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  1. Defining the elements of a self and peer assessment system for academic institutions of public health in Africa as a precursor to accreditation: A study protocol

    Article • PLOS One, October 2025, PLOS

    Prof. Sean Mark Patrick

  2. Improving health professionals’ capacity to respond to the climate crisis in Africa: outcomes of the Africa climate and health responder course

    Article • Frontiers in Public Health, October 2025, Frontiers

    Prof. Sean Mark Patrick

  3. Perceptions of South Africa’s master of public health graduates on the degree’s contribution to their leadership at work and in society

    Article • Frontiers in Public Health, October 2025, Frontiers

    Prof. Sean Mark Patrick

  4. Methylation reprogramming associated with aggressive prostate cancer and ancestral disparities

    Article • Molecular Systems Biology, October 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Sean Mark Patrick

  5. Men’s Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices, Cultural Beliefs, and Perceived Risk and Susceptibility Regarding Prostate Cancer in the Vhembe District, Limpopo Province, South Africa

    Article • Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, July 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Sean Mark Patrick, Joyce Shirinde

  6. Enhancing Public Health Education Through Smart Learning Environments: Integrating Technology and Pedagogy

    Article • Medical Science Educator, May 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Sean Mark Patrick

  7. Prostate cancer clinicopathological presentation in South-East Africa during the 2010 decade

    Article • JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute, May 2025, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof. Sean Mark Patrick

  8. Just energy transition from coal in South Africa: A scoping review

    Article • Environmental Science & Policy, May 2025, Elsevier

    Prof. Sean Mark Patrick

  9. Dietary Patterns in Relation to Asthma and Wheeze Among Adolescents in a South African Rural Community

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, March 2025, MDPI AG

    Prof. Sean Mark Patrick, Joyce Shirinde

  10. Schools of public health as a cornerstone for pandemic preparedness and response: the Africa COVID-19 experience

    Article • Globalization and Health, November 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Sean Mark Patrick

  11. The Prevalence of Childhood Asthma, Respiratory Symptoms and Associated Air Pollution Sources Among Adolescent Learners in Selected Schools in Vhembe District, South Africa

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, November 2024, MDPI AG

    Prof. Sean Mark Patrick, Joyce Shirinde

  12. Acceptability and performance of dual HIV/syphilis testing in male circumcision clients, 2021

    Article • Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine, August 2024, AOSIS Open Journals

    Prof. Sean Mark Patrick

  13. Perception of healthcare workers and patients about the impact of health facility infrastructure on healthcare services in eThekwini Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Article • International Journal of Healthcare Management, August 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Prof. Sean Mark Patrick

  14. Health Equity Research Outcomes and Improvement Consortium Prostate Cancer Health Precision Africa1K: Closing the Health Equity Gap Through Rural Community Inclusion

    Article • Journal of Urologic Oncology, July 2024, Korean Urological Oncology Society

    Prof. Sean Mark Patrick, Joyce Shirinde

  15. Respiratory conditions and health symptoms associated with air pollution amongst children aged six years and below in Melusi Informal Settlement, Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa: a cross-sectional study

    Article • BMC Public Health, July 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Sean Mark Patrick, Joyce Shirinde

  16. Decoding the synergistic potential of MAZ‐51 and zingerone as therapy for melanoma treatment in alignment with sustainable development goals

    Article • Cell Biochemistry and Function, February 2024, Wiley

    Prof. Sean Mark Patrick

  17. Interactions between people and places

    Article • Frontiers in Environmental Science, January 2024, Frontiers

    Prof. Sean Mark Patrick, Joyce Shirinde

  18. The Association between Long-Term DDT or DDE Exposures and an Altered Sperm Epigenome—a Cross-Sectional Study of Greenlandic Inuit and South African VhaVenda Men

    Article • Environmental Health Perspectives, January 2024, Environmental Health Perspectives

    Prof. Sean Mark Patrick

  19. Public health practice and artificial intelligence: views of future professionals

    Article • Journal of Public Health, October 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Sean Mark Patrick

