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Discovery and validation of a personalized risk predictor for incident tuberculosis in low transmission settings.
(2020-10-19)The risk of tuberculosis (TB) is variable among individuals with latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection (LTBI), but validated estimates of personalized risk are lacking. In pooled data from 18 systematically identified ... -
Discriminating between pre-migration and post-migration HIV acquisition using surveillance data.
(2021-06-25)BACKGROUND: Migrant populations are overrepresented among persons diagnosed with HIV in the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA). Understanding the timing of HIV acquisition (pre- or post-migration) is ... -
Dismantling, optimising, and personalising internet cognitive behavioural therapy for depression: a systematic review and component network meta-analysis using individual participant data.
(2021-06)BACKGROUND: Internet cognitive behavioural therapy (iCBT) is a viable delivery format of CBT for depression. However, iCBT programmes include training in a wide array of cognitive and behavioural skills via different ... -
Disparities in the excess risk of mortality in the first wave of COVID-19: Cross sectional study of the English sentinel network.
(Elsevier Ltd on behalf of The British Infection Association, 2020-08-25)OBJECTIVES: Few studies report contributors to the excess mortality in England during the first wave of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection. We report the absolute excess risk (AER) of mortality and excess mortality ... -
Do private health providers help achieve Universal Health Coverage? A scoping review of the evidence from low-income countries.
(2023-08-21)Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is the dominant paradigm in health systems research, positing that everyone should have access to a range of affordable health services. Although private providers are an integral part of ... -
Do virtual renal clinics improve access to kidney care? an impact evaluation of a virtual clinic in east London
(2019-12-17)Abstract BACKGROUND Evidence from the UK national chronic kidney disease (CKD) audit, identifies deficits in the identification and management of CKD within primary care. Aligning the requirement of GPs for a responsive ... -
Does austerity really kill?
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Does bribery increase maternal mortality? Evidence from 135 Sub-Saharan African regions
<jats:p>About 295,000 women died globally during and following pregnancy and childbirth in 2017. Two-thirds of these deaths occurred in Sub-Saharan Africa. By linking individual and regional data from 135 regions in 17 ... -
Drivers determining TB disease screening yield in four European screening programmes: a comparative analysis.
(2023-07-20)INTRODUCTION: The WHO End-TB Strategy emphasises screening for early diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) in high-risk groups, including migrants. We analysed key drivers of TB yield differences in four large migrant TB screening ...