Background: There is overwhelming evidence that the quality of health care in South Africa
has been compromised by various challenges that impact negatively on healthcare quality …

Background: This article is a review of the PhD thesis by Elizabeth Kimani-Murage that
explores the double burden of malnutrition in rural South Africa. This is in the context of a …

Summary Since the 2009 Lancet Health in South Africa Series, important changes have
occurred in the country, resulting in an increase in life expectancy to 60 years. Historical …

The increasing prevalence of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) as a major cause of
morbidity and mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), coupled with an ageing society …

Abstract Background In South Africa, the occurrence of the double burden of malnutrition is
on the rise at a household level predisposing children and their mothers to negative health …

Background Epidemiological research has long observed a varying prevalence of
hypertension across socioeconomic strata. However, patterns of association and underlying …

We investigate the associations between marital status and cognitive well-being among
adults aged 50 and older across four settings: the United States, rural South Africa, Mexico …

In recent years, the phenomenon of abnormal pubertal timing in children has become
increasingly common worldwide. Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) may be one of the risk …

Cervical cancer (CC) is the leading cause of cancer death among female South Africans
(SA). Improved access to reproductive health services following multi‐ethnic democracy in …

Background Despite the severe impact of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa, the health of older
people aged 50+ is often overlooked owing to the dearth of data on the direct and indirect …