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People with deeply-pigmented skin can also get skin cancer. But there is no evidence to suggest that this occurs because of sunburn or exposure to the sun.
Curbing vaccine hesitancy is as much a matter of acknowledging its social, historical, and cultural roots as it is of addressing its clinical dimensions.
Vendors are continuously exposed to outdoor air pollution from traffic or automotive emissions and cooking fuels such as gas and open fires.
South Africa was once a leader in tobacco use control but has since fallen behind, and smoking prevalence has steadily increased.
Adolescent alcohol consumption is driven by several factors such as the availability of alcohol and social norms.
Many young women faced challenges with online learning and studying at home during COVID, but some showed resilience and a determination to achieve their educational goals.
The loss of income, economic and food insecurity, fear of infection, and death of family members resulted in feelings of frustration, anxiety and depression.
To attain a new health order, African governments need to bolster investment in research and development, innovation and manufacturing of health tools.
The South African government has chosen a pragmatic approach that balances the potential direct and detrimental indirect effects of Covid.
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Vaccine hesitancy poses significant risks for those refusing to be vaccinated. The more people get vaccinated, the better the chances of living with the virus.
Vaccination uptake is influenced by many factors and carries a variety of meanings – social, political, economic, ideological, moral as well as biological.
Los varones sudafricanos son más reacios a realizarse la prueba del VIH y, cuando saben que son positivos, existen también menos probabilidades de que accedan al tratamiento. ¿Podría ocurrir algo parecido entre los contagiados por el coronavirus?
An increase in the adolescent pregnancy rate strongly suggests challenges with accessing sexual and reproductive healthcare services for this vulnerable age group.
Understanding why men may be less likely to get a COVID-19 vaccine is crucial for designing effective vaccination campaigns.
Parents and caregivers are central to promoting child safety. Improving their ability to prevent injury to children is key.
Young people living in the challenging contexts of urban informal settlements may be more at risk of experiencing generalised anxiety disorder.
Harsh socio-environmental factors, especially when they happen in the early years of a child’s life, can establish a developmental “biology of misfortune”.
Vaccine hesitancy has resulted in multiple vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks. Research on vaccine hesitancy in South Africa is limited. But growing evidence suggests that it’s becoming a problem.
Hemos estudiado cómo la información que circula por internet puede afectar a la percepción y aceptación de las vacunas.
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Professor, UNISA Institute for Social and Health Sciences, South African Medical Research Council
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Medical Anthropologist, Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council
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Chief Specialist Scientist (Public Health), South African Medical Research Council
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Specialist Scientist, Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drug Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council
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Director, Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drug Research Unit, SAMRC, South African Medical Research Council
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Director, Cochrane South Africa, South African Medical Research Council
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Specialist Scientist, Health Systems, South African Medical Research Council
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Post-doctoral researcher, South African Medical Research Council
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Director: Office of AIDS and TB Research, South African Medical Research Council
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Chief Specialist Scientist in Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council
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Specialist Scientist Researcher, South African Medical Research Council
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Senior Scientist, Cochrane South Africa, South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) and Honorary researcher, Division of Social & Behavioural Sciences, School of Public Health, UCT, South African Medical Research Council
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Senior Scientist , South African Medical Research Council
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Specialist Scientist, Environment & Health Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council
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Socio-behavioural public health researcher, South African Medical Research Council
