The University of Queensland

The Trends and Risk Factors of AIDS-Defining Cancers and Non-AIDS-Defining Cancers in Adults Living with and without HIV: A Narrative Review

Mathoma, Anikie, Sartorius, Benn and Mahomed, Saajida (2024). The Trends and Risk Factors of AIDS-Defining Cancers and Non-AIDS-Defining Cancers in Adults Living with and without HIV: A Narrative Review. Journal of Cancer Epidemiology, 2024 ARTN 7588928, 1-16. doi: 10.1155/2024/7588928

Serum microRNA Profiles and Pathways in Hepatitis B-Associated Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A South African Study

Sartorius, Kurt, Sartorius, Benn, Winkler, Cheryl, Chuturgoon, Anil, Shen, Tsai-Wei, Zhao, Yongmei and An, Ping (2024). Serum microRNA Profiles and Pathways in Hepatitis B-Associated Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A South African Study. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 25 (2) 975, 975. doi: 10.3390/ijms25020975

Using Regional Sero-Epidemiology SARS-CoV-2 Anti-S Antibodies in the Dominican Republic to Inform Targeted Public Health Response

Mario Martin, Beatris, Cadavid Restrepo, Angela, Mayfield, Helen, Then Paulino, Cecilia, De St Aubin, Micheal, Duke, William, Jarolim, Petr, Zielinski Gutiérrez, Emily, Skewes Ramm, Ronald, Dumas, Devan, Garnier, Salome, Etienne, Marie Caroline, Peña, Farah, Abdalla, Gabriela, Lopez, Beatriz, de la Cruz, Lucia, Henríquez, Bernarda, Baldwin, Margaret, Sartorius, Benn, Kucharski, Adam, Nilles, Eric James and Lau, Colleen L. (2023). Using Regional Sero-Epidemiology SARS-CoV-2 Anti-S Antibodies in the Dominican Republic to Inform Targeted Public Health Response. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 8 (11) 493, 493. doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed8110493

The uncertain role of substandard and falsified medicines in the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance

Cavany, Sean, Nanyonga, Stella, Hauk, Cathrin, Lim, Cherry, Tarning, Joel, Sartorius, Benn, Dolecek, Christiane, Caillet, Céline, Newton, Paul N. and Cooper, Ben S. (2023). The uncertain role of substandard and falsified medicines in the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance. Nature Communications, 14 (1) 6153, 1-9. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-41542-w

The burden of antimicrobial resistance in the Americas in 2019: a cross-country systematic analysis

Aguilar, Gisela Robles, Swetschinski, Lucien R., Weaver, Nicole Davis, Ikuta, Kevin S., Mestrovic, Tomislav, Gray, Authia P., Chung, Erin, Wool, Eve E., Han, Chieh, Hayoon, Anna Gershberg, Araki, Daniel T., Abdollahi, Ashkan, Abu-Zaid, Ahmed, Adnan, Mohammad, Agarwal, Ramesh, Dehkordi, Javad Aminian, Aravkin, Aleksandr Y., Areda, Demelash, Azzam, Ahmed Y., Berezin, Eitan N., Bhagavathula, Akshaya Srikanth, Bhutta, Zulfiqar A., Bhuyan, Soumitra S., Browne, Annie J., Castañeda-Orjuela, Carlos A., Chandrasekar, Eeshwar K., Ching, Patrick R., Dai, Xiaochen, Darmstadt, Gary L. ... Antimicrobial Resistance Collaborators (2023). The burden of antimicrobial resistance in the Americas in 2019: a cross-country systematic analysis. Lancet Regional Health - Americas, 25 100561, 1-16. doi: 10.1016/j.lana.2023.100561

Global, regional, and national prevalence and mortality burden of sickle cell disease, 2000-2021: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

Thomson, Azalea M., McHugh, Theresa A., Oron, Assaf P., Teply, Corey, Lonberg, Nikhil, Tella, Victor M. Vilchis, Wilner, Lauren B., Fuller, Kia, Hagins, Hailey, Aboagye, Richard Gyan, Aboye, Melka Biratu, Abu-Gharbieh, Eman, Abu-Zaid, Ahmed, Addo, Isaac Yeboah, Ahinkorah, Bright Opoku, Ahmad, Aqeel, AlRyalat, Saif Aldeen S., Amu, Hubert, Aravkin, Aleksandr Y., Arulappan, Judie, Atout, Maha Moh'd Wahbi, Badiye, Ashish D., Bagherieh, Sara, Banach, Maciej, Banakar, Morteza, Bardhan, Mainak, Barrow, Amadou, Bedane, Deriba Abera, Bensenor, Isabela M. ... Kassebaum, Nicholas J. (2023). Global, regional, and national prevalence and mortality burden of sickle cell disease, 2000-2021: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. Lancet Haematology, 10 (8), E585-E599. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3026(23)00118-7

Global, regional, and national burden of diabetes from 1990 to 2021, with projections of prevalence to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

Ong, Kanyin Liane, Stafford, Lauryn K., Mclaughlin, Susan A., Boyko, Edward J., Vollset, Stein Emil, Smith, Amanda E., Dalton, Bronte E., Duprey, Joe, Cruz, Jessica A., Hagins, Hailey, Lindstedt, Paulina A., Aali, Amirali, Abate, Yohannes Habtegiorgis, Abate, Melsew Dagne, Abbasian, Mohammadreza, Abbasi-Kangevari, Zeinab, Abbasi-Kangevari, Mohsen, Abd ElHafeez, Samar, Abd-Rabu, Rami, Abdulah, Deldar Morad, Abdullah, Abu Yousuf Md, Abedi, Vida, Abidi, Hassan, Aboagye, Richard Gyan, Abolhassani, Hassan, Abu-Gharbieh, Eman, Abu-Zaid, Ahmed, Adane, Tigist Demssew, Adane, Denberu Eshetie ... Vos, Theo (2023). Global, regional, and national burden of diabetes from 1990 to 2021, with projections of prevalence to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. Lancet, 402 (10397), 203-234. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)01301-6

Stakeholder's perspectives on acceptable interventions for promoting hypertension medication adherence in Namibia: Nominal group technique

Nakwafila, Olivia, Sartorius, Benn, Shumba, Tonderai Washington, Dzinamarira, Tafadzwa and Mashamba-Thompson, Tivani Phosa (2023). Stakeholder's perspectives on acceptable interventions for promoting hypertension medication adherence in Namibia: Nominal group technique. BMJ Open, 13 (5) e068238, 1-12. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-068238

Sudan Ebola virus (SUDV) outbreak in Uganda, 2022: lessons learnt and future priorities for sub-Saharan Africa

Bwire, Godfrey, Sartorius, Benn, Guerin, Philippe, Tegegne, Merawi Aragaw, Okware, Sam I. and Talisuna, Ambrose O. (2023). Sudan Ebola virus (SUDV) outbreak in Uganda, 2022: lessons learnt and future priorities for sub-Saharan Africa. BMC Medicine, 21 (1) 144, 144. doi: 10.1186/s12916-023-02847-1

Pre-and post-intervention survey on lung cancer awareness among adults in selected communities in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: A quasi-experimental study

Dlamini, Siyabonga B., Sartorius, Benn and Ginindza, Themba G. (2023). Pre-and post-intervention survey on lung cancer awareness among adults in selected communities in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: A quasi-experimental study. Journal of Public Health in Africa, 14 (1) 2131, 1-14. doi: 10.4081/jphia.2023.2131

Mapping age- and sex-specific HIV prevalence in adults in sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–2018

Haeuser, Emily, Serfes, Audrey L., Cork, Michael A., Yang, Mingyou, Abbastabar, Hedayat, Abhilash, E. S., Adabi, Maryam, Adebayo, Oladimeji M., Adekanmbi, Victor, Adeyinka, Daniel Adedayo, Afzal, Saira, Ahinkorah, Bright Opoku, Ahmadi, Keivan, Ahmed, Muktar Beshir, Akalu, Yonas, Akinyemi, Rufus Olusola, Akunna, Chisom Joyqueenet, Alahdab, Fares, Alanezi, Fahad Mashhour, Alanzi, Turki M., Alene, Kefyalew Addis, Alhassan, Robert Kaba, Alipour, Vahid, Almasi-Hashiani, Amir, Alvis-Guzman, Nelson, Ameyaw, Edward Kwabena, Amini, Saeed, Amugsi, Dickson A., Ancuceanu, Robert ... Dwyer-Lindgren, Laura (2022). Mapping age- and sex-specific HIV prevalence in adults in sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–2018. BMC Medicine, 20 (1) 488, 1-24. doi: 10.1186/s12916-022-02639-z

Global mortality associated with 33 bacterial pathogens in 2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Ikuta, Kevin S, Swetschinski, Lucien R, Robles Aguilar, Gisela, Sharara, Fablina, Mestrovic, Tomislav, Gray, Authia P, Davis Weaver, Nicole, Wool, Eve E, Han, Chieh, Gershberg Hayoon, Anna, Aali, Amirali, Abate, Semagn Mekonnen, Abbasi-Kangevari, Mohsen, Abbasi-Kangevari, Zeinab, Abd-Elsalam, Sherief, Abebe, Getachew, Abedi, Aidin, Abhari, Amir Parsa, Abidi, Hassan, Aboagye, Richard Gyan, Absalan, Abdorrahim, Abubaker Ali, Hiwa, Acuna, Juan Manuel, Adane, Tigist Demssew, Addo, Isaac Yeboah, Adegboye, Oyelola A, Adnan, Mohammad, Adnani, Qorinah Estiningtyas Sakilah, Afzal, Muhammad Sohail ... Naghavi, Mohsen (2022). Global mortality associated with 33 bacterial pathogens in 2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet, 400 (10369), 2221-2248. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(22)02185-7

The overlapping burden of the three leading causes of disability and death in sub-Saharan African children

Reiner, Robert C., Welgan, Catherine A., Troeger, Christopher E., Baumann, Mathew M., Weiss, Daniel J., Deshpande, Aniruddha, Blacker, Brigette F., Miller-Petrie, Molly K., Earl, Lucas, Bhatt, Samir, Abolhassani, Hassan, Abosetugn, Akine Eshete, Abu-Gharbieh, Eman, Adekanmbi, Victor, Adetokunboh, Olatunji O., Aghaali, Mohammad, Aji, Budi, Alahdab, Fares, Al-Aly, Ziyad, Alhassan, Robert Kaba, Ali, Saqib, Alizade, Hesam, Aljunid, Syed Mohamed, Almasi-Hashiani, Amir, Al-Mekhlafi, Hesham M., Altirkawi, Khalid A., Alvis-Guzman, Nelson, Amare, Azmeraw T., Amini, Saeed ... LBD Triple Burden Collaborators (2022). The overlapping burden of the three leading causes of disability and death in sub-Saharan African children. Nature Communications, 13 (1) 7457, 1-14. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-34240-6

The burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in the WHO European region in 2019: a cross-country systematic analysis

Mestrovic, Tomislav, Robles Aguilar, Gisela, Swetschinski, Lucien R, Ikuta, Kevin S, Gray, Authia P, Davis Weaver, Nicole, Han, Chieh, Wool, Eve E, Gershberg Hayoon, Anna, Hay, Simon I, Dolecek, Christiane, Sartorius, Benn, Murray, Christopher J L, Addo, Isaac Yeboah, Ahinkorah, Bright Opoku, Ahmed, Ayman, Aldeyab, Mamoon A, Allel, Kasim, Ancuceanu, Robert, Anyasodor, Anayochukwu Edward, Ausloos, Marcel, Barra, Fabio, Bhagavathula, Akshaya Srikanth, Bhandari, Dinesh, Bhaskar, Sonu, Cruz-Martins, Natália, Dastiridou, Anna, Dokova, Klara, Dubljanin, Eleonora ... Naghavi, Mohsen (2022). The burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in the WHO European region in 2019: a cross-country systematic analysis. The Lancet Public Health, 7 (11), e897-e913. doi: 10.1016/s2468-2667(22)00225-0

Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards lung cancer among adults in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: a cross-sectional survey

Dlamini, S.B., Sartorius, B. and Ginindza, T.G. (2022). Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards lung cancer among adults in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: a cross-sectional survey. Journal of Public Health in Africa, 13 (3) 2111, 1-9. doi: 10.4081/jphia.2022.2111

Can a conditional financial incentive (CFI) reduce socio-demographic inequalities in home-based HIV testing uptake? A secondary analysis of the HITS clinical trial intervention in rural South Africa

Inghels, Maxime, Kim, Hae-Young, Mathenjwa, Thulile, Shahmanesh, Maryam, Seeley, Janet, Wyke, Sally, McGrath, Nuala, Sartorius, Benn, Yapa, H. Manisha, Dobra, Adrian, Bärnighausen, Till and Tanser, Frank (2022). Can a conditional financial incentive (CFI) reduce socio-demographic inequalities in home-based HIV testing uptake? A secondary analysis of the HITS clinical trial intervention in rural South Africa. Social Science and Medicine, 311 115305, 115305. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115305

Excess Mortality Attributable to Hospital-Acquired Antimicrobial-Resistant Infections: A 2-Year Prospective Surveillance Study in Northeast Thailand

Lim, Cherry, Teparrukkul, Prapit, Nuntalohit, Somboon, Boonsong, Somsamai, Nilsakul, Jiraphorn, Srisamang, Pramot, Sartorius, Benn, White, Nicholas J., Day, Nicholas P. J., Cooper, Ben S and Limmathurotsakul, Direk (2022). Excess Mortality Attributable to Hospital-Acquired Antimicrobial-Resistant Infections: A 2-Year Prospective Surveillance Study in Northeast Thailand. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 9 (9) ofac305. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofac305

Global, regional, and national burden of hepatitis B, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Sheena, Brittney S., Hiebert, Lindsey, Han, Hannah, Ippolito, Helen, Abbasi-Kangevari, Mohsen, Abbasi-Kangevari, Zeinab, Abbastabar, Hedayat, Abdoli, Amir, Ali, Hiwa Abubaker, Adane, Mesafint Molla, Adegboye, Oyelola A., Adnani, Qorinah Estiningtyas Sakilah, Advani, Shailesh M., Afzal, Muhammad Sohail, Afzal, Saira, Meybodi, Mohamad Aghaie, Ahadinezhad, Bahman, Ahinkorah, Bright Opoku, Ahmad, Sajjad, Ahmad, Tauseef, Ahmadi, Sepideh, Ahmed, Haroon, Ahmed, Muktar Beshir, Rashid, Tarik Ahmed, Akalu, Gizachew Taddesse, Aklilu, Addis, Akram, Tayyaba, Al Hamad, Hanadi, Alahdab, Fares ... Dirac, M. Ashworth (2022). Global, regional, and national burden of hepatitis B, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 7 (9), 796-829. doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(22)00124-8

Mapping local variation in household overcrowding across Africa from 2000 to 2018: a modelling study

Chipeta, Michael G, Kumaran, Emmanuelle P A, Browne, Annie J, Hamadani, Bahar H Kashef, Haines-Woodhouse, Georgina, Sartorius, Benn, Reiner, Robert C, Dolecek, Christiane, Hay, Simon I and Moore, Catrin E (2022). Mapping local variation in household overcrowding across Africa from 2000 to 2018: a modelling study. The Lancet Planetary Health, 6 (8), e670-e681. doi: 10.1016/S2542-5196(22)00149-8

Estimates, trends, and drivers of the global burden of type 2 diabetes attributable to PM_2.5 air pollution, 1990-2019: an analysis of data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Burkart, Katrin, Cohen, Aaron J., Wozniak, Sarah S., Dai, Xiaochen, Dandona, Lalit, Dandona, Rakhi, Hay, Simon, Mokdad, Ali H., Lim, Stephen S., Stanaway, Jeffrey D., Brauer, Michael, Dharmaratne, Samath Dhamminda, Morrison, Shane Douglas, Causey, Kate, Salvi, Devashri Digvijay, Abbafati, Cristiana, Adekanmbi, Victor, Adsuar, Jose C., Ahmadi, Keivan, Majeed, Azeem, Alahdab, Fares, Al-Aly, Ziyad, Alipour, Vahid, Arabloo, Jalal, Rezapour, Aziz, Babaee, Ebrahim, Tehrani-Banihashemi, Arash, Kasaeian, Amir, Kan, Fatemeh Pashazadeh ... Zhang, Yunquan (2022). Estimates, trends, and drivers of the global burden of type 2 diabetes attributable to PM2.5 air pollution, 1990-2019: an analysis of data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Lancet Planetary Health, 6 (7), E586-E600.

Factors influencing poor medication adherence amongst patients with chronic disease in low-and-middle-income countries: A systematic scoping review

Chauke, Gloria Dunisani, Nakwafila, Olivia, Chibi, Buyisile, Sartorius, Benn and Mashamba-Thompson, Tivani (2022). Factors influencing poor medication adherence amongst patients with chronic disease in low-and-middle-income countries: A systematic scoping review. Heliyon, 8 (6) e09716, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09716

A cross-sectional study on hypertension medication adherence in a high-burden region in Namibia: Exploring hypertension interventions and validation of the Namibia Hill-bone compliance scale

Nakwafila, Olivia, Mashamba-Thompson, Tivani, Godi, Anthony and Sartorius, Benn (2022). A cross-sectional study on hypertension medication adherence in a high-burden region in Namibia: Exploring hypertension interventions and validation of the Namibia Hill-bone compliance scale. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19 (7) 4416, 1-13. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19074416

Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in 2019: a systematic analysis

Murray, Christopher JL, Ikuta, Kevin Shunji, Sharara, Fablina, Swetschinski, Lucien, Robles Aguilar, Gisela, Gray, Authia, Han, Chieh, Bisignano, Catherine, Rao, Puja, Wool, Eve, Johnson, Sarah C, Browne, Annie J, Chipeta, Michael Give, Fell, Frederick, Hackett, Sean, Haines-Woodhouse, Georgina, Kashef Hamadani, Bahar H, Kumaran, Emmanuelle A P, McManigal, Barney, Agarwal, Ramesh, Akech, Samuel, Albertson, Samuel, Amuasi, John, Andrews, Jason, Aravkin, Aleskandr, Ashley, Elizabeth, Bailey, Freddie, Baker, Stephen, Basnyat, Buddha ... Naghavi, Mohsen (2022). Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in 2019: a systematic analysis. The Lancet, 399 (10325), 629-655. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)02724-0

Health trends, inequalities and opportunities in South Africa’s provinces, 1990–2019: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2019 Study

Achoki, Tom, Sartorius, Benn, Watkins, David, Glenn, Scott D, Kengne, Andre Pascal, Oni, Tolu, Wiysonge, Charles Shey, Walker, Alexandra, Adetokunboh, Olatunji O, Babalola, Tesleem Kayode, Bolarinwa, Obasanjo Afolabi, Claassens, Mareli M, Cowden, Richard G, Day, Candy T, Ezekannagha, Oluchi, Ginindza, Themba G, Iwu, Chidozie C D, Iwu, Chinwe Juliana, Karangwa, Innocent, Katoto, Patrick DMC, Kugbey, Nuworza, Kuupiel, Desmond, Mahasha, Phetole Walter, Mashamba-Thompson, Tivani Phosa, Mensah, George A, Ndwandwe, Duduzile Edith, Nnaji, Chukwudi A, Ntsekhe, Mpiko, Nyirenda, Thomas Elliot ... Naghavi, Mohsen (2022). Health trends, inequalities and opportunities in South Africa’s provinces, 1990–2019: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2019 Study. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 76 (5), 471-481. doi: 10.1136/jech-2021-217480

Cancer incidence, mortality, years of life lost, years lived with disability, and disability-adjusted life years for 29 cancer groups from 2010 to 2019: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Kocarnik, Jonathan M., Compton, Kelly, Dean, Frances E., Fu, Weijia, Gaw, Brian L., Harvey, James D., Henrikson, Hannah Jacqueline, Lu, Dan, Pennini, Alyssa, Xu, Rixing, Ababneh, Emad, Abbasi-Kangevari, Mohsen, Abbastabar, Hedayat, Abd-Elsalam, Sherief M., Abdoli, Amir, Abedi, Aidin, Abidi, Hassan, Abolhassani, Hassan, Adedeji, Isaac Akinkunmi, Adnani, Qorinah Estiningtyas Sakilah, Advani, Shailesh M., Afzal, Muhammad Sohail, Aghaali, Mohammad, Ahinkorah, Bright Opoku, Ahmad, Sajjad, Ahmad, Tauseef, Ahmadi, Ali, Ahmadi, Sepideh, Ahmed Rashid, Tarik ... Force, Lisa M. (2021). Cancer incidence, mortality, years of life lost, years lived with disability, and disability-adjusted life years for 29 cancer groups from 2010 to 2019: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. JAMA Oncology, 8 (3), 420-444. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2021.6987

Author Correction: Modelling and predicting the spatio‑temporal spread of COVID‑19, associated deaths and impact of key risk factors in England (Scientific Reports, (2021), 11, 1, (5378), 10.1038/s41598-021-83780-2)

Sartorius, B., Lawson, A. B. and Pullan, R. L. (2021). Author Correction: Modelling and predicting the spatio‑temporal spread of COVID‑19, associated deaths and impact of key risk factors in England (Scientific Reports, (2021), 11, 1, (5378), 10.1038/s41598-021-83780-2). Scientific Reports, 11 (1) 17699. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-97282-8

Joint spatio-temporal modelling of adverse pregnancy outcomes sharing common risk factors at sub-county level in Kenya, 2016–2019

Odhiambo, Julius Nyerere and Sartorius, Benn (2021). Joint spatio-temporal modelling of adverse pregnancy outcomes sharing common risk factors at sub-county level in Kenya, 2016–2019. BMC Public Health, 21 (1) 2331. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-12210-9

Global, regional, and national mortality among young people aged 10-24 years, 1950-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Ward, Joseph L., Azzopardi, Peter S., Francis, Kate Louise, Santelli, John S., Skirbekk, Vegard, Sawyer, Susan M., Kassebaum, Nicholas J., Mokdad, Ali H., Hay, Simon I., Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdoli, Amir, Abdollahi, Mohammad, Abedi, Aidin, Abolhassani, Hassan, Abreu, Lucas Guimaraes, Abrigo, Michael R. M., Abu-Gharbieh, Eman, Abushouk, Abdelrahman I., Adebayo, Oladimeji M., Adekanmbi, Victor, Adham, Davoud, Advani, Shailesh M., Afshari, Khashayar, Agrawal, Anurag, Ahmad, Tauseef, Ahmadi, Keivan, Ahmed, Anwar E., Aji, Budi, Akombi-Inyang, Blessing ... Viner, Russell M. (2021). Global, regional, and national mortality among young people aged 10-24 years, 1950-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Lancet, 398 (10311), 1593-1618.

