Risk factors associated with taeniosis-cysticercosis in rural farming communities in Gauteng Province, South Africa

2018 ◽  
Vol 50 (8) ◽  
pp. 1951-1955 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. M. Tsotetsi-Khambule ◽  
S. Njiro ◽  
T. C. Katsande ◽  
L. J. S Harrison
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Gauteng Province ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Farming Communities

Demographic and socio-economic risk factors associated with self-reported TB

2022 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-37
Author(s):  
T. Kapwata ◽  
G. Breetzke ◽  
C. Y. Wright ◽  
T. S. Marcus ◽  
O. Eales
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Gauteng Province ◽  
Human Environment ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Environmental Health Risks ◽  
Piped Water ◽  
Management Application

BACKGROUND: The infectiousness of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is known to be shaped by the human environment, with research showing positive associations with poverty, homelessness and overcrowding, among other factors. In this study, the focus is primarily on environmental health risks for TB, particularly on those associated with sociodemographic and household living conditions in South Africa.METHODS: Data for this study were collected between 2014 and 2019 from a number of sites implementing community-oriented primary care (COPC) in the Gauteng Province of the country. Community health workers (CHWs) used AitaHealthtm, a custom-built mobile information management application, to obtain data on the TB status and environmental conditions of households. Statistical models were used to determine associations between various demographic, socio-economic and environmental risk factors, and TB.RESULTS: Approximately 12,503 TB cases were reported among 7,769 households. Substance use and male-headed households were found to have significant associations in households with at least one individual with TB. Overcrowding, as well as lack of access to piped water and adequate sanitation were also found to be positively associated with a ‘TB-household.´CONCLUSION: Improvements in housing and services, particularly the provision of piped water and reticulated flush toilets, are needed to control and prevent TB in South Africa.

Risk factors associated with occurrence of anthelmintic resistance in sheep of resource-poor farmers in Limpopo province, South Africa

2018 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 555-563
Author(s):  
Morutse Mphahlele ◽  
Ana M. Tsotetsi-Khambule ◽  
Rebone Moerane ◽  
Majela L. Mashiloane ◽  
Oriel M. M. Thekisoe
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Anthelmintic Resistance ◽  
Limpopo Province ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Resource Poor

scholarly journals Risk Factors Associated with Increased Mortality among HIV Infected Children Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) in South Africa

PLoS ONE ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (7) ◽  
pp. e22706 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian C. Zanoni ◽  
Thuli Phungula ◽  
Holly M. Zanoni ◽  
Holly France ◽  
Margaret E. Feeney
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Antiretroviral Therapy ◽  
Factors Associated

scholarly journals Risk Factors Associated with Positive QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube and Tuberculin Skin Tests Results in Zambia and South Africa

PLoS ONE ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. e18206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kwame Shanaube ◽  
James Hargreaves ◽  
Katherine Fielding ◽  
Ab Schaap ◽  
Katherine-Anne Lawrence ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Skin Tests ◽  
Factors Associated

scholarly journals Risk factors associated with the occurrence of Brucella canis seropositivity in dogs within selected provinces of South Africa

2019 ◽  
Vol 90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johan Oosthuizen ◽  
James W. Oguttu ◽  
Charne Etsebeth ◽  
Werner F. Gouws ◽  
Folorunso O. Fasina
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Brucella Canis
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