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Analysing the socioeconomic determinants of hypertension in South Africa: A structural equation modelling approach

Author: Cois, Annibale Date: 2012 Epidemiological research has long since observed that the prevalence of hypertension varies across populations' socioeconomic strata. Higher socioeconomic status (SES) has been consistently associated with lower levels of blood pressure in ... Read more
Analysing the socioeconomic determinants of hypertension in South Africa: a structural equation modelling approach

Author: Cois, Annibale ; Ehrlich, Rodney Date: 01 May 2014 Abstract Background Epidemiological research has long observed a varying prevalence of hypertension across socioeconomic strata. However, patterns of association and underlying causal mechanisms ... Read more c b
Predictors of silicosis and variation in prevalence across mines among employed gold miners in South Africa

Author: Knight, Dave ; Ehrlich, Rodney ; Cois, Annibale ; Fielding, Katherine ; Grant, Alison D ; Churchyard, Gavin Date: 01 Jun 2020 Background The stated intention to eliminate silicosis from the South African goldmining industry as well as current programmes to find and compensate ex-miners with silicosis require an understanding of variation in silicosis prevalence ... Read more c b
Problem drinking as a risk factor for tuberculosis: a propensity score matched analysis of a national survey

Author: Cois, Annibale ; Ehrlich, Rodney Date: 2013 BACKGROUND:Epidemiological and other evidence strongly supports the hypothesis that problem drinking is causally related to the incidence of active tuberculosis and the worsening of the disease course. The presence of a large number of potential ... Read more c b
Self-reported side effects and adherence to antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected pregnant women under option B+: a prospective study

Author: Phillips, Tamsin ; Cois, Annibale ; Remien, Robert H ; Mellins, Claude A ; McIntyre, James A ; Petro, Greg ; Abrams, Elaine J ; Myer, Landon Date: 2016 BACKGROUND: Antiretroviral therapy (ART) regimens containing efavirenz (EFV) are recommended as part of universal ART for pregnant and breastfeeding women. EFV may have appreciable side effects (SE), and ART adherence in pregnancy is a major ... Read more c b
Understanding blood pressure dynamics in the South African population: a latent variables approach to the analysis and comparison of data from multiple surveys

Author: Cois, Annibale Date: 2017 Background: The 2015 edition of the Global Burden of Diseases Study identified elevated systolic blood pressure─ defined as systolic blood pressure greater than the minimum risk category of 110–115 mm Hg ─ as the largest single contributor ... Read more

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