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Evaluating a DOHaD-informed breastfeeding education programme for adolescents in rural South African schools
Recommended Citation Mukoma, G. G., Golele, N. P., Maswanganyi, T. D., & Macnab, A. (2026). Evaluating a DOHaD-informed breastfeeding ed...
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Malaria in childhood: school-based diagnosis and treatment as a public health approach offering equitable access to care
Recommended Citation Macnab, A. (2026). Malaria in childhood: school-based diagnosis and treatment as a public health approach offering equi...
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Migration corridors in Africa and access to health services: Current challenges and a path forward for research and practice
Recommended Citation Kirumira, E., Zaman, M. H., Lindsay, H. E., & Pettengill, J. (2026). Migration corridors in Africa and access to he...
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Application of wastewater-based epidemiology to determine human exposure to pesticides within selected counties in western Kenya
The use of wastewater epidemiology approach has been on the rise recently due to its cost effectiveness and ability to identify emerging chemicals such as pesticides from wastewater.
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Potential severity of antimicrobial resistance in context of COVID-19 pandemic and phage-assisted bio-control: one health approach in Benin and Pakistan
Several studies reported that bacterial co-infections have been considered an important contributor to morbidity and mortality of COVID-19.
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Identity and Belonging: Teenage Parenthood in Kampala’s Informal Settlements
Informal settlements (slums) are rapidly growing in the developing world.
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Human skin pigmentation: Further studies of its evolution, biological consequences, and social meaning
Recent research on the topic explored the effects of skin pigmentation on human health and social well-being, and upcoming projects will focus on these aims.
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“Many Voices One Song.” Health-promoting Schools: Evidence, Strategies, Challenges and Prospects
Globally, a moral imperative exists to ensure that all children are provided with the resources and environment necessary to enable them to reach their individual potential, and the call for investment to improve the health of children is almost universal.
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The HIV-Exposed but Uninfected (HEU) Infant: How Can the Excess Morbidity and Mortality be Explained?
This project has expanded beyond the initial STIAS realm and is the outgrowth of an initiative developed between STIAS and the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies (PWIAS), associated with the University of British Columbia.
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Identification of novel biomarkers for gynecological cancer – when is screening becoming a reality?
Over 1.3 million women are each year diagnosed with one of three major gynecologic cancers, ovarian cancer, endometrial cancer or cervical cancer.
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A scoping review of the links between early childhood caries and clean water and sanitation: the Sustainable Development Goal 6
Crystal, Y. O., Luo, Y. L., Duangthip, D., Tantawi, M. El, Benzian, H., Schroth, R. J., Feldens, C. A., Virtanen, J. I., Al-Batayneh, O. B.,...
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Breastfeeding: crucially important, but increasingly challenged in a market-driven world
Pérez-Escamilla, Rafael, Cecília Tomori, Sonia Hernández-Cordero, Philip Baker, Aluisio J.D. Barros, France Bégin, Donna J. Chapman, Laurenc...
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Swedish community pharmacy employees’ knowledge and experience of substandard and falsified medical products: a cross-sectional descriptive survey
Persson, Amelie, Margareta Troein, Susanne Lundin, Patrik Midlöv and Cecilia Lenander. 2022. Swedish community pharmacy employees’ knowledge...
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The health impact of free access to antiretroviral therapy in South Africa
Burger, Cobus, Ronelle Burger and Eddy van Doorslaer. 2022. The health impact of free access to antiretroviral therapy in South Africa. Soci...
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Changing Inequalities in Health-Adjusted Life Expectancy by Income and Race in South Africa
Bredenkamp, Caryn, Ronelle Burger, Alyssa Jourdan and Eddy Van Doorslaer. 2021. Changing Inequalities in Health-Adjusted Life Expectancy by ...
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Who is more likely to return for TB test results? A survey at three high-burden primary healthcare facilities in Cape Town, South Africa
Burger, Ronelle, Judy Caldwell, Mareli Claassens, Khanya Mama, Pren Naidoo, Matthias Rieger, Laura Rossouw, Eddy van Doorslaer and Adam Wags...
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The role of children’s early development in lifelong health and human capital
The importance of early childhood development (ECD) for both individual and societal economic and humanitarian growth is increasingly appreciated and efforts by governments and multilateral agencies to improve human development are taking shape, including in low- and middle-income countries.
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Processed ready-to-eat (RTE) foods sold in Yenagoa Nigeria were colonized by diarrheagenic Escherichia coli which constitute a probable hazard to human health
Beshiru, Abeni, Anthony I. Okoh and Etinosa O. Igbinosa. 2022. Processed ready-to-eat (RTE) foods sold in Yenagoa Nigeria were colonized by ...
