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Health and Demographic Surveillance Systems and the 2030 Agenda: Sustainable Development Goals [PDF]

arXiv, 2021
The health and demographic surveillance system (HDSS) is an old method for intensively monitoring a population to assess the effects of healthcare or other population-level interventions - often clinical trials. The strengths of HDSS include very detailed descriptions of whole populations with frequent updates.
arxiv  

Reconciling surveillance systems with limited resources: an evaluation of passive surveillance for rabies in an endemic setting [PDF]

, 2015
Surveillance systems for rabies in endemic regions are often subject to severe constraints in terms of resources. The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) propose the use of an active surveillance system to ...
Barbara Häsler, Corner, Doherr, Dynatra Subasinghe, Gilbert, Gongal, Hadorn, Hampson, Hampson, Howe, Häsler, Häsler, Knight-Jones, Knobel, Laura Craighead, Mani, Martin, Nagle, Nederhof, Thulke, Townsend, Townsend, William Gilbert, World Health Organization   +23 more
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Population-Based Active Surveillance for Culture-Confirmed Candidemia — Four Sites, United States, 2012–2016

Morbidity and mortality weekly report. Surveillance summaries, 2019
Problem/Condition Candidemia is a bloodstream infection (BSI) caused by yeasts in the genus Candida. Candidemia is one of the most common health care–associated BSIs in the United States, with all-cause in-hospital mortality of up to 30%.
Mitsuru Toda, Sabrina R. Williams, E. Berkow, M. Farley, L. Harrison, Lindsay Bonner, Kaytlynn Marceaux, R. Hollick, Alexia Y. Zhang, W. Schaffner, S. Lockhart, Brendan R. Jackson, S. Vallabhaneni   +12 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Computerized tablet based versus traditional paper- based survey methods: results from adolescent's health research in schools of Maharashtra, India

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018
Background and challenges to implementation Technological advancement is growing very fast in India and majority of young population is handling electronic devices often during leisure as well as at work. This study indicates that electronic tablets are
Naveen Agarwal, Balram Paswan, Prakash H. Fulpagare, Dhirendra N Sinha, Thaksaphon Thamarangsi, Manju Rani   +5 more
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Objective measures for sentinel surveillance in network epidemiology [PDF]

Phys. Rev. E 98, 022313 (2018), 2018
Assume one has the capability of determining whether a node in a network is infectious or not by probing them. Then problem of optimizing sentinel surveillance in networks is to identify the nodes to probe such that an emerging disease outbreak can be discovered early or reliably. Whether the emphasis should be on early or reliable detection depends on
arxiv   +1 more source

Surveillance for Adverse Events After COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination.

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2021
Importance Safety surveillance of vaccines against COVID-19 is critical to ensure safety, maintain trust, and inform policy. Objectives To monitor 23 serious outcomes weekly, using comprehensive health records on a diverse population. Design, Setting,
N. Klein, N. Lewis, Kristin Goddard, B. Fireman, Ousseny Zerbo, K. Hanson, J. Donahue, E. Kharbanda, A. Naleway, J. Nelson, Stanley Xu, W. K. Yih, J. Glanz, Joshua T. B. Williams, S. Hambidge, Bruno J Lewin, T. Shimabukuro, F. Destefano, Eric S. Weintraub   +18 more
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Reported sexually transmitted disease clinic attendance and sexually transmitted infections in britain: prevalence, risk factors, and proportionate population burden. [PDF]

, 2005
BACKGROUND: We examined attendance at sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinics and the prevalence, distribution, and associated demographic and behavioral factors of self-reported sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in a population survey of sexual ...
Byron, Christos L, Copas, Andrew J, Erens, Bob, Fenton, Kevin A, Johnson, Anne M, Macdowall, Wendy, McManus, Sally, Mercer, Catherine H, Nanchahal, Kiran, Wellings, Kaye   +9 more
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Evaluation of an Android-based mHealth system for population surveillance in developing countries

J. Am. Medical Informatics Assoc., 2012
OBJECTIVE In parts of the developing world traditionally modeled healthcare systems do not adequately meet the needs of the populace. This can be due to imbalances in both supply and demand--there may be a lack of sufficient healthcare and the population
Zeshan A. Rajput, Samuel Mbugua, David Amadi, Viola Chepngeno, J. Saleem, Yaw Anokwa, Carl Hartung, G. Borriello, B. Mamlin, S. Ndege, M. Were   +10 more
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Associations between Overall and Abdominal Obesity and Suicidal Ideation among US Adult Women

Journal of Obesity, 2012
Obesity is associated with increased risks for mental disorders. This study examined associations of obesity indicators including body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, and waist-height ratio with suicidal ideation among U.S. women. We analyzed data
Guixiang Zhao, Chaoyang Li, Earl S. Ford, James Tsai, Satvinder S. Dhingra, Janet B. Croft, Lela R. McKnight-Eily, Lina S. Balluz   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Neonatal and child mortality data in retrospective population-based surveys compared with prospective demographic surveillance: EN-INDEPTH study

Population Health Metrics, 2021
Background Global mortality estimates remain heavily dependent on household surveys in low- and middle-income countries, where most under-five deaths occur.
Tryphena Nareeba, Francis Dzabeng, Nurul Alam, Gashaw A. Biks, Sanne M. Thysen, Joseph Akuze, Hannah Blencowe, Stephane Helleringer, Joy E. Lawn, Kaiser Mahmud, Temesgen Azemeraw Yitayew, Ane B. Fisker, and the Every Newborn-INDEPTH Study Collaborative Group   +12 more
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