• Case-crossover study for the association between increased hospital admissions for respiratory diseases and the increase in atmospheric PM2.5 and PM2.5-bound trace elements in Pretoria, South Africa 

  Howlett-Downing, Chantelle Margaret; Boman, Johan; Molnar, Peter; Shirinde, Joyce; Wichmann, Janine (Taylor and Francis, 2023)

  Please read abstract in the article.
• Can alcohol policy prevent harms to women and children from men's alcohol consumption? An overview of existing literature and suggested ways forward 

  Karriker-Jaffe, Katherine J.; Blackburn, Natalie; Graham, Kathryn; Walker, Mary Jean; Room, Robin; Wilson, Ingrid M.; Waleewong, Orratai; Gilchrist, Gail; Ramsoomar, Leane; Laslett, Anne-Marie (Elsevier, 2023-09)

  The World Health Organization's list of cost-effective alcohol control policies is a widely-used resource that highlights strategies to address alcohol-related harms. However, there is more evidence on how recommended ...
• Systematic mapping of research on vaccine-preventable diseases in children in sub-Saharan Africa : a decennial scientometric analysis 

  Iwu, Chidozie Declan; Iwu-Jaja, Chinwe; Jaca, Anelisa; Wiysonge, Charles Shey (MDPI, 2023-09)

  Vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) remain a significant public health challenge, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. The high burden of VPDs in this region necessitates the need for continued investigation and intervention. ...
• Locked down : economic and health effects of COVID-19 response on residents of a South African township 

  Fisher, Deborah A.; Miller, Ted R.; Grube, Joel W.; Ringwalt, Christopher L.; Achoki, Tom Nyandega; Ngwato, Tara Polzer; Shilakoe, Lebogang; Mkhondo, Penelope (Springer, 2023)

  BACKGROUND : Little research has examined how pandemics affect residents in under-resourced communities. This study investigated how COVID-19 and lockdown policies affected residents of Alexandra, one of Johannesburg, South ...
• Atmospheric fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in Bloemfontein, South Africa 

  Van der Westhuizen, Deidre; Howlett-Downing, Chantelle Margaret; Molnar, Peter; Boman, Johan; Wichmann, Janine; Von Eschwege, Karel G. (Taylor and Francis, 2023)

  Please read abstract in the article.
• Sociodemographic and environmental factors associated with diarrhoeal illness in children under 5 years in Uganda, 2016 : a cross-sectional study 

  Ssekandi, Nathan; Tlotleng, Nonhlanhla; Naicker, Nisha (BMC, 2023-07-18)

  BACKGROUND : Uganda is among the 10 countries in the sub-Saharan Africa region that have the highest prevalence of diarrhoeal disease. Evidence suggests that the severity of childhood diarrhoeal disease is escalated through ...
• Exploring doctors’ trade-offs between management, research and clinical training in the medical curriculum : a protocol for a discrete choice experiment in Southern Africa 

  Turner, A.C. (Astrid); Wolvaardt, Jacqueline (Elizabeth) Liz; Ryan, Mandy (BMJ Publishing Group, 2023-08)

  INTRODUCTION : Medical curricula should prepare doctors for roles that extend beyond that of a clinician. But the formal inclusion of both management and research training still appear to be neglected. It is important to ...
• Addressing global disparities in blood pressure control : perspectives of the International Society of Hypertension 

  Schutte, Aletta E.; Jafar, Tazeen H.; Poulter, Neil R.; Damasceno, Albertino; Khan, Nadia A.; Nilsson, Peter M.; Alsaid, Jafar; Neupane, Dinesh; Kario, Kazuomi; Beheiry, Hind; Brouwers, Sofie; Burger, Dylan; Charchar, Fadi J.; Cho, Myeong-Chan; Guzik, Tomasz J.; Al-Saedi, Ghazi F. Haji; Ishaq, Muhammad; Itoh, Hiroshi; Jones, Erika S.W.; Khan, Taskeen; Kokubo, Yoshihiro; Kotruchin, Praew; Muxfeldt, Elizabeth; Odili, Augustine; Patil, Mansi; Ralapanawa, Udaya; Romero, Cesar A.; Schlaich, Markus P.; Shehab, Abdulla; Mooi, Ching Siew; Steckelings, U. Muscha; Stergiou, George; Touyz, Rhian M.; Unger, Thomas; Wainford, Richard D.; Wang, Ji-Guang; Williams, Bryan; Wynne, Brandi M.; Tomaszewski, Maciej (Oxford University Press, 2023-03)

