Browsing by Subject "Epidemiology"
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A Cross-Sectional Study Comparing Torque Teno Virus Infection and Bushmeat Exposure Among Pneumonia Patients: Sarawak, Malaysia
(2017)Background: Torque Teno Virus (TTV) is ubiquitous, possibly zoonotic, and has potential for clinical and global health research application. The goals of the current study were to determine prevalence of TTV among pneumonia ... -
A Cross-Sectional Study of Small Mammals for Tickborne Pathogen Infection in Northern Mongolia
(2016)Introduction: Extensive studies on tickborne pathogens (TBPs) have been conducted in developed nations, relatively less has been done in developing nations leaving a large gap of knowledge. Mongolia, a country built upon ... -
A One Health Perspective on Disease Dynamics: Human Monkeypox Transmission in Sankuru District, Democratic Republic of Congo
(2015)Background: Reports from the first monkeypox (MPX) active surveillance program in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the 1980s determined that the disease was not of epidemic potential, with R0<1. However, during ... -
Air pollution, Fuel Usage and Health Outcomes in Madre de Dios, Peru: a Comparative Cross Sectional Study
(2015)Air pollution is a common problem. Particulate matter generated from air pollution has been tied to adverse health outcomes associated with cardiovascular disease. Biomass fuels are a specific contributor to increased particulate ... -
Analyzing the Connections Among Water Access, Sanitation, Malaria and Diarrhea Outcomes in Rural Central Uganda
(2016-04-22)Access to safe water and sanitation around the world has increased significantly in the past few decades. The United Nations claims that 91% of the world’s population has access to safe water, exceeding the Millennium Development ... -
Association between Road Traffic Injury and Multimorbidity in Brazil-Results from Pesquisa Nacional de Saude
(2019)Background: Globally, road traffic injury (RTI) is predicted to become the fifth leading cause of mortality by 2030. In addition to the burden of RTI, multimorbidity (MM) is increasingly becoming a health concern across ... -
Bungoma County Woman’s Study: A Pilot Randomized Evaluation To Estimate The Impact Of A Screening and Referral Service On Contraceptive Use
(2018)Background: An estimated 225 million women globally have an unmet family planning need, three-quarters of whom live in low and middle-income countries. Addressing this need requires new and innovative approaches, such as ... -
Causes of Childhood Blindness in North Ghana: Results From a School for the Blind in Wa, Upper West Region
(2016)Background: Because most developing countries lack sufficient resources and infrastructure to conduct population-based studies on childhood blindness, it can be difficult to obtain epidemiologically reliable data available ... -
Characterizing Epilepsy Treatment and Patient Outcomes in Uganda: A Prospective Hospital-Based Cohort Study
(2018)Background: Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders globally, and an overwhelmingly high number of people who suffer from epilepsy reside in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where access to care ... -
Chikungunya as an Emerging Cause of Acute Febrile Illness in Southern Sri Lanka
(2012)<bold>Abstract<bold><bold>Objective<bold>: The aim of this study was to determine the epidemiology of Chikungunya as an etiology of acute febrile illness in southern Sri Lanka.<bold>Method<bold>As part of the Duke-Ruhuna ... -
Determinants of Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNs) Ownership and Use in Ghana
(2011)Malaria is hyper-endemic in Ghana, and remains one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality, especially in pregnant women and children under the age of five. The use of insecticide-treated nets is an effective ... -
Determinants of Treatment Seeking Behavior Following Injury in Maringá, Brazil
(2015)Background: Injury currently accounts for 6% of all disability adjusted life years (DALYS) lost. As the global incidence of injuries increases, so does the need for care. Current research on access to care and injury does ... -
Drug Development in Dengue Virus and Molecular Epidemiology of Malaria in Western Kenya
(2017)Dengue viruses (DENV) and other mosquito-borne flaviviruses are rapidly emerging human pathogens that threaten nearly half of the world’s population. There is currently no effective vaccine or antiviral therapeutics for ... -
Effectiveness of Respondent Driven Sampling in Engaging Methamphetamine Users in HIV Prevention Research in Cape Town, South Africa
(2014)South Africa has a substantial HIV epidemic as well as a rising methamphetamine use problem, particularly in Cape Town. Respondent driven sampling (RDS) may be a useful tool for engaging vulnerable and hard-to-reach populations ... -
Effects of Toxic Metal Exposures and Their Mixtures on Adverse Health Outcomes in the Peruvian Amazon
(2022)Non-essential trace metals (lead, mercury, arsenic, and cadmium) are ubiquitous in our environment and have overlapping routes of exposure, yet mixed trace metal exposures are rarely considered in epidemiological studies. ... -
Evaluating Exposures to Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds in Indoor Environments
(2019)Semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs) are used in consumer products in a wide variety of applications such as flame retardants, plasticizers, pesticides, preservatives, and fragrances. Due to their extensive use in everyday ... -
Evaluating Medicine Retailer Knowledge and Practice in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Malaria in Western Kenya: An Opportunity for Improved Malaria Case Management
(2011)Malaria remains one of the world's most significant global health challenges. Claiming nearly a million lives each year in Africa alone, this continent bears an especially large part of the malaria disease burden, and with ... -
Examining Mosquito Biting Patterns and the Efficacy of Insecticide-Treated Bed Nets in Preventing Mosquito Bites in Webuye, Kenya.
(2017)Background: Despite widespread access and use of insecticide-treated bed nets (ITN) in Bungoma County in Kenya, there has been little reduction in malaria infection rates. It has been hypothesized that this gap ... -
Exploring the association between melanoma and glioma risks.
(Ann Epidemiol, 2014-06)PURPOSE: Gliomas are one of the most fatal malignancies, with largely unknown etiology. This study examines a possible connection between glioma and melanoma, which might provide insight into gliomas' etiology. METHODS: ... -
Exploring Tick Borne Pathogens Circulating Mongolia Through Collection of Ticks
(2017)AbstractIntroduction: Mongolia is a country known for its rich nomadic and pastoral culture, with populations of people who work in environments that are densely populated with ticks and TBP animal reservoirs. TBPs typically ...
