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 …
“I attend at Vanguard and I attend here as well”: barriers to accessing healthcare services among older South Africans with HIV and non-communicable diseases
Background HIV and non-communicable disease (NCD) are syndemic within sub-Saharan
Africa especially among older persons. The two epidemics interact with one another within a …
Africa especially among older persons. The two epidemics interact with one another within a …
Can lay health workers support the management of hypertension? Findings of a cluster randomised trial in South Africa
J Goudge, T Chirwa, S Eldridge, FXF Gómez-Olivé… - BMJ global …, 2018 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction In low/middle-income countries with substantial HIV and tuberculosis
epidemics, health services often neglect other highly prevalent chronic conditions, such as …
epidemics, health services often neglect other highly prevalent chronic conditions, such as …
Rural–urban variations in age at menarche, adult height, leg-length and abdominal adiposity in black South African women in transitioning South Africa
R Said-Mohamed, A Prioreschi, LH Nyati… - Annals of Human …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Background: The pre-pubertal socioeconomic environment may be an important
determinant of age at menarche, adult height, body proportions and adiposity: traits closely …
determinant of age at menarche, adult height, body proportions and adiposity: traits closely …
Sociodemographic, socioeconomic, clinical and behavioural predictors of body mass index vary by sex in rural South African adults-findings from the AWI-Gen study
Background: Despite increasing obesity in South African adults, data on the prevalence and
determinants of body mass index (BMI) from rural communities, home to a significant …
determinants of body mass index (BMI) from rural communities, home to a significant …
HIV treatment is associated with a twofold higher probability of raised triglycerides: pooled analyses in 21 023 individuals in sub-Saharan Africa
BackgroundAnti-retroviral therapy (ART) regimes for HIV are associated with raised levels of
circulating triglycerides (TGs) in western populations. However, there are limited data on the …
circulating triglycerides (TGs) in western populations. However, there are limited data on the …
Hyak mortality monitoring system: innovative sampling and estimation methods–proof of concept by simulation
Traditionally health statistics are derived from civil and/or vital registration. Civil registration
in low-to middle-income countries varies from partial coverage to essentially nothing at all …
in low-to middle-income countries varies from partial coverage to essentially nothing at all …
On Becoming a Mathematical Demographer—And the Career in Problem-Focused Inquiry that Followed
J Menken - Annual Review of Sociology, 2018 - annualreviews.org
I greatly appreciate this opportunity to reflect on my career. Looking back over five decades
of involvement in demographic and sociological scholarship, I have tried to say a bit about …
of involvement in demographic and sociological scholarship, I have tried to say a bit about …
Levels of serum biomarkers for risk of cardiovascular disease in patients on highly active antiretroviral therapy in Homa-Bay County Referral Hospital, Kenya
Background: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) continues to be a major public health
problem in both developing and developed nations. With the introduction of highly active …
problem in both developing and developed nations. With the introduction of highly active …
[PDF][PDF] Health Outcomes Associated With Marriage and Marital Dissolution in Rural South Africa: The Role of Financial Support
& Gallagher, 2002; Zhu & Gu, 2010). Although these health benefits have been studied
extensively in many high-income countries (HICs), we know less about how health is …
extensively in many high-income countries (HICs), we know less about how health is …