Do self-assessments of health predict future mortality in rural South Africa? The case of KwaZulu-Natal in the era of antiretroviral treatment

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 844-853

  Olgiati, Analia ^a   Bärnighausen, Till ^b,c   Newell, Marie Louise ^b,d  

^a HARVARD CENTER FOR POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Demographic surveillance; HIV AIDS; Mortality; Self assessments of health; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ASSESSMENT METHOD; DATA SET; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE PREVALENCE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAZARD RATIO; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INCIDENCE; INCOME; LONG TERM CARE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MORTALITY; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SELF ASSESSMENT OF HEALTH; SELF EVALUATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HIV; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RURAL POPULATION; SELF-ASSESSMENT; SOUTH AFRICA; YOUNG ADULT;

KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 84862733155     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2012.03012.x     Document Type: Article

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