The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on mortality among adults receiving care for chronic health conditions in rural South Africa: findings from Agincourt health and socio-demographic surveillance system

The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on mortality among adults receiving care for chronic health conditions in rural South Africa: findings from Agincourt health and socio-demographic surveillance system

Abstract Background Globally, the COVID-19 pandemic greatly interrupted healthcare programmes, and resulted in excess deaths. The age-specific mortality profile of the COVID-19 disease indicates that older people and those with comorbidities, specifically diabetes and hypertension, face a higher ris...

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Main Authors: Daniel Ohene-Kwofie, Cyril Chironda, Jean Bashingwa, Tshegofatso Seabi, Audry Dube, Beth Tippett-Barr, Francesc Xavier Gómez-Olivé, Kathleen Kahn, Stephen Tollman, Chodziwadziwa W. Kabudula
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-06-01
Series:Population Health Metrics
Subjects:
COVID-19
HIV
Hypertension
Diabetes
COVID‑19
SARS‑CoV‑2
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12963-025-00388-8
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