Developing strategies for onchocerciasis elimination mapping and surveillance through the diagnostic network optimization approach

Albert, Heidi, Sartorius, Benn, Bessell, Paul R., de Souza, Dziedzom K., Rupani, Sidharth, Gonzalez, Karla, Kayembe, Simon, Ndung’u, Joseph, Pullan, Rachel, Makana, Don Paul, de Almeida, Maria Cecilia César and Uvon, Naomi Awaca (2021). Developing strategies for onchocerciasis elimination mapping and surveillance through the diagnostic network optimization approach. Frontiers in Tropical Diseases, 2 707752, 1-13. doi: 10.3389/fitd.2021.707752

Subnational mapping of HIV incidence and mortality among individuals aged 15–49 years in sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–18: a modelling study

Sartorius, Benn, VanderHeide, John D., Yang, Mingyou, Goosmann, Erik A., Hon, Julia, Haeuser, Emily, Cork, Michael A., Perkins, Samantha, Jahagirdar, Deepa, Schaeffer, Lauren E., Serfes, Audrey L., LeGrand, Kate E., Abbastabar, Hedayat, Abebo, Zeleke Hailemariam, Abosetugn, Akine Eshete, Abu-Gharbieh, Eman, Accrombessi, Manfred Mario Kokou, Adebayo, Oladimeji M., Adegbosin, Adeyinka Emmanuel, Adekanmbi, Victor, Adetokunboh, Olatunji O., Adeyinka, Daniel Adedayo, Ahinkorah, Bright Opoku, Ahmadi, Keivan, Ahmed, Muktar Beshir, Akalu, Yonas, Akinyemi, Oluwaseun Oladapo, Akinyemi, Rufus Olusola, Aklilu, Addis ... Dwyer-Lindgren, Laura (2021). Subnational mapping of HIV incidence and mortality among individuals aged 15–49 years in sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–18: a modelling study. The Lancet HIV, 8 (6), e363-e375. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3018(21)00051-5

The impact of child health interventions and risk factors on child survival in Kenya, 1993–2014: a Bayesian spatio-temporal analysis with counterfactual scenarios

Macharia, Peter M., Joseph, Noel K., Snow, Robert W., Sartorius, Benn and Okiro, Emelda A. (2021). The impact of child health interventions and risk factors on child survival in Kenya, 1993–2014: a Bayesian spatio-temporal analysis with counterfactual scenarios. BMC Medicine, 19 (1) 102, 1-15. doi: 10.1186/s12916-021-01974-x

Subnational estimates of factors associated with under-five mortality in Kenya: a spatio-temporal analysis, 1993–2014

Macharia, Peter M., Joseph, Noel K., Sartorius, Benn, Snow, Robert W. and Okiro, Emelda A. (2021). Subnational estimates of factors associated with under-five mortality in Kenya: a spatio-temporal analysis, 1993–2014. BMJ Global Health, 6 (4) e004544, 1-17. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2020-004544

Home-Based Intervention to Test and Start (HITS): a community-randomized controlled trial to increase HIV testing uptake among men in rural South Africa

Tanser, Frank C, Kim, Hae-Young, Mathenjwa, Thulile, Shahmanesh, Maryam, Seeley, Janet, Matthews, Phillippa, Wyke, Sally, McGrath, Nuala, Adeagbo, Oluwafemi, Sartorius, Benn, Yapa, Handurugamage Manisha, Zuma, Thembelihle, Zeitlin, Anya, Blandford, Ann, Dobra, Adrian and Bärnighausen, Till (2021). Home-Based Intervention to Test and Start (HITS): a community-randomized controlled trial to increase HIV testing uptake among men in rural South Africa. Journal of the International AIDS Society, 24 (2) e25665, 1-9. doi: 10.1002/jia2.25665

Mapping routine measles vaccination in low- and middle-income countries

Sbarra, Alyssa N., Rolfe, Sam, Nguyen, Jason Q., Earl, Lucas, Galles, Natalie C., Marks, Ashley, Abbas, Kaja M., Abbasi-Kangevari, Mohsen, Abbastabar, Hedayat, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdelalim, Ahmed, Abdollahi, Mohammad, Abegaz, Kedir Hussein, Abiy, Hailemariam Abiy Alemu, Abolhassani, Hassan, Abreu, Lucas Guimarães, Abrigo, Michael R. M., Abushouk, Abdelrahman I., Accrombessi, Manfred Mario Kokou, Adabi, Maryam, Adebayo, Oladimeji M., Adekanmbi, Victor, Adetokunboh, Olatunji O., Adham, Davoud, Afarideh, Mohsen, Aghaali, Mohammad, Ahmad, Tauseef, Ahmadi, Raman, Ahmadi, Keivan ... Mosser, Jonathan F. (2021). Mapping routine measles vaccination in low- and middle-income countries. Nature, 589 (7842), 415-419. doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-03043-4

Mapping inequalities in exclusive breastfeeding in low- and middle-income countries, 2000–2018

Bhattacharjee, Natalia V., Schaeffer, Lauren E., Hay, Simon I., Lu, Dan, Schipp, Megan F., Lazzar-Atwood, Alice, Donkers, Katie M., Abady, Gdiom Gebreheat, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdelalim, Ahmed, Abebo, Zeleke Hailemariam, Abejie, Ayenew Negesse, Abosetugn, Akine Eshete, Abreu, Lucas Guimarães, Abrigo, Michael R. M., Abu-Gharbieh, Eman, Abushouk, Abdelrahman I., Adamu, Aishatu L., Adedeji, Isaac Akinkunmi, Adegbosin, Adeyinka Emmanuel, Adekanmbi, Victor, Adetokunboh, Olatunji O., Agudelo-Botero, Marcela, Aji, Budi, Akinyemi, Oluwaseun Oladapo, Alamneh, Alehegn Aderaw, Alanezi, Fahad Mashhour, Alanzi, Turki M., Albright, James ... Hay, Simon I. (2021). Mapping inequalities in exclusive breastfeeding in low- and middle-income countries, 2000–2018. Nature Human Behaviour, 5 (8), 1027-1045. doi: 10.1038/s41562-021-01108-6

Prevalence and intensity of soil-transmitted helminth infections of children in sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–18: a geospatial analysis

Sartorius, Benn, Cano, Jorge, Simpson, Hope, Tusting, Lucy S, Marczak, Laurie B, Miller-Petrie, Molly K, Kinvi, Boniface, Zoure, Honorat, Mwinzi, Pauline, Hay, Simon I, Rebollo, Maria and Pullan, Rachel L (2021). Prevalence and intensity of soil-transmitted helminth infections of children in sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–18: a geospatial analysis. The Lancet Global Health, 9 (1), e52-e60. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(20)30398-3

Mapping of anaemia prevalence among pregnant women in Kenya (2016–2019)

Odhiambo, Julius Nyerere and Sartorius, Benn (2020). Mapping of anaemia prevalence among pregnant women in Kenya (2016–2019). BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 20 (1) 711. doi: 10.1186/s12884-020-03380-2

Oral rehydration therapies in Senegal, Mali, and Sierra Leone: a spatial analysis of changes over time and implications for policy

Wiens, Kirsten E., Schaeffer, Lauren E., Sow, Samba O., Ndoye, Babacar, Cain, Carrie Jo, Baumann, Mathew M., Johnson, Kimberly B., Lindstedt, Paulina A., Blacker, Brigette F., Bhutta, Zulfiqar A., Cormier, Natalie M., Daoud, Farah, Earl, Lucas, Farag, Tamer, Khalil, Ibrahim A., Kinyoki, Damaris K., Larson, Heidi J., LeGrand, Kate E., Cook, Aubrey J., Malta, Deborah C., Månsson, Johan C., Mayala, Benjamin K., Mokdad, Ali H., Ogbuanu, Ikechukwu U., Sankoh, Osman, Sartorius, Benn, Topor-Madry, Roman, Troeger, Christopher E., Welgan, Catherine A. ... Reiner, Robert C. (2020). Oral rehydration therapies in Senegal, Mali, and Sierra Leone: a spatial analysis of changes over time and implications for policy. BMC Medicine, 18 (1) 405. doi: 10.1186/s12916-020-01857-7

Spatial-temporal patterns of malaria incidence in Uganda using HMIS data from 2015 to 2019

Kigozi, Simon P., Kigozi, Ruth N., Sebuguzi, Catherine M., Cano, Jorge, Rutazaana, Damian, Opigo, Jimmy, Bousema, Teun, Yeka, Adoke, Gasasira, Anne, Sartorius, Benn and Pullan, Rachel L. (2020). Spatial-temporal patterns of malaria incidence in Uganda using HMIS data from 2015 to 2019. BMC Public Health, 20 (1) 1913, 1-14. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-10007-w

Impact of pretreatment low-abundance HIV-1 drug-resistant variants on virological failure among HIV-1/TB-co-infected individuals

Chimukangara, Benjamin, Giandhari, Jennifer, Lessells, Richard, Yende-Zuma, Nonhlanhla, Sartorius, Benn, Samuel, Reshmi, Khanyile, Khulekani S., Stray-Pedersen, Babill, Moodley, Pravi, Metzner, Karin J., Padayatchi, Nesri, Naidoo, Kogieleum and de Oliveira, Tulio (2020). Impact of pretreatment low-abundance HIV-1 drug-resistant variants on virological failure among HIV-1/TB-co-infected individuals. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 75 (11), 3319-3326. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkaa343

Five insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Abbafati, Cristiana, Abbas, Kaja M., Abbasi, Mohammad, Abbasifard, Mitra, Abbasi-Kangevari, Mohsen, Abbastabar, Hedayat, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdelalim, Ahmed, Abdollahi, Mohammad, Abdollahpour, Ibrahim, Abedi, Aidin, Abedi, Parisa, Abegaz, Kedir Hussein, Abolhassani, Hassan, Abosetugn, Akine Eshete, Aboyans, Victor, Abrams, Elissa M., Abreu, Lucas Guimaraes, Abrigo, Michael R. M., Abu Haimed, Abdulaziz Khalid, Abualhasan, Ahmed, Abu-Gharbieh, Eman, Abu-Raddad, Laith Jamal, Abushouk, Abdelrahman I., Acebedo, Alyssa, Ackerman, Ilana N., Adabi, Maryam, Adair, Tim, Adamu, Abdu A. ... Murray, Christopher J. L. (2020). Five insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Lancet, 396 (10258), 1135-1159.

Global age-sex-specific fertility, mortality, healthy life expectancy (HALE), and population estimates in 204 countries and territories, 1950-2019: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Wang, Haidong, Abbas, Kaja M., Abbasifard, Mitra, Abbasi-Kangevari, Mohsen, Abbastabar, Hedayat, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdelalim, Ahmed, Abolhassani, Hassan, Abreu, Lucas Guimaraes, Abrigo, Michael R. M., Abushouk, Abdelrahman I., Adabi, Maryam, Adair, Tim, Adebayo, Oladimeji M., Adedeji, Isaac Akinkunmi, Adekanmbi, Victor, Adeoye, Abiodun Moshood, Adetokunboh, Olatunji O., Advani, Shailesh M., Afshin, Ashkan, Aghaali, Mohammad, Agrawal, Anurag, Ahmadi, Keivan, Ahmadieh, Hamid, Ahmed, Muktar Beshir, Al-Aly, Ziyad, Alam, Khurshid, Alam, Tahiya, Alanezi, Fahad Mashhour ... Murray, Christopher J. L. (2020). Global age-sex-specific fertility, mortality, healthy life expectancy (HALE), and population estimates in 204 countries and territories, 1950-2019: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Lancet, 396 (10258), 1160-1203.

Spatial and spatio-temporal methods for mapping malaria risk: A systematic review

Odhiambo, Julius Nyerere, Kalinda, Chester, MacHaria, Peter M., Snow, Robert W. and Sartorius, Benn (2020). Spatial and spatio-temporal methods for mapping malaria risk: A systematic review. BMJ Global Health, 5 (10) e002919, e002919. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2020-002919

Epidemiology of injuries from fire, heat and hot substances: global, regional and national morbidity and mortality estimates from the Global Burden of Disease 2017 study

James, Spencer L., Lucchesi, Lydia R., Bisignano, Catherine, Castle, Chris D., Dingels, Zachary, Fox, Jack T., Hamilton, Erin B., Henry, Nathaniel J., McCracken, Darrah, Roberts, Nicholas L. S., Sylte, Dillon O., Ahmadi, Alireza, Ahmed, Muktar Beshir, Alahdab, Fares, Alipour, Vahid, Andualem, Zewudu, Antonio, Carl Abelardo T., Arabloo, Jalal, Badiye, Ashish D., Bagherzadeh, Mojtaba, Banstola, Amrit, Baernighausen, Till Winfried, Barzegar, Akbar, Bayati, Mohsen, Bhaumik, Soumyadeep, Bijani, Ali, Bukhman, Gene, Carvalho, Felix, Crowe, Christopher Stephen ... Mokdad, Ali H. (2020). Epidemiology of injuries from fire, heat and hot substances: global, regional and national morbidity and mortality estimates from the Global Burden of Disease 2017 study. Injury Prevention, 26 (SUPP_1), 36-45. doi: 10.1136/injuryprev-2019-043299

Global injury morbidity and mortality from 1990 to 2017: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

James, Spencer L, Castle, Chris D, Dingels, Zachary V, Fox, Jack T, Hamilton, Erin B, Liu, Zichen, S Roberts, Nicholas L, Sylte, Dillon O, Henry, Nathaniel J, LeGrand, Kate E, Abdelalim, Ahmed, Abdoli, Amir, Abdollahpour, Ibrahim, Abdulkader, Rizwan Suliankatchi, Abedi, Aidin, Abosetugn, Akine Eshete, Abushouk, Abdelrahman I, Adebayo, Oladimeji M, Agudelo-Botero, Marcela, Ahmad, Tauseef, Ahmed, Rushdia, Ahmed, Muktar Beshir, Eddine Aichour, Miloud Taki, Alahdab, Fares, Alamene, Genet Melak, Alanezi, Fahad Mashhour, Alebel, Animut, Alema, Niguse Meles, Alghnam, Suliman A ... Vos, Theo (2020). Global injury morbidity and mortality from 1990 to 2017: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Injury Prevention, 26 (Supp 1), i96-i114. doi: 10.1136/injuryprev-2019-043494

The global distribution of lymphatic filariasis, 2000–18: a geospatial analysis

Deshpande, Aniruddha, Miller-Petrie, Molly K., Johnson, Kimberly B., Abdoli, A., Abrigo, Michael R.M., Adekanmbi, Victor, Adetokunboh, Olatunji O., Adinarayanan, S., Ahmadpour, E., Ahmed, Muktar Beshir, Akalu, Temesgen Yihunie, Alanezi, T. M., Alinia, C., Alipour, Vahid, Amit, Arianna Maever L., Anber, N. H., Ancuceanu, R., Andualem, Z., Ansari, F., Antonio, Carl Abelardo T., Anvari, D., Appiah, S., Arabloo, Jalal, Arnold, B. F., Ausloos, Marcel, Ayanore, Martin Amogre, Badirzadeh, A., Baig, A. A., Banach, Maciej ... Local Burden of Disease 2019 Neglected Tropical Diseases Collaborators (2020). The global distribution of lymphatic filariasis, 2000–18: a geospatial analysis. The Lancet Global Health, 8 (9), e1186-e1194. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(20)30286-2

Mapping male circumcision for HIV prevention efforts in sub-Saharan Africa

Cork, Michael A., Wilson, Kate F., Perkins, Samantha, Collison, Michael L., Deshpande, Aniruddha, Eaton, Jeffrey W., Earl, Lucas, Haeuser, Emily, Justman, Jessica E., Kinyoki, Damaris K., Mayala, Benjamin K., Mosser, Jonathan F., Murray, Christopher J. L., Nkengasong, John N., Piot, Peter, Sartorius, Benn, Schaeffer, Lauren E., Serfes, Audrey L., Sligar, Amber, Steuben, Krista M., Tanser, Frank C., Vanderheide, John D., Yang, Mingyou, Wabiri, Njeri, Hay, Simon I. and Dwyer-Lindgren, Laura (2020). Mapping male circumcision for HIV prevention efforts in sub-Saharan Africa. BMC Medicine, 18 (1) 189, 1-15. doi: 10.1186/s12916-020-01635-5

Mapping local patterns of childhood overweight and wasting in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2017

Kinyoki, Damaris K., Ross, Jennifer M., Lazzar-Atwood, Alice, Munro, Sandra B., Schaeffer, Lauren E., Abbasalizad-Farhangi, Mahdieh, Abbasi, Masoumeh, Abbastabar, Hedayat, Abdelalim, Ahmed, Abdoli, Amir, Abdollahi, Mohammad, Abdollahpour, Ibrahim, Abdulkader, Rizwan Suliankatchi, Abebe, Nebiyu Dereje, Abebo, Teshome Abuka, Abegaz, Kedir Hussein, Abolhassani, Hassan, Abreu, Lucas Guimarães, Abrigo, Michael R. M., Abushouk, Abdelrahman I., Accrombessi, Manfred Mario Kokou, Acharya, Dilaram, Adabi, Maryam, Adebiyi, Akindele Olupelumi, Adedeji, Isaac Akinkunmi, Adekanmbi, Victor, Adeoye, Abiodun Moshood, Adetokunboh, Olatunji O., Adham, Davoud ... Hay, Simon I. (2020). Mapping local patterns of childhood overweight and wasting in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2017. Nature Medicine, 26 (5), 750-759. doi: 10.1038/s41591-020-0807-6

Department of Error: Mapping geographical inequalities in childhood diarrhoeal morbidity and mortality in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000–17: analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (The Lancet (2020) 395(10239) (1779–1801), (S0140673620301148), (10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30114-8))

Reiner, Robert C., Wiens, Kirsten E., Deshpande, Aniruddha, Baumann, Mathew M., Lindstedt, Paulina A., Blacker, Brigette F., Troeger, Christopher E., Earl, Lucas, Munro, Sandra B., Abate, Degu, Abbastabar, Hedayat, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdelalim, Ahmed, Abdollahpour, Ibrahim, Abdulkader, Rizwan Suliankatchi, Abebe, Getaneh, Abegaz, Kedir Hussein, Abreu, Lucas Guimarães, Abrigo, Michael R.M., Accrombessi, Manfred Mario Kokou, Acharya, Dilaram, Adabi, Maryam, Adebayo, Oladimeji M., Adedoyin, Rufus Adesoji, Adekanmbi, Victor, Adetokunboh, Olatunji O., Adham, Davoud, Adhena, Beyene Meressa, Afarideh, Mohsen ... Hay, Simon I. (2020). Department of Error: Mapping geographical inequalities in childhood diarrhoeal morbidity and mortality in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000–17: analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (The Lancet (2020) 395(10239) (1779–1801), (S0140673620301148), (10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30114-8)). The Lancet, 395 (10239), 1762-1762. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31248-4

The global, regional, and national burden of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

Dirac, M Ashworth, Safiri, Saeid, Tsoi, Derrick, Adedoyin, Rufus Adesoji, Afshin, Ashkan, Akhlaghi, Narjes, Alahdab, Fares, Almulhim, Abdulaziz M, Amini, Saeed, Ausloos, Floriane, Bacha, Umar, Banach, Maciej, Bhagavathula, Akshaya Srikanth, Bijani, Ali, Biondi, Antonio, Borzì, Antonio Maria, Colombara, Danny, Corey, Kathleen Elizabeth, Dagnew, Baye, Daryani, Ahmad, Davitoiu, Dragos Virgil, Demeke, Feleke Mekonnen, Demoz, Gebre Teklemariam, Do, Huyen Phuc, Etemadi, Arash, Farzadfar, Farshad, Fischer, Florian, Gebre, Abadi Kahsu, Gebremariam, Hadush ... Naghavi, Mohsen (2020). The global, regional, and national burden of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 5 (6), 561-581. doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(19)30408-X

The global, regional, and national burden of oesophageal cancer and its attributable risk factors in 195 countries and territories, 1990-2017: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

Kamangar, Farin, Nasrollahzadeh, Dariush, Safiri, Saeid, Sepanlou, Sadaf G, Fitzmaurice, Christina, Ikuta, Kevin S, Bisignano, Catherine, Islami, Farhad, Roshandel, Gholamreza, Lim, Stephen S, Abolhassani, Hassan, Abu-Gharbieh, Eman, Adedoyin, Rufus Adesoji, Advani, Shailesh M, Ahmed, Muktar Beshir, Aichour, Miloud Taki Eddine, Akinyemiju, Tomi, Akunna, Chisom Joyqueenet, Alahdab, Fares, Alipour, Vahid, Almasi-Hashiani, Amir, Almulhim, Abdulaziz M, Anber, Nahla Hamed, Ansari-Moghaddam, Alireza, Arabloo, Jalal, Arab-Zozani, Morteza, Awedew, Atalel Fentahun, Badawi, Alaa, Berfield, Kathleen S Sachiko ... Naghavi, Mohsen (2020). The global, regional, and national burden of oesophageal cancer and its attributable risk factors in 195 countries and territories, 1990-2017: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 5 (6), 582-597. doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(20)30007-8

Does suboptimal household flooring increase the risk of diarrhoea and intestinal parasite infection in low and middle income endemic settings? A systematic review and meta-analysis protocol

Sartorius, Benn, Legge, Hugo and Pullan, Rachel (2020). Does suboptimal household flooring increase the risk of diarrhoea and intestinal parasite infection in low and middle income endemic settings? A systematic review and meta-analysis protocol. Systematic Reviews, 9 (1) 113, 113. doi: 10.1186/s13643-020-01384-9

Spatial-temporal trends and risk factors for undernutrition and obesity among children (<5 years) in South Africa, 2008–2017: findings from a nationally representative longitudinal panel survey

Sartorius, Benn, Sartorius, Kurt, Green, Rosemary, Lutge, Elizabeth, Scheelbeek, Pauline, Tanser, Frank, Dangour, Alan D and Slotow, Rob (2020). Spatial-temporal trends and risk factors for undernutrition and obesity among children (<5 years) in South Africa, 2008–2017: findings from a nationally representative longitudinal panel survey. BMJ Open, 10 (4), e034476. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034476

The global, regional, and national burden of cirrhosis by cause in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

Sepanlou, Sadaf G, Safiri, Saeid, Bisignano, Catherine, Ikuta, Kevin S, Merat, Shahin, Saberifiroozi, Mehdi, Poustchi, Hossein, Tsoi, Derrick, Colombara, Danny V, Abdoli, Amir, Adedoyin, Rufus Adesoji, Afarideh, Mohsen, Agrawal, Sutapa, Ahmad, Sohail, Ahmadian, Elham, Ahmadpour, Ehsan, Akinyemiju, Tomi, Akunna, Chisom Joyqueenet, Alipour, Vahid, Almasi-Hashiani, Amir, Almulhim, Abdulaziz M, Al-Raddadi, Rajaa M, Alvis-Guzman, Nelson, Anber, Nahla Hamed, Angus, Colin, Anoushiravani, Amir, Arabloo, Jalal, Araya, Ephrem Mebrahtu, Asmelash, Daniel ... Malekzadeh, Reza (2020). The global, regional, and national burden of cirrhosis by cause in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 5 (3), 245-266. doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(19)30349-8

Mapping child growth failure across low- and middle-income countries

Kinyoki, Damaris K., Osgood-Zimmerman, Aaron E., Pickering, Brandon V., Schaeffer, Lauren E., Marczak, Laurie B., Lazzar-Atwood, Alice, Collison, Michael L., Henry, Nathaniel J., Abebe, Zegeye, Adamu, Abdu A., Adekanmbi, Victor, Ahmadi, Keivan, Ajumobi, Olufemi, Al-Eyadhy, Ayman, Al-Raddadi, Rajaa M., Alahdab, Fares, Alijanzadeh, Mehran, Alipour, Vahid, Altirkawi, Khalid, Amini, Saeed, Andrei, Catalina Liliana, Antonio, Carl Abelardo T., Arabloo, Jalal, Aremu, Olatunde, Asadi-Aliabadi, Mehran, Atique, Suleman, Ausloos, Marcel, Avila, Marco, Awasthi, Ashish ... Hay, Simon I. (2020). Mapping child growth failure across low- and middle-income countries. Nature, 577 (7789), 231-234. doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-1878-8

Mapping disparities in education across low- and middle-income countries

Graetz, Nicholas, Woyczynski, Lauren, Wilson, Katherine F., Hall, Jason B., Abate, Kalkidan Hassen, Abd-Allah, Foad, Adebayo, Oladimeji M., Adekanmbi, Victor, Afshari, Mahdi, Ajumobi, Olufemi, Akinyemiju, Tomi, Alahdab, Fares, Al-Aly, Ziyad, Rabanal, Jacqueline Elizabeth Alcalde, Alijanzadeh, Mehran, Alipour, Vahid, Altirkawi, Khalid, Amiresmaili, Mohammadreza, Anber, Nahla Hamed, Andrei, Catalina Liliana, Anjomshoa, Mina, Antonio, Carl Abelardo T., Arabloo, Jalal, Aremu, Olatunde, Aryal, Krishna K., Asadi-Aliabadi, Mehran, Atique, Suleman, Ausloos, Marcel, Awasthi, Ashish ... Hay, Simon I. (2020). Mapping disparities in education across low- and middle-income countries. Nature, 577 (7789), 235-238. doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-1872-1

Author Correction: Mapping local patterns of childhood overweight and wasting in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2017 (Nature Medicine, (2020), 26, 5, (750-759), 10.1038/s41591-020-0807-6)

Kinyoki, Damaris K., Ross, Jennifer M., Lazzar-Atwood, Alice, Munro, Sandra B., Schaeffer, Lauren E., Abbasalizad-Farhangi, Mahdieh, Abbasi, Masoumeh, Abbastabar, Hedayat, Abdelalim, Ahmed, Abdoli, Amir, Abdollahi, Mohammad, Abdollahpour, Ibrahim, Abdulkader, Rizwan Suliankatchi, Abebe, Nebiyu Dereje, Abebo, Teshome Abuka, Abegaz, Kedir Hussein, Abolhassani, Hassan, Abreu, Lucas Guimarães, Abrigo, Michael R. M., Abushouk, Abdelrahman I., Accrombessi, Manfred Mario Kokou, Acharya, Dilaram, Adabi, Maryam, Adebiyi, Akindele Olupelumi, Adedeji, Isaac Akinkunmi, Adekanmbi, Victor, Adeoye, Abiodun Moshood, Adetokunboh, Olatunji O., Adham, Davoud ... Hay, Simon I. (2020). Author Correction: Mapping local patterns of childhood overweight and wasting in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2017 (Nature Medicine, (2020), 26, 5, (750-759), 10.1038/s41591-020-0807-6). Nature Medicine, 26 (8), 1308-1308. doi: 10.1038/s41591-020-0972-7

Quantifying risks and interventions that have affected the burden of diarrhoea among children younger than 5 years: an analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

Troeger, Christopher E., Khalil, Ibrahim A., Blacker, Brigette F., Biehl, Molly H., Albertson, Samuel B., Zimsen, Stephanie R. M., Rao, Puja C., Abate, Degu, Ahmadi, Alireza, Ahmed, Mohamed Lemine Cheikh Brahim, Akal, Chalachew Genet, Alahdab, Fares, Alam, Noore, Alene, Kefyalew Addis, Alipour, Vahid, Aljunid, Syed Mohamed, Al-Raddadi, Rajaa M., Alvis-Guzman, Nelson, Amini, Saeed, Anber, Nahla Hamed, Anjomshoa, Mina, Antonio, Carl Abelardo T., Arabloo, Jalal, Aremu, Olatunde, Atalay, Hagos Tasew, Atique, Suleman, Avokpaho, Euripide F. G. A., Awad, Samah, Awasthi, Ashish ... Reiner, Robert C. (2020). Quantifying risks and interventions that have affected the burden of diarrhoea among children younger than 5 years: an analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Lancet Infectious Diseases, 20 (1), 37-59. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(19)30401-3

Association of predicted 10 years cardiovascular mortality risk with duration of HIV infection and antiretroviral therapy among HIV-infected individuals in Durban, South Africa

Todowede, Olamide O., Sartorius, Benn, Magula, Nombulelo and Schutte, Aletta E. (2019). Association of predicted 10 years cardiovascular mortality risk with duration of HIV infection and antiretroviral therapy among HIV-infected individuals in Durban, South Africa. Diabetology and Metabolic Syndrome, 11 (1) 105. doi: 10.1186/s13098-019-0502-2

Impact of Implementing Antenatal Syphilis Point-of-Care Testing on Maternal Mortality in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis

Mashamba-Thompson, Tivani P., Drain, Paul K., Kuupiel, Desmond and Sartorius, Benn (2019). Impact of Implementing Antenatal Syphilis Point-of-Care Testing on Maternal Mortality in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis. Diagnostics, 9 (4) 218, 1-10. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics9040218

Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and mortality of HIV, 1980-2017, and forecasts to 2030, for 195 countries and territories: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2017

Frank, Tahvi D., Carter, Austin, Jahagirdar, Deepa, Biehl, Molly H., Douwes-Schultz, Dirk, Larson, Samantha Leigh, Arora, Megha, Dwyer-Lindgren, Laura, Steuben, Krista M., Abbastabar, Hedayat, Abu-Raddad, Laith Jamal, Abyu, Direslgne Misker, Adabi, Maryam, Adebayo, Oladimeji M., Adekanmbi, Victor, Adetokunboh, Olatunji O., Ahmadi, Alireza, Ahmadi, Keivan, Ahmadian, Elham, Ahmadpour, Ehsan, Ahmed, Muktar Beshir, Akal, Chalachew Genet, Alahdab, Fares, Alam, Noore, Albertson, Samuel B., Alemnew, Birhan Tamene T., Alene, Kefyalew Addis, Alipour, Vahid, Alvis-Guzman, Nelson ... Murray, Christopher J.L. (2019). Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and mortality of HIV, 1980-2017, and forecasts to 2030, for 195 countries and territories: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2017. The Lancet HIV, 6 (12), e831-e859. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3018(19)30196-1

The regulatory role of microRNA in hepatitis-B virus-associated hepatocellular carcinoma (HBV-HCC) pathogenesis

Sartorius, Kurt, Makarova, Julia, Sartorius, Benn, An, Ping, Winkler, Cheryl, Chuturgoon, Anil and Kramvis, Anna (2019). The regulatory role of microRNA in hepatitis-B virus-associated hepatocellular carcinoma (HBV-HCC) pathogenesis. Cells, 8 (12) 1504, 1504. doi: 10.3390/cells8121504

Overall survival for neuroblastoma in South Africa between 2000 and 2014

Van Heerden, Jaques, Hendricks, Marc, Geel, Jennifer, Sartorius, Benn, Hadley, G. P., Du Plessis, Jan, Büchner, Ané, Naidu, Gita, Van Emmenes, Barry, Van Zyl, Anel and Kruger, Mariana (2019). Overall survival for neuroblastoma in South Africa between 2000 and 2014. Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 66 (11) e27944. doi: 10.1002/pbc.27944

Mapping 123 million neonatal, infant and child deaths between 2000 and 2017

Burstein, Roy, Henry, Nathaniel J., Collison, Michael L., Marczak, Laurie B., Sligar, Amber, Watson, Stefanie, Marquez, Neal, Abbasalizad-Farhangi, Mahdieh, Abbasi, Masoumeh, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdoli, Amir, Abdollahi, Mohammad, Abdollahpour, Ibrahim, Abdulkader, Rizwan Suliankatchi, Abrigo, Michael R. M., Acharya, Dilaram, Adebayo, Oladimeji M., Adekanmbi, Victor, Adham, Davoud, Afshari, Mahdi, Aghaali, Mohammad, Ahmadi, Keivan, Ahmadi, Mehdi, Ahmadpour, Ehsan, Ahmed, Rushdia, Akal, Chalachew Genet, Akinyemi, Joshua O., Alahdab, Fares, Alam, Noore ... Hay, Simon I. (2019). Mapping 123 million neonatal, infant and child deaths between 2000 and 2017. Nature, 574 (7778), 353-358. doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-1545-0

Publisher Correction: Mapping exclusive breastfeeding in Africa between 2000 and 2017 (Nature Medicine, (2019), 25, 8, (1205-1212), 10.1038/s41591-019-0525-0)

Bhattacharjee, Natalia V., Schaeffer, Lauren E., Marczak, Laurie B., Ross, Jennifer M., Swartz, Scott J., Albright, James, Gardner, William M., Shields, Chloe, Sligar, Amber, Schipp, Megan F., Pickering, Brandon V., Henry, Nathaniel J., Johnson, Kimberly B., Louie, Celia, Cork, Michael A., Steuben, Krista M., Lazzar-Atwood, Alice, Lu, Dan, Kinyoki, Damaris K., Osgood-Zimmerman, Aaron, Earl, Lucas, Mosser, Jonathan F., Deshpande, Aniruddha, Burstein, Roy, Woyczynski, Lauren P., Wilson, Katherine F., VanderHeide, John D., Wiens, Kirsten E., Reiner, Robert C. ... Hay, Simon I. (2019). Publisher Correction: Mapping exclusive breastfeeding in Africa between 2000 and 2017 (Nature Medicine, (2019), 25, 8, (1205-1212), 10.1038/s41591-019-0525-0). Nature Medicine, 25 (9), 1458-1458. doi: 10.1038/s41591-019-0577-1

Mapping exclusive breastfeeding in Africa between 2000 and 2017

Bhattacharjee, Natalia V., Schaeffer, Lauren E., Marczak, Laurie B., Ross, Jennifer M., Swartz, Scott J., Albright, James, Gardner, William M., Shields, Chloe, Sligar, Amber, Schipp, Megan F., Pickering, Brandon V., Henry, Nathaniel J., Johnson, Kimberly B., Louie, Celia, Cork, Michael A., Steuben, Krista M., Lazzar-Atwood, Alice, Lu, Dan, Kinyoki, Damaris K., Osgood-Zimmerman, Aaron, Earl, Lucas, Mosser, Jonathan F., Deshpande, Aniruddha, Burstein, Roy, Woyczynski, Lauren P., Wilson, Katherine F., VanderHeide, John D., Wiens, Kirsten E., Reiner, Robert C. ... Hay, Simon I. (2019). Mapping exclusive breastfeeding in Africa between 2000 and 2017. Nature Medicine, 25 (8), 1205-1212. doi: 10.1038/s41591-019-0525-0

Home-based intervention to test and start (HITS) protocol: A cluster-randomized controlled trial to reduce HIV-related mortality in men and HIV incidence in women through increased coverage of HIV treatment

Mathenjwa, T., Kim, H. Y., Zuma, T., Shahmanesh, M., Seeley, J., Matthews, P., Wyke, S., McGrath, N., Sartorius, B., Yapa, H. M., Adeagbo, O., Blandford, A., Dobra, A., Baërnighausen, T. and Tanser, F. (2019). Home-based intervention to test and start (HITS) protocol: A cluster-randomized controlled trial to reduce HIV-related mortality in men and HIV incidence in women through increased coverage of HIV treatment. BMC Public Health, 19 (1) 969. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-7277-0

Erratum: Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (The Lancet (2018) 392(10159) (1923–1994), (S0140673618322256), (10.1016/S0140-6736(18)32225-6))

Stanaway, Jeffrey D., Afshin, Ashkan, Gakidou, Emmanuela, Lim, Stephen S., Abate, Degu, Abate, Kalkidan Hassen, Abbafati, Cristiana, Abbasi, Nooshin, Abbastabar, Hedayat, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdela, Jemal, Abdelalim, Ahmed, Abdollahpour, Ibrahim, Abdulkader, Rizwan Suliankatchi, Abebe, Molla, Abebe, Zegeye, Abera, Semaw F., Abil, Olifan Zewdie, Abraha, Haftom Niguse, Abrham, Aklilu Roba, Abu-Raddad, Laith Jamal, Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen M.E., Accrombessi, Manfred Mario Kokou, Acharya, Dilaram, Acharya, Pawan, Adamu, Abdu A., Adane, Akilew Awoke, Adebayo, Oladimeji M., Adedoyin, Rufus Adesoji ... Murray, Christopher J.L. (2019). Erratum: Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (The Lancet (2018) 392(10159) (1923–1994), (S0140673618322256), (10.1016/S0140-6736(18)32225-6)). The Lancet, 393 (10190). doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(19)31429-1

A health system framework for perinatal care in South African district hospitals: A Delphi technique

Nkwanyana, Ntombifikile Maureen, Voce, Anna Silvia, Mnqayi, Sthandwa Octavia, Sartorius, Benn and Schneider, Helen (2019). A health system framework for perinatal care in South African district hospitals: A Delphi technique. BMC Health Services Research, 19 (1) 402. doi: 10.1186/s12913-019-4200-4

Mapping HIV prevalence in sub-Saharan Africa between 2000 and 2017

Dwyer-Lindgren, Laura, Cork, Michael A., Sligar, Amber, Steuben, Krista M., Wilson, Kate F., Provost, Naomi R., Mayala, Benjamin K., VanderHeide, John D., Collison, Michael L., Hall, Jason B., Biehl, Molly H., Carter, Austin, Frank, Tahvi, Douwes-Schultz, Dirk, Burstein, Roy, Casey, Daniel C., Deshpande, Aniruddha, Earl, Lucas, El Bcheraoui, Charbel, Farag, Tamer H., Henry, Nathaniel J., Kinyoki, Damaris, Marczak, Laurie B., Nixon, Molly R., Osgood-Zimmerman, Aaron, Pigott, David, Reiner, Robert C., Ross, Jennifer M., Schaeffer, Lauren E. ... Hay, Simon I. (2019). Mapping HIV prevalence in sub-Saharan Africa between 2000 and 2017. Nature, 570 (7760), 189-193. doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-1200-9

Prevalence and risk factors for child labour and violence against children in Egypt using Bayesian geospatial modelling with multiple imputation

Khatab, Khaled, Raheem, Maruf A., Sartorius, Benn and Ismail, Mubarak (2019). Prevalence and risk factors for child labour and violence against children in Egypt using Bayesian geospatial modelling with multiple imputation. PLoS One, 14 (5) e0212715, 1-20. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0212715

Health effects of dietary risks in 195 countries, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

Afshin, Ashkan, Sur, Patrick John, Fay, Kairsten A., Cornaby, Leslie, Ferrara, Giannina, Salama, Joseph S., Mullany, Erin C., Abate, Kalkidan Hassen, Abbafati, Cristiana, Abebe, Zegeye, Afarideh, Mohsen, Aggarwal, Anju, Agrawal, Sutapa, Akinyemiju, Tomi, Alahdab, Fares, Bacha, Umar, Bachman, Victoria F., Badali, Hamid, Badawi, Alaa, Bensenor, Isabela M., Bernabe, Eduardo, Biadgilign, Sibhatu Kassa K., Biryukov, Stan H., Cahill, Leah E., Carrero, Juan J., Cercy, Kelly M., Dandona, Lalit, Dandona, Rakhi, Dang, Anh Kim ... GBD 2017 Diet Collaborators (2019). Health effects of dietary risks in 195 countries, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. The Lancet, 393 (10184), 1958-1972. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(19)30041-8

The effects of combined exposure of solvents and noise on auditory function – A systematic review and meta-analysis

Nakhooda, Faatima, Sartorius, Benn and Govender, Samantha M. (2019). The effects of combined exposure of solvents and noise on auditory function – A systematic review and meta-analysis. South African Journal of Communication Disorders, 66 (1), 1-11. doi: 10.4102/sajcd.v66i1.568

Global, regional, and national burden of stroke, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

Johnson, Catherine Owens, Nguyen, Minh, Roth, Gregory A., Nichols, Emma, Alam, Tahiya, Abate, Degu, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdelalim, Ahmed, Abraha, Haftom Niguse, Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen Me, Adebayo, Oladimeji M., Adeoye, Abiodun Moshood, Agarwal, Gina, Agrawal, Sutapa, Aichour, Amani Nidhal, Aichour, Ibtihel, Aichour, Miloud Taki Eddine, Alahdab, Fares, Ali, Raghib, Alvis-Guzman, Nelson, Anber, Nahla Hamed, Anjomshoa, Mina, Arabloo, Jalal, Arauz, Antonio, Ärnlöv, Johan, Arora, Amit, Awasthi, Ashish, Banach, Maciej, Barboza, Miguel A. ... Murray, Christopher J L. (2019). Global, regional, and national burden of stroke, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. The Lancet Neurology, 18 (5), 439-458. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(19)30034-1

Diseases, injuries, and risk factors in child and adolescent health, 1990 to 2017: Findings from the global burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors 2017 study

