scholarly journals Addison’s Disease Symptoms – A Cross Sectional Study in Urban South Africa

PLoS ONE ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. e53526 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian Louis Ross ◽  
Naomi S. Levitt
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Addison’S Disease ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Addison's Disease ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Disease Symptoms ◽  
Urban South

Residual adrenocortical function in autoimmune addison's disease: interim results of a cross-sectional study

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
AEse Bjorvatn Saevik ◽  
Anna-Karin AEkermann ◽  
Paal Methlie ◽  
Nedrebo Bjorn Gunnar ◽  
Anne Lise Dahle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Addison’S Disease ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Adrenocortical Function ◽  
Addison's Disease ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

scholarly journals Prevalence and predictors of anxiety disorders amongst low-income pregnant women in urban South Africa: a cross-sectional study

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 765-775 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thandi van Heyningen ◽  
Simone Honikman ◽  
Landon Myer ◽  
Michael N. Onah ◽  
Sally Field ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Anxiety Disorders ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Urban South

scholarly journals Patterns of HIV, TB, and non-communicable disease multi-morbidity in peri-urban South Africa- a cross sectional study

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tolu Oni ◽  
Elizabeth Youngblood ◽  
Andrew Boulle ◽  
Nuala McGrath ◽  
Robert J Wilkinson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Communicable Disease ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Urban South ◽  
Non Communicable Disease

scholarly journals A cross-sectional study measuring contact patterns using diaries in an urban and a rural community in South Africa, 2018

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jackie Kleynhans ◽  
Stefano Tempia ◽  
Meredith L. McMorrow ◽  
Anne von Gottberg ◽  
Neil A. Martinson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Rural Site ◽  
Urban Site ◽  
Contact Rate ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Contact Rates ◽  
Contact Patterns

Abstract Background Describing contact patterns is crucial to understanding infectious disease transmission dynamics and guiding targeted transmission mitigation interventions. Data on contact patterns in Africa, especially South Africa, are limited. We measured and compared contact patterns in a rural and urban community, South Africa. We assessed participant and contact characteristics associated with differences in contact rates. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study nested in a prospective household cohort study. We interviewed participants to collect information on persons in contact with for one day. We described self-reported contact rates as median number people contacted per day, assessed differences in contact rates based on participant characteristics using quantile regression, and used a Poisson model to assess differences in contact rates based on contact characteristics within age groups. We also calculated cumulative person hours in contact within age groups at different locations. Results We conducted 535 interviews (269 rural, 266 urban), with 17,252 contacts reported. The overall contact rate was 14 (interquartile range (IQR) 9–33) contacts per day. Those ≤18 years had higher contact rates at the rural site (coefficient 17, 95% confidence interval (95%CI) 10–23) compared to the urban site, for those aged 14–18 years (13, 95%CI 3–23) compared to < 7 years. No differences were observed for adults. There was a strong age-based mixing, with age groups interacting more with similar age groups, but also interaction of participants of all ages with adults. Children aged 14–18 years had the highest cumulative person hours in contact (116.3 rural and 76.4 urban). Conclusions Age played an important role in the number and duration of contact events, with children at the rural site having almost double the contact rate compared to the urban site. These contact rates can be utilized in mathematical models to assess transmission dynamics of infectious diseases in similar communities.

scholarly journals S. haematobium as a Common Cause of Genital Morbidity in Girls: A Cross-sectional Study of Children in South Africa

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. e2104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingrid Elise Amlie Hegertun ◽  
Kristin Marie Sulheim Gundersen ◽  
Elisabeth Kleppa ◽  
Siphosenkosi Gift Zulu ◽  
Svein Gunnar Gundersen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Common Cause
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