Jennifer Ducray

ORCID: 0000-0002-7188-2712
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Research Areas
  • Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
  • Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
  • Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
  • Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • Higher Education Practises and Engagement
  • Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics
  • Ethics in Business and Education
  • Service-Learning and Community Engagement
  • Innovations in Medical Education
  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • Sex work and related issues
  • Shoulder Injury and Treatment
  • Reproductive System and Pregnancy
  • Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Athletic Training and Education
  • Sports injuries and prevention
  • Academic integrity and plagiarism

Durban University of Technology
2011-2024

Background: Cervical cancer in South Africa accounts for 15.85% of all female cancers and 30.29% African cancers, resulting over 5000 deaths annually. Africa’s proposed move towards universal healthcare places emphasis on health promotion through education screening, but there is little data the baseline levels knowledge screening uptake regarding cervical cancer. This study explored rates among vulnerable women living inner-city Durban, Africa. Methods: A mixed-method was conducted within...

10.1177/17455065211047141 article EN cc-by-nc Women s Health 2021-01-01

Purpose Academic integrity is vital to the success and sustainability of academic project particularly critical in training ethical informed health professionals. Yet studies have found that cheating online exams was commonplace during COVID-19 pandemic. With increased use blended learning post-COVID-19, an understanding student dynamics essential for developing effective strategies combat dishonesty rapidly changing educational landscape. Design/methodology/approach This study explored...

10.1108/jarhe-12-2023-0565 article EN cc-by Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education 2024-05-29


 Background. Engagement between higher education institutions and underprivileged communities holds valuable potential for mutual benefit. In a country of vast inequalities such as South Africa (SA), community engagement also has the potential, via health promotion local communities, to alleviate some burden placed on public healthcare system, while simultaneously strengthening personal professional development student participants.
 Objective. To explore experiences, perceptions...

10.7196/ajhpe.2023.v15i3.1673 article EN cc-by-nc African Journal of Health Professions Education 2023-08-08

South Africa is the epicentre of HIV pandemic. Although there have been health promotion education campaigns to reduce incidence, these not achieved desired outcomes. When exploring effectiveness campaigns, it useful only examine knowledge, but also explore relationship between that knowledge and health-related behaviour. This study aimed determine (1) level prevention, (2) adoption behaviours (3) barriers sexual behaviour change vulnerable women in Durban's city centre, KwaZulu-Natal,...

10.1080/17290376.2023.2185806 article EN cc-by SAHARA-J Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS 2023-03-07

<title>Abstract</title> <bold>Background: </bold>Field hockey is a popular sport, globally. Due to the nature of hockey, players repeatedly perform combination forward flexion and rotational movements spine strike ball, predisposing them pain/injury. This study aimed determine prevalence incidence Low Back Pain (LBP) in male adolescent field players, its characteristics association with selected risk factors, treatment approaches. <bold>Methods:</bold> A survey was conducted on 112 province...

10.21203/rs.3.rs-3306783/v1 preprint EN cc-by Research Square (Research Square) 2023-09-08
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