Reiner, Robert C., Olsen, Helen Elizabeth, Ikeda, Chad Thomas, Echko, Michelle M., Ballestreros, Katherine E., Manguerra, Helen, Martopullo, Ira, Millear, Anoushka, Shields, Chloe, Smith, Alison, Strub, Bryan, Abebe, Molla, Abebe, Zegeye, Adhena, Beyene Meressa, Adhikari, Tara Ballav, Akibu, Mohammed, Al-Raddadi, Rajaa M., Alvis-Guzman, Nelson, Antonio, Carl Abelardo T., Aremu, Olatunde, Asgedom, Solomon Weldegebreal, Asseffa, Netsanet Abera, Avila-Burgos, Leticia, Barac, Aleksandra, Bärnighausen, Till W., Bassat, Quique, Bensenor, Isabela M., Bhutta, Zulfiqar A., Bijani, Ali ... Kassebaum, Nicholas J. (2019). Diseases, injuries, and risk factors in child and adolescent health, 1990 to 2017: Findings from the global burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors 2017 study. JAMA Pediatrics, 173 (6) ARTN e190337, e190337. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.0337

The global burden of typhoid and paratyphoid fevers: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

Stanaway, Jeffrey D, Reiner, Robert C, Blacker, Brigette F., Goldberg, Ellen M, Khalil, Ibrahim A., Troeger, Christopher E, Andrews, Jason R, Bhutta, Zulfiqar A, Crump, John A, Im, Justin, Marks, Florian, Mintz, Eric, Park, Se Eun, Zaidi, Anita K M, Abebe, Zegeye, Abejie, Ayenew Negesse, Adedeji, Isaac Akinkunmi, Ali, Beriwan Abdulqadir, Amare, Azmeraw T., Atalay, Hagos Tasew, Avokpaho, Euripide F G A, Bacha, Umar, Barac, Aleksandra, Bedi, Neeraj, Berhane, Adugnaw, Browne, Annie J, Chirinos, Jesus L., Chitheer, Abdulaal, Dolecek, Christiane ... Hay, Simon I. (2019). The global burden of typhoid and paratyphoid fevers: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 19 (4), 369-381. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(18)30685-6

Global, regional, and national burden of multiple sclerosis 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

Wallin, Mitchell T., Culpepper, William J., Nichols, Emma, Bhutta, Zulfiqar A., Gebrehiwot, Tsegaye Tewelde, Hay, Simon I., Khalil, Ibrahim A., Krohn, Kristopher J., Liang, Xiaofeng, Naghavi, Mohsen, Mokdad, Ali H., Nixon, Molly R., Reiner, Robert C., Sartorius, Benn, Smith, Mari, Topor-Madry, Roman, Werdecker, Andrea, Vos, Theo, Feigin, Valery L., Murray, Christopher J. L. and GBD 2016 Multiple Sclerosis Collaborators (2019). Global, regional, and national burden of multiple sclerosis 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. The Lancet Neurology, 18 (3), 269-285. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(18)30443-5

Global, regional, and national burden of suicide mortality 1990 to 2016: systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

Orpana, Heather M., Marczak, Laurie B., Arora, Megha, Abbasi, Nooshin, Abdulkader, Rizwan Suliankatchi, Abebe, Zegeye, Abraha, Haftom Niguse, Afarideh, Mohsen, Afshari, Mahdi, Ahmadi, Alireza, Aichour, Amani Nidhal, Aichour, Ibtihel, Aichour, Miloud Taki Eddine, Akseer, Nadia, Al‐raddadi, Rajaa M., Alahdab, Fares, Alkerwi, Ala'a, Allebeck, Peter, Alvis‐guzman, Nelson, Anber, Nahla Hamed, Anjomshoa, Mina, Antonio, Carl Abelardo T., Arora, Amit, Aryal, Krishna K., Asgedom, Solomon Weldegebreal, Awasthi, Ashish, Quintanilla, Beatriz Paulina Ayala, Badali, Hamid, Barker‐collo, Suzanne Lyn ... Naghavi, Mohsen (2019). Global, regional, and national burden of suicide mortality 1990 to 2016: systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. BMJ (Online), 364 94, l94. doi: 10.1136/bmj.l94

Civilian cerebral gunshot wounds in rural South African patients are associated with significantly higher mortality rates than in urban patients

Kong, V. Y., Bruce, J. L., Sartorius, B., Laing, G. L., Odendaal, J., Brysiewicz, P. and Clarke, D. L. (2019). Civilian cerebral gunshot wounds in rural South African patients are associated with significantly higher mortality rates than in urban patients. European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 45 (1), 145-150. doi: 10.1007/s00068-017-0800-z

Towards UNAIDS Fast-Track goals: Targeting priority geographic areas for HIV prevention and care in Zimbabwe

Cuadros, Diego F., Li, Jingjing, Mukandavire, Zindoga, Musuka, Godfrey N., Branscum, Adam J., Sartorius, Benn, Mugurungi, Owen and Tanser, Frank (2019). Towards UNAIDS Fast-Track goals: Targeting priority geographic areas for HIV prevention and care in Zimbabwe. AIDS, 33 (2), 305-314. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000002052

Prevalence of metabolic syndrome among HIV-positive and HIV-negative populations in sub-Saharan Africa - A systematic review and meta-analysis

Todowede, Olamide O., Mianda, Solange Z. and Sartorius, Benn (2019). Prevalence of metabolic syndrome among HIV-positive and HIV-negative populations in sub-Saharan Africa - A systematic review and meta-analysis. Systematic Reviews, 8 (1) 4. doi: 10.1186/s13643-018-0927-y

Global, regional, and national burden of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

Nichols, Emma, Szoeke, Cassandra E. I., Vollset, Stein Emil, Abbasi, Nooshin, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdela, Jemal, Aichour, Miloud Taki Eddine, Akinyemi, Rufus O., Alahdab, Fares, Asgedom, Solomon W., Awasthi, Ashish, Barker-Collo, Suzanne L., Baune, Bernhard T., Bejot, Yannick, Belachew, Abate B., Bennett, Derrick A., Bijani, Belete Biadgo Ali, Bin Sayeed, Muhammad Shahdaat, Brayne, Carol, Carpenter, David O., Carvalho, Felix, Catala-Lopez, Ferran, Cerin, Ester, Choi, Jee-Young J., Dang, Ahn K., Degefa, Meaza G., Djalalinia, Shirin, Dubey, Manisha, Duken, Eyasu Ejeta ... Murray, Christopher J. L. (2019). Global, regional, and national burden of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. Lancet Neurology, 18 (1), 88-106. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(18)30403-4

Global, regional, and national burden of traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

James, Spencer L., Theadom, Alice, Ellenbogen, Richard G., Bannick, Marlena S., Mountjoy-Venning, W. Cliff, Lucchesi, Lydia R., Abbasi, Nooshin, Abdulkader, Rizwan, Abraha, Haftom Niguse, Adsuar, Jose C., Afarideh, Mohsen, Agrawal, Sutapa, Ahmadi, Alireza, Ahmed, Muktar Beshir, Aichour, Amani Nidhal, Aichour, Ibtihel, Aichour, Miloud Taki Eddine, Akinyemi, Rufus Olusola, Akseer, Nadia, Alahdab, Fares, Alebel, Animut, Alghnam, Suliman A., Ali, Beriwan Abdulqadir, Alsharif, Ubai, Altirkawi, Khalid, Andrei, Catalina Liliana, Anjomshoa, Mina, Ansari, Hossein, Ansha, Mustafa Geleto ... Murray, Christopher J. L. (2019). Global, regional, and national burden of traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. Lancet Neurology, 18 (1), 56-87. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(18)30415-0

The Operative Output of District Hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal Province is Heavily Skewed Toward Obstetrical Care

Tefera, Aida, Lutge, Elizabeth, Sartorius, Benn and Clarke, Damian (2019). The Operative Output of District Hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal Province is Heavily Skewed Toward Obstetrical Care. World Journal of Surgery, 43 (7), 1653-1660. doi: 10.1007/s00268-019-04985-1

Antibiotic resistance trends of ESKAPE pathogens in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa: A five-year retrospective analysis

Ramsamy, Yogandree, Essack, Sabiha Y., Sartorius, Benn, Patel, Miriam and Mlisana, Koleka P. (2018). Antibiotic resistance trends of ESKAPE pathogens in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa: A five-year retrospective analysis. African Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 7 (2) 887, 887. doi: 10.4102/ajlm.v7i2.887

Global, regional, and national burden of meningitis, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

Zunt, Joseph Raymond, Kassebaum, Nicholas J., Blake, Natacha, Glennie, Linda, Wright, Claire, Nichols, Emma, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdela, Jemal, Abdelalim, Ahmed, Adamu, Abdu A., Adib, Mina G., Ahmadi, Alireza, Ahmed, Muktar Beshir, Aichour, Amani Nidhal, Aichour, Ibtihel, Aichour, Miloud Taki Eddine, Akseer, Nadia, Al-Raddadi, Rajaa M., Alahdab, Fares, Alene, Kefyalew Addis, Aljunid, Syed Mohamed, AlMazora, Mohammad A., Khalid, , Alvis-Guzman, Nelson, Animut, Megbaru Debalkie, Anjomshoa, Mina, Ansha, Mustafa Geleto, Asghar, Rana Jawad, Avokpaho, Euripide F. G. A. ... Murray, Christopher J. L. (2018). Global, regional, and national burden of meningitis, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. Lancet Neurology, 17 (12), 1061-1082. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(18)30387-9

Global, regional, and national burden of meningitis, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

Zunt, Joseph Raymond, Kassebaum, Nicholas J, Blake, Natacha, Glennie, Linda, Wright, Claire, Nichols, Emma, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdela, Jemal, Abdelalim, Ahmed, Adamu, Abdu A, Adib, Mina G., Ahmadi, Alireza, Ahmed, Muktar Beshir, Aichour, Amani Nidhal, Aichour, Ibtihel, Aichour, Miloud Taki Eddine, Akseer, Nadia, Al-Raddadi, Rajaa M, Alahdab, Fares, Alene, Kefyalew Addis, Aljunid, Syed Mohamed, AlMazroa, Mohammad A, Altirkawi, Khalid, Alvis-Guzman, Nelson, Animut, Megbaru Debalkie, Anjomshoa, Mina, Ansha, Mustafa Geleto, Asghar, Rana Jawad, Avokpaho, Euripide F G A ... Murray, Christopher J L (2018). Global, regional, and national burden of meningitis, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. The Lancet Neurology, 17 (12), 1061-1082. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(18)30387-9

Global, regional, and national burden of tuberculosis, 1990-2016: Results from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors 2016 Study

Kyu, Hmwe Hmwe, Maddison, Emilie R., Henry, Nathaniel J., Ledesma, Jorge R., Wiens, Kirsten E., Reiner, Robert, Biehl, Molly H., Shields, Chloe, Osgood-Zimmerman, Aaron, Ross, Jennifer M., Carter, Austin, Frank, Tahvi D., Wang, Haidong, Srinivasan, Vinay, Abebe, Zegeye, Agarwal, Sanjay Kumar, Alahdab, Fares, Alene, Kefyalew Addis, Ali, Beriwan Abdulqadir, Alvis-Guzman, Nelson, Andrews, Jason R., Antonio, Carl Abelardo T., Atique, Suleman, Atre, Sachin R., Awasthi, Ashish, Ayele, Henok Tadesse, Badali, Hamid, Badawi, Alaa, Barac, Aleksandra ... Murray, Christopher J.L. (2018). Global, regional, and national burden of tuberculosis, 1990-2016: Results from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors 2016 Study. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 18 (12), 1329-1349. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(18)30625-X

Routine cervical spine immobilisation is unnecessary in patients with isolated cerebral gunshot wounds: A South African experience

Kong, Victor Y., Weale, Ross D., Sartorius, Benn, Bruce, John L., Laing, Grant L. and Clarke, Damian L. (2018). Routine cervical spine immobilisation is unnecessary in patients with isolated cerebral gunshot wounds: A South African experience. Emergency Medicine Australasia, 30 (6), 773-776. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.12985

Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality and life expectancy, 1950–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

Dicker, Daniel, Nguyen, Grant, Abate, Degu, Abate, Kalkidan Hassen, Abay, Solomon M, Abbafati, Cristiana, Abbasi, Nooshin, Abbastabar, Hedayat, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdela, Jemal, Abdelalim, Ahmed, Abdel-Rahman, Omar, Abdi, Alireza, Abdollahpour, Ibrahim, Abdulkader, Rizwan Suliankatchi, Abdurahman, Ahmed Abdulahi, Abebe, Haftom Temesgen, Abebe, Molla, Abebe, Zegeye, Abebo, Teshome Abuka, Aboyans, Victor, Abraha, Haftom Niguse, Abrham, Aklilu Roba, Abu-Raddad, Laith Jamal, Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen ME, Accrombessi, Manfred Mario Kokou, Acharya, Pawan, Adebayo, Oladimeji M, Adedeji, Isaac Akinkunmi ... Murray, Christopher J L (2018). Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality and life expectancy, 1950–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. The Lancet, 392 (10159), 1684-1735. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(18)31891-9

Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

Stanaway, Jeffrey D., Afshin, Ashkan, Gakidou, Emmanuela, Lim, Stephen S., Abate, Degu, Abate, Kalkidan Hassen, Abbafati, Cristiana, Abbasi, Nooshin, Abbastabar, Hedayat, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdela, Jemal, Abdelalim, Ahmed, Abdollahpour, Ibrahim, Abdulkader, Rizwan Suliankatchi, Abebe, Molla, Abebe, Zegeye, Abera, Semaw F, Abil, Olifan Zewdie, Abraha, Haftom Niguse, Abrham, Aklilu Roba, Abu-Raddad, Laith Jamal, Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen M. E., Accrombessi, Manfred Mario Kokou, Acharya, Dilaram, Acharya, Pawan, Adamu, Abdu A., Adane, Akilew Awoke, Adebayo, Oladimeji M., Adedoyin, Rufus Adesoji ... Murray, Christopher J. L. (2018). Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. The Lancet, 392 (10159), 1923-1994. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(18)32225-6

Measuring progress from 1990 to 2017 and projecting attainment to 2030 of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals for 195 countries and territories: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

Lozano, Rafael, Fullman, Nancy, Abate, Degu, Abay, Solomon M., Abbafati, Cristiana, Abbasi, Nooshin, Abbastabar, Hedayat, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdela, Jemal, Abdelalim, Ahmed, Abdel-Rahman, Omar, Abdi, Alireza, Abdollahpour, Ibrahim, Abdulkader, Rizwan Suliankatchi, Abebe, Nebiyu Dereje, Abebe, Zegeye, Abejie, Ayenew Negesse, Abera, Semaw F., Abil, Olifan Zewdie, Aboyans, Victor, Abraha, Haftom Niguse, Abrham, Aklilu Roba, Abu-Raddad, Laith Jamal, Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen Me, Abyu, Gebre Y., Accrombessi, Manfred Mario Kokou, Acharya, Dilaram, Acharya, Pawan, Adamu, Abdu A. ... Murray, Christopher J. L. (2018). Measuring progress from 1990 to 2017 and projecting attainment to 2030 of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals for 195 countries and territories: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. The Lancet, 392 (10159), 2091-2138. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(18)32281-5

Population and fertility by age and sex for 195 countries and territories, 1950–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

Murray, Christopher J. L., Callender, Charlton S. K. H., Kulikoff, Xie Rachel, Srinivasan, Vinay, Abate, Degu, Abate, Kalkidan Hassen, Abay, Solomon M., Abbasi, Nooshin, Abbastabar, Hedayat, Abdela, Jemal, Abdelalim, Ahmed, Abdel-Rahman, Omar, Abdi, Alireza, Abdoli, Nasrin, Abdollahpour, Ibrahim, Abdulkader, Rizwan Suliankatchi, Abebe, Haftom Temesgen, Abebe, Molla, Abebe, Zegeye, Abebo, Teshome Abuka, Abejie, Ayenew Negesse, Aboyans, Victor, Abraha, Haftom Niguse, Abreu, Daisy Maria Xavier, Abrham, Aklilu Roba, Abu-Raddad, Laith Jamal, Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen M. E., Accrombessi, Manfred Mario Kokou, Acharya, Pawan ... Lim, Stephen S. (2018). Population and fertility by age and sex for 195 countries and territories, 1950–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. The Lancet, 392 (10159), 1995-2051. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(18)32278-5

Effect of timing of mother's death on child survival in a rural HIV hyper-endemic South African population

Tlou, Boikhutso, Sartorius, Benn and Tanser, Frank (2018). Effect of timing of mother's death on child survival in a rural HIV hyper-endemic South African population. BMC Public Health, 18 (1) 1237. doi: 10.1186/s12889-018-6152-8

Estimates of the global, regional, and national morbidity, mortality, and aetiologies of diarrhoea in 195 countries: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

Troeger, Christopher, Blacker, Brigette F., Khalil, Ibrahim A., Rao, Puja C., Cao, Shujin, Zimsen, Stephanie R.M., Albertson, Samuel B., Stanaway, Jeffery D., Deshpande, Aniruddha, Abebe, Zegeye, Alvis-Guzman, Nelson, Amare, Azmeraw T., Asgedom, Solomon W, Anteneh, Zelalem Alamrew, Antonio, Carl Abelardo T., Aremu, Olatunde, Asfaw, Ephrem Tsegay, Atey, Tesfay Mehari, Atique, Suleman, Avokpaho, Euripide Frinel G. Arthur, Awasthi, Ashish, Ayele, Henok Tadesse, Barac, Aleksandra, Barreto, Mauricio L., Bassat, Quique, Belay, Saba Abraham, Bensenor, Isabela M., Bhutta, Zulfiqar A., Bijani, Ali ... GBD 2016 Diarrhoeal Disease Collaborators (2018). Estimates of the global, regional, and national morbidity, mortality, and aetiologies of diarrhoea in 195 countries: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 18 (11), 1211-1228. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(18)30362-1

Global, regional, and national cancer incidence, mortality, years of life lost, years lived with disability, and disability-adjusted life-years for 29 cancer groups, 1990 to 2016 a systematic analysis for the global burden of disease study global burden of disease cancer collaboration

Fitzmaurice, Christina, Akinyemiju, Tomi F., Al Lami, Faris Hasan, Alam, Tahiya, Alizadeh-Navaei, Reza, Allen, Christine, Alsharif, Ubai, Alvis-Guzman, Nelson, Amini, Erfan, Anderson, Benjamin O., Aremu, Olatunde, Artaman, Al, Asgedom, Solomon Weldegebreal, Assadi, Reza, Atey, Tesfay Me Hari, Avila-Burgos, Leticia, Awasthi, Ashish, Saleem, Huda Omerba, Barac, Aleksandra, Bennett, James R., Bensenor, Isabela M., Bhakta, Nickhill, Brenner, Hermann, Cahuana-Hurtado, Lucero, Castañeda-Orjuela, Carlos A., Catalá-López, Ferrán, Choi, Jee-Young Jasmine, Christopher, Devasahayam Jesudas, Chung, Sheng-Chia ... Naghavi, Mohsen (2018). Global, regional, and national cancer incidence, mortality, years of life lost, years lived with disability, and disability-adjusted life-years for 29 cancer groups, 1990 to 2016 a systematic analysis for the global burden of disease study global burden of disease cancer collaboration. JAMA Oncology, 4 (11), 1553-1568. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2018.2706

Investigating risk factors for under-five mortality in an HIV hyper-endemic area of rural South Africa, from 2000-2014

Tlou, B., Sartorius, B. and Tanser, F. (2018). Investigating risk factors for under-five mortality in an HIV hyper-endemic area of rural South Africa, from 2000-2014. PLoS One, 13 (11) e0207294, 1-15. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0207294

Alcohol use and burden for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

Griswold, Max G., Fullman, Nancy, Hawley, Caitlin, Arian, Nicholas, Zimsen, Stephanie R. M., Tymeson, Hayley D., Venkateswaran, Vidhya, Tapp, Austin Douglas, Forouzanfar, Mohammad H., Salama, Joseph S., Abate, Kalkidan Hassen, Abate, Degu, Abay, Solomon M., Abbafati, Cristiana, Abdulkader, Rizwan Suliankatchi, Abebe, Zegeye, Aboyans, Victor, Abrar, Mohammed Mehdi, Acharya, Pawan, Adetokunboh, Olatunji O., Adhikari, Tara Ballav, Adsuar, Jose C., Afarideh, Mohsen, Agardh, Emilie Elisabet, Agarwal, Gina, Aghayan, Sargis Aghasi, Agrawal, Sutapa, Ahmed, Muktar Beshir, Akibu, Mohammed ... Gakidou, Emmanuela (2018). Alcohol use and burden for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. Lancet, 392 (10152), 1015-1035. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)31310-2

Global antibiotic resistance: of contagion, confounders, and the COM-B model

Essack, Sabiha Y and Sartorius, Benn (2018). Global antibiotic resistance: of contagion, confounders, and the COM-B model. The Lancet Planetary Health, 2 (9), e376-e377. doi: 10.1016/S2542-5196(18)30187-6

