Housing and health in an informal settlement upgrade in Cape Town, South Africa

Linking health and environment in Cape Town, South Africa

Eosionphilic oesophagitis in Cape Town, South Africa

Eosinophilic oesophagitis has been described in patients from all ethnic backgrounds in studies originating in all continents apart from Africa. A cohort of 8 patients (3 boys, 5 girls) identified at Red Cross Hospital during 2009-2010 is described. Average age 7 years (1yr 11 months to 15 years 10 months). Ethnicity 2 caucasian, 5 mixed, 1 Black African. Age of onset: mean 3 years, median 1 ye...

Women’s experiences seeking informal sector abortion services in Cape Town, South Africa: a descriptive study

BACKGROUND In settings where abortion is legally restricted, or permitted but not widely accessible, women face significant barriers to abortion access, sometimes leading them to seek services outside legal facilities. The advent of medication abortion has further increased the prevalence of informal sector abortion. This study investigates the reasons for attempting self-induction, methods use...

Racial Disparities in Schooling: Evidence From Cape-Town, South Africa

Racial disparities in education in South Africa have been large and enduring post-apartheid. However, moving beyond simple descriptions of these disparities to a more detailed explanation has proven to be elusive. In this dissertation, I develop and estimate a dynamic model of schooling and labor supply of youths in South Africa, and use it to study several potential explanations for the racial...

Emergency department procedural sedation practice in Cape Town, South Africa

BACKGROUND There are no general policies or protocols for procedural sedation in the emergency department and no literature on present practice in South Africa. AIMS To investigate procedural sedation (PS) practice in adults in emergency departments (EDs) in Cape Town, South Africa. METHODS A cross-sectional descriptive study was performed by interviewing all ED managers and ED doctors in C...