African Evaluation Database

9120 records found

Source	Electronic ID	Title	Authors	Publication Year	Source Title	Volume	Issue	DOI	Affiliations	Authors with Affiliations	Abstract	Author Keywords	Index Keywords	Funding Details
Scopus	2-s2.0-70349397520	Evaluation of wear severity in pipeline	Achebo J.I.	2009	Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences	4	1	None	Department of Production Engineering, University of Benin, Nigeria	Achebo, J.I., Department of Production Engineering, University of Benin, Nigeria	The severity of wear occurrence in a pipeline was evaluated by applying the particle mass loading...	Heat transfer coefficient; Mass transfer coefficient; Number; Particle mass loading; Pipeline; St...	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-79955652016	Impact of urbanization on obesity, anthropometric profile and blood pressure in the Igbos of Nigeria	Ekezie J., Anyanwu E.G., Danborno B., Anthony U.	2011	North American Journal of Medical Sciences	3	5	10.4297/najms.2011.3242	Department of Prosthesis and Orthopaedics Technology, Federal University of Technology Owerri, Im...	Ekezie, J., Department of Prosthesis and Orthopaedics Technology, Federal University of Technolog...	Background: Hypertension in developing setting is often attributed to westernization of life styl...	Anthropometry; Hypertension; Impact; Obesity; Urbanization	adult; age; aged; anthropometric parameters; article; blood pressure measurement; body mass; cont...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84902513065	The impact of antenatal mental distress on functioning and capabilities: Views of health care pro...	Mall S., Honikman S., Evans B., Swartz L., Lund C.	2014	Disability and Rehabilitation	36	13	10.3109/09638288.2013.833300	Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Alan J Flisher Centre for Public Mental Health, Unive...	Mall, S., Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Alan J Flisher Centre for Public Mental Hea...	Purpose: Antenatal mental distress has disabling consequences. It affects functioning and partici...	Antenatal mental distress; Capabilities; ICF; South Africa	adult; counseling; daily life activity; disability; female; health personnel attitude; human; Int...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84887702790	The evaluation of a telephonic wellness coaching intervention for weight reduction and wellness i...	Temmingh H., Claassen A., Van Zyl S., Carrara H., Dayakalashe N.M., Myer L., Stein D.J.	2013	Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease	201	11	10.1097/NMD.0000000000000036	Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Valkenberg Hospital, Private...	Temmingh, H., Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Valkenberg Hos...	Obesity and metabolic disturbances frequently occur in individuals with psychiatric disorders. Th...	Lifestyle coaching; Serious mental illness; Telephonic; Weight reduction; Wellness improvement	amisulpride; aripiprazole; carbamazepine; clozapine; lamotrigine; lithium; olanzapine; quetiapine...	GlaxoSmithKline	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84890192789	Screening a heterogeneous elderly South African population for cognitive impairment: The utility ...	Ramlall S., Chipps J., Bhigjee A.I., Pillay B.J.	2013	African Journal of Psychiatry (South Africa)	16	6	10.4314/ajpsy.v16i6.57	Department of Psychiatry, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South ...	Ramlall, S., Department of Psychiatry, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, D...	Objective: The aim of this study was to report on the prevalence of cognitive impairment, and to ...	Dementia; MMSE; Screening; South africa; Subjective memory complaints	age; aged; article; cognitive defect; depression; Deterioration Cognitive Observee; diagnostic te...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-40949137714	Impact of postnatal depression on infants' growth in Nigeria	Adewuya A.O., Ola B.O., Aloba O.O., Mapayi B.M., Okeniyi J.A.O.	2008	Journal of Affective Disorders	108	02-Jan	10.1016/j.jad.2007.09.013	Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Lagos State University, Nigeria; Department of Men...	Adewuya, A.O., Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Lagos State University, Nigeria; Ol...	Background: The contribution of maternal postnatal depression to infant growth and under-nutritio...	Breastfeeding; Cross-cultural; Infants' growth; Postnatal depression	article; body weight; breast feeding education; child growth; coughing; diarrhea; disease associa...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84926138501	The impact of a mental health teaching programme on rural and urban secondary school students' pe...	Bella-Awusah T., Adedokun B., Dogra N., Omigbodun O.	2014	Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health	26	3	10.2989/17280583.2014.922090	Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria; Department ...	