Table 1.
Number of articles according to the top ten health conditions contributing to greatest disability in South Africa.
| Condition | Sub-Category | No of Articles (n) | Subtotals |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIV | HIV only [41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,58,59,60,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,69,70,71,72,73,74,75,76,77,78,79,80,81,82,83,84,85,86,87,88,89,90,91,92,93,94,95,96,97,98,99,100,101,102,103,104,105,106,107,108,109,110,111,112,113,114,115,116,117,118,119,120,121,122,123,124,125,126,127,128,129,130,131,132,133,134,135,136,137,138,139,140,141,142,143,144,145,146,147,148,149,150,151,152,153,154,155,156,157,158,159,160,161,162,163] | 126 | |
| HIV with TB [164,165,166,167,168,169,170,171,172,173] | 10 | ||
| HIV with Kaposi’s sarcoma [174,175] | 2 | ||
| HIV with Cryptococcal Meningocele [176] | 1 | 139 | |
| Tuberculosis | TB, unspecified [148,177,178,179,180,181,182,183,184,185,186,187,188,189,190] | 15 | |
| TB, MDR [191,192,193,194,195,196,197,198,199,200] | 10 | ||
| TB, pulmonary [201,202,203] | 3 | ||
| TB, spinal [204,205,206] | 3 | ||
| TB, tuberculoma [207] | 1 | ||
| TB, meningitis [208] | 1 | 33 | |
| Stroke | Stroke, unspecified [148,209,210,211,212,213,214,215,216,217,218,219,220,221,222,223,224,225,226,227,228,229,230,231] | 24 | 24 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | DM, Type unspecified [232,233,234,235,236,237,238,239] | 8 | |
| DM, Type II [240,241,242,243,244,245,246] | 7 | ||
| DM, Type I [241,242] | 2 | ||
| DM with hypertension [247] | 1 | ||
| DM with HIV [248] | 1 | 19 | |
| Spinal pain | Neck pain [249,250,251,252,253,254,255,256] | 8 | |
| LBP, mechanical [252,254,257,258,259,260] | 6 | ||
| LBP, pathological [261,262,263] | 3 | 17 | |
| Fracture/dislocation | Lower limb fracture/dislocation [264,265,266,267,268] | 5 | |
| Upper limb fracture/dislocation [269,270,271,272,273] | 5 | ||
| Pathological fracture(s) [274,275] | 2 | ||
| Spinal fracture(s) [276,277] | 2 | ||
| Rib fracture(s) [278] | 1 | ||
| Skull/cranial fracture(s) [279] | 1 | ||
| Fracture, unspecified [280] | 1 | 17 | |
| Arthritis | Rheumatoid arthritis [281,282,283,284,285] | 5 | |
| OA, hip [286] | 1 | ||
| OA, knee [287] | 1 | ||
| OA, other [237] | 1 | 8 | |
| Burns | Burns only [288,289,290,291,292] | 5 | |
| Burns with amputation [293] | 1 | 6 | |
| Hearing loss | Hearing loss [293,294,295] | 3 | 3 |
| Headaches | Headache, cervicogenic [296] | 1 | |
| Headache, unspecified [254] | 1 | 2 |
DM—diabetes mellitus, HIV—human immunodeficiency virus, LBP—low back pain, OA—osteoarthritis, TB—tuberculosis, TB, MDR—multidrug resistant tuberculosis. Background color: Pathological-blue, Arthritis—blue; Hearing loss -blue, Headache—unshaded and LBP-shaded.