Has the prevalence of stunting in South African children changed in 40 years? A systematic review

R Said-Mohamed, LK Micklesfield, JM Pettifor… - BMC public health, 2015 - Springer
Background In the last 20 years, South Africa has experienced political, economic, and
demographic transitions accompanied by an epidemiological transition. Like several sub …

Stepping Stones and Creating Futures intervention: shortened interrupted time series evaluation of a behavioural and structural health promotion and violence …

R Jewkes, A Gibbs, N Jama-Shai, S Willan… - BMC public health, 2014 - Springer
Background Gender-based violence and HIV are highly prevalent in the harsh environment
of informal settlements and reducing violence here is very challenging. The group …

Migration status, work conditions and health utilization of female sex workers in three South African cities

M Richter, MF Chersich, J Vearey, B Sartorius… - Journal of Immigrant and …, 2014 - Springer
Intersections between migration and sex work are underexplored in southern Africa, a
region with high internal and cross-border population mobility, and HIV prevalence. Sex …

Urban health in Africa: a critical global public health priority

J Vearey, I Luginaah, NF Magitta, DJ Shilla, T Oni - BMC public health, 2019 - Springer
The African continent is predicted to be home to over half of the expected global population
growth between 2015 and 2050, highlighting the importance of addressing population …

Towards a migration-aware health system in South Africa: a strategic opportunity to address health inequity

JO Vearey, M Modisenyane… - South African health …, 2017 - journals.co.za
Similar to the rest of the region, South Africa has a high prevalence of communicable
diseases, an increasing non-communicable disease burden, and diverse internal and cross …

Multisectoral interventions for urban health in Africa: a mixed-methods systematic review

M Thondoo, ERI Mogo, L Tatah, M Muti… - Global Health …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Increasing evidence suggests that urban health objectives are best achieved through a
multisectoral approach. This approach requires multiple sectors to consider health and well …

[图书][B] Climate change, migration and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

E Wilkinson, L Schipper, C Simonet, Z Kubik - 2022 - environmentalmigration.iom.int
Emily Wilkinson, Lisa Schipper, Catherine Simonet and Zaneta Kubik 'choose'to move as an
adaptation strategy, in response to environmental pressures and other factors. Disasters …

Providing HIV prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) services to migrants during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa: insights of healthcare providers

MA Bisnauth, A Coovadia, M Kawonga… - Health Services …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: In March 2020, COVID-19 entered South Africa, resulting in 2.9 million cases,
the country took preventative and precautionary measures to control the spread of COVID …

Health and demographic surveillance systems: contributing to an understanding of the dynamics in migration and health

A Gerritsen, P Bocquier, M White, C Mbacke… - Global Health …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Background Migration is difficult to measure because it is highly repeatable. Health and
Demographic Surveillance Systems (HDSSs) provide a unique opportunity to study …

Attendance at antenatal clinics in inner-city Johannesburg, South Africa and its associations with birth outcomes: analysis of data from birth registers at three facilities

S Gumede, V Black, N Naidoo, MF Chersich - BMC Public Health, 2017 - Springer
Background Antenatal care (ANC) clinics serve as key gateways to screening and treatment
interventions that improve pregnancy outcomes, and are especially important for HIV …