A5083548903- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Health and Conflict Studies
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- School Health and Nursing Education
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Medical Coding and Health Information
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Global Health Care Issues
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Traffic and Road Safety
South African Medical Research Council
2014-2024
Education Labour Relations Council
2020-2021
International Olympic Committee
2020-2021
University of Pretoria
2020-2021
University of the Western Cape
2020-2021
Tygerberg Hospital
1996-2019
Medical Research Council
2002-2015
University of Cape Town
1995-2012
MRC Biostatistics Unit
2002-2011
Sports Science Institute of South Africa
2002
Abstract Objectives: To ascertain the anthropometric profile and determinants of obesity in South Africans who participated Demographic Health Survey 1998. Research Methods Procedures: A sample 13,089 men women (age, ≥15 years) were randomly selected then stratified by province urban nonurban areas. Height, weight, mid‐upper arm circumference, waist hip circumference measured. Body mass index (BMI) was used as an indicator obesity, waist/hip ratio (WHR) abdominal obesity. Multivariate...
BackgroundThe poor health of South Africans is known to be associated with a quadruple disease burden. In the second National Burden Disease (NBD) study, we aimed analyse cause death data for 1997–2012 and develop national, population group, provincial estimates levels causes mortality.MethodWe used underlying from notifications obtained Statistics Africa. These were adjusted completeness using indirect demographic techniques adults comparison survey census child mortality. A regression...
Objectives To determine the prevalence and treatment status of hypertension in South Africa. Design National cross-sectional survey. Setting 13 802 randomly selected Africans, 15 years older, were visited their homes 1998. Methods Trained fieldworkers completed questionnaires on lifestyle chronic diseases, measured blood pressure with an Omron manometer recorded drug utilization. Drugs classified using Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical index. Results The mean systolic for men women was 123...
Objective: This study formed part of the 1998 South African Demographic and Health Survey, which included questions assessing extent alcohol use, risky drinking problems among Africans to obtain up-to-date baseline estimates consumption inform intervention efforts. Method: A two-stage random sample 13,826 persons ages 15 or older (59% women) was in survey. Alcohol use assessed through eight questions, including CAGE questionnaire. Frequency analyses for different age groups, geographic...
Objective To investigate injury-related mortality in South Africa using a nationally representative sample and compare the results with previous estimates.Methods We conducted retrospective descriptive study of medico-legal postmortem investigation data from mortuaries multistage random sample, stratified by urban non-urban areas mortuary size.We calculated age-specific age-standardized rates for external causes death.Findings Postmortem reports revealed 52 493 deaths 2009 (95% confidence...
Objectives: South Africa has among the highest levels of HIV prevalence in world. Our objectives are to describe distribution African infant and child mortality by age at fine resolution, identify any trends over recent time examine these for HIV-associated non causes mortality. Methods: A retrospective review vital registration data was conducted. All registered postneonatal deaths under 1 year period 1997–2002 were analysed months using a generalized linear model with log link Poisson...
National trends in age-standardised death rates (ASDRs) for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) South Africa (SA) were identified between 1997 and 2010.As part of the second Burden Disease Study, vital registration data used after validity checks, proportional redistribution missing age, sex population group, demographic adjustments incompleteness, identification misclassified AIDS deaths. Garbage codes redistributed proportionally to specified by group. ASDRs calculated using mid-year...
Background : Non-communicable chronic diseases (NCDs) have increased in South Africa over the past 15 years. While these usually manifest during mid-to-late adulthood, development of modifiable risk factors that contribute to NCDs are adopted early life. Objective To describe urban–rural and gender patterns NCD black adolescents young adults (15- 24-year-olds) from two African Demographic Health Surveys conducted 5 years apart. Design An observational study based on interviews measurements...
Objective: To quantify the HIV/AIDS deaths misclassified to AIDS-related conditions in South Africa. Design: Retrospective analysis of vital registration data. Methods: Cause-specific death rates for 1996 and 2000–2001 were calculated using cause-of-death profiles applied a model (ASSA2000) estimate total mortality by age sex. The difference age-specific these two periods was examined identify where there noticeable increase following same pattern as HIV deaths, thus likely be AIDS deaths....
Objectives: To determine whether acute exercise associated muscle cramping (EAMC) in distance runners is related to changes serum electrolyte concentrations and hydration status. Methods: A cohort of 72 participating an ultra-distance road race was followed up for the development EAMC. All subjects were weighed before immediately after race. Blood samples taken race, 60 minutes analysed glucose, protein, sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium concentrations, as well osmolality, haemoglobin,...
Infants and toddlers have high nutritional requirements relative to body size but consume small amounts of food therefore need nutrient-dense complementary foods. A cross-sectional study included children aged 6-24 months, stratified in three age categories (6-11 12-17 months 18-24 months) randomly selected from an urban (n = 158) a rural area, both low socio-economic status, the KwaZulu-Natal Province South Africa. Dietary diversity nutrient density diet (excluding breast milk formula milk)...
Abstract Limited information on the prevalence and risk factors for chronic pain is available developing countries. Therefore, we investigated of association between this various personal sociodemographic by including questions in South Africa Demographic Household Survey 2016. The survey was conducted face-to-face interviews with a nationally representative sample adult population (ages 15 older, n = 10,336). Chronic defined as or discomfort that had been experienced all time off 3 months...
Producing timely and accurate estimates of the impact COVID-19 on mortality is challenging for most countries, but impossible South Africa (SA) from cause-of-death statistics. Objectives. To quantify excess deaths likely magnitude in SA 2020 draw conclusions monitoring epidemic 2021. Methods. Basic details registered National Population Register by Department Home Affairs (DoHA) are provided to African Medical Research Council weekly. Adjustments made numbers weekly account non-registration...
Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) restrictions, particularly relating to the sale of alcohol and hours curfew, have had a marked effect on temporal pattern unnatural deaths in South Africa. Methods. Death data were collected over 68 weeks from January 2020 April 2021, together with information nature restrictions (if any) alcohol, curfew. Data analysed using simple ordinary least square (OLS) regression model estimate relative contribution curfew excess deaths. Results. The complete...
Accurate statistics are essential for policy guidance and decisions. However, the reported number of cases COVID-19 deaths known to be biased due under-ascertainment SARS-CoV-2 incomplete reporting deaths. Making use death data from National Population Register has made it possible track in near-real time excess experienced South Africa. These reveal considerable provincial differences impact COVID-19, likely associated with population age structure density, patterns social mixing,...