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Technical challenges of providing record linkage services for research [PDF]

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 2014
Record linkage techniques are widely used to enable health researchers to gain event based longitudinal information for entire populations. The task of record linkage is increasingly being undertaken by specialised linkage units (SLUs). In addition to the complexity of undertaking probabilistic record linkage, these units face additional technical ...
James H. Boyd, Sean M. Randall, Anna M. Ferrante, Jacqueline K. Bauer, Adrian P. Brown, James B. Semmens   +5 more
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Impact of COVID-19 on the Utilization of HIV Testing and Linkage Services in Sierra Leone: Experience from Three Public Health Facilities in Freetown [PDF]

AIDS and Behavior, 2023
AbstractThe COVID-19 pandemic adversely affected the delivery of essential health services globally. In this study, we aimed to assess the impact of the pandemic on HIV testing and linkage services at three public health facilities in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
Sulaiman Lakoh, Moses M. Bangura, Olukemi Adekanmbi, Umu Barrie, Darlinda F. Jiba, Matilda N. Kamara, Daniel Sesay, Abdulai Tejan Jalloh, Gibrilla F. Deen, James B. W. Russell, Ginika Egesimba, George A. Yendewa, Emmanuel Firima   +12 more
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Evolving population data linkage services to transform large-scale biobanking services

International Journal of Population Data Science, 2018
Introduction Many population data linkage centres have been established to provide a mechanism for making linked administrative data available to approved third parties within robust governance frameworks.
Katie Irvine, Vivienna Ong, Simon Cooper, Sarah Thackway   +3 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Implementing the package of CDC and WHO recommended linkage services: Methods, outcomes, and costs of the Bukoba Tanzania Combination Prevention Evaluation peer-delivered, linkage case management program, 2014-2017.

PLoS ONE, 2018
Although several studies have evaluated one or more linkage services to improve early enrollment in HIV care in Tanzania, none have evaluated the package of linkage services recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the ...
Duncan MacKellar, Haruka Maruyama, Oscar Ernest Rwabiyago, Claire Steiner, Haddi Cham, Omari Msumi, Rachel Weber, Gerald Kundi, Chutima Suraratdecha, Tewodaj Mengistu, Johnita Byrd, Sherri Pals, Eliufoo Churi, Caitlin Madevu-Matson, Kokuhumbya Kazaura, Fernando Morales, Thomas Rutachunzibwa, Jessica Justman, Anath Rwebembera   +18 more
doaj   +5 more sources

Perspectives on linkage to care for patients diagnosed with HIV: A qualitative study at a rural health center in South Western Uganda.

PLoS ONE, 2022
Linkage to care for newly diagnosed human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients is important to ensure that patients have good access to care. However, there is little information about factors influencing linkage to care for HIV patients.
Mark Opio, Florence Akello, Doreen Kagina Twongyeirwe, David Opio, Juliet Aceng, Jane Kasozi Namagga, Jerome Kahuma Kabakyenga   +6 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Using a Designathon to Develop an HIV Self-Testing Intervention to Improve Linkage to Care Among Youths in Nigeria: Qualitative Approach Based on a Participatory Research Action Framework

JMIR Formative Research, 2023
BackgroundUNAIDS (Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS) and the Nigeria National HIV/AIDS Strategic Framework recommend HIV self-testing and youth-friendly services to enhance HIV testing, linkage to health services, and
Ifeoma Idigbe, Titilola Gbaja-Biamila, Sarah Asuquo, Ucheoma Nwaozuru, Chisom Obiezu-Umeh, Kadija M Tahlil, Adesola Zaidat Musa, David Oladele, Bill Kapogiannis, Joseph Tucker, Juliet Iwelunmor, Oliver Ezechi   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of Waiving Out-of-Pocket Access Fees on HIV Testing and Linkage Services in Rivers State, Nigeria

Advances in Research, 2022
Introduction: The financial implications of accessing health services negatively impact end-users and result in the non-utilization of healthcare services in most resource-poor countries. Direct and indirect costs of access to HIV services impede the uptake and adherence to ART, thereby hindering viral suppression in these regions. Evidence showed that
Owhonda, G. C, Eze Emiri, C. N, Edewor, U, Dakum, P. S, Mensah, C. O, Olupitan, K. O   +5 more
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Supporting Transition from Out of Home Care to Adulthood: Linked Data Is Central to The Compass Social Impact Bond

International Journal of Population Data Science, 2020
The COMPASS program supports young people to successfully transition from Out of Home Care to adulthood. COMPASS is a social impact bond partnership between Victorian government, not-for-profit organisations and investors.
Sharon Williams, Mark Sipthorp, Nicholas Ivkovic, Alexander Inglis   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Research on Metadata Management System of Linkage Service of Scientific Data and Scientific Literature [PDF]

MATEC Web of Conferences, 2018
In the data-intensive scientific research environment, the linkage of scientific data and scientific literature forms a complete body of scientific content. The literature and data serve scientific research together, which have become a hot issue of scientific research organizations.
Wang Xiujuan, Chen Jiankui, Li Xuerong
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Ecosystem condition underpins the generation of ecosystem services: an accounting perspective [PDF]

One Ecosystem, 2022
There is a linkage between the condition of ecosystems and the services they provide. In the accounting framework set by the United Nations System of integrated Environmental Economic Accounting – Ecosystem Accounts (SEEA EA), two different sets of ...
Alessandra La Notte, Bálint Czúcz, Sara Vallecillo, Chiara Polce, Joachim Maes   +4 more
doaj   +3 more sources