Bella-Awusah, T., Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Ni...	Objective: Available evidence suggests that children hold negative views about mental illness. St...	None	adolescent; age distribution; Article; attitude to health; awareness; controlled study; female; h...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84868142583	Impact of Cow Dung Manure on the Solubility of Copper, Lead, and Zinc in Urban Garden Soils from ...	Akpa S.I., Agbenin J.O.	2012	Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis	43	21	10.1080/00103624.2012.719976	Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria; Depa...	Akpa, S.I., Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, N...	Maintaining the quality of groundwater is a major consideration when developing management practi...	Cow dung manure; exchangeable; garden soils; labile metals; mobile	agricultural production; copper; food chain; garden; groundwater pollution; lead; manure; soil po...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84929046142	Impact of emotional distress on caregivers burden among Nigerian children with Obstructive Adenot...	Olagunju A.T., Asoegwu C.N., Campbell E.A., Akinbode A.A., Aina O.F., Nwawolo C.C.	2015	International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology	79	6	10.1016/j.ijporl.2015.03.018	Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria; Department of...	Olagunju, A.T., Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeri...	Background: Despite the significance of the role of caregivers among children with Obstructive Ad...	Burden of care; Caregiver; Emotional distress; Nigerian children; Obstructive Adenotonsillar hype...	adenotonsillar hypertrophy; adult; Article; caregiver; caregiver burden; child; child health care...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84897906736	Microfinance and women's health: An evaluation of women's health behaviors in Jimma, Ethiopia	Collier S., Tesfaye M., Henderson T., Abafita J., Tarbi E., Pietras A., Chemali Z.	2014	International Journal of Culture and Mental Health	7	2	10.1080/17542863.2012.734839	Department of Psychiatry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, United States; Department of Ps...	Collier, S., Department of Psychiatry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, United States; Tes...	Microfinance programs in Ethiopia have existed since the late-1970s, but the relationship between...	Ethiopia; health behavior; microfinance; women's health	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84941259017	Cognitive performance during the first year of treatment in first-episode schizophrenia: A case-c...	Olivier M.R., Killian S., Chiliza B., Asmal L., Schoeman R., Oosthuizen P.P., Kidd M., Emsley R.	2015	Psychological Medicine	45	13	10.1017/S0033291715000860	Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Tyger...	Olivier, M.R., Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch Un...	Background Several questions remain unanswered regarding the magnitude and time course of cogniti...	Flupenthixol decanoate; neurocognition; outcome; psychosis	None	National Research Foundation; MRC, National Research Foundation	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84898596877	The rise of assertive community interventions in South Africa: A randomized control trial assessi...	Botha U.A., Koen L., Galal U., Jordaan E., Niehaus D.J.H.	2014	BMC Psychiatry	14	1	10.1186/1471-244X-14-56	Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, PO...	Botha, U.A., Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Ste...	Background: Many countries have over the last few years incorporated mental health assertive inte...	Assertive interventions; Days in hospital; Developing countries; Readmission rates	adult; article; assertiveness; clinical article; community; control group; controlled study; deve...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-34548438556	Comorbidity and impact of chronic spinal pain in Nigeria	Gureje O., Akinpelu A.O., Uwakwe R., Udofia O., Wakil A.	2007	Spine	32	17	10.1097/BRS.0b013e31810768fc	Department of Psychiatry, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria; Department of Physiotherapy, Uni...	Gureje, O., Department of Psychiatry, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria, Department of Psychi...	STUDY DESIGN. A cross-sectional survey of households selected using multistage stratified samplin...	Chronic spinal pain; Comorbidity, functional role disability	adult; article; chronic pain; comorbidity; confidence interval; controlled study; demography; dis...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84873274573	The Association between Cognition and Academic Performance in Ugandan Children Surviving Malaria ...	