  Raised blood pressure (BP) is the leading cause of preventable death in the world. Yet, its global prevalence is increasing, and it remains poorly detected, treated, and controlled in both high- and low-resource settings. ...
• The HIV/AIDS responses pre and during the COVID-19 pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa : a basis for sustainable health system strengthening post–COVID-1 

  Mangoya, Derek; Moyo, Enos; Murewanhema, Grant; Moyo, Persevarence; Chitungo, Itai; Dzinamarira, Tafadzwa (Elsevier, 2023)

  In May 2023, the World Health Organization announced that COVID-19 was no longer a global emergency. The impact of COVID-19 on the provision of HIV/AIDS services was not that severe due to the reprogramming of key resources. ...
• National Health Observatory : a tool to strengthen the health information system for evidence-based decision making and health policy formulation in Cameroon 

  Ndoungue, Viviane Fossouo; Tiwoda, Christie; Gnigninanjouena, Oumarou; Bataliack, Serge; Mbondji, Ebongue; Labat, Aline (Elsevier, 2022-12)

  Despite the consensus on the importance of evidence based health information for decision28 making and health policy formulation, quality information is not always available. This situation led the WHO in 2009 to recommend ...
• Mapping age‑ and sex‑specific HIV prevalence in adults in sub‑Saharan Africa, 2000–2018 

