When the technical is also normative: a critical assessment of measuring health inequalities using the concentration index-based indices
Concentration index-based measures are one of the most popular tools for estimating socioeconomic-status-related health inequalities. In recent years, several variants of the concentration index have been deve... (Source: Population Health Metrics)
Source: Population Health Metrics - December 1, 2022 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Paul Contoyannis, Jeremiah Hurley and Marjan Walli-Attaei Tags: Review Source Type: research
The prevalence and management of chronic pain in the Chinese population: findings from the China Pain Health Index (2020)
Chronic pain is a common disease; about 20% of people worldwide suffer from it. While compared with the research on the prevalence and management of chronic pain in developed countries, there is a relative lac... (Source: Population Health Metrics)
Source: Population Health Metrics - November 4, 2022 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Yingying Jiang, Tingling Xu, Fan Mao, Yu Miao, Botao Liu, Liyuan Xu, Lingni Li, Nikoletta Sternbach, Maigeng Zhou and Bifa Fan Tags: Research Source Type: research
Estimating disability-adjusted life years for breast cancer and the impact of screening in female populations in China, 2015 –2030: an exploratory prevalence-based analysis applying local weights
Most cancer disability-adjusted life year (DALY) studies worldwide have used broad, generic disability weights (DWs); however, differences exist among populations and types of cancers. Using breast cancer as e... (Source: Population Health Metrics)
Source: Population Health Metrics - October 7, 2022 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Xin-Xin Yan, Juan Zhu, Yan-Jie Li, Meng-Di Cao, Xin Wang, Hong Wang, Cheng-Cheng Liu, Jing Wang, Yang Li and Ju-Fang Shi Tags: Research Source Type: research
From raw data to a score: comparing quantitative methods that construct multi-level composite implementation strength scores of family planning programs in Malawi
Data that capture implementation strength can be combined in multiple ways across content and health system levels to create a summary measure that can help us to explore and compare program implementation acr... (Source: Population Health Metrics)
Source: Population Health Metrics - September 1, 2022 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Anooj Pattnaik, Diwakar Mohan, Scott Zeger, Mercy Kanyuka, Fannie Kachale and Melissa A. Marx Tags: Research Source Type: research
Comparing two data collection methods to track vital events in maternal and child health via community health workers in rural Nepal
Timely tracking of health outcomes is difficult in low- and middle-income countries without comprehensive vital registration systems. Community health workers (CHWs) are increasingly collecting vital events da... (Source: Population Health Metrics)
Source: Population Health Metrics - July 27, 2022 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Nandini Choudhury, Aparna Tiwari, Wan-Ju Wu, Ved Bhandari, Laxman Bhatta, Bhawana Bogati, David Citrin, Scott Halliday, Sonu Khadka, Nutan Marasini, Sachit Pandey, Madeleine Ballard, Hari Jung Rayamazi, Sabitri Sapkota, Ryan Schwarz, Lisa Sullivan & helli Tags: Research Source Type: research
Comparing health gains, costs and cost-effectiveness of 100s of interventions in Australia and New Zealand: an online interactive league table
This study compares the health gains, costs, and cost-effectiveness of hundreds of Australian and New Zealand (NZ) health interventions conducted with comparable methods in an online interactive league table d... (Source: Population Health Metrics)
Source: Population Health Metrics - July 27, 2022 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Natalie Carvalho, Tanara Vieira Sousa, Anja Mizdrak, Amanda Jones, Nick Wilson and Tony Blakely Tags: Research Source Type: research
Correction to: Adapting and validating the log quadratic model to derive under-five age and cause-specific mortality (U5ACSM): a preliminary analysis
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Source: Population Health Metrics - June 28, 2022 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Jamie Perin, Yue Chu, Francisco Villavicencio, Austin Schumacher, Tyler McCormick, Michel Guillot and Li Liu Tags: Correction Source Type: research
US county-level estimation for maternal and infant health-related behavior indicators using pregnancy risk assessment monitoring system data, 2016 –2018
There is a critical need for maternal and child health data at the local level (for example, county), yet most counties lack sustainable resources or capabilities to collect local-level data. In such case, mod... (Source: Population Health Metrics)
Source: Population Health Metrics - May 21, 2022 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Yan Wang, Heather Tevendale, Hua Lu, Shanna Cox, Susan A. Carlson, Rui Li, Holly Shulman, Brian Morrow, Philip A. Hastings and Wanda D. Barfield Tags: Research Source Type: research
Evaluation of four gamma-based methods for calculating confidence intervals for age-adjusted mortality rates when data are sparse
Equal-tailed confidence intervals that maintain nominal coverage (0.95 or greater probability that a 95% confidence interval covers the true value) are useful in interval-based statistical reliability standard... (Source: Population Health Metrics)
Source: Population Health Metrics - May 7, 2022 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Makram Talih, Robert N. Anderson and Jennifer D. Parker Tags: Research Source Type: research
An objective metric of individual health and aging for population surveys
We have previously developed and validated a biomarker-based metric of overall health status using Mahalanobis distance (DM) to measure how far from the norm of a reference population (RP) an individual ’s biom... (Source: Population Health Metrics)
Source: Population Health Metrics - March 31, 2022 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Qing Li, V éronique Legault, Vincent-Daniel Girard, Luigi Ferrucci, Linda P. Fried and Alan A. Cohen Tags: Research Source Type: research
China ’s fertility change: an analysis with multiple measures
The period fertility in China has declined to very low levels, and the completed cohort fertility rate (CFR) has also decreased significantly. However, the exact fertility rate remains controversial. While the... (Source: Population Health Metrics)
Source: Population Health Metrics - March 31, 2022 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Shucai Yang, Quanbao Jiang and Jes ús J. Sánchez-Barricarte Tags: Research Source Type: research
Using routine programmatic data to measure HIV incidence among pregnant women in Botswana
Pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa have high risk of HIV acquisition, yet approaches for measuring maternal HIV incidence using routine surveillance systems are undefined. We used programmatic data from rout... (Source: Population Health Metrics)
Source: Population Health Metrics - March 4, 2022 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Katrina F. Ortblad, Shreshth Mawandia, Odirile Bakae, Lenna Tau, Matias Grande, Goabaone Pankie Mogomotsi, Esther Mmatli, Modise Ngombo, Laura Seckel, Renee Heffron, Jillian Pintye and Jenny Ledikwe Tags: Research Source Type: research
Trends and patterns of disparities in diabetes and chronic kidney disease mortality among US counties, 1980 –2014
Diabetes and chronic kidney diseases are associated with a large health burden in the USA and globally. (Source: Population Health Metrics)
Source: Population Health Metrics - February 22, 2022 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Ali H. Mokdad, Laura Dwyer-Lindgren, Amelia Bertozzi-Villa, Rebecca W. Stubbs, Chloe Morozoff, Shreya Shirude, Sam B. Finegold, Charlton Callender, Mohsen Naghavi and Christopher J. L. Murray Tags: Research Source Type: research
Estimating district HIV prevalence in Zambia using small-area estimation methods (SAE)
The HIV/AIDS pandemic has had a very devastating impact at a global level, with the Eastern and Southern African region being the hardest hit. The considerable geographical variation in the pandemic means vary... (Source: Population Health Metrics)
Source: Population Health Metrics - February 19, 2022 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Chris Mweemba, Peter Hangoma, Isaac Fwemba, Wilbroad Mutale and Felix Masiye Tags: Research Source Type: research
Assessment of the quality of the vital registration system for under-5 mortality in Yucatan, Mexico
Vital registration is an important element in health information systems which can inform policy and strengthen health systems. Mexico has a well-functioning vital registration system; however, there is still ... (Source: Population Health Metrics)
Source: Population Health Metrics - February 8, 2022 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Bernardo Hernandez, Elsa Rodriguez Angulo, Louisa M. Johnson, Erin B. Palmisano, Ricardo Ojeda, Rafael Ojeda, Salvador G ómez Carro, Alan Chen, Joseph Camarda, Casey Johanns and Abraham Flaxman Tags: Research Source Type: research
