Background The absence of high-quality comprehensive civil registration and vital statistics
systems across many settings in Africa has led to little empirical data on causes of death in …

Background Hypertension is the second leading risk factor for death in South Africa, and
rates have steadily increased since the end of Apartheid. Research on the determinants of …

Background While community participation is an established pro-equity approach in Primary
Health Care (PHC), it can take many forms, and the central category of power is under …

Objectives The structure and composition of the household has important influences on child
mortality. However, little is known about these factors in HIV-endemic areas and how …

Investigations into house hold struc ture in low-and mid dle-income countries (LMICs) pro
vide impor tant insight into how fam i lies man age domes tic life in response to resource allo …

Introduction Understanding mortality variability by age and cause is critical to identifying
intervention and prevention actions to support disadvantaged populations. We assessed …

Background The absence of high-quality comprehensive civil registration and vital statistics
systems across many settings in Africa has led to little empirical data on causes of death in …

Background Achieving universal health coverage (UHC) in the context of limited resources
will require prioritising the most vulnerable and ensuring health policies and services are …

Abstract Objectives South Africa is experiencing both HIV and hypertension epidemics. Data
were compiled for a study to identify effects of HIV and high systolic blood pressure on …

The counting of deaths has a long and notorious history. And today in the face of a global
pandemic, counting continues to have enormous cultural, religious, political and economic …