African Evaluation Database

9120 records found

Source	Electronic ID	Title	Authors	Publication Year	Source Title	Volume	Issue	DOI	Affiliations	Authors with Affiliations	Abstract	Author Keywords	Index Keywords	Funding Details
Scopus	2-s2.0-84884515371	Modelling the potential impact and cost of scaling-up male circumcision in resource poor settings...	Tumwesigyea N.M., Wabwire-Mangena F., Bagendaa D., Ssengoobab F., Opioc A., Nalwaddab C.K., Bolli...	2013	African Journal of AIDS Research	12	1	10.2989/16085906.2013.815416	Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Mul...	Tumwesigyea, N.M., Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Makerere University College of H...	This study modelled estimates of the cost and impact of male circumcision (MC) under different sc...	Adult hiv infection; Decision maker's program planning tool; Health economics; Male circumcision	adolescent; adult; article; circumcision; cost benefit analysis; cost control; cost effectiveness...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-79958751374	Tuberculosis surveillance in Cape Town, South Africa: An evaluation	Heidebrecht C.L., Tugwell P.S., Wells G.A., Engel M.E.	2011	International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease	15	7	10.5588/ijtld.10.0296	Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada; Depa...	Heidebrecht, C.L., Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottaw...	SETTING: Cape Town, South Africa. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the current system of tuberculosis surve...	Epidemiology; Evaluation study; Surveillance; Tuberculosis	article; computer program; disease registry; disease surveillance; evidence based practice; human...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84930194290	Impact of tea drinking upon tuberculosis: A neglected issue	Chen M., Deng J., Li W., Lin D., Su C., Wang M., Li X., Abuaku B.K., Tan H., Wen S.W.	2015	BMC Public Health	15	1	10.1186/s12889-015-1855-6	Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Central South Universi...	Chen, M., Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Central Sout...	Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a global public health issue posing serious harm to the human he...	tea; Tuberculosis	tea; adult; aged; case control study; female; human; incidence; male; middle aged; risk factor; t...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84937633093	Participatory appraisal of the impact of epizootic lymphangitis in Ethiopia	Scantlebury C.E., Zerfu A., Pinchbeck G.P., Reed K., Gebreab F., Aklilu N., Mideksa K., Christley R.	2015	Preventive Veterinary Medicine	120	42433	10.1016/j.prevetmed.2015.03.012	Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Institute of Infection and Global Health, Schoo...	Scantlebury, C.E., Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Institute of Infection and G...	Epizootic lymphangitis (EZL) is reported to have a significant impact upon livelihoods within res...	Disease prevention; Epizootic lymphangitis; Participatory research; Qualitative analysis; Resourc...	Animalia; Equidae	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84957886183	Impact of calcium carbonate on the Juveniles of the Brackish River Prawn, Macrobrachium macrobrac...	Okogbue B.C., Ansa E.J., Hart A.I.	2014	Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science	9	4	10.3923/jfas.2014.281.284	Department of Fisheries and Animal Production/Health Technology, Federal Polytechnic Ekowe, Bayel...	Okogbue, B.C., Department of Fisheries and Animal Production/Health Technology, Federal Polytechn...	The acute toxicity and the effect of sub-lethal concentrations of calcium carbonate on the morpho...	Calcium carbonate; Photomicrography; Prawn; Toxicity	bioassay; calcium carbonate; crustacean; juvenile; morphology; mortality; sublethal effect; toxic...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84917707305	Changing patterns of health in communities impacted by a bioenergy project in Northern Sierra Leone	Knoblauch A.M., Hodges M.H., Bah M.S., Kamara H.I., Kargbo A., Paye J., Turay H., Nyorkor E.D., D...	2014	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health	11	12	10.3390/ijerph111212997	Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, P.O. Bo...	Knoblauch, A.M., Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health I...	Large private sector investments in low- and middle-income countries are often critically evaluat...	Anemia; Bioenergy; Health impact assessment; Helminth infection; Malaria; Nutritional status; Sie...	amodiaquine plus artesunate; praziquantel; biofuel; anemia; bioenergy; child health; decision mak...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84907567195	Baseline health conditions in selected communities of northern Sierra Leone as revealed by the he...	Winkler M.S., Knoblauch A.M., Righetti A.A., Divall M.J., Koroma M.M., Fofanah I., Turay H., Hodg...	2014	International Health	6	3	10.1093/inthealth/ihu031	Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, P.O. Bo...	