Background Recurrent non-specific low back pain (NSLBP) is increasingly becoming common among adolescents worldwide. A recent study in Zimbabwe showed a relatively high prevalence (28.8 %) among high school students. Influential associated factors, however, remain unclear. This is a significant shortcoming. The aim was to determine personal or lifestyle-related factors associated with recurrent...

RESEARCH ARTICLE Logistic Regression Additive Model: Application to Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey Data W.J. Dlamini, S.F. Melesse and H.G. Mwambi Faculty of Science and Agriculture, Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Zululand, Private Bag X1001, KwaDlangezwa, 3886, South Africa Collage of Agriculture, Engineering and Science, School of mathematics, statistics and comput...

1 Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Science, University of Cape Town, Private Bag X3, Rondebosch, Cape Town 7701, South Africa 2 School of Computing, College of Science, Engineering and Technology, University of South Africa (UNISA), P.O. Box 392, Pretoria 0003, South Africa 3 Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Science, University of Western Cape, Private Bag X17, Bellville 753...

L. KASHERMAN, A. FOY, A. TIERNEY, G.E.M. REEVES and H.A. TRAN From the School of Medicine and Population Health, University of Newcastle, Department of General Medicine, Calvary Mater Hospital, Department of Immunopathology, Hunter Area Pathology Service, Locked Bag 1, Hunter Region Mail Centre and Department of Clinical Chemistry, Hunter Area Pathology Service, Locked Bag 1, Hunter Region Mail...

1 Australian Antarctic Division, Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, 203 Channel Highway, Kingston 7050, Australia; 2 School of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 76, Hobart 7001, Tasmania, Australia; 3 Blatant Fabrications Pty Ltd, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; and 4 Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany and Zoology, Ste...

Author details Cardiovascular Pathophysiology and Genomics Research Unit, School of Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, Wits 2050, Johannesburg, South Africa. Milpark Hospital, P. O. Box 91155, Auckland Park 2006, Johannesburg, South Africa. Department of Rheumatology, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, Faculty of Health Sciences...

Sineo Luca1, Lo Bianco Stefania1 and Barbara Picone2* 1University of Palermo, School of Basic and Applied Sciences, Palermo (Italy) 2Department of Genetics, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602, South Africa *Corresponding author: Barbara Picone, Department of Genetics, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602, South Africa, Tel: +3909123891817; Email: barbara....

a South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Private Bag 1015, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa b CAIR: Centre for Artificial Intelligence Research, School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X54001, Durban 4000, South Africa c CAIR: Centre for Artificial Intelligence Research, CSIR Meraka Institute, P.O. Box 395, Pretoria 0001, South A...