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Showing 1 to 20 of 167 for “"burden of disease"”.
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Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia: An Epidemiological Exploration. Furthering our understanding of the burden of disease in PCD
… significant advancements in the understanding of PCD including, but are not limited to, disease frequency estimates in specific ethnic groups and geographical regions, the expansion of diagnostic tests, phenotype/genotype associations and longitudinal lung function. However, PCD continues to be …
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Measuring the Burden of Disease, the Structure of Income, and Returns to Education in Rural West Africa
… internationalen, referierten Journals (Journal of International Epidemiology und Health Economics) veröffentlicht, nachdem sie zuvor in der Diskussionsschriftenreihe des SONDERFORSCHUNGSBEREICHS 544 "KONTROLLE TROPISCHER INFEKTIONSKRANKHEITEN" veröffentlicht wurden. Ein weiterer Artikel wurde …
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Machine Learning for Injuries Cause of Death Assignment: A New Method for the Global Burden of Disease Study
Globally, injuries were responsible for 8% of deaths in 2017 and have been a neglected source of burden, especially in many low income countries.1,2 Effective public health interventions and decision making rely on accurate estimates of injuries burden; however, inconsistent and unreliable coding …
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Analysis of The Demographics, Pathways to Diagnosis, Burden of Disease and Long-term Outcomes of Patients with Spinal Muscular Atrophy Managed at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital
… atrophy (SMA) is an autosomal recessive disorder of anterior horn cell degeneration which results in symmetrical muscle weakness that affects multiple systems. This study was conducted to determine the burden of disease of SMA on children under the neuromuscular service at Red Cross War Memorial …
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Mapping the potential risk of climate change to South Africa's health sector: An analysis of the Health Risk and Vulnerability Assessment Tool developed for the South African health sector
… how to properly prepare for the impact of climate change on a country's health sector. However, countries often lack the required estimates of future burden of disease and of health services to undertake these assessments. This thesis examines the development and application of a Health …
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An analysis of the clinical practice of emergency medicine in emergency centres in the Western Cape
… Medicine Curriculum is appropriate for the burden of disease seen by registrars in Cape Town Emergency Centres, a cross- sectional retrospective audit of 1283 clinical presentations from three secondary level ECs in Cape Town was done. The type of clinical presentations, investigations done …
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The setting of health research priorities in South Africa
The health and development of a nation are linked. Health research is a vital element helps bring about improved health and has the potential to serve as an impetus for equitable development. Generally, it is necessary to prioritise needs in order to optimise the use of scarce resources for …
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Pregnancy related maternal deaths at Salt River Forensic Pathology Laboratory: a 5 year retrospective study of the epidemiological data and spectrum of pathology and disease in all pregnancy related deaths at Salt River Pathology Laboratory irrespect
Death of women whilst pregnant and in the post-partum period is a huge burden of disease in South Africa. All confidential enquiries and research into pregnancy related deaths in South Africa have focused on examining the cases based on the WHO definition of maternal death and have excluded deaths …
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The assessment of the contamination of soil-transmitted helminth life stages in the environment and under fingernails
Soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) are a group of intestinal parasitic worms that are transmitted through contact with infectious stages in the environment (often soil, which refers to their common name). The STH species that predominantly infect humans are Ascaris lumbricoides Trichuris trichiura …
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Tobacco use and cessation counseling in a population of health professions students in South Africa
Tobacco is a leading risk factor for the global burden of disease in both developed and developing countries. The morbidity and mortality caused by tobacco can be prevented efficaciously and cost-effectively by active intervention from health professionals. In developing countries, a limited number …
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Association between depression and perceived parental traits : results from a nationally representative South African survey
With a growing burden of disease and disability stemming from mental disorders in South Africa, additional research into this area may be justified, with specific reference to depression. The effects of parental influences have been explored in the literature as a relevant and valid risk factor in …
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AFROStrep (SA): a surveillance system for group A streptococcal infection in South Africa
BACKGROUND AND AIMS OF THE THESIS: Group A β-haemolytic Streptococcus (GAS) also known as Streptococcus pyogenes, is responsible for a wide range of invasive and non-invasive GAS diseases. Prevalence and incidence data on GAS from developing countries are largely lacking when compared with …
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Assessing Health Status, Disease Burden, and Quality of Life in Appalachia Tennessee: The Importance of Using Multiple Data Sources in Health Research.
… must examine better ways to measure the impact of adverse health outcome on a population. Many reports have asserted that more adverse health events occur in Appalachia. However, few studies have assessed the quality of life and burden of disease on those residing in Appalachia. Therefore, the …
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African American women and HIV prevention
… non-Hispanic Blacks bear a disproportionate burden of disease, injury, death, and disability. The purpose of this study was to examine African American females and their HIV prevention methods, as well as to identify factors that may lead to the non-use of condoms. Seventy-one participants …
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Disease control and donor priorities: the political economy of development aid for health
Disease remains the primary threat to human life and prosperity in developing countries. Over the last two decades, development aid for health has increased substantially, yet the affects of disease remain severe in many countries. Unlike other types of development aid, health aid is often viewed …
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Diabetes mellitus in Adults - Aspects of Incidence, Autoimmunity and C-peptide
… diabetes increase worldwide, leading to a heavy burden of disease and its complications. All 1666 adults aged 18-100 years with new onset diabetes in Kronoberg during 3 years were registered, and type of diabetes classified by pancreatic autoantibodies and C-peptide. Annual incidences of both …
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The role of genetic and environmental variation in the respiratory phenotype of alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency
… predisposition to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The development of COPD in AATD is highly variable, probably relating to complex interactions between multiple genetic and environmental factors. This thesis will describe the COPD phenotypes observed in AATD and their …
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Infectious Diseases Attributable to Non-optimal Temperature in Australia: Current Burden and Future Projections in a Changing Climate
… significant risks for emerging and re-emerging of infectious diseases. While studies have documented the association between non-optimal temperature and infectious disease transmission, evidence for the temperature-attributable burden of these diseases using comprehensive measures like …
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Invasive Group B Streptococcal disease in newborns at Groote Schuur Hospital
Background. Group B Streptococcal disease is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in newborns globally, and is more common in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Africa. There are few studies reporting on the burden of invasive Group B Streptococcus disease (iGBS) in newborns in South Africa, …
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Identifying Subtypes of Neurocognition using Latent Profile Analysis in Adults: A Presicion Medicine Approach
… ages, the prevalence and societal cost of neurocognitive disorders such as dementia will continue to increase. Therefore, there is a pressing need to thoroughly elucidate these disorders' characteristics and progression. Despite existing research efforts, the exploration of …
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