[HTML][HTML] Short-and long-read metagenomics of urban and rural South African gut microbiomes reveal a transitional composition and undescribed taxa
FB Tamburini, D Maghini, OH Oduaran… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
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 …
to a lesser extent, non-urban agriculturalist and hunter-gatherer societies. The scarcity of …
Genomic and environmental risk factors for cardiometabolic diseases in Africa: methods used for Phase 1 of the AWI-Gen population cross-sectional study
There is an alarming tide of cardiovascular and metabolic disease (CMD) sweeping across
Africa. This may be a result of an increasingly urbanized lifestyle characterized by the …
Africa. This may be a result of an increasingly urbanized lifestyle characterized by the …
[HTML][HTML] Progression of the epidemiological transition in a rural South African setting: findings from population surveillance in Agincourt, 1993–2013
CW Kabudula, B Houle, MA Collinson, K Kahn… - BMC Public Health, 2017 - Springer
Background Virtually all low-and middle-income countries are undergoing an
epidemiological transition whose progression is more varied than experienced in high …
epidemiological transition whose progression is more varied than experienced in high …
[HTML][HTML] Socio-economic and demographic correlates of non-communicable disease risk factors among adults in Saudi Arabia
MK Al-Hanawi, M Keetile - Frontiers in Medicine, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: Over the past two decades, Saudi Arabia has made significant improvements
in its population's health standards. These improvements have been coupled with an …
in its population's health standards. These improvements have been coupled with an …
[HTML][HTML] Assessing the relationship between out-of-pocket spending on blood pressure and diabetes medication and household catastrophic health expenditure …
Background Treatment of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in low-and-middle-income
countries (LMICs) is costly and could expose households to financial hardship and …
countries (LMICs) is costly and could expose households to financial hardship and …
[HTML][HTML] Poor cardiovascular health is associated with subclinical atherosclerosis in apparently healthy sub-Saharan African populations: an H3Africa AWI-Gen study
Background The cardiovascular health index (CVHI) introduced by the American Heart
Association is a valid, accessible, simple, and translatable metric for monitoring …
Association is a valid, accessible, simple, and translatable metric for monitoring …
Estimating the burden of cardiovascular risk in community dwellers over 40 years old in South Africa, Kenya, Burkina Faso and Ghana
Introduction Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors are increasing in sub-Saharan Africa.
The impact of these risk factors on future CVD outcomes and burden is poorly understood …
The impact of these risk factors on future CVD outcomes and burden is poorly understood …
Environmental and occupational exposure to metals (manganese, mercury, iron) and Parkinson's disease in low and middle-income countries: a narrative review
MA Gonzalez-Alvarez, D Hernandez-Bonilla… - Reviews on …, 2022 - degruyter.com
Objectives We designed and conducted a narrative review consistent with the PRISMA
guidelines (PROSPERO registration number: CRD42018099498) to evaluate the …
guidelines (PROSPERO registration number: CRD42018099498) to evaluate the …
Mortality transition over a quarter century in rural South Africa: findings from population surveillance in Agincourt 1993-2018
CW Kabudula, B Houle, D Ohene-Kwofie… - Global health …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Background Mortality burden in South Africa since the mid-1990s has been
characterized by a quadruple disease burden: HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis (TB); other …
characterized by a quadruple disease burden: HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis (TB); other …
[HTML][HTML] Explanatory models of adult patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus from urban centers of central Ethiopia
Background Type 2 diabetes, which is increasing as a public health problem in the low
resource settings of Africa has been associated with the high prevalence of micro-vascular …
resource settings of Africa has been associated with the high prevalence of micro-vascular …