The Healthy Aging Adult South Africa report card: a systematic review of the evidence between 2013 and 2020 for middle-aged South African men and women

LK Micklesfield, A Kolkenbeck-Ruh… - … Journal of Africa, 2022 - journals.co.za
Due to the increasing non-communicable disease burden in Africa, several strategies that
target the major lifestyle and physiological risk factors have been implemented to combat …

Cognitive differences associated with HIV serostatus and antiretroviral therapy use in a population-based sample of older adults in South Africa

SB Asiimwe, M Farrell, LC Kobayashi… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Previous clinical studies have reported adverse cognitive outcomes for people living with
HIV (PLWH), but there are no population-based studies comparing cognitive function …

Intimate partner violence is associated with cytomegalovirus among young women in rural South Africa: An HPTN 068 analysis

NK Kelly, FX Gómez-Olivé, LD Wagner… - Global public …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Stressful life circumstances (eg violence and poverty) have been associated with elevated
biomarkers, including C-reactive protein (CRP), cytomegalovirus (CMV), and herpes simplex …

Health and Aging in Africa: A Longitudinal Study of an INDEPTH Community in South Africa

L Montana, K Kahn, S Tollman, L Berkman - Encyclopedia of Gerontology …, 2022 - Springer
The Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HARS; Hamilton 1959) is a 14-item clinician-rated
measure of the severity of perceived anxiety symptoms. It is originally designed to assess …

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IQOF LIFE - Cardiovascular Journal of Africa, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective: To examine the clinical profile and treatment outcomes of infective endocarditis
(IE) at a tertiary hospital in KwaZulu-Natal. Methods: A 10-year retrospective analysis was …

[PDF][PDF] Addressing the Impact of Socioeconomic Factors on the Prevention and Management of Chronic Diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa

M Adisa, RO Owolabi, UA Isah, AS Lassi… - Journal of Health …, 2025 - researchgate.net
Sub-Saharan Africa faces a growing burden of chronic diseases, including cardiovascular
diseases, diabetes, cancer, and respiratory illnesses (1-3). Over the past 20 years, there has …

[PDF][PDF] Relationship of diet and physical activity with genetic susceptibility to obesity: a longitudinal analysis in adults in South Africa

M Muti - 2024 - wiredspace.wits.ac.za
Background Obesity-related disease conditions are a major public health concern in South
Africa, exerting a healthcare cost of between ZAR 30 million and ZAR 36 million, the bulk of …

[图书][B] Exploring the efficacy of solar photovoltaic application as an alternative energy source for rural households in Atok, Limpopo

MM Peta - 2021 - search.proquest.com
The use of traditional biomass fuels in rural households is alarming, as it prevails even
among electrified households. Traditional biomass fuels such as firewood have health …

[图书][B] Interventions to mitigate the impact of HIV infection in key populations in sub-Saharan Africa

BS Asiimwe - 2019 - search.proquest.com
Abstract In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the region with the world's highest HIV prevalence,
antiretroviral therapy (ART) has recently reduced AIDS-related deaths. However, death rates …