Differential health needs of the population in Cape Town, South Africa: Local-level mortality surveillance in resource-limited settings: a case study of the City of Cape Town highlights disparities in health

Exposing misclassified HIV/AIDS deaths in South Africa

“…12 Nephritis, cancer and cardiovascular disease were also identified by these studies as potential misclassification sources 7,12 but were not found to be source causes in this analysis, perhaps because they contributed relatively little. Higher mortality rates in females than males at younger ages have also been documented previously 6,[24][25][26][27][28] and reflect the partnering pattern in South Africa, where older men often partner with younger women. 1,29 Both the slowing of increases in mortality, also documented subnationally, 24 and the shifting of peak death rates to older ages may be the result of efforts at preventing and treating HIV/AIDS.…”

Evaluation of a Cape Town Safety Intervention as a Model for Good Practice: A Partnership between Researchers, Community and Implementing Agency

“…The highest homicide rates were recorded in the relatively impoverished sub-districts of Nyanga (132 per 100,000 people) and Khayelitsha (120 per 100,000 people). These rates were double the citywide homicide average of 66 deaths per 100,000 people and three times the rate recorded in the city centre (42 per 100,000 people) (Groenewald et al 2010).…”

Where do children die and what are the causes? Under-5 deaths in the Metro West geographical service area of the Western Cape, South Africa, 2011

“…[6] The public healthcare services in 2011 included the two central hospitals of Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital (RCWMCH) and Groote Schuur Hospital (GSH), the secondary-level New Somerset Hospital (NSH) and Mowbray Maternity Hospital, three district hospitals, namely Victoria, Wesfleur and False Bay hospitals, and primary healthcare clinics and midwife obstetric units (MOUs). (7) This was a retrospective study of all under-5 deaths in the Metro West GSA between 1 January and 31 December 2011 using routine data systems, namely the WC Local Mortality Surveillance System (LMSS), [8] the Child Healthcare Problem Identification Programme (Child PIP) and the Perinatal Problem Identification Programme (PPIP) ( Table 1).…”