Abstracts from the European Burden of Disease Network: 3rd Working Group Meeting
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Source: Archives of Public Health - March 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Strategies to improve outcomes of youth experiencing healthcare transition from pediatric to adult HIV care in a large U.S. city
ConclusionIn this multi-disciplinary contextual inquiry, we have identified several determinants that may be targeted to improve HCT for YLH. (Source: Archives of Public Health)
Source: Archives of Public Health - March 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Reported health, social support, stress and associations with choline intake in pregnant women in central South Africa: the NuEMI study 2018 –2019
ConclusionHIV-infected participants were more likely to consume choline in levels below the AI. This vulnerable group should be the focus of targeted efforts to improve choline intake. (Source: Archives of Public Health)
Source: Archives of Public Health - March 30, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Menstrual characteristics and dysmenorrhea among Palestinian adolescent refugee camp dwellers in the West Bank and Jordan: a cross-sectional study
ConclusionThe study indicates regular menstrual patterns in terms of length, duration, and intensity of bleeding and a slightly higher age-at-menarche than the global average. However, an alarmingly high prevalence of dysmenorrhea among participants was found that tends to vary with different population characteristics, some of which are modifiable and can be targeted for better menstrual health.This research emphasizes the need for integrated efforts to assist adolescents with menstrual challenges such as dysmenorrhea and irregular periods to achieve informed recommendations and effective actions. (Source: Archives of Public Health)
Source: Archives of Public Health - March 30, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Enhancing the value of death registration with verbal autopsy data: a pilot study in the Senegalese urban population in 2019
ConclusionsThis study demonstrates that the epidemiological transition is at an advanced stage in urban areas of Dakar, and underlines the importance of conducting regular studies based on verbal autopsies of deaths reported in civil registration offices. (Source: Archives of Public Health)
Source: Archives of Public Health - March 29, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Implementation of community-based management of severe acute malnutrition in conflict affected regions: a case of South Kordofan, Sudan
AbstractMalnutrition is the major cause of mortality and morbidity globally with undernutrition contributing about 45% of all deaths of under five children. Besides the direct effects of protracted conflicts, the macroeconomic crisis that has greatly increased the national inflation rate hence devastating the purchasing power, the COVID-19 outbreak, flooding, and the Desert Locusts have contributed to a food security emergency. Besides being among the most under resourced states, South Kordofan has experienced years of conflict resulting in displacement of people and extensive infrastructure destruction with high rates of ...
Source: Archives of Public Health - March 29, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
The feasibility of teleconsultations in unplanned primary care: an intervention study in Belgium, 2021
ConclusionTeleconsultations in unplanned primary care could be performed with a high quality and a sufficient level of certainty. The willingness to conduct teleconsultations in unplanned care is high. It would be useful in a future study to investigate the feasibility, obstacles and needs for implementation of video consultations as they may differ from teleconsultations. (Source: Archives of Public Health)
Source: Archives of Public Health - March 24, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
A Spatio-temporal Bayesian model to estimate risk and influencing factors related to tuberculosis in Chongqing, China, 2014 –2020
ConclusionThis study showed that high-risk areas for TB were concentrated in the southeastern and northeastern regions of Chongqing, and that the elderly population was a key population for TB incidence. There were spatial and temporal differences in the incidence of TB in populations with different characteristics, and various socio-environmental factors had different effects on different populations. Local governments should focus on areas and populations at high risk of TB and develop targeted prevention interventions based on the characteristics of different populations. (Source: Archives of Public Health)
Source: Archives of Public Health - March 21, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
A structural equation modelling of the direct and indirect factors associated with functional status over time as measured by WHODAS-32 items among postpartum women in Northwest Ethiopia
ConclusionMaternal functioning in the postpartum period is initially impaired, but improves over time. Despite improvement, maternal morbidities are correlated with worse functioning scores compared to women without these morbidities. Interventions should target on the mediating role of fear of child birth, life threatening event of health risk and PTSD with the deleterious effects of complications of delivery management, poor social support, vaginal mode of delivery, anxiety, poor physical and mental quality of life on functional status of postpartum women. (Source: Archives of Public Health)
Source: Archives of Public Health - March 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Reference intervals for cd, hg, Mn and Pb in the general children population (3 –14 years) of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) between June 2019 and June 2020
AbstractThe reference intervals (RIs), proposed by the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (IFCC) and the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC), were derived for Cd, Hg, Mn and Pb in the blood and urine of the children population living in Kinshasa (n = 200, aged 3–14 years with 97 girls). Levels of metals were measured using coupled plasma mass (ICP-MS). In blood, the proposed RIs [P5-P95 (GM)] were 0.022–1.112 μg/L (0.074), 35.69–144.50 μg/L (71.43), 0.060 to 1.161 μg/L (0.208) and 6.597–15.740 μg/L (9.882) for Cd, Pb , Hg and Mn, respective...
Source: Archives of Public Health - March 15, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Cluster analysis of COVID-19 recovery center patients at a clinic in Boston, MA 2021 –2022: impact on strategies for access and personalized care
ConclusionsWithin a COVID-19 recovery center, there are distinct groups of patients with different clinical and socio-demographic profiles, which translates to differential resource utilization. These insights from different subpopulations of patients can inform targeted strategies which are tailored to specific patient needs. (Source: Archives of Public Health)
Source: Archives of Public Health - March 14, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Motivating non-physician health workers to reduce the behavioral risk factors of non-communicable diseases in the community: a field trial study
ConclusionsThis study highlighted the importance of components, design, and implementation details of interventions intended to reduce NCDs behavioral risk factors. Some risk factors, such as insufficient physical activity, seem more easily modifiable with limited low-cost interventions in a one-year horizon. However, risk factors related to healthy food consumption and tobacco use need more extensive interventions.Trial registrationThis trial was registered on the Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials (IRCT20081205001488N2) on 3 June 2018 (https://en.irct.ir/trial/774). (Source: Archives of Public Health)
Source: Archives of Public Health - March 10, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Food insecurity status and its contributing factors in slums ’ dwellers of southwest Iran, 2021: a cross-sectional study
ConclusionsThe current study revealed that food insecurity is highly prevalent in slum areas of southwest Iran. The socioeconomic status of households was the most important determinant of food insecurity among them. Noticeably, the coincidence of the COVID-19 pandemic with the economic crisis in Iran has amplified the poverty and food insecurity cycle. Hence, the government should consider equity-based interventions to reduce poverty and its related outcomes on food security. Furthermore, NGOs, charities, and governmental organizations should focus on local community-oriented programs to make basic food baskets available ...
Source: Archives of Public Health - March 10, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Attitudes and experiences of registered diabetes specialists in using health apps for managing type 2 diabetes: results from a mixed-methods study in Germany 2021/2022
ConclusionsResident diabetes specialists saw a real-life benefit with added value from health apps for managing type 2 diabetes. Despite the favourable role that health apps may play in disease prevention and management, many physicians expressed reservations regarding usability, transparency, security, and privacy in such apps. These concerns should be addressed more intensively towards bringing about ideal conditions for integrating health apps successfully in diabetes care. This includes uniform standards governing quality, privacy, and legal conditions as binding as possible with regard to apps and their use in a clini...
Source: Archives of Public Health - March 7, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Diurnal pattern of breaks in sedentary time and the physical function of older adults
ConclusionA break in sedentary time, particularly during the evening, was associated with better lower extremity strength in older adults. Further strategies to interrupt sedentary time with frequent breaks, with an emphasis on evening hours, can be helpful to maintain and improve physical function in older adults. (Source: Archives of Public Health)
Source: Archives of Public Health - March 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
