Adolescent pregnancy in Zimbabwe: distribution by socio-demographic factors.

We conducted a further analysis of the Zimbabwe 1994 demographic health survey data to determine demographic and social factors associated with adolescent pregnancies in Zimba notbwe. Out of a total of 1486 female adolescents sampled, 12 did not provide information on whether they had begun child bearing, and were therefore excluded from the analysis. Significantly elevated odds ratios (OR) were noted for age (OR=2.

Evidence for action? Patterns of clinical and public health research on tuberculosis in South Africa, 1994-1998.

Objectives: To describe patterns of clinical and public health research into tuberculosis in South Africa from 1994-1998, and to assess the quality of studies of diagnostic accuracy and treatment.

Design: MEDLINE and the African Health Anthology were searched for journal articles published from 1994-1998 reporting clinical and public health research into tuberculosis in South Africa. Information extracted from the reports included research setting, study design, aspects of the quality of study design and reporting, and evidence of attention to statistical power.