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

Global 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, Bocquier, Philippe, White, Michael, Mbacke, Cheikh, Alam, Nurul, Beguy, Donatien, Odhiambo, Frank, Sacoor, Charfudin, Phuc, Ho Dang, Punpuing, Sureeporn, Collinson, Mark A   +10 more
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Pregnancy intention data completeness, quality and utility in population-based surveys: EN-INDEPTH study

Population 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, Kazuyo Machiyama, Victoria Ponce Hardy, Yeetey Enuameh, Edward Galiwango, Kassahun Gelaye, Kaiser Mahmud, Sanne M. Thysen, Damazo T. Kadengye, Vladimir Sergeevich Gordeev, Hannah Blencowe, Joy E. Lawn, Angela Baschieri, John Cleland, the Every Newborn-INDEPTH Study Collaborative Group   +14 more
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The economic costs of malaria in pregnancy: evidence from four sub-Saharan countries [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]

Gates Open Research, 2023
Background Malaria in pregnancy is a major public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), which imposes a significant economic burden. We provide evidence on the costs of malaria care in pregnancy to households and the health system in four high ...
Martin Meremikwu, Laia Cirera, Manu F. Manun’Ebo, Louise Ranaivo, Osvaldo Matavele, Dachi Arikpo, Charfudin Sacoor, Didier Ndombe, Victor Rafaralahy, Maximo Ramirez, Clara Pons Duran, Raquel González, Francesco Ramponi, Elaine Roman, Christina Maly, Franco Pagnoni, Elisa Sicuri, Clara Menéndez   +17 more
doaj   +1 more source

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

Clinical 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, Nida Shaikh, Ariel Nhacolo, Pratima L. Raghunathan, Karen L. Kotloff, Abu Mohd Naser, Melkamu Merid Mengesha, Sunday A. Adedini, Thomas Misore, Uma U Onuwchekwa, Mary Claire Worrell, Shams El Arifeen, Nega Assefa, Atique Iqbal Chowdhury, Reinhard Kaiser, Shabir А. Madhi, Ashka Mehta, David Obor, Charfudin Sacoor, Samba O. Sow, Milagritos D. Tapia, Amanda L. Wilkinson, Robert F. Breiman, Janet Agaya, George Aol, Stephen Liech, Leonard Oyuga, Victor Akelo, Beth A. Tippett Barr, Emily Zielinski-Gutiérrez, Sanwarul Bari, Qazi Sadeq-ur Rahman, Md. Mamunur Rashid, Tanvir Hossain, Quique Bassat, Quique Bassat, Paulo Filimone, Aura Hunguana, Edgar Jamisse, Teodimiro Matsena, Inácio Mandomando, Arlindo Malheia, Inácio Mandomando, Dickens Onyango, Matshidiso Sello, Dineo Thaele, Amara Jambai   +46 more
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High Hidden Burden of Diabetes Mellitus among Adults Aged 18 Years and Above in Urban Northwest Ethiopia

Journal of Diabetes Research, 2020
Background. Ethiopia is one of the sub-Saharan African countries with a rapidly increasing burden of diabetes mellitus (DM). There is limited updated information about the community-based burden of the disease and its associated factors in Ethiopia which
Haileab Fekadu Wolde, Terefe Derso, Gashaw Andargie Biks, Mezgebu Yitayal, Tadesse Awoke Ayele, Kassahun Alemu Gelaye, Getu Debalkie Demissie, Telake Azale, Bisrat Misganaw, Adane Kebede, Destaw Fetene Teshome, Endalkachew Dellie, Tsegaye Gebremedhin, Asmamaw Atnafu   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Gestational age data completeness, quality and validity in population-based surveys: EN-INDEPTH study

Population Health Metrics, 2021
Background Preterm birth (gestational age (GA)
M. Moinuddin Haider, Kaiser Mahmud, Hannah Blencowe, Tahmeed Ahmed, Joseph Akuze, Simon Cousens, Nafisa Delwar, Ane B. Fisker, Victoria Ponce Hardy, S. M. Tafsir Hasan, Md. Ali Imam, Dan Kajungu, Md Alfazal Khan, Justiniano S. D. Martins, Quamrun Nahar, Obed Ernest A. Nettey, Adane Kebede Tesega, Judith Yargawa, Nurul Alam, Joy E. Lawn, the Every Newborn-INDEPTH Study Collaborative Group   +20 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence of heavy episodic drinking and associated factors among adults residing in Arba Minch health and demographic surveillance site: a cross sectional study

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background Alcohol consumption is associated with different types of illnesses; particularly heavy episodic drinking is one of the risk factors for the disease burden of alcohol intake.
Befikadu Tariku Gutema, Adefris Chuka, Gistane Ayele, Eshetu Zerhun Tariku, Zeleke Aschalew, Alazar Baharu, Nega Degefa, Mekdes Kondale Gurara   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Chi Linh Health and Demographic Surveillance System (CHILILAB HDSS) [PDF]

International Journal of Epidemiology, 2013
The Chi Linh Health and Demographic Surveillance System (CHILILAB HDSS) is the only health and demographic surveillance system (HDSS) in an urbanizing area of the Chi Linh district of Hai Duong, a northern province of Vietnam. It is one of the few field laboratories in the world that links operational research and health interventions with field ...
Bich Huu, Tran, Ha Thanh, Nguyen, Hien Thi, Ho, Cuong Viet, Pham, Vui Thi, Le, Anh Vu, Le   +5 more
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The effect of distance to formal health facility on childhood mortality in rural Tanzania, 2005–2007 [PDF]

Global Health Action, 2012
Background: Major improvements are required in the coverage and quality of essential childhood interventions to achieve Millennium Development Goal Four (MDG 4). Long distance to health facilities is one of the known barriers to access.
Daniel Kadobera, Sartorius Benn, Honorati Masanja, Alexander Mathew, Peter Waiswa   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Incidence and Severity of Carboplatin‐Associated Hearing Loss in Children With Cancer Assessed by the SIOP Boston 2012 Ototoxicity Criteria

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Platinum‐based chemotherapy is known to cause severe and debilitating hearing loss, but unlike cisplatin, the true incidence of carboplatin‐induced hearing loss remains unclear. We evaluated functional hearing outcomes in children receiving carboplatin to determine the incidence and severity of ototoxicity. Procedure We identified a
Aniket Chawla, Sean Carter, Andrew Wood, Sandra Staffieri, Andrew Dodgshun, David D. Eisenstat, Michael Sullivan   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source