Benn Sartorius

Dados Biográficos

ID355948
NOMEBenn Sartorius
PRENOMESBenn
SOBRENOMESartorius
ASSINATURASARTORIUS B
AFILIAÇÕESUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal
ORCID0000-0001-6761-2325
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS77
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES9
TOTAL COMO AUTOR77
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2010
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2026
ÍNDICE H1

  • A retrospective cohort study and spatial analysis of climate and community-level determinants of respiratory syncytial virus notifications among Queensland infants, prior to the introduction of the RS…

    Open AccessSarah Graham, Sarah E Graham et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2026

    Background Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a highly infectious seasonal respiratory pathogen and a major cause of morbidity in young children. In Australia, RSV is the leading cause of hospitalisation for bronchiolitis and pneumonia among children aged 6 months, when protection from maternal vaccination and birth dose therapeutics wanes

  • A study protocol for developing a spatial vulnerability index for infectious diseases of poverty in the Caribbean region

    Open AccessBehzad Kiani, Beatris Mario Martin et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2025

    Infectious diseases of poverty (IDoP) affect disproportionately resource-limited and marginalized populations, resulting in spatial patterns of vulnerability across various geographical areas. Currently, no spatial indices exist to quantify vulnerability to IDoP at a fine geographical level within countries, such as municipalities or provinces. Without such an index, policymakers cannot effectively allocate resources or target interventions in th…

  • Burden of disease scenarios for 204 countries and territories, 2022–2050

    Open AccessStein Emil Vollset, Hazim S Ababneh et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet2024

    BACKGROUND: Future trends in disease burden and drivers of health are of great interest to policy makers and the public at large. This information can be used for policy and long-term health investment, planning, and prioritisation. We have expanded and improved upon previous forecasts produced as part of the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) and provide a reference forecast (the most likely future), and alternativ…

  • Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance 1990–2021

    Open AccessMohsen Naghavi, Stein Emil Vollset et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet2024

    BACKGROUND: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses an important global health challenge in the 21st century. A previous study has quantified the global and regional burden of AMR for 2019, followed with additional publications that provided more detailed estimates for several WHO regions by country. To date, there have been no studies that produce comprehensive estimates of AMR burden across locations that encompass historical trends and future for…

  • Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021

    Open AccessMichael Brauer, Gregory A Roth et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet2024

    BACKGROUND: Understanding the health consequences associated with exposure to risk factors is necessary to inform public health policy and practice. To systematically quantify the contributions of risk factor exposures to specific health outcomes, the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2021 aims to provide comprehensive estimates of exposure levels, relative health risks, and attributable burden of disease for 88 ri…

  • Evaluation of cancer screening services provided for people living with HIV in Botswana, 2022–2023

    Open AccessAnikie Mathoma, Benn Sartorius et al.ARTICLEHealth Promotion International2024

    People living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLHIV) have an increased risk of cancers. Currently, Botswana has no screening guidelines for common cancers in PLHIV except cervical cancer. Also, the proportion of PLHIV who are screened for cancer is unknown. This study aimed to evaluate cancer screening services for PLHIV receiving care in the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) clinics. Resources for cancer screening were assessed and medical r…

  • Improved household flooring is associated with lower odds of enteric and parasitic infections in low- and middle-income countries

    Open AccessHugo Legge, Rachel L Pullan et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Enteric and parasitic infections such as soil-transmitted helminths cause considerable mortality and morbidity in low- and middle-income settings. Earthen household floors are common in many of these settings and could serve as a reservoir for enteric and parasitic pathogens, which can easily be transmitted to new hosts through direct or indirect contact. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to establish whether and to what extent i…

  • Spatial variations in STIs among women enrolled in HIV prevention clinical trials in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Open AccessReshmi Dassaye, Handan Wand et al.ARTICLESAHARA-J Journal of Social…2023

