[PDF] Top 20 Targeted hepatitis C antibody testing interventions : a systematic review and meta-analysis

... of testing interventions in these ...this review were based in high-income countries, and the applicability of these results to LMIC is therefore uncer- ...for targeted HCV testing ... See full document

... This meta-analysis included the largest number of arti- cles identified by a comprehensive literature search, and potential confounding modifiers were searched within each study whenever ...and ... See full document

... Results from this systematic review and meta-analysis suggest that: (1) the prevalence of HIV (7.59%), HBV (15.63%), and HCV (7.21%) was high; (2) the prevalence of HBV is significantly higher ... See full document

... of interventions have been pro- posed to increase actual or functional dorsiflexion ROM at the ankle joint, including stretching, warm up and use of ultrasound ...Previous systematic reviews have ... See full document

... the systematic review including meta-analysis of studies on the prevalence of HBV and HCV infections among pregnant women in ...of hepatitis B and C virus infections and ... See full document

... viscoelastic testing for hepatic ...A meta-analysis will be conducted if ...This systematic review will summarise the current evidence regarding the use of viscoelastic testing ... See full document

... Precise epidemiological figures related HCV preva- lence are fundamental in the health sector for policy- and decision-makers in each country to inform health policies in an evidence-based way [19]. In recent years, ... See full document

... prevention interventions have been completed, there is extensive variation in their intervention components and clinical context, such that the key elements of an effective falls prevention program remain unclear ... See full document

... the systematic review, with 9 included in the meta‐analysis, on the basis of sufficient ...full-text review and their reasons for omission can be found in Multimedia Appendix ... See full document

... first systematic review and meta-analysis to specifically examine the role of podiatry in falls ...similar interventions identified in a Cochrane Review of falls prevention ... See full document

... Viral hepatitis causes high mortality and disability which is classified under the top 10 killer diseases ...[17]. Hepatitis B virus screening and case management are ...[18]. Hepatitis B virus ... See full document

... National Hepatitis Seroepi- demiological Survey found that the prevalence of HBsAg among population aged 1–59 years was ...a hepatitis B high prevalence ...chronic hepatitis B, and almost 300,000 ... See full document

... the systematic review, we performed a ...effects meta-analytic models to esti- mate summary risk ratios of the effect of intervention compared to ...for systematic reviews of ... See full document

... We will investigate sources of heterogeneity between studies using meta-regression [22]. Potential effect modi- fiers will be: subpopulations (cited above), sources of re- ports (journals indexed in PubMed [18] ... See full document

... Sources of support: All authors have been supported by funding from their host Universities. In addition, RST received support from the UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Collaboration for Leadership in ... See full document

... Reducing the overall burden of chronic HCV infection in Ghana will require new measures and strategies and the recognition of the disease as one of the key country’s prior- ity areas. Recently, the World Health ... See full document

... Music-based interventions can vary in the amount of participant involvement and can be classified as either passive ...Several systematic reviews suggest that music-based in- terventions may help reduce ... See full document

... We also found that self-management intervention led to additional kidney protection, due to lower CRP levels and better exercise capacity. Evidence shows that exer- cise training results in improved physical performance ... See full document

... psychological interventions, (2) psychotic experiences, and (3) symptoms associated with psychotic ...random-effects meta-analysis and narrative ... See full document

... for analysis; if a primary outcome was not explicitly stated, we included the longest endpoint and most conservative metric of ...(ITT) analysis, including all participants as randomized in the denominator; ... See full document