scholarly journals Local perceptions of causes of death in rural South Africa: a comparison of perceived and verbal autopsy causes of death

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 28302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laith Hussain-Alkhateeb ◽  
Edward Fottrell ◽  
Max Petzold ◽  
Kathleen Kahn ◽  
Peter Byass
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Verbal Autopsy ◽  
Causes Of Death ◽  
Local Perceptions ◽  
Rural South ◽  
Rural South Africa

scholarly journals WOMEN AS DIVINERS AND AS CHRISTIAN CONVERTS IN RURAL SOUTH AFRICA, c. 1880–1963

2016 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 367-389
Author(s):  
SEAN REDDING
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Causes Of Death ◽  
Spiritual Beliefs ◽  
Rural South ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Cultural Mediators ◽  
Christian Families ◽  
African Families ◽  
Rural South Africa

AbstractThis article argues that rural South African women's importance as spiritual actors in the period from the late nineteenth through the mid-twentieth centuries stemmed from their ability to embrace hybrid spiritual identities that corresponded closely to the lived reality of African rural life, and that by embracing those identities, women expanded their roles as social healers. Professing a belief in Christianity did not prevent individuals from practicing as diviners, nor did it prevent Christians from consulting diviners to determine the causes of death or misfortune. Similarly, young women who converted to Christianity often maintained close ties to non-Christian families and bridged spiritual lives on the mission stations with life in their families. Over this time period, women became cultural mediators who borrowed, adopted, and combined spiritual beliefs to provide more complete answers to problems faced by rural African families in South Africa.

scholarly journals Mortality trends and access to care for cardiovascular diseases in Agincourt, rural South Africa: a mixed-methods analysis of verbal autopsy data

BMJ Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. e048592
Author(s):  
Jessica Newberry Le Vay ◽  
Andrew Fraser ◽  
Peter Byass ◽  
Stephen Tollman ◽  
Kathleen Kahn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Cardiovascular Diseases ◽  
Mortality Rate ◽  
Verbal Autopsy ◽  
Rural South ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease Mortality ◽  
Disease Mortality ◽  
Autopsy Data ◽  
Rural South Africa

ObjectivesCardiovascular diseases are the second leading cause of mortality behind HIV/AIDS in South Africa. This study investigates cardiovascular disease mortality trends in rural South Africa over 20+ years and the associated barriers to accessing care, using verbal autopsy data.DesignA mixed-methods approach was used, combining descriptive analysis of mortality rates over time, by condition, sex and age group, quantitative analysis of circumstances of mortality (CoM) indicators and free text narratives of the final illness, and qualitative analysis of free texts.SettingThis study was done using verbal autopsy data from the Health and Socio-Demographic Surveillance System site in Agincourt, rural South Africa.ParticipantsDeaths attributable to cardiovascular diseases (acute cardiac disease, stroke, renal failure and other unspecified cardiac disease) from 1993 to 2015 were extracted from verbal autopsy data.ResultsBetween 1993 and 2015, of 15 305 registered deaths over 1 851 449 person-years of follow-up, 1434 (9.4%) were attributable to cardiovascular disease, corresponding to a crude mortality rate of 0.77 per 1000 person-years. Cardiovascular disease mortality rate increased from 0.34 to 1.12 between 1993 and 2015. Stroke was the dominant cause of death, responsible for 41.0% (588/1434) of all cardiovascular deaths across all years. Cardiovascular disease mortality rate was significantly higher in women and increased with age. The main delays in access to care during the final illness were in seeking and receiving care. Qualitative free-text analysis highlighted delays not captured in the CoM, principally communication between the clinician and patient or family. Half of cases initially sought care outside a hospital setting (50.9%, 199/391).ConclusionsThe temporal increase in deaths due to cardiovascular disease highlights the need for greater prevention and management strategies for these conditions, particularly for the women. Strategies to improve seeking and receiving care during the final illness are needed.

scholarly journals Effects of recall time on cause-of-death findings using verbal autopsy: empirical evidence from rural South Africa

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Laith Hussain-Alkhateeb ◽  
Max Petzold ◽  
Mark Collinson ◽  
Stephen Tollman ◽  
Kathleen Kahn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Cause Of Death ◽  
Verbal Autopsy ◽  
Rural South ◽  
Recall Time ◽  
Rural South Africa

scholarly journals Resource recovery from and management of wastewater in rural South Africa: Possibilities and practices

2021 ◽  
Vol 40 ◽  
pp. 101978 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masego Montwedi ◽  
Mujuru Munyaradzi ◽  
Luc Pinoy ◽  
Abhishek Dutta ◽  
David S. Ikumi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Resource Recovery ◽  
Rural South ◽  
Rural South Africa
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