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Estimating the number of diseases – the concept of rare, ultra-rare, and hyper-rare
Smith, C. I. Edvard, Peter Bergman and Daniel W. Hagey. 2022. Estimating the number of diseases – the concept of rare, ultra-rare, and hyper...
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Culturally relevant COVID-19 vaccine acceptance strategies in sub-Saharan Africa
Ajeigbe, Olufunke, Getachew Arage, Michael Besong, Winnie Chacha, Rachana Desai, Phidelia Doegah, Twaambo E Hamoonga, Hawawu Hussein, Andrew...
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Advancing Gender Equality in Africa and Globally: Strengthening Health and Economic Outcomes by Learning What Works at Scale
Around the world, gender inequality continues to shape individual opportunities, families, and societies.
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Medicine Knowledge and Purchasing Behaviour in a South African Township: Lessons Learnt From a Pilot Study on Awareness of Substandard and Falsified Medical Products
Lui, Rui, Susanne Lundin, Thumakele Gosa, Elmi Muller, Paul Roviss Khambule and Anja Smith. 2020. Medicine Knowledge and Purchasing Behaviou...
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STIAS Series Volume 16: Health in Transition
Health in Transition: Translating developmental origins of health and disease science to improve future health in Africa Andrew J Macnab, Ab...
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Medicine Knowledge and Purchasing Behaviour in a South African Township: Lessons Learnt From a Pilot Study on Awareness of Substandard and Falsified Medical Products
Lui, Rui, Susanne Lundin, Thumakele Gosa, Elmi Muller, Paul R Khambule and Anja Smith, A. 2020. Medicine Knowledge and Purchasing Behaviour ...
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Mitigating antimicrobial resistance: Implications for ecological and public health
Antimicrobial resistance is a global problem which affects both developing and developed nations.
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Leapfrogging Africa: Sustainable Innovation in Health, Education and Agriculture
Klingholz, Reiner, Sabine Sütterlin, Alisa Kaps and Catherina Hinz. 2020. Leapfrogging Africa: Sustainable Innovation in Health, Education a...
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Future-proofing health and health-proofing the future of cities
Oni, Tolullah. 2020. Future-proofing health and health-proofing the future of cities. Nature Medicine, 26(3), 304–304. https://doi.org/10.10...
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Childhood obesity in urban Ghana: evidence from a cross-sectional survey of in-school children aged 5–16 years
Ganle, John Kuumuori, Priscilla Pokuaa Boakye and Leonard Baatiema. 2019. Childhood obesity in urban Ghana: evidence from a cross-sectional ...
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Engaging Afghan men at a societal level to increase women’s access to contraception
Aria, Wais, Josephine De Freitas, Maggie Francis and Andrew Macnab. 2019. Engaging Afghan men at a societal level to increase women’s access...
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Correlation between noncommunicable disease mortality in people aged 30–69 years and those aged 70–89 years
Byass, Peter. 2019. Correlation between noncommunicable disease mortality in people aged 30–69 years and those aged 70–89 years. Bulletin of...
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Anaemia at antenatal care initiation and associated factors among pregnant women in West Gonja District, Ghana: a cross-sectional study
Tibambuya, Basil Addayire, John Kuumuori Ganle and Muslim Ibrahim. 2019. Anaemia at antenatal care initiation and associated factors among p...
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Urban health in Africa: a critical global public health priority
Vearey, Jo, Isaac Luginaah, Ng’weina Francis Magitta, Dativa J Shilla and Tolu Oni. 2019. Urban health in Africa: a critical global public h...
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Discontinuation of Exclusive Breastfeeding in Ghana: A Longitudinal, One-Group Observational Study of Postnatal Mothers With Children 0–6 Months old
Ganle, John K., and Vanessa-Marie Bedwei-Majdoub. 2019. Discontinuation of Exclusive Breastfeeding in Ghana: A Longitudinal, One-Group Obser...
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Factors influencing the use of supervised delivery services in Garu-Tempane District, Ghana
Ganle, John K., Mathew L. Kombet and Leonard Baatiema. 2019. Factors influencing the use of supervised delivery services in Garu-Tempane Dis...
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A Systematised Review of the Health Impact of Urban Informal Settlements and Implications for Upgrading Interventions in South Africa, a Rapidly Urbanising Middle-Income Country
Weimann, Amy and Tolu Oni. 2019. A Systematised Review of the Health Impact of Urban Informal Settlements and Implications for Upgrading Int...
