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Debbie Bradshaw
Researcher at South African Medical Research Council
Publications - 243
Citations - 12461
Debbie Bradshaw is an academic researcher from South African Medical Research Council. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Mortality rate. The author has an hindex of 57, co-authored 212 publications receiving 11541 citations. Previous affiliations of Debbie Bradshaw include Medical Research Council & University of Cape Town.
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Can non-fatal burden estimates from the Global Burden of Disease study be used locally? An investigation using models of stroke and diabetes for South Africa.
Victoria Pillay-van Wyk,Rifqah A Roomaney,Mweete D Nglazi,Oluwatoyin F Awotiwon,Judith M. Katzenellenbogen,Tracy Glass,Janetta Debora Joubert,Debbie Bradshaw +7 more
TL;DR: The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) approach as discussed by the authors estimates disease burden by combining fatal (years of life lost) and non-fatal burden prevalence-based years of life lived with disability.
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Estimating the changing burden of disease attributable to high sodium intake in South Africa for 2000, 2006 and 2012.
Beatrice Nojilana,Nada Abdelatif,Annibale Cois,Aletta E. Schutte,Edelweiss Wentzel-Viljoen,E. B. Turuwa,Rifqah A Roomaney,Oluwatoyin F Awotiwon,Ian Neethling,Rosana E. Pacella,Victoria Pillay-van Wyk,Debbie Bradshaw +11 more
TL;DR: Despite a slight decreasing trend since 2006, high sodium intake mediated through raised BP accounted for a sizeable burden of disease in 2012 and realising SA’s target to reduce sodium intake remains a priority, and progress requires systematic monitoring and evaluation.
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Estimating the burden of disease attributable to household air pollution from cooking with solid fuels in South Africa for 2000, 2006 and 2012.
Rifqah A Roomaney,Caradee Y. Wright,E Cairncross,Nada Abdelatif,Annibale Cois,Eunice Bolanle Turawa,O. F. Owotiwon,Ian Neethling,Beatrice Nojilana,Rosana E. Pacella,Debbie Bradshaw,Victoria Pillay-van Wyk +11 more
TL;DR: The burden of disease from HAP due to cooking in SA is of significant concern and effective interventions supported by legislation and policy, together with awareness campaigns, are needed to ensure access to clean household fuels and improved cook stoves.
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Is the routine health information system ready to support the planned national health insurance scheme in South Africa
Edward Nicol,Edward Nicol,Lyn A. Hanmer,Ferdinand C. Mukumbang,Ferdinand C. Mukumbang,Wisdom Basera,Wisdom Basera,Andiswa Zitho,Debbie Bradshaw,Debbie Bradshaw +9 more
TL;DR: In this article, a cross-sectional health-records review from 45 representative public hospitals consisting of seven tertiary, 10 regional and 28 district hospitals in 10 NHI pilot districts representing all nine provinces was conducted.
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Estimating the changing disease burden attributable to raised low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in South Africa for 2000, 2006 and 2012.
Ian Neethling,Nazia Peer,Annibale Cois,Beatrice Nojilana,Rosana E. Pacella,Debbie Bradshaw,V. Pillay van-Wyk +6 more
TL;DR: In this article , the authors used the comparative risk assessment (CRA) method to quantify the burden of disease attributable to LDL-C in South Africa for 2000, 2006 and 2012.