Global mortality from firearms, 1990-2016

Nand, Devina, Naghavi, Mohsen, Marczak, Laurie B., Kutz, Michael, Shackelford, Katya Anne, Arora, Megha, Miller-Petrie, Molly, Aichour, Miloud Taki Eddine, Akseer, Nadia, Al-Raddadi, Rajaa M., Alam, Khurshid, Alghnam, Suliman A., Antonio, Carl Abelardo T., Aremu, Olatunde, Arora, Amit, Asadi-Lari, Mohsen, Assadi, Reza, Atey, Tesfay Mehari, Avila-Burgos, Leticia, Awasthi, Ashish, Quintanilla, Beatriz Paulina Ayala, Barker-Collo, Suzanne Lyn, Bärnighausen, Till Winfried, Bazargan-Hejazi, Shahrzad, Behzadifar, Masoud, Behzadifar, Meysam, Bennett, James R., Bhalla, Ashish, Bhutta, Zulfiqar A. ... The Global Burden of Disease 2016 Injury Collaborators (2018). Global mortality from firearms, 1990-2016. JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association, 320 (8), 792-814. doi: 10.1001/jama.2018.10060

Candidate gene polymorphisms related to lipid metabolism in Asian Indians living in Durban, South Africa

Maistry, Tanya, Gordon, Michelle, Sartorius, Benn and Naidoo, Datshana P. (2018). Candidate gene polymorphisms related to lipid metabolism in Asian Indians living in Durban, South Africa. Indian Journal of Medical Research, 148 (2), 169-179. doi: 10.4103/ijmr.IJMR_1150_16

Vital sign based shock scores are poor at triaging South African trauma patients

Barnes, Robert, Clarke, Damian, Farina, Zane, Sartorius, Benn, Brysiewicz, Petra, Laing, Grant, Bruce, John and Kong, Victor (2018). Vital sign based shock scores are poor at triaging South African trauma patients. American Journal of Surgery, 216 (2), 235-239. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2017.07.025

Capturing the spatial variability of HIV epidemics in South Africa and Tanzania using routine healthcare facility data

Cuadros, Diego F., Sartorius, Benn, Hall, Chris, Akullian, Adam, Bärnighausen, Till and Tanser, Frank (2018). Capturing the spatial variability of HIV epidemics in South Africa and Tanzania using routine healthcare facility data. International Journal of Health Geographics, 17 (1) 27, 1-9. doi: 10.1186/s12942-018-0146-8

Projected cervical Cancer incidence in Swaziland using three methods and local survey estimates

Ginindza, Themba G. and Sartorius, Benn (2018). Projected cervical Cancer incidence in Swaziland using three methods and local survey estimates. BMC Cancer, 18 (1) 639, 1-10. doi: 10.1186/s12885-018-4540-1

A comparative study of socio-demographic and substance use correlates in early-onset psychosis

Paruk, Saeeda, Jhazbhay, Khatija, Singh, Keshika, Sartorius, Benn and Burns, Jonathan K (2018). A comparative study of socio-demographic and substance use correlates in early-onset psychosis. Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 12 (3), 339-347. doi: 10.1111/eip.12330

Operational assessment of point-of-care diagnostics in rural primary healthcare clinics of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: A cross-sectional survey

Mashamba-Thompson, T. P., Sartorius, B. and Drain, P. K. (2018). Operational assessment of point-of-care diagnostics in rural primary healthcare clinics of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: A cross-sectional survey. BMC Health Services Research, 18 (1) 380. doi: 10.1186/s12913-018-3207-6

Topographic mapping of the interfaces between human and aquatic mosquito habitats to enable barrier targeting of interventions against malaria vectors

Mwakalinga, Victoria M., Sartorius, Benn K. D., Limwagu, Alex J., Mlacha, Yeromin P., Msellemu, Daniel F., Chaki, Prosper P., Govella, Nicodem J., Coetzee, Maureen, Dongus, Stefan and Killeen, Gerry F. (2018). Topographic mapping of the interfaces between human and aquatic mosquito habitats to enable barrier targeting of interventions against malaria vectors. Royal Society Open Science, 5 (5) 161055, 1-13. doi: 10.1098/rsos.161055

Spending on health and HIV/AIDS: domestic health spending and development assistance in 188 countries, 1995–2015

Dieleman, Joseph L., Haakenstad, Annie, Micah, Angela, Moses, Mark, Abbafati, Cristiana, Acharya, Pawan, Adhikari, Tara Ballav, Adou, Arsène Kouablan, Kiadaliri, Aliasghar Ahmad, Alam, Khurshid, Alizadeh-Navaei, Reza, Alkerwi, Ala’a, Ammar, Walid, Antonio, Carl Abelardo T., Aremu, Olatunde, Asgedom, Solomon Weldegebreal, Atey, Tesfay Mehari, Avila-Burgos, Leticia, Awasthi, Ashish, Ayer, Rakesh, Badali, Hamid, Banach, Maciej, Banstola, Amrit, Barac, Aleksandra, Belachew, Abate Bekele, Birungi, Charles, Bragazzi, Nicola L., Breitborde, Nicholas J.K., Cahuana-Hurtado, Lucero ... Global Burden of Disease Health Financing Collaborator Network (2018). Spending on health and HIV/AIDS: domestic health spending and development assistance in 188 countries, 1995–2015. The Lancet, 391 (10132), 1799-1829. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)30698-6

Trends in future health financing and coverage: future health spending and universal health coverage in 188 countries, 2016–40

Dieleman, Joseph L., Sadat, Nafis, Chang, Angela Y., Fullman, Nancy, Abbafati, Cristiana, Acharya, Pawan, Adou, Arsène Kouablan, Ahmad Kiadaliri, Aliasghar, Alam, Khurshid, Alizadeh-Navaei, Reza, Alkerwi, Ala'a, Ammar, Walid, Antonio, Carl Abelardo T., Aremu, Olatunde, Asgedom, Solomon Weldegebreal, Atey, Tesfay Mehari, Avila-Burgos, Leticia, Ayer, Rakesh, Badali, Hamid, Banach, Maciej, Banstola, Amrit, Barac, Aleksandra, Belachew, Abate Bekele, Birungi, Charles, Bragazzi, Nicola L., Breitborde, Nicholas J. K., Cahuana-Hurtado, Lucero, Car, Josip, Catalá-López, Ferrán ... Global Burden of Disease Health Financing Collaborator Network (2018). Trends in future health financing and coverage: future health spending and universal health coverage in 188 countries, 2016–40. The Lancet, 391 (10132), 1783-1798. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)30697-4

A raised serum lactate level is an independent predictor of in-hospital mortality in patients with isolated cerebral gunshot wounds

Kong, V. Y., Weale, R. D., Laing, G. L., Bruce, J. L., Oosthuizen, G. V., Sartorius, B., Brysiewicz, P. and Clarke, D. L. (2018). A raised serum lactate level is an independent predictor of in-hospital mortality in patients with isolated cerebral gunshot wounds. South African Medical Journal, 108 (5), 413-417. doi: 10.7196/SAMJ.2018.v108i5.12837

Burden of cancer in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 2005–2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 Study

Alsharif, Ubai, El Bcheraoui, Charbel, Khalil, Ibrahim, Charara, Raghid, Moradi-Lakeh, Maziar, Afshin, Ashkan, Collison, Michael, Chew, Adrienne, Krohn, Kristopher J., Daoud, Farah, Dicker, Daniel, Foreman, Kyle J., Frostad, Joseph, Kassebaum, Nicholas J., Kutz, Michael, Wang, Haidong, Abyu, Gebre Yitayih, Adedeji, Isaac Akinkunmi, Ahmad Kiadaliri, Aliasghar, Ahmed, Muktar Beshir, Al-Eyadhy, Ayman, Alam, Khurshid, Alasfoor, Deena, Ali, Raghib, Alizadeh-Navaei, Reza, Al-Raddadi, Rajaa, Altirkawi, Khalid A., Alvis-Guzman, Nelson, Amini, Erfan ... Fitzmaurice, Christina (2018). Burden of cancer in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 2005–2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 Study. International Journal of Public Health, 63, 151-164. doi: 10.1007/s00038-017-0999-9

Burden of diarrhea in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2015: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study

Mokdad, Ali H, Khalil, Ibrahim, El Bcheraoui, Charbel, Charara, Raghid, Moradi-Lakeh, Maziar, Afshin, Ashkan, Kassebaum, Nicholas J, Collison, Michael, Chew, Adrienne, Krohn, Kristopher J, Daoud, Farah, Colombara, Danny, Foreman, Kyle J, Godwin, William W, Kutz, Michael, Mirarefin, Mojde, Rao, Puja C, Reiner, Robert, Troeger, Christopher, Wang, Haidong, Niguse Abraha, Haftom, Abu-Elyazeed, Remon, Abu-Raddad, Laith J., Ahmad Kiadaliri, Aliasghar, Ahmadi, Alireza, Beshir Ahmed, Muktar, Alam, Khurshid, Alizadeh-Navaei, Reza, Al-Raddadi, Rajaa ... Murray, Christopher J.L. (2018). Burden of diarrhea in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2015: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study. International Journal of Public Health, 63, 109-121. doi: 10.1007/s00038-017-1008-z

Burden of obesity in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study

Mokdad, Ali H., El Bcheraoui, Charbel, Afshin, Ashkan, Charara, Raghid, Khalil, Ibrahim, Moradi-Lakeh, Maziar, Kassebaum, Nicholas J., Collison, Michael, Daoud, Farah, Krohn, Kristopher J., Chew, Adrienne, Biryukov, Stan H., Cornaby, Leslie, Foreman, Kyle J., Kutz, Michael, Liu, Patrick, Reitsma, Marissa, Sur, Patrick, Wang, Haidong, Zipkin, Ben, Ärnlöv, Johan, Abbafati, Cristiana, Abdulle, Abdishakur M., Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen M.E., Ahmed, Muktar Beshir, Al-Aly, Ziyad, Alam, Khurshid, Alizadeh-Navaei, Reza, Alkerwi, Ala'a ... GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Obesity Collaborators (2018). Burden of obesity in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study. International Journal of Public Health, 63, 165-176. doi: 10.1007/s00038-017-1002-5

Burden of vision loss in the Eastern Mediterranean region, 1990–2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study

Safi, Sare, Ahmadieh, Hamid, Katibeh, Marzieh, Yaseri, Mehdi, Ramezani, Alireza, Shahraz, Saeid, Moradi-Lakeh, Maziar, Khalil, Ibrahim, Elbcheraoui, Charbel, Collison, Michael, Chew, Adrienne, Daoud, Farah, Krohn, Kristopher J., Rankin, Zane, Afshin, Ashkan, Kassebaum, Nicholas J., Olsen, Helen E., Stanaway, Jeffrey D., Wang, Haidong, Wilson, Katie, Abyu, Gebre Yitayih, Al-Eyadhy, Ayman, Alam, Khurshid, Alasfoor, Deena, Alizadeh-Navaei, Reza, Al-Raddadi, Rajaa, Alsharif, Ubai, Altirkawi, Khalid A., Anber, Nahla ... Mokdad, Ali H. (2018). Burden of vision loss in the Eastern Mediterranean region, 1990–2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study. International Journal of Public Health, 63, 199-210. doi: 10.1007/s00038-017-1000-7

Diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study

Moradi-Lakeh, Maziar, El Bcheraoui, Charbel, Khalil, Ibrahim, Charara, Raghid, Afshin, Ashkan, Wang, Haidong, Collison, Michael, Krohn, Kristopher J., Chew, Adrienne, Daoud, Farah, Blosser, Christopher D., Cornaby, Leslie, Foreman, Kyle J., Kassebaum, Nicholas J., Kemmer, Laura, Kutz, Michael, Liu, Patrick, Zipkin, Ben, Ärnlöv, Johan, Abate, Kalkidan Hassen, Ahmadi, Alireza, Ahmadieh, Hamid, Ahmed, Muktar Beshir, Al-Aly, Ziyad, Alam, Khurshid, Alasfoor, Deena, Ali, Raghib, Alizadeh-Navaei, Reza, Alkaabi, Juma M. ... GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease Collaborators (2018). Diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study. International Journal of Public Health, 63, 177-186. doi: 10.1007/s00038-017-1014-1

Intentional injuries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study

Mokdad, Ali H, Moradi-Lakeh, Maziar, Charara, Raghid, El Bcheraoui, Charbel, Khalil, Ibrahim, Afshin, Ashkan, Kassebaum, Nicholas J, Collison, Michael, Chew, Adrienne, Krohn, Kristopher J, Daoud, Farah, Colombara, Danny, Graetz, Nicholas, Kutz, Michael, Wang, Haidong, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abu-Raddad, Laith J., Ahmad Kiadaliri, Aliasghar, Beshir Ahmed, Muktar, Alam, Khurshid, Alghnam, Suliman, Alizadeh-Navaei, Reza, Al-Raddadi, Rajaa, Altirkawi, Khalid A, Anber, Nahla, Anwari, Palwasha, Avila-Burgos, Leticia, Awasthi, Ashish, Barac, Aleksandra ... Murray, Christopher J.L. (2018). Intentional injuries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study. International Journal of Public Health, 63, 39-46. doi: 10.1007/s00038-017-1005-2

The burden of cardiovascular diseases among us states, 1990-2016

Roth, Gregory A., Johnson, Catherine O., Abate, Kalkidan Hassen, Abd-Allah, Foad, Ahmed, Muktar, Alam, Khurshid, Alam, Tahiya, Alvis-Guzman, Nelson, Ansari, Hossein, Ärnlöv, Johan, Atey, Tesfay Mehari, Awasthi, Ashish, Awoke, Tadesse, Barac, Aleksandra, Bärnighausen, Till, Bedi, Neeraj, Bennett, Derrick, Bensenor, Isabela, Biadgilign, Sibhatu, Castañeda-Orjuela, Carlos, Catalá-López, Ferrán, Davletov, Kairat, Dharmaratne, Samath, Ding, Eric L., Dubey, Manisha, Faraon, Emerito Jose Aquino, Farid, Talha, Farvid, Maryam S., Feigin, Valery ... Murray, Christopher J.L. (2018). The burden of cardiovascular diseases among us states, 1990-2016. JAMA Cardiology, 3 (5), 375-389. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2018.0385

Transport injuries and deaths in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 Study

Khalil, Ibrahim, El Bcheraoui, Charbel, Charara, Raghid, Moradi-Lakeh, Maziar, Afshin, Ashkan, Kassebaum, Nicholas J., Collison, Michael, Daoud, Farah, Chew, Adrienne, Krohn, Kristopher J., Colombara, Danny, Cornaby, Leslie, Ehrenkranz, Rebecca, Graetz, Nicholas, Kutz, Michael, Troeger, Christopher, Wang, Haidong, Abate, Kalkidan Hassen, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdulle, Abdishakur M., Abera, Semaw Ferede, Ahmad Kiadaliri, Aliasghar, Ahmadi, Alireza, Ahmed, Muktar Beshir, Alam, Khurshid, Alasfoor, Deena, Alghnam, Suliman, Ali, Raghib, Alizadeh-Navaei, Reza ... GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Transportation Injuries Collaborators (2018). Transport injuries and deaths in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 Study. International Journal of Public Health, 63, 187-198. doi: 10.1007/s00038-017-0987-0

The state of US health, 1990-2016: Burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors among US states

Murray, Christopher J. L., Mokdad, Ali H., Ballestros, Katherine, Echko, Michelle, Glenn, Scott, Olsen, Helen E., Mullany, Erin, Lee, Alex, Khan, Abdur Rahman, Ahmadi, Alireza, Ferrari, Alize J., Kasaeian, Amir, Werdecker, Andrea, Carter, Austin, Zipkin, Ben, Sartorius, Benn, Serdar, Berrin, Sykes, Bryan L., Troeger, Chris, Fitzmaurice, Christina, Rehm, Colin D., Santomauro, Damian, Kim, Daniel, Colombara, Danny, Schwebel, David C., Tsoi, Derrick, Kolte, Dhaval, Nsoesie, Elaine, Nichols, Emma ... Murray, Christopher J. L. (2018). The state of US health, 1990-2016: Burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors among US states. JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association, 319 (14), 1444-1472. doi: 10.1001/jama.2018.0158

Identifying 'corridors of HIV transmission' in a severely affected rural South African population: A case for a shift toward targeted prevention strategies

Tanser, Frank, Bärnighausen, Till, Dobra, Adrian and Sartorius, Benn (2018). Identifying 'corridors of HIV transmission' in a severely affected rural South African population: A case for a shift toward targeted prevention strategies. International Journal of Epidemiology, 47 (2), 537-549. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyx257

Developing a predictive model for fine particulate matter concentrations in low socio-economic households in Durban, South Africa

Shezi, B., Jafta, N., Sartorius, B. and Naidoo, R. N. (2018). Developing a predictive model for fine particulate matter concentrations in low socio-economic households in Durban, South Africa. Indoor Air, 28 (2), 228-237. doi: 10.1111/ina.12432

Malignant and pre-malignant oesophageal pathology in a South African teaching hospital

Loots, E., Ramdial, P. K., Sartorius, B., Mulder, C. M. and Clarke, D. L. (2018). Malignant and pre-malignant oesophageal pathology in a South African teaching hospital. South African Journal of Surgery, 56 (1), 21-24. doi: 10.17159/2078-5151/2018/v56n1a2076

The biological and diagnostic role of mirna’s in hepatocellular carcinoma

Sartorius, Kurt, Sartorius, Benn, Winkler, Cheryl, Chuturgoon, Anil and Makarova, Julia (2018). The biological and diagnostic role of mirna’s in hepatocellular carcinoma. Frontiers in Bioscience - Landmark, 23 (9), 1701-1720. doi: 10.2741/4668

The global burden of tuberculosis: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

Murray, Christopher J. L., Kyu, Hmwe H., Maddison, Emilie R., Henry, Nathaniel J., Mumford, John Everett, Barber, Ryan, Shields, Chloe, Brown, Jonathan C., Nguyen, Grant, Carter, Austin, Wolock, Timothy M., Wang, Haidong, Liu, Patrick Y., Reitsma, Marissa, Ross, Jennifer M., Abajobir, Amanuel Alemu, Abate, Kalkidan Hassen, Abbas, Kaja, Abera, Mubarek, Abera, Semaw Ferede, Hareri, Habtamu Abera, Ahmed, Muktar, Alene, Kefyalew Addis, Alvis-Guzman, Nelson, Amo-Adjei, Joshua, Andrews, Jason, Ansari, Hossein, Antonio, Carl Abelardo, Anwari, Palwasha ... Vos, Theo (2018). The global burden of tuberculosis: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. Lancet Infectious Diseases, 18 (3), 261-284. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(17)30703-X

Risk factors for obesity and overfat among primary school children in Mashonaland west province, Zimbabwe

Kambondo, George and Sartorius, Benn (2018). Risk factors for obesity and overfat among primary school children in Mashonaland west province, Zimbabwe. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15 (2) 249, 249. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15020249

Developing a simplified clinical prediction score for mortality in patients with cerebral gunshot wounds: The Maritzburg Score

Kong, Victor Y., Odendaal, J., Sartorius, B., Clarke, D. L., Bruce, J. L., Laing, G. L. and Esterhuizen, T. (2018). Developing a simplified clinical prediction score for mortality in patients with cerebral gunshot wounds: The Maritzburg Score. Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 100 (2), 97-100. doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2017.0141

Does high-carbohydrate intake lead to increased risk of obesity? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Sartorius, Kurt, Sartorius, Benn, Madiba, Thandinkosi E and Stefan, Cristina (2018). Does high-carbohydrate intake lead to increased risk of obesity? A systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open, 8 (2) e018449. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018449

The Successful Implementation of a Modified Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Program for Bariatric Surgery in a South African Teaching Hospital

Loots, Emil, Sartorius, Benn, Paruk, Imran M. and Clarke, Damian L. (2018). The Successful Implementation of a Modified Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Program for Bariatric Surgery in a South African Teaching Hospital. Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques, 28 (1), 26-29. doi: 10.1097/SLE.0000000000000488

The correlation between ATLS and junior doctors’ anatomical knowledge of central venous catheter insertion at a major trauma centre in South Africa

Kong, V. Y., Odendaal, J. J., Weale, R., Liu, M., Keene, C. M., Sartorius, B. and Clarke, D. L. (2018). The correlation between ATLS and junior doctors’ anatomical knowledge of central venous catheter insertion at a major trauma centre in South Africa. Injury, 49 (2), 203-207. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2017.11.004

Malaria programme personnel's experiences, perceived barriers and facilitators to implementing malaria elimination strategy in South Africa

Hlongwana, Khumbulani Welcome, Sartorius, Benn and Tsoka-Gwegweni, Joyce (2018). Malaria programme personnel's experiences, perceived barriers and facilitators to implementing malaria elimination strategy in South Africa. Malaria Journal, 17 (1) 21. doi: 10.1186/s12936-017-2154-8

Distribution of cervical abnormalities detected by visual inspection with acetic acid in Swaziland, 2011-2014: A retrospective study

Ginindza, Themba G., Almonte, Maribel, Dlamini, Xolisile and Sartorius, Ben (2018). Distribution of cervical abnormalities detected by visual inspection with acetic acid in Swaziland, 2011-2014: A retrospective study. African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine, 10 (1), 1-7. doi: 10.4102/phcfm.v10i1.1773

Does the Baltic dry index predict economic activity in South Africa? A review from 1985 to 2016

Sartorius, Kurt, Sartorius, Benn and Zuccollo, Dino (2018). Does the Baltic dry index predict economic activity in South Africa? A review from 1985 to 2016. South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences, 21 (1) a1457. doi: 10.4102/sajems.v21i1.1457

Evaluation of antenatal rapid human immunodeficiency virus testing in rural South Africa

Mashamba-Thompson, Tivani P., Moodley, Pravi, Sartorius, Benn and Drain, Paul K. (2018). Evaluation of antenatal rapid human immunodeficiency virus testing in rural South Africa. Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine, 19 (1) a77. doi: 10.4102/sajhivmed.v19i1.771

Forensic psychiatric assessment process and outcome in state patients in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Houidi, Ahlem, Paruk, Saeeda and Sartorius, Benn (2018). Forensic psychiatric assessment process and outcome in state patients in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. South African Journal of Psychiatry, 24 (1) a1142. doi: 10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v24i0.1142

Prevalence, risk factors, and pregnancy outcomes of cervical cell abnormalities in the puerperium in a hyperendemic HIV setting

Maise, Hopolang C., Moodley, Dhayendre, Sebitloane, Motshedisi, Maman, Suzanne and Sartorius, Benn (2018). Prevalence, risk factors, and pregnancy outcomes of cervical cell abnormalities in the puerperium in a hyperendemic HIV setting. International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 140 (1), 105-110. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.12330

Circulating microRNA's as a diagnostic tool for hepatocellular carcinoma in a hyper endemic HIV setting, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: A case control study protocol focusing on viral etiology

Sartorius, K., Sartorius, B., Kramvis, A., Singh, E., Turchinovich, A., Burwinkel, B., Madiba, T. and Winkler, C. A. (2017). Circulating microRNA's as a diagnostic tool for hepatocellular carcinoma in a hyper endemic HIV setting, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: A case control study protocol focusing on viral etiology. BMC Cancer, 17 (1) 894. doi: 10.1186/s12885-017-3915-z

Stunting in children (0–59 months): what is the current trend in South Africa?*

Dukhi, Natisha, Sartorius, Benn and Taylor, Myra (2017). Stunting in children (0–59 months): what is the current trend in South Africa?*. Early Child Development and Care, 187 (12), 1874-1886. doi: 10.1080/03004430.2016.1193501

Barriers to accessing ATLS provider course for junior doctors at a major university hospital in South Africa

Odendaal, J. J., Kong, V. Y., Liu, T., Liu, Y., Sartorius, B., Oosthuizen, G. V. and Clarke, D. L. (2017). Barriers to accessing ATLS provider course for junior doctors at a major university hospital in South Africa. South African Journal of Surgery, 55 (4), 10-12.

