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The economic burden of type 2 diabetes on the public healthcare system in Kenya: a cost of illness study
low and middle-income countries (LMIC s). The data capture and costing analysis were done in Microsoft Excel 16, and sensitivity analysis was conducted on all the parameters to estimate the ...
The Belgian Cancer Inventory: Co-creating a framework for monitoring the implementation of cancer policies and associated inequalities
burden through targeted actions. However, the uptake of those actions is not systematically monitored in every Member State. In Belgium, a country lacking an up-to-date national cancer plan, a monitoring ...
Social integration of people with non-psychotic mental illness over the last 2 decades: the widening gap in the adult population in Belgium
social integration Abstract: Purpose: Social integration is poor among people with mental illness (MI). In recent decades, many countries have developed policies to address this issue. It remains unclear, ...
Benefits, harms and cost-effectiveness of cervical screening, triage and treatment strategies for women in the general population.
lower-middle-income countries (LMIC s) for the general population of women. Assuming 70% coverage, we found that primary human papillomavirus (HPV) screening approaches were the most effective and cost-effective, ...
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of healthcare workers: study protocol for the COVID-19 HEalth caRe wOrkErS (HEROES) study
country’s income level. Results As of August 2021, ~ 34,000 health workers have been recruited. A general characterization of the recruited samples by sociodemographic and workplace variables is presented. ...
Whole-Genome Sequencing-Based Screening of MRSA in Patients and Healthcare Workers in Public Hospitals in Benin.
Dissou; Simon, Anne; Dossou, Francis Moise; Dalleur, Olivia Source: Microorganisms, Volume 11, Issue 8 (2023) Keywords: HEALTHCARE WORKERS low- or middle-income countries Methicillin-Resistant ...
Adherence to '5-2-1-0' guidelines and multiple risky behaviours among adolescents in nine sub-Saharan African countries: evidence from Global School-based Student Health Survey 2012-2017.
Fati Source: BMJ Nutr Prev Health, Volume 6, Issue 1 (2023) Abstract: OBJECTIVE: Overweight and obesity constitute a new challenge in low-income and middle-countries. The obesity prevention programme, ...
Potential impact fractions of body mass index reductions on the non-communicable disease burden in Belgium using G-computation
communicable diseases (NCD s) in Europe, affecting almost 60% of all adults. In Belgium, as in many high-income countries, average body mass index (BMI) has significantly increased over the past decades. ...
Wastewater monitoring can anchor global disease surveillance systems
composite sampling at centralised treatment plants was most common, whereas grab sampling from surface waters, open drains, and pit latrines was more typical in low-income and middle-income countries (LMIC ...
A global genomic analysis of Salmonella Concord reveals lineages with high antimicrobial resistance in Ethiopia.
acquired resistance to most antimicrobials used for treating invasive Salmonella infections in low- and middle-income countries. By reconstructing complete genomes for 10 representative strains, we ...