Gina Joubert
Biographic Data
| ID | 6053373 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gina Joubert |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gina |
| FAMILY NAME | Joubert |
| SIGNATURE | JOUBERT G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the Free State |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3728-6925 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Authorship practices and experiences in a South African Faculty of Health Sciences
Authorship remains a topic of discussion despite clear recommendations by the International Committee for Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) adhered to by many publications from health sciences disciplines. This study aimed to review authorship practices and experiences in the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State in Bloemfontein, South Africa, and compare these to the findings of a similar study conducted in 2001. This was a cros…
Sociodemographic Indicators, Household Food Security and Associations with Choline Intake in Pregnant Women
Higher sociodemographic status is associated with adequate nutrient intake and food security. Adequate choline intake is vital during pregnancy to support fetal development. In this cross-sectional study, information was obtained from 682 pregnant women attending an ante-natal clinic in Bloemfontein, South Africa. Sociodemographic indicators that were bivariately significantly associated with a choline intake below the adequate intake level (AI) …
A Comparison of the Socio-Behavioral-Metabolic Risk Profiles and Associated Factors for Chronic Diseases of Lifestyle in Urban and Rural Communities in Central South Africa
Background: The global escalating prevalence of lifestyle-related non-communicable diseases places a significant burden on health systems. Chronic diseases of lifestyle (CDL) are a group of diseases that share similar modifiable risk factors that can result in long-term disease processes. Considering the socio-behavioral-metabolic risk profiles of communities and risk factors predictive of the presence of CDL can assist in the development of focu…
HIV-prevention measures on a university campus in South Africa – perceptions, practices and needs of undergraduate medical students
Background: Young adults such as university students are considered to be a key population for HIV-prevention efforts. This study aimed to determine the perceptions, practices and needs of undergraduate medical students regarding HIV-prevention measures available on campus. Methods: The research design was descriptive cross-sectional. Data were collected using an anonymous, self-administered questionnaire distributed to all 745 undergraduate medi…
Interest in and Willingness to Use Complementary, Alternative and Traditional Medicine among Academic and Administrative University Staff in Bloemfontein, South Africa
BACKGROUND: Healthcare systems worldwide are changing and the use of complementary, alternative and traditional medicine (CAM) form part of this transformation. South Africa has a large number of CAM practitioners, but they are not included in the official healthcare system. The aim of this study was to determine the perception and usage of CAM among the academic and administrative staff of the University of the Free State (UFS) in Bloemfontein, …
Trauma-Related Risk Factors in Mineworkers with PTSD
The aim of this prospective follow-up study was to investigate the role of trauma-related factors in the development of acute and chronic Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) among South African gold mineworkers involved in disabling and reportable earth-fall mine accidents. A consecutive sample of 200 mineworkers who were involved in earth-fall mine accidents was evaluated over a period of seven months. A history of previous trauma exposure was …
Consent for Participation in the Bloemfontein Vitamin A Trial
According to international regulatory authorities1 and local institutional guidelines,2 informed consent is a prerequisite for participation in every clinical trial. Consent implies that participation is voluntary. Furthermore, the participant must know the implications of participation.3 Even if a participant has signed an informed consent form, the participant does not necessarily understand what the participation will entail, and consent thus …
The impact of a nutrition education programme on the anthropometric nutritional status of low-income children in South Africa
Objective: The study determined the impact of a community-based nutrition education programme, using trained community nutrition advisors, on the anthropometric nutritional status of mixed-race children aged between 2 and 5 years. Design and setting: The programme was implemented over two years in four study areas in the Free State and Northern Cape Provinces. Two control areas were included to differentiate between the effect of the education pr…
Nutritional status of preschool children in informal settlement areas near Bloemfontein, South Africa
Objective To determine the nutritional status and household resources of preschool children. Design A cross-sectional survey. Setting Two informal settlement areas, Joe Slovo (JS) and JB Mafora (JBM) in Mangaung, near Bloemfontein, South Africa. Subjects Preschool children ( n = 162) and JBM (control) ( n = 186) were included. Standard methods were used to obtain household and care-giver particulars, weight and height measurements, blood and stoo…
Dietary intake of Indians living in the metropolitan area of Durban
Objective: To report on energy and nutrient intakes, as a risk factor for coronary heart disease in Indian South Africans. Design: Cross-sectional dietary study as part of a coronary heart disease survey. Setting: Metropolitan area of Durban, South Africa. Subjects: Free-living Indian men ( n = 406) and women ( n = 370) 15–69 years of age. Methodology: Dietary data were collected by three interviewers using a 24-h dietary recall and expressed as …
The Psychology of Aids Transmission — Issues for Intervention
In this study various aspects of AIDS amongst a sample of students at the University of the Western Cape in South Africa are examined. A modified version of the World Health Organisation Survey on knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and practices, together with a survey of psychological dimensions considered important in mediating between knowledge and behaviour change, were used. Included were psychological defences of denial, rationalization and repr…
The Psychology of Aids Transmission — Issues for Intervention
In this study various aspects of AIDS amongst a sample of students at the University of the Western Cape in South Africa are examined. A modified version of the World Health Organisation Survey on knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and practices, together with a survey of psychological dimensions considered important in mediating between knowledge and behaviour change, were used. Included were psychological defences of denial, rationalization and repr…
