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Influence of infant-feeding patterns on early mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 in Durban, South Africa: a prospective cohort study.

Coutsoudis, A.; Pillay, K.; Spooner, E.; Kuhn, L.; Coovadia, H.M. (The Lancet, 1999-08-07)
Background: The observation that mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 can occur through breastfeeding has resulted in policies that recommend avoidance of breastfeeding by HIV-1-infected women in the developed world and ...
The 7-Year change in the prevalence of insulin resistance, inflammatory biomarkers, and their determinants in an urban South African population.

Davids, S.F.G.; Matsha, TE; Peer, N; Erasmus, RT; Kengne, AP (2020-05-22)
Background Insulin resistance (IR) and subclinical inflammation are involved in pathological pathways leading to the development of biological cardiovascular risk factors and subsequent cardiovascular events. Therefore, ...
Intimate partner violence: associations with low infant birthweight in a South African birth cohort.

Koen, N.; Wyatt, G.E.; Williams, J.K.; Zhang, M.; Myer, Landon; Zar, H.J.; Stein, D.J. (2014)
Violence against women is a global public health problem. Exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV) during pregnancy has been associated with a number of adverse maternal and fetal outcomes, including delivery of a low ...