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Access to primary healthcare during lockdown measures for COVID-19 in rural South Africa: an interrupted time series analysis

BMJ Open, 2020
Objectives We evaluated whether implementation of lockdown orders in South Africa affected ambulatory clinic visitation in rural Kwa-Zulu Natal (KZN). Design Observational cohort Setting Data were analysed from 11 primary healthcare clinics in northern ...
M. Siedner, J. Kraemer, M. Meyer, G. Harling, Thobeka Mngomezulu, Patrick Gabela, Siphephelo Dlamini, Dickman Gareta, N. Majozi, N. Ngwenya, J. Seeley, E. Wong, C. Iwuji, M. Shahmanesh, W. Hanekom, K. Herbst   +15 more
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The impact of childhood pneumococcal vaccination on hospital admissions in England : a whole population observational study [PDF]

, 2019
Background Pneumococcal infections are major causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. We use routine hospital admissions data and time-series modelling analysis to estimate the impact of the seven and thirteen valent pneumococcal conjugate ...
McCarthy, Noel D., Petrou, Stavros, Shiri, Tinevimbo   +2 more
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Social distancing to slow the U.S. COVID-19 epidemic: an interrupted time-series analysis

medRxiv, 2020
Background: Social distancing measures to address the U.S. COVID-19 epidemic may have significant health, social, and economic impacts. Objective: To estimate the mean change in state-level COVID-19 epidemic growth before versus after the implementation ...
M. Siedner, G. Harling, Z. Reynolds, R. Gilbert, Atheendar S. Venkataramani, A. Tsai   +5 more
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Hospitalization of mild cases of community-acquired pneumonia decreased more than severe cases during the COVID-19 pandemic

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2021
Objective: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected all healthcare systems. This study aimed to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the number and severity of cases of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in Japan.
Hiroyuki Nagano, Daisuke Takada, Jung-ho Shin, Tetsuji Morishita, Susumu Kunisawa, Yuichi Imanaka   +5 more
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The impact of the national volume-based procurement policy on the use of policy-related drugs in Nanjing: an interrupted time-series analysis

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2023
Background In September 2019, the “4 + 7” centralized procurement pilot program was expanded nationwide aiming at reducing drug prices by means of volume-based procurement and using accredited generic drugs for branded drug substitutes. Given the current
Xiao Wang, Xuan He, Pei Zhang, Mengdie Zhang, Rui Ma, Rouli Dai, Xin Li   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The effects of new urban motorway infrastructure on road traffic accidents in the local area: a retrospective longitudinal study in Scotland [PDF]

, 2016
Background: The M74 motorway extension, Glasgow, opened in June 2011. One justification for construction was an expectation that it would reduce road traffic accidents (RTAs) on local non-motorway roads.
Humphreys, David K., Mackay, Daniel F., Mitchell, Richard, Ogilvie, David, Olsen, Jonathan R.   +4 more
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Disentangling the Impact of Covid-19: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis of Crime in New York City

American Journal of Criminal Justice, 2022
The Covid-19 stay-at-home restrictions put in place in New York City were followed by an abrupt shift in movement away from public spaces and into the home. This study used interrupted time series analysis to estimate the impact of these changes by crime
Stephen Koppel, Joel A. Capellan, Jon Sharp   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Continuity of community-based healthcare provision during COVID-19: a multicountry interrupted time series analysis

BMJ Open, 2022
Background Pandemics often precipitate declines in essential health service utilisation, which can ultimately kill more people than the disease outbreak itself.
Caroline Whidden, Daniel Palazuelos, Madeleine Ballard, Jane Yang, Molly Christiansen, Carey Westgate, Amanda Yembrick, Diego Lassala, Fabien Munyaneza, Helen E Olsen, Anoushka Millear, Dianne Thakura, Afra Nuwasiima, Daniele J Ressler, Wycliffe Okoth Omwanda   +14 more
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Association between malaria control and paediatric blood transfusions in rural Zambia: an interrupted time-series analysis [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: Blood transfusions can reduce mortality among children with severe malarial anaemia, but there is limited evidence quantifying the relationship between paediatric malaria and blood transfusions. This study explores the extent to which the use
Alison B Comfort, Allen S Craig, Benjamin Johns, Janneke H van Dijk, Kathryn Stillman, Nancy Nachbar, Payal Hathi, Philip E Thuma, Rose Gabert, Sonali Korde, Sungano Mharakurwa, Yann Derriennic   +11 more
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Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on Tuberculosis and HIV services in Ghana: An interrupted time series analysis

PLoS ONE, 2023
Introduction The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) burden, coupled with unprecedented control measures including physical distancing, travel bans, and lockdowns of cities, implemented to stop the spread of the virus, have undoubtedly far-reaching ...
Eric Osei, Hubert Amu, Gideon Kye-Duodu, M. Kwabla, Evans Danso, F. Binka, So Yoon Kim   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source