Winkler, M.S., Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Ins...	Background: As biofuel projects may be associated with positive and negative effects on people's ...	Anaemia; Health impact assessment; Helminth infection; Malaria; Nutritional status; Sierra Leone	albendazole; amodiaquine; artemether; praziquantel; biofuel; adolescent; adult; anemia; anthropom...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84860993299	Health impact assessment of industrial development projects: A spatio-temporal visualization	Winkler M.S., Krieger G.R., Divall M.J., Singer B.H., Utzinger J.	2012	Geospatial Health	6	2	None	Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, P.O. Bo...	Winkler, M.S., Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Ins...	Development and implementation of large-scale industrial projects in complex eco-epidemiological ...	Developing country; Health impact assessment; Industrial development project; Spatio-temporal vis...	iron derivative; Africa south of the Sahara; article; developing country; environment; geographic...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84877022912	Untapped potential of health impact assessment [Un potentiel inexploité de l'évaluation de l'impa...	Winkler M.S., Krieger G.R., Divall M.J., Cissé G., Wielga M., Singer B.H., Tannera M., Utzingera J.	2013	Bulletin of the World Health Organization	91	4	10.2471/BLT.12.112318	Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Socinst...	Winkler, M.S., Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Ins...	The World Health Organization has promoted health impact assessment (HIA) for over 20 years. At t...	None	health impact; human development index; population growth; public health; sustainable development...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-34848910202	Predicting the impact of a partially effective HIV vaccine and subsequent risk behavior change on...	Andersson K.M., Owens D.K., Vardas E., Gray G.E., McIntyre J.A., Paltiel A.D.	2007	Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes	46	1	10.1097/QAI.0b013e31812506fd	Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, ...	Andersson, K.M., Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine...	We developed a mathematical model to simulate the impact of various partially effective preventiv...	Africa; AIDS vaccines; Condoms; Heterosexual transmission; Mathematical models; Models/projection...	Human immunodeficiency virus vaccine; acquired immune deficiency syndrome; adolescent; adult; art...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84899033510	The impact of antibiotics on growth in children in low and middle income countries: Systematic re...	Gough E.K., Moodie E.E.M., Prendergast A.J., Johnson S.M.A., Humphrey J.H., Stoltzfus R.J., Walke...	2014	BMJ (Online)	348	None	10.1136/bmj.g2267	Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Q...	Gough, E.K., Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University...	Objective:s To determine whether antibiotic treatment leads to improvements in growth in prepuber...	None	amoxicillin; antibiotic agent; cefdinir; chlortetracycline; cotrimoxazole; metronidazole; penicil...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-32544440191	Calculating age-adjusted cancer survival estimates when age-specific data are sparse: An empirica...	Gondos A., Parkin D.M., Chokunonga E., Brenner H.	2006	British Journal of Cancer	94	3	10.1038/sj.bjc.6602976	Department of Epidemiology, German Centre for Research on Ageing, Bergheimer Str. 20, Heidelberg ...	Gondos, A., Department of Epidemiology, German Centre for Research on Ageing, Bergheimer Str. 20,...	We evaluated empirically the performance of various methods of calculating age-adjusted survival ...	Age-adjusted survival; Cancer survival; Sparse data	adolescent; adult; aged; article; cancer survival; child; data analysis; human; infant; mathemati...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-33847074562	Potentially modifiable classic risk factors and their impact on incident myocardial infarction: R...	Heidemann C., Hoffmann K., Klipstein-Grobusch K., Weikert C., Pischon T., Hense H.-W., Boeing H.	2007	European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation	14	1	10.1097/01.hjr.0000238392.19847.4c	Department of Epidemiology, German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke, Nuthetal, Ger...	Heidemann, C., Department of Epidemiology, German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke...	BACKGROUND: Prospective data on the importance of established risk factors for myocardial infarct...	Cohort study; EPIC; Myocardial infarction; Population attributable risk; Risk factors	abdominal obesity; adult; aged; alcohol consumption; article; cigarette smoking; cohort analysis;...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84857798145	Reproductive performance of partial gonadectomized male African catfish, Clarias gariepinus brood...	