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Violence and injuries in South Africa: prioritising an agenda for prevention
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The magnitude, contexts of occurrence, and patterns of violence, and refer to traffic-related and other unintentional injuries are reviewed, with a focus on homicide, and violence against women and children.About:
This article is published in The Lancet.The article was published on 2009-09-19. It has received 702 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Domestic violence & Injury prevention.read more
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The health and health system of South Africa: historical roots of current public health challenges
TL;DR: Pivotal facets of primary health care are not in place and there is a substantial human resources crisis facing the health sector, so the new government needs to address these factors if health is to be improved and the Millennium Development Goals achieved in South Africa.
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The burden of non-communicable diseases in South Africa.
Bongani M. Mayosi,Alan J. Flisher,Umesh G. Lalloo,Freddy Sitas,Stephen Tollman,Stephen Tollman,Debbie Bradshaw +6 more
TL;DR: The launching of a national initiative to establish sites of service excellence in urban and rural settings throughout South Africa to trial, assess, and implement integrated care interventions for chronic infectious and non-communicable diseases is urged.
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Gender and sexuality: emerging perspectives from the heterosexual epidemic in South Africa and implications for HIV risk and prevention
Rachel Jewkes,Robert Morrell +1 more
TL;DR: It is argued that the goals of HIV prevention and optimizing of care can best be achieved through change in gender identities, rather than through a focus on individual sexual behaviours.
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Health in South Africa: changes and challenges since 2009
Bongani M. Mayosi,Joy E Lawn,Ashley van Niekerk,Ashley van Niekerk,Debbie Bradshaw,Salim S. Abdool Karim,Salim S. Abdool Karim,Hoosen M. Coovadia,Hoosen M. Coovadia +8 more
TL;DR: Transformation of the health system into a national institution that is based on equity and merit and is built on an effective human-resources system could still place South Africa on track to achieve Millennium Development Goals 4, 5, and 6 and would enhance the lives of its citizens.
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A Systematic Review of African Studies on Intimate Partner Violence against Pregnant Women: Prevalence and Risk Factors
TL;DR: Meta-analysis of prevalence data and reported odds ratios of risk factors demonstrated strong evidence that a history of violence is significantly associated with IPV in pregnancy and alcohol abuse by a partner also increases a woman's chances of being abused during pregnancy.
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World report on violence and health
TL;DR: Men and women everywhere have the right to live their lives and raise their children free from the fear of violence, and to help them enjoy that right by making it clearly understood that violence is preventable, and by working together to identify and address its underlying causes.
Disease control priorities in developing countries.
Dean T. Jamison,Joel G. Breman,Anthony R. Measham,George Alleyne,Mariam Claeson,David B. Evans,Prabhat Jha,Anne Mills,Philip Musgrove +8 more
TL;DR: This first edition provides information on disease control interventions for the most common diseases and injuries in developing countries to help them define essential health service packages and offers preventive and case management guidelines critical to improving the quality of care.
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Gender-based violence, relationship power, and risk of HIV infection in women attending antenatal clinics in South Africa
Kristin Dunkle,Rachel Jewkes,Heather C. Brown,Glenda E. Gray,James A. McIntryre,Siobán D. Harlow +5 more
TL;DR: Women with violent or controlling male partners are at increased risk of HIV infection and it is postulate that abusive men are more likely to have HIV and impose risky sexual practices on partners.
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The health and health system of South Africa: historical roots of current public health challenges
TL;DR: Pivotal facets of primary health care are not in place and there is a substantial human resources crisis facing the health sector, so the new government needs to address these factors if health is to be improved and the Millennium Development Goals achieved in South Africa.
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