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A R Sayed

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PubMed1986

The prevalence of locomotor disability and handicap in the Cape Peninsula. Part I. The coloured population of Bishop Lavis.

A door-to-door survey to identify the locomotor disabled was carried out on 33.35% of the so-called coloured population in a low socio-economic area of the Cape Peninsula (9112 people). The prevalence rate of locomotor disability was 11.2/1000. The main causes of disability were illness (44.1%) and trauma (41.2%); the former resulted mostly from cerebrovascular accidents (15.7%) and poliomyelitis (15.7%). Of the disabled persons 11.8% were 15 years of age or less, 57.8% between the ages of 16 and 59 years and 30.4% were more than 60 years. Of those in the working-age group 15% were employed. Few of the unemployed had hobbies or interests or had any contact with health or social services.

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PubMed1986

The prevalence of locomotor disability and handicap in the Cape Peninsula. Part II. The black population of Nyanga.

A door-to-door survey to identify the locomotor-disabled was carried out on 8.5% of the population of a black residential area of the Cape Peninsula (2072 people). The prevalence rate of locomotor disability was 18.3/1000; causes of disability related to illness (36.8%), trauma (31.6%) and congenital factors (23.7%). The main illnesses described were cerebrovascular accidents (26.1%) and poliomyelitis (21.7%). Persons aged 15 years or less constituted 18,4% of the disabled, while 42.1% were aged 16-59 years and 39.5% 60 years or more. Although many of the disabled individuals identified could move about independently, the proportion bedridden was high (15.8%). At the time of the survey 13.3% of adults were working and 51.1% of children over 6 years old attended school. Eighty per cent had no contact with health services.

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PubMed1986

The prevalence of locomotor disability and handicap in the Cape Peninsula. Part III. The white population of Fish Hoek.

A door-to-door survey to identify the locomotor-disabled was carried out on 24.2% of the population living in a white middle-class residential area of the Cape Peninsula (2391 people). This coastal resort is a popular place for retirement and has a large elderly population (23.3%). The prevalence rate of locomotor disability was 13/1000. Illness caused 74.2% of the disability, and in 34.5% of cases this was identified as arthritis. Most of the disabled were aged 60 years or more (77.4%), while 22.6% were 16-59 years old. Fifty per cent of those in the working-age group were employed; one-third competed in the open labour market and the rest were in sheltered employment. Few people were in contact with health, geriatric or social services.

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PubMed1985

Arthropod-borne virus zoonosis surveillance in the Cape Province: 1. Prospective serological investigations for virus activity in the Beaufort West and Middelburg Districts during 1981.

In addition to the routine sero-epidemiological surveillance for arthropod-borne viral zoonoses in the Cape Province carried out by the Department of Medical Microbiology and State Health Department of Virology laboratory, we conducted a prospective serological investigation for virus activity during 1981 in two districts of the Province, namely the Beaufort West and Middelburg districts, which experienced heavy rainfall during the first two months of that year. The approach used was to obtain paired serum samples from identified domestic stock representative of several species from 2-5 months apart and to test them for haemagglutination inhibition antibodies to Rift Valley fever, Wesselsbron and Middelburg virus antigen preparations in order to ascertain, as an indication of viral activity, whether changes in antibody levels occurred between the collection dates. The results indicated that there was probable activity of Rift Valley fever virus and activity of Wesselsbron virus (or related flaviviruses) and Middelburg virus (or related alphaviruses) in the Karoo between the middle of February and the end of July 1981. Despite this activity and heavy rainfall registered at meteorological stations in both the Beaufort West and Middelburg districts as well as general reports of heavy rainfall and considerable mosquito activity over widespread areas of the Karoo, Eastern and S.W. Cape Province, there were no epizootics or epidemics of overt arthropod-borne zoonotic viral disease in the province during 1981.

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PubMed1984

Coping with chronic illness. Part II. Cerebrovascular accidents.

A survey was undertaken to investigate the fate after discharge of 41 patients admitted to Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, after a cerebrovascular accident. The period of hospitalization, functional capacity after discharge and support received from community-based support agencies were analysed. Major deficiencies in the long-term management of such patients are stressed.

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PubMed1984

Coping with chronic illness. Part I. Locomotor disability.

A survey was undertaken to investigate the ability of 104 subjects with locomotor disability to cope in their homes. Factors which might affect coping, such as age, race, sex and type of disease, were assessed. Note was taken of support received from community-based organizations, ability to work and source of income. The majority of the subjects appeared to be isolated from health personnel after discharge from hospital and to be restricted to their homes. The deficits in the local health services which contributed to this situation are stressed.

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PubMed1983

Hepatic complications of antituberculosis therapy revisited.

Since 1973, when the incidence and pattern of adverse reactions to antituberculosis therapy were described by Rossouw and Saunders, para-amino-salicylic acid, the major cause of drug-induced hepatitis, has been withdrawn from the regimen used in Cape Town and replaced with pyrazinamide (PZA). Our study in the same hospital indicates that although the substitution has resulted in a significant reduction in the incidence of all side-effects (4,1% v. 9%; P less than 0,001), the incidence of hepatitis is unchanged (0,3%). PZA is currently the major cause of hepatitis associated with antituberculosis therapy.

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