Africa South of the Sahara
"Africa South of the Sahara" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
All of Africa except Northern Africa (AFRICA, NORTHERN).
| Descriptor ID |
D017954
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| MeSH Number(s) |
Z01.058.290
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| Concept/Terms |
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Africa South of the Sahara".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Africa South of the Sahara".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Africa South of the Sahara" by people in this website by year, and whether "Africa South of the Sahara" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2009 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2010 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 2011 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2012 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| 2013 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2014 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2015 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 2016 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 2017 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2018 | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| 2019 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| 2020 | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| 2021 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| 2022 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 2023 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 2024 | 0 | 19 | 19 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Africa South of the Sahara" by people in Profiles.
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Incident type 2 diabetes and its risk factors in men and women aged 40-60 years from four sub-Saharan African countries: results from the AWI-Gen study. Lancet Glob Health. 2025 Mar; 13(3):e459-e466.
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Characterization of NAT, GST, and CYP2E1 Genetic Variation in Sub-Saharan African Populations: Implications for Treatment of Tuberculosis and Other Diseases. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2025 May; 117(5):1338-1357.
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Adolescent mental health in sub-Saharan Africa: crisis? What crisis? Solution? What solution? Glob Health Action. 2024 Dec 31; 17(1):2437883.
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Improving access to emergency obstetric care in low- and middle-income countries. Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol. 2025 Feb; 98:102572.
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Contribution of malnutrition to infant and child deaths in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. BMJ Glob Health. 2024 Dec 05; 9(12).
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Bisexuality among Men who have Sex with Men in Sub-Saharan Africa: Findings from the HPTN 075 Study. AIDS Behav. 2025 Mar; 29(3):747-759.
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Characteristics of longitudinal maternal health studies in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic mapping of literature between 2012 and 2022. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2025 Apr; 169(1):51-62.
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Alleviating the public health burden of hypertension: debating precision prevention as a possible solution. Glob Health Action. 2024 Dec 31; 17(1):2422169.
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Etiologies and comorbidities of meningitis deaths in children under 5 years in high-mortality settings: Insights from the CHAMPS Network in the post-pneumococcal vaccine era. J Infect. 2024 Dec; 89(6):106341.
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Development and Piloting of Implementation Strategies to Support Delivery of a Clinical Intervention for Postpartum Hemorrhage in Four sub-Saharan Africa Countries. Glob Health Sci Pract. 2024 Oct 29; 12(5).