List of works - Ria Laubscher

A comparative risk assessment for South Africa in 2000: towards promoting health and preventing disease

scientific article published on August 2007

A comparison of death recording by health centres and civil registration in South Africans receiving antiretroviral treatment

scientific article

Alcohol and other drug use among women seeking substance abuse treatment in the Western Cape, South Africa

scholarly article by Siphokazi Dada et al published 11 September 2018 in South African Journal of Science

Alcohol use in South Africa: findings from the first Demographic and Health Survey (1998).

scientific article published on January 2005

Availability of, access to and consumption of fruits and vegetables in a peri‐urban area in KwaZulu‐Natal, South Africa ⬇️

scientific article published on December 20, 2011

Comorbid Psychopathology, Substance Use, and Treatment Outcomes: A Follow-Up of Inpatient Substance Users in Cape Town, South Africa

Comparative assessment of absolute cardiovascular disease risk characterization from non-laboratory-based risk assessment in South African populations

scientific article

Comparison of diagnostic criteria of tuberculous meningitis in human immunodeficiency virus-infected and uninfected children.

scientific article

Determinants and treatment of hypertension in South Africans: the first Demographic and Health Survey.

scientific article published in May 2008

Dietary intake and barriers to dietary compliance in black type 2 diabetic patients attending primary health-care services

scientific article

Dietary intake and breast cancer risk in black South African women: the South African Breast Cancer study

Differences among the coloured, white, black, and other South African populations in smoking-attributed mortality at ages 35-74 years: a case-control study of 481,640 deaths

scientific article published in August 2013

Emergence of a peak in early infant mortality due to HIV/AIDS in South Africa

scientific article published on January 2009

Emerging trends in non-communicable disease mortality in South Africa, 1997 - 2010.

scientific article

Esophageal cancer risk in relation to GGC and CAG trinucleotide repeat lengths in the androgen receptor gene

scientific article published in October 2003

Estimating the burden of disease attributable to high blood pressure in South Africa in 2000.

scientific article published in August 2007

Estimating the burden of disease attributable to smoking in South Africa in 2000.

scientific article

Fatal violence among children under 15 years in four cities of South Africa, 2001–2005 ⬇️

scientific article published on December 14, 2011

Fetal alcohol syndrome: anthropometric and oral health status.

scientific article

Growth and weight status in treatment-naïve 12-16 year old adolescents with alcohol use disorders in Cape Town, South Africa

scientific article

HIV/AIDS data in South Africa

scientific article

HIV/AIDS in South Africa: how many people died from the disease between 1997 and 2010?

scientific article published on 27 October 2015

Identifying deaths from AIDS in South Africa

scientific article

Identifying deaths from AIDS in South Africa: an update

scientific article published in April 2005

Initial burden of disease estimates for South Africa, 2000.

scientific article published in September 2003

Injury-related mortality in South Africa: a retrospective descriptive study of postmortem investigations

scientific article published on 13 March 2015

Intimate partner violence: prevalence and risk factors for men in Cape Town, South Africa

scientific article published in April 2006

Levels and differentials in childhood mortality in South Africa, 1977-1998.

scientific article published on 16 November 2006

Monitoring of non-communicable diseases such as hypertension in South Africa: challenges for the post-2015 global development agenda

scientific article published on 13 August 2014

Mortality trends and differentials in South Africa from 1997 to 2012: second National Burden of Disease Study

scientific article published on September 2016

Obesity in South Africa: the South African demographic and health survey

scientific article published on October 2002

Persistent burden from non-communicable diseases in South Africa needs strong action

scientific article published in April 2016

Poor dietary diversity and low nutrient density of the complementary diet for 6- to 24-month-old children in urban and rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

scientific article published on 19 August 2014

Poverty and non-communicable diseases in South Africa

scientific article

Prevalence and predictors of problematic alcohol use, risky sexual practices and other negative consequences associated with alcohol use among safety and security employees in the Western Cape, South Africa

scientific article published on 04 March 2014

Provincial mortality in South Africa, 2000--priority-setting for now and a benchmark for the future.

scientific article

Results of a cluster randomised controlled trial to reduce risky use of alcohol, alcohol-related HIV risks and improve help-seeking behaviour among safety and security employees in the Western Cape, South Africa ⬇️

scientific article published on 8 May 2015

Seasonal availability and dietary intake of beta-carotene-rich vegetables and fruit of 2-year-old to 5-year-old children in a rural South African setting growing these crops at household level

scientific article

Second National Burden of Disease Study South Africa: national and subnational mortality trends, 1997–2009

scientific article published in The Lancet

Sexual relationships, intimate partner violence and STI partner notification in Cape Town, South Africa: an observational study

scientific article published on 30 November 2017

South African cause-of-death profile in transition--1996 and future trends

scientific article published on August 2002

Strengthening public health in South Africa: building a stronger evidence base for improving the health of the nation.

scientific article published on August 2007

Suicide trends in South Africa, 1968--90.

scientific article

The association between psychopathology and substance use: adolescent and young adult substance users in inpatient treatment in Cape Town, South Africa

scientific article published on 18 January 2014

The effect of housing and environmental enrichment on stereotyped behavior of adult vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus aethiops) ⬇️

scientific article published on June 21, 2011

The use of prescribed drugs for common chronic conditions in South Africa in 1998.

scientific article published in February 2005

Tobacco use in South Africans during 1998: the first demographic and health survey.

scientific article published on June 2002

Trends in adult tobacco use from two South African Demographic and Health Surveys conducted in 1998 and 2003.