Adebayo O.T., Fasakin E.A., Adewumi J.A.	2012	Theriogenology	77	6	10.1016/j.theriogenology.2011.09.027	Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture Technology, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria	Adebayo, O.T., Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture Technology, Federal University of Technolo...	This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of partial gonadectomy on reproductive performanc...	Clarias gariepinus; Gonadectomy; Reproductive performance; Sperm quality	animal; animal disease; aquaculture; article; catfish; female; male; physiology; regeneration; se...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84930798881	The patient impact of point-of-care vs. Laboratory placement of XpertW MTB/RIF	Hanrahan C.F., Clouse K., Bassett J., Mutunga L., Selibas K., Stevens W., Scott L., Sanne I., Van...	2015	International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease	19	7	10.5588/ijtld.15.0013	Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina...	Hanrahan, C.F., Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University o...	BACKGROUND: The Xpertw MTB/RIF assay can diagnose tuberculosis (TB) rapidly and with great accura...	Diagnostics; South Africa; Tuberculosis	tuberculostatic agent; adult; Article; cohort analysis; comparative study; controlled clinical tr...	AID-674-A-12-00033, USAID, United States Agency for International Development	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-49649120949	Impact of enhanced tuberculosis diagnosis in South Africa: A mathematical model of expanded cultu...	Dowdy D.W., Chaisson R.E., Maartens G., Corbett E.L., Dorman S.E.	2008	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America	105	32	10.1073/pnas.0800965105	Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 North Wolfe Stre...	Dowdy, D.W., Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 Nor...	South Africa has high rates of tuberculosis (TB), including multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensi...	Clinical laboratory techniques; Drug resistance; Theoretical models	article; bacterium culture; disease transmission; drug sensitivity; epidemic; human; Human immuno...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84870587504	The Impact of Expanded Testing for Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis Using Geontype MTBDRplus in S...	Hanrahan C.F., Dorman S.E., Erasmus L., Koornhof H., Coetzee G., Golub J.E.	2012	PLoS ONE	7	11	10.1371/journal.pone.0049898	Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, Unite...	Hanrahan, C.F., Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Balt...	Introduction: Globally, multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) remains underdiagnosed. The Gen...	None	amikacin; ciprofloxacin; ethambutol; ethionamide; isoniazid; kanamycin; pyrazinamide; rifampicin;...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84881509337	Population-Level Impact of Same-Day Microscopy and Xpert MTB/RIF for Tuberculosis Diagnosis in Af...	Dowdy D.W., Davis J.L., den Boon S., Walter N.D., Katamba A., Cattamanchi A.	2013	PLoS ONE	8	8	10.1371/journal.pone.0070485	Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, Unite...	Dowdy, D.W., Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimo...	Objective:To compare the population-level impact of two World Health Organization-endorsed strate...	None	Africa; article; automation; disease transmission; epidemic; human; Human immunodeficiency virus ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84908701402	Impact of three empirical anti-tuberculosis treatment strategies for people initiating antiretrov...	Van Rie A., Westreich D., Sanne I.	2014	International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease	18	11	10.5588/ijtld.14.0153	Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, 2104F McGavran Greenberg Hall, Chapel H...	Van Rie, A., Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, 2104F McGavran Greenberg H...	BACKGROUND: Early mortality in people initiating antiretroviral treatment (ART) remains high. Emp...	Health systems; HIV; Population impact; Simulation; South Africa	anti human immunodeficiency virus agent; tuberculostatic agent; adult; comparative study; epidemi...	674-A-00-08-00007-00, USAID, United States Agency for International Development	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84891894752	Impact of helminth diagnostic test performance on estimation of risk factors and outcomes in HIV-...	Arndt M.B., John-Stewart G., Richardson B.A., Singa B., Van Lieshout L., Verweij J.J., Sangaré L....	2013	PLoS ONE	8	12	10.1371/journal.pone.0081915	Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States; Department of G...	Arndt, M.B., Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States; Jo...	Background: Traditional methods using microscopy for the detection of helminth infections have li...	None	albendazole; hemoglobin; praziquantel; adult; Ancylostoma duodenale; article; Ascaris lumbricoide...	NIH, National Institutes of Health; NIAID, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases;...	View

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