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Mapping subnational HIV mortality in six Latin American countries with incomplete vital registration systems

BMC Medicine, 2021
Background Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) remains a public health priority in Latin America. While the burden of HIV is historically concentrated in urban areas and high-risk groups, subnational estimates that cover multiple countries and years are ...
Local Burden of Disease HIV Collaborators
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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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Nations within a nation: variations in epidemiological transition across the states of India, 1990-2016 in the Global Burden of Disease Study. [PDF]

, 2017
BACKGROUND: 18% of the world's population lives in India, and many states of India have populations similar to those of large countries. Action to effectively improve population health in India requires availability of reliable and comprehensive state ...
India State-Level Disease Burden Initiative Collaborators
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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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Estimating the burden of disease attributable to household air pollution from cooking with solid fuels in South Africa for 2000, 2006 and 2012

South African Medical Journal, 2022
Background. Household air pollution (HAP) due to the use of solid fuels for cooking is a global problem with significant impacts on human health, especially in low- and middle-income countries. HAP remains problematic in South Africa (SA).
R A Roomaney, C Y Wright, E Cairncross, N Abdelatif, A Cois, E B Turawa, O F Owotiwon, I Neethling, B Nojilana, R Pacella, D Bradshaw, V Pillay-van Wyk   +11 more
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Disease Burden of Congenital Toxoplasmosis [PDF]

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2007
Although the outcomes of toxoplasmosis have been well documented, an integrated estimate of the impact of this infection on the health status of the population is not available. "Disability-adjusted life years" are the sum of years of life lost and years lived with disability, weighted for the severity of the illness.
Havelaar, AHrivm, Kemmeren, JMrivm, Kortbeek, LMrivm   +2 more
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Future and potential spending on health 2015-40: development assistance for health, and government, prepaid private, and out-of-pocket health spending in 184 countries. [PDF]

, 2017
BACKGROUND: The amount of resources, particularly prepaid resources, available for health can affect access to health care and health outcomes. Although health spending tends to increase with economic development, tremendous variation exists among health
Global Burden of Disease Health Financing Collaborator Network
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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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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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