Masters Degrees (Statistics)
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Statistical models to analyse a baseline survey on rural KwaZulu-Natal adults’ HIV prevalence and associated risk factors.
(2020)South Africa is at the global epicentre of the HIV-AIDS pandemic. Though there has been an increase in prevention and control measures that has led to a significant reduction in HIV-AIDS mortality rates globally, South ... -
Risk factors and classification of diabetes in South Africa.
(2019)Diabetes prevalence has been seen to be on the increase in recent years, globally and in South Africa. The number of people with diabetes globally has risen from 108 million in 1980 to 442 million in 2014. It was estimated ... -
Modelling depression in South Africa.
(2020)Depression is considered to be the leading cause of disability worldwide, with approximately 350 million individuals, of all ages, affected. The mental disorder is predominant in females and poverty is associated with ... -
Joint modelling of child poverty and malnutrition in children aged 6 to 59 months in Malawi.
(2019)The objective of this study was to identify risk factors associated with poverty and malnutrition of children among the ages 6-to-59 months in the country of Malawi, making use of the joint model. By joint modelling, we ... -
Statistical analysis of the school attendance rate among under 20 South African learners.
(2020)School attendance is very crucial for the growth and development of the mindset of a child. The development of the mindset and provision of training to learners is an investment of a better future for the country. The ... -
Factors associated with teenage pregnancy in Malawi.
(2020)Teenage pregnancy is a challenge that society at large is faced with. This challenge is experienced primarily in developing countries, where an estimated 21 million girls aged between 15 and 19 years old become pregnant, ... -
Meta-analysis of time to seizure relapse after a post-operative epilepsy surgery.
(2020)Epilepsy is a common disease world-wide whose suggested treatment vary from surgical to non-surgical. Although surgical treatments may be commonly recommended and successful in pharmacoresistant epilepsy for patients ... -
Age, period and cohort analysis of young adult mortality due to HIV and TB in South Africa: 1997-2015.
(2019)Young adult mortality is very important in South Africa with the impact of Human Immunodeficiency Virus /Acquired Immune deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS), Tuberculosis (TB), injuries and emerging non-communicable diseases ... -
Meta-analysis with application to estimating combined estimators of effect sizes in biomedical research.
(2018)Meta-analysis is a statistical analysis that combines results from different independent studies. In meta-analysis a number of statistical methods are currently used for combining effect sizes of different studies. The ... -
Spatial and spatio-temporal modeling and mapping of self-reported health among individuals between the ages of 15-49 years in South Africa.
(2019)Self-reported health has been commonly used as a measure of individuals health in public health studies. Health presents a complete physical, emotional, and social well-being. It also plays an important role in the ... -
Statistical models to study the BMI of under five children in Ethopia.
(2018)Maternal and child malnutrition has long and short-term consequences on the health status of the people and on the country’s economy. It is among the major public health problems in Ethiopia. Worldwide, maternal and child ... -
A comparison of cancer classification methods based on microarray data.
(2018)Cancer is among the leading causes of death in both developed and developing countries. Through gene expression profiling of tumors, the accuracy of cancer classification has been enhanced, leading to correct diagnoses ... -
Count data modelling application.
(2019)The rapid increase of total children ever born without a proportionate growth in the Nigerian economy has been a concern and making prediction with count data requires applying appropriate regression model.. As count data ... -
The impact of semen exposure on cytokine response and bacterial vaginosis in the female genital tract.
(2018)Background: Diverse microbial communities and inflammatory cytokine responses in the lower female genital tract (FGT) are closely associated with increased human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) risk, possibly through ... -
Modelling CD4 count and Mortality in a cohort of patients initiated on HAART.
(2018)Longitudinally measured data and time-to-event or survival data are often associated in some ways, and are traditionally analyzed separately (Asar et al., 2015). However, separate analyses are not applicable in this case ... -
Investigating the spatial distribution of diabetes in Africa using both classical and Bayesian approaches.
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Statistical modelling and spatial mapping of crime in South Africa.
(2016)This research investigates factors related to crime rates for the 2013/2014 South African Crime Survey. The survey provides personal information and crime related experiences for all members of the 25 605 households that ... -
Zero-inflated regression models with application to water quality data from Umgeni Water.
(2017)Abstract available in PDF file. -
Time series analyses of microbiological counts associated with treated water quality data from Umgeni Water.
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Hierarchical multiple linear regression : a comparative analysis of classical and Bayesian approach.
(2017)Low birth weight is a problem in Africa due to its contribution to high infant mortality. Most studies on low birth weight have neglected the use of Bayesian methods in analysis of medical data. This study aims to investigate ...
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