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The Health Impact of a Decade of Free ART Access in South Africa.
Burger, Cobus, Ronelle Burger and Eddy van Doorslaer. 2019. The Health Impact of a Decade of Free ART Access in South Africa. The Lancet. ht...
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Brighter Smiles Africa – Translation of a Canadian Community-based Health-promoting School Program to Uganda
AJ Macnab, A Kasangaki et al. 2010. Brighter Smiles Africa – Translation of a Canadian Community-based Health-promoting School Program to Ug...
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A New General Biomarker-based Incidence Estimator
Kassanjee, Reshma; McWalter, Thomas A.; Baernighausen, Till; Macnab, Andrew et al. 2012. A New General Biomarker-based Incidence Estimator. ...
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Grand Challenges: Integrating Mental Health Care into the Non-Communicable Disease Agenda
Victoria K. Ngo, Adolfo Rubinstein, Vijay Ganju, Pamela Kanellis, Nasser Loza, Cristina Rabadan-Diehl, Abdallah S. Daar. 2013. Grand Challen...
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Health promoting schools: initiatives in Africa
Andrew J Macnab, Donald Stewart and Faith A. Gagnon. 2014. Health promoting schools: initiatives in Africa. Health Education, 114 (4), 246 –...
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Oral health promotion in schools: rationale and evaluation
Alex Kizito, Meredith Caitlin, Yili Wang, Arabat Kasangaki and Andrew J. Macnab. 2014. Oral health promotion in schools: rationale and evalu...
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Declaration on mental health in Africa: moving to implementation
Abdallah S. Daar, Marian Jacobs, Stig Wall, Johann Groenewald, Julian Eaton, Vikram Patel, Palmira dos Santos, Ashraf Kagee, Anik Gevers, Ch...
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Health promoting schools as learning sites for physicians in-training
Shafik Dharamsi, Robert Woollard, Paul Kendal, Isaac Okullo and Andrew J Macnab. 2014. Health promoting schools as learning sites for physic...
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Activities for engaging schools in health promotion
Mohammad Bardi, Andrea Burbank et al and Andrew J. Macnab. 2014. Activities for engaging schools in health promotion. Health Education, 114 ...
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Children’s Oral Health: The Opportunity for Improvement Using the WHO Health Promoting School Model
Macnab, Andrew J. 2015. Children’s Oral Health: The Opportunity for Improvement Using the WHO Health Promoting School Model. Advances in Pub...
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High-Dose Vitamin D3 Reduces Deficiency Caused by Low UVB Exposure and Limits HIV-1 Replication in Urban Southern Africans
Coussens, Anna K, Celeste E Naude, Rene Goliath, George Chaplin, Robert J Wilkinson, and Nina G Jablonski. 2015. High-Dose Vitamin D3 Reduce...
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Malaria in Uganda: School-Based Rapid Diagnostic Testing and Treatment
Macnab, Andrew J, Ronald Mukisa, Sharif Mutabazi, and Rachel Steed. 2016. Malaria in Uganda: School-Based Rapid Diagnostic Testing and Treat...
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A roadmap for the implementation of mHealth innovations for image-based diagnostic support in clinical and public-health settings: a focus on front-line health workers and health-system organizations
Wallis, Lee, Marie Hasselberg, Catharina Barkman, Isaac Bogoch, Sean Broomhead, Guy Dumont, Johann Groenewald, Johan Lundin, Johan Norell Be...
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Associations between the severity of obstructive lower urinary tract symptoms and care-seeking behavior in rural Africa: A cross-sectional survey from Uganda
Stothers, Lynn, Andrew J. Macnab, Francis Bajunirwe, Sharif Mutabazi and Jonathan Berkowitz. 2017. Associations between the severity of obst...
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Traumatic spinal cord injury in Uganda: a prevention strategy and mechanism to improve home care
Stothers, Lynn, Andrew Macnab, Ronald Mukisa, Sharif Mutabazi and Francis Bajunirwe. 2017. Traumatic spinal cord injury in Uganda: a prevent...
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Recognizing Latinos’ range of skin pigment and phototypes to enhance skin cancer prevention
Robinson, June K., Frank J. Penedo, Jennifer L. Hay and Nina G. Jablonski. 2017. Recognizing Latinos’ range of skin pigment and phototypes t...
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Global Sustainable Development priorities 500 y after Luther: Sola schola et sanitate
Lutz, Wolfgang. 2017. Global Sustainable Development priorities 500 y after Luther: Sola schola et sanitate. Proceedings of the National Aca...
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Effectiveness of home-based nutritional counselling and support on exclusive breastfeeding in urban poor settings in Nairobi: a cluster randomized controlled trial
Kimani-Murage, Elizabeth W., Paula L. Griffiths, Frederick Murunga Wekesah, Milka Wanjohi, Nelson Muhia, Peter Muriuki, Thaddaeus Egondi, Ca...
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First trimester antenatal depression and anxiety: Prevalence and associated factors in an urban population in Soweto, South Africa
Redinger, S., S. A. Norris, R. M. Pearson, L. Richter, and T. Rochat. 2018. First trimester antenatal depression and anxiety: Prevalence and...
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Patterns of adult body mass in sub-Saharan Africa
Nyirenda, Moffat J., Michèle Ramsay and Peter Byass. 2018. Patterns of adult body mass in sub-Saharan Africa. Global Health Action, 11(sup2)...
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Association between household food security and infant feeding practices in urban informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya
MacHaria, T. N., S. Ochola, M. K. Mutua, and E. W. Kimani-Murage. 2018. Association between household food security and infant feeding pract...
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Priorities for African youth for engaging in DOHaD
MacNab, Andrew J., and Ronald Mukisa. 2018. Priorities for African youth for engaging in DOHaD. Journal of Developmental Origins of Health a...
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Reducing the global burden of poor oral health through school-based programmes
Macnab, Andrew J., and Mukisa, Ronald. 2018. Reducing the global burden of poor oral health through school-based programmes. International J...
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The rise and fall of mortality inequality in South Africa in the HIV era
Haal, Karel, Anja Smith and Eddy van Doorslaer. 2018. The rise and fall of mortality inequality in South Africa in the HIV era. SSM – Popula...
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Prevalence estimates for lower urinary tract symptom severity among men in Uganda and sub-Saharan Africa based on regional prevalence data
Bajunirwe, Francis, Lynn Stothers, Jonathan Berkowitz and Andrew Macnab. 2018. Prevalence estimates for lower urinary tract symptom severity...
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Availability and prescription of misoprostol for medical abortion in community pharmacies and associated factors in Accra, Ghana
Ganle, John K., Nana T. Busia and Ernest Maya. 2019. Availability and prescription of misoprostol for medical abortion in community pharmaci...
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Treatment of Hepatitis C virus in Oman: a multicenter study
Unlike Hepatitis B, there is no vaccine available for protection against Hepatitis C virus (HCV).
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Contribution of Human Enteric Adenoviruses to Acute Gastroenteritis in the Post-Rotavirus Vaccine Introduction Era in Ghanaian Children
Viruses are the most common causes of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) globally, and rotaviruses have been implicated as the leading cause of AGE in children below the age of five.
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Future of water quality: Taking stock of emerging contaminants in water sources in East and Southern Africa
Over 45 % of people in Africa do not have access to clean drinking water.
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Falsified Medicine
The project focuses on falsified medicines - a growing health problem affecting both developed and developing countries.
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Disability and reproduction in Africa: A multi-methods invest igation to identify, describe and determine the sexual, reproductive and maternal healthcare needs and challenges of women with disability in Ghana
Persons with disabilities (PWDs) constitute 15% of the worlds population.
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“Dementia: a growing problem in South Africa and the world”
Prosperous people live longer and old age carries a high risk of dementia, a condition that is so far neither preventable nor curable.
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DOHaD and SDGs: Moving towards Early Implementation
The Developmental Origins of Health and Disease & Sustainable Development Goals: Moving Towards Early ImplementationThe Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) paradigm provides us with a new and exciting way to think about causation of illness while at the same time providing us with both personal and population-level instruments for avoiding harm and promoting health.
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Nutritional Security in a Profitable and Sustainable Food System
The South African Food system is designed to ensure that the country’s population is well-nourished, that farming is a viable livelihood and that the environment is protected.
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Understanding clinical quality of care in public primary health care facilities in South Africa
This study considers the reliability of a standardised client approach to inform policy makers about the quality of the clinical encounter at primary healthcare centres in the Western Cape and Eastern Cape metro areas.
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Medical Pluralism, Maternal and Child Health, and Demographic Developments in Southeast Africa, 1890-present
Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable is the 11th goal of the draft Sustainable Development Goals.
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Health transition and injury care and prevention
Apart from making important contributions to morbidity and mortality world-wide (WHO), injuries as a health problem have special characteristics (Byass et al.
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Ethnic differences in obesity-related complications in South African women
Obesity is closely linked the development of type 2 diabetes (T2D), a leading cause of death worldwide.
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Falls and related consequences in old age
Older populations are expanding all over the world.
