Nicole De Wet-Billings

Biographic Data

ID9507445
NAMENicole De Wet-Billings
GIVEN NAMESNicole
FAMILY NAMEDe Wet-Billings
SIGNATUREDE WET-BILLINGS N
AFFILIATIONSDemography and Population Studies, Schools of Social Sciences and Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT6
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2020
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
H-INDEX0

  • Climate and competing priorities in South Africa

    Nicole De Wet, Nicole De Wet-BillingsARTICLEDevelopment Southern Africa2023

    The known and expected consequences of climate change are dire and will hamper social and development. However, competing priorities, such as poverty, HIV and violence tend to be more visible on government agendas. In South Africa, growing inequalities result in the population being more concerned with socioeconomic problems. However, issues of poverty and unemployment, among others, are also the result of environmental degradation. This study ex…

  • Socio-ecological determinants of under-five mortality in Nigeria

    Open AccessChukwuechefulam Kingsley Imo, Nicole De Wet et al.ARTICLEJournal of Biosocial Science2023

    Globally, despite the decline in under-five mortality rate from 213 per 1000 live births in 1990 to 132 per 1000 live births in 2018, the pace of decline has been slow, and this can be attributed to poor progress in child survival interventions, including those aimed at reducing children’s exposure to household pollution. This study examined the influence of neighbourhood poverty and the use of solid cooking fuels on under-five mortality in Niger…

  • The prevalence and socio-demographic correlates of hypertension among women (15–49 years) in Lesotho

    Open AccessMapitso Lebuso, Nicole Billings et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2022

    Chances of being diagnosed with high blood pressure increased with an increase with the age of the respondents. Age was found to be the most definite positive significant socio-demographic correlate of hypertension among women in Lesotho. To control hypertension, primary prevention strategies should target the identified high-risk -older age groups, the ever-married as well as prehypertensive women

  • The prevalence and contextual correlates of non-communicable diseases among inter-provincial migrants and non-migrants in South Africa

    Open AccessChukwuedozie K Ajaero, Nicole De Wet et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2021

    These findings, therefore, among other things underscore the need for increased education and awareness campaigns, especially among the older populations on the preventive and mitigative strategies for NCDs. In addition, changes in lifestyles with regard to smoking and physical exercises should be more emphasized in specific contextual situations for the migrant and non-migrant populations, as highlighted by the results of this study

  • Compounded Exclusion

    Open AccessElizabeth Walton, Joanna Mcintyre et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Education2020

    International conventions acknowledge the right of refugees and of disabled people to access quality inclusive education. Both groups struggle to assert this right, particularly in the Global South, where educational access may be hindered by system constraints, resource limitations and negative attitudes. Our concern is the intersectional and compounding effect of being a disabled refugee in Sub-Saharan Africa. Disabled refugees have been invisi…

  • The levels and factors associated with inconsistent condom use among young males with older, same-sex partners in South Africa

    Open AccessNicole De Wet, Nicole De Wet-Billings et al.ARTICLECogent Social Sciences2020

    Condom use among females with older, male sexual partners is well documented in South Africa. To a far lesser extent, condom use among males with older same-sex partners is known. However, the sexual health of young males is of pivotal importance to social and economic development. The purpose of this study is to determine the association between age of older same-sex partner and the likelihood of condom use among young males in South Africa. In …