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Increasing Cervical Cancer Incidence in Rural Eastern Cape Province of South Africa From 1998 to 2012: A Population-Based Cancer Registry Study

JCO Global Oncology, 2020
PURPOSE In this study, we aimed to investigate trends in the age-standardized and age-specific incidence rates in two distinct regions (the northern and southern areas) of South Africa covered by a population-based cancer registry. In addition, trends in
Nontuthuzelo I.M. Somdyala, Debbie Bradshaw, Muhammad A. Dhansay, Daniela C. Stefan   +3 more
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Estimating the changing burden of disease attributable to high fasting plasma glucose in South Africa for 2000, 2006 and 2012

South African Medical Journal, 2022
Background. Worldwide, higher-than-optimal fasting plasma glucose (FPG) is among the leading modifiable risk factors associated with all- cause mortality and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) due to the direct sequelae of diabetes and the ...
V Pillay van-Wyk, A Cois, A P Kengne, R A Roomaney, N Levitt, E B Turawa, N Abdelatief, I Neethling, O F Awotiwon, B Nojilana, J D Joubert, R Pacella, D Bradshaw   +12 more
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Trends in smoking prevalence in South Africa for 1998 - 2014 - overcoming the challenge of multiple data sources

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018
Background Monitoring prevalence of smoking is essential for evaluating the impact of national tobacco control policies. This study aims to estimate national pooled smoking prevalence trends over a 16 year period for adult South Africans.
Charl Janse van Rensburg, Pam Groenewald, Oluwatoyin Awotiwon, Beatrice Nojilana, Jane Joubert, Victoria Pillay van-Wyk, Debbie Bradshaw, Samuel Manda   +7 more
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Does provision of antenatal care in Southern Asia improve neonatal survival? A systematic review and meta-analysisAJOG Global Reports at a Glance

AJOG Global Reports, 2022
BACKGROUND: Southern Asia has one of the highest burdens of neonatal mortality worldwide (26/1000 live births). Ensuring that women receive antenatal care from a skilled provider may play an important role in reducing this burden.
Millie A. O'Dair, MBChB, Andrew Demetri, MBChB, Gemma L. Clayton, PhD, Deborah Caldwell, PhD, Katie Barnard, MA, Christy Burden, MD, Abigail Fraser, PhD, Abi Merriel, PhD   +7 more
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Survivors' burden

Science, 2020
What awaits the sickest COVID-19 patients after they leave the hospital?
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The Invisible Burdens of Burden-Sharing

Frontiers in Human Dynamics, 2022
In the global humanitarian realm, there is much discussion and concern for the burdens that states endure when it comes to refugee populations. The word “burden” appears in the Preamble of the 1951 Refugee Convention in reference to placing “unduly heavy burdens” on specific host countries and compels the international community to intervene in such ...
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Tuberculosis remains the leading cause of death attributed to smoking in South Africa: results from the South African death certificate study

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018
Background The question 'Was the deceased a smoker five years ago?' was introduced in mid-1997 on a revised South African death notification form to provide a direct estimate of tobacco attributed mortality, using a case-control method for ongoing ...
Pam Groenewald, Ria Laubscher, Victoria Pillay van Wyck, William Msemburi, Debbie Bradshaw, Freddy Sitas   +5 more
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Prevalence of multimorbidity in South Africa: a systematic review protocol

BMJ Open, 2020
Introduction Multimorbidity has increased globally over the past two decades, due to ageing populations and increased burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
Brian van Wyk, Rifqah A Roomaney, Eunice Bolanle Turawa, Victoria Pillay-van Wyk   +3 more
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Mortality trends and differentials in South Africa from 1997 to 2012: second National Burden of Disease Study

The Lancet Global Health, 2016
Background: The poor health of South Africans is known to be associated with a quadruple disease burden. In the second National Burden of Disease (NBD) study, we aimed to analyse cause of death data for 1997–2012 and develop national, population group ...
Dr. Victoria Pillay-van Wyk, PhD, William Msemburi, MPhil, Ria Laubscher, BCom, Prof. Rob E Dorrington, MPhil, Pam Groenewald, MBCHB, Tracy Glass, BCom Hons, Beatrice Nojilana, MPH, Jané D Joubert, PhD, Richard Matzopoulos, PhD, Megan Prinsloo, MPH, Nadine Nannan, MSc, Nomonde Gwebushe, BSc Hons, Theo Vos, PhD, Nontuthuzelo Somdyala, MDS, Nomfuneko Sithole, MPH, Ian Neethling, MSc, Edward Nicol, PhD, Anastasia Rossouw, FC (Neurol) SA, Debbie Bradshaw, DPhil   +18 more
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Overview

South African Medical Journal, 2022
Background. South Africa (SA) faces multiple health challenges. Quantifying the contribution of modifiable risk factors can be used to identify and prioritise areas of concern for population health and opportunities for health promotion and ...
D Bradshaw, V Pillay van-Wyk, I Neethling, R A Roomaney, A Cois, J D Joubert, N Nannan, N Abdelatief, O F Awotiwon, E B Turawa, B Nojilana, P Groenewald, R Matzopoulos, M Prinsloo, E Cairncross, C Y Wright, N Peer, R Pacella, on behalf of the SACRA2 collaborative group   +18 more
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