Inflammatory bowel disease in sub-Saharan Africa: epidemiology, risk factors, and challenges in diagnosis

G Watermeyer, L Katsidzira, M Setshedi… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Over the past century, the incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in high-income
countries has shown a sharp rise that then plateaued, and a similar trend has been …

The good, the bad and the ugly of lockdowns during Covid-19

T Greyling, S Rossouw, T Adhikari - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Amidst the rapid global spread of Covid-19, many governments enforced country-wide
lockdowns, with likely severe well-being consequences. In this regard, South Africa is an …

A multinational review: Oesophageal cancer in low to middle-income countries

R Hull, M Mbele, T Makhafola, C Hicks… - Oncology …, 2020 - spandidos-publications.com
Oesophageal cancer (OC) is an aggressive neoplasm that manifests in the gastrointestinal
tract and is the result of numerous factors that can contribute to the development of the …

Self-Management of Diabetes and Associated Factors among Patients Seeking Chronic Care in Tshwane, South Africa: A Facility-Based Study

J Zwane, P Modjadji, S Madiba, L Moropeng… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The burden of diabetes continues to increase in South Africa and a significant number of
diabetes patients present at public primary healthcare facilities with uncontrolled glucose …

Prevalence and determinants of cardiovascular risk factors in Lesotho: a population-based survey

L González Fernández, E Firima, R Gupta… - International …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Background There are no recent data on the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors
(CVDRFs) in Lesotho. This study aims to assess the prevalence of CVDRFs and their …

[HTML][HTML] The prevalence and determinants of active tuberculosis among diabetes patients in Cape Town, South Africa, a high HIV/TB burden setting

N Berkowitz, A Okorie, R Goliath, N Levitt… - Diabetes research and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Aims Studies addressing the association between diabetes mellitus (DM) and tuberculosis
(TB) in sub–Saharan Africa are limited. We assessed the prevalence of active TB among DM …

Distribution of cancer mortality rates by province in South Africa

F Made, K Wilson, R Jina, N Tlotleng, S Jack… - Cancer …, 2017 - Elsevier
Introduction Cancer mortality rates are expected to increase in developing countries. Cancer
mortality rates by province remain largely unreported in South Africa. This study described …

Estimating the changing disease burden attributable to smoking in South Africa for 2000, 2006 and 2012

P Groenewald, R Pacella, F Sitas, OF Awotiwon… - South African Medical …, 2022 - ajol.info
Background. Ongoing quantification of the disease burden attributable to smoking is
important to monitor and strengthen tobacco control policies. Objectives. To estimate the …

Vulvar cancer is not a disease of the elderly: Treatment and outcome at a tertiary referral centre in South Africa

JL Butt, MH Botha - South African Medical Journal, 2017 - ajol.info
Background. An increase in vulvar cancer in young women is attributed to infection with
oncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV). South Africa (SA) has a high prevalence of HPV …

[PDF][PDF] Health and related indicators

C Day, A Gray - South African health review, 2017 - journals.co.za
Health and related indicators Page 1 SAHR 20th Edition Authors: 217 Candy Dayi Andy Grayii
i Health Systems Trust ii Division of Pharmacology, Discipline of Pharmaceutical Sciences …