 South Africa
"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.
| Descriptor ID |
D013019
|
| MeSH Number(s) |
Z01.058.290.175.735
|
| 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 this website by year, and whether "South Africa" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
To see the data from this visualization as text, click here.
| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
|---|
| 1999 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2005 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2006 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2011 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 2012 | 0 | 7 | 7 | | 2013 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 2014 | 0 | 5 | 5 | | 2015 | 0 | 7 | 7 | | 2016 | 0 | 8 | 8 | | 2017 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2018 | 0 | 7 | 7 | | 2019 | 0 | 10 | 10 | | 2020 | 0 | 7 | 7 | | 2021 | 0 | 7 | 7 | | 2022 | 0 | 11 | 11 | | 2023 | 0 | 12 | 12 | | 2024 | 0 | 13 | 13 | | 2025 | 0 | 19 | 19 | | 2026 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
To return to the timeline, click here.
Below are the most recent publications written about "South Africa" by people in Profiles.
-
Ritter A, Rasool T, Finck L, Dixon JM, Verster J, Lategan HJ, Vlok AJ, Oosthuizen G, de Vries S, Stassen W, Steyn E, Wylie C, Barnhart DA, Mould-Millman NK. Epidemiology of traumatic brain injury in a South African major trauma cohort. J Glob Health. 2026 May 15; 16:04152.
-
Wild JL, Dixon JM, Xiao M, Lategan HJ, Oosthuizen G, Schauer SG, Steyn E, Verster J, Wylie C, de Vries S, Vlok A, Stassen W, Kohlbrenner M, Mould-Millman NK. Independent risk of death from hemorrhage and traumatic brain injury in polytrauma: findings from a prospective, multi-center study in the Western Cape of South Africa. World J Emerg Surg. 2026 Feb 14; 21(1).
-
Mhlanga FG, Szydlo DW, Mayo AJ, Bunge K, Fairlie L, Nakabiito C, Musara P, Mgodi NM, Dadabhai S, Scheckter R, Anderson PL, Marzinke MA, Chappell C, Gadama LA, Richardson BA, Piper JM, Hillier SL. Safety, acceptability, and adherence to dapivirine vaginal ring and oral pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention in the second trimester of pregnancy: a multicountry, open-label, phase 3b randomised trial. Lancet HIV. 2026 Mar; 13(3):e176-e184.
-
Hughes JA, McMorrow F, Brooks KM, Pinilla M, Fairlie L, Ngocho JS, Stek A, Best BM, Mirochnick M, Wiesner L, George K, Knowles K, Browning R, DeYampert T, Hesseling AC, Decloedt E, Shapiro DE, Eke AC. Pharmacokinetics and Safety of Clofazimine in Women With Rifampicin-resistant Tuberculosis During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period: Results From IMPAACT P1026s. J Infect Dis. 2026 Jan 17; 233(1):16-26.
-
Dixon JM, Wogu AF, Rodriguez MD, Barnhart D, Patel R, Lategan HJ, Oosthuizen G, Verster J, de Vries S, Wylie C, Erasmus E, Schauer SG, Mould-Millman NK. Mortality Benefit of Tranexamic Acid for Hemorrhage With Concurrent Traumatic Brain Injury: Outcomes From a Prospective Cohort Study in a High-Trauma, Prolonged Care Setting. World J Surg. 2026 Jan; 50(1):233-243.
-
Bhaumik S, Hendrikse C, Verster J, Erasmus E, Lategan H, de Vries S, Mukonkole S, Jamison M, Wogu A, Xiao M, Dixon J, Finn J, Finck L, Wagner L, Stassen W, Wylie C, Hodsdon L, Doubell K, Mayet M, Snyders L, Ginde A, Mould-Millman NK. Association between community assault and adverse renal outcomes among patients with crush injury in South Africa: a retrospective cohort study. Emerg Med J. 2025 Nov 21; 42(12):810-816.
-
Dixon J, Verster J, Geduld H, Lategan H, de Vries S, Oosthuizen G, Wylie C, Lourens D, Steyn E, Hodsdon L, Doubell K, Mayet M, Snyders L, Kohlbrenner M, Bhaumik S, Dymond C, Eisenhauer I, Ross M, Finck L, Rodriguez MD, Mould-Millman NK. Preventable trauma deaths and health system strengthening recommendations: findings from a multi-disciplinary expert panel review of trauma deaths in the Western Cape, South Africa. BMC Public Health. 2025 Nov 07; 25(1):3835.
-
Fairlie L, Szydlo DW, Mayo A, Bunge K, Mhlanga F, Piper J, Dadabhai S, Gatsi VM, Horne E, Ssemambo PK, Mandiwa V, Mgodi NM, Owor M, Anderson PL, Marzinke MA, Nakabiito C, Scheckter R, Chappell C, Hillier SL. Safety outcomes among infants whose mothers used the dapivirine vaginal ring or oral PrEP during pregnancy (MTN-042/DELIVER): a randomised phase 3b study. Lancet HIV. 2025 Nov; 12(11):e763-e773.
-
Rees CA, Xiao M, Wild J, Jamison M, Lategan H, Oosthuizen G, de Vries S, Verster J, Mayet M, Hodsdon L, Doubell K, Wagner L, Snyders L, Lourens D, Steyn E, Schauer SG, Dixon J, Mould-Millman NK. A simplified Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score is associated with 30-day trauma mortality: A novel tool for a low-resource practice setting. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2026 03 01; 100(3):e22-e26.
-
Mothemela B, Frisby C, Mahomed Asmail F, de Kock T, Moore DR, Manchaiah V, Swanepoel W. Community-based hearing aid fitting model for adults in low-income communities facilitated by community health workers: a feasibility study. Glob Health Action. 2025 Dec; 18(1):2545630.
|
People  People who have written about this concept. _
Similar Concepts
People who have written about this concept.
_
Top Journals
Top journals in which articles about this concept have been published.
|