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Demographic and professional risk factors of SARS-CoV-2 infections among physicians in low- and middle-income settings: Findings from a representative survey in two Brazilian states.
(2022)Health workers (HWs) are a key resource for health systems worldwide, and have been affected heavily by the COVID-19 pandemic. Evidence is consolidating on incidence and drivers of infections, predominantly in high-income ... -
Dental Surgical Activity in Hospitals during COVID-19: A Nationwide Observational Cohort Study.
(2024-01-03)INTRODUCTION: The number of surgical extractions performed in hospitals in England remains unclear. This study reports the volume of surgical extractions conducted in hospitals and change in activity during the COVID-19 ... -
Detection of <i>M. tuberculosis</i> DNA in CD34-Positive Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells of Asymptomatic TB Contacts
Haematopoietic stem cells expressing the CD34 surface marker have been posited as a niche for Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex bacilli during latent tuberculosis infection. Our aim was to determine whether M tuberculosis ... -
Developing a model for health determinants research within local government: Lessons from a large, urban local authority
(2022-01-01)Background: Socio-economic, cultural and environmental conditions strongly affect health across the life course. Local government plays a key role in influencing these wider determinants of health and levels of inequality ... -
Dietary intake of vitamin A, lung function, and incident asthma in childhood.
(2021-04-01)Longitudinal epidemiological data are scarce on the relation between dietary intake of vitamin A and respiratory outcomes in childhood. We investigated whether a higher intake of preformed vitamin A or provitamin β-carotene ... -
Digital screening tool (Health Catch-UP!) to promote multi-disease screening in migrants
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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 ... -
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 ...