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Health disparities in chronic liver disease

Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract The syndemic of hazardous alcohol consumption, opioid use, and obesity has led to important changes in liver disease epidemiology that have exacerbated health disparities. Health disparities occur when plausibly avoidable health differences are experienced by socially disadvantaged populations.
Ani Kardashian, Marina Serper, Norah Terrault, Lauren D. Nephew   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Routine immunization community surveys as a tool for guiding program implementation in Kaduna state, Nigeria 2015–2016

BMC Public Health, 2018
Background Routine childhood immunization remains an important strategy for achieving polio eradication and maintaining a polio-free world. To address gaps in reported administrative coverage data, community surveys were conducted to verify coverage, and
Terna I. Nomhwange, Faisal Shuaib, Fiona Braka, Sambo Godwin, Usman Kariko, Umeh Gregory, Sisay G. Tegegne, Bassey Okposen, Chima Onoka   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on routine vaccination in Pakistan: a hospital-based study

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2021
The effect of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic on routine vaccination in low- and middle-income countries are scarce. The current pandemic has disrupted routine immunization globally.
Saeed Ur Rahman, Faiz Ul Haq, Muhammad Imran, Asaf Shah, Naeema Bibi, Robina Khurshid, Muhammad Romman, Fatema Gaffar, Muhammad Iqbal Khan   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of the Routine Childhood Immunization Program Process at Primary Health Care Centers in Salah Al-Dean Governorate

Kufa Journal for Nursing Sciences, 2022
Background: The evaluation of routine childhood immunization program for under five years are important for global health. Objectives: The study aims at evaluating the Routine Childhood Immunization Program Process at Primary Health Care Centers in ...
Majid Hassoon, Mohammed Khalifa
doaj   +1 more source

Performance Assessment of Six Public Health Programs in Katsina State, Nigeria [PDF]

, 2019
This research aimed to evaluate the performance of six ongoing public health programs through core performance indicators in Katsina State, Nigeria. The healthcare delivery in Africa is mostly program-based.
Bhalla, D. (Devender), Cleenewerck, L. (Laurent), Gulma, K. A. (Kabiru)   +2 more
core   +3 more sources

Use of a catch-up programme to improve routine immunization in 13 provinces of Papua New Guinea, 2020–2022

Western Pacific Surveillance and Response, 2023
Objective: Routine immunization coverage in Papua New Guinea has decreased in the past 5 years. This persistently low routine immunization coverage has resulted in low population immunity and frequent outbreaks of vaccine-preventable disease across the ...
Dessie Ayalew Mekonnen, Mathias Bauri, Martha Pogo, Mei Shang, Deborah Bettels, Shaikh Humayun Kabir, Waramin Edward, Bieb Sibauk, Milena Dalton, Geoff Miller, Ananda Amarasinghe, Yoshihiro Takashima, Dapeng Luo, Sevil Huseynova   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of a measles vaccine campaign by oral-fluid surveys in a rural Kenyan district: interpretation of antibody prevalence data using mixture models [PDF]

, 2009
We evaluated the effectiveness of a measles vaccine campaign in rural Kenya, based on oral-fluid surveys and mixture-modelling analysis. Specimens were collected from 886 children aged 9 months to 14 years pre-campaign and from a comparison sample of 598
A. BETT, A. VYSE, D. J. NOKES, D. SAMUEL, D. W. G. BROWN, E. A. OKIRO, E. O. OHUMA, Enquselassie, J. ABWAO, Kremer, N. GAY, Nokes, S. WERE, Vyse   +13 more
core   +2 more sources

Balancing Routine and Pandemic: The Synergy of India’s Universal Immunization Program and COVID-19 Vaccination Program

Vaccines, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic posed substantial challenges to healthcare systems globally and severely disrupted essential health services, including routine immunization programs.
Pawan Kumar, Ashish Birendra Chakraborty, Suhas Dhandore, Pritu Dhalaria, Ajeet Kumar Singh, Disha Agarwal, Kapil Singh, Pretty Priyadarshini, Paras Jain, Vidushi Bahl, Gunjan Taneja   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Supplementary polio immunization activities and prior use of routine immunization services in non-polio-endemic sub-Saharan Africa

Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2012
OBJECTIVE: To determine participation in polio supplementary immunization activities (SIAs) in sub-Saharan Africa among users and non-users of routine immunization services and among users who were compliant or non-compliant with the routine oral ...
Stephane Helleringer, Jemima A Frimpong, Jalaa Abdelwahab, Patrick Asuming, Hamadassalia Touré, John Koku Awoonor-Williams, Thomas Abachie, Flavia Guidetti   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Post-epidemic health system recovery: A comparative case study analysis of routine immunization programs in the Republics of Haiti and Liberia.

PLoS ONE, 2023
Large-scale epidemics in resource-constrained settings disrupt delivery of core health services, such as routine immunization. Rebuilding and strengthening routine immunization programs following epidemics is an essential step toward improving vaccine ...
Sanjana J Ravi, Christina M Potter, Ligia Paina, Maria W Merritt   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source