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Top risk factors for disease and death in SA: unsafe sex, interpersonal violence, high body mass index, high systolic blood pressure, and alcohol consumption..
Unsafe sex, interpersonal violence, high body mass index, high systolic blood pressure, and alcohol consumption are the top risk factors for disease and death in South Africa, according to the Second Comparative Risk Assessment study conducted by the South African Medical Research Council’s Burden of Disease Research Unit. Nthusang Lefafa spoke to some of the researchers to unpack the findings.