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Priscilla Reddy

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Sewpaul R, Resnicow K, Crutzen R, Dukhi N, Ellahebokus A, Reddy P
JMIR Res Protoc . 2023 Sep; 12:e43654. PMID: 37703092
Background: South Africa, a middle-income country, has an adolescent fertility rate far higher than that of high-income countries. Adolescent girls and young women have an increased risk of pregnancy-related complications...
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Mkhize S, Libhaber E, Sewpaul R, Reddy P, Baldwin-Ragaven L
PLoS One . 2022 Dec; 17(12):e0278191. PMID: 36576919
Food insecurity impacts childhood nutritional status, physical and cognitive development, and increases lifetime risk for chronic disease. Previous South African studies have examined hunger at the sub-national level without a...
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Nwosu E, Fismen A, Helleve A, Hongoro C, Sewpaul R, Reddy P, et al.
BMC Public Health . 2022 Dec; 22(1):2287. PMID: 36474229
Background: South Africa has several national surveys with body weight-related data, but they are not conducted regularly. Hence, data on longitudinal trends and the recent prevalence of adolescent obesity are...
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Sewpaul R, Crutzen R, Reddy P
BMC Public Health . 2022 Sep; 22(1):1809. PMID: 36151528
Background: Antenatal care is imperative for adolescents and young women, due to their increased risk of pregnancy-related complications. Evidence on the psychosocial determinants of antenatal attendance among this vulnerable group...
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Leeper S, Patel M, Lahri S, Beja-Glasser A, Reddy P, Martin I, et al.
Afr J Emerg Med . 2021 Sep; 11(4):379-384. PMID: 34527508
Introduction: Violence is a major cause of death worldwide among youth. The highest mortality rates from youth violence occur in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). We sought to identify risk...
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Sewpaul R, Crutzen R, Dukhi N, Sekgala D, Reddy P
Reprod Health . 2021 Aug; 18(1):167. PMID: 34348728
Background: Maternal mortality among adolescent mothers in South Africa is higher than many middle-income countries. This is largely attributable to conditions that can be prevented or managed by high quality...
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Manyaapelo T, Mokhele T, Sifunda S, Ndlovu P, Dukhi N, Sewpaul R, et al.
Front Public Health . 2021 May; 9:614858. PMID: 33996709
Adequate information and knowledge about COVID-19 has been shown to induce the confidence and positive performance among healthcare workers (HCWs). Therefore, assessing the relationship between confidence in knowledge and associated...
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Akuffo K, Sewpaul R, Darrah S, Dukhi N, Kumah D, Agyei-Manu E, et al.
BMC Psychol . 2021 Apr; 9(1):66. PMID: 33926560
Background: Psychological distress in vision impairments and blindness is a complex issue and a major public health concern. Sudden adjustments in routine lifestyle and career aspirations in such persons culminate...
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Reddy P, Dukhi N, Sewpaul R, Ellahebokus M, Kambaran N, Jobe W
Front Public Health . 2021 Mar; 9:604439. PMID: 33777878
Child and adolescent overweight is a growing public health problem globally. Europe and low and middle-income (LMIC) countries in Sub-Saharan Africa provide sufficiently suitable populations to learn from with respect...
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Sifunda S, Mokhele T, Manyaapelo T, Dukhi N, Sewpaul R, Parker W, et al.
BMC Public Health . 2021 Mar; 21(1):580. PMID: 33757461
Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 pandemic a public health emergency of international concern. South Africa, like many other countries, initiated a multifaceted national response to the...