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A mixed-methods approach for vector-borne disease surveillance in Colombia
Title
A mixed-methods approach for vector-borne disease surveillance in Colombia
Author
Desjardins, Michael
Date Created
2020
Subjects--Topical
Geography, Public health, Epidemiology
Description
Vector-borne diseases (VBDs) affect more than 1 billion people a year worldwide, cause over 1 million deaths, and result in hundreds of billions of dollars in societal costs. Dengue fever (DENF), chikungunya (CHIK), and Zika are three emerging VBD...
Arboviruses: The hidden path of an imminent threat
Title
Arboviruses: The hidden path of an imminent threat
Author
de Bernardi Schneider, Adriano
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
Virology, Bioinformatics, Epidemiology
Description
Arboviruses are a grade of viruses carried by arthropods, which have been in the headlines due to recent epidemics. Members of this grade are the families Flaviviridae which includes Zika (ZIKV), Dengue (DENV), Yellow Fever (YFV), among other viru...
Assessment and Characterization of HIV Care Continuum in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina 2013-2019
Title
Assessment and Characterization of HIV Care Continuum in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina 2013-2019
Author
Owolabi, Yakubu
Date Created
2021
Subjects--Topical
Epidemiology, Health services administration
Description
Background: The high burden of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) disease and the increasing rate of new HIV infections among some populations and jurisdictions could reflect failed prevention strategies. Despite progress in controlling the epidem...
Association Between Patient-Level Predictors and Gynecologic Cancer Among Women with Autoimmune Diseases
Title
Association Between Patient-Level Predictors and Gynecologic Cancer Among Women with Autoimmune Diseases
Author
Bahrani_Mostafavi, Zahra
Date Created
2019
Subjects--Topical
Public health, Epidemiology, Medical sciences
Description
Cancer and autoimmunity are two major chronic diseases among women. Based on previous studies that cancer and autoimmune diseases (AD) are both the accumulative effect of genetics and environmental exposures, it was imperative to recognize the pro...
FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH POOR HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY (HAART) MEDICATION ADHERENCE AMONG OLDER ADULTS LIVING WITH HIV IN THE U.S.
Title
FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH POOR HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY (HAART) MEDICATION ADHERENCE AMONG OLDER ADULTS LIVING WITH HIV IN THE U.S.
Author
Witt, Brian
Date Created
2016
Subjects--Topical
Public health, Epidemiology, Medical sciences
Description
Background: In the U.S., the number of individuals living with HIV aged 50 years and older has been consistently increasing. Using Centers for Disease Control and Prevention epidemiological data, researchers estimated that in 2015, more than half ...
Factors associated with high-risk sexual behavior among Kenyans: Implications for public health strategies and policy in combating HIV/AIDS
Title
Factors associated with high-risk sexual behavior among Kenyans: Implications for public health strategies and policy in combating HIV/AIDS
Author
Onsomu, Elijah
Date Created
2010
Subjects--Topical
Public health, Government policy, Epidemiology
Description
BACKGROUND: Sub-Saharan Africa, representing only 12% of the world population is home to nearly 23 million people, approximately 70% of all HIV positives worldwide. HIV/AIDS epidemic in Kenya is characterized by high-risk sexual behavior (HRSB) su...
Fundamentals of genomic epidemiology, lessons learned from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, and new directions
Title
Fundamentals of genomic epidemiology, lessons learned from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, and new directions
Author
Machado, Denis Jacob, White, Richard Allen, III, Kofsky, Janice, Janies, Daniel
Subjects--Topical
COVID-19 (Disease), Epidemiology
Description
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic was one of the significant causes of death worldwide in 2020. The disease is caused by severe acute coronavirus syndrome (SARS) coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), an RNA virus of the subfamily Orthocoronav...
SOCIOECONOMIC VARIATION AND AEDES MOSQUITOES: AN EXAMINATION OF VECTOR-BORNE DISEASE RISK IN THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT
Title
SOCIOECONOMIC VARIATION AND AEDES MOSQUITOES: AN EXAMINATION OF VECTOR-BORNE DISEASE RISK IN THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT
Author
Whiteman, Ari
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
Epidemiology
Description
The global proliferation of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus into novel regions represents a growing public health threat due to their capacity to transmit a variety of arboviruses including those that cause Dengue Fever (DENF), Chikungunya Feve...
SURVIVAL, HEALTHCARE UTILIZATION, AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE AMONG SEER-MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES WITH NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER
Title
SURVIVAL, HEALTHCARE UTILIZATION, AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE AMONG SEER-MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES WITH NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER
Author
Shah, Shweta
Date Created
2017
Subjects--Topical
Epidemiology, Medical sciences
Description
ABSTRACTSHWETA SHAH. Survival, healthcare utilization and costs associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among SEER-Medicare beneficiaries with non-small cell lung cancer. (Under the direction of DR. CHRISTOPHER M. BLANCHETTE)Lung can...
Spatiotemporal Modeling of Disease Spread Through Micromobility Systems
Title
Spatiotemporal Modeling of Disease Spread Through Micromobility Systems
Author
nikparvar, behnam
Date Created
2021
Subjects--Topical
Geographic information systems, Geodesy, Geography, Epidemiology
Description
New modes of public transportation such as micromobility are rapidly growing in urban areas. Bike sharing and e-scooter sharing, for example, have been advanced to solve the first/last mile problem, providing quick access to bus stops and train st...
Spatiotemporal Prediction Modeling of Dengue Fever in Colombia, South America Based on Temperature and Precipitation
Title
Spatiotemporal Prediction Modeling of Dengue Fever in Colombia, South America Based on Temperature and Precipitation
Author
Sirbaugh, Megan
Date Created
2017
Subjects--Topical
Geodesy, Meteorology, Epidemiology
Description
Dengue fever is a prominent mosquito-borne viral disease in the tropics that is estimated to infect as many as 400 million people per year. Dengue is endemic to Colombia, South America and it is crucial to be able to predict when outbreaks may occ...
THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN MILK CONSUMPTION DURING CHILDHOOD AND PRECOCIOUS MENARCHE
Title
THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN MILK CONSUMPTION DURING CHILDHOOD AND PRECOCIOUS MENARCHE
Author
Choi, Younjung
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
Public health, Epidemiology, Nutrition
Description
Menarche, the last stage of the normal pubertal development in girls, is one of the most significant events in a woman’s life as it signifies that a girl is capable of becoming pregnant from then on. Furthermore, menarche also means that a girl ha...
Towards Ending the HIV Epidemic One County at a Time an Evaluation Framework for Subcounty-level Usage of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis for Exposing Disparities and Guiding Targeted Interventions
Title
Towards Ending the HIV Epidemic One County at a Time an Evaluation Framework for Subcounty-level Usage of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis for Exposing Disparities and Guiding Targeted Interventions
Author
Satyanarayana, Sagar
Date Created
2021
Subjects--Topical
Biometry, Epidemiology, Statistics
Description
About 1.1 million Americans were living with HIV in 2019 with the total lifetime cost to treat a single person with an HIV infection estimated to be around $501,000. Huge disparities in new HIV incidences exist between different geographic and dem...