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- Title
Do self-assessments of health predict future mortality in rural South Africa? The case of KwaZulu-Natal in the era of antiretroviral treatment.
- Authors
Olgiati, Analia; Bärnighausen, Till; Newell, Marie-Louise
- Abstract
While self-assessments of health (SAH) are widely employed in epidemiological studies, most of the evidence on the power of SAH to predict future mortality originates in the developed world. With the HIV pandemic affecting largely prime age individuals, the strong association between SAH and mortality derived from previous work might not be relevant for the younger at-risk groups in countries with high HIV prevalence in the era of antiretroviral treatment. We investigate the power of SAH to predict mortality in a community with high HIV prevalence and antiretroviral treatment (ART) coverage using linked data from three sources: a longitudinal demographic surveillance, one of Africa's largest, longitudinal, population-based HIV surveillances, and a decentralised rural HIV treatment and care programme.
- Publication
Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH, 2012, Vol 17, Issue 7, p844
- ISSN
1365-3156
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1365-3156.2012.03012.x