HIV/AIDS is a leading cause of disease burden in sub-Saharan Africa. Existing evidence has
demonstrated that there is substantial local variation in the prevalence of HIV; however …

Our world is rapidly urbanizing. According to the United Nations, between 1990 and 2015,
the percent of the world's population living in urban areas grew from 43% to 54%. Estimates …

Effective treatment of cancer requires understanding the nature of the disease and
accurately addressing the main root causes. General risk factors for cancer include poor …

Background Epidemiological data show substantial variation in the risk of HIV infection
between communities within African countries. We hypothesised that focusing appropriate …

Objective Although geographically specific data can help target HIV prevention and
treatment strategies, Nigeria relies on national-and state-level estimates for policymaking …

Introduction Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and spatial analysis are emerging tools
for global health, but it is unclear to what extent they have been applied to HIV research in …

Geospatial epidemiology has a long history. From Snow's [1] famous investigation of the
1854 cholera outbreak in London to today, observing diseases in relation to people, place …

The feedback of individual results of genomics research is an ethical issue. However, which
genetic results African participants would like to receive and why, remains unclear. A …

Purpose–This paper aims to explore the experiences of international volunteer tourists, or
voluntourists, to Botswana. Wildlife conservation, health education and orphanage …

Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has traditionally had a low life expectancy due to the onslaught of
the HIV epidemic, high levels of chronic diseases, injuries, conflict and undernutrition …