Search Results - "PARRY, D.H."

Understanding the impact of pandemics on long-term medication adherence: directly observed therapy in a tuberculosis treatment cohort pre- and post-COVID-19 lockdowns by Overbeck, Victoria, Malatesta, Samantha, Carney, Tara, Myers, Bronwyn, Parry, Charles D H, Horsburgh, Charles R, Theron, Danie, White, Laura F, Warren, Robin M, Jacobson, Karen R, Bouton, Tara C

“…The COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacted tuberculosis (TB) treatment services, including directly observed therapy (DOT) programs used to promote medication…”
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Reducing substance use and sexual risk behaviour among men who have sex with men in south Africa by Williams, Petal Petersen, Carney, Tara, Parry, Charles D.H

“…Men who have sex with men have been identified as a population at risk of acquiring and transmitting HIV. Studies in South Africa have reported a high…”
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Assessing the sensitivity and specificity of phosphatidylethanol (PEth) cutoffs to identify alcohol exposed pregnancies by Hasken, Julie M., Marais, Anna-Susan, de Vries, Marlene M., Kalberg, Wendy O., Buckley, David, Parry, Charles D.H., Seedat, Soraya, May, Philip A.

“…[Display omitted] •Depending on the cutoff, PEth identified 47%–70% as alcohol-consuming.•Self-report from participants identified 65% to 75% as…”
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Maternal alcohol consumption producing fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD): Quantity, frequency, and timing of drinking by May, Philip A, Blankenship, Jason, Marais, Anna-Susan, Gossage, J. Phillip, Kalberg, Wendy O, Joubert, Belinda, Cloete, Marise, Barnard, Ronel, De Vries, Marlene, Hasken, Julie, Robinson, Luther K, Adnams, Colleen M, Buckley, David, Manning, Melanie, Parry, Charles D.H, Hoyme, H. Eugene, Tabachnick, Barbara, Seedat, Soraya

“…Abstract Background Concise, accurate measures of maternal prenatal alcohol use are needed to better understand fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD)…”
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Substance use, sexual risk, and violence: HIV prevention intervention with sex workers in Pretoria by Wechsberg, Wendee M, Luseno, Winnie K, Lam, Wendy K K, Parry, Charles D H, Morojele, Neo K

“…This paper describes an HIV prevention intervention designed in the US that was adapted and implemented in South Africa. Using an experimental design, 93 women…”
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Alcohol Control Policies in 46 African Countries: Opportunities for Improvement by Ferreira-Borges, Carina, Esser, Marissa B., Dias, Sónia, Babor, Thomas, Parry, Charles D.H.

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The influence of maternal weight and alcohol exposure on infant physical characteristics and neurodevelopmental outcomes by Hasken, Julie M., Adair, Linda S., Martin, Stephanie L., Thompson, Amanda L., Marais, Anna-Susan, de Vries, Marlene M., Kalberg, Wendy O., Buckley, David, Eugene Hoyme, H., Seedat, Soraya, Parry, Charles D.H., May, Philip A.

“…•Maternal weight was inversely related with infant dysmorphology score.•The rate of change was similar among all infants regardless of maternal…”
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The continuum of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in four rural communities in south africa: Prevalence and characteristics by May, Philip A, de Vries, Marlene M, Marais, Anna-Susan, Kalberg, Wendy O, Adnams, Colleen M, Hasken, Julie M, Tabachnick, Barbara, Robinson, Luther K, Manning, Melanie A, Jones, Kenneth Lyons, Hoyme, Derek, Seedat, Soraya, Parry, Charles D.H, Hoyme, H. Eugene

“…Highlights • High rates of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) found in rural communities. • Fetal alcohol syndrome prevalence is 93–127 per1000 children…”
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Psychological Distress During Pregnancy: Cross-Sectional Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors in a South African Sample by Spedding, Maxine F., Sorsdahl, Katherine, Parry, Charles D.H., Mathews, Catherine, Stein, Dan J., Williams, Petal Petersen

“…ABSTRACTThe prevalence and risk factors associated with peripartum psychological distress—a unifying factor among common mental disorders (CMDs)—are not widely…”
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Who is most affected by prenatal alcohol exposure: Boys or girls? by May, Philip A, Tabachnick, Barbara, Hasken, Julie M, Marais, Anna-Susan, de Vries, Marlene M, Barnard, Ronel, Joubert, Belinda, Cloete, Marise, Botha, Isobel, Kalberg, Wendy O, Buckley, David, Burroughs, Zachary R, Bezuidenhout, Heidre, Robinson, Luther K, Manning, Melanie A, Adnams, Colleen M, Seedat, Soraya, Parry, Charles D.H, Hoyme, H. Eugene

