Convergence of Mortality Rates among Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy in South Africa and North America

Studies, especially in the North America, have shown a relationship between political orientation and moralfoundation. This study investigated whether moral judgements differ from the political orientation of participantsin South Africa moral judgment and the extent to which moral foundations are influenced by politicalorientation.Further, the study investigated the possibility of similar patterns with the North AmericanConservative-Liberal spectrum and the moral foundation. There were 300participants, 78 males and 222 females,who completed an online questionnaire relating to moral foundation and political orientation. The results partiallysupported the hypothesis relating to Liberal and Conservative orientation in South Africa. Further, this studypartially predicted the Liberal-Conservative orientation with patterns in the moral foundation, whilst showingsimilar findings to the North American studies. A growing rate of a neutral/moderate society is evidenced in SouthAfrica and abroad, thereby showing the emergence of a more open approach to both a political and generalstance.”””

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Faculty Opinions recommendation of HIV treatment response and prognosis in Europe and North America in the first decade of highly active antiretroviral therapy: a collaborative analysis.

Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature ◽

10.3410/f.1040117.489034 ◽

2006 ◽

Author(s):

Anthony Harries

Keyword(s):

Antiretroviral Therapy ◽

North America ◽

Treatment Response ◽

Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy ◽

Hiv Treatment ◽

Highly Active ◽

Collaborative Analysis

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The effect of eligibility for antiretroviral therapy on body mass index and blood pressure in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Scientific Reports ◽

10.1038/s41598-021-94057-z ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Aditi Kuber ◽

Anna Reuter ◽

Pascal Geldsetzer ◽

Natsayi Chimbindi ◽

Mosa Moshabela ◽

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Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Blood Pressure ◽

Body Mass Index ◽

Antiretroviral Therapy ◽

Body Mass ◽

Treatment Guidelines ◽

Causal Effect ◽

Regression Discontinuity Design ◽

National Treatment ◽

Kwazulu Natal

AbstractWe use a regression discontinuity design to estimate the causal effect of antiretroviral therapy (ART) eligibility according to national treatment guidelines of South Africa on two risk factors for cardiovascular disease, body mass index (BMI) and blood pressure. We combine survey data collected in 2010 in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, with clinical data on ART. We find that early ART eligibility significantly reduces systolic and diastolic blood pressure. We do not find any significant effects on BMI. The effect on blood pressure can be detected up to three years after becoming eligible for ART.

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Sociodemographic and lifestyle correlates of exclusive breastfeeding practices among mothers on antiretroviral therapy in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

International Breastfeeding Journal ◽

10.1186/s13006-021-00366-4 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Daniel Ter Goon ◽

Anthony Idowu Ajayi ◽

Oladele Vincent Adeniyi

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Antiretroviral Therapy ◽

Exclusive Breastfeeding ◽

Hiv Transmission ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

Eastern Cape ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Breastfeeding Practice

Abstract Background Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) is associated with a reduction of postnatal HIV transmission and optimal infant growth. Given that the factors influencing exclusive breastfeeding are multi-factorial and context-specific, we examined the prevalence and factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding practice in the first 6 months among mothers on antiretroviral therapy in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Methods This was a cross-sectional study conducted between January to May 2018, on 469 parturient women enlisted in the prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission cohort study in the Eastern Cape. Mothers were asked to recall whether they breastfed their infant exclusively with breast milk from birth and if so, to state how long they did. We collected relevant sociodemographic, lifestyle, and maternal information by interview. Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression analyses were fitted to determine the sociodemographic and lifestyle factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding practice. Results The prevalence of six-month exclusive breastfeeding, measured since birth, was 32.0%. E Exclusive breastfeeding’s prevalence was significantly higher among married women (36.8%), unemployed women (36.6%), non-smokers (32.7%), and those who never drank alcohol (37.0%). Unemployed women (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] 1.66, 95% Confidence Interval [CI] 1.08–2.56) and those with grade 12 or less level of education (AOR 2.76, 95% CI 1.02–7.49) had a higher likelihood of practising EBF for 6 months since birth while mothers who consumed alcohol (AOR 0.54, 95% CI 0.34–0.85) were less likely to practice EBF for 6 months. Conclusions The prevalence of six-month exclusive breastfeeding in the study, although comparable with sub-Saharan Africa and worldwide prevalence, remains suboptimal. Advocacy campaigns on EBF must target alcohol cessation and the creation of a favourable workplace environment for lactating mothers.

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Retrospective clinical analysis of adverse drug reactions associated with antiretroviral therapy in Tlokwe district, South Africa

South African Family Practice ◽

10.1080/20786190.2017.1364013 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 60 (1) ◽

pp. 31-36

Author(s):

Rentia van Graan ◽

Michelle Viljoen ◽

Malie Rheeders ◽

Fadeela Motara

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Antiretroviral Therapy ◽

Adverse Drug Reactions ◽

Clinical Analysis ◽

Drug Reactions

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Body Size in Infancy and Childhood: A Comparative Study of Data from Okinawa, France, South Africa, and North America

Child Development ◽

10.2307/1125667 ◽

1948 ◽

Vol 19 (4) ◽

pp. 179

Author(s):

Howard V. Meredith

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Body Size ◽

North America ◽

Comparative Study ◽

Infancy And Childhood

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Implications for the age of South African Devonian rocks in which Tropidoleptus (Brachiopoda) has been found

Geological Magazine ◽

10.1017/s0016756800025024 ◽

1983 ◽

Vol 120 (1) ◽

pp. 51-58 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

A. J. Boucot ◽

C. H. C. Brunton ◽

J. N. Theron

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

North America ◽

South African ◽

Early Carboniferous ◽

Fossil Plants ◽

Geological Time ◽

Marine Sedimentation ◽

History Of ◽

Near Shore ◽

First Time

SummaryThe Devonian brachiopod Tropidoleptus is recognized for the first time in South Africa. It is present in the lower part of the Witteberg Group at four widely separated localities. Data regarding the stratigraphical range of the genus elsewhere, combined with information on recently described fossil plants and vertebrates from underlying strata of the upper Bokkeveld Group, suggest that a Frasnian or even Givetian age is reasonable for the lower part of the Witteberg Group. The recognition of Tropidoleptus in a shallow water, near-shore, molluscan association, at the top of the South African marine Devonian sequence, is similar to its occurrence in Bolivia, and suggests a common Malvinokaffric Realm history of shallowing, prior to later Devonian or early Carboniferous non-marine sedimentation. It is noteworthy that Tropidoleptus is now known to occur in ecologically suitable environments around the Atlantic, but is absent from these same environments in Asia and Australia. Tropidoleptus is an excellent example of dispersal in geological time — first appearing in northern Europe and Nova Scotia, then elsewhere in eastern North America and North Africa, followed by South America and South Africa, while continuing in North America.

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