The effect of school attendance and school dropout on incident HIV and HSV-2 among young women in rural South Africa enrolled in HPTN 068
Objective: To estimate the association between school attendance, school dropout, and risk
of incident HIV and herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infection among young women …
of incident HIV and herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infection among young women …
Exploring the paradox: double burden of malnutrition in rural South Africa
EW Kimani-Murage - Global health action, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
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 …
explores the double burden of malnutrition in rural South Africa. This is in the context of a …
Assessing health and well-being among older people in rural South Africa
F Xavier Gómez-Olivé, M Thorogood, BD Clark… - Global Health …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Background: The population in developing countries is ageing, which is likely to increase
the burden of non-communicable diseases and disability. Objective: To describe factors …
the burden of non-communicable diseases and disability. Objective: To describe factors …
[HTML][HTML] Cardiometabolic disease risk and HIV status in rural South Africa: establishing a baseline
SJ Clark, FX Gómez-Olivé, B Houle, M Thorogood… - BMC public health, 2015 - Springer
Background To inform health care and training, resource and research priorities, it is
essential to establish how non-communicable disease risk factors vary by HIV-status in high …
essential to establish how non-communicable disease risk factors vary by HIV-status in high …
Mortality trends in a new South Africa: Hard to make a fresh start1
K Kahn, ML Garenne, MA Collinson… - … Journal of Public …, 2007 - journals.sagepub.com
Aims: This paper examines trends in age-specific mortality in a rural South African
population from 1992 to 2003, a decade spanning major sociopolitical change and …
population from 1992 to 2003, a decade spanning major sociopolitical change and …
Health and demographic surveillance systems in low-and middle-income countries: history, state of the art and future prospects
ABSTRACT Health and Demographic Surveillance Systems (HDSS) have been developed
in several low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) in Africa and Asia. This paper reviews …
in several low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) in Africa and Asia. This paper reviews …
Self-reported health and health care use in an ageing population in the Agincourt sub-district of rural South Africa
FX Gomez-Olive, M Thorogood, B Clark… - Global health …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Background South Africa is experiencing a demographic and epidemiological transition with
an increase in population aged 50 years and older and rising prevalence of non …
an increase in population aged 50 years and older and rising prevalence of non …
'Water is life': developing community participation for clean water in rural South Africa
J Hove, L D'Ambruoso, D Mabetha… - BMJ global …, 2019 - gh.bmj.com
Background South Africa is a semiarid country where 5 million people, mainly in rural areas,
lack access to water. Despite legislative and policy commitments to the right to water …
lack access to water. Despite legislative and policy commitments to the right to water …
Predictors of adolescent weight status and central obesity in rural South Africa
ObjectiveTo investigate predictors of adolescent obesity in rural South Africa. DesignCross-
sectional study. Height, weight and waist circumference were measured using standard …
sectional study. Height, weight and waist circumference were measured using standard …
Predictors of health care use by adults 50 years and over in a rural South African setting
Background South Africa's epidemiological transition is characterised by an increasing
burden of chronic communicable and non-communicable diseases. However, little is known …
burden of chronic communicable and non-communicable diseases. However, little is known …