Full Member
Mrs. Linda Macheka
Membership since:
2016
Field of activity:
Other Memberships/Affiliations
Public Health Association of South Africa
Degrees:
2015
Master
Biological Systems and Organisms
2021
Doctorate
Medical and Health Sciences incl Neurosciences
Publications resulting from Research
Macheka LR, Olowoyo JO, Matsela L and Khine AA. Trace metals in blood and urine of pregnant women practicing geophagia at Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital, Pretoria, South Africa. Medical Technology SA 30:45 - 48
Olowoyo JO and Macheka L. 2013. An assessment of different soil types generally consumed by pregnant women in South Africa. Medical Technology SA 27 (1): 5 -8.
Sefakho Makgatho Health Sciences University Annual Research Day
2025
Sefakho Makgatho Health Sciences University
Factors associated with geophagia and the levels of trace metals in blood and urine of pregnant women practicing geophagia at Dr. George Mukhari Academic Hospital, Pretoria, South Africa
10th Public Health Association of South Africa (PHASA) Conference: Policy Advocacy and Community Action for Public Health
2025
Polokwane South Africa
Prevalence of geophagia among pregnant women at Dr. George Mukhari Academic Hospital, Pretoria