Consent for Participation in the Bloemfontein Vitamin A Trial
According to international regulatory authorities1 and local institutional guidelines,2 informed consent is a prerequisite for participation in every clinical trial. Consent implies that participation is voluntary. Furthermore, the participant must know the implications of participation.3 Even if a participant has signed an informed consent form, the participant does not necessarily understand what the participation will entail, and consent thus …
The Psychology of Aids Transmission — Issues for Intervention
In this study various aspects of AIDS amongst a sample of students at the University of the Western Cape in South Africa are examined. A modified version of the World Health Organisation Survey on knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and practices, together with a survey of psychological dimensions considered important in mediating between knowledge and behaviour change, were used. Included were psychological defences of denial, rationalization and repr…
Dietary intake of Indians living in the metropolitan area of Durban
Objective: To report on energy and nutrient intakes, as a risk factor for coronary heart disease in Indian South Africans. Design: Cross-sectional dietary study as part of a coronary heart disease survey. Setting: Metropolitan area of Durban, South Africa. Subjects: Free-living Indian men ( n = 406) and women ( n = 370) 15–69 years of age. Methodology: Dietary data were collected by three interviewers using a 24-h dietary recall and expressed as …
Nutritional status of preschool children in informal settlement areas near Bloemfontein, South Africa
Objective To determine the nutritional status and household resources of preschool children. Design A cross-sectional survey. Setting Two informal settlement areas, Joe Slovo (JS) and JB Mafora (JBM) in Mangaung, near Bloemfontein, South Africa. Subjects Preschool children ( n = 162) and JBM (control) ( n = 186) were included. Standard methods were used to obtain household and care-giver particulars, weight and height measurements, blood and stoo…
The impact of a nutrition education programme on the anthropometric nutritional status of low-income children in South Africa
Objective: The study determined the impact of a community-based nutrition education programme, using trained community nutrition advisors, on the anthropometric nutritional status of mixed-race children aged between 2 and 5 years. Design and setting: The programme was implemented over two years in four study areas in the Free State and Northern Cape Provinces. Two control areas were included to differentiate between the effect of the education pr…
Consent for Participation in the Bloemfontein Vitamin A Trial
According to international regulatory authorities1 and local institutional guidelines,2 informed consent is a prerequisite for participation in every clinical trial. Consent implies that participation is voluntary. Furthermore, the participant must know the implications of participation.3 Even if a participant has signed an informed consent form, the participant does not necessarily understand what the participation will entail, and consent thus …
Trauma-Related Risk Factors in Mineworkers with PTSD
The aim of this prospective follow-up study was to investigate the role of trauma-related factors in the development of acute and chronic Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) among South African gold mineworkers involved in disabling and reportable earth-fall mine accidents. A consecutive sample of 200 mineworkers who were involved in earth-fall mine accidents was evaluated over a period of seven months. A history of previous trauma exposure was …
Interest in and Willingness to Use Complementary, Alternative and Traditional Medicine among Academic and Administrative University Staff in Bloemfontein, South Africa
BACKGROUND: Healthcare systems worldwide are changing and the use of complementary, alternative and traditional medicine (CAM) form part of this transformation. South Africa has a large number of CAM practitioners, but they are not included in the official healthcare system. The aim of this study was to determine the perception and usage of CAM among the academic and administrative staff of the University of the Free State (UFS) in Bloemfontein, …
A Comparison of the Socio-Behavioral-Metabolic Risk Profiles and Associated Factors for Chronic Diseases of Lifestyle in Urban and Rural Communities in Central South Africa
Background: The global escalating prevalence of lifestyle-related non-communicable diseases places a significant burden on health systems. Chronic diseases of lifestyle (CDL) are a group of diseases that share similar modifiable risk factors that can result in long-term disease processes. Considering the socio-behavioral-metabolic risk profiles of communities and risk factors predictive of the presence of CDL can assist in the development of focu…
HIV-prevention measures on a university campus in South Africa – perceptions, practices and needs of undergraduate medical students
Background: Young adults such as university students are considered to be a key population for HIV-prevention efforts. This study aimed to determine the perceptions, practices and needs of undergraduate medical students regarding HIV-prevention measures available on campus. Methods: The research design was descriptive cross-sectional. Data were collected using an anonymous, self-administered questionnaire distributed to all 745 undergraduate medi…
Sociodemographic Indicators, Household Food Security and Associations with Choline Intake in Pregnant Women
Higher sociodemographic status is associated with adequate nutrient intake and food security. Adequate choline intake is vital during pregnancy to support fetal development. In this cross-sectional study, information was obtained from 682 pregnant women attending an ante-natal clinic in Bloemfontein, South Africa. Sociodemographic indicators that were bivariately significantly associated with a choline intake below the adequate intake level (AI) …
Authorship practices and experiences in a South African Faculty of Health Sciences
Authorship remains a topic of discussion despite clear recommendations by the International Committee for Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) adhered to by many publications from health sciences disciplines. This study aimed to review authorship practices and experiences in the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State in Bloemfontein, South Africa, and compare these to the findings of a similar study conducted in 2001. This was a cros…
Medicine (10 works) · Environmental health (6 works) · Internal Medicine (4 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (3 works) · Demography (3 works) · Family medicine (3 works) · Medical education (3 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Psychology (3 works)