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Predictors of tuberculosis (TB) and antiretroviral (ARV) medication non-adherence in public primary care patients in South Africa: A cross sectional study
(BioMed Central, 2013)
Background: Despite the downward trend in the absolute number of tuberculosis (TB) cases since 2006 and the
fall in the incidence rates since 2001, the burden of disease caused by TB remains a global health challenge. ...
Beyond vulnerable groups: contexts and dyamics of vulnerability
(Sage Publications, 2013)
This paper reviews approaches to vulnerability in public health, introducing a series of 10 papers addressing vulnerability in health in Africa. We understand vulnerability as simultaneously a condition and a process. ...
The prevalence of traditional herbal medicine use among hypertensives living in South African communities
(Biomedcentral, 2013)
BACKGROUND: In South Africa, over 6 million people are hypertensive and the burden of disease shows that cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death among adults. Although treatments exist, few people ...
Trends and correlates of HIV testing amongst women: lessons learnt from Kenya
(AOSIS, 2013)
BACKGROUND: A majority of women in Kenya do not know their HIV status and are
therefore unable to take preventive measures or medication in order to prolong their
lives.
OBJECTIVES: This study investigates the key ...
Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment and Control of Hypertension in Rural and Urban Communities in High-, Middle-, and Low-Income Countries
(American Medical Association, 2013)
IMPORTANCE:
Hypertension is the most important preventable cause of morbidity and mortality globally, yet there are relatively few data collected using standardized methods.
OBJECTIVE:
To examine hypertension prevalence, ...
Urbanization and international trade and investment policies as determinants of noncommunicable diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa
(Elsevier, 2013)
There are three dominant globalization pathways affecting noncommunicable diseases in
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA): urbanization, trade liberalization, and investment liberalization.
Urbanization carries potential health ...
South African child deaths 1990-2011: have HIV services reversed the trend enough to meet Millennium Development Goal 4?
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2013)
OBJECTIVE: To analyse trends in under-five mortality rate in South Africa (1990–2011),
particularly the contribution of AIDS deaths.
METHODS: Three nationally used models for estimating AIDS deaths in children ...
Testing together challenges the relationship': Consequences of HIV Testing as a couple in a High HIV prevalence setting in Rural South Africa
(Public Library of Science, 2013)
OBJECTIVE: We conducted qualitative individual and combined interviews with couples to explore their experiences since
the time of taking an HIV test and receiving the test result together, as part of a home-based HIV ...
No association between cumulative traumatic experiences and sex in risk for posttraumatic stress disorder among human immunodeficiency virus-positive adults
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2013)
This study examined the association between the type and number
of traumatic experiences and the conditional risk for posttraumatic stress
disorder (PTSD), stratified by sex, in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
We ...
Commentary: new development goals must focus on social determinants of health
(BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, 2013)
Although the millennium development goals (MDGs) addressed
some of the starkest manifestations of the contemporary global
health crisis, they failed to confront the underlying structures
that maintain the crisis, including ...