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Injury and social determinants among in-school adolescents in six African countries by Peltzer, K

“…There is a lack of data on injury and its social correlates among in-school adolescents in Africa. To estimate the prevalence of injury among adolescents in…”
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Early smoking initiation and associated factors among in-school male and female adolescents in seven African countries by Peltzer, K

“…This report examines the prevalence and common correlates of early smoking initiation among male and female school children across seven African countries. The…”
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Conjoint alcohol and tobacco use among tuberculosis patients in public primary healthcare in South Africa by Peltzer, K., Peltzer, K., Peltzer, K.

“…Objective. To determine the prevalence of, and factors associated with conjoint alcohol and tobacco use among tuberculosis (TB) patients in South Africa (SA)…”
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Evaluation of renal lesions using contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS); a 10-year retrospective European single-centre analysis by Rübenthaler, Johannes, Negrão de Figueiredo, G., Mueller-Peltzer, K., Clevert, D. A.

“…Objective To investigate the usefulness of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in the evaluation of renal masses. Methods This study included 255 patients with…”
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Adolescent pregnancy and associated factors in South African youth by Mchunu, G, Peltzer, K, Tutshana, B, Seutlwadi, L

“…Background: Adolescent pregnancy, occurring in girls aged 10-19 years, remains a serious health and social problem worldwide, and has been associated with…”
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Determinants of HIV testing among young people aged 18 - 24 years in South Africa by Peltzer, K, Matseke, G

“…Background: Although recent estimates of the HIV/AIDS burden in South Africa show the particular vulnerability of youth to HIV, HIV testing and its…”
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Sociodemographic and health correlates of sleep problems and duration in older adults in South Africa by Peltzer, K.

“…Objective. To investigate sleeping problems, sleep duration and associated factors in a national probability sample of older South Africans who participated in…”
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Alcohol use and problem drinking in South Africa: findings from a national population-based survey by Peltzer, K, Davids, A, Njuho, P

“…This study formed part of the South African National HIV, Incidence, Behaviour and Communication (SABSSM) 2008 survey, which included questions assessing the…”
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Bidirectional Association Between Probable Depression and Multimorbidity Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults in Thailand by Pengpid, Supa, Peltzer, Karl, Anantanasuwong, Dararatt

“…The purpose of this study was to assess the bidirectional association between multimorbidity (MM) and probable depression in a longitudinal study in Thailand…”
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Correlates of HIV infection among people visiting public HIV counseling and testing clinics in Mpumalanga, South Africa by Peltzer, K

“…Background: HIV voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) reduces high-risk sexual behaviour. Factors associated with HIV infection in VCT clients have not been…”
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Early Sexual Debut and Associated Factors among In-school Adolescents in Six Caribbean Countries by Peltzer, K, Pengpid, S

“…This report examines early sexual debut (< age 15 years) among 15-year old in-school adolescents in six Caribbean countries. The total sample included 9948…”
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Associations between intimate partner violence, depression, and suicidal behavior among women attending antenatal and general outpatients hospital services in Thailand by Peltzer, K, Pengpid, S

“…Battered women are exposed to multiple types and different severity of intimate partner abuse, however, little is known about the relationship between severity…”
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Alcohol use and associated factors among adolescent students in Thailand by Pengpid, S, Peltzer, K

“…Alcohol misuse is a relevant public health issue in Thailand. The assessment of the prevalence of alcohol use among adolescents may guide policies and…”
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Stigma interdependence among pregnant HIV-infected couples in a cluster randomized controlled trial from rural South Africa by Abbamonte, J.M., Ramlagan, S., Lee, T.K., Cristofari, N.V., Weiss, S.M., Peltzer, K., Sifunda, S., Jones, D.L.

“…Stigma can exacerbate negative health outcomes in people living with HIV (PLWH). This longitudinal, cluster randomized controlled trial in rural Mpumalanga,…”
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HIV risk behaviour among public primary healthcare patients with tuberculosis in South Africa by Peltzer, K

“…Objective. To identify factors associated with HIV in tuberculosis (TB) patients in a public primary healthcare (PHC) setting in South Africa (SA). Method…”
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Is there a role for chemotherapy and radiation in the treatment of patients with low-grade myofibroblastic sarcoma? by Xu, Y., Xu, G., Wang, X., Mao, M., Wu, H., Baklaushev, V. P., Chekhonin, V. P., Peltzer, K., Wang, G., Zhang, C.

“…Purpose Low-grade myofibroblastic sarcoma (LGMS) is a rare entity with a predilection for the head and neck. There are still no optimal treatment strategies…”
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Factors determining HIV viral testing of infants in the context of mother-to-child transmission by Peltzer, K, Mlambo, G

“…Aim:  The aim of this study was to investigate factors determining HIV viral testing of infants in the context of Prevention of Mother‐to‐Child Transmission of…”
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Sociodemographic and health correlates of sleep problems and duration in older adults in South Africa by Peltzer, K

“…Objective. To investigate sleeping problems, sleep duration and associated factors in a national probability sample of older South Africans who participated in…”
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A Bayesian Analysis of Prenatal Maternal Factors Predicting Nonadherence to Infant HIV Medication in South Africa by Cook, R. R., Peltzer, K., Weiss, S. M., Rodriguez, V. J., Jones, D. L.

“…While efforts to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV been successful in some districts in South Africa, rates remain unacceptably high in others. This…”
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Performance of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) compared to MRI in the diagnostic of gallbladder diseases by Negrão de Figueiredo, G, Mueller-Peltzer, K, Schwarze, V, Zhang, L, Rübenthaler, J, Clevert, D A

“…Conventional ultrasound and MRI are very important techniques for the detection of gallbladder alterations. In the past years, studies showed that the…”
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