“…Highlights • Prenatal maternal alcohol use affects both sexes similarly on most variables. • Girls had significantly more overall dysmorphology and worse…”
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THE CONTINUUM OF FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS IN A COMMUNITY IN SOUTH AFRICA: PREVALENCE AND CHARACTERISTICS IN A FIFTH SAMPLE by May, Philip A, Marais, Anna-Susan, de Vries, Marlene M, Kalberg, Wendy O, Buckley, David, Hasken, Julie M, Adnams, Colleen M, Barnard, Ronel, Joubert, Belinda, Cloete, Marise, Tabachnick, Barbara, Robinson, Luther K, Manning, Melanie A, Jones, Kenneth Lyons, Bezuidenhout, Heidre, Seedat, Soraya, Parry, Charles D.H, Hoyme, H. Eugene

“…Highlights • High rates of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders were again found in this community. • Fetal alcohol syndrome prevalence is 59 − 79 per 1,000…”
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Alcohol use and sexual behaviour among risky drinkers and bar and shebeen patrons in Gauteng province, South Africa by Morojele, Neo K., Kachieng’a, Millicent A., Mokoko, Evodia, Nkoko, Matsobane A., Parry, Charles D.H., Nkowane, Annette M., Moshia, Kgaogelo M., Saxena, Shekhar

“…This paper describes the South Africa component of a World Health Organization multi-site rapid assessment and response project seeking to develop a…”
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Moving beyond access: towards a quality-orientated substance abuse treatment system in South Africa by Myers, Bronwyn, Petersen, Zaino, Kader, Rehana, Parry, Charles D H

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Alcohol, cannabis, and methamphetamine use and other risk behaviours among Black and Coloured South African women: A small randomized trial in the Western Cape by Wechsberg, Wendee M, Luseno, Winnie K, Karg, Rhonda S, Young, Siobhan, Rodman, Nathaniel, Myers, Bronwyn, Parry, Charles D.H

“…Abstract Background There is a pressing need for brief behavioural interventions to address the intersection of high HIV prevalence, increasing substance use,…”
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Trends in adolescent alcohol and other drug use: findings from three sentinel sites in South Africa (1997–2001) by Parry, Charles D.H, Myers, Bronwyn, Morojele, Neo K, Flisher, Alan J, Bhana, Arvin, Donson, Hilton, Plüddemann, Andreas

“…This paper aims to provide surveillance information about the extent and consequences of alcohol and other drug (AOD) use by adolescents for three sentinel…”
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Substance use by adolescents in cape town: prevalence and correlates by Flisher, Alan J, Parry, Charles D.H, Evans, Janet, Muller, Martie, Lombard, Carl

“…The work reported in this paper was supported by grants from the World Health Organisation Programme on Substance Abuse, the United Nations Development…”
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Opportunities for enhancing and integrating HIV and drug services for drug using vulnerable populations in South Africa by Parry, Charles D.H, Petersen, Petal, Carney, Tara, Needle, Richard

“…Abstract Background Little has been done to improve the integration of drug use and HIV services in sub-Saharan Africa where substance use and HIV epidemics…”
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Brief report: Social and neighbourhood correlates of adolescent drunkenness: a pilot study in Cape Town, South Africa by Parry, Charles D.H, Morojele, Neo K, Saban, Amina, Flisher, Alan J

“…Aim: To identify social and neighbourhood correlates of drunkenness among adolescents. Design: A cross-sectional, community study. Participants: A multi-stage…”
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Alcohol use in times of the COVID 19: Implications for monitoring and policy by Rehm, Jürgen, Kilian, Carolin, Ferreira‐Borges, Carina, Jernigan, David, Monteiro, Maristela, Parry, Charles D. H., Sanchez, Zila M., Manthey, Jakob

“…Based on a literature search undertaken to determine the impacts of past public health crises, and a systematic review of the effects of past economic crises…”
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A timely piece of global relevance, but shouldn't we move towards more real‐world studies of the effect of multiple policy interventions and ongoing monitoring of alcohol policy impacts? by Parry, Charles D. H.

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