scholarly journals Modeling malaria control intervention effect in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa using intervention time series analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 334-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Osadolor Ebhuoma ◽  
Michael Gebreslasie ◽  
Lethumusa Magubane
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Time Series ◽  
Time Series Analysis ◽  
Malaria Control ◽  
Intervention Effect ◽  
Malaria Control Intervention ◽  
Series Analysis ◽  
Control Intervention ◽  
Kwazulu Natal

scholarly journals The association between ambient temperature and mortality in South Africa: A time-series analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 161 ◽  
pp. 229-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noah Scovronick ◽  
Francesco Sera ◽  
Fiorella Acquaotta ◽  
Diego Garzena ◽  
Simona Fratianni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Time Series ◽  
Time Series Analysis ◽  
Ambient Temperature ◽  
Series Analysis

Potability analysis of raw water from Bospoort dam, South Africa

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 634-643
Author(s):  
S. Nyende-Byakika ◽  
J. M. Ndambuki ◽  
M. S. Onyango ◽  
L. Morake
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Water Quality ◽  
Time Series ◽  
Time Series Analysis ◽  
Raw Water ◽  
Threshold Levels ◽  
Series Analysis ◽  
Raw Water Quality

This paper discusses raw water quality results for the raw water from Bospoort dam in South Africa. A time series analysis was conducted for various parameters over a prolonged period of time. It was revealed that apart from conductivity, hardness, and high coliform counts, most parameters were below their recommended threshold levels for the greatest part of the study period.

scholarly journals Access to primary healthcare during lockdown measures for COVID-19 in rural South Africa: an interrupted time series analysis

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. e043763
Author(s):  
Mark J Siedner ◽  
John D Kraemer ◽  
Mark J Meyer ◽  
Guy Harling ◽  
Thobeka Mngomezulu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Time Series ◽  
Time Series Analysis ◽  
Primary Healthcare ◽  
Interrupted Time Series ◽  
Care Provision ◽  
Interrupted Time Series Analysis ◽  
Series Analysis ◽  
Child Healthcare ◽  
Clinic Visits

ObjectivesWe evaluated whether implementation of lockdown orders in South Africa affected ambulatory clinic visitation in rural Kwa-Zulu Natal (KZN).DesignObservational cohortSettingData were analysed from 11 primary healthcare clinics in northern KZN.ParticipantsA total of 46 523 individuals made 89 476 clinic visits during the observation period.Exposure of interestWe conducted an interrupted time series analysis to estimate changes in clinic visitation with a focus on transitions from the prelockdown to the level 5, 4 and 3 lockdown periods.Outcome measuresDaily clinic visitation at ambulatory clinics. In stratified analyses, we assessed visitation for the following subcategories: child health, perinatal care and family planning, HIV services, non-communicable diseases and by age and sex strata.ResultsWe found no change in total clinic visits/clinic/day at the time of implementation of the level 5 lockdown (change from 90.3 to 84.6 mean visits/clinic/day, 95% CI −16.5 to 3.1), or at the transitions to less stringent level 4 and 3 lockdown levels. We did detect a >50% reduction in child healthcare visits at the start of the level 5 lockdown from 11.9 to 4.7 visits/day (−7.1 visits/clinic/day, 95% CI −8.9 to 5.3), both for children aged <1 year and 1–5 years, with a gradual return to prelockdown within 3 months after the first lockdown measure. In contrast, we found no drop in clinic visitation in adults at the start of the level 5 lockdown, or related to HIV care (from 37.5 to 45.6, 8.0 visits/clinic/day, 95% CI 2.1 to 13.8).ConclusionsIn rural KZN, we identified a significant, although temporary, reduction in child healthcare visitation but general resilience of adult ambulatory care provision during the first 4 months of the lockdown. Future work should explore the impacts of the circulating epidemic on primary care provision and long-term impacts of reduced child visitation on outcomes in the region.

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