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Breier, M. & Ralphs, A. (2009) In search of phronesis: recognizing practical wisdom in the Recognition (Assessment) of Prior Learning. British Journal of Sociology of Education. 30(4):479-493.

This article argues that greater understanding of the Aristotelian concept of phronesis or practical wisdom would make an important contribution to the conceptualization and implementation of Recognition (Assessment) of Prior Learning (RPL/APL) in formal education contexts. However, there is a need to identify phronesis empirically so that RPL assessors can identify it and RPL candidates can a...

Breier, M. (2006) 'In my case...': the recruitment and recognition of prior informal experience in adult pedagogy. British journal of sociology of education. 27(2):173-188.

Educators of adults are often urged to use the prior personal experience of their students as a pedagogic resource. Students have expectations that their narratives will be heard and valued. Whether this can, or should, be achieved in a particular discipline in a course with a relatively fixed curriculum and formal assessment is the issue addressed here. This article explores programmes in La...

Breier, M. (2006) A disciplinary-specific approach to the recognition of prior informal experience in adult pedagogy: 'rpl' as opposed to 'RPL'. In Re-theorising the recognition of prior learning. Andersson, P. & Harris, J. (eds). Leicester: National Institute of Adult Continuing Education. 77-96.

Breier, M. (2005) A disciplinary-specific approach to the recognition of prior informal experience in adult pedagogy: "rpl" as opposed to "RPL". Studies in Continuing Education. 27(1):53-67.

The recognition of prior informal learning or experience in the pedagogy of a prgramme post-entry as opposed to conventional RPL which refers to pre-entry assessment, is a neglected area in the literature on RPL and adult education. This paper tries to fill that gap with the analysis of transcripts fro lecturers in Labour law at two universities in South Africa. Interactions between lecturers...

Breier, M. (2004) A network analysis of formal and informal knowledge in adult pedagogy. Journal of education. 33:5-26.

Herselman, M., Esau, N., Kruger, J-M., Labadarios, D. & Moosa, M.R. (2010) Relationship between body mass index and mortality in adults on maintenance hemodialysis: a systemic review*. Journal of Renal Nutrition. July:Online.

Objective: The primary objective of this systematic review was to determine the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and all-cause and cardiovascular mortality. Design: Systematic review of primarily observational studies. Patients: Adult patients from all gender, race, or ethnic groups on maintenance hemodialysis. Methods: Medline, Science Citation Index, Academic Search Premier, Coch...

Herselman, M., Esau, N., Kruger, J.-M., Labadarios, D. & Moosa, M.R. (2010) Relationship between serum protein and mortality in adults on long-term hemodialysis: exhaustive review and meta-analysis. Nutrition. 26:10-32.

The aim of this exhaustive review and meta-analysis was to explore the relation among serum protein, inflammatory markers, and all-cause and cardiovascular mortalities in adult patients on maintenance hemodialysis. We searched the Medline, Science Citation Index, Academic Search Premier, Cochrane Library, and Embase electronic data bases. Data extraction and quality assessment were done indepen...

Jensen, G.L., Mirtallo, J., Compher, C., Dhaliwal, R., Forbes, A., Grijalba, R.F., Hardy, G., Kondrup, J., Labadarios, D., Nyulasi, I., Pineda, J.C.C. & Waitzberg, D. (2010) Adult starvation and disease-related malnutrition: a proposal for etiology-based diagnosis in the clinical practice setting from the International Consensus Guideline Committee. Clinical Nutrition. Online:1-3.

Background & aims: Multiple definitions for malnutrition syndromes are found in the literature resulting in confusion. Recent evidence suggests that varying degrees of acute or chronic inflammation are key contributing factors in the pathophysiology of malnutrition that is associated with disease or injury. Methods: An International Guideline Committee was constituted to develop a consensus ap...