  20. Alterations in the Epigenetic Machinery Associated with Prostate Cancer Health Disparities

    Article • Cancers, July 2023, MDPI AG

    Prof. Sean Mark Patrick

  21. Alterations in the Epigenetic Machinery Associated With Prostate Cancer Health Disparities

    Article • May 2023, MDPI AG

    Prof. Sean Mark Patrick

  22. Household living conditions and individual behaviours associated with malaria risk: a community-based survey in the Limpopo River Valley, 2020, South Africa

    Article • Malaria Journal, May 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Sean Mark Patrick

  23. Community knowledge, practices, and perceptions regarding environmental determinants of health in Melusi, Pretoria, South Africa

    Article • Population Medicine, April 2023, E.U. European Publishing

    Prof. Sean Mark Patrick

  24. Student experiences and perceptions of content and learning processes during the fully online Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health

    Article • Population Medicine, April 2023, E.U. European Publishing

    Prof. Sean Mark Patrick

  25. COVID-19 and the malaria elimination agenda in Africa: Re-shifting the focus

    Article • Global Public Health, October 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Prof. Sean Mark Patrick

  26. Endocrine disrupting activity, pharmaceutical and virus occurrence in selected water sources along the Limpopo River, South Africa

    Article • ISEE Conference Abstracts, September 2022, Environmental Health Perspectives

    Prof. Sean Mark Patrick

  27. Measurement of indoor and outdoor SO2 and NO2 and indoor BTEX/VOC concentrations at pre-schools in Mabopane Township, Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng Province, South Africa

    Article • ISEE Conference Abstracts, September 2022, Environmental Health Perspectives

    Prof. Sean Mark Patrick

  28. African-specific molecular taxonomy of prostate cancer

    Article • Nature, August 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Sean Mark Patrick, Dr Melanie Louw

  29. Genome-wide interrogation of structural variation reveals novel African-specific prostate cancer oncogenic drivers

    Article • Genome Medicine, August 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Sean Mark Patrick

  30. Hypertension Associated With Hearing Loss and Tinnitus Among Hypertensive Adults at a Tertiary Hospital in South Africa

    Article • Frontiers in Neurology, March 2022, Frontiers

    Prof. Sean Mark Patrick

  31. An insight into the implementation of the global action plan on antimicrobial resistance in the WHO African region: A roadmap for action

    Article • International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, October 2021, Elsevier

    Prof. Sean Mark Patrick

  32. Veterinary growth promoters in cattle feedlot runoff: estrogenic activity and potential effects on the rat male reproductive system

    Article • Environmental Science and Pollution Research, February 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Sean Mark Patrick

  33. Metagenomic analysis reveals a rich bacterial content in high‐risk prostate tumors from African men

    Article • The Prostate, August 2019, Wiley

    Prof. Sean Mark Patrick

  34. TMPRSS2‐ERG fusions linked to prostate cancer racial health disparities: A focus on Africa

    Article • The Prostate, May 2019, Wiley

    Prof. Sean Mark Patrick

  35. Abstracts from the American Society of Andrology 44th Annual Conference

    Article • Andrology, March 2019, Wiley

    Dr Albert Salas-Huetos, Prof. Sean Mark Patrick

  36. Alterations in male reproductive hormones in relation to environmental DDT exposure

    Article • Environment International, April 2018, Elsevier

    Prof. Sean Mark Patrick

  37. Endocrine Disruptors and Health Effects in Africa: A Call for Action

    Article • Environmental Health Perspectives, August 2017, Environmental Health Perspectives

    Prof. Sean Mark Patrick

  38. Effects of environmental endocrine disruptors, including insecticides used for malaria vector control on reproductive parameters of male rats

    Article • Reproductive Toxicology, June 2016, Elsevier

    Prof. Sean Mark Patrick

  39. Immunohistochemical study of nuclear changes associated with male germ cell death and spermiogenesis

    Article • Journal of Molecular Histology, August 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Sean Mark Patrick