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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

The importance of including manner of (injury) death on the death notification form

South African Medical Journal, 2023
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P Groenewald, R Matzopoulos, E Afonso, D Bradshaw   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Conceptual Model: The Impact of Sociodemographic on Coronary Heart Disease [PDF]

, 2020
The paper aims to examine the conceptual model on the impact of sociodemographic towards coronary heart disease. There is still limited study on the association between cost of living particularly the cost of food and housing and its impact on coronary ...
Azim, Zainal Azhar Zainal, Kassim, Aza Azlina Md, Mohamed, Juliza   +2 more
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Needs assessment to strengthen capacity in water and sanitation research in Africa:experiences of the African SNOWS consortium [PDF]

, 2014
Despite its contribution to global disease burden, diarrhoeal disease is still a relatively neglected area for research funding, especially in low-income country settings. The SNOWS consortium (Scientists Networked for Outcomes from Water and Sanitation)
A Hyder, A McCallin, AE While, AH Ahmed, Anders Dalsgaard, B Greenwood, BH Kam, C McCormack, D Mara, D Nakanjako, DE Elsayed, Edgar Mulogo, Edward W Muchiri, Eileen Chappell, Esi Awuah, F Furedi, H Geber, I Bates, Ingrid Mokgobu, Jeroen HJ Ensink, LM Lenters, M Coccia, M Hennink, M Moran, ME Redshaw, Mike van der Es, Natasha Potgieter, NE Kass, Paul R Hunter, PH Caldwell, PR Hunter, Prince Antwi-Agyei, S Barnard, S Marjanovic, Samira H Abdelrahman, Samuel N Odai, Sandy Cairncross, TF Clasen, World Health Organization, United Nations Children’s Fund, Å Gornitzka   +39 more
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Clinical Insights Into Hypercalcemia of Malignancy in Childhood

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hypercalcemia of malignancy (HCM) is a rare but life‐threatening metabolic emergency in children that occurs in less than 1% of pediatric cancer cases, with a reported incidence ranging from 0.4% to 1.0% across different studies. While it is observed in 10%–20% of adult malignancies, pediatric HCM remains relatively uncommon.
Hüseyin Anıl Korkmaz
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing the preparedness of primary healthcare facilities for the implementation of universal test and treat in uThukela District, South Africa: a cross-sectional study

BMJ Public Health
Background The availability of HIV guidelines, infrastructure, essential medicines and diagnostic tests for HIV services is a prerequisite to effective universal test-and-treat (UTT) services.
Edward Nicol, Debbie Bradshaw, Wisdom Basera, Mbuzeleni Hlongwa, Eunice Turawa, Thubelihle Mathole   +5 more
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Multimorbidity patterns in South Africa: A latent class analysis

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
IntroductionSouth Africa has the largest burden of HIV worldwide and has a growing burden of non-communicable diseases; the combination of which may lead to diseases clustering in ways that are not seen in other regions.
Rifqah Abeeda Roomaney, Rifqah Abeeda Roomaney, Brian van Wyk, Annibale Cois, Annibale Cois, Victoria Pillay van-Wyk   +5 more
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The journey from genetic predisposition to medication overuse headache to its acquisition as sequela of chronic migraine [PDF]

, 2018
Migraine remains one of the biggest clinical case to be solved among the non-communicable diseases, second to low back pain for disability caused as reported by the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016.
Martelletti, Paolo
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Personalized Selumetinib Dosing in Pediatric Neurofibromatosis Type 1: Insights From a Pilot Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate selumetinib exposure using therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) in pediatric patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) and plexiform neurofibromas (PN), assess interpatient pharmacokinetic variability, and explore the relationship between drug exposure, clinical response, and adverse effects.
Janka Kovács, Zoltán Köllő, Balázs Gellért Karvaly, Mahmoud Obeidat, Rita Nagy, Péter Hegyi, Brigitta Teutsch, Eszter Tuboly, Miklós Garami   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

A primary health care Re-Engineering approach to enhance PrEP initiation and adherence among high-risk, sexually active adolescents and young adults in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

BMC Public Health
Objective This study explores the decentralisation of PrEP services through primary health care (PHC) re-engineering structures such as schools, pharmacies, youth zones, community halls, and mobile clinics to improve PrEP uptake and adherence among ...
Thubelihle Mathole, Jeannine Uwimana Nicol, Mbuzeleni Hlongwa, Eunice Turawa, Wisdom Basera, Noluntu Funani, Edward Nicol   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source