Bangirana P., Menk J., John C.C., Boivin M.J., Hodges J.S.	2013	PLoS ONE	8	2	10.1371/journal.pone.0055653	Department of Psychiatry, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda; School...	Bangirana, P., Department of Psychiatry, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala,...	Background: The contribution of different cognitive abilities to academic performance in children...	None	academic achievement; arithmetic; article; attention; child; cognition; female; human; learning; ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-77958084538	Impact of the South African mental health care Act No. 17 of 2002 on regional and district hospit...	Ramlall S., Chipps J., Mars M.	2010	South African Medical Journal	100	10	None	Department of Psychiatry, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durba...	Ramlall, S., Department of Psychiatry, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu...	Background: The South African Mental Health Care Act (the Act) No. 17 of 2002 stipulated that reg...	None	act; article; controlled study; employee; government regulation; health care facility; health sur...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84865257808	Monitoring and evaluation of the activities of trainees in the 'training of trainers' workshop at...	Makanjuola V., Doku V., Jenkins R., Gureje O.	2012	Mental Health in Family Medicine	9	1	None	Department of Psychiatry, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria; WHO Collaborating Centre,...	Makanjuola, V., Department of Psychiatry, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria; Doku, V.,...	Background: Like most low- and middle-income countries, Nigeria has a huge treatment gap for ment...	Community health workers; Mental heath training; Positive impact	adult; article; college; female; health care personnel; human; interview; male; medical education...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84865215031	Impact of a one-week intensive 'training of trainers' workshop for community health workers in so...	Makanjuola V., Doku V., Jenkins R., Gureje O.	2012	Mental Health in Family Medicine	9	1	None	Department of Psychiatry, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria; WHO Collaborating Centre,...	Makanjuola, V., Department of Psychiatry, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria; Doku, V.,...	Background: There is a huge unmet need for mental health services in low- and middle-income count...	Community health workers; Long-term impact; Training of trainers	adult; article; attitude to mental illness; female; health auxiliary; health personnel attitude; ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84864445857	Synergistic tonic and phasic activity of the locus coeruleus norepinephrine (LC-NE) arousal syste...	Howells F.M., Stein D.J., Russell V.A.	2012	Metabolic Brain Disease	27	3	10.1007/s11011-012-9287-9	Department of Psychiatry, University of Cape Town, Observatory, 7925, Cape Town, South Africa; De...	Howells, F.M., Department of Psychiatry, University of Cape Town, Observatory, 7925, Cape Town, S...	A certain level of arousal is required for an individual to perform optimally, and the locus coer...	Anxiety; Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder; Hyperarousal; Hypoarousal	noradrenalin; anxiety disorder; arousal; article; attention; attention deficit disorder; human; l...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-38649114066	Psychiatric evaluation of intellectually disabled offenders referred to the Free State Psychiatri...	Calitz F.J.W., van Rensburg P.H.J.J., de Jager P.P., Olander M.L., Thomas L., Venter R., Wessels ...	2007	South African Journal of Psychiatry	13	4	None	Department of Psychiatry, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa; Department of...	Calitz, F.J.W., Department of Psychiatry, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Afric...	Background. Increased crime is a problem in South Africa and complications arise when the accused...	None	adult; age distribution; article; criminal behavior; criminal justice; female; human; intellectua...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-33750475961	Psychiatric evaluation of offenders referred to the Free State Psychiatric Complex according to s...	Calitz F.J.W., van Rensburg P.H.J.J., Fourie C., Liebenberg E., van den Berg C., Joubert G.	2006	South African Journal of Psychiatry	12	3	None	Department of Psychiatry, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa; Department of...	Calitz, F.J.W., Department of Psychiatry, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Afric...	Background. The increase in crime is a problem of great concern in South Africa and complications...	None	adolescent; adult; aged; article; assault; biostatistics; controlled study; court; criminal law; ...	None	View

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