"South Africa" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A republic in southern Africa, the southernmost part of Africa. It has three capitals: Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative), and Bloemfontein (judicial). Officially the Republic of South Africa since 1960, it was called the Union of South Africa 1910-1960.
| Descriptor ID |
D013019
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| MeSH Number(s) |
Z01.058.290.175.735
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| Concept/Terms |
South Africa- South Africa
- Union of South Africa
- Republic of South Africa
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "South Africa" by people in Profiles.
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A qualitative analysis of family support for adolescent HIV care in South Africa. AIDS Care. 2023 Mar; 35(3):425-430.
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Differences in the relationship between social capital and hypertension in emerging vs. established economies in Sub-Saharan Africa. BMC Public Health. 2022 05 24; 22(1):1038.
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An Innovative Civilian Research Model to Inform Combat-Relevant Prolonged Casualty Care. Med J (Ft Sam Houst Tex). 2022 Apr-Jun; Per 22-04-05-06(Per 22-04-05-06):62-72.
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Does Type of Social Support Influence Medication Adherence Among South African Adolescents Living With HIV? A Quantitative Analysis of Pilot Data. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2022 Jul-Aug 01; 33(4):492-498.
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Prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of diabetes among adults in Namibia and South Africa. J Natl Med Assoc. 2022 Jan; 113(6):636-644.
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HIV and cardiovascular disease in sub-Saharan Africa: Demographic and Health Survey data for 4 countries. BMC Public Health. 2021 06 12; 21(1):1122.
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Safety and efficacy of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine (AZD1222) against SARS-CoV-2: an interim analysis of four randomised controlled trials in Brazil, South Africa, and the UK. Lancet. 2021 01 09; 397(10269):99-111.
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Multicenter Study of the Accuracy of the BD MAX Multidrug-resistant Tuberculosis Assay for Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex and Mutations Associated With Resistance to Rifampin and Isoniazid. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 08 22; 71(5):1161-1167.
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Service delivery interventions to increase uptake of voluntary medical male circumcision for HIV prevention: A systematic review. PLoS One. 2020; 15(1):e0227755.
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Zwakala Ndoda: a cluster and individually randomized trial aimed at improving testing, linkage, and adherence to treatment for hard-to reach men in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Trials. 2019 Dec 30; 20(1):798.