on recent low counts of mothers with calves
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: A Brandão --- University of Cape Town, South Africa A Ross-Gillespie --- University of Cape Town, South Africa E Vermeulen --- University of Pretoria, South Africa DS Butterworth --- University of Cape Town, South AfricaPhoto-identification data for southern right whale cow–calf pairs on the South African calving grounds provide one of the longest abundance time-series for any whale population worldwide. Following a very steady increase from a heavily depleted state, surveys since 2015 reflect... -
Integration of nutrition support using the FIGO nutrition checklist in the Bukhali trial: a dietitian’s perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Lethabo Mogashoa --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Shane A Norris --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Khuthala Mabetha --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Larske Soepnel --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Catherine E Draper --- University of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaThe burden of malnutrition experienced globally, coupled with the increasing rate of micronutrient deficiencies, compromises the health and well-being of women during their reproductive years. Obesity places young South African women at particular risk during pregnancy, and increases obesity risk... -
Observations on the breeding biology of D’Arnaud’s Barbet Trachyphonus darnaudii
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Henrik Brumm --- Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, Germany Poyo Makomba --- , Tanzania Wolfgang Goymann --- , TanzaniaBreeding behaviour is a key process for avian fitness and evolution, but the basic natural histories of many species are unknown. We studied the breeding biology of D’Arnaud’s Barbet Trachyphonus darnaudii (family Lybiidae) on the Usangu Plains in southwestern Tanzania... -
Reproduction, recruitment, growth and mortality of co-occurring species of the intertidal limpet Siphonaria with contrasting reproductive modes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: CD McQuaid --- Rhodes University, South Africa RJ Chambers --- Rhodes University, South AfricaThe pulmonate limpets Siphonaria concinna and S. serrata co-exist intertidally on many South African rocky shores. The two species are similar morphologically and in terms of their intertidal habitat and distribution; both lay gelatinous egg masses on the shore, but... -
Population growth of Daphnia magna cultured in manure-fertilised water under laboratory conditions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Adamneh Dagne --- Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), National Fishery and other Aquatic Life Research Center, Ethiopia Getacher Beyene --- Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), National Fishery and other Aquatic Life Research Center, Ethiopia Alemayehu Wubie --- Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), National Fishery and other Aquatic Life Research Center, EthiopiaIn developing countries, mass production of Daphnia magna, used as a food in freshwater aquaculture, is a challenge. A fifteen-day laboratory experiment was conducted to examine the population growth and reproductive parameters for D. magna reared in green water fertilised... -
Health promotion messaging reduces HIV risk behaviours and improves repeat testing among adolescent girls and young women in Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Marylyn Ochillo --- Impact Research and Development Organization, Kenya Risper Bosire --- Impact Research and Development Organization, Kenya Nicky Okeyo --- Impact Research and Development Organization, Kenya Jacob Onyango --- Impact Research and Development Organization, Kenya Kawango Agot --- Impact Research and Development Organization, Kenya Nok Chhun --- University of Washington, USA Samwel Rao --- Impact Research and Development Organization, Kenya Ann Kurth --- The New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM), USA Irene Inwani --- University of Nairobi, KenyaAdolescents and young people in sub-Saharan Africa account for about a third of persons newly diagnosed with HIV. Health communication, through mobile health (mHealth) can improve access to sexual and reproductive health information, health services and reduce risky sexual behaviours...
