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Antihypertensive treatment and blood pressure trends among South African adults: A repeated cross-sectional analysis of a population panel survey by Cois, Annibale, Ehrlich, Rodney

“…Recent findings suggest a decline in mean blood pressure and prevalence of uncontrolled hypertension in the South African adult population in the last decade,…”
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Explaining population trends in cardiovascular risk: protocol for a comparative analysis of health transitions in South Africa and England using nationally representative survey data by Adjaye-Gbewonyo, Kafui, Cois, Annibale

“…IntroductionCardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of death globally and share determinants with other major non-communicable diseases. Risk…”
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One in five South Africans are multimorbid: An analysis of the 2016 demographic and health survey by Roomaney, Rifqah Abeeda, van Wyk, Brian, Cois, Annibale, Pillay-van Wyk, Victoria

“…Multimorbidity is a global research priority, yet relatively little is known about it in low and middle income countries. South Africa has the largest burden…”
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Predictors of silicosis and variation in prevalence across mines among employed gold miners in South Africa by Knight, Dave, Ehrlich, Rodney, Cois, Annibale, Fielding, Katherine, Grant, Alison D, Churchyard, Gavin

“…The stated intention to eliminate silicosis from the South African goldmining industry as well as current programmes to find and compensate ex-miners with…”
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Is South Africa closing the health gaps between districts? Monitoring progress towards universal health service coverage with routine facility data by Day, Candy, Gray, Andy, Cois, Annibale, Ndlovu, Noluthando, Massyn, Naomi, Boerma, Ties

“…Background South Africa is committed to advancing universal health coverage (UHC). The usefulness and potential of using routine health facility data for…”
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Matching study using health and police datasets for characterising interpersonal violence in the community of Khayelitsha, South Africa 2013–2015 by Jabar, Ardil, Oni, Tolu, London, Leslie, Cois, Annibale, Matzopoulos, Richard

“…ObjectivesThe Cardiff Model of data sharing for violence prevention is premised on the idea that the majority of injury cases presenting at health facilities…”
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Bayesian modelling of population trends in alcohol consumption provides empirically based country estimates for South Africa by Cois, Annibale, Matzopoulos, Richard, Pillay-van Wyk, Victoria, Bradshaw, Debbie

“…Alcohol use has widespread effects on health and contributes to over 200 detrimental conditions. Although the pattern of heavy episodic drinking independently…”
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The interface between SARS-CoV-2 and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in a high HIV/TB burden district level hospital setting, Cape Town, South Africa by Mnguni, Ayanda Trevor, Schietekat, Denzil, Ebrahim, Nabilah, Sonday, Nawhaal, Boliter, Nicholas, Schrueder, Neshaad, Gabriels, Shiraaz, Cois, Annibale, Tamuzi, Jacques L, Tembo, Yamanya, Davies, Mary-Ann, English, Rene, Nyasulu, Peter S

“…COVID-19 experiences on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) from district-level hospital settings during waves I and II are scarcely documented. The aim of this…”
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Characterization and Comparison of the Divergent Metabolic Consequences of High-Sugar and High-Fat Diets in Male Wistar Rats by Kotzé-Hörstmann, Liske, Cois, Annibale, Johnson, Rabia, Mabasa, Lawrence, Shabalala, Samukelisiwe, Van Jaarsveld, Paul J., Sadie-Van Gijsen, Hanél

“…Diet-induced obesity (DIO) in laboratory rodents can serve as a model with which to study the pathophysiology of obesity, but obesogenic diets (high-sugar…”
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Multimorbidity Patterns in a National HIV Survey of South African Youth and Adults by Roomaney, Rifqah Abeeda, van Wyk, Brian, Cois, Annibale, Pillay-van Wyk, Victoria

“…Information pertaining to multimorbidity is frequently informed by studies from high income countries and it is unclear how these findings relate to low and…”
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Multimorbidity patterns in South Africa: A latent class analysis by Roomaney, Rifqah Abeeda, van Wyk, Brian, Cois, Annibale, Pillay van-Wyk, Victoria

“…South Africa has the largest burden of HIV worldwide and has a growing burden of non-communicable diseases; the combination of which may lead to diseases…”
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Obesity trends and risk factors in the South African adult population by Cois, Annibale, Day, Candy

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Determining antenatal medicine exposures in South African women: a comparison of three methods of ascertainment by van der Hoven, Jani, Allen, Elizabeth, Cois, Annibale, de Waal, Renee, Maartens, Gary, Myer, Landon, Malaba, Thokozile, Madlala, Hlengiwe, Nyemba, Dorothy, Phelanyane, Florence, Boulle, Andrew, Mehta, Ushma, Kalk, Emma

“…In the absence of clinical trials, data on the safety of medicine exposures in pregnancy are dependent on observational studies conducted after the agent has…”
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Self-Reported Side Effects and Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy in HIV-Infected Pregnant Women under Option B+: A Prospective Study by Phillips, Tamsin, Cois, Annibale, Remien, Robert H, Mellins, Claude A, McIntyre, James A, Petro, Greg, Abrams, Elaine J, Myer, Landon

“…Antiretroviral therapy (ART) regimens containing efavirenz (EFV) are recommended as part of universal ART for pregnant and breastfeeding women. EFV may have…”
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Blood pressure trajectories during pregnancy and associations with adverse birth outcomes among HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected women in South Africa: a group-based trajectory modelling approach by Malaba, Thokozile R, Cois, Annibale, Madlala, Hlengiwe P, Matjila, Mushi, Myer, Landon, Newell, Marie-Louise

“…High blood pressure (BP) late in pregnancy is associated with preterm delivery (PTD); BP has also been associated with HIV and antiretroviral therapy (ART),…”
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SARS-CoV-2 seroepidemiology in Cape Town, South Africa, and implications for future outbreaks in low-income communities by Hussey, Hannah, Vreede, Helena, Davies, Mary-Ann, Heekes, Alexa, Kalk, Emma, Hardie, Diana, van Zyl, Gert, Naidoo, Michelle, Morden, Erna, Bam, Jamy-Lee, Zinyakatira, Nesbert, Centner, Chad M, Maritz, Jean, Opie, Jessica, Chapanduka, Zivanai, Mahomed, Hassan, Smith, Mariette, Cois, Annibale, Pienaar, David, Redd, Andrew D, Preiser, Wolfgang, Wilkinson, Robert, Boulle, Andrew, Hsiao, Nei-Yuan

“…In low- and middle-income countries where SARS-CoV-2 testing is limited, seroprevalence studies can help describe and characterise the extent of the pandemic,…”
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Simultaneous social causation and social drift: Longitudinal analysis of depression and poverty in South Africa by Lund, Crick, Cois, Annibale

“…Two theories have been proposed to explain the observed association between depression and poverty, namely social causation and social drift. Little is known…”
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Analysing the socioeconomic determinants of hypertension in South Africa: a structural equation modelling approach by Cois, Annibale, Ehrlich, Rodney

“…Epidemiological research has long observed a varying prevalence of hypertension across socioeconomic strata. However, patterns of association and underlying…”
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Socioeconomic Status Modifies the Seasonal Effect on Blood Pressure: Findings From a National Panel Study by Cois, Annibale, Ehrlich, Rodney

“…Seasonal variations in blood pressure have been consistently reported. However, uncertainty remains about the size of the seasonal effect in different regions,…”
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Problem drinking as a risk factor for tuberculosis: a propensity score matched analysis of a national survey by Cois, Annibale, Ehrlich, Rodney

“…Epidemiological and other evidence strongly supports the hypothesis that problem drinking is causally related to the incidence of active tuberculosis and the…”
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