A method for small-area estimation of population mortality in settings affected by crises
Populations affected by crises (armed conflict, food insecurity, natural disasters) are poorly covered by demographic surveillance. As such, crisis-wide estimation of population mortality is extremely challeng... (Source: Population Health Metrics)
Source: Population Health Metrics - January 11, 2022 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Francesco Checchi, Adrienne Testa, Amy Gimma, Emilie Koum-Besson and Abdihamid Warsame Tags: Research Source Type: research
Adapting and validating the log quadratic model to derive under-five age- and cause-specific mortality (U5ACSM): a preliminary analysis
The mortality pattern from birth to age five is known to vary by underlying cause of mortality, which has been documented in multiple instances. Many countries without high functioning vital registration syste... (Source: Population Health Metrics)
Source: Population Health Metrics - January 10, 2022 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Jamie Perin, Yue Chu, Francisco Villaviciencio, Austin Schumacher, Tyler McCormick, Michel Guillot and Li Liu Tags: Research Source Type: research
Estimating the impact of donor programs on child mortality in low- and middle-income countries: a synthetic control analysis of child health programs funded by the United States Agency for International Development
Significant levels of funding have been provided to low- and middle-income countries for development assistance for health, with most funds coming through direct bilateral investment led by the USA and the UK.... (Source: Population Health Metrics)
Source: Population Health Metrics - January 6, 2022 Category: Epidemiology Authors: William Weiss, Bhumika Piya, Althea Andrus, Karar Zunaid Ahsan and Robert Cohen Tags: Research Source Type: research
On the measurement of healthy lifespan inequality
Current measures to monitor population health include indicators of (i) average length-of-life (life expectancy), (ii) average length-of-life spent in good health (health expectancy), and (iii) variability in ... (Source: Population Health Metrics)
Source: Population Health Metrics - January 4, 2022 Category: Epidemiology Authors: I ñaki Permanyer, Jeroen Spijker and Amand Blanes Tags: Research Source Type: research
Widening or narrowing income inequalities in myocardial infarction? Time trends in life years free of myocardial infarction and after incidence
Despite substantial improvements in prevention and therapy, myocardial infarction (MI) remains a frequent health event, causing high mortality and serious health impairments. Previous research lacks evidence o... (Source: Population Health Metrics)
Source: Population Health Metrics - December 24, 2021 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Juliane Tetzlaff, Fabian Tetzlaff, Siegfried Geyer, Stefanie Sperlich and Jelena Epping Tags: Research Source Type: research
Correction to: How to measure premature mortality? A proposal combining “relative” and “absolute” approaches
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Source: Population Health Metrics - November 23, 2021 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Stefano Mazzuco, Marc Suhrcke and Lucia Zanotto Tags: Correction Source Type: research
Value of statistical life year in extreme poverty: a randomized experiment of measurement methods in rural Burkina Faso
Value of a Statistical Life Year (VSLY) provides an important economic measure of an individual ’s trade-off between health risks and other consumption, and is a widely used policy parameter. Measuring VSLY is ... (Source: Population Health Metrics)
Source: Population Health Metrics - November 17, 2021 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Stefan T. Trautmann, Yilong Xu, Christian K önig-Kersting, Bryan N. Patenaude, Guy Harling, Ali Sié and Till Bärnighausen Tags: Research Source Type: research
Addressing missing values in routine health information system data: an evaluation of imputation methods using data from the Democratic Republic of the Congo during the COVID-19 pandemic
Poor data quality is limiting the use of data sourced from routine health information systems (RHIS), especially in low- and middle-income countries. An important component of this data quality issue comes fro... (Source: Population Health Metrics)
Source: Population Health Metrics - November 4, 2021 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Shuo Feng, Celestin Hategeka and Karen Ann Gr épin Tags: Research Source Type: research
Bayesian modelling of population trends in alcohol consumption provides empirically based country estimates for South Africa
Alcohol use has widespread effects on health and contributes to over 200 detrimental conditions. Although the pattern of heavy episodic drinking independently increases the risk for injuries and transmission o... (Source: Population Health Metrics)
Source: Population Health Metrics - November 3, 2021 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Annibale Cois, Richard Matzopoulos, Victoria Pillay-van Wyk and Debbie Bradshaw Tags: Research Source Type: research
Geostatistical linkage of national demographic and health survey data: a case study of Tanzania
When Service Provision Assessment (SPA) surveys on primary health service delivery are combined with the nationally representative household survey —Demographic and Health Survey (DHS), they can provide key inf... (Source: Population Health Metrics)
Source: Population Health Metrics - October 28, 2021 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Eun-hye Yoo, Tia Palermo and Stephen Maluka Tags: Research Source Type: research
How to measure premature mortality? A proposal combining “relative” and “absolute” approaches
The concept of “premature mortality” is at the heart of many national and global health measurement and benchmarking efforts. However, despite the intuitive appeal of its underlying concept, it is far from obv... (Source: Population Health Metrics)
Source: Population Health Metrics - October 26, 2021 Category: Epidemiology Authors: S. Stefano Mazzuco, M. Marc Suhrcke and L. Lucia Zanotto Tags: Research Source Type: research
The contributions of public health policies and healthcare quality to gender gap and country differences in life expectancy in the UK
In many high-income countries, life expectancy (LE) has increased, with women outliving men. This gender gap in LE (GGLE) has been explained with biological factors, healthy behaviours, health status, and soci... (Source: Population Health Metrics)
Source: Population Health Metrics - October 20, 2021 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Kasim Allel, Franceso Salustri, Hassan Haghparast-Bidgoli and Ali Kiadaliri Tags: Research Source Type: research
Correction to: Impact of 2017 ACC/AHA guideline on prevalence, awareness, treatment, control, and determinants of hypertension: a population-based cross-sectional study in southwest of Iran
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Source: Population Health Metrics - October 19, 2021 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Fatemeh Sadeghi, Bahman Cheraghian, Zahra Mohammadi, Sadaf G. Sepanlou, Sahar Masoudi, Zahra Rahimi, Leila Danehchin, Yousef Paridar, Farhad Abolnezhadian, Mohammad Noori, Seyed Ali Mard, Ali Akbar Shayesteh and Hossein Poustchi Tags: Correction Source Type: research
Diabetes free life expectancy and years of life lost associated with type 2 diabetes: projected trends in Germany between 2015 and 2040
This study provides projected estimates of life years free of type 2 diabete... (Source: Population Health Metrics)
Source: Population Health Metrics - October 11, 2021 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Thadd äus Tönnies, Jens Baumert, Christin Heidemann, Elena von der Lippe, Ralph Brinks and Annika Hoyer Tags: Research Source Type: research
Gender-specific trends of educational inequality in diagnosed diabetes from 1999 to 2014 in Hong Kong: a serial cross-sectional study of 97,481 community-dwelling Chinese adults
Gender differences in the trend of educational inequality in diabetes have been widely observed in the Western populations, indicating the increasing importance of educational attainment as a social determinan... (Source: Population Health Metrics)
Source: Population Health Metrics - October 10, 2021 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Gary Ka-Ki Chung, Francisco Tsz Tsun Lai, Eng-Kiong Yeoh and Roger Yat-Nork Chung Tags: Research Source Type: research
