Yasmeen Thandar
Biographic Data
| ID | 8931078 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yasmeen Thandar |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yasmeen |
| FAMILY NAME | Thandar |
| SIGNATURE | THANDAR Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | Durban University of Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4169-2296 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The current landscape of mental health challenges in women with PCOS
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) research is dominated by the clinical perspective, whilst the psychological experiences of women with PCOS remain less understood. This narrative review explores mental health challenges of women with PCOS, encompassing common psychiatric disorders, emotional challenges, and psychosocial challenges. An online search of published literature was conducted via PubMed and Google Scholar using the terms “polycystic ova…
Four years later
HIV incidence remains high among South Africans, with low uptake of preventative measures such as condom use. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), which protects HIV-negative individuals from infection, was first introduced in SA in 2016. This study determined the knowledge of PrEP among university students (n = 282) and primary health care clinic users (n = 358) in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Data were collected using a cross-sectional survey. The …
An Insight Into the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicines Among Patients With Atopic Eczema in Central Durban, South Africa
Background: Complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) are increasingly popular globally with frequent use amongst patients with atopic eczema (AE). Despite increased AE prevalence in South Africa (SA), no local data on CAM-use for this disease exists. Methods: A cross-sectional study utilizing a comprehensive questionnaire qualifying and quantifying CAM use in patients with AE. We interviewed 206 AE patients; 106 from a public hospital dermat…
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An Insight Into the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicines Among Patients With Atopic Eczema in Central Durban, South Africa
Background: Complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) are increasingly popular globally with frequent use amongst patients with atopic eczema (AE). Despite increased AE prevalence in South Africa (SA), no local data on CAM-use for this disease exists. Methods: A cross-sectional study utilizing a comprehensive questionnaire qualifying and quantifying CAM use in patients with AE. We interviewed 206 AE patients; 106 from a public hospital dermat…
Four years later
HIV incidence remains high among South Africans, with low uptake of preventative measures such as condom use. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), which protects HIV-negative individuals from infection, was first introduced in SA in 2016. This study determined the knowledge of PrEP among university students (n = 282) and primary health care clinic users (n = 358) in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Data were collected using a cross-sectional survey. The …
The current landscape of mental health challenges in women with PCOS
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) research is dominated by the clinical perspective, whilst the psychological experiences of women with PCOS remain less understood. This narrative review explores mental health challenges of women with PCOS, encompassing common psychiatric disorders, emotional challenges, and psychosocial challenges. An online search of published literature was conducted via PubMed and Google Scholar using the terms “polycystic ova…
Demography (2 works) · Family medicine (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (1 work) · Alternative medicine (1 work) · Chi-square test (1 work) · Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies (1 work) · Condom (1 work) · Cross-sectional study (1 work) · Dermatology and Skin Diseases (1 work)