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Serum endothelin-1 level positively correlates with waist and hip circumferences in stable coronary artery disease patients [PDF]

open access: yesReviews in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2021
Central obesity is associated with increased level and activity of endothelin-1. The waist and hip circumferences are simple indicators of central obesity.
Anggoro Budi Hartopo   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mortality from external causes in Africa and Asia: evidence from INDEPTH Health and Demographic Surveillance System Sites [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Background: Mortality from external causes, of all kinds, is an important component of overall mortality on a global basis. However, these deaths, like others in Africa and Asia, are often not counted or documented on an individual basis.
Juerg Utzinger   +146 more
core   +2 more sources

Using health and demographic surveillance systems for teratovigilance in Africa [PDF]

open access: yesThe Lancet Global Health, 2016
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Kirakoya, Fati   +9 more
openaire   +3 more sources

HIV/AIDS-related mortality in Africa and Asia: evidence from INDEPTH health and demographic surveillance system sites [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Background: As the HIV/AIDS pandemic has evolved over recent decades, Africa has been the most affected region, even though a large proportion of HIV/AIDS deaths have not been documented at the individual level.
Catherine Kyobutungi   +183 more
core   +2 more sources

Health and demographic surveillance systems: contributing to an understanding of the dynamics in migration and health [PDF]

open access: yesGlobal Health Action, 2013
Migration is difficult to measure because it is highly repeatable. Health and Demographic Surveillance Systems (HDSSs) provide a unique opportunity to study migration as multiple episodes of migration are captured over time. A conceptual framework is needed to show the public health implications of migration.Research conducted in seven HDSS centres ...
Gerritsen, Annette   +10 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Medication exposure during pregnancy: a pilot pharmacovigilance system using health and demographic surveillance platform [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
There is limited safety information on most drugs used during pregnancy. This is especially true for medication against tropical diseases because pharmacovigilance systems are not much developed in these settings.
Abdulla, Salim   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Harmonizing population health data into OMOP common data model: a demonstration using COVID-19 sero-surveillance data from Nairobi Urban Health and Demographic Surveillance System. [PDF]

open access: yesFront Digit Health
Ochola M   +10 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Population dynamics in Korogwe : demographic surveillance system (DSS) in Tanga Region, Tanzania [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
A demographic surveillance system (DSS) is commonly used to generate and handle longitudinal follow-up data relating to demographic and health related events in a specified area. In the Korogwe DSS site, information on vital events such as births, deaths
Kamugisha, Mathias Leo
core   +1 more source

Pregnancy intention data completeness, quality and utility in population-based surveys: EN-INDEPTH study

open access: yesPopulation Health Metrics, 2021
Background An estimated 40% of pregnancies globally are unintended. Measurement of pregnancy intention in low- and middle-income countries relies heavily on surveys, notably Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), yet few studies have evaluated survey ...
Judith Yargawa   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

Health and Demographic Surveillance Systems Within the Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance Network [PDF]

open access: yesClinical Infectious Diseases, 2019
Abstract Health and demographic surveillance systems (HDSSs) provide a foundation for characterizing and defining priorities and strategies for improving population health. The Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS) project aims to inform policy to prevent child deaths through generating causes of death from ...
Solveig A. Cunningham   +46 more
openaire   +2 more sources

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