Demographic and circumstantial accounts of burn mortality in Cape Town, South Africa, 2001-2004: An observational register based study

Autor: Laflamme L, Laubscher R, Van Niekerk A

Publikováno v: BMC Public Health, Vol 9, Iss 1, p 374 (2009)

Abstract Background Burns are a persisting public health problem in low- and middle-income countries; however, epidemiologic data for these settings is scarce. South Africa is no exception although there is an emerging knowledge base, especially for

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Issues in public health: Unnatural deaths, alcohol bans and curfews: Evidence from a quasi-natural experiment during COVID-19

Autor: Moultrie, T A, Dorrington, R E, Laubscher, R, Groenewald, P, Parry, C D H, Matzopoulos, R, Bradshaw, D

Publikováno v: South African Medical Journal; Vol. 111 No. 9 (2021); 834-837

Background. Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) restrictions, particularly relating to the sale of alcohol and hours of curfew, have had a marked effect on the temporal pattern of unnatural deaths in South Africa. Methods. Death data were collected ove

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https://www.ajol.info/index.php/samj/article/view/235690

Determinants of diarrhoeal disease in children living in low-income households in a periurban community in Cape Town, South Africa

Autor: Hendricks, M K, Sambo, M, Laubscher, R, Pendlebury, S, Bourne, L

Publikováno v: South African Journal of Child Health, Volume: 16, Issue: 3, Pages: 158-165, Published: SEP 2022
South African Journal of Child Health; Vol. 16 No. 3 (2022); 158-165

Background. Water, sanitation and hygiene are critically important in reducing morbidity and mortality from childhood diarrhoeal disease and malnutrition in low-income settings.Objectives. To assess the association of diarrhoeal disease with factors

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http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1999-76712022000300006&lng=en&tlng=en

The impact of the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic on mortality in South Africa in 2020

Autor: Dorrington, R E, Laubscher, R, Nannan, N, Bradshaw, D

Publikováno v: South African Medical Journal; Vol. 112 No. 1 (2022); 14-16
SAMJ: South African Medical Journal, Volume: 112, Issue: 1, Pages: 14-16, Published: JAN 2022

BACKGROUND. The impacts on mortality of both the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic and the interventions to manage it differ between countries. The Rapid Mortality Surveillance System set up by the South African Medical Research Council based on data from the Nati

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