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Table 3.12.1.4: Access to Electricity
Municipality
Eskom
Generator
Solar
None
Former Vulamehlo
73
2
3
6
Umdoni
46
1
1
1
Umzumbe
150
6
10
9
Ray Nkonyeni
149
1
0
3
UMuziwabantu
52
1
0
2
Ugu
470
11
14
2
%
91
2
3
4
Source: Department of Education, 2015
3.7.2 Health
The summary of the burden of disease in Ugu District is reflected in Figure 3.12.2.11 below. Like much of South Africa, Ugu has a mixture of high prevalence of communicable diseases, predominantly tuberculosis (TB) and HIV, and non-communicable diseases like cerebrovascular disease and diabetes. This is typical of a society in transition, where there are social determinates of disease such a poverty, lack of housing, water, and sanitation.
Causes of Mortality
Source: Ugu DHP, 2018/2019
The main cause of death in both male and female under 5 is associated with communicable diseases together with maternal perinatal and nutritional conditions. In the 5-14 years category, most females die of factors relating to communicable diseases together with maternal, perinatal and nutritional conditions. Males in this age group most commonly die of factors associated with HIV and TB. Most deaths of females in the 15-24 category is due to HIV and TB whilst males in the same age category die most commonly of injury related causes. In the 25-64 age groups, most of the deaths of both male and female are due to HIV and TB. NCD is the leading cause of death to those over 65.
Ugu has a higher incidence of hypertension at 22.4 compared with the South African incidence of 13.9, and the Provincial incidence of 19.1. As already stated, these lifestyle type diseases are increasing among males in the Province. Mental Health admission rate is also high in Ugu at 25.3, whereas in the Province it is 1.0. The district aims to improve marketing of Integrated Ideal clinical services management (ICSM) to improve adherence to treatment and appointments.
3.7.2.1 HIV / AIDS and TB Control (HAST)
TB remains the top major underlying cause of death in Ugu and the TB incidence remains high. The drug resistant TB success rate is around 53% and is short of the target of 63%. SA Stats (2015) estimate that in Ugu 19.1% of the population are HIV positive, and the Annual ANC Seroprevalence 2014 found in Ugu had 40.1% of pregnant women HIV positive.
Ugu has a growing number of people on ART (89,200 as at Q3 17/18).
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