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Urogenital schistosomiasis among school children in northwestern Tanzania: Prevalence, intensity of infection, associated factors, and pattern of urinary tract morbidities

Nyanda, C.J. ; T.R. Leeyio, A. Fuss, (2024) CC

Parasite Epidemiology and Control Volume 27, November 2024, e00380 The planning and implementation of intervention measures against schistosomiasis, particularly mass administration, require knowledge of the current status of the infection. This is important for monitoring the impact of the interve ... more

Slowing of the HIV Epidemic in Ukraine: Evidence from Case Reporting and Key Population Surveys, 2005–2012

C. R. Vitek; J.-I. Cakalo; Y .V. Kruglov; et al. PLOS One (2014) C2

PLOS ONE | www.plosone.org September 2014 | Volume 9 | Issue 9 | e103657

Rapid assessment of disability in the Philippines: understanding prevalence, well-being, and access to the community for people with disabilities to inform the W-DARE project

Manjula Marella, Alexandra Devine, Graeme Ferdinand Armecin et al. Population Health Metrics (2016) CC

BioMed Central DOI 10.1186/s12963-016-0096-y

Considerations for implementing mass treatment, active case‐finding and population-based surveys for neglected tropical diseases in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

This document provides a decision-making framework for implementation of mass treatment interventions, active case-finding campaigns and population-based surveys for neglected tropical diseases in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. A two-step app ... more

NCDs at a Glance 2025. NCDs surveillance and monitoring: Noncommunicable disease mortality and risk factor prevalence in the Americas

Pan American Health Organization PAHO (2025) C_WHO

Effective surveillance and monitoring of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and their risk factors are essential for informing evidence-based public health policies, addressing health inequities, and ensuring progress toward global and regional targets. By tracking trends in NCDs, their modifiable risk ... more

Treatment Gap for Anxiety Disorders is Global: Results of the World Mental Health Surveys in 21 countries

Alonso, J.; et al. (2018) CC

Depress Anxiety. 2018 March ; 35(3): 195–208. doi:10.1002/da.22711.

Methicillin-ResistantStaphylococcus aureus(MRSA):Prevalence and Antimicrobial Sensitivity Pattern among Patients—A Multicenter Study in Asmara, Eritrea

Yohaness Garoy E., Y. Berhane Gebreab, O. Okoth Achila et al. Hindawi (2018) C2

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus(MRSA) strainsor multidrug-resistant S.aureus, initially described in 1960s,emerged in the last decade as a cause of nosocomial infections responsible for rapidly progressive, potential fatal diseases including life-threatening pneumonia, necrotizing fascii ... more

National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4), India, 2019-21: Chhattisgarh

DHS Program Demographic and Health Surveys ICF International (2022) C1

Final Report

Knowledge of HIV/AIDS transmission and prevention - Chapter 10

USAID (From the American People); The DHS Program (Democratic and Health Surveys) (2019) C2

Eastern Europe and Eurasia: A Comparative Report Accessed: 29.09.2019

Tanzania Malaria Indicator Survey (TMIS) Key Indicators 2017

Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children; Ministry of Health; National Bureau of Statistics (NBS); Office of Chief Government Statistician (OCGS) (2018) C1

The primary objectives of the 2017 TMIS are to measure the level of ownership and use of mosquito nets; assess coverage of intermittent preventive treatment for pregnant women; identify treatment practices, including the use of specific antimalarial medications to treat malaria among c ... more

Trends in Reproductive Behavior in Rwanda: Further Analysis of the 2014-15 Demographic and Health Survey

Westoff, Charles F. Rockville, Maryland, USA: ICF (2017) C2

DHS Further Analysis Reports No. 107 - This report, based largely on the 2014-15 national survey in Rwanda, focuses on changes and trends in reproductive behavior since 2010. In the 4-5 years after the 2010 survey, fertility continued its decline to 4.2 births per woman as contraceptive ... more

Indicators of young women’s modern contraceptive use in Burkina Faso and Mali from Demographic and Health Survey data

Regan A., Thompson G. (2017) C2

nContraception and Reproductive Medicine (2017) 2:26 DOI 10.1186/s40834-017-0053-6 Young women in Burkina Faso and Mali are increasingly using modern contraceptives for family planning; however, the LAPM contraceptive prevalence rate remains low. O ... more

Rwanda 2010: A Dramatic Change in Reproductive Behavior

Westoff, C.F., F. Ngabo, C. Munyanshongore, M.A. Umubyeyi, and E. Kagame Calverton, Maryland, USA: ICF International. (2013) C2

DHS Further Analysis Reports No. 90 - In Rwanda, between 2005 and 2010, there have been radical declines in the desired number of children, actual fertility, and child mortality along with a large increase in contraceptive prevalence. This study rev ... more

The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census: Thematic report on Disability

The Republic of the Union of Myanmar (2017) C1

Census Report Volume 4-K
The results of the 2014 Census collected only relates to four of the six types of disability domains recommended by the Washington Group on Disability Statistics, namely: seeing, hearing, walking, and remembering or concentrating.
Out of a total of 50.3 million pe ... more

2010 Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey: Key Findings

National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda and ICF International. (2012) C2

This report summarizes the findings of the 2010 Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey (RDHS). The 2010 Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey (RDHS) was designed to provide data for monitoring the population and health situation in Rwanda. The 2010 RDHS is the fifth Demographic and Health Survey to be ... more

Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey 2014-15

National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR) [Rwanda], Ministry of Health (MOH) [Rwanda], and ICF International. (2015) C2

The main objective of the 2014-15 RDHS was to obtain current information on demographic and health indicators, including family planning; maternal mortality; infant and child mortality; nutrition status of mothers and children; prenatal care, delivery, and postnatal care; childhood diseases; and ped ... more

Nepal Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey. Key Findings

Central Bureau of Statistics and UNICEF Nepal (2015) C1

MICS surveys measure key indicators that allow countries to generate data for use in policies and programmes, and to monitor progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and other internationally agreed upon commitments.

The quality of antimalarial medicines in Western Cambodia: a case study along the Thai-Cambodian border

S. Phanouvong, C. Raymond, L. Krech, Y. Dijiba, B. Mam, P. Lukulay, D. Socheat, T. Sovannarith and C. Sokhan Southeast asian J trop med public health (2013) C2

The prevalence, availability, and use of antimalarial medicines (AMLs) were studied in six Cambodian provinces along the Thai-Cambodian border. The study was divided into two parts: the first looked at the quality of AMLs available in Pursat, Pailin ... more