scientific article

Unabated rise in number of adult deaths in South Africa

article

Urban–rural and gender differences in tobacco and alcohol use, diet and physical activity among young black South Africans between 1998 and 2003 ⬇️

scientific article published on January 29, 2013

Using a theoretical framework to investigate whether the HIV/AIDS information needs of the AfroAIDSinfo Web portal members are met: a South African eHealth study

scientific article

Using respondent-driven sampling (RDS) to recruit illegal poly-substance users in Cape Town, South Africa: implications and future directions

scientific article published on September 2016

Vitamin D and Calcium Status in South African Adolescents with Alcohol Use Disorders ⬇️

scientific article published on August 20, 2012

Weight-loss strategies of South African female university students and comparison of weight management-related characteristics between dieters and non-dieters

scientific article

List of works by Ria Laubscher

A comparative risk assessment for South Africa in 2000: towards promoting health and preventing disease

A comparison of death recording by health centres and civil registration in South Africans receiving antiretroviral treatment

Alcohol and other drug use among women seeking substance abuse treatment in the Western Cape, South Africa

Alcohol use in South Africa: findings from the first Demographic and Health Survey (1998).

Availability of, access to and consumption of fruits and vegetables in a peri‐urban area in KwaZulu‐Natal, South Africa ⬇️

Comorbid Psychopathology, Substance Use, and Treatment Outcomes: A Follow-Up of Inpatient Substance Users in Cape Town, South Africa

Comparative assessment of absolute cardiovascular disease risk characterization from non-laboratory-based risk assessment in South African populations

Comparison of diagnostic criteria of tuberculous meningitis in human immunodeficiency virus-infected and uninfected children.

Determinants and treatment of hypertension in South Africans: the first Demographic and Health Survey.

Dietary intake and barriers to dietary compliance in black type 2 diabetic patients attending primary health-care services

Dietary intake and breast cancer risk in black South African women: the South African Breast Cancer study

Differences among the coloured, white, black, and other South African populations in smoking-attributed mortality at ages 35-74 years: a case-control study of 481,640 deaths

Emergence of a peak in early infant mortality due to HIV/AIDS in South Africa

Emerging trends in non-communicable disease mortality in South Africa, 1997 - 2010.

Esophageal cancer risk in relation to GGC and CAG trinucleotide repeat lengths in the androgen receptor gene

Estimating the burden of disease attributable to high blood pressure in South Africa in 2000.

Estimating the burden of disease attributable to smoking in South Africa in 2000.

Fatal violence among children under 15 years in four cities of South Africa, 2001–2005 ⬇️

Fetal alcohol syndrome: anthropometric and oral health status.

Growth and weight status in treatment-naïve 12-16 year old adolescents with alcohol use disorders in Cape Town, South Africa

HIV/AIDS data in South Africa

HIV/AIDS in South Africa: how many people died from the disease between 1997 and 2010?

Identifying deaths from AIDS in South Africa

Identifying deaths from AIDS in South Africa: an update

Initial burden of disease estimates for South Africa, 2000.

Injury-related mortality in South Africa: a retrospective descriptive study of postmortem investigations

Intimate partner violence: prevalence and risk factors for men in Cape Town, South Africa

Levels and differentials in childhood mortality in South Africa, 1977-1998.

Monitoring of non-communicable diseases such as hypertension in South Africa: challenges for the post-2015 global development agenda

Mortality trends and differentials in South Africa from 1997 to 2012: second National Burden of Disease Study

Obesity in South Africa: the South African demographic and health survey

Persistent burden from non-communicable diseases in South Africa needs strong action

Poor dietary diversity and low nutrient density of the complementary diet for 6- to 24-month-old children in urban and rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Poverty and non-communicable diseases in South Africa

Prevalence and predictors of problematic alcohol use, risky sexual practices and other negative consequences associated with alcohol use among safety and security employees in the Western Cape, South Africa

Provincial mortality in South Africa, 2000--priority-setting for now and a benchmark for the future.

Results of a cluster randomised controlled trial to reduce risky use of alcohol, alcohol-related HIV risks and improve help-seeking behaviour among safety and security employees in the Western Cape, South Africa ⬇️

Seasonal availability and dietary intake of beta-carotene-rich vegetables and fruit of 2-year-old to 5-year-old children in a rural South African setting growing these crops at household level

Second National Burden of Disease Study South Africa: national and subnational mortality trends, 1997–2009

Sexual relationships, intimate partner violence and STI partner notification in Cape Town, South Africa: an observational study

South African cause-of-death profile in transition--1996 and future trends

Strengthening public health in South Africa: building a stronger evidence base for improving the health of the nation.

Suicide trends in South Africa, 1968--90.

The association between psychopathology and substance use: adolescent and young adult substance users in inpatient treatment in Cape Town, South Africa

The effect of housing and environmental enrichment on stereotyped behavior of adult vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus aethiops) ⬇️

The use of prescribed drugs for common chronic conditions in South Africa in 1998.

Tobacco use in South Africans during 1998: the first demographic and health survey.

Trends in adult tobacco use from two South African Demographic and Health Surveys conducted in 1998 and 2003.

Unabated rise in number of adult deaths in South Africa

Urban–rural and gender differences in tobacco and alcohol use, diet and physical activity among young black South Africans between 1998 and 2003 ⬇️

Using a theoretical framework to investigate whether the HIV/AIDS information needs of the AfroAIDSinfo Web portal members are met: a South African eHealth study

Using respondent-driven sampling (RDS) to recruit illegal poly-substance users in Cape Town, South Africa: implications and future directions

Vitamin D and Calcium Status in South African Adolescents with Alcohol Use Disorders ⬇️

Weight-loss strategies of South African female university students and comparison of weight management-related characteristics between dieters and non-dieters