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Multimorbidity in South Africa: a systematic review of prevalence studies

BMJ Open, 2021
Objectives To review prevalence studies of multimorbidity in South Africa to identify prevalence estimates, common disease clusters and factors associated with multimorbidity.Design Systematic review.Setting South Africa (general community and healthcare
Brian van Wyk, Eunice Bolanle Turawa, Rifqah Abeeda Roomaney   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pediatric Oncology Nursing Competencies in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Scoping Review to Inform Practice, Education, and Research

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Nurses are central to cancer care for children and adolescents, yet no comprehensive synthesis has defined essential core competencies for pediatric oncology nursing (PON) practice internationally, particularly in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).
Luís Carlos Lopes‐Júnior, Edmara Bazoni Soares Maia, Soad Fuentes‐Alabí, Courtney E. Sullivan, Monnie Abraham, Mauricio Maza, Liliana Vásquez Ponce, Regina Aparecida Garcia Lima   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Linked data in BGS and its potential in model fusion [PDF]

, 2011
The British Geological Survey has been conducting a pilot project into the use of Linked Data. Linked Data is a best practice for using the web to expose, share and connect pieces of data, information and knowledge.
Burden, Simon, Heaven, Rachel, Sen, Marcus   +2 more
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Pulmonary Dysfunction Is Associated With Sleep Study Abnormalities in Children With Sickle Cell Disease: A Multicenter Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Pulmonary dysfunction and sleep abnormalities are common in children with sickle cell disease (SCD) and are associated with worse clinical outcomes. Whether spirometry abnormalities are associated with polysomnography (PSG) findings remains unclear.
Ammar Saadoon Alishlash, Anis Rabbani Nourani, A. K. M. Fazlur Rahman, Dima Ezmigna, Tarig Ali‐Dinar   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Incorporating scale dependence in disease burden estimates:the case of human African trypanosomiasis in Uganda [PDF]

, 2014
The WHO has established the disability-adjusted life year (DALY) as a metric for measuring the burden of human disease and injury globally. However, most DALY estimates have been calculated as national totals. We mapped spatial variation in the burden of
B Bucheton, BM Swallow, C Burri, C Nimmo, C Schmid, CD Mathers, CJL Murray, CJL Murray, CJL Murray, D Engels, D Malvy, E Hasker, EM Fèvre, EM Fèvre, EM Fèvre, EM Fèvre, Eric Fèvre, F Chappuis, F Checchi, F Checchi, F Checchi, Finola Hackett, G Priotto, I Kuepfer, J Robays, JA Fox-Rushby, JA Salomon, JA Salomon, JD Kabasa, Joseph Mathu Ndung'u, K Picozzi, L Berrang Ford, L Conteh, LE Matemba, Lea Berrang Ford, LM MacLean, M Balasegaram, M Boelaert, M Odiit, M Odiit, M Odiit, P Cattand, P Lutumba, P Lutumba, Pere Simarro, PJ Hotez, PP Simarro, PP Simarro, PP Simarro, PP Simarro, PR Torgerson, R Brun, RS Cooper, S Aksoy, SC Welburn, SC Welburn, SC Welburn, V Jamonneau   +57 more
core   +3 more sources

Disaggregating proportional multistate lifetables by population heterogeneity to estimate intervention impacts on inequalities

Population Health Metrics, 2022
Background Simulation models can be used to quantify the projected health impact of interventions. Quantifying heterogeneity in these impacts, for example by socioeconomic status, is important to understand impacts on health inequalities.
Patrick Andersen, Anja Mizdrak, Nick Wilson, Anna Davies, Laxman Bablani, Tony Blakely   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence and Trajectory of Household Material Hardship Among Children With Advanced Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background/Objectives Families of children with advanced cancer living in poverty experience inferior outcomes including poor parent mental health and worse child quality of life. Household material hardship (HMH: food, housing, transportation, and/or utility insecurity) is a modifiable poverty exposure—and potential intervention target—that ...
Sarah Wright, Morgan A. Paul, Selena Murcia Mendez, Emily Jones, Lucille Lokko, Chelsea Heneghan, Nicholas Purol, Morgan Arnold, Rahela Aziz‐Bose, Colleen A. Kelly, Sandi L. Pruitt, Joanne Wolfe, Kira Bona, Puja J. Umaretiya   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

HIV/AIDS profile in the provinces of South Africa, 2002

Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine, 2003
No abstract available.
Debbie Bradshaw
doaj   +1 more source

Bayesian modelling of population trends in alcohol consumption provides empirically based country estimates for South Africa

Population Health Metrics, 2021
Background Alcohol use has widespread effects on health and contributes to over 200 detrimental conditions. Although the pattern of heavy episodic drinking independently increases the risk for injuries and transmission of some infectious diseases, long ...
Annibale Cois, Richard Matzopoulos, Victoria Pillay-van Wyk, Debbie Bradshaw   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Financial Burden Associated With Hospitalisation Among Families of Childhood Brain Tumours in Australia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Families of children with cancer experience significant financial strain, even with universal healthcare. Indirect costs, such as productivity losses and non‐medical expenses, are rarely included in economic evaluations, and little is known about how effectively financial aid programmes alleviate this burden. Childhood brain tumours
Megumi Lim, Natalie Bradford, David Brain, Sameera Senanayake, Sanjeewa Kularatna, Kate Young, Christine Cashion, Tim Hassall, Susanna Cramb   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source