News archive

Body composition

Effects of a school-based health intervention program on body composition

News and results from the KaziAfya cluster randomized controlled trial, a study also conducted in South Africa
Allergy Study

Association between allergic sensitization and intestinal parasite infection

While protozoa infection is negatively associated with allergic sensitization in general, infection with geohelminths are associated with a lower risk of polysensitization in schoolchildren - News from the DASH study
SACE logo

SACE accreditation of the KaziKidz Foundation Phase Short Learning Program

KaziBantu has received accreditation of its first Short Learning Program
Study Design KaziBantu Sustainability Study

Study protocol published to evaluate the sustainability of KaziBantu

Publication of the study protocol to evaluate the sustainability of a school-based health intervention for prevention of non-communicable diseases in marginalised communities - News from the KaziBantu project
Teachers Day 2021

World Teachers’ Day: Celebrating heroes who make a difference

In honor of world teachers’ day - a short story about teachers who have made a difference in the KaziBantu project
KaziKidz Foundation Phase Book

KaziKidz Teaching Material for Foundation Phase, Grade 1-3: Teaching resources for Life Skills Teachers in the Foundation Phase Curriculum

News from Thandi and Kazi-Blue and -Green from the KaziBantu project - book accepted for publication by Mandela University Press and African Sun Media Publishing House
KaziKidz Intervention

Physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness in children from Côte d'Ivoire, South Africa, and Tanzania

News from the KaziAfya project - a study among primary schoolchildren from three African study settings
Graphical display

Associations of growth impairment and body composition among South African school-aged children enrolled in the KaziAfya project

News from the KaziAfya study
Township

Household socioeconomic status, car ownership, physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness

Associations between household socioeconomic status, car ownership, physical activity, and cardiorespiratory fitness in South African primary schoolchildren living in marginalized communities. News from the KaziAfya study
Hypertension

Hypertension among South African children

Hypertension among South African children in disadvantaged areas and associations with physical activity, fitness and cardiovascular risk markers. News from the DASH study