2002
DOI: 10.3989/redc.2002.v25.i4.277
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Bibliometric analysis on AIDS publications in South Africa

Abstract: Resumen: El propósito de este trabajo es el de presentar los resultados de un proyecto de investigación bibliométrica realizado sobre SIDA en la región del Sur de África. El estudio pretende identificar los mecanismos de producción y comunicación de la literatura existentes, en un esfuerzo por apoyar a los procesos de toma de decisiones relacionados con la prevención y el control del SIDA. Se realizó una investigación bibliográfica en MEDLINE sobre SIDA (AIDS) y el Sur de África (Africa Southern), para el perí… Show more

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“…The total number of publications produced on the two countries (i.e., 1045) represents 31.9 percent of the Eastern African total publications, which adds up to 3275 (10.2 percent) of the entire sub-Saharan Africa, according to a previous study conducted by Macias-Chapula and Mijangos-Nolasco (2002). Kenya produced fewer publications than Uganda during the entire period, a situation that can be attributed to many varied factors.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 95%
“…The total number of publications produced on the two countries (i.e., 1045) represents 31.9 percent of the Eastern African total publications, which adds up to 3275 (10.2 percent) of the entire sub-Saharan Africa, according to a previous study conducted by Macias-Chapula and Mijangos-Nolasco (2002). Kenya produced fewer publications than Uganda during the entire period, a situation that can be attributed to many varied factors.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 95%
“…Several scientists investigated and evaluated HIV/AIDS research about or from African countries (Macias-Chapula and Mijangos-Nolasco 2002;Onyancha 2008;Uthman 2008;. They revealed that African countries have made significant achievement in the number of publications and collaborations in HIV/AIDS literature.…”
Section: Literature Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Ocholla, 2000 & 200 I;Siddiqui, 1997;Macias-Chapula & Mijangos-Nolasco, 2002;Amudhavalli & Krishnamoorthy, 200 I;Yitzhaki & Shahar, 2000;Arunachalam & Gunasekaran, 200 I;Jacobs & Ingwersen, 2000;Osareh & Wilson, 200 I;Ravi, 200 I;Onyancha and Ocholla, 2002) The choice of this method, therefore, is based on the belief that it is the most widely favoured variable in measuring research capacity by individuals, organisations and even countries (Ocholla, 2000) and dertermining the research output of academics through 'publish or perish' indicators (Garfield, 1971).…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The distribution of articles by country can also be used in caseswhere a region hassub-regions. A case in point is a study conducted by Macias-Chapula & Mijangos-Nolasco (2002), who analysed their findings according to countries in Central Africa in a study on AIDS literature in the region.…”
Section: Publications Output By Countrymentioning
confidence: 99%