Featured Research: Wellness & Wellbeing

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COVID-19 Compliance in SA

Dr Nicky Nicholls and Dr Eleni Yitbarek of UP’s Department of Economics studied beliefs and behavioural preferences as predictors of compliance with regulations aimed at reducing the transmission of COVID-19 in South Africa. Watch this short video to learn more.

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SA’s alarming outbreak of rabies in dogs: Vaccination and awareness are key to prevention, say UP experts

Rabies is a frightening viral infection and the only infectious disease that carries a 100% mortality in any species (including humans) once clinical signs appear.

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Better prediction of tiny bloodsuckers to protect livestock

Most South Africans love eating meat, but animal diseases regularly threaten a constant, affordable supply.

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South Africa must address hesitancy to increase COVID vaccination: here’s how

In February 2021, as the first COVID-19 vaccinations were rolled out to healthcare workers in South Africa, there was a renewed sense of hope in the fight against SARS-CoV-2. At the time there were concerns around vaccine procurement and inequity in vaccine distribution. But in the latter part of the year the major obstacle was a slow uptake of the vaccine among the South African public.

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University of Pretoria study reveals hand sanitisers in Gauteng and Tshwane to be substandard

A scientist from the University of Pretoria (UP) has found that commercial, off-the-shelf hand sanitisers used by the public in Gauteng and Tshwane do not contain the recommended alcohol content, and are mostly incorrectly labelled according to local and international standards.

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Grassroots research gives a voice to the plight of men at risk of a silent killer: prostate cancer

The Southern African Prostate Cancer Study, of which UP’s Prof Riana Bornman is clinical leader, uses a ‘grassroots to cloud’ approach to track the cause of prostate cancer in Southern African black men.