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Motivational determinants of physical activity in disadvantaged populations with (pre)diabetes: a cross-cultural comparison
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Prevalence of Obesity and Associated Risk Factors among Children and Adolescents in the Eastern Cape Province
7 June 2022![ijerph-logo](https://soph.uwc.ac.za/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/ijerph-logo.webp)
Did COVID-19-Related Alcohol Sales Restrictions Reduce Alcohol Consumption? Findings from a National Online Survey in South Africa
Staff inolved: Marieke Theron*, Rina Swart, Mukhethwa Londani, Charles Parry, Petal Petersen Williams and Nadine Harker
South Africa has a high prevalence of heavy episodic drinking (HED). Due to the high levels of alcohol misuse and violence, public hospital intensive care units were often overrun during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This research aimed to investigate the socio-demographic profile of participants, their alcohol intake behavioural changes during differing levels of lockdown restrictions, and factors linked to HED during the initial months of the COVID-19 pandemic in SA.