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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
doaj   +1 more source

Epidemiology of cerebral palsy in Bangladesh: a population‐based surveillance study

Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2018
To examine the prevalence, clinical characteristics, and risk factors of cerebral palsy (CP) in children in Bangladesh.
G. Khandaker, M. Muhit, T. Karim, H. Smithers-Sheedy, I. Novak, Cheryl A Jones, N. Badawi   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The potential of pregnant women as a sentinel population for malaria surveillance [PDF]

Malaria Journal, 2019
Abstract Background With increasing spatial heterogeneity of malaria transmission and a shift of the disease burden towards older children and adults, pregnant women attending antenatal care (ANC) have been proposed as a pragmatic sentinel population for malaria surveillance.
Manuel W Hetzel, Manuel W Hetzel, Renata Mandike, Christian Lengeler, Christian Lengeler, Penelope Vounatsou, Penelope Vounatsou, Frank Chacky, Fabrizio Molteni, Fabrizio Molteni, Sumaiyya G. Thawer, Sumaiyya G. Thawer, Nina C. Brunner, Nina C. Brunner, Manuela Runge, Manuela Runge, Amanda Ross, Amanda Ross, Ally Mohamed   +18 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

Surveillance for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in a Medicaid Cirrhotic Population

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology, 2013
To estimate hepatocellular carcinoma surveillance in the Medicaid cirrhotic population.
Robert S. Sandler, Paul H. Hayashi, Michael D. Kappelman, Lena B. Palmer   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Assessing and adjusting for differences between HIV prevalence estimates derived from national population-based surveys and antenatal care surveillance, with applications for Spectrum 2013 [PDF]

, 2015
Objective(s): To assess differences between HIV prevalence estimates derived from national population surveys and antenatal care (ANC) surveillance sites and to improve the calibration of ANC-derived estimates in Spectrum 2013 to more appropriately ...
Hogan, Daniel R., Mahy, Mary, Marsh, Kimberly, Salomon, Joshua A.   +3 more
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Evaluating the gap in rapid diagnostic testing: insights from subnational Kenyan routine health data

BMJ Open
Background Understanding diagnostic capacities is essential to addressing healthcare provision and inequity, particularly in low-income and middle-income countries.
Emelda A. Okiro, Bibian N. Robert, Angela K. Moturi, Felix Bahati, Peter M. Macharia   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Population-level surveillance of antibiotic resistance in Escherichia coli through sewage analysis

Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin, 2019
Introduction The occurrence of antibiotic resistance in faecal bacteria in sewage is likely to reflect the current local clinical resistance situation. Aim This observational study investigated the relationship between Escherichia coli resistance rates ...
Marion Hutinel, P. Huijbers, J. Fick, C. Åhrén, D. Larsson, Carl-Fredrik Flach   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Underlying conditions and risk of hospitalisation, ICU admission and mortality among those with COVID-19 in Ireland: A national surveillance study

The Lancet Regional Health. Europe, 2021
Background: To date, over 2 million people worldwide have died with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. To describe the experience in Ireland, this study examined associations between underlying conditions and the ...
Kathleen E. Bennett, Maeve Mullooly, Mark O'Loughlin, Margaret Fitzgerald, Joan O'Donnell, Lois O'Connor, Ajay Oza, John Cuddihy   +7 more
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eNotification: Adapting eReferral for Public Health Notifiable Disease Reporting in New Zealand [PDF]

Healthcare Informatics Research, 2012
ObjectivesNew Zealand is currently implementing a standard for the electronic referral of patients from primary care to District Health Board (DHB) provided specialist services (eReferral).
Nicholas F. Jones, Lester Calder
doaj   +1 more source