Browsing Faculty of Medicine by Author "Tshikuka, Jose-Gaby"
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Addressing the challenge of p-value and sample size when the significance is borderline: the test of random duplication of participants as a new approach
Tshikuka, Jose-Gaby; Magafu, Mgaywa G.M.D.; Masupe, Tiny; Matchaba-Hove, Reginald B.; Mbongwe, Bontle; Tapera, Roy (Lifescience Global, https://www.lifescienceglobal.com/, 2016)The issue of borderline p-value seems to divide health scientists into two schools of thought. One school of thought argues that when the p-value is greater than or equal to the statistical significance cut-off level of ... -
Prevalence and determinants of metabolic syndrome: a cross-sectional survey of general medical outpatient clinics using National Cholesterol Education Program-Adult Treatment Panel III criteria in Botswana
Omech, Bernard; Tshikuka, Jose-Gaby; Mwita, Julius C.; Tsima, Billy; Nkomazana, Oathokwa; Amone-P’Olak, Kennedy (Dove Medical Press, https://www.dovepress.com, 2016)Background: Low- and middle-income countries, including Botswana, are facing rising prevalence of obesity and obesity-related cardiometabolic complications. Very little information is known about clustering of cardiovascular ...