    South Africa is faced with a high HIV and STI prevalence and incidence, respectively, with pockets of high burden areas driving these diseases. Localised monitoring of the HIV epidemic and STI endemic would enable more effective targeted prevention strategies. We assessed spatial variations in curable STI incidence among a cohort of women enrolled in HIV prevention clinical trials between 2002 and 2012. STI incidence rates from 7557 South African…

  • Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in 2019

    Open AccessChristopher J L Murray, Kevin S Ikuta et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet2022

    BACKGROUND: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a major threat to human health around the world. Previous publications have estimated the effect of AMR on incidence, deaths, hospital length of stay, and health-care costs for specific pathogen-drug combinations in select locations. To our knowledge, this study presents the most comprehensive estimates of AMR burden to date. METHODS: We estimated deaths and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) a…

  • A Cross-Sectional Study on Hypertension Medication Adherence in a High-Burden Region in Namibia

    Open AccessOlivia Nakwafila, Tivani P Mashamba-Thompson et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2022

    In Namibia, the prevalence of hypertension among women and men aged 35−64 years is high, ranging from 44% to 57%. In this study, we aimed to determine adherence and predictors to antihypertensive therapy in Khomas region, Namibia. A cross-sectional study was performed to consecutively sample 400 patients from urban and peri-urban settings in Namibia. Results were validated using the Hill-Bone Compliance to High Blood Pressure Therapy Scale. Crude…

  • Health trends, inequalities and opportunities in South Africa’s provinces, 1990–2019

    Open AccessTom Achoki, Benn Sartorius et al.ARTICLEJournal of Epidemiology and…2022Referências: 30

    BACKGROUND: Over the last 30 years, South Africa has experienced four 'colliding epidemics' of HIV and tuberculosis, chronic illness and mental health, injury and violence, and maternal, neonatal, and child mortality, which have had substantial effects on health and well-being. Using data from the 2019 Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries and Risk Factors Study (GBD 2019), we evaluated national and provincial health trends and progress towards imp…

  • Can a conditional financial incentive (CFI) reduce socio-demographic inequalities in home-based HIV testing uptake? A secondary analysis of the Hits clinical trial intervention in rural South Africa

    Open AccessMaxime Inghels, Hae‐young Kim et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2022Referências: 38

    In sub-Saharan Africa, home-based HIV testing interventions are designed to reach sub-populations with low access to HIV testing such as men, younger or less educated people. Combining these interventions with conditional financial incentives (CFI) has been shown to be effective to increase testing uptake. CFI are effective for one-off health behaviour change but whether they operate differentially on different socio-demographic groups is less cl…

  • Subnational estimates of factors associated with under-five mortality in Kenya

    Open AccessPeter M Macharia, Noel K Joseph et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2021

    BACKGROUND: To improve child survival, it is necessary to describe and understand the spatial and temporal variation of factors associated with child survival beyond national aggregates, anchored at decentralised health planning units. Therefore, we aimed to provide subnational estimates of factors associated with child survival while elucidating areas of progress, stagnation and decline in Kenya. METHODS: Twenty household surveys and three popul…

  • Joint spatio-temporal modelling of adverse pregnancy outcomes sharing common risk factors at sub-county level in Kenya, 2016–2019

    Open AccessJulius Nyerere Odhiambo, Benn SartoriusARTICLEBMC Public Health2021

    This study demonstrates the usefulness of a Bayesian joint spatio-temporal shared component model in exploiting specific and shared risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes sub-nationally. By identifying sub-counties with elevated risks and data gaps, our estimates not only assert the need for bolstering maternal health programs in the identified high-risk sub-counties but also provides a baseline against which to assess the progress towards the attain…

  • Mapping inequalities in exclusive breastfeeding in low- and middle-income countries, 2000-2018

    Open AccessNatalia V Bhattacharjee, Lauren E Schaeffer et al.ARTICLENature Human Behaviour2021Citada por: 1Referências: 32

    Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF)-giving infants only breast-milk for the first 6 months of life-is a component of optimal breastfeeding practices effective in preventing child morbidity and mortality. EBF practices are known to vary by population and comparable subnational estimates of prevalence and progress across low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are required for planning policy and interventions. Here we present a geospatial analysis of E…

  • Global age-sex-specific fertility, mortality, healthy life expectancy (Hale), and population estimates in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2019

    Open AccessHaidong Wang, Kaja Abbas et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet2020

    BACKGROUND: Accurate and up-to-date assessment of demographic metrics is crucial for understanding a wide range of social, economic, and public health issues that affect populations worldwide. The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2019 produced updated and comprehensive demographic assessments of the key indicators of fertility, mortality, migration, and population for 204 countries and territories and selected sub…

  • Prevalence and attributable health burden of chronic respiratory diseases, 1990–2017

    Open AccessJoan B Soriano, Parkes J Kendrick et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet Respiratory Medicine2020

    BACKGROUND: Previous attempts to characterise the burden of chronic respiratory diseases have focused only on specific disease conditions, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or asthma. In this study, we aimed to characterise the burden of chronic respiratory diseases globally, providing a comprehensive and up-to-date analysis on geographical and time trends from 1990 to 2017. METHODS: Using data from the Global Burden of Disease…

  • Five insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Open AccessChristopher J L Murray, Cristiana Abbafati et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet2020

  • Measuring universal health coverage based on an index of effective coverage of health services in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019

    Open AccessR Lozano, Nancy Fullman et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet2020

    BACKGROUND: Achieving universal health coverage (UHC) involves all people receiving the health services they need, of high quality, without experiencing financial hardship. Making progress towards UHC is a policy priority for both countries and global institutions, as highlighted by the agenda of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and WHO's Thirteenth General Programme of Work (GPW13). Measuring effective coverage at the health-system le…

  • Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019

    Open AccessChristopher J L Murray, Aleksandr Y Aravkin et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet2020

    BACKGROUND: Rigorous analysis of levels and trends in exposure to leading risk factors and quantification of their effect on human health are important to identify where public health is making progress and in which cases current efforts are inadequate. The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2019 provides a standardised and comprehensive assessment of the magnitude of risk factor exposure, relative risk, and attribu…

  • Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019

    Open AccessTheo Vos, Stephen S Lim et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet2020

    BACKGROUND: In an era of shifting global agendas and expanded emphasis on non-communicable diseases and injuries along with communicable diseases, sound evidence on trends by cause at the national level is essential. The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) provides a systematic scientific assessment of published, publicly available, and contributed data on incidence, prevalence, and mortality for a mutually exclusive…

  • Spatial and spatio-temporal methods for mapping malaria risk

    Open AccessJulius Nyerere Odhiambo, Chester Kalinda et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2020

  • Investigating the spatial variation and risk factors of childhood anaemia in four sub-Saharan African countries

    Open AccessDanielle J Roberts, Glenda Matthews et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2020

    Anaemia control measures in Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda need to account for internal spatial heterogeneity evident in these countries. Efforts in assessing the local district-specific causes of childhood anaemia within each country should be focused on

  • A behavioural change intervention study for the prevention of childhood obesity in South Africa

    Open AccessNatisha Dukhi, Benn Sartorius et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2020

    Pan African Clinical Trial Registry PACTR201711002699153. Protocol registered on 16 November 2017

  • Spatial-temporal patterns of malaria incidence in Uganda using HMIS data from 2015 to 2019

    Open AccessSimon P Kigozi, Ruth Kigozi et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2020

    Findings showed clear countrywide spatial-temporal patterns with clustering of malaria risk across districts and health facility catchments within high risk regions, which can facilitate targeting of interventions to those areas at highest risk. Moreover, despite high and perennial transmission, seasonality for malaria incidence highlights the potential for optimal and timely implementation of targeted interventions