"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.
Concept/Terms
South Africa- South Africa
- Union of South Africa
- Republic of South Africa
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "South Africa".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "South Africa".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "South Africa" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "South Africa" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1993 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 1995 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1996 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 1997 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 1998 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 1999 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2000 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2001 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2002 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2003 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2004 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 2005 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2006 | 0 | 19 | 19 |
| 2007 | 0 | 22 | 22 |
| 2008 | 0 | 29 | 29 |
| 2009 | 0 | 36 | 36 |
| 2010 | 0 | 39 | 39 |
| 2011 | 0 | 47 | 47 |
| 2012 | 0 | 53 | 53 |
| 2013 | 0 | 42 | 42 |
| 2014 | 0 | 65 | 65 |
| 2015 | 0 | 62 | 62 |
| 2016 | 0 | 67 | 67 |
| 2017 | 0 | 56 | 56 |
| 2018 | 0 | 70 | 70 |
| 2019 | 0 | 56 | 56 |
| 2020 | 0 | 86 | 86 |
| 2021 | 0 | 93 | 93 |
| 2022 | 0 | 82 | 82 |
| 2023 | 0 | 48 | 48 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "South Africa" by people in Profiles.
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Telomere Length, Health, and Mortality in a Cohort of Older Black South African Adults. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2023 10 28; 78(11):1983-1990.
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Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Treated With R-CHOP in a Resource-Limited Setting in South Africa: A Real-World Study. Oncologist. 2023 09 07; 28(9):e756-e764.
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Home-based HIV testing strategies for middle-aged and older adults in rural South Africa. AIDS. 2023 11 15; 37(14):2213-2221.
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The met and unmet health needs for HIV, hypertension, and diabetes in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: analysis of a cross-sectional multimorbidity survey. Lancet Glob Health. 2023 09; 11(9):e1372-e1382.
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Extended safety and tolerability of subcutaneous CAP256V2LS and VRC07-523LS in HIV-negative women: study protocol for the randomised, placebo-controlled double-blinded, phase 2 CAPRISA 012C trial. BMJ Open. 2023 08 28; 13(8):e076843.
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Determinants of health-related quality of life in people with Human Immunodeficiency Virus, failing first-line treatment in Africa. Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2023 Aug 21; 21(1):94.
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Thetha Nami ngithethe nawe (Let's Talk): a stepped-wedge cluster randomised trial of social mobilisation by peer navigators into community-based sexual health and HIV care, including pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), to reduce sexually transmissible HIV amongst young people in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. BMC Public Health. 2023 08 15; 23(1):1553.
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Investigating linkage to care between hospitals and primary care clinics for people with TB in rural South Africa. PLoS One. 2023; 18(8):e0289830.
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Adverse childhood experiences, traumatic events, and mental health among adults at two outpatient psychiatric facilities in Johannesburg, South Africa: a cross-sectional analysis. BMC Psychiatry. 2023 08 10; 23(1):581.
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Predictors of TB disease in HIV-exposed children from Southern Africa. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2023 08 01; 27(8):619-625.