Kim, A.A., McDougal, J.S., Hargrove, J., Rehle, T., Pillay-Van Wyk, V., Puren, A., Ekra, A., Borget-Alloue, M-Y., Adje-Toure, C., Abdullahi, A.S., Odawo, L., Marum, L. & Parekh, B.S. (2010) Evaluating the BED capture enzyme immunoassay to estimate HIV incidence among adults in three countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Aids Research and Human Retroviruses. 26(10):1051-1061.

Serological assays for estimating HIV-1 incidence are prone to misclassification, limiting the accuracy of the incidence estimate. Adjustment factors have been developed and recommended for estimating assay-based HIV-1 incidence in cross-sectional settings. We evaluated the performance of the recommended adjustment factors for estimating incidence in national HIV surveys in three countries in s...

Labadarios, D., Steyn, N.P. & Nel, J. (2011) How diverse is the diet of adult South Africans?. Nutrition. 10:Online.

Background: The objective of the current study was to measure dietary diversity in South Africans aged 16 years and older from all population groups as a proxy of food security. Methods: A cross-sectional study representative of adults from all specified ages, provinces, geographic localities, and socio-economic strata in South Africa was used (n = 3287). Trained interviewers visited participa...

Motaung, J. & Hongoro, C. (2010) I knew I could make it. HSRC Review. 8(1):24-25.

Access into higher-education learning for adults has always been difficult, as recognition of learning acquired formally and informally is not commonly practised in our country's higher-education institutions, as is the case in the USA, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom. JULIA MOTAUNG and CHARLES HONGORO use a case study to demonstrate an acceptable way of assessing prior learning.

Naidoo, P. & Mwaba, K. (2010) Helplessness, depression, and social support among people being treated for tuberculosis in South Africa. Social Behavior and Personality. 38(10):1323-1334.

Based on the outcome of a previous qualitative study in the same setting it was hypothesized that assessing the prevalence and severity of helplessness and depression, and the quality of social support among people with tuberculosis (TB) may provide indicators of how to provide interventions to enhance their quality of life. Building on the results of previous research it was found that among p...

Panday, S., Norris, S. & Richter, L. (2006) Impact of the tobacco control legislation on adult smoking prevalence: findings from the Birth to Twenty Study. (Paper presented at the 13the World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Washington, D.C., 12-15 July).

Panday, S., Norris, S., Richter, L., Boyce, G. & Yach, D. (2006) Impact of tobacco control legislation on adult smoking prevalence in South Africa: findings from the Birth to Twenty longitudinal study. (Paper presented at the 13th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Washington, D.C., 12-15 July).

Panday, S., Richter, L., Makiwane, M. & Ramseook, Y. (2006) Tobacco use among young adults in South Africa. (Poster presentation to the 13the World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Washington, D.C., 12-15 July).

Panday, S., Richter, L. & Bhana, A. (2006) Young adults, the target of below-the-line advertising. South African medical journal. 96(2):104-105.

South Africa has instituted some of the most progressive tobacco control legislation in the world through promulgation of the Tobacco Products Control Amendment Act of 1999, which inter alia banned advertising and promotion of tobacco products. These steps were instituted with the express intention of protecting young people from the harms of tobacco use. It is well known that most adult smoker...

Peltzer, K. (2011) Prevalence of obesity and associated factors in South Africans 50 years and older. (Poster presented at the European Obesity Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, 25 May).

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Peltzer, K., Phaswana-Mafuya, N. & Ramlagan, S. (2011) Prevalence of obesity and associated factors in South Africans 50 years and older. African Journal for Physical, Health Education, Recreation and Dance (AJPHERD). 17(4):772-778.

This study aimed to determine the prevalence of obesity, overweight, central obesity and their associated factors in older South Africans who participated in the study of Global Ageing and Adults Health in 2008.

Peltzer, K., Phaswana-Mafuya, N., Mzolo, T., Tabane, C. & Zuma, K. (2010) Sexual behaviour, HIV status, and HIV risk among older South Africans. Studies on Ethno-medicine. 4(3):163-172.

The aim of this study was to conduct a secondary analysis on sexual behaviour, HIV status and HIV risk and co-morbidity among older South Africans using the South African 2005 HIV prevalence and behaviour survey. A multistage probability nationally representative sample involving 3795 male and female respondents, aged 50 years or older was selected. About 41.1% had been sexually active in the ...

Peltzer, K. (2008) Tobacco use trends among adolescents and adults in South Africa. Journal of Psychology in Africa. 18(2):339-346.

The purpose of this review is to synthesize the national prevalence data from eight surveys on tobacco use in South Africa over the past 13 years. Results from the national studies indicate that tobacco use among adults is on the decline in South Africa. The same applies to daily smoking and daily smokeless tobacco use among adolescents. However, onset of tobacco use and the prevalence of curre...

Petersen, I., Lund, C., Bhana, A., Flisher, A.J. & Mental Health and Poverty Research Programme Consortium, (2011) A task shifting approach to primary mental health care for adults in South Africa: human resource requirements and costs for rural settings. Health Policy and Planning. February:Online.

A recent situational analysis suggests that post-apartheid South Africa has made some gains with respect to the decentralization and integration of mental health into primary health care. However, service gaps within and between provinces remain, with rural areas particularly underserved. This study aims to calculate and cost a hypothetical human resource mix required to populate a framework fo...

Phaswana-Mafuya, N. (2010) Ageing, health & chronic diseases in SA: preliminary results of a population based study on global AGEing and adult health. (Paper presented at the Chronic Disease Symposium, Monash University, Malaysia, 9-11 March).

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Phaswana-Mafuya, N. (2010) Preliminary results of a population based study on global AGEing and adult health. (Paper presented at seminar at Rhodes University, Grahamstown, 18 March).

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Phaswana-Mafuya, N. (2009) Preliminary findings from a longitudinal cohort of individuals aged 50+: health risk behaviour and NCD prevalence. (Paper presented at the sub-Saharan Diabetes Mellitus and Cardiovascular Diseases Seminar, University of Copenhagen, Denmark).

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Simbayi, L., Shisana, O., Chauveau, J. & Ramlagan, S. (2003) Abstract: Determinants of the use of voluntary counselling and testing services among the sexually active adult population of South Africa. Antiviral therapy. 8 (1):223-224.

Van Zyl, M.K., Steyn, N.P. & Marais, M.L. (2010) Characteristics and factors influencing fast food intake of young adult consumers in Johannesburg, South Africa. South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 23(3):124-130.

Objectives: To determine fast food consumption patterns, socio-economic characteristics and other factors that influence the fast food intake of young adults from different socio-economic areas in Johannesburg, South Africa. Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional study was undertaken, using an interviewer-administered, validated questionnaire to elicit the characteristics of the study popu...

Victora, C.G., Adair, L., Fall, C., Hallal, P.C., Martorell, R., Richter, L. & Sachdev, H.S. (2008) Maternal and child undernutrition: consequences for adult health and human capital. The Lancet. 371(9609):340-357.

In this paper we review the associations between maternal and child undernutrition with human capital and risk of adult diseases in low-income and middle-income countries. We analysed data from five long-standing prospective cohort studies from Brazil, Guatemala, India, the Philippines, and South Africa and noted that indices of maternal and child undernutrition (maternal height, birthweight, i...

Visser, J., Labadarios, D. & Blaauw, R. (2011) Micronutrient supplementation for critically ill adults: a systemic review and meta-analysis. Nutrition. 27:745-758.

This systematic review assessed the effects of micronutrient supplementation on adults recovering from critical illness. Primary outcomes included clinical endpoints (mortality, infectious complications, length of intensive care unit and of hospital stay). Secondary outcomes included descriptions of practice issues, micronutrient status, morbidity, course of the acute-phase response, and oxida...