Estimates of the global, regional, and national morbidity, mortality, and aetiologies of lower respiratory tract infections in 195 countries: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

Troeger, Christopher, Forouzanfar, Mohammad, Rao, Puja C., Khalil, Ibrahim, Brown, Alexandria, Swartz, Scott, Fullman, Nancy, Mosser, Jonathan, Thompson, Robert L., Reiner, Robert C., Abajobir, Amanuel, Alam, Noore, Alemayohu, Mulubirhan Assefa, Amare, Azmeraw T., Antonio, Carl Abelardo, Asayesh, Hamid, Avokpaho, Euripide, Barac, Aleksandra, Beshir, Muktar A., Boneya, Dube Jara, Brauer, Michael, Dandona, Lalit, Dandona, Rakhi, Fitchett, Joseph R. A., Gebrehiwot, Tsegaye Tewelde, Hailu, Gessessew Buggsa, Hotez, Peter J., Kasaeian, Amir, Khoja, Tawfik ... Mokdad, Ali H. (2017). Estimates of the global, regional, and national morbidity, mortality, and aetiologies of lower respiratory tract infections in 195 countries: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. Lancet Infectious Diseases, 17 (11), 1133-1161. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(17)30396-1

Pregnancy Outcomes in Association with STDs including genital HSV-2 shedding in a South African Cohort Study

Moodley, Dhayendre, Sartorius, Benn, Madurai, Savithree, Chetty, Vani and Maman, Suzanne (2017). Pregnancy Outcomes in Association with STDs including genital HSV-2 shedding in a South African Cohort Study. Sexually Transmitted Infections, 93 (7), 460-466. doi: 10.1136/sextrans-2017-053113

Quantifying the funding gap for management of traumatic brain injury at a major trauma centre in South Africa

Kong, V. Y., Odendaal, J. J., Bruce, J. L., Laing, G. L., Jerome, E., Sartorius, B., Brysiewicz, P. and Clarke, D. L. (2017). Quantifying the funding gap for management of traumatic brain injury at a major trauma centre in South Africa. South African Journal of Surgery, 55 (4), 26-30.

Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) for prevention of heterosexual transmission of HIV and risk compensation in adult males in Soweto: Findings from a programmatic Setting

Mukudu, Hillary, Dietrich, Janan, Otwombe, Kennedy, Manentsa, Mmatsie, Hlongwane, Khuthadzo, Haas-Kogan, Maetal, Sartorius, Benn and Martinson, Neil (2017). Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) for prevention of heterosexual transmission of HIV and risk compensation in adult males in Soweto: Findings from a programmatic Setting. PLoS ONE, 14 (3) e0213571, e0213571. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0213571

The prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum in sub-Saharan Africa since 1900

Snow, Robert W., Sartorius, Benn, Kyalo, David, Maina, Joseph, Amratia, Punam, Mundia, Clara W., Bejon, Philip and Noor, Abdisalan M. (2017). The prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum in sub-Saharan Africa since 1900. Nature, 550 (7677), 515-518. doi: 10.1038/nature24059

Erratum: Measuring progress and projecting attainment on the basis of past trends of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in 188 countries: an analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 (The Lancet (2017) 390(10100) (1423–1459) (S014067361732336X) (10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32336-X))

Fullman, Nancy, Barber, Ryan M, Abajobir, Amanuel Alemu, Abate, Kalkidan Hassen, Abbafati, Cristiana, Abbas, Kaja M, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdulkader, Rizwan Suliankatchi, Abdulle, Abdishakur M, Abera, Semaw Ferede, Aboyans, Victor, Abu-Raddad, Laith J, Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen M E, Adedeji, Isaac Akinkunmi, Adetokunboh, Olatunji, Afshin, Ashkan, Agrawal, Anurag, Agrawal, Sutapa, Ahmad Kiadaliri, Aliasghar, Ahmadieh, Hamid, Ahmed, Muktar Beshir, Aichour, Miloud Taki Eddine, Aichour, Amani Nidhal, Aichour, Ibtihel, Aiyar, Sneha, Akinyemi, Rufus Olusola, Akseer, Nadia, Al-Aly, Ziyad, Alam, Khurshid ... Murray, Christopher J L (2017). Erratum: Measuring progress and projecting attainment on the basis of past trends of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in 188 countries: an analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 (The Lancet (2017) 390(10100) (1423–1459) (S014067361732336X) (10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32336-X)). The Lancet, 390 (10106). doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32650-8

Is the clinicopathological pattern of colorectal carcinoma similar in the state and private healthcare systems of South Africa? Analysis of a Durban colorectal cancer database

Ntombela, Xolani H., Zulu, Babongile M. W., Masenya, Molikane, Sartorius, Ben and Madiba, Thandinkosi E. (2017). Is the clinicopathological pattern of colorectal carcinoma similar in the state and private healthcare systems of South Africa? Analysis of a Durban colorectal cancer database. Tropical Doctor, 47 (4), 360-364. doi: 10.1177/0049475517710887

Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with Forced-Sex Among South African High School Students

Naidoo, Saloshni, Sartorius, Benn, de Vries, Hein and Taylor, Myra (2017). Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with Forced-Sex Among South African High School Students. Journal of Community Health, 42 (5), 1035-1043. doi: 10.1007/s10900-017-0354-3

Erratum:Measuring progress and projecting attainment on the basis of past trends of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in 188 countries: an analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 (The Lancet (2017) 390(10100) (1423–1459) (S014067361732336X)(10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32336-X))

Fullman, Nancy, Barber, Ryan M., Abajobir, Amanuel Alemu, Abate, Kalkidan Hassen, Abbafati, Cristiana, Abbas, Kaja M., Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdulkader, Rizwan Suliankatchi, Abdulle, Abdishakur M., Abera, Semaw Ferede, Aboyans, Victor, Abu-Raddad, Laith J., Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen M. E., Adedeji, Isaac Akinkunmi, Adetokunboh, Olatunji, Afshin, Ashkan, Agrawal, Anurag, Agrawal, Sutapa, Ahmad Kiadaliri, Aliasghar, Ahmadieh, Hamid, Ahmed, Muktar Beshir, Aichour, Miloud Taki Eddine, Aichour, Amani Nidhal, Aichour, Ibtihel, Aiyar, Sneha, Akinyemi, Rufus Olusola, Akseer, Nadia, Al-Aly, Ziyad, Alam, Khurshid ... Murray, Christopher J. L. (2017). Erratum:Measuring progress and projecting attainment on the basis of past trends of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in 188 countries: an analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 (The Lancet (2017) 390(10100) (1423–1459) (S014067361732336X)(10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32336-X)). The Lancet, 390 (10102). doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32441-8

Malaria incidence trends and their association with climatic variables in rural Gwanda, Zimbabwe, 2005-2015

Gunda, Resign, Chimbari, Moses John, Shamu, Shepherd, Sartorius, Benn and Mukaratirwa, Samson (2017). Malaria incidence trends and their association with climatic variables in rural Gwanda, Zimbabwe, 2005-2015. Malaria Journal, 16 (1) 393. doi: 10.1186/s12936-017-2036-0

Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 333 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

Hay, Simon I., Abajobir, Amanuel Alemu, Abate, Kalkidan Hassen, Abbafati, Cristiana, Abbas, Kaja M., Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdulle, Abdishakur M., Abebo, Teshome Abuka, Abera, Semaw Ferede, Aboyans, Victor, Abu-Raddad, Laith J., Ackerman, Ilana N., Adedeji, Isaac A., Adetokunboh, Olatunji, Afshin, Ashkan, Aggarwal, Rakesh, Agrawal, Sutapa, Agrawal, Anurag, Kiadaliri, Aliasghar Ahmad, Ahmed, Muktar Beshir, Aichour, Amani Nidhal, Aichour, Ibtihel, Aichour, Miloud Taki Eddine, Aiyar, Sneha, Akinyemiju, Tomi F., Akseer, Nadia, Al Lami, Faris Hasan, Alahdab, Fares, Al-Aly, Ziyad ... Murray, Christopher J. L. (2017). Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 333 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. The Lancet, 390 (10100), 1260-1344. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32130-X

Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 328 diseases and injuries for 195 countries, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

Vos, Theo, Abajobir, Amanuel Alemu, Abbafati, Cristiana, Abbas, Kaja M., Abate, Kalkidan Hassen, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdulle, Abdishakur M., Abebo, Teshome Abuka, Abera, Semaw Ferede, Aboyans, Victor, Abu-Raddad, Laith J., Ackerman, Ilana N., Adamu, Abdu Abdullahi, Adetokunboh, Olatunji, Afarideh, Mohsen, Afshin, Ashkan, Agarwal, Sanjay Kumar, Aggarwal, Rakesh, Agrawal, Anurag, Agrawal, Sutapa, Kiadaliri, Aliasghar Ahmad, Ahmadieh, Hamid, Ahmed, Muktar Beshir, Aichour, Amani Nidhal, Aichour, Ibtihel, Aichour, Miloud Taki Eddine, Aiyar, Sneha, Akinyemi, Rufus Olusola, Akseer, Nadia ... Murray, Christopher J. L. (2017). Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 328 diseases and injuries for 195 countries, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. Lancet, 390 (10100), 1211-1259. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32154-2

The clinical impact of a positive family history of psychosis or mental illness in psychotic and non-psychotic mentally ill adolescents

Paruk, Saeeda, Jhazbhay, Khatija, Singh, Keshika, Sartorius, Benn and Burns, Jonathan K. (2017). The clinical impact of a positive family history of psychosis or mental illness in psychotic and non-psychotic mentally ill adolescents. Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 29 (3), 219-229. doi: 10.2989/17280583.2017.1389741

A comparison of base deficit and vital signs in the early assessment of patients with penetrating trauma in a high burden setting

Dunham, Mark Peter, Sartorius, Benn, Laing, Grant Llewellyn, Bruce, John Lambert and Clarke, Damian Luiz (2017). A comparison of base deficit and vital signs in the early assessment of patients with penetrating trauma in a high burden setting. Injury, 48 (9), 1972-1977. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2017.06.011

Defining predictors of mortality in pediatric trauma patients

Brysiewicz, P., Clarke, D. L., Sartorius, B., Bruce, J. L. and Laing, G. L. (2017). Defining predictors of mortality in pediatric trauma patients. South African Journal of Surgery, 55 (3), 36-40.

Estimates of global, regional, and national morbidity, mortality, and aetiologies of diarrhoeal diseases: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

Troeger, Christopher, Forouzanfar, Mohammad, Rao, Puja C, Khalil, Ibrahim, Brown, Alexandria, Reiner, Robert C, Fullman, Nancy, Thompson, Robert L, Abajobir, Amanuel, Ahmed, Muktar, Alemayohu, Mulubirhan Assefa, Alvis-Guzman, Nelson, Amare, Azmeraw T, Antonio, Carl Abelardo, Asayesh, Hamid, Avokpaho, Euripide, Awasthi, Ashish, Bacha, Umar, Barac, Aleksandra, Betsue, Balem Demtsu, Beyene, Addisu Shunu, Boneya, Dube Jara, Malta, Deborah Carvalho, Dandona, Lalit, Dandona, Rakhi, Dubey, Manisha, Eshrati, Babak, Fitchett, Joseph R A, Gebrehiwot, Tsegaye Tewelde ... Mokdad, Ali H (2017). Estimates of global, regional, and national morbidity, mortality, and aetiologies of diarrhoeal diseases: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 17 (9), 909-948. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(17)30276-1

Hypotension of ⩽110 mmHg is Associated with Increased Mortality in South African Patients After Trauma

Clarke, D. L., Brysiewicz, P., Sartorius, B., Bruce, J. L. and Laing, G. L. (2017). Hypotension of ⩽110 mmHg is Associated with Increased Mortality in South African Patients After Trauma. Scandinavian Journal of Surgery, 106 (3), 261-268. doi: 10.1177/1457496916680129

Oesophageal squamous cell cancer in a South African tertiary hospital: A risk factor and presentation analysis

Loots, E., Sartorius, B., Madiba, T. E., Mulder, C. J.J. and Clarke, D. L. (2017). Oesophageal squamous cell cancer in a South African tertiary hospital: A risk factor and presentation analysis. South African Journal of Surgery, 55 (3), 42-46.

The effect of systematic factors on the outcome of trauma laparotomy at a major trauma centre in South Africa

Steenkamp, C., Kong, Victor Yeewai, Clarke, D. L., Sartorius, B., Bruce, J. L., Laing, G. L., Bekker, W., Manchev, V. and Brysiewicz, P. (2017). The effect of systematic factors on the outcome of trauma laparotomy at a major trauma centre in South Africa. Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 99 (7), 540-544. doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2017.0079

Adolescent health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the global burden of disease 2015 study

Azzopardi, Peter, Cini, Karly, Kennedy, Elissa, Sawyer, Susan, El Bcheraoui, Charbel, Charara, Raghid, Khalil, Ibrahim, Moradi-Lakeh, Maziar, Collison, Michael, Afifi, Rima A., Al-raiby, Jamela, Krohn, Kristopher J., Daoud, Farah, Chew, Adrienne, Afshin, Ashkan, Foreman, Kyle J., Kassebaum, Nicholas J., Kutz, Michael, Kyu, Hmwe H., Liu, Patrick, Olsen, Helen E., Smith, Alison, Stanaway, Jeffrey D., Wang, Haidong, Ärnlöv, Johan, Ahmad Kiadaliri, Aliasghar, Alam, Khurshid, Alasfoor, Deena, Ali, Raghib ... GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Adolescent Health Collaborators (2017). Adolescent health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the global burden of disease 2015 study. International Journal of Public Health, 63 (S1), 1-18. doi: 10.1007/s00038-017-1003-4

Danger ahead: the burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2015

El Bcheraoui, Charbel, Charara, Raghid, Khalil, I. A., Moradi-Lakeh, Maziar, Afshin, Ashkan, Collison, Michael, Daoud, Farah, Krohn, Kristopher J., Chew, Adrienne, Biryukov, Stan, Casey, Daniel, Cercy, Kelly, Charlson, Fiona J., Cornaby, Leslie, Dicker, Daniel, Erskine, Holly E., Ferrari, Alize J., Fitzmaurice, Christina, Foreman, Kyle J., Fraser, Maya, Frostad, Joseph, Godwin, William W., Griswold, Max, Kassebaum, Nicholas J., Kemmer, Laura, Kutz, Michael, Kyu, Hmwe H., Leung, Janni, Liu, Patrick ... Mokdad, Ali H. (2017). Danger ahead: the burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2015. International Journal of Public Health, 63 (S1), 1-13. doi: 10.1007/s00038-017-1017-y

Space-time variations in child mortality in a rural South African population with high HIV prevalence (2000–2014)

Tlou, Boikhutso, Sartorius, Benn and Tanser, Frank (2017). Space-time variations in child mortality in a rural South African population with high HIV prevalence (2000–2014). PLoS One, 12 (8) e0182478, 1-13. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0182478

The effect of HIV status on clinical outcomes of surgical sepsis in Kwazulu-Natal Province, South Africa

Green, S., Kong, V. Y., Odendaal, J., Sartorius, B., Clarke, D. L., Brysiewicz, P., Bruce, J. L., Laing, G. L. and Bekker, W. (2017). The effect of HIV status on clinical outcomes of surgical sepsis in Kwazulu-Natal Province, South Africa. South African Medical Journal, 107 (8), 702-705. doi: 10.7196/SAMJ.2017.v107i8.12045

Health effects of overweight and obesity in 195 countries over 25 years

Afshin, Ashkan, Forouzanfar, Mohammad H., Reitsma, Marissa B., Sur, Patrick, Estep, Kara, Lee, Alex, Marczak, Laurie, Mokdad, Ali H., Moradi-Lakeh, Maziar, Naghavi, Mohsen, Salama, Joseph S., Vos, Theo, Abate, Kalkidan H., Abbafati, Cristiana, Ahmed, Muktar B., Al-Aly, Ziyad, Alkerwi, Ala'a, Al-Raddadi, Rajaa, Amare, Azmeraw T., Amberbir, Alemayehu, Amegah, Adeladza K., Amini, Erfan, Amrock, Stephen M., Anjana, Ranjit M., Ärnlöv, Johan, Asayesh, Hamid, Banerjee, Amitava, Barac, Aleksandra, Baye, Estifanos ... Murray, Christopher J.L. (2017). Health effects of overweight and obesity in 195 countries over 25 years. New England Journal of Medicine, 377 (1), 13-27. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1614362

Global, regional, and national burden of cardiovascular diseases for 10 causes, 1990 to 2015

Roth, Gregory A., Johnson, Catherine, Abajobir, Amanuel, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abera, Semaw Ferede, Abyu, Gebre, Ahmed, Muktar, Aksut, Baran, Alam, Tahiya, Alam, Khurshid, Alla, Francois, Alvis-Guzman, Nelson, Amrock, Stephen, Ansari, Hossein, Arnlov, Johan, Asayesh, Hamid, Atey, Tesfay Mehari, Avila-Burgos, Leticia, Awasthi, Ashish, Banerjee, Amitava, Barac, Aleksandra, Barnighausen, Till, Barregard, Lars, Bedi, Neeraj, Ketema, Ezra Belay, Bennett, Derrick, Berhe, Gebremedhin, Bhutta, Zulfiqar, Bitew, Shimelash ... Murray, Christopher (2017). Global, regional, and national burden of cardiovascular diseases for 10 causes, 1990 to 2015. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 70 (1), 1-25. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.04.052

An audit of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in a busy developing-world trauma service exposes a significant deficit in resources available to manage severe TBI

Jerome, E., Laing, G. L., Bruce, J. L., Sartorius, B., Brysiewicz, P. and Clarke, D. L. (2017). An audit of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in a busy developing-world trauma service exposes a significant deficit in resources available to manage severe TBI. South African Medical Journal, 107 (7), 621-625. doi: 10.7196/SAMJ.2017.v107i7.10562

Incidence of chemotherapy-induced neutropenia in HIV-infected and uninfected patients with breast cancer receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy

Ngidi, S., Magula, N., Sartorius, B., Govender, P. and Madiba, T. E. (2017). Incidence of chemotherapy-induced neutropenia in HIV-infected and uninfected patients with breast cancer receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy. South African Medical Journal, 107 (7), 595-601. doi: 10.7196/SAMJ.2017.v107i7.12309

Prevalence of metabolic syndrome, discrete or comorbid diabetes and hypertension in sub-Saharan Africa among people living with HIV versus HIV-negative populations: A systematic review and meta-analysis protocol

Todowede, Olamide O. and Sartorius, Benn (2017). Prevalence of metabolic syndrome, discrete or comorbid diabetes and hypertension in sub-Saharan Africa among people living with HIV versus HIV-negative populations: A systematic review and meta-analysis protocol. BMJ Open, 7 (7) e016602, 1-12. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-016602

