Stephen Olivier

Biographic Data

ID5819679
NAMEStephen Olivier
GIVEN NAMESStephen
FAMILY NAMEOlivier
SIGNATUREOLIVIER S
AFFILIATIONSAfrica Health Research Institute
ORCID0000-0003-3855-5821
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS9
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT9
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1959
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX0

  • Initiation, cessation and relapse of tobacco smoking over a 3-year period among participants aged ≥15 years in a large longitudinal cohort in rural South Africa

    Open AccessRonel Sewpaul, Stephen Olivier et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Tobacco smoking is increasing in many low-and-middle-income countries, but data about initiation and cessation patterns are sparse, particularly in rural areas. We investigated changes in smoking status and their determinants in rural South Africa. Participants enrolled in the Vukuzazi population cohort in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa completed a baseline tobacco behavioural survey during 1 May 2018 to 31 March 2020. A follow-up survey was c…

  • Within-country heterogeneity in patterns of social contact relevant for tuberculosis infection transmission, prevention, and care

    Open AccessKate E Legrand, Anita Edwards et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Mycobacterium tuberculosis ( Mtb ) transmission is driven by variable social, environmental, and biological factors, including the number and duration of indoor contacts. Social contact data can provide information on potential transmission patterns, but is underutilised outside the field of mathematical modelling. We explore three contexts where contact data can provide valuable insights: 1) household contact tracing; 2) infection prevention and…

  • Changes in tobacco use in rural South Africa during the 2020 tobacco sales ban

    Acadia Thielking, Yiqi Qian et al.ARTICLETobacco Control2025

    South Africa's 2020 tobacco sales ban, prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, was associated with a 26% decrease in retrospectively reported tobacco use prevalence among a rural cohort. Tobacco use largely, but not completely, rebounded after the ban

  • Convergence of HIV and non-communicable disease epidemics

    Open AccessDiego F Cuadros, Chayanika Devi et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2024

    INTRODUCTION: As people living with HIV (PLHIV) are experiencing longer survival, the co-occurrence of HIV and non-communicable diseases has become a public health priority. In response to this emerging challenge, we aimed to characterise the spatial structure of convergence of chronic health conditions in an HIV hyperendemic community in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, we used data from a comprehensive popula…

  • Association between tobacco smoking and prevalence of HIV, tuberculosis, hypertension and diabetes in rural South Africa

    Open AccessGlory Chidumwa, Stephen Olivier et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2024

    In rural South Africa, smoking is associated with higher prevalence of active TB, and people with HIV who smoke have worse disease control. In contrast, hypertension and diabetes mellitus are less common in those who smoke. Interventions to screen for TB among those who smoke and to address smoking among people with HIV may be particularly impactful

  • Identifying sex-specific anthropometric measures and thresholds for dysglycemia screening in an HIV-endemic rural South African population

    Open AccessAlison Castle, Susanne S Hoeppner et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Valid screening and diagnostic algorithms are needed to achieve 2030 targets proposed by the WHO’s Global Diabetes Compact . We explored anthropometric thresholds to optimally screen and refer individuals for diabetes testing in rural South Africa. We evaluated screening thresholds for waist circumference (WC), body mass index (BMI), and waist-hip ratio (WHR) to detect dysglycemia based on a glycated hemoglobin (HbA1C) ≥6.5% among adults in a pop…

  • High sensitivity of ultrasound for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in adults in South Africa

    Open AccessMatthew Fentress, Patricia C Henwood et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2022

    Background There are limited data on the performance characteristics of ultrasound for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in both HIV-positive and HIV-negative persons. The objective of this proof-of-concept study was to determine the sensitivity and specificity of ultrasound for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in adults. Methods Comprehensive thoracic and focused abdominal ultrasound examinations were performed by trained radiologists and pul…

  • Linkage to HIV care and hypertension and diabetes control in rural South Africa

    Open AccessItai M Magodoro, Stephen Olivier et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2022

    Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) account for half of all deaths in South Africa, partly reflecting unmet NCDs healthcare needs. Leveraging existing HIV infrastructure is touted as a strategy to alleviate this chronic care gap. We evaluated whether HIV care platforms are associated with improved NCDs care. We conducted a community-based screening of adults in rural KwaZulu-Natal, collecting BP, HbA1c, and health services utilization data. Care cas…

  • Recent government decisions and their influence on South African education

    Open AccessStephen Olivier, S P OlivierARTICLEInternational Review of Education1959