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Management of mental health disorders in HIV-positive patients

G. Jonsson; N. Davies; C. Freeman; et al. Southern African HIV Clinicians Society; AOSIS Publishing (2013) C2

Guideline SAJHIVMED DECEMBER 2013, Vol. 14, No. 4

Chinese Guideline of Diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19

B. Cao China-Japan Friendship Hospital; World Health Organization (WHO); CAP-China; et al. (2020) C2

(7th Version) 20, March 2020

C-19 COVID Symptom Tracker

Kings College London, ZOE, NIHR; et al. (2020) C1

Kings College London has launched an app enabling people to report symptoms of Covid-19 so that the progression of the disease can be tracked in real time.

Tracking Global COVID-19 Vaccine Equity: An Update

Rouw, A.; J. Kates, A. Wexler, et al. KFF (2021) CC

Sep 22, 2021. In our updated analysis we find that, as of September 9, there continue to be wide disparities in access and at current rates, most low-income countries (LICs) and most countries in Africa will not reach global vaccination targets. We also find that, compared to July, the rate at whic ... more

Future global climate: scenario-based projections and near-term information

Lee J. Y., Marotzke J., et al. (2021) C2

Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

PM2.5 polluters disproportionately and systemically affect people of color in the United States

Tessum, C.; Paolella, D .A.; Chambliss, S. E.; et al. (2021) C1

A global inventory of small floating plastic debris

van Sebille, E.; C. Wilcox, L. Lebreton et al. IOP Science (2015) CC

Environmental Research Letters Microplastic debris floating at the ocean surface can harm marine life. Understanding the severity of this harm requires knowledge of plastic abundance and distributions. Dozens of expeditions measuring microplastics have been carried out since the 1970s, but they ha ... more

Estimating the population at risk with soil transmitted helminthiasis and annual drug requirements for preventive chemotherapy in Ogun State, Nigeria

Mogaji H.O., Johnson O.O. , Adigun A.B. et al Nature (2022) C2

Soil transmitted helminth (STH) infections are among the most common human infections worldwide with over 1 billion people affected. Many estimates of STH infection are often based on school-aged children (SAC). This study produced predictive risk-maps of STH on a more finite scale, estimated the nu ... mber of people infected, and the amount of drug required for preventive chemotherapy (PC) in Ogun state, Nigeria. Georeferenced STH infection data obtained from a cross-sectional survey at 33 locations between July 2016 and November 2018, together with remotely-sensed environmental and socio-economic data were analyzed using Bayesian geostatistical modelling. Stepwise variable selection procedure was employed to select a parsimonious set of predictors to predict risk and spatial distribution of STH infections. The number of persons (pre-school ages children, SAC and adults) infected with STH were estimated, with the amount of tablets needed for preventive chemotherapy. An overall prevalence of 17.2% (95% CI 14.9, 19.5) was recorded for any STH infection. Ascaris lumbricoides infections was the most predominant, with an overall prevalence of 13.6% (95% CI 11.5, 15.7), while Hookworm and Trichuris trichiura had overall prevalence of 4.6% (95% CI 3.3, 5.9) and 1.7% (95% CI 0.9, 2.4), respectively. The model-based prevalence predictions ranged from 5.0 to 23.8% for Ascaris lumbricoides, from 2.0 to 14.5% for hookworms, and from 0.1 to 5.7% for Trichuris trichiura across the implementation units. The predictive maps revealed a spatial pattern of high risk in the central, western and on the border of Republic of Benin. The model identified soil pH, soil moisture and elevation as the main predictors of infection for A. lumbricoides, Hookworms and T. trichiura respectively. About 50% (10/20) of the implementation units require biannual rounds of mass drug administration. Approximately, a total of 1.1 million persons were infected and require 7.8 million doses. However, a sub-total of 375,374 SAC were estimated to be infected, requiring 2.7 million doses. Our predictive risk maps and estimated PC needs provide useful information for the elimination of STH, either for resource acquisition or identifying priority areas for delivery of interventions in Ogun State, Nigeria. more

AidData's Tracking Underreported Financial Flows (TUFF) Methodology, Version 1.3.

Strange, A.; M. Cheng; B. Russell et al. AidData at William & Mary (2017) CC

This codebook outlines the set of TUFF procedures that have been developed, tested, refined, and implemented by AidData staff and affiliated faculty at the College of William & Mary. We initially employed these methods to achieve a specific objective: documenting the known universe of officially fin ... more

Asia-Pacific Consensus Statement on the Management of Peripheral Artery Disease

Abola, M. T. B.; Golledge, J.; Miyata, T. et al. Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis (2020) CC

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is the most underdiagnosed, underestimated and undertreated of the atherosclerotic vascular diseases despite its poor prognosis. There may be racial or contextual differences in the Asia-Pacific region as to epidemiology, availability of diagnostic and therapeutic mod ... more

Running Away from the War in Ukraine: The Impact on Mental Health of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and Refugees in Transit in Poland

Rizzi, D.; Ciuffo, G.; Sandoli, G.; Mangiagalli et al. (2022) CC

The Russian army’s attack on Ukraine has resulted in an estimated 10 million people being internally or externally displaced from Ukraine, of whom more than 3.8 million have left Ukraine to seek refuge elsewhere in Europe. Soleterre has decided to launch an intervention to provide psychological su ... more

Barriers to childhood asthma care in sub-Saharan Africa: a multicountry qualitative study with children and their caregivers

Naidoo, K.L.; Dladla, S.; Mphahlele, R.E. et al. BMJ Open (2023) CC

This study identifies barriers and provides recommendations to improve asthma care in children across sub-Saharan Africa, where qualitative data is lacking despite high rates.

Cervical cancer in Zimbabwe: a situation analysis
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Oppah Kuguyo, A. Matimba, Nomsa Tsika, et al. African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET) (2017) CC

Pan African Medical Journal 2017;27:215. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2017.27.215.12994