Prevalence of obesity, hypertension and diabetes among people living with HIV in South Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

JM Gizamba, J Davies, C Africa, C Choo-Kang… - BMC Infectious …, 2023 - Springer
Background HIV has become a manageable chronic condition due to the success and scale-
up of antiretroviral therapy (ART). Globally, South Africa has the highest number of people …

Dietary sources of salt in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic literature review

E Menyanu, J Russell, K Charlton - International Journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Rapid urbanization in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) is transforming dietary
patterns from reliance on traditional staples to increased consumption of energy-dense …

The association between a detectable HIV viral load and non-communicable diseases comorbidity in HIV positive adults on antiretroviral therapy in Western Cape …

S George, N McGrath, T Oni - BMC infectious diseases, 2019 - Springer
Background Past studies have found a relationship between detectable HIV viral load and
non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in HIV-infected individuals on antiretroviral therapy in …

Non-communicable diseases in South Africa: a challenge to economic development: guest editorial

K Hofman - South African Medical Journal, 2014 - journals.co.za
The economic development of a nation depends in part on the health of its population.
Addressing the non-communicable disease (NCD) epidemic is critical to a virtuous cycle of …

Food insecurity in relation to obesity in peri-urban Cape Town, South Africa: Implications for diet-related non-communicable disease

J Hunter-Adams, J Battersby, T Oni - Appetite, 2019 - Elsevier
In urban informal areas of South Africa, obesity and hunger represent two sides of food
insecurity. Despite this, public health and clinical obesity interventions focus on nutrition …

The evolution of non-communicable diseases policies in post-apartheid South Africa

C Ndinda, TP Ndhlovu, P Juma, G Asiki… - BMC Public Health, 2018 - Springer
Background Redressing structural inequality within the South African society in the post-
apartheid era became the central focus of the democratic government. Policies on social …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of South Africa's interim mandatory salt reduction programme on urinary sodium excretion and blood pressure

KE Charlton, B Corso, L Ware, AE Schutte… - Preventive medicine …, 2021 - Elsevier
South Africa implemented legislation in June 2016 mandating maximum sodium (Na) levels
in processed foods. A pre-post impact evaluation assessed whether the interim legislative …

Social epidemiology of hypertension in Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality (BCMM): cross-sectional study of determinants of prevalence, awareness, treatment and …

EO Owolabi, D Ter Goon, OV Adeniyi, E Seekoe - BMJ open, 2017 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives This study examined hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment and control
and their determinants among adults attending health facilities in Buffalo City Metropolitan …

Prevalence, awareness, control and determinants of hypertension among primary health care professional nurses in Eastern Cape, South Africa

S Monakali, DT Goon, E Seekoe… - African journal of primary …, 2018 - scielo.org.za
Abstract MONAKALI, Sizeka; GOON, Daniel Ter; SEEKOE, Eunice and OWOLABI, Eyitayo
O.. Prevalence, awareness, control and determinants of hypertension among primary health …

Is South Africa closing the health gaps between districts? Monitoring progress towards universal health service coverage with routine facility data

C Day, A Gray, A Cois, N Ndlovu, N Massyn… - BMC Health Services …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background South Africa is committed to advancing universal health coverage
(UHC). The usefulness and potential of using routine health facility data for monitoring …