Africa South of the Sahara

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • A Multicountry Molecular Analysis of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi With Reduced Susceptibility to Ciprofloxacin in Sub-Saharan Africa. 
  • A case series describing causes of death in pregnant women with sickle cell disease in a low-resource setting. 
  • A cost-effectiveness analysis of alternative HIV retesting strategies in sub-saharan Africa. 
  • A plausible causal link between antiretroviral therapy and increased blood pressure in a sub-Saharan African setting: A propensity score-matched analysis. 
  • Absence of putative artemisinin resistance mutations among Plasmodium falciparum in Sub-Saharan Africa: a molecular epidemiologic study. 
  • Acute myocardial infarction in sub-Saharan Africa: the need for data. 
  • Adverse outcome pathway for aminoglycoside ototoxicity in drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment. 
  • Autism spectrum disorder in sub-saharan africa: A comprehensive scoping review. 
  • Barriers to initiating tuberculosis treatment in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review focused on children and youth. 
  • Bloodstream Infections and Frequency of Pretreatment Associated With Age and Hospitalization Status in Sub-Saharan Africa. 
  • Brain death determination: the imperative for policy and legal initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa. 
  • Building on the HIV chronic care platform to address noncommunicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa: a research agenda. 
  • Changes in the burden of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa. 
  • Chronic noncommunicable cardiovascular and pulmonary disease in sub-Saharan Africa: an academic model for countering the epidemic. 
  • Control of meningococcal disease in west Africa. 
  • Costs and benefits of neurosurgical intervention for infant hydrocephalus in sub-Saharan Africa. 
  • Demographic surveillance and health equity in sub-Saharan Africa. 
  • Distance-Based Education for Nurses Caring for Children With Cancer in Sub-Saharan Africa. 
  • Emergency vaccination against epidemic meningitis in Ghana: implications for the control of meningococcal disease in West Africa. 
  • Enhancing linkage and retention in HIV care: a review of interventions for highly resourced and resource-poor settings. 
  • Essential nursing competencies related to HIV and AIDS: Executive summary. 
  • Evaluating Spatial Interaction Models for Regional Mobility in Sub-Saharan Africa. 
  • Evaluation of longitudinal clinical outcomes and adherence to care among HIV-infected refugees. 
  • Evidence of sexual recombination among Cryptococcus neoformans serotype A isolates in sub-Saharan Africa. 
  • Factors associated with decreased kidney function in HIV-infected adults enrolled in the MTCT-Plus Initiative in sub-Saharan Africa. 
  • Fever, bacterial zoonoses, and One Health in sub-Saharan Africa. 
  • Forecasts of mortality and economic losses from poor water and sanitation in sub-Saharan Africa. 
  • GDP Matters: Cost Effectiveness of Cochlear Implantation and Deaf Education in Sub-Saharan Africa. 
  • Global Health Diplomacy, Monitoring & Evaluation, and the Importance of Quality Assurance & Control: Findings from NIMH Project Accept (HPTN 043): A Phase III Randomized Controlled Trial of Community Mobilization, Mobile Testing, Same-Day Results, and Post-Test Support for HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa and Thailand. 
  • Global and regional drivers of land-use emissions in 1961-2017. 
  • Global operating theatre distribution and pulse oximetry supply: an estimation from reported data. 
  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks, 1990-2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. 
  • HIV immune reconstitution syndrome in sub-Saharan Africa. 
  • HIV's challenge to measles control. 
  • Health care access dimensions and cervical cancer screening in South Africa: analysis of the world health survey. 
  • Health diplomacy and the adaptation of global health interventions to local needs in sub-Saharan Africa and Thailand: evaluating findings from Project Accept (HPTN 043). 
  • Heart failure in sub-Saharan Africa. 
  • Hospital management practices and availability of surgery in sub-Saharan Africa: a pilot study of three hospitals. 
  • Impact of Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine Resistance on Effectiveness of Intermittent Preventive Therapy for Malaria in Pregnancy at Clearing Infections and Preventing Low Birth Weight. 
  • Invasive non-Typhi Salmonella disease in Africa. 
  • Life After the Neurosurgical Ward in Sub-Saharan Africa: Neurosurgical Treatment and Outpatient Outcomes in Uganda. 
  • Mobile health for non-communicable diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review of the literature and strategic framework for research. 
  • Multicountry Distribution and Characterization of Extended-spectrum β-Lactamase-associated Gram-negative Bacteria From Bloodstream Infections in Sub-Saharan Africa. 
  • Opportunities to Leverage Telehealth Approaches Along the Hypertension Control Cascade in Sub-Saharan Africa. 
  • Part I. The Emergence of Degree-Granting Biomedical Engineering Programs in Sub-Saharan Africa. 
  • Part II: U.S.-Sub-Saharan Africa Educational Partnerships for Medical Device Design. 
  • Phenotype, Genotype, and Drug Resistance in Subtype C HIV-1 Infection. 
  • Population genomics and the evolution of virulence in the fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans. 
  • Potential economic benefit of cleft lip and palate repair in sub-Saharan Africa. 
  • Potentially traumatic experiences and sexual health among orphaned and separated adolescents in five low- and middle-income countries. 
  • Prevalence and causes of vision loss in sub-Saharan Africa: 1990-2010. 
  • Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Pathophysiology of Dysglycemia among People Living with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa. 
  • Preventive malaria treatment among school-aged children in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analyses. 
  • Psychometric evaluation of HIV risk behavior assessments using Audio Computer Assisted Self-Interviewing (ACASI) among orphans and vulnerable children in Zambia. 
  • Relationship between vitamin D knowledge and 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels amongst pregnant women. 
  • Reply: Critical Care in Sub-Saharan Africa: Is It Ready for Prime Time? 
  • Road traffic injury in sub-Saharan African countries: A systematic review and summary of observational studies. 
  • Sepsis Resuscitation in Resource-Limited Settings. 
  • The College of Surgeons of East, Central, and Southern Africa: Successes and Challenges in Standardizing Neurosurgical Training. 
  • The Household Registration System: computer software for the rapid dissemination of demographic surveillance systems. 
  • The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief: from successes of the emergency response to challenges of sustainable action. 
  • The Relationship Between Invasive Nontyphoidal Salmonella Disease, Other Bacterial Bloodstream Infections, and Malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa. 
  • The Typhoid Fever Surveillance in Africa Program (TSAP): Clinical, Diagnostic, and Epidemiological Methodologies. 
  • The changing epidemiology of HIV-related chronic kidney disease in the era of antiretroviral therapy. 
  • The epidemiology of chronic kidney disease in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 
  • 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 phylogeography and incidence of multi-drug resistant typhoid fever in sub-Saharan Africa. 
  • Therapeutic Potential of a Drum and Dance Ceremony Based on the African Ngoma Tradition. 
  • Two Randomized Trials of Neutralizing Antibodies to Prevent HIV-1 Acquisition. 
  • Understanding the Relationship Between Male Gender Socialization and Gender-Based Violence Among Refugees in Sub-Saharan Africa. 
  • Use of malaria RDTs in various health contexts across sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review. 
  • Utilization of Healthcare in the Typhoid Fever Surveillance in Africa Program. 
  • Validation and Identification of Invasive Salmonella Serotypes in Sub-Saharan Africa by Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction.