A5046215232- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Global Health Care Issues
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Sex work and related issues
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Radioactive contamination and transfer
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
- Workplace Health and Well-being
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Radiation Dose and Imaging
St. Luke's International University
2018-2025
La Trobe University
2024
Abbotsford Veterinary Clinic
2023
Federation University
2021
The University of Tokyo
2011-2020
Hanoi Medical University
2020
Global Policy Institute
2015
Imakiire General Hospital
2014
King's Fund
2009-2010
UNSW Sydney
2004-2008
Identifying and understanding reasons for being unsure or unwilling regarding intention to be vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) may help inform future public health messages aimed at increasing vaccination coverage. We analyzed a broad array of individual's psychological dispositions with regard decision-making about COVID-19 in Japan.A nationally representative cross-sectional web survey was conducted 30053 Japanese adults aged 20 years older the end February 2021. In...
<b>Objective</b> To assess the temporal trends in occupation specific all causes and cause mortality Japan between 1980 2005. <b>Design</b> Longitudinal analysis of individual death certificates by last before death. Data on population age were derived from census. <b>Setting</b> Government records, Japan. <b>Participants</b> Men aged 30-59. <b>Main outcome measures</b> Age standardised rate for causes, cancers, cerebrovascular disease, ischaemic heart unintentional injuries, suicide....
To determine the incidence of - and illnesses commonly associated with catastrophic household expenditure on health in Nepal.
Background Bangladesh has a high proportion of households incurring catastrophic health expenditure, and very limited risk sharing mechanisms. Identifying determinants out-of-pocket (OOP) payments expenditure may reveal opportunities to reduce costs protect from financial risk. Objective This study investigates the healthcare healthcare- related catastrophe. Methods A cross-sectional household survey was conducted in Rajshahi city, Bangladesh, 2011. Catastrophic estimated separately based on...
Suicide is an extreme consequence of the psychological burden associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) counter-measures. A quasi-Poisson regression was applied to monthly suicide mortality data obtained from National Police Agency estimate gender-specific excess/exiguous deaths during COVID-19 pandemic in Japan up September 2020. We found excess among women July, August and September, but not men. Our results indicate importance related prevention, especially for women. Timely...
Objective To investigate the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes and caesarean section among adolescents in low‐ middle‐income countries. Design Secondary analysis using facility‐based cross‐sectional data from World Health Organization ( WHO ) Global Survey on Maternal Perinatal Health. Setting Twenty‐three countries Africa, Latin America, Asia. Population Women admitted for delivery 363 health facilities during 2–3 months between 2004 2008. Methods We constructed multilevel logistic...
Background Safety of evacuation is paramount importance in disaster planning for elderly people; however, little effort has been made to investigate evacuation-related mortality risks. After the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant accident we conducted a retrospective cohort survival survey evacuees. Methods A total 715 residents admitted five nursing homes Minamisoma city, Prefecture years before 11th March 2011 joined this study. Demographic and clinical characteristics were drawn from...
Abstract The international spread of COVID-19 infection has attracted global attention, but the impact local or domestic travel restriction on public transportation network remains unclear. Passenger volume data for in Japan and time at which first confirmed case was observed each prefecture were extracted from sources. A survival approach a hazard modeled as function closeness centrality utilized to estimate risk importation prefecture. total 46 prefectures with imported cases identified....
Background The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster caused a global panic by release of harmful radionuclides. In setting, misusage contemporary media sources available today can lead to disseminated incorrect information and panic. study aims build scale which examines associations between individual anxieties, propose effective usages for future management. Methods University Tokyo collaborated with the local government conduct radiation-health-seminar total 1560 residents, at 12 different...
Inequality in access to quality healthcare is a major health policy challenge many low- and middle-income countries. This study aimed identify the sources of inequity utilization using population-based household survey from urban Nepal. A cross-sectional was conducted covering 9177 individuals residing 1997 households five municipalities Kathmandu valley between 2011 2012. The concentration index calculated decomposition method used measure inequality utilization, along with horizontal (HI)...
ABSTRACT Background Public health workers at the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC) primary care institutes (PHIs) were among main who implemented prevention, control, containment measures. However, their efforts status have not been well documented. We aimed to investigate working conditions of front line public in China during COVID-19 epidemic. Methods Between 18 February 1 March 2020, we conducted an online cross-sectional survey 2,313 CDC 4,004 PHI five...
Drug overdose deaths in the USA have increased rapidly past 20 years, and understanding patterns trends mortality is essential to develop policy responses. This study aimed determine whether cohort due drug changed two decades assess these by race sex.The national records of accidental death were extracted from Centers for Disease Control Prevention, National Center Health Statistics Mortality Data 2000-2020. Age-period-cohort analysis was performed examine independent effects age, period...
Trust in governments and public institutions as a determinant of health outcomes has gained increased attention since the COVID-19 pandemic. Provided historically low confidence vaccines Japan, investigating role trust information sources actual vaccination uptake behavior will be invaluable for future vaccine promotion policymaking. Therefore, objective this study was to elucidate determinants evaluate relationship between different Japan. For study, we leveraged longitudinal series...
Background. The aim was to examine the temporal relationships over 10 months between cannabis use and symptoms of psychosis depression in people with schizophrenia related disorders. design a prospective study 101 patients disorders who were assessed monthly on medication compliance, other drug use, psychosis. Method. Linear regression methods assess while adjusting for serial dependence, compliance demographic clinical