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Children 'in need of care' or in need of cash? Questioning social security provisions for orphans in the context of the South African AIDS pandemic

Author: Meintjes, Helen ; Budlender, Debbie ; Giese, Sonja ; Johnson, Leigh Date: Dec 2003 Joint working paper of the Children's Institute and Centre for Actuarial Research, University of Cape Town. Read more c b n d
A comparison of South African national HIV incidence estimates: A critical appraisal of different methods

Author: Rehle, Thomas ; Johnson, Leigh ; Hallett, Timothy ; Mahy, Mary ; Kim, Andrea ; Odido, Helen ; Onoya, Dorina ; Jooste, Sean ; Shisana, Olive ; Puren, Adrian Date: 2015 BACKGROUND: The interpretation of HIV prevalence trends is increasingly difficult as antiretroviral treatment programs expand. Reliable HIV incidence estimates are critical to monitoring transmission trends and guiding an effective national ... Read more c b
Initial burden of disease estimates for South Africa, 2000

Author: Bradshaw, Debbie ; Groenewald, Pam ; Laubscher, Ria ; Nannan, Nadine ; Nojilana, Beatrice ; Rosana, Norman ; Pieterse, Desiréé ; Schneider, Michelle ; Bourne, David E ; Timæus, Ian M ; Dorrington, Rob ; Johnson, Leigh Date: 2003 Background. This paper describes the first national burden of disease study for South Africa. The main focus is the burden due to premature mortality, i.e. years of life lost (YLLs). In addition, estimates of the burden contributed by morbidity, ... Read more
Mathematical modelling of the population impact of screening for Chlamydia Trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in South Africa

Author: Esra, Rachel Date: 2018 A large proportion of chlamydial and gonococcal infections are asymptomatic. In lower- and middle-income countries like South Africa, where syndromic management is practiced, it is likely that a large proportion of curable STIs go untreated, ... Read more
Modelling the impact of prevention strategies on cervical cancer incidence in South Africa

Author: van Schalkwyk, Catherina Date: 2021 Background: In 2019, the World Health Organisation called for the elimination of cervical cancer as a public health concern. In South Africa, despite having a national screening policy in place since 2000, diagnosed cervical cancer incidence ... Read more
Optimal uses of antiretrovirals for prevention in HIV-1 serodiscordant heterosexual couples in South Africa: a modelling study

Author: Hallett, Timothy B ; Baeten, Jared M ; Heffron, Renee ; Barnabas, Ruanne ; De Bruyn, Guy ; Cremin, Íde ; Delany, Sinead ; Garnett, Geoffrey P ; Gray, Glenda ; Johnson, Leigh Date: 2011 Hallett et al use a mathematical model to examine the long-term impact and cost-effectiveness of different pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) strategies for HIV prevention in serodiscordant couples. Read more c b
Social security for children in the context of AIDS: questioning the State's response

Author: Meintjes, Helen ; Budlender, Debbie ; Giese, Sonja ; Johnson, Leigh Date: Jul 2004 Read more c b n d
The burden of disease attributable to sexually transmitted infections in South Africa in 2000

Author: Johnson, Leigh ; Bradshaw, Debbie ; Dorrington, Rob ; South African Comparative Risk Assessment Collaborating Group Date: 2007 Objectives. To estimate the burden of disease attributable to sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in South Africa, to identify the factors contributing to this burden, and to review successes and failures in reducing this burden. Design. ... Read more

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