Importance In Africa, the persistently high HIV incidence rate among young women is the
major obstacle to achieving the goal of epidemic control. Objective To determine trends in …

According to WHO global health estimates, 1 chronic noncommunicable diseases (NCDs)
are the second leading cause of death in Africa. In 2011, NCDs accounted for 30% of the 9 …

AbstractObjective: To compare national human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) policies
influencing access to HIV testing and treatment services in six sub-Saharan African …

Background Universal antiretroviral therapy (ART) with annual population testing and a
multidisease, patient-centered strategy could reduce new human immunodeficiency virus …

International Journal of Epidemiology, 2022, e131–e142 https://doi. org/10.1093/ije/dyab229
Advance Access Publication Date: 29 November 2021 Cohort Profile sub-Saharan Africa. 5 …

Background Estimates of the burden of disease in adults in sub-Saharan Africa largely rely
on models of sparse data. We aimed to measure the burden of disease in adults living in a …

The objective was to examine the effect of HIV seropositivity on outcomes in tuberculosis
(TB) patients in a rural African setting, including rates of TB relapse, other morbid events and …

Health systems in sub-Saharan Africa are facing an ongoing HIV epidemic and increasing
burden of noncommunicable disease. With the focus shifting to the development of …

1.1 Background Over the past decade, the number of deaths in South Africa has increased
at an alarming rate and, facing a quadruple burden of disease, the health system is under …

Background Population-level health and mortality data are crucial for evidence-informed
policy but scarce in Nigeria. To fill this gap, we undertook a comprehensive assessment of …