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Implications of mortality transition for primary health care in rural South Africa: a population-based surveillance study by Tollman, Stephen M, Prof, Kahn, Kathleen, MD, Sartorius, Benn, MSc, Collinson, Mark A, MSc, Clark, Samuel J, PhD, Garenne, Michel L, PhD

“…Summary Background In southern Africa, a substantial health transition is underway, with the heavy burden of chronic infectious illness (HIV/AIDS and…”
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Fitting the HIV epidemic in Zambia: a two-sex micro-simulation model by Leclerc, Pauline M, Matthews, Alan P, Garenne, Michel L

“…In describing and understanding how the HIV epidemic spreads in African countries, previous studies have not taken into account the detailed periods at risk…”
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Testing for fertility stalls in demographic and health surveys by Garenne, Michel L

“…This study compares two methods for testing fertility trends and fertility stalls using Demographic and Health Surveys data. The first method is based on…”
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Fertility trends and net reproduction in Agincourt, rural South Africa, 1992-2004 by Garenne, Michel L, Tollman, Stephen M, Collinson, Mark A, Kahn, Kathleen

“…To analyse trends in fertility rates and net reproduction rates in Agincourt, a rural area of South Africa located in the former homeland of Gazankulu near the…”
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Profile: Agincourt Health and Socio-demographic Surveillance System by KAHN, Kathleen, COLLINSON, Mark A, KHOZA, Simon, SHABANGU, Mildred G, SILAULE, Bernard, TIBANE, Jeffrey B, WAGNER, Ryan G, GARENNE, Michel L, CLARK, Samuel J, TOLLMAN, Stephen M, GOMEZ-OLIVE, F. Xavier, MOKOENA, Obed, TWINE, Rhian, MEE, Paul, AFOLABI, Sulaimon A, CLARK, Benjamin D, KABUDULA, Chodziwadziwa W, KHOSA, Audrey

“…The Agincourt health and socio-demographic surveillance system (HDSS), located in rural northeast South Africa close to the Mozambique border, was established…”
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Research into health, population and social transitions in rural South Africa: data and methods of the Agincourt Health and Demographic Surveillance System by Kahn, Kathleen, Tollman, Stephen M, Collinson, Mark A, Clark, Samuel J, Twine, Rhian, Clark, Benjamin D, Shabangu, Mildred, Gómez-Olivé, Francesc Xavier, Mokoena, Obed, Garenne, Michel L

“…Vital registration is generally lacking in infrastructurally weak areas where health and development problems are most pressing. Health and demographic…”
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Mortality trends in a new South Africa: hard to make a fresh start by Kahn, Kathleen, Garenne, Michel L, Collinson, Mark A, Tollman, Stephen M

“…This paper examines trends in age-specific mortality in a rural South African population from 1992 to 2003, a decade spanning major sociopolitical change and…”
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Mortality trends in a new South Africa: Hard to make a fresh start1 by Kahn, Kathleen, Garenne, Michel L., Collinson, Mark A., Tollman, Stephen M.

“…Aims: This paper examines trends in age-specific mortality in a rural South African population from 1992 to 2003, a decade spanning major sociopolitical change…”
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What's new? Investigating risk factors for severe childhood malnutrition in a high HIV prevalence South African setting by Saloojee, Haroon, De Maayer, Tim, Garenne, Michel L, Kahn, Kathleen

“…To identify risk factors for severe childhood malnutrition in a rural South African district with a high HIV/AIDS prevalence. Case-control study. Bushbuckridge…”
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Comment: Health transitions and regressions in Southern Africa by Garenne, Michel L.

