Introduction: South Africa has an appreciable burden of both communicable and non-
communicable diseases as well as high maternal, neonatal, and child morbidity. In recent …

Study design HAALSI is a population-based community observational study with
longitudinal follow-up at 3-year intervals. Embedded in the study are several randomized …

Human gut microbiome research focuses on populations living in high-income countries and
to a lesser extent, non-urban agriculturalist and hunter-gatherer societies. The scarcity of …

Birth defects, also known as congenital disorders, are a significant health issue impacting at
least five million births annually worldwide. For policymakers to mount a relevant healthcare …

We assessed the health risks of fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) ambient air pollution and its
trace elemental components in a rural South African community. Air pollution is the largest …

Background Understanding the effects of socioeconomic disparities in health outcomes is
important to implement specific preventive actions. We assessed socioeconomic disparities …

The global HIV/AIDS scientific community has begun to hail the dawn of 'the End of
AIDS'with widespread anti-retroviral therapy (ART) and dramatic declines in AIDS-related …

There is limited information about sexual behavior among older Africans, which is
problematic given high HIV rates among older adults. We use a population-based survey …

Introduction Community health worker teams are potential game-changers in ensuring
access to care in vulnerable communities. Who are they? What do they actually do? Can …

Background Hypertension is the leading cardiovascular disease in Africa. It is increasing in
prevalence due partly to the epidemiological transition that African countries, including …