Publications by authors named "D J Goon"
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- Obesity is a significant health issue among rural schoolchildren in South Africa, with notable differences in prevalence between genders.
- A study of 305 children aged 5-7 found that 15.75% of girls and 16.35% of boys were classified as overweight or obese, respectively.
- High blood pressure, pre-hypertension, and obesity are linked to various physical measurements, highlighting the need for regular health check-ups to prevent future cardiovascular problems.
Background: Community health workers (CHWs) played an essential part in providing health services to the communities they served prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic, and they had some positive impact on community/household health service promotion and delivery. Nonetheless, restricted movement and social isolation made it challenging for community members to access CHW services, which are normally provided in person. We explore community health workers' opinions on the impact of COVID-19 on their responsibilities, clients, and communities in South Africa's Eastern Cape.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFVisceral adiposity index, fitness and clustered cardiovascular disease risk in adolescents.
Afr J Prim Health Care Fam Med
June 2024
Background: Clustering of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors have been observed in children and adolescents, but its association with visceral adiposity index (VAI) and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in adolescents has rarely been studied.
Aim: This study determines the independent associations of VAI and CRF with the clustering of cardiovascular disease risk (CVDr) among Nigerian adolescents.
Setting: Adolescents from specific secondary schools in Kogi East, North Central Nigeria participated in the study.
Socio-economic predictors of uptake of malaria interventions among pregnant women and mothers of under 5 children in Oyo State, Nigeria: a cross-sectional study.
Pan Afr Med J
May 2023
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates how socio-economic status (SES) affects access to malaria interventions among pregnant women and mothers of young children in Ibadan, Nigeria.
- The research, conducted at Adeoyo teaching hospital, collected data from 1,373 mothers using a health survey and analyzed it statistically.
- Findings revealed that older women in low SES were less likely to access malaria interventions, while those with fewer children in middle SES were more likely to use them, highlighting the importance of age and family size in health care access.
Background: Globally, there is an overwhelming increase in the number of patients waiting for donated organs for transplantation, with a gross shortage of available organs. Lack of clear practice guidelines and the knowledge and attitudes of health care providers were hypothesized as possible reasons. We aimed to determine the attitudes, level of knowledge, and practices of professional nurses working in critical care units in public and private hospitals in Eastern Cape Province regarding organ donation.
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