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Digital Demography

Proceedings of the 26th International Conference on World Wide Web Companion - WWW '17 Companion, 2017
Demography is the science of human populations and, at its most basic, focuses on the processes of (i) fertility, (ii) mortality and (iii) mobility. Whereas modern states are typically in a reasonable position to keep records on both fertility and mortality, through birth and death registrations, as well as through censuses, measuring the mobility of ...
Ingmar Weber, Bogdan State
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Contraceptive discontinuation in Egypt as fertility returns to its 2000 level [PDF]

Journal of Humanities and Applied Social Sciences, 2020
Purpose – The similarity of family planning (FP) indicators from EDHS2014 to that of EDHS2000 is alarming for policymakers and researchers who consider it as an echo of the past and a threat, which the FP programme has to face to prevent its progression.
Mona Khalifa, Wafaa Abdel Aziz Hussein, Soha Metwally   +2 more
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The impact of method choice on the risk of contraceptive discontinuation: Egypt 2014 [PDF]

Journal of Humanities and Applied Social Sciences, 2020
Purpose – In Egypt, the IUD is the most common contraceptive method since 1988 and has remained so despite a recent drop in its share from 59.9% in 2008 to 51.5% in 2014 in favour of hormonal methods, which increased from 19.7% for pills and 12.3% for ...
Mona Khalifa, Wafaa Abdel Aziz Hussein, Soha Metwally   +2 more
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The indirect health effects of malaria estimated from health advantages of the sickle cell trait

Nature Communications, 2019
Estimates of the burden of malaria often don't take wider, indirect effects on overall health into consideration. Here, Uyoga et al. estimate the indirect impact of malaria on children’s health in a case-control study, using the sickle cell trait as a ...
Sophie Uyoga, Alex W. Macharia, Carolyne M. Ndila, Gideon Nyutu, Mohammed Shebe, Kennedy O. Awuondo, Neema Mturi, Norbert Peshu, Benjamin Tsofa, J. Anthony G. Scott, Kathryn Maitland, Thomas N. Williams   +11 more
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Determining Factors and Zootechnical Output of Biosecurity Practices in Fish Farms in the Wouri Division, Cameroon

Veterinary Medicine International, 2023
Biosecurity practice limits the occurrence of diseases and economic losses in fish farms. The objective of this study was to characterize fish farming in the Administrative Division of Wouri, Cameroon (3°97′04″–3°58′13″N; 9°76′78″–9°46′4.3″E) and assess ...
Fonkwa Georges, Makombu Judith Georgette, Kamdem Alex Henri, Kametieu Djamou Franck, Nack Jacques, Awah-Ndukum Julius, Tomedi Eyango Minette, Tchoumboue Joseph   +7 more
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Maternal grand multiparity and intention to use modern contraceptives in Nigeria

BMC Public Health, 2018
Background Grand multiparity and low contraceptive prevalence are dominant among Nigerian women. These elevate the risk of unintended pregnancies, high-risk fertility and adverse maternal and child health outcomes among women in the country, particularly
Bola Lukman Solanke, Olufunmilola Olufunmilayo Banjo, Bosede Odunola Oyinloye, Soladoye Sunday Asa   +3 more
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Maternal and community factors associated with unmet contraceptive need among childbearing women in Northern Nigeria

Contraception and Reproductive Medicine, 2019
Background Unmet need for modern contraceptive remains a critical reproductive health challenge in Nigeria. Numerous studies in Nigeria and other countries have investigated the patterns, prevalence and associated factors of unmet contraceptive need.
Bola Lukman Solanke, Funmilola Folasade Oyinlola, Olaoye James Oyeleye, Benjamin Bukky Ilesanmi   +3 more
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Molecular characterization of rotavirus group A strains circulating prior to vaccine introduction in rural coastal Kenya, 2002-2013 [version 1; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]

Wellcome Open Research, 2018
Background: Kenya introduced the monovalent Rotarix® rotavirus group A (RVA) vaccine nationally in mid-2014.  Long-term surveillance data is important prior to wide-scale vaccine use to assess the impact on disease and to investigate the occurrence of ...
Betty E. Owor, Mike J. Mwanga, Regina Njeru, Robert Mugo, Mwanajuma Ngama, Grieven P. Otieno, D.J. Nokes, C.N. Agoti   +7 more
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Demography and Archaeology

Human Biology, 2009
In the field of archaeology, demography has sometimes seemed something of a phantom science. Many explanatory models in archaeology have taken population density as a central theme. But the quantitative precision and broad sweep of the resulting formulations, scientific enough in their intentions, have often been undermined by the difficulties in the ...
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Clinical and Biological Features of Response in Resistant Neuroblastoma to 131I‐Metaiodobenzylguanidine Radiotherapy in the Anti‐GD2 Immunotherapy Era

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background 131I‐metaiodobenzylguanidine (131I‐MIBG) radiotherapy is a key treatment for relapsed and refractory (R/R) neuroblastoma (NB). Patients with R/R disease treated in the modern era are increasingly exposed to anti‐GD2 immunotherapy, which exerts selective pressure and may modify both tumor cell state and microenvironment.
Benjamin J. Lerman, Katherine K. Matthay, Fabienne Hollinger, Catriona Black, Ann A. Lazar, Miguel Pampaloni, Steven G. DuBois, Kieuhoa T. Vo   +7 more
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