Publications by authors named "D Pillay"

Modifying the food environment holds promise for instilling healthier behaviours in children and may be an effective public health strategy for preventing childhood obesity and adverse health outcomes. The school food environment is a valuable setting to influence most children's dietary behaviours from an early age, yet evidence suggests that the New Zealand and Australian school food environment is not conducive to healthy food and drink consumption. The present study aimed to investigate the level of compliance in New Zealand and Australia with government guidelines for food and drink availability within schools and the subsequent effect on food consumption and purchasing behaviours of children.

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Anthropogenic pressures are increasing in coastal ecosystems globally, yet identifying robust indicators of change and managing coastal resources can be complicated by phenotypic plasticity and differential life-history responses of key organisms. We illustrate this using biogeochemical and sandprawn (Kraussillichirus kraussi) response metrics along a human recreation gradient (trampling, sandprawn harvesting) in a South African lagoonal ecosystem. Benthic compaction, oxygen depletion and high porewater ammonia concentrations were associated with greatest recreation intensity.

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Article Synopsis
  • - The study addresses the rising incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among young people and aims to improve knowledge and prevention strategies through a gamified training intervention for primary care professionals using an online video game called SEXIT.
  • - A multicentre cluster randomized controlled trial will compare groups of primary care professionals who use the game with control groups not using it, measuring knowledge and clinical management of STIs before and after the intervention over six months.
  • - The researchers anticipate that the intervention will lead to significant improvements in knowledge and clinical behaviors related to STIs, ultimately developing an engaging educational tool on sexuality and violence prevention.
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Intrauterine alcohol exposure delays bone maturation and intensifies osteoporosis and fracture risk. As most studies emphasize the neurological aspects of intrauterine alcohol exposure, there is a lack of research on the implications pertaining to osseous tissue. Previous studies investigated these effects in fetuses, with limited studies on postnatal life.

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Background: Tenofovir/lamivudine/dolutegravir (TLD) is the preferred first-line antiretroviral therapy (ART) regimen for people with HIV (PWH), including those who were previously virologically suppressed on nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs). We sought to estimate the real-world effectiveness of the TLD transition in Ugandan public-sector clinics.

Methods: We conducted a prospective cohort study of PWH aged ≥18 years who were transitioned from NNRTI-based ART to TLD.

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