  Serfes, Audrey L.; Cork, Michael A.; Yang, Mingyou; Abbastabar, Hedayat; Abhilash, E.S.; Adabi, Maryam; Adebayo, Oladimeji M.; Adekanmbi, Victor; Adeyinka, Daniel Adedayo; Afzal, Saira; Ahinkorah, Bright Opoku; Ahmadi, Keivan; Ahmed, Muktar Beshir; Akalu, Yonas; Akinyemi, Rufus Olusola; Akunna, Chisom Joyqueenet; Alahdab, Fares; Alanezi, Fahad Mashhour; Alanzi, Turki M.; Alene, Kefyalew Addis; Alhassan, Robert Kaba; Alipour, Vahid; Almasi‑Hashiani, Amir; Alvis‑Guzman, Nelson; Ameyaw, Edward Kwabena; Amini, Saeed; Amugsi, Dickson A.; Ancuceanu, Robert; Anvari, Davood; Yaw Appiah, Seth Christopher; Arabloo, Jalal; Aremu, Olatunde; Asemahagn, Mulusew A.; Jafarabadi, Mohammad Asghari; Awedew, Atalel Fentahun; Quintanilla, Beatriz Paulina Ayala; Ayanore, Martin Amogre; Aynalem, Yared Asmare; Azari, Samad; Azene, Zelalem Nigussie; Darshan, B.B.; Babalola, Tesleem Kayode; Baig, Atif Amin; Banach, Maciej; Barnighausen, Till Winfried; Bell, Arielle Wilder; Bhagavathula, Akshaya Srikanth; Bhardwaj, Nikha; Bhardwaj, Pankaj; Bhattacharyya, Krittika; Bijani, Ali; Bitew, Zebenay Workneh; Bohlouli, Somayeh; Bolarinwa, Obasanjo Afolabi; Boloor, Archith; Bozicevic, Ivana; Butt, Zahid A.; Cardenas, Rosario; Carvalho, Felix; Charan, Jaykaran; Chattu, Vijay Kumar; Chowdhury, Mohiuddin Ahsanul Kabir; Chu, Dinh‑Toi; Cowden, Richard G.; Dahlawi, Saad M.A.; Damiani, Giovanni; Darteh, Eugene Kofuor Maafo; Darwesh, Aso Mohammad; Das Neves, Jose; Weaver, Nicole Davis; De Leo, Diego; De Neve, Jan‑Walter; Deribe, Kebede; Deuba, Keshab; Dharmaratne, Samath; Dianatinasab, Mostafa; Diaz, Daniel; Didarloo, Alireza; Djalalinia, Shirin; Dorostkar, Fariba; Dubljanin, Eleonora; Duko, Bereket; El Tantawi, Maha; El‑Jaafary, Shaimaa I.; Eshrati, Babak; Eskandarieh, Sharareh; Eyawo, Oghenowede; Ezeonwumelu, Ifeanyi Jude; Ezzikouri, Sayeh; Farzadfar, Farshad; Fattahi, Nazir; Fauk, Nelsensius Klau; Fernandes, Eduarda; Filip, Irina; Fischer, Florian; Foigt, Nataliya A.; Foroutan, Masoud; Fukumoto, Takeshi; Gad, Mohamed M.; Gaidhane, Abhay Motiramji; Gebregiorgis, Birhan Gebresillassie; Gebremedhin, Ketema Bizuwork; Getacher, Lemma; Ghadiri, Keyghobad; Ghashghaee, Ahmad; Golechha, Mahaveer; Mohialdeen Gubari, Mohammed Ibrahim; Gugnani, Harish Chander; Guimaraes, Rafael Alves; Haider, Mohammad Rifat; Haj‑Mirzaian, Arvin; Hamidi, Samer; Hashi, Abdiwahab; Hassanipour, Soheil; Hassankhani, Hadi; Hayat, Khezar; Herteliu, Claudiu; Ho, Hung Chak; Holla, Ramesh; Hosseini, Mostafa; Hosseinzadeh, Mehdi; Hwang, Bing‑Fang; Ibitoye, Segun Emmanuel; Ilesanmi, Olayinka Stephen; Ilic, Irena M.; Ilic, Milena D.; Islam, Rakibul M.; Iwu, Chidozie Declan; Jakovljevic, Mihajlo; Jha, Ravi Prakash; Ji, John S.; Johnson, Kimberly B.; Joseph, Nitin; Joshua, Vasna; Joukar, Farahnaz; Jozwiak, Jacek Jerzy; Kalankesh, Leila R.; Kalhor, Rohollah; Kamyari, Naser; Kanchan, Tanuj; Matin, Behzad Karami; Karimi, Salah Eddin; Kayode, Gbenga A.; Karyani, Ali Kazemi; Keramati, Maryam; Khan, Ejaz Ahmad; Khan, Gulfaraz; Khan, Md Nuruzzaman; Khatab, Khaled; Khubchandani, Jagdish; Kim, Yun Jin; Kisa, Adnan; Kisa, Sezer; Kopec, Jacek A.; Kosen, Soewarta; Laxminarayana, Sindhura Lakshmi Koulmane; Koyanagi, Ai; rishan, Kewal K; Defo, Barthelemy Kuate; Kugbey, Nuworza; Kulkarni, Vaman; Kumar, Manasi; Kumar, Nithin; Kusuma, Dian; La Vecchia, Carlo; Lal, Dharmesh Kumar; Landires, Ivan; Larson, Heidi Jane; Lasrado, Savita; Paul H. Lee; Li, Shanshan; Liu, Xuefeng; Maleki, Afshin; Malik, Preeti; Mansournia, Mohammad Ali; Martins‑Melo, Francisco Rogerlândio; Mendoza, Walter; Menezes, Ritesh G.; Mengesha, Endalkachew Worku; Meretoja, Tuomo J.; Mestrovic, Tomislav; Mirica, Andreea; Moazen, Babak; Mohamad, Osama; Mohammad, Yousef; Mohammadian‑ Hafshejani, Abdollah; Mohammadpourhodki, Reza; Mohammed, Salahuddin; Mohammed, Shafiu; Mokdad, Ali H.; Moradi, Masoud; Moraga, Paula; Mubarik, Sumaira; Mulu, Getaneh Baye B.; Mwanri, Lillian; Nagarajan, Ahamarshan Jayaraman; Naimzada, Mukhammad David; Naveed, Muhammad; Nazari, Javad; Ndejjo, Rawlance; Negoi, Ionut; Ngalesoni, Frida N.; Nguefack‑Tsague, Georges; Ngunjiri, Josephine W.; Nguyen, Cuong Tat; Nguyen, Huong Lan Thi; Nnaji, Chukwudi A.; Noubiap, Jean Jacques; Nunez‑Samudio, Virginia; Nwatah, Vincent Ebuka; Oancea, Bogdan; Odukoya, Oluwakemi Ololade; Olagunju, Andrew T.; Olakunde, Babayemi Oluwaseun; Olusanya, Bolajoko Olubukunola; Olusanya, Jacob Olusegun; Bali, Ahmed Omar; Onwujekwe, Obinna E.; Orisakwe, Orish Ebere; Otstavnov, Nikita; Otstavnov, Stanislav S.; Owolabi, Mayowa O.; Mahesh, P.A.; Padubidri, Jagadish Rao; Pana, Adrian; Pandey, Ashok; Pandi‑Perumal, Seithikurippu R.; Kan, Fatemeh Pashazadeh; Patton, George C.; Pawar, Shrikant; Peprah, Emmanuel K.; Postma, Maarten J.; Preotescu, Liliana; Syed, Zahiruddin Quazi; Rabiee, Navid; Radfar, Amir; Rafiei, Alireza; Rahim, Fakher; Rahimi‑Movaghar, Vafa; Rahmani, Amir Masoud; Ramezanzadeh, Kiana; Rana, Juwel; Ranabhat, Chhabi Lal; Rao, Sowmya J.; Rawaf, David Laith; Rawaf, Salman; Rawassizadeh, Reza; Regassa, Lemma Demissie; Rezaei, Nima; Rezapour, Aziz; Riaz, Mavra A.; Ribeiro, Ana Isabel; Ross, Jennifer M.; Rubagotti, Enrico; Rumisha, Susan Fred; Rwegerera, Godfrey M.; Moghaddam, Sahar Saeedi; Sagar, Rajesh; Sahiledengle, Biniyam; Sahu, Maitreyi; Salem, Marwa Rashad; Kafil, Hossein Samadi; Samy, Abdallah M.; Sartorius, Benn; Sathian, Brijesh; Seidu, Abdul‑Aziz; Shaheen, Amira A.; Shaikh, Masood Ali; Shamsizadeh, Morteza; Shiferaw, Wondimeneh Shibabaw; Shin, Jae Il; Shrestha, Roman; Singh, Jasvinder A.; Skryabin, Valentin Yurievich; Skryabina, Anna Aleksandrovna; Soltani, Shahin; Sufiyan, Mu’awiyyah Babale; Tabuchi, Takahiro; Tadesse, Eyayou Girma; Taveira, Nuno; Tesfay, Fisaha Haile; Thapar, Rekha; Tovani‑Palone, Marcos Roberto; Tsegaye, Gebiyaw Wudie; Umeokonkwo, Chukwuma David; Unnikrishnan, Bhaskaran; Villafane, Jorge Hugo; Violante, Francesco S.; Vo, Bay; Vu, Giang Thu; Wado, Yohannes Dibaba; Waheed, Yasir; Wamai, Richard G.; Wang, Yanzhong; Ward, Paul; Wickramasinghe, Nuwan Darshana; Wilson, Katherine; Yaya, Sanni; Yip, Paul; Yonemoto, Naohiro; Yu, Chuanhua; Zastrozhin, Mikhail Sergeevich; Zhang, Yunquan; Zhang, Zhi‑Jiang; Hay, Simon I.; Dwyer‑Lindgren, Laura; Local Burden of Disease sub-Saharan Africa HIV Prevalence (BMC, 2022)

  BACKGROUND : Human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is still among the leading causes of disease burden and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), and the world is not on track to ...
• Health trends, inequalities and opportunities in South Africa’s provinces, 1990–2019 : findings from the global burden of disease 2019 study 

  Achoki, Tom Nyandega; Sartorius, Benn; Watkins, David; Glenn, Scott D.; Kengne, Andre Pascal; Oni, Tolu; Wiysonge, Charles Shey; Walker, Alexandra; Adetokunboh, Olatunji O.; Babalola, Tesleem Kayode; Bolarinwa, Obasanjo Afolabi; Claassens, Mareli M.; Cowden, Richard G.; Day, Candy T.; Ezekannagha, Oluchi; Ginindza, Themba G.; Iwu, Chidozie Declan; Iwu, Chinwe Juliana; Karangwa, Innocent; Katoto, Patrick D.M.C.; Kugbey, Nuworza; Kuupiel, Desmond; Mahasha, Phetole Walter; Mashamba-Thompson, Tivani Phosa; Mensah, George A.; Ndwandwe, Duduzile Edith; Nnaji, Chukwudi A.; Ntsekhe, Mpiko; Nyirenda, Thomas Elliot; Odhiambo, Julius Nyerere; Asante, Kwaku Oppong; Parry, Charles D.H.; Pillay, Julian David; Schutte, Aletta Elisabeth; Seedat, Soraya; Sliwa, Karen; Stein, Dan J.; Tanser, Frank C.; Useh, Ushotanefe; Zar, H.; Zuhlke, Liesl J.; Mayosi, Bongani M.; Hay, Simon I.; Murray, Christopher J.L.; Naghavi, Mohsen (BMJ Publishing Group, 2022-05)

  BACKGROUND : Over the last 30 years, South Africa has experienced four ’colliding epidemics’ of HIV and tuberculosis, chronic illness and mental health, injury and violence, and maternal, neonatal, and child mortality, ...
• A cross-sectional investigation of softening indicators among South African smokers : results from the South African Social Attitudes Survey between 2007 and 2018 

  Egbe, Catherine; Kulik, Margarete C.; Londani, Mukhethwa; Ngobese, Senamile P.; Ayo-Yusuf, Olalekan A. (Elsevier, 2022-06)

  Recent studies have shown softening among smokers in different countries and in different population groups i.e., as smoking prevalence declined remaining smokers made more quit attempts and smoked fewer cigarettes per day ...
• Reflections on pellagra, the then and the now 

  Viljoen, Margaretha; Claassen, Nico (Mattioli1885, 2022-12)

  By the mid-20th century, pellagra had virtually been eradicated from the USA and Europe. In contrast, outbreaks of pellagra, as diagnosed by skin lesions, today still occur in sub-Saharan Africa. We argue that outbreaks ...
• Health risk assessment of heavy metals in drinking water leaching through improperly managed dumpsite waste in Kurata, Ijoko, Sango area of Ogun State, Nigeria 

  Ojekunle, Olusheyi Zacchaeus; Rasaki, Aminat; Taiwo, Adewale Matthew; Adegoke, Kayode A.; Balogun, Mujeeb Adeyemi; Ojekunle, Oluseyi Opeyemi; Okehi Anumah, Abdulraheem; Ibrahim, Asiata Omotayo; Adeyemi, Adewale Adekunle (Elsevier, 2022-08)

  Please read abstract in the article.
• Atypical hepatitis B virus serology profile—hepatitis B surface antigen-positive/hepatitis B core antibody-negative—in hepatitis B virus/HIV coinfected individuals in Botswana 

  Phinius, Bonolo B.; Anderson, Motswedi; Mokomane, Margaret; Gobe, Irene; Choga, Wonderful T.; Ratsoma, Tsholofelo; Phakedi, Basetsana; Mpebe, Gorata; Ditshwanelo, Doreen; Musonda, Rosemary; Makhema, Joseph; Moyo, Sikhulile (MDPI, 2023-07)

  BACKGROUND : Hepatitis B core antibodies (anti-HBc) are a marker of hepatitis B virus (HBV) exposure; hence, a normal HBV serology profile is characterized by HBV surface antigen (HBsAg) and anti-HBc positivity. However, ...
• Predicting HIV status among men who have sex with men in Bulawayo & Harare, Zimbabwe Using bio-behavioural data, recurrent neural networks, and machine learning techniques 

  Chingombe, Innocent; Dzinamarira, Tafadzwa; Cuadros, Diego; Mapingure, Munyaradzi Paul; Mbunge, Elliot; Chaputsira, Simbarashe; Madziva, Roda; Chiurunge, Panashe; Samba, Chesterfield; Herrera, Helena; Murewanhema, Grant; Mugurungi, Owen; Musuka, Godfrey (MDPI, 2022-09-05)

  HIV and AIDS continue to be major public health concerns globally. Despite significant progress in addressing their impact on the general population and achieving epidemic control, there is a need to improve HIV testing, ...
• Commentary on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in sub-Saharan Africa 

  Kabakama, Severin; Konje, Eveline T.; Dinga, Jerome Nyhalah; Kishamawe, Colman; Morhason-Bello, Imran; Hayombe, Peter; Adeyemi, Olufela; Chimuka, Ernest; Lumu, Ivan; Amuasi, John; Acheampong, Theophilus; Dzinamarira, Tafadzwa (MDPI, 2022-07-11)

  Rates of vaccination against COVID-19 remain lower in sub-Saharan Africa than in other low and middle-income regions. This is, in part, attributed to vaccine hesitancy, mainly due to misinformation about vaccine origin, ...
• Long-acting injectable drugs for HIV-1 pre-exposure prophylaxis : considerations for Africar Africa 

  Moyo, Enos; Murewanhema, Grant; Musuka, Godfrey; Dzinamarira, Tafadzwa (MDPI, 2022-07-29)

  Sub-Saharan Africa carries the highest burden of HIV-1 and AIDS. About 39% of all new infections in the world in 2020 were in this region. Oral PrEP was found to be very effective in reducing the risk of HIV-1 transmission. ...
• Oral pre-exposure prophylaxis uptake, adherence, and adverse events among South African men who have sex with men and transgender women 

  Bekker, Linda‑Gail; Giovenco, Danielle; Baral, Stefan; Dominguez, Karen; Valencia, Rachel; Sanchez, Travis; McNaghten, A.D.; Zahn, Ryan; Yah, Clarence S.; Sokhela, Zinhle; Kaplan, Richard; Phaswana- Mafuya, Refliwe N.; Beyrer, Chris; Sullivan, Patrick S. (AOSIS, 2022-11-08)

  BACKGROUND : HIV prevention programmes that include pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women (TGW) in South Africa have not been widely implemented. OBJECTIVES : The ...

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