"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,
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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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2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2022 | 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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Treatment guideline concordance, initiation, and abandonment in patients with non-metastatic breast cancer from the African Breast Cancer-Disparities in Outcomes (ABC-DO) cohort in sub-Saharan Africa: a prospective cohort study. Lancet Oncol. 2022 06; 23(6):729-738.
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Masculinity, resources, and retention in care: South African men's behaviors and experiences while engaged in TB care and treatment. Soc Sci Med. 2021 02; 270:113639.
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Building self-advocacy in HIV care: the use of role-play to examine healthcare access for HIV-positive MSM in rural South Africa. Glob Health Promot. 2021 09; 28(3):32-40.
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'My Tablets are on Top of the Fridge': The Roles of Relationship Desire and Medical Mistrust in ART Adherence for HIV-Positive MSM and Transgender Women Living in Rural South Africa. AIDS Behav. 2019 Oct; 23(10):2849-2858.
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Exposure to violence across multiple contexts and health risk behaviours in South African adolescents: the moderating role of emotion dysregulation. Psychol Health. 2020 02; 35(2):144-162.
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Factors influencing sexually transmissible infection disclosure to male partners by HIV-positive pregnant women in Pretoria townships, South Africa: a qualitative study. Sex Health. 2019 06; 16(3):274-281.
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Violence Exposure in South African Adolescents: Differential and Cumulative Effects on Psychological Functioning. J Interpers Violence. 2021 05; 36(9-10):4084-4110.
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The association between ethnic identity and sexual coercion among young men in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. J Health Psychol. 2012 Oct; 17(7):1089-94.
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Building international research partnerships to develop HIV programs for women of color in the context of social inequalities and human rights. Soc Work Public Health. 2009 Jan-Apr; 24(1-2):60-75.
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A comparison of four screening methods for cervical neoplasia in a developing country. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2003 Feb; 188(2):395-400.