Default Stats SA Report Shows No HIV Epidemic In South Africa (Anita Allen article)(diabetes tuberculosis influenza cancer pneumonia)The number of reported deaths from all causes (natural and unnatural) increased 57% from 318 287 in 1997 to...
We here describe, in a cohort of > 170 in utero HIV-infected infants from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, fetal immune sex differences resulting in a 1.5–2-fold increased female susceptibility to intrauterine HIV infection. Viruses transmitted to females have lower replicative capacity (p =...
Republic of South Africa: statistics South Africa; 2021. Statistical release P0302. Available at https://www.statssa.gov.za/. Accessed 15 Jul 2022. Woldesenbet SA, Lombard, C., Manda, S. et al. The 2019 National Antenatal Sentinel HIV Survey, South Africa. National Department of Health,...
We assessed viral infectivity in cord blood PBMC from 19 pairs of sex discordant twins from Kimberley Hospital, Northern Cape, South Africa. Informed consent was obtained from all participating subjects. Studies were approved by the University of the Free State Ethics Committee, Bloemfontein and the ...
Poor psychological well-being, including depression, anxiety, and low self-esteem, is both prevalent among young South Africans living with HIV and associated with poor HIV clinical outcomes. By impacting food insecurity and employment, the COVID-19 pand
LC Simbayi, SC Kalichman, A Strebel et al. Disclosure of HIV status to sex partners and sexual risk behaviors among HIV-positive men and women, Cape Town, South Africa. Sex Transm Infect. 2007; 83:29-34.This article on PubMed
South Africa is disproportionately impacted by non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and HIV/AIDS. We investigated the prevalence of known/unknown NCD risk factors, HIV, and NCD risk factor-HIV comorbidity; and treatment status on known diseases to determine the prevalence of controlled/uncontrolled disease...
BC Stats Ministry of Citizens' Services, Victoria (2021) https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/data/statistics/people-population-community/population/population-estimates Google Scholar Government of Canada, 2018 Government of Canada Reducing the Health Impact of Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne ...
HIV Pathogenesis Programme, The Doris Duke Medical Research Institute, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa Mamokoena Kuali, Ayanda Ngubane, Paradise Madlala & Thumbi Ndung’u Africa Health Research Institute, Durban, South Africa Nicole Reddy, Kavidha Reddy & Thumbi Ndung’u Department...
South Africans with HIV. This secondary analysis compared baseline data from two cohorts of young people ages 18–24 who tested HIV positive either before or during South Africa’s COVID-19 State of Disaster. Baseline sociodemographic, social support-related, and psychosocial data were analyzed ...