The effect of stage of HIV disease as determined by CD4 count on clinical outcomes of surgical sepsis in South Africa

Green, S., Kong, V. Y., Laing, G. L., Bruce, J. L., Odendaal, J., Sartorius, B. and Clarke, Damian L. (2017). The effect of stage of HIV disease as determined by CD4 count on clinical outcomes of surgical sepsis in South Africa. Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 99 (6), 459-463. doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2017.0057

Space-time patterns in maternal and mother mortality in a rural South African population with high HIV prevalence (2000-2014): Results from a population-based cohort

Tlou, B., Sartorius, B. and Tanser, F. (2017). Space-time patterns in maternal and mother mortality in a rural South African population with high HIV prevalence (2000-2014): Results from a population-based cohort. BMC Public Health, 17 (1) 543, 1-10. doi: 10.1186/s12889-017-4463-9

Child and adolescent health from 1990 to 2015 findings from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors 2015 study

Kassebaum, Nicholas, Hmwe Kyu, Hmwe, Zoeckler, Leo, Elizabeth Olsen, Helen, Thomas, Katie, Pinho, Christine, Bhutta, Zulfiqar A., Dandona, Lalit, Ferrari, Alize, Ghiwot, Tsegaye Tewelde, Hay, Simon I., Kinfu, Yohannes, Liang, Xiaofeng, Lopez, Alan, Carvalho Malta, Deborah, Mokdad, Ali H., Naghavi, Mohsen, Patton, George C., Salomon, Joshua, Sartorius, Benn, Topor-Madry, Roman, Vollset, Stein Emil, Werdecker, Andrea, Whiteford, Harvey A., Abate, Kalkidan Hasen, Abbas, Kaja, Damtew, Solomon Abrha, Ahmed, Muktar Beshir, Akseer, Nadia ... Vos, Theo (2017). Child and adolescent health from 1990 to 2015 findings from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors 2015 study. JAMA Pediatrics, 171 (6), 573-592. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2017.0250

Effect of Point-of-Care Diagnostics on Maternal Outcomes in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Women: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Mashamba-Thompson, Tivani P., Morgan, Rebecca L., Sartorius, Benn, Dennis, Brittany, Drain, Paul K. and Thabane, Lehana (2017). Effect of Point-of-Care Diagnostics on Maternal Outcomes in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Women: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Point of Care, 16 (2), 67-77. doi: 10.1097/POC.0000000000000135

Prevalence and risk factors associated with sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among women of reproductive age in Swaziland

Ginindza, Themba G., Stefan, Cristina D., Tsoka-Gwegweni, Joyce M., Dlamini, Xolisile, Jolly, Pauline E., Weiderpass, Elisabete, Broutet, Nathalie and Sartorius, Benn (2017). Prevalence and risk factors associated with sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among women of reproductive age in Swaziland. Infectious Agents and Cancer, 12 (1) 29. doi: 10.1186/s13027-017-0140-y

Smoking prevalence and attributable disease burden in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

Reitsma, Marissa B., Fullman, Nancy, Ng, Marie, Salama, Joseph S., Abajobir, Amanuel, Abate, Kalkidan Hassen, Abbafati, Cristiana, Abera, Semaw Ferede, Abraham, Biju, Abyu, Gebre Yitayih, Adebiyi, Akindele Olupelumi, Al-Aly, Ziyad, Aleman, Alicia V., Ali, Raghib, Al Alkerwi, Ala'a, Allebeck, Peter, Al-Raddadi, Rajaa Mohammad, Amare, Azmeraw T., Amberbir, Alemayehu, Ammar, Walid, Amrock, Stephen Marc, Antonio, Carl Abelardo T., Asayesh, Hamid, Atnafu, Niguse Tadela, Azzopardi, Peter, Banerjee, Amitava, Barac, Aleksandra, Barrientos-Gutierrez, Tonatiuh, Basto-Abreu, Ana Cristina ... Gakidou, Emmanuela (2017). Smoking prevalence and attributable disease burden in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. The Lancet, 389 (10082), 1885-1906. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)30819-X

Cost analysis of Human Papillomavirusrelated cervical diseases and genital warts in Swaziland

Ginindza, Themba G., Sartorius, Benn, Dlamini, Xolisile and Stensson, Ellinor (2017). Cost analysis of Human Papillomavirusrelated cervical diseases and genital warts in Swaziland. PLoS ONE, 12 (5) e0177762, e0177762. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0177762

Mechanical complications of central venous catheterisation in trauma patients

Odendaal, J., Kong, Victor Y., Sartorius, B., Liu, T. Y., Liu, Y. Y. and Clarke, D. L. (2017). Mechanical complications of central venous catheterisation in trauma patients. Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 99 (5), 390-393. doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2017.0022

Available data sources for monitoring non-communicable diseases and their risk factors in South Africa

Wandai, M., Aagaard-Hansen, J., Day, C., Sartorius, B. and Hofman, K. J. (2017). Available data sources for monitoring non-communicable diseases and their risk factors in South Africa. South African Medical Journal, 107 (4), 331-337. doi: 10.7196/SAMJ.2017.v107i4.11438

Global, regional, and national cancer incidence, mortality, years of life lost, years lived with disability, and disability-adjusted life-years for 32 cancer groups, 1990 to 2015: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study Global Burden of Disease Cancer Collaboration

Fitzmaurice, Christina, Allen, Christine, Barber, Ryan M., Barregard, Lars, Bhutta, Zulfiqar A., Brenner, Hermann, Dicker, Daniel J., Chimed-Orchir, Odgerel, Dandona, Rakhi, Dandona, Lalit, Fleming, Tom, Forouzanfar, Mohammad H., Hancock, Jamie, Hay, Roderick J., Hunter-Merrill, Rachel, Huynh, Chantal, Hosgood, H. Dean, Johnson, Catherine O., Jonas, Jost B., Khubchandani, Jagdish, Kumar, G. Anil, Kutz, Michael, Lan, Qing, Larson, Heidi J., Liang, Xiaofeng, Lim, Stephen S., Lopez, Alan D., MacIntyre, Michael F., Marczak, Laurie ... Naghavi, Mohsen (2017). Global, regional, and national cancer incidence, mortality, years of life lost, years lived with disability, and disability-adjusted life-years for 32 cancer groups, 1990 to 2015: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study Global Burden of Disease Cancer Collaboration. JAMA Oncology, 3 (4), 524-548. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2016.5688

Civilian cerebral gunshot wounds: a South African experience

Kong, Victor, Odendaal, Jocinta, Sartorius, Benn, Clarke, Damian, Brysiewicz, Petra, Jerome, Ellen, Bruce, John and Laing, Grant (2017). Civilian cerebral gunshot wounds: a South African experience. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 87 (3), 186-189. doi: 10.1111/ans.13846

Independent and interactive effects of hiv infection, clinical stage and other comorbidities on survival of children treated for severe malnutrition in rural South Africa: A retrospective multicohort study

Muzigaba, M., Puoane, T., Sartorius, B. and Sanders, D. (2017). Independent and interactive effects of hiv infection, clinical stage and other comorbidities on survival of children treated for severe malnutrition in rural South Africa: A retrospective multicohort study. SAJCH South African Journal of Child Health, 11 (1), 46-53. doi: 10.7196/SAJCH.2017.v11i1.1202

Is Clinical Research in Oesophageal Cancer in South Africa in Crisis? A Systematic Review

Loots, E., Sartorius, B., Madiba, T. E., Mulder, C. J.J. and Clarke, D. L. (2017). Is Clinical Research in Oesophageal Cancer in South Africa in Crisis? A Systematic Review. World Journal of Surgery, 41 (3), 810-816. doi: 10.1007/s00268-016-3778-5

The impact of a modified world health organization surgical safety checklist on maternal outcomes in a South African setting: A stratified cluster-randomised controlled trial

Naidoo, M., Moodley, J., Gathiram, P. and Sartorius, B. (2017). The impact of a modified world health organization surgical safety checklist on maternal outcomes in a South African setting: A stratified cluster-randomised controlled trial. South African Medical Journal, 107 (3), 248-257. doi: 10.7196/SAMJ.2017.v107i3.11320

Association between Hyperuricemia and Major Adverse Cardiac Events in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction

Ranjith, Naresh, Myeni, Nomcebo N., Sartorius, Ben and Mayise, Chamsanqua (2017). Association between Hyperuricemia and Major Adverse Cardiac Events in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction. Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders, 15 (1), 18-25. doi: 10.1089/met.2016.0032

Associations between HIV, highly active anti-retroviral therapy, and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy among maternal deaths in South Africa 2011–2013

Sebitloane, Hannah M., Moodley, Jagidesa and Sartorius, Benn (2017). Associations between HIV, highly active anti-retroviral therapy, and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy among maternal deaths in South Africa 2011–2013. International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 136 (2), 195-199. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.12038

The spectrum and outcome of surgical sepsis in pietermaritzburg, South Africa

Green, S., Kong, V. Y., Clarke, D. L., Sartorius, B., Odendaal, J., Bruce, J. L., Laing, G. L., Brysiewicz, P., Bekker, W. and Harknett, E. (2017). The spectrum and outcome of surgical sepsis in pietermaritzburg, South Africa. South African Medical Journal, 107 (2), 134-136. doi: 10.7196/SAMJ.2017.v107i2.11339

The spectrum of gastric cancer as seen in a large quaternary hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Benamro, F., Sartorius, B., Clarke, D. L., Anderson, F., Loots, E. and Olinger, L. (2017). The spectrum of gastric cancer as seen in a large quaternary hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. South African Medical Journal, 107 (2), 130-133. doi: 10.7196/SAMJ.2017.v107i2.11383

Erratum: Global, regional, national, and selected subnational levels of stillbirths, neonatal, infant, and under-5 mortality, 1980–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 (The Lancet (2016) 388(10053) (1725–1774)(S0140673616315756)(10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31575-6))

Wang, Haidong, Bhutta, Zulfiqar A, Coates, Matthew M, Coggeshall, Megan, Dandona, Lalit, Diallo, Khassoum, Franca, Elisabeth Barboza, Fraser, Maya, Fullman, Nancy, Gething, Peter W, Hay, Simon I, Kinfu, Yohannes, Kita, Maaya, Kulikoff, Xie Rachel, Larson, Heidi J, Liang, Juan, Liang, Xiaofeng, Lim, Stephen S, Lind, Margaret, Lopez, Alan D, Lozano, Rafael, Mensah, George A, Mikesell, Joseph B, Mokdad, Ali H, Mooney, Meghan D, Naghavi, Mohsen, Nguyen, Grant, Rakovac, Ivo, Salomon, Joshua A ... Murray, Christopher J L (2017). Erratum: Global, regional, national, and selected subnational levels of stillbirths, neonatal, infant, and under-5 mortality, 1980–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 (The Lancet (2016) 388(10053) (1725–1774)(S0140673616315756)(10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31575-6)). The Lancet, 389 (10064). doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)32608-3

Classifying snakebite in South Africa: Validating a scoring system

Wood, D., Sartorius, B. and Hift, R. (2017). Classifying snakebite in South Africa: Validating a scoring system. South African Medical Journal, 107 (1), 46-51. doi: 10.7196/SAMJ.2017.v107i1.11361

Implementation of point-of-care diagnostics in rural primary healthcare clinics in south africa: Perspectives of key stakeholders

Mashamba-Thompson, Tivani P., Jama, Ngcwalisa A., Sartorius, Benn, Drain, Paul K. and Thompson, Rowan M. (2017). Implementation of point-of-care diagnostics in rural primary healthcare clinics in south africa: Perspectives of key stakeholders. Diagnostics, 7 (1) 3. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics7010003

Knowledge, attitude and practices of south african healthcare professionals towards complementary and alternative medicine use for atopic eczema – a descriptive survey

Thandar, Yasmeen, Botha, Julia, Sartorius, Benn and Mosam, Anisa (2017). Knowledge, attitude and practices of south african healthcare professionals towards complementary and alternative medicine use for atopic eczema – a descriptive survey. South African Family Practice, 59 (1), 1):22-28. doi: 10.1080/20786190.2016.1248146

Mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) performance versus weight for height in South African children (0-59 months) with acute malnutrition

Dukhi, Natisha, Sartorius, Benn and Taylor, Myra (2017). Mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) performance versus weight for height in South African children (0-59 months) with acute malnutrition. South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 30 (2), 49-54. doi: 10.1080/16070658.2016.1255483

Prevalence of and associated risk factors for high risk human papillomavirus among sexually active women, Swaziland

Ginindza, Themba G., Dlamini, Xolisile, Almonte, Maribel, Herrero, Rolando, Jolly, Pauline E., Tsoka-Gwegweni, Joyce M., Weiderpass, Elisabete, Broutet, Nathalie and Sartorius, Benn (2017). Prevalence of and associated risk factors for high risk human papillomavirus among sexually active women, Swaziland. PLoS ONE, 12 (1) e0170189, e0170189. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0170189

The impact of HIV infection and disease stage on the rate of weight gain and duration of refeeding and treatment in severely malnourished children in rural South African hospitals

Muzigaba, M., Sartorius, B., Puoane, T., Van Wyk, B. and Sanders, D. (2017). The impact of HIV infection and disease stage on the rate of weight gain and duration of refeeding and treatment in severely malnourished children in rural South African hospitals. SAJCH South African Journal of Child Health, 11 (2), 86-92. doi: 10.7196/SAJCH.2017.v11i2.1194

The management of colonic trauma in the damage control era

Shazi, B., Bruce, J. L., Laing, G. L., Sartorius, B. and Clarke, Damian L. (2017). The management of colonic trauma in the damage control era. Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 99 (1), 76-81. doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2016.0303

Selective laser trabeculoplasty in primary open-angle glaucoma: Primary versus secondary treatment outcomes

Goosen, Emil, Visser, Linda and Sartorius, Ben (2016). Selective laser trabeculoplasty in primary open-angle glaucoma: Primary versus secondary treatment outcomes. African Vision and Eye Health, 75 (1) a338, 1-6. doi: 10.4102/aveh.v75i1.338

Elevated international normalised ratios correlate with severity of injury and outcome

Noorbhai, M. A., Cassimjee, H. M., Sartorius, B. and Muckart, D. J.J. (2016). Elevated international normalised ratios correlate with severity of injury and outcome. South African Medical Journal, 106 (11), 1141-1145. doi: 10.7196/SAMJ.2016.v106i11.10356

Mortality rates increase dramatically below a systolic blood pressure of 105-mm Hg in septic surgical patients

Clarke, Damian L., Chipps, Jennifer A., Sartorius, Benn, Bruce, John, Laing, Grant L. and Brysiewicz, Petra (2016). Mortality rates increase dramatically below a systolic blood pressure of 105-mm Hg in septic surgical patients. American Journal of Surgery, 212 (5), 941-945. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2016.01.042

Service delivery inequality in South African municipal areas: A new way to account for inter-jurisdictional differences

Sartorius, Kurt and Sartorius, Benn (2016). Service delivery inequality in South African municipal areas: A new way to account for inter-jurisdictional differences. Urban Studies, 53 (15), 3336-3355. doi: 10.1177/0042098015613001

The future cost of cancer in South Africa: An interdisciplinary cost management strategy

Sartorius, K., Sartorius, B., Govender, P. S., Sharma, V. and Sheriff, A. (2016). The future cost of cancer in South Africa: An interdisciplinary cost management strategy. South African Medical Journal, 106 (10), 949-950. doi: 10.7196/SAMJ.2016.v106i10.11375

Endovascular Therapy for Large Vessel Vasculopathy in HIV-infected Patients

Pillay, B., Ramdial, P. K., Naidoo, D. P., Sartorius, B. and Singh, D. (2016). Endovascular Therapy for Large Vessel Vasculopathy in HIV-infected Patients. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 52 (3), 343-351. doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2016.06.007

Erratum: Estimates of global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and mortality of HIV, 1980-2015: The Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 (The Lancet HIV (2016) 3 (e361-e387) PII: S235230181630087X DOI: 10.1016/S2352-3018(16)30087-X)

Wang, Haidong, Wolock, Tim M., Carter, Austin, Nguyen, Grant, Kyu, Hmwe Hmwe, Gakidou, Emmanuela, Hay, Simon I., Mills, Edward J., Trickey, Adam, Msemburi, William, Coates, Matthew M., Mooney, Meghan D., Fraser, Maya S., Sligar, Amber, Salomon, Joshua, Larson, Heidi J, Friedman, Joseph, Abajobir, Amanuel Alemu, Abate, Kalkidan Hassen, Abbas, Kaja M., Razek, Mohamed Magdy Abd El, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdulle, Abdishakur M, Abera, Semaw Ferede, Abubakar, Ibrahim, Abu-Raddad, Laith J, Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen M E, Abyu, Gebre Yitayih, Adebiyi, Akindele Olupelumi ... Murray, Christopher J. L. (2016). Erratum: Estimates of global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and mortality of HIV, 1980-2015: The Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 (The Lancet HIV (2016) 3 (e361-e387) PII: S235230181630087X DOI: 10.1016/S2352-3018(16)30087-X). The Lancet HIV, 3 (9). doi: 10.1016/S2352-3018(16)30125-4

Point-of-care diagnostics for improving maternal health in South Africa

Mashamba-Thompson, Tivani P., Sartorius, Benn and Drain, Paul K. (2016). Point-of-care diagnostics for improving maternal health in South Africa. Diagnostics, 6 (3) 31, 1-15. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics6030031

Estimates of global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and mortality of HIV, 1980-2015: the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

Wang, Haidong, Wolock, Tim M., Carter, Austin, Nguyen, Grant, Kyu, Hmwe Hmwe, Gakidou, Emmanuela, Hay, Simon I., Mills, Edward J., Trickey, Adam, Msemburi, William, Coates, Matthew M., Mooney, Meghan D., Fraser, Maya S., Sligar, Amber, Salomon, Joshua, Larson, Heidi J., Friedman, Joseph, Abajobir, Amanuel Alemu, Abate, Kalkidan Hassen, Abbas, Kaja M., Abd El Razek, Mohamed Magdy, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdulle, Abdishakur M., Abera, Semaw Ferede, Abubakar, Ibrahim, Abu-Raddad, Laith J., Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen M. E., Abyu, Gebre Yitayih, Adebiyi, Akindele Olupelumi ... Murray, Christopher J. L. (2016). Estimates of global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and mortality of HIV, 1980-2015: the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. The Lancet HIV, 3 (8), E361-E387. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3018(16)30087-X

Diabetes distress and related factors in South African adults with type 2 diabetes

Ramkisson, Samantha, Pillay, Basil Joseph and Sartorius, Benn (2016). Diabetes distress and related factors in South African adults with type 2 diabetes. Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa, 21 (2), 32-36. doi: 10.1080/16089677.2016.1205822

Anxiety, depression and psychological well-being in a cohort of South African adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Ramkisson, Samantha, Pillay, Basil J. and Sartorius, Benn (2016). Anxiety, depression and psychological well-being in a cohort of South African adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus. South African Journal of Psychiatry, 22 (1) a935, 1-9. doi: 10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v22i1.935

The Role of Planned and On-Demand Relaparotomy in the Developing World

Scriba, M. F., Laing, G. L., Bruce, J. L., Sartorius, B. and Clarke, D. L. (2016). The Role of Planned and On-Demand Relaparotomy in the Developing World. World Journal of Surgery, 40 (7), 1558-1564. doi: 10.1007/s00268-015-3379-8

Ultrasound findings in 42 patients with cytotoxic tissue damage following bites by South African snakes

Wood, Darryl, Sartorius, Benjamin and Hift, Richard (2016). Ultrasound findings in 42 patients with cytotoxic tissue damage following bites by South African snakes. Emergency Medicine Journal, 33 (7), 477-481. doi: 10.1136/emermed-2015-205279

Evaluating the accessibility and utility of HIV-related point-of-care diagnostics for maternal health in rural South Africa: A study protocol

Mashamba-Thompson, T. P., Drain, P. K. and Sartorius, B. (2016). Evaluating the accessibility and utility of HIV-related point-of-care diagnostics for maternal health in rural South Africa: A study protocol. BMJ Open, 6 (6) e011155, 1-10. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011155

How much incident lung cancer was missed globally in 2012? An ecological country-level study

Sartorius, Benn and Sartorius, Kurt (2016). How much incident lung cancer was missed globally in 2012? An ecological country-level study. Geospatial Health, 11 (2) 396, 110-118. doi: 10.4081/gh.2016.396

The costs of delivering human papillomavirus vaccination to grade 4 learners in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa

Moodley, I., Tathiah, N. and Sartorius, B. (2016). The costs of delivering human papillomavirus vaccination to grade 4 learners in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa. South African Medical Journal, 106 (5), 497-501. doi: 10.7196/SAMJ.2016.v106i5.9988

Clinical malaria transmission trends and its association with climatic variables in Tubu village, Botswana: A retrospective analysis

Chirebvu, Elijah, Chimbari, Moses John, Ngwenya, Barbara Ntombi and Sartorius, Benn (2016). Clinical malaria transmission trends and its association with climatic variables in Tubu village, Botswana: A retrospective analysis. PLoS One, 11 (3) e0139843, 1-16. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0139843

Estimating the burden of snakebite on public hospitals in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

Darryl, Wood, Sartorius, Benjamin and Hift, Richard (2016). Estimating the burden of snakebite on public hospitals in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. Wilderness and Environmental Medicine, 27 (1), 53-61. doi: 10.1016/j.wem.2015.11.005

Spatially aggregated clusters and scattered smaller loci of elevated malaria vector density and human infection prevalence in urban Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Mwakalinga, Victoria M., Sartorius, Benn K. D., Mlacha, Yeromin P., Msellemu, Daniel F., Limwagu, Alex J., Mageni, Zawadi D., Paliga, John M., Govella, Nicodem J., Coetzee, Maureen, Killeen, Gerry F. and Dongus, Stefan (2016). Spatially aggregated clusters and scattered smaller loci of elevated malaria vector density and human infection prevalence in urban Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Malaria Journal, 15 (1) 135, 1-11. doi: 10.1186/s12936-016-1186-9

Improved pregnancy outcomes with increasing antiretroviral coverage in South Africa

Moodley, Theron, Moodley, Dhayendre, Sebitloane, Motshedisi, Maharaj, Niren and Sartorius, Benn (2016). Improved pregnancy outcomes with increasing antiretroviral coverage in South Africa. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 16 (1) 35, 1-10. doi: 10.1186/s12884-016-0821-3

Traumatic tension pneumothorax: experience from 115 consecutive patients in a trauma service in South Africa

Kong, V., Sartorius, B. and Clarke, D. (2016). Traumatic tension pneumothorax: experience from 115 consecutive patients in a trauma service in South Africa. European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 42 (1), 55-59. doi: 10.1007/s00068-015-0502-3

A hospital based surveillance system to assess the burden of trauma in KwaZulu-Natal Province South Africa

Lutge, Elizabeth, Moodley, Nirvasha, Tefera, Aida, Sartorius, Benn, Hardcastle, Timothy and Clarke, Damian (2016). A hospital based surveillance system to assess the burden of trauma in KwaZulu-Natal Province South Africa. Injury, 47 (1), 135-140. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2015.08.020

Carbohydrate intake, obesity, metabolic syndrome and cancer risk? A two-part systematic review and meta-analysis protocol to estimate attributability

Sartorius, B., Sartorius, K., Aldous, C., Madiba, T. E., Stefan, C. and Noakes, T. (2016). Carbohydrate intake, obesity, metabolic syndrome and cancer risk? A two-part systematic review and meta-analysis protocol to estimate attributability. BMJ Open, 6 (1) e009301, 1-6. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009301

Experiential Bloom's Taxonomy learning framework for point-of-care diagnostics training of primary healthcare workers

Mashamba-Thompson, Tivani P., Sartorius, Benn, Stevens, Fred C.J. and Drain, Paul K. (2016). Experiential Bloom's Taxonomy learning framework for point-of-care diagnostics training of primary healthcare workers. African Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 5 (1) a449. doi: 10.4102/ajlm.v5i1.449

Impact of point-of-care diagnostics on maternal outcomes in HIV-infected women: Systematic review and meta-analysis protocol

Mashamba-Thompson, T. P., Sartorius, B., Thabane, L., Shi, C. X. and Drain, P. K. (2016). Impact of point-of-care diagnostics on maternal outcomes in HIV-infected women: Systematic review and meta-analysis protocol. BMJ Open, 6 (1) e008002, 1-6. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008002

Mutations of mtDNA polymerase-γ and hyperlactataemia in the HIV-infected Zulu population of South Africa

Ojwach, D. B.A., Aldous, C., Kocheleff, P. and Sartorius, B. (2016). Mutations of mtDNA polymerase-γ and hyperlactataemia in the HIV-infected Zulu population of South Africa. South African Medical Journal, 106 (12), 1254-1259. doi: 10.7196/SAMJ.2016.v106.i12.10818

Snakebite in north-eastern South Africa: Clinical characteristics and risks for severity

Wood, Darryl, Sartorius, Benjamin and Hift, Richard (2016). Snakebite in north-eastern South Africa: Clinical characteristics and risks for severity. South African Family Practice, 58 (2), 62-67. doi: 10.1080/20786190.2015.1120934

Spatialoral dynamics and structural determinants of child and maternal mortality in a rural, high HIV burdened South African population, 2000-2014: A study protocol

Tlou, B., Sartorius, B. and Tanser, F. (2016). Spatialoral dynamics and structural determinants of child and maternal mortality in a rural, high HIV burdened South African population, 2000-2014: A study protocol. BMJ Open, 6 (7) e010013, 1-7. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010013

A modified staging system for chronic osteomyelitis

Marais, Leonard Charles, Ferreira, Nando, Aldous, Colleen, Sartorius, Benn and Le Roux, Theo (2015). A modified staging system for chronic osteomyelitis. Journal of Orthopaedics, 12 (4) 192, 184-192. doi: 10.1016/j.jor.2015.05.017

International medical graduates in South Africa and the implications of addressing the current surgical workforce shortage

Kong, V. Y., Odendaal, J. J., Sartorius, B. and Clarke, D. L. (2015). International medical graduates in South Africa and the implications of addressing the current surgical workforce shortage. South African Journal of Surgery, 53 (3-4).

Prostate Cancer at a regional hospital in South Africa: We are only seeing the tip of the iceberg

Le Roux, H. A., Urry, R. J., Sartorius, B. and Aldous, C. (2015). Prostate Cancer at a regional hospital in South Africa: We are only seeing the tip of the iceberg. South African Journal of Surgery, 53 (3-4).

The accuracy of physical examination in identifying significant pathologies in penetrating thoracic trauma

Kong, V. Y., Sartorius, B. and Clarke, D. L. (2015). The accuracy of physical examination in identifying significant pathologies in penetrating thoracic trauma. European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 41 (6), 647-650. doi: 10.1007/s00068-014-0484-6

The Africa Center for Biostatistical Excellence: A proposal for enhancing biostatistics capacity for sub-Saharan Africa

Machekano, Rhoderick, Young, Taryn, Rusakaniko, Simbarashe, Musonda, Patrick, Sartorius, Ben, Todd, Jim, Fegan, Greg, Thabane, Lehana and Chikte, Usuf (2015). The Africa Center for Biostatistical Excellence: A proposal for enhancing biostatistics capacity for sub-Saharan Africa. Statistics in Medicine, 34 (27), 3481-3489. doi: 10.1002/sim.6572

Selective non-operative management of stab wounds to the posterior abdomen is safe: The Pietermaritzburg experience

Kong, Victor, Oosthuizen, George, Sartorius, Benn and Clarke, Damian (2015). Selective non-operative management of stab wounds to the posterior abdomen is safe: The Pietermaritzburg experience. Injury, 46 (9), 1753-1758. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2015.01.004

Open pneumothorax: the spectrum and outcome of management based on Advanced Trauma Life Support recommendations

Kong, V. Y., Liu, M., Sartorius, B. and Clarke, D. L. (2015). Open pneumothorax: the spectrum and outcome of management based on Advanced Trauma Life Support recommendations. European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 41 (4), 401-404. doi: 10.1007/s00068-014-0469-5

The clinicopathologic spectrum of anal cancer in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. Analysis of a provincial database

Ntombela, X. H., Sartorius, Benn, Madiba, T. E. and Govender, Poovandren (2015). The clinicopathologic spectrum of anal cancer in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. Analysis of a provincial database. Cancer Epidemiology, 39 (4), 528-533. doi: 10.1016/j.canep.2015.05.005

Correlation between ATLS training and junior doctors' anatomical knowledge of intercostal chest drain insertion

Kong, Victor Y., Oosthuizen, George V., Sartorius, Benn, Keene, Claire M. and Clarke, Damian L. (2015). Correlation between ATLS training and junior doctors' anatomical knowledge of intercostal chest drain insertion. Journal of Surgical Education, 72 (4), 600-605. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2015.01.022

Admission, 24 hours and discharge troponin T among acute myocardial infarction patients: Differing by prognostic contribution

Patel, Sadia, Ranjith, Naresh and Sartorius, Ben (2015). Admission, 24 hours and discharge troponin T among acute myocardial infarction patients: Differing by prognostic contribution. Recent Patents on Biomarkers, 5 (1), 44-51. doi: 10.2174/2210309005666150521232532

Global and country underestimation of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in 2012 and its implications

Sartorius, K., Sartorius, B., Aldous, C., Govender, P. S. and Madiba, T. E. (2015). Global and country underestimation of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in 2012 and its implications. Cancer Epidemiology, 39 (3), 284-290. doi: 10.1016/j.canep.2015.04.006

Clinical correlates of first episode early onset psychosis in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Paruk, Saeeda, Jhazbhay, Khadija, Singh, Keshika, Sartorius, Benn and Burns, Jonathan K. (2015). Clinical correlates of first episode early onset psychosis in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 27 (2), 103-111. doi: 10.2989/17280583.2015.1080710

Analysis of binary multivariate longitudinal data via 2-dimensional orbits: An application to the Agincourt Health and Socio-Demographic Surveillance System in South Africa

Visaya, Maria Vivien, Sherwell, David, Sartorius, Benn and Cromieres, Fabien (2015). Analysis of binary multivariate longitudinal data via 2-dimensional orbits: An application to the Agincourt Health and Socio-Demographic Surveillance System in South Africa. PLoS ONE, 10 (4) e0123812. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0123812

Penetrating cardiac injuries and the evolving management algorithm in the current era

Kong, Victor Y., Oosthuizen, George, Sartorius, Benn, Bruce, John and Clarke, Damian L. (2015). Penetrating cardiac injuries and the evolving management algorithm in the current era. Journal of Surgical Research, 193 (2), 926-932. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2014.09.027

Hypertension in rural communities in Delta State, Nigeria: Prevalence, risk factors and barriers to health care

Ofili, Mary I., Ncama, Busisiwe P. and Sartorius, Benn (2015). Hypertension in rural communities in Delta State, Nigeria: Prevalence, risk factors and barriers to health care. African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine, 7 (1) 875. doi: 10.4102/phcfm.v7i1.875

Pre-treatment serum lactate dehydrogenase and alkaline phosphatase as predictors of metastases in extremity osteosarcoma

Marais, Leonard C., Bertie, Julia, Rodseth, Reitze, Sartorius, Benn and Ferreira, Nando (2015). Pre-treatment serum lactate dehydrogenase and alkaline phosphatase as predictors of metastases in extremity osteosarcoma. Journal of Bone Oncology, 4 (3), 80-84. doi: 10.1016/j.jbo.2015.09.002

Prophylactic antibiotics for tube thoracostomy may not be appropriate in the developing world setting

Kong, Victor Y., Sartorius, Benn, Oosthuizen, George V. and Clarke, Damian L. (2015). Prophylactic antibiotics for tube thoracostomy may not be appropriate in the developing world setting. Injury, 46 (5), 814-816. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2015.01.030

The selective conservative management of penetrating thoracic trauma is still appropriate in the current era

Kong, Victor Y., Sartorius, Benn and Clarke, Damian L. (2015). The selective conservative management of penetrating thoracic trauma is still appropriate in the current era. Injury, 46 (1), 49-53. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2014.07.011

The dynamics of household dissolution and change in socio-economic position: A survival model in a rural South Africa

Sartorius, Kurt, Sartorius, Benn K.D., Collinson, Mark A. and Tollman, Stephen M. (2014). The dynamics of household dissolution and change in socio-economic position: A survival model in a rural South Africa. Development Southern Africa, 31 (6), 775-795. doi: 10.1080/0376835X.2014.951991

The potential impact of a 20% tax on sugar-sweetened beverages on obesity in South African adults: a mathematical model

Manyema, Mercy, Veerman, Lennert J., Chola, Lumbwe, Tugendhaft, Aviva, Sartorius, Benn, Labadarios, Demetre and Hofman, Karen J. (2014). The potential impact of a 20% tax on sugar-sweetened beverages on obesity in South African adults: a mathematical model. PLoS One, 9 (8) e105287, e105287.1-e105287.10. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0105287

Migration status, work conditions and health utilization of female sex workers in three South African Cities

Richter, Marlise, Chersich, Matthew F., Vearey, Jo, Sartorius, Benn, Temmerman, Marleen and Luchters, Stanley (2014). Migration status, work conditions and health utilization of female sex workers in three South African Cities. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 16 (1), 7-17. doi: 10.1007/s10903-012-9758-4

A new multidimensional population health indicator for policy makers: Absolute level, inequality and spatial clustering – An empirical application using global sub-national infant mortality data

Sartorius, Benn K.D. and Sartorius, Kurt (2014). A new multidimensional population health indicator for policy makers: Absolute level, inequality and spatial clustering – An empirical application using global sub-national infant mortality data. Geospatial Health, 9 (1), 7-26. doi: 10.4081/gh.2014.2

An audit of the complications of intercostal chest drain insertion in a high volume trauma service in South Africa

Kong, Victor Y., Oosthuizen, G. V., Sartorius, B., Keene, C. and Clarke, D. L. (2014). An audit of the complications of intercostal chest drain insertion in a high volume trauma service in South Africa. Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 96 (8), 609-613. doi: 10.1308/003588414X14055925058599

Discontinuation of cART postpartum in a high prevalence district of South Africa in 2014

Claessens, Lore, Voce, Anna, Knight, Stephen, Sartorius, Benn and Coovadia, Ashraf (2014). Discontinuation of cART postpartum in a high prevalence district of South Africa in 2014. Implementation science : IS, 9. doi: 10.1186/s13012-014-0139-3

Global infant mortality trends and attributable determinants - an ecological study using data from 192 countries for the period 1990-2011

Sartorius, Benn K.D. and Sartorius, Kurt (2014). Global infant mortality trends and attributable determinants - an ecological study using data from 192 countries for the period 1990-2011. Population Health Metrics, 12 (1) 29. doi: 10.1186/s12963-014-0029-6

Material deprivation affects high sexual risk behavior among young people in urban slums, South Africa

Kamndaya, Mphatso, Thomas, Liz, Vearey, Jo, Sartorius, Benn and Kazembe, Lawrence (2014). Material deprivation affects high sexual risk behavior among young people in urban slums, South Africa. Journal of Urban Health, 91 (3), 581-591. doi: 10.1007/s11524-013-9856-1

Maternal anaemia and duration of zidovudine in antiretroviral regimens for preventing mother-to-child transmission: A randomized trial in three African countries

Sartorius, Benn K.D., Chersich, Matthew F., Mwaura, Mary, Meda, Nicolas, Temmerman, Marleen, Newell, Marie L., Farley, Timothy M.M., Luchters, Stanley, Dioulasso, Bobo, Faso, Burkina, Meda, Nicolas, Fao, Paulin, Ky-Zerbo, Odette, Gouem, Clarisse, Somda, Paulin, Hien, Hervé, Ouedraogo, Patrice Elysée, Kania, Dramane, Sanou, Armande, Kossiwavi, Ida Ayassou, Sanogo, Bintou, Ouedraogo, Moussa, Siribie, Issa, Valéa, Diane, Ouedraogo, Sayouba, Somé, Roseline, Rouet, François, Rollins, Nigel, McFetridge, Lynne ... Mthethwa, Londiwe (2013). Maternal anaemia and duration of zidovudine in antiretroviral regimens for preventing mother-to-child transmission: A randomized trial in three African countries. BMC Infectious Diseases, 13 (1) 522. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-13-522

Modelling determinants, impact, and space-time risk of age-specific mortality in rural South Africa: Integrating methods to enhance policy relevance

Sartorius, Benn (2013). Modelling determinants, impact, and space-time risk of age-specific mortality in rural South Africa: Integrating methods to enhance policy relevance. Global Health Action, 6 (1) 19239. doi: 10.3402/gha.v6i0.19239

Identifying and Targeting Mortality Disparities: A Framework for Sub-Saharan Africa Using Adult Mortality Data from South Africa

Sartorius, Benn and Sartorius, Kurt (2013). Identifying and Targeting Mortality Disparities: A Framework for Sub-Saharan Africa Using Adult Mortality Data from South Africa. PLoS ONE, 8 (8) e71437. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0071437

The comparative performance of chartered accountancy students in South Africa: The impact of historical legacies

Sartorius, Kurt and Sartorius, Benn (2013). The comparative performance of chartered accountancy students in South Africa: The impact of historical legacies. Development Southern Africa, 30 (3), 401-416. doi: 10.1080/0376835X.2013.817307

Spatial Clustering of All-Cause and HIV-Related Mortality in a Rural South African Population (2000-2006)

Namosha, Elias, Sartorius, Benn and Tanser, Frank (2013). Spatial Clustering of All-Cause and HIV-Related Mortality in a Rural South African Population (2000-2006). PLoS ONE, 8 (7) e69279. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0069279

Identifying high-risk areas for sporadic measles outbreaks: Lessons from South Africa Identificación de las áreas con riesgo alto de sufrir brotes esporádicos de sarampión: Lecciones desde Sudáfrica

Sartorius, Benn, Cohen, C., Chirwa, T., Ntshoe, G., Puren, A. and Hofman, K. (2013). Identifying high-risk areas for sporadic measles outbreaks: Lessons from South Africa Identificación de las áreas con riesgo alto de sufrir brotes esporádicos de sarampión: Lecciones desde Sudáfrica. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 91 (3), 174-183. doi: 10.2471/BLT.12.110726

A spatial model to quantify the mortality impact of service delivery in Sub-Saharan Africa: An ecological design utilizing data from South Africa

Sartorius, Kurt and Sartorius, Benn KD (2013). A spatial model to quantify the mortality impact of service delivery in Sub-Saharan Africa: An ecological design utilizing data from South Africa. International Journal of Health Geographics, 12 8. doi: 10.1186/1476-072X-12-8

Convergence in fertility of South Africans and Mozambicans in rural South Africa, 1993-2009

Williams, Jill, Ibisomi, Latifat, Sartorius, Benn, Kahn, Kathleen, Collinson, Mark, Tollman, Stephen and Garenne, Michel (2013). Convergence in fertility of South Africans and Mozambicans in rural South Africa, 1993-2009. Global health action, 6. doi: 10.3402/gha.v6i0.19236

Dying in their prime: Determinants and space-time risk of adult mortality in rural South Africa

Sartorius, Benn, Kahn, Kathleen, Collinson, Mark A., Sartorius, Kurt and Tollman, Stephen M. (2013). Dying in their prime: Determinants and space-time risk of adult mortality in rural South Africa. Geospatial Health, 7 (2), 237-249. doi: 10.4081/gh.2013.83

Rural Poverty Dynamics and Refugee Communities in South Africa: A Spatial-Temporal Model

Sartorius, Kurt, Sartorius, Benn, Tollman, Stephen, Schatz, Enid, Kirsten, Johann and Collinson, Mark (2013). Rural Poverty Dynamics and Refugee Communities in South Africa: A Spatial-Temporal Model. Population, Space and Place, 19 (1), 103-123. doi: 10.1002/psp.697

The effect of distance to formal health facility on childhood mortality in rural Tanzania, 2005-2007

Kadobera, Daniel, Sartorius, Benn, Masanja, Honorati, Mathew, Alexander and Waiswa, Peter (2012). The effect of distance to formal health facility on childhood mortality in rural Tanzania, 2005-2007. Global health action, 5, 1-9. doi: 10.3402/gha.v5i0.19099

Infant mortality in South Africa - distribution, associations and policy implications, 2007: an ecological spatial analysis

Sartorius, Benn K.D., Sartorius, Kurt, Chirwa, Tobias F. and Fonn, Sharon (2011). Infant mortality in South Africa - distribution, associations and policy implications, 2007: an ecological spatial analysis. International Journal of Health Geographics, 10 61. doi: 10.1186/1476-072X-10-61

Survived infancy but still vulnerable: Spatial-temporal trends and risk factors for child mortality in rural South Africa (Agincourt), 1992-2007

Sartorius, Benn, Kahn, Kathleen, Collinson, Mark A., Vounatsou, Penelope and Tollman, Stephen M. (2011). Survived infancy but still vulnerable: Spatial-temporal trends and risk factors for child mortality in rural South Africa (Agincourt), 1992-2007. Geospatial Health, 5 (2), 285-295. doi: 10.4081/gh.2011.181

Young and vulnerable: Spatial-temporal trends and risk factors for infant mortality in rural South Africa (Agincourt), 1992-2007

Sartorius, Benn K.D., Kahn, Kathleen, Vounatsou, Penelope, Collinson, Mark A and Tollman, Stephen M (2010). Young and vulnerable: Spatial-temporal trends and risk factors for infant mortality in rural South Africa (Agincourt), 1992-2007. BMC Public Health, 10 645. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-645

Mortality measurement in transition: Proof of principle for standardised multi-country comparisons

Fottrell, Edward, Kahn, Kathleen, Ng, Nawi, Sartorius, Benn, Huong, Dao Lan, Van Minh, Hoang, Fantahun, Mesganaw and Byass, Peter (2010). Mortality measurement in transition: Proof of principle for standardised multi-country comparisons. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 15 (10), 1256-1265. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2010.02601.x

Implications of mortality transition for primary health care in rural South Africa: a population-based surveillance study

Tollman, Stephen M, Kahn, Kathleen, Sartorius, Benn, Collinson, Mark A, Clark, Samuel J and Garenne, Michel L (2008). Implications of mortality transition for primary health care in rural South Africa: a population-based surveillance study. The Lancet, 372 (9642), 893-901. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)61399-9