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Linking Hospital and Tax data to support research on the economic impacts of hospitalization
Published 2017-04-01“…(Error estimates to be reported) Conclusion This project has created a unique linked database that will support research on the economic consequences of ‘health shocks’ for individuals and their families, and the implications for income, labour and health policies. This database represents a new and unique resource that will fill an important national data gap, and enable a wide range of relevant research.…”
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Caesarean Section Delivery Is Associated with Childhood Overweight and Obesity, Low Childbirth Weight and Postnatal Complications: A Cross-Sectional Study
Published 2023-03-01“…Caesarean section independently increased childhood overweight/obesity in pre-school age, highlighting the emergent need to promote health policies and strategies to inform future mothers about its short and long-term risks and that this mode of delivery should preferably be performed only when there are strong medical recommendations in emergency obstetric conditions.…”
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10903
Assessment of Remote Sensing Data to Model PM10 Estimation in Cities with a Low Number of Air Quality Stations: A Case of Study in Quito, Ecuador
Published 2019-07-01“…The monitoring of air pollutant concentration within cities is crucial for environment management and public health policies in order to promote sustainable cities. …”
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10904
Intake and food sources of sodium in the population residing in urban areas of Ecuador: results from ELANS study
Published 2023-12-01“…This data is important to formulate public health policies and interventions in Ecuador, especially in the population at risk.…”
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Prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in overweight and obese children seeking ambulatory healthcare in Nairobi, Kenya
Published 2023-11-01“…Establishing the prevalence of NAFLD in overweight and obese Kenyan children would guide in public health policies aimed at early screening and intervention.Objectives To investigate prevalence of NAFLD in overweight and obese children aged 6–18 years using liver ultrasonography.Methodology This was a cross-sectional survey. …”
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Risky sexual practices and hepatitis C viremia among HIV-positive men who have sex with men in Taiwan
Published 2023-06-01“…Background: Understanding the risk behaviors associated with sexually-transmitted hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among men who have sex with men (MSM) may inform the public health policies and interventions aiming to achieve HCV microelimination. …”
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Humoral response and neutralising capacity at 6 months post-vaccination against COVID-19 among institutionalised older adults in Argentina
Published 2022-09-01“…This data could be useful for pandemic management in defining public health policies, highlighting the need to apply reinforcements after a complete vaccination schedule.…”
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Availability of subfertility management services in Colombo District, Sri Lanka
Published 2023-10-01“…Notably, the ART services were available in the private sector hospitals predominantly. Rational public health policies need to be developed regarding the provision of field level and advanced care. …”
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Cervical Cancer Prevention Knowledge (Cckp-64) among Female Students in Novi Sad, Serbia during COVID-19 Pandemic
Published 2023-05-01“…These findings have implications for public health policies in Serbia to promote cervical cancer prevention among young women.…”
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2160 Does maternal schistosomiasis affect the humoral and cellular vaccine responses of infants?
Published 2018-06-01“…Additionally, our results will inform public health policies to consider integration of antischistosomal agents in antenatal care.…”
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A Hybrid Architecture (CO-CONNECT) to Facilitate Rapid Discovery and Access to Data Across the United Kingdom in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Development Study
Published 2022-12-01“…Analysis of these data has underpinned the United Kingdom’s response to the pandemic, and informed public health policies and clinical guidelines. However, these data are held by different organizations, and this fragmented landscape has presented challenges for public health agencies and researchers as they struggle to find relevant data to access and interrogate the data they need to inform the pandemic response at pace. …”
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10912
Assessment of organization of cervical and breast cancer screening programmes in the Latin American and the Caribbean states: The CanScreen5 framework
Published 2023-10-01“…CELAC governments need pragmatic public health policies and strengthened health systems. They should guarantee sustainable funding, and universal access to cancer diagnosis and treatment. …”
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Exploring different health care providers´ perceptions on the management of diarrhoea in cholera hotspots in the Democratic Republic of Congo: A qualitative content analysis.
Published 2024-01-01“…Drug shops and traditional health practitioners should be considered for inclusion in health policies for cholera and other diarrhoeal diseases. …”
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10914
Prostate cancer polygenic risk score and prediction of lethal prostate cancer
Published 2022-04-01“…These findings have implications for public health policies for delivery of prostate cancer screening. …”
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Assessing climate change impacts on public health in Haiti: a comprehensive study of disease distribution, modeling, and adaptation strategies
Published 2024-02-01“…These findings will inform the implementation of context-specific early-warning systems and adaptation strategies for climate-sensitive diseases while acknowledging the challenges of integrating climate-altered data into health policies.…”
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The COVID-19 Pandemic and Elective Spine Surgery—A Single Center Experience
Published 2023-08-01“…Our results suggest that public health policies in the early pandemic period reduced elective surgical procedures, which was followed by a compensatory increase in the following period.…”
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Adoption and Deadoption of Medications to Treat Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19
Published 2022-07-01“…The COVID-19 pandemic was characterized by rapidly evolving evidence regarding the efficacy of different therapies, as well as rapidly evolving health policies in response to that evidence. Data on adoption and deadoption are essential as we learn from this pandemic and prepare for future public health emergencies. …”
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Diet, physical activity, and UV protection comprehensively influenced vitamin D status in college students: a cross-section study from China
Published 2023-07-01“…Milk and yogurt intake and outdoor activity should be encouraged while candy intake should be limited for preventing vitamin D deficiency. Public health policies should focus on these changeable lifestyles and consider well-balanced guidelines on UV protection and vitamin D supplementation.…”
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Correlation between Escherichia coli resistant gene isolated from stool samples of children under five years and that from consumed water
Published 2023-11-01“…The findings help to shape public health policies and initiatives.…”
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SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence Following a Large-Scale Vaccination Campaign in Portugal: Results of the National Serological Survey, September - November 2021
Published 2022-10-01“…It is important to continue to monitor the distribution of specific SARS-COV-2 antibody at the population level to further inform public health policies. …”
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