“…Comments are offered on the five papers in this special section (all, 2007) on the Agincourt Health and Demographic Surveillance System & its contributions to…”
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A framework for analyzing sex-selective abortion: the example of changing sex ratios in Southern Caucasus by Hohmann, Sophie A, Lefèvre, Cécile A, Garenne, Michel L

“…The paper proposes a socioeconomic framework of supply, demand, and regulation to explain the development of sex-selective abortion in several parts of the…”
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What's new? Investigating risk factors for severe childhood malnutrition in a high HIV prevalence South African setting1 by Saloojee, Haroon, De Maayer, Tim, Garenne, Michel L., Kahn, Kathleen

“…Aim: To identify risk factors for severe childhood malnutrition in a rural South African district with a high HIV/AIDS prevalence. Design: Case-control study…”
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Filles ou garçons ? Préférences exprimées aux enquêtes démographiques de pays africains et sud-asiatiques by Garenne, Michel L., Stiegler, Nancy, Bouchard, Jean Pierre

“…In this interview with Jean-Pierre Bouchard, demographers Michel Garenne and Nancy Stiegler explore sex-preferences for girls or for boys expressed by women…”
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Anthropometric criteria for best-identifying children at high risk of mortality: a pooled analysis of twelve cohorts by Khara, Tanya, Myatt, Mark, Sadler, Kate, Bahwere, Paluku, Berkley, James A, Black, Robert E, Boyd, Erin, Garenne, Michel, Isanaka, Sheila, Lelijveld, Natasha, McDonald, Christine, Mertens, Andrew, Mwangome, Martha, O’Brien, Kieran, Stobaugh, Heather, Taneja, Sunita, West, Keith P, Briend, André

“…To understand which anthropometric diagnostic criteria best discriminate higher from lower risk of death in children and explore programme implications. A…”
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Prognostic value of different anthropometric indices over different measurement intervals to predict mortality in 6–59-month-old children by Briend, André, Myatt, Mark, Berkley, James A, Black, Robert E, Boyd, Erin, Garenne, Michel, Lelijveld, Natasha, Isanaka, Sheila, McDonald, Christine M, Mwangwome, Martha, O’Brien, Kieran S, Schwinger, Catherine, Stobaugh, Heather, Taneja, Sunita, West, Keith P, Khara, Tanya

“…To compare the prognostic value of mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC), weight-for-height -score (WHZ) and weight-for-age -score (WAZ) for predicting death over…”
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Anthropometric deficits and the associated risk of death by age and sex in children aged 6–59 months: A meta‐analysis by Thurstans, Susan, Wrottesley, Stephanie V., Fenn, Bridget, Khara, Tanya, Bahwere, Paluku, Berkley, James A., Black, Robert E., Boyd, Erin, Garenne, Michel, Isanaka, Sheila, Lelijveld, Natasha, McDonald, Christine M., Mertens, Andrew, Mwangome, Martha, O'Brien, Kieran S., Stobaugh, Heather, Taneja, Sunita, West, Keith P., Guerrero, Saul, Kerac, Marko, Briend, André, Myatt, Mark

“…Risk of death from undernutrition is thought to be higher in younger than in older children, but evidence is mixed. Research also demonstrates sex differences…”
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Comment: Health transitions and regressions in Southern Africa: Health, population & social transitions in rural South Africa by GARENNE, Michel L

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Implications of mortality transition for primary health care in rural South Africa : a population-based surveillance study. Commentary by COOVADIA, Hoosen, BLAND, Ruth, TOLLMAN, Stephen M, KAHN, Kathleen, SARTORIUS, Benn, COLLINSON, Mark A, CLARK, Samuel J, GARENNE, Michel L

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Mortality trends in a new South Africa : Hard to make a fresh start: Health, population & social transitions in rural South Africa by KAHN, Kathleen, GARENNE, Michel L, COLLINSON, Mark A, TOLLMAN, Stephen M

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What's new? Investigating risk factors for severe childhood malnutrition in a high HIV prevalence South African setting: Health, population & social transitions in rural South Africa by SALOOJEE, Haroon, DE MAAYER, Tim, GARENNE, Michel L, KAHN, Kathleen

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