Explaining biological differences between men and women by gendered mechanisms
The principal aim of this study was to explore if biological differences between men and women can be explained by gendered mechanisms. (Source: Emerging Themes in Epidemiology)
Source: Emerging Themes in Epidemiology - March 23, 2023 Category: Epidemiology Authors: H élène Colineaux, Lola Neufcourt, Cyrille Delpierre, Michelle Kelly-Irving and Benoit Lepage Tags: Research Source Type: research
Population cause of death estimation using verbal autopsy methods in large-scale field trials of maternal and child health: lessons learned from a 20-year research collaboration in Central Ghana
Low and middle-income countries continue to use Verbal autopsies (VAs) as a World Health Organisation-recommended method to ascertain causes of death in settings where coverage of vital registration systems is... (Source: Emerging Themes in Epidemiology)
Source: Emerging Themes in Epidemiology - February 16, 2023 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Samuel O. Danso, Alexander Manu, Justin Fenty, Seeba Amanga-Etego, Bilal Iqbal Avan, Sam Newton, Seyi Soremekun and Betty Kirkwood Tags: Analytic perspective Source Type: research
Dynamics of COVID-19 progression and the long-term influences of measures on pandemic outcomes
The pandemic progression is a dynamic process, in which measures yield outcomes, and outcomes in turn influence subsequent measures and outcomes. Due to the dynamics of pandemic progression, it is challenging ... (Source: Emerging Themes in Epidemiology)
Source: Emerging Themes in Epidemiology - December 22, 2022 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Yihong Lan, Li Yin and Xiaoqin Wang Tags: Methodology Source Type: research
Effect size quantification for interrupted time series analysis: implementation in R and analysis for Covid-19 research
Interrupted time series (ITS) analysis is a time series regression model that aims to evaluate the effect of an intervention on an outcome of interest. ITS analysis is a quasi-experimental study design instrum... (Source: Emerging Themes in Epidemiology)
Source: Emerging Themes in Epidemiology - November 11, 2022 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Yael Travis-Lumer, Yair Goldberg and Stephen Z. Levine Tags: Methodology Source Type: research
Geographical clustering and geographically weighted regression analysis of home delivery and its determinants in developing regions of Ethiopia: a spatial analysis
Nearly three-fourths of pregnant women in Ethiopia give birth at home. However, the spatial pattern and spatial variables linked to home delivery in developing regions of Ethiopia have not yet been discovered.... (Source: Emerging Themes in Epidemiology)
Source: Emerging Themes in Epidemiology - August 19, 2022 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Setognal Birara Aychiluhm, Mequannent Sharew Melaku, Kusse Urmale Mare, Abay Woday Tadesse and Getahun Fentaw Mulaw Tags: Research Source Type: research
Candida and the Gram-positive trio: testing the vibe in the ICU patient microbiome using structural equation modelling of literature derived data
Whether Candida interacts with Gram-positive bacteria, such as Staphylococcus aureus, coagulase negative Staphylococci (CNS) and Enterococci, to enhance their invasive potential from the microbiome of ICU patient... (Source: Emerging Themes in Epidemiology)
Source: Emerging Themes in Epidemiology - August 18, 2022 Category: Epidemiology Authors: James C. Hurley Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Puberty health intervention to improve menstrual health and school attendance among adolescent girls in The Gambia: study methodology of a cluster-randomised controlled trial in rural Gambia (MEGAMBO TRIAL)
Menstrual health (MH) is a recognised global public health challenge. Poor MH may lead to absence from school and work, and adverse health outcomes. However, reviews suggest a lack of rigorous evidence for the... (Source: Emerging Themes in Epidemiology)
Source: Emerging Themes in Epidemiology - July 16, 2022 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Vishna Shah, Penelope Phillips-Howard, Julie Hennegan, Sue Cavill, Bakary Sonko, Edrisa Sinjanka, Nyima Camara Trawally, Abdou Kanteh, Francois Mendy, Amadou B. Bah, Momodou Saar, Ian Ross, Wolf Schmidt and Belen Torondel Tags: Methodology Source Type: research
Are verbatim transcripts necessary in applied qualitative research: experiences from two community-based intervention trials in Ghana
Conducting qualitative research within public health trials requires balancing timely data collection with the need to maintain data quality. Verbatim transcription of interviews is the conventional way of rec... (Source: Emerging Themes in Epidemiology)
Source: Emerging Themes in Epidemiology - June 28, 2022 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Zelee Hill, Charlotte Tawiah-Agyemang, Betty Kirkwood and Carl Kendall Tags: Analytic perspective Source Type: research
Practicalities of implementing burden of disease research in Africa: lessons from a population survey component of our multi-partner FOCAL research project
Collaborative research is being increasingly implemented in Africa to study health-related issues, for example, the lack of evidence on disease burden, in particular for the presumptive high load of foodborne ... (Source: Emerging Themes in Epidemiology)
Source: Emerging Themes in Epidemiology - June 7, 2022 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Binyam N. Desta, Tesfaye Gobena, Custodia Macuamule, Olanrewaju E. Fayemi, Christianah I. Ayolabi, Blandina T. Mmbaga, Kate M. Thomas, Warren Dodd, Sara M. Pires, Shannon E. Majowicz and Tine Hald Tags: Analytic perspective Source Type: research
Epidemiology, clinical and physiological manifestations of dust lung disease in major industrial centers
The present study aims to determine the structure of morbidity in workers contacting industrial aerosols, assess the timeliness of diagnosing dust-induced lung disease in major industrial centers, and optimize... (Source: Emerging Themes in Epidemiology)
Source: Emerging Themes in Epidemiology - April 7, 2022 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Alla Philippova, Raisa Aringazina, Gulnara Kurmanalina and Vladimir Beketov Tags: Research Source Type: research
Individual and community-level determinants of non-use of contraceptive among women with no fertility desire in Ethiopia: a multilevel mixed-effect analysis
In Ethiopia, about two-third of women in the reproductive-age do not use any method of contraception. Moreover, evidence on non-use of contraceptives among women who do not have future fertility desires are li... (Source: Emerging Themes in Epidemiology)
Source: Emerging Themes in Epidemiology - April 2, 2022 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Kusse Urmale Mare, Setognal Birara Aychiluhm, Abay Woday Tadesse and Osman Ahmed Mohammed Tags: Comment Source Type: research
Implementing effective community-based surveillance in research studies of maternal, newborn and infant outcomes in low resource settings
Globally adopted health and development milestones have not only encouraged improvements in the health and wellbeing of women and infants worldwide, but also a better understanding of the epidemiology of key o... (Source: Emerging Themes in Epidemiology)
Source: Emerging Themes in Epidemiology - January 12, 2022 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Caitlin Shannon, Chris Hurt, Seyi Soremekun, Karen Edmond, Sam Newton, Seeba Amenga-Etego, Charlotte Tawiah-Agyemang, Zelee Hill, Alexander Manu, Ben Weobong, Betty Kirkwood and Lisa Hurt Tags: Analytic perspective Source Type: research
Maximizing community participation and engagement: lessons learned over 2 decades of field trials in rural Ghana
Successful implementation of community-based research is dominantly influenced by participation and engagement from the local community without which community members will not want to participate in research ... (Source: Emerging Themes in Epidemiology)
Source: Emerging Themes in Epidemiology - December 24, 2021 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Sam Newton, Guus Ten Asbroek, Zelee Hill, Charlotte Tawiah Agyemang, Seyi Soremekun, Seeba Amenga Etego and Betty Kirkwood Tags: Analytic perspective Source Type: research
A simulation study of regression approaches for estimating risk ratios in the presence of multiple confounders
Risk ratio is a popular effect measure in epidemiological research. Although previous research has suggested that logistic regression may provide biased odds ratio estimates when the number of events is small ... (Source: Emerging Themes in Epidemiology)
Source: Emerging Themes in Epidemiology - December 11, 2021 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Kanako Fuyama, Yasuhiro Hagiwara and Yutaka Matsuyama Tags: Analytic perspective Source Type: research
Teaching: confidence, prediction and tolerance intervals in scientific practice: a tutorial on binary variables
One of the emerging themes in epidemiology is the use of interval estimates. Currently, three interval estimates for confidence (CI), prediction (PI), and tolerance (TI) are at a researcher's disposal and are ... (Source: Emerging Themes in Epidemiology)
Source: Emerging Themes in Epidemiology - December 4, 2021 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Sonja Hartnack and Malgorzata Roos Tags: Analytic perspective Source Type: research
