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Estimating the burden of disease attributable to household air pollution from cooking with solid fuels in South Africa for 2000, 2006 and 2012

South African Medical Journal, 2022
Background. Household air pollution (HAP) due to the use of solid fuels for cooking is a global problem with significant impacts on human health, especially in low- and middle-income countries. HAP remains problematic in South Africa (SA).
R A Roomaney, C Y Wright, E Cairncross, N Abdelatif, A Cois, E B Turawa, O F Owotiwon, I Neethling, B Nojilana, R Pacella, D Bradshaw, V Pillay-van Wyk   +11 more
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Identifying Inconsistencies in Data Quality Between FAOSTAT, WOAH, UN Agriculture Census, and National Data

Data Science Journal
With the growth of AI and data modelling, the old saying by George Fuechsel regarding data quality ‘Garbage in, garbage out’ holds more truth than ever. Data Scientists are learning the quality of their models depends on the quality of data. Data used by
Ian McKechnie, Kassy Raymond, Deborah Stacey   +2 more
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Estimating the changing burden of disease attributable to low levels of physical activity in South Africa for 2000, 2006 and 2012

South African Medical Journal, 2022
Background. Physical activity is associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular outcomes, certain cancers and diabetes. The previous South African Comparative Risk Assessment (SACRA1) study assessed the attributable burden of low physical activity for ...
I Neethling, E V Lambert, A Cois, R A Roomaney, O F Awotiwon, R Pacella, D Bradshaw, V Pillay-van Wyk   +7 more
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Rapid mortality surveillance using a national population register to monitor excess deaths during SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in South Africa

Genus, 2021
This paper describes how an up-to-date national population register recording deaths by age and sex, whether deaths were due to natural or unnatural causes, and the offices at which the deaths were recorded can be used to monitor excess death during the ...
Rob E. Dorrington, Tom A. Moultrie, Ria Laubscher, Pam J. Groenewald, Debbie Bradshaw   +4 more
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Automating Inconsistency Discover and Historical Investigation of External Influences on Livestock Population Data

Data Science Journal
Livestock population data is crucial in researching and modeling animal disease (Sibhat et al., 2017), economic health burden (Muraguri et al., 1998), climate change (Fordyce et al., 2023), antimicrobial resistance calculations (Mulchandani et al., 2023),
Ian McKechnie, Kassy Raymond, Deborah Stacey, Theresa Bernardo   +3 more
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Estimating the changing burden of disease attributable to unsafe water and lack of sanitation and hygiene in South Africa for 2000, 2006 and 2012

South African Medical Journal, 2022
Background. The incidence of diarrhoeal disease is closely linked to socioeconomic and environmental factors, household practices and access to health services.
N Nannan, I Neethling, A Cois, R Laubscher, E B Turawa, R Pacella, D Bradshaw, V Pillay-van Wyk   +7 more
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Estimating the changing burden of disease attributable to high body mass index in South Africa for 2000, 2006 and 2012

South African Medical Journal, 2022
Background. A high body mass index (BMI) is associated with several cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and chronic kidney disease, cancers, and other selected health conditions. Objectives.
D Bradshaw, J D Joubert, N Abdelatief, A Cois, E B Turawa, O F Awotiwon, R A Roomaney, I Neethling, R Pacella, V Pillay van-Wyk   +9 more
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European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline and EXPeRT Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Management of Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms in Children and Adolescents

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (GEP‐NENs) are extremely rare and clinically heterogeneous. Management has largely been extrapolated from adult practice. This European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline (ESCP), developed by the EXPeRT network in collaboration with adult NEN experts, provides (adult) evidence ...
Michaela Kuhlen, Calogero Virgone, Antje Redlich, Michael Abele, Ricardo Lopez‐Almaraz, Tal Ben‐Ami, Ewa Bien, Gianni Bisogno, Maja Mazic Cesen, Andrea Ferrari, Malgorzata A. Krawczyk, Yves Reguerre, Dominik T. Schneider, Ines B. Brecht, Charlotte Rigaud, Bilgehan Yalcin, Rainer Claus, Christian Vokuhl, Constantin Lapa, Jörg Fuchs, Segolene Hescot, Thomas Walter, Julien Hadoux, Daniel Orbach   +23 more
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Population, biomass, and economic value of small ruminants in Ethiopia

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022
Ethiopia has a large population of small ruminants (sheep and goats) which are mostly kept in traditional subsistence production systems that are poorly described.
Wudu T. Jemberu, Wudu T. Jemberu, Wudu T. Jemberu, Yin Li, Yin Li, Wondwosen Asfaw, Dianne Mayberry, Dianne Mayberry, Peggy Schrobback, Peggy Schrobback, Jonathan Rushton, Jonathan Rushton, Theodore J. D. Knight-Jones, Theodore J. D. Knight-Jones   +13 more
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Health‐Related Social Needs in Children With Sickle Cell Disease Are Associated With Worse Health‐Related Quality of Life

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Children with sickle cell disease (SCD) face multiple acute and chronic medical complications that may impact their quality of life as reported by patients themselves. Health‐related social needs (HRSNs), such as food and housing insecurity, are common in people with SCD, but the association between HRSNs and patient‐reported ...
Sarah J. Marks, Molly Sonenklar, Cerelia Donald, Cecelia Valrie, Wally Smith, India Sisler   +5 more
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