"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 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2014 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2015 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2016 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2020 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2021 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2022 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "South Africa" by people in Profiles.
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Effectiveness of an empowerment-based self-defense program among South African girls: results from a cluster-randomized control trial in schools. BMC Womens Health. 2025 Mar 14; 25(1):119.
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A Qualitative Assessment of South Africa's Central Chronic Medication Dispensing and Distribution Program for Differentiated Antiretroviral Therapy Delivery in Umlazi Township, South Africa: Client Perspectives after 12 Months of Participation. AIDS Behav. 2025 Feb; 29(2):673-683.
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We choose: Adolescent girls and young women's choice for an HIV prevention product in a cross-over randomized clinical trial conducted in South Africa, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. PLoS One. 2024; 19(8):e0308577.
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The postcranial anatomy of Moschorhinus kitchingi (Therapsida: Therocephalia) from the Karoo Basin of South Africa. PeerJ. 2024; 12:e17765.
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Does type of antiretroviral therapy pick-up point influence 12-month virologic suppression in South Africa? AIDS Care. 2024 10; 36(10):1518-1527.
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Correlates of Adherence to Oral and Vaginal Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) Participating in the MTN-034/REACH Trial. AIDS Behav. 2024 Sep; 28(9):2990-3000.
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The Effects of Participation in an Intensive HIV Prevention Trial on Long-Term Socio-Demographic Outcomes Among Young Women in Rural South Africa. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2023 05 01; 93(1):1-6.
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Geographic variation in 5-year mortality following HIV diagnosis: implications for clinical interventions. AIDS Care. 2023 12; 35(12):2016-2023.
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Incorporating end-users' voices into the development of an implant for HIV prevention: a discrete choice experiment in South Africa and Zimbabwe. BMC Womens Health. 2023 02 10; 23(1):58.
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Patterns of Adherence to a Dapivirine Vaginal Ring for HIV-1 Prevention Among South African Women in a Phase III Randomized Controlled Trial. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2022 08 01; 90(4):418-424.