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“…We aimed to estimate the influenza-associated mortality among individuals with PTB in South Africa from 1999–2009. METHODS: We modelled the excess influenza-associated mortality by applying Poisson regression models to monthly PTB and non-tuberculosis respiratory deaths, using laboratory-confirmed influenza as a covariate. …”
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“…We examined the distribution and determinants of VL in HIV-positive women seeking antenatal care (ANC) in Cape Town, South Africa. METHODS: Consecutive HIV-positive pregnant women making their first antenatal clinic visit were recruited into a cross-sectional study of viraemia in pregnancy, including a brief questionnaire and specimens for VL testing and CD4 cell enumeration. …”
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“…BACKGROUND: This study was undertaken to determine the susceptibility profile and the mechanism of antibiotic resistance in Group B streptococcus (GBS) isolates detected in vaginal and rectal swabs from pregnant women attending Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital, a University Teaching Hospital in Pretoria, South Africa. METHODS: The samples were collected over an 11-month period, cultured on selective media (colistin and nalidixic acid agar and Todd-Hewitt broth), and GBS positively identified by using different morphological and biochemical tests. …”
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“…OBJECTIVE: This article examines the current practices among a set of gender-transformation initiatives in South Africa to see what lessons can be derived from them. …”
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“…Background: In 2007, South Africa made family medicine a new speciality. Family physicians that have trained for this new speciality have been employed in the district health system since 2011. …”
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“…OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to describe infection control practices in private GP surgeries in the Buffalo City and OR Tambo District Municipalities in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. METHOD: A literature review was conducted to appraise current best practice with respect to Standard Infection Control and Transmission Based Precautions. …”
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“…BACKGROUND: Diabetes is a major problem in South Africa and throughout the world. The management of type 2 diabetes aims at maintaining normoglycaemia and preventing the development of complications arising from diabetes. …”
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“…OBJECTIVE: Evaluate safety and feasibility of PrePex in South Africa. DESIGN: A multisite prospective cohort PrePex study in adults and adolescents at three MMC clinics. …”
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“…METHOD: Data were collected from Afrikaans-speaking older people (n=176) residing in long-term care facilities in Potchefstroom, situated in the North-West province of South Africa. The mean age of participants was 77 years (SD=8.1). …”
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“…This study aimed to assess an impact of prenatal Cd exposure on birth outcomes in distinct coastal populations of South Africa. METHODS: Cadmium was measured in maternal blood (CdB) (n = 641), cord blood and in maternal urine (n = 317). …”
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“…Food marketing has a profound impact on children and affects their lifelong eating patterns; in urban areas of South Africa, disposable incomes are growing and ultra-processed food is increasingly available at low cost. …”
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“…Old World alphaviruses were identified in 52 of 623 horses with febrile or neurologic disease in South Africa. Five of 8 Sindbis virus infections were mild; 2 of 3 fatal cases involved co-infections. …”
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“…This study was conducted during May–November 2012 around five mine dumps in South Africa. Communities in close proximity to mine dumps had an increased likelihood of current wheeze OR 1.38 (95 % CI: 1.10–1.71), rhinoconjunctivitis OR 1.54 (95 % CI: 1.29–1.82), and a protective association with asthma OR 0.29 (95 % CI: 0.23–0.35). …”
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“…BACKGROUND: Dependence on methamphetamine remains one of the major health and social problem in the Western Cape province of South Africa. We consider a mathematical model that takes into account two forms of rehabilitation, namely; inpatient and outpatient. …”
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“…This article investigates women’s experiences with diabetes care in Soweto, a township of Johannesburg, South Africa. METHODS: This study involved caregivers for children enrolled in the Birth to Twenty (Bt20) cohort study initiated in 1990. …”
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“…METHOD: This study was conducted at three medical schools and one nursing school in South Africa (n = 298) amongst 260 medical and 38 nursing students. …”
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“…METHODS: This study assessed child violence experiences (harsh punishment and exposure to domestic or community violence) and school enrolment, progress and attendance in children attending community-based organisations in South Africa and Malawi (n=989) at baseline and at 15 months' follow-up, examining differential experience of HIV positive, HIV affected and HIV unaffected children. …”
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