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Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Vulnerability among Rural Areas and Small Towns in South Africa: Exploring the Role of Climate Change, Marginalization, and Inequality by Abrams, Amber L., Carden, Kirsty, Teta, Charles, Wågsæther, Katinka

“…Access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH)—including drainage-services—is essential for public health and socio-economic development, but access remains…”
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Using the behavior change wheel to identify barriers to and potential solutions for primary care clinical guideline use in four provinces in South Africa by Kredo, Tamara, Cooper, Sara, Abrams, Amber, Muller, Jocelyn, Volmink, Jimmy, Atkins, Salla

“…Clinical practice guidelines risk having little impact on healthcare if not effectively implemented. Theory informed, targeted implementation may maximise…”
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DDT contamination in water resources of some African countries and its impact on water quality and human health by Makgoba, Lethabo, Abrams, Amber, Röösli, Martin, Cissé, Guéladio, Dalvie, Mohamed Aqiel

“…Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) usage has been prohibited in developed nations since 1972 but is exempted for use in indoor residual spraying (IRS) in…”
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Primary care clinical practice guidelines in South Africa: qualitative study exploring perspectives of national stakeholders by Kredo, Tamara, Abrams, Amber, Young, Taryn, Louw, Quinette, Volmink, Jimmy, Daniels, Karen

“…Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) are common tools in policy and clinical practice informing clinical decisions at the bedside, governance of health…”
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Method and process towards developing a Health Vulnerability Index (HVI) for Extreme Weather Events (EWEs) for local residents in South Africa by Abrams, Amber, Asmall, Taherah, Hlahla, Sithabile, Carden, Kirsty, Dalvie, Mohamed Aqiel

“…An increase in incidence and amplitude of extreme weather events (EWEs) linked to climate change, has resulted in greater human exposure and vulnerability to…”
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Tuberculosis treatment intervention trials in Africa: A cross-sectional bibliographic study and spatial analysis by Hohlfeld, Ameer S J, Mathebula, Lindi, Pienaar, Elizabeth D, Abrams, Amber, Lutje, Vittoria, Ndwandwe, Duduzile, Kredo, Tamara

“…Mycobacterium Tuberculosis (TB) poses a substantial burden in sub-Saharan Africa and is the leading cause of death amongst infectious diseases. Randomised…”
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Reflections on measuring the soundness of the digital storytelling method applied to three Cape Flats vulnerable communities affected by drought, fire and flooding in Cape Town by Mpofu-Mketwa, Tsitsi Jane, Abrams, Amber, Black, Gillian Frances

“…Aligned to the Sendai framework, the UKRI GCRF Water and Fire research project aims to co-produce knowledge with residents of three vulnerable communities in…”
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Journal editors must play their part in checking timing of clinical trial registration by Abrams, Amber L, Kredo, Tamara

“…Prospective clinical trial registration is mandated by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors' (ICMJE) uniform requirements for manuscripts as…”
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Pathways to water resilient South African cities – from mono-functional to multi-functional stormwater infrastructure by Mclachlan, Julia, Tanyanyiwa, Craig T., Schneuwly, Rachelle, Carden, Kirsty, Armitage, Neil P., Abrams, Amber, Mguni, Patience, Herslund, Lise Byskov

“…In light of rapid population growth and climate-change pressures on water resources, there is an urgent need in many African cities to shift to more resilient,…”
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National stakeholders' perceptions of the processes that inform the development of national clinical practice guidelines for primary healthcare in South Africa by Kredo, Tamara, Cooper, Sara, Abrams, Amber, Daniels, Karen, Volmink, Jimmy, Atkins, Salla

“…There is increased international focus on improving the rigour of clinical practice guideline (CPG) development practices. However, few empirical studies on…”
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Understanding resilience capitals, agency and habitus in household experiences of water scarcity, floods and fire in marginalized settlements in the Cape Flats, South Africa by Ncube, Sikhululekile, Wilson, Anna, Petersen, Leif, Black, Gillian, Abrams, Amber, Carden, Kirsty, Dick, Liezl, Dickie, Jennifer, Gibson, Lesley, Hamilton-Smith, Niall, Ireland, Aileen, Lamb, Guy, Mpofu-Mketwa, Tsitsi, Piper, Laurence, Swanson, Dalene M.

“…A significant percentage of the urban population in most low- and middle-income countries live in informal settlements. Due to poor quality housing, dense…”
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Vaccine research, adolescents and Africa by Abrams, Amber, Kredo, Tamara

“…Adolescent vaccine trials…”
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One of a kind--the Pan African Clinical Trials Registry, a regional registry for Africa by Abrams, Amber L

“…The 2004 Ministerial Summit on Health Research called on the World Health Organization to to establish a registry network with the intention of providing a…”
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Supporting registration of child-focused clinical trials in Africa: the Child Strategy Project by Abrams, Amber L, Opiyo, Newton, Cotton, Mark, Crowley, Siobhan, Okebe, Joseph, Wiysonge, Charles Shey

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The impact of extreme weather events on mental health in Africa: A scoping review of the evidence by Deglon, Michaela, Dalvie, Mohamed Aqiel, Abrams, Amber

“…The psychosocial impacts of extreme weather events are contributing to the burden of mental illness, exacerbated by pre-existing vulnerabilities. Despite an…”
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P-296 DDT WATER CONTAMINATION AND THE IMPACT ON WATER QUALITY ACCESS IN AFRICA IN RELATION TO HUMAN HEALTH RISKS by Makgoba, Lethabo, Abrams, Amber, Dalvie, Mohamed Aqiel

“…Abstract Introduction DDT usage is prohibited in developed nations but exempted for malaria vector control in several developing countries. Pollution of water…”
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The adverse health effects associated with drought in Africa by Asmall, Taherah, Abrams, Amber, Röösli, Martin, Cissé, Guéladio, Carden, Kirsty, Dalvie, Mohamed Aqiel

“…Droughts are associated with several health effects and Africa is uniquely vulnerable. Despite this, there has been no previous review of the literature on the…”
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Experimenting with Water-Focused Participatory Research Methods by Cohen, Joshua B., Abrams, Amber, Høybye, Martin

“…Abstract Recent decades have seen a transformation in how water and human-water interrelations are conceptualized in the environmental humanities and social…”
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Towards water resilience through Nature‐based Solutions in the Global South? Scoping the prevailing conditions for Water Sensitive Design in Cape Town and Johannesburg by Mguni, Patience, Abrams, Amber, Herslund, Lise Byskov, Carden, Kirsty, Fell, Jessica, Armitage, Neil, Dollie, Aa’isha

“…Water Sensitive Design (WSD) is gaining attention as a Nature-based Solution (NbS) to urban water problems. It incorporates green infrastructure with…”
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Series: Clinical Epidemiology in South Africa. Paper 2: Quality and reporting standards of South African primary care clinical practice guidelines by Machingaidze, Shingai, Zani, Babalwa, Abrams, Amber, Durao, Solange, Louw, Quinette, Kredo, Tamara, Grimmer, Karen, Young, Taryn

“…Abstract Objectives Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) development has evolved over the past decade, with greater emphasis now being placed on transparency,…”
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