Africa/epidemiology
Building capacity in Clinical Epidemiology in Africa: experiences from Masters programmes
... Programme convenors were requested to provide the number of graduates from their respective programmes as well as their contact details. Graduates of the identi- fied programmes were invited to participate in a short ...
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The epidemiology of noncommunicable respiratory disease in sub Saharan Africa, the Middle East, and North Africa
... the epidemiology of COPD and Asthma from Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and Middle East and North Africa ...sub-Saharan Africa is disputed and reports offer variable prevalence estimates, ranging ...
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Investing in African research training institutions creates sustainable capacity for Africa: the case of the University of the Witwatersrand School of Public Health masters programme in epidemiology and biostatistics
... South Africa is sup- ported by a government that allocates government sub- sidy to universities based on their student numbers as well as their academic output which includes the num- ber of post graduates and ...
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Field Epidemiology Training Programmes in Africa - Where are the Graduates?
... Field epidemiology and laboratory training pro- grammes (FELTPs) add a laboratory component; train- ing field epidemiologists and public health laboratory scientists jointly to address public health ...South ...
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Epidemiology, Clinical Presentations and In Hospital Mortality of Venous Thromboembolism at the Douala General Hospital: A Cross Sectional Study in Cameroon, Sub Saharan Africa
... the epidemiology of VTE are scarce in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), with an in-hospital prevalence of 7% [6] [7] ...the epidemiology of VTE in SSA is comparable to that reported in the Asian ...
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The epidemiology and pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes mellitus in Africa
... Type 1 diabetes is a serious, debilitating disease, with life-threatening complications, and the financial burden associated with the management of this disease is enormous. Early diagnosis and intervention can improve ...
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Zika Virus in Africa: Epidemiology and Determinants
... in Africa and Asia until its reemergence in 2007 with the Yap Island and Gabon outbreaks ...outside Africa; however, this number of cases is believed to be highly underestimated ...neglected Africa ...
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Epidemiology, Clinical and Paraclinical Presentations of Pulmonary Embolism: A Cross Sectional Study in a Sub Saharan Africa Setting
... Background: Venous thromboembolic (VTE) disease burden is increasing worldwide, representing a major cause of cardiovascular death and public health problem. Pulmonary embolism (PE) is the most serious clinical pres- ...
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A systematic review of the epidemiology of hepatitis A in Africa
... in Africa is ...A epidemiology published since 2005 in Af- rica, the review team is not aware of any recent pub- lication that has synthesised data from this setting ...
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Epidemiology of Parkinson’s Disease in Africa
... The review provides a summary of Parkinson’s disease research in Africa. It is evident that the scale of research done on the topic is not at the scale that it needs to be. In this study, several methodological ...
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Quantitative urban classification for malaria epidemiology in sub Saharan Africa
... sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) may profoundly alter the epidemiology of malaria on the ...in Africa and the highly focal nature of malaria transmission in ...
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Epidemiology of prediabetes and diabetes in Namibia, Africa : a multilevel analysis
... Physical inactivity, poor diet, and associated weight gain are well-recognized precursors to incident diabetes among adults. A growing body of epidemiological data has begun to find links between these risk factors and ...
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Virus Induced Cancers in Africa: Epidemiology and Carcinogenesis Mechanisms
... in Africa resultsfrom the initial infection (genome found in 98% of cases of endemic BL), as well as spe- cific African conditions such as climate and malaria or HIV infections (30% to 40% of patients have EBV) ...
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Epidemiology of prediabetes and diabetes in Namibia, Africa: a multilevel analysis
... Diabetes is a leading cause of progressive morbidity and early mortality worldwide. 1,2 Physical inactivity, poor diet, and associated weight gain are well-recognized pre- cursors to incident diabetes among adults. A ...
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A systematic review of the epidemiology of hepatitis E virus in Africa
... of hepatitis E in Africa remains unclear. For example, two studies from South Asia using verbal autopsies suggest that HEV is responsible for 10% or more of pregnancy- associated deaths [135,136]. The same ...
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Ultra violet radiation is responsible for the differences in global epidemiology of chickenpox and the evolution of varicella zoster virus as man migrated out of Africa
... Why such a common, global infection should be less common in children from the tropics when infections are generally more common remains unknown. Although previously suggested factors such as heat, humidity, viral ...
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The epidemiology of Norovirus in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region: a systematic review
... Abstract: Norovirus (NoV) is considered the second leading cause of viral acute gastroenteritis (AGE). To our knowledge, there are no systematic reviews assessing the role of NoV in AGE in the Middle East and North ...
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The epidemiology of febrile illness in sub Saharan Africa: implications for diagnosis and management
... South Africa OR Sudan OR Swaziland OR Tanzania OR Togo OR Uganda OR Western Sahara OR Zambia OR Zimbabwe OR Africa, Eastern OR South Africa OR Africa OR Africa, Western OR ...
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Epidemiology and Pathophysiology of Acquired Heart Failures Amenable to Surgical Interventions in the Sub Saharan Africa
... Heart failure (HF) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa and in- deed worldwide. The management of this condition has largely been thought to be within the do- main of the ...
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Epidemiology of malaria in South Africa: from control to elimination
... Malaria has serious economic impacts in Africa, slowing economic growth and development and perpetuating the cycle of poverty. Malaria epitomises a disease of poverty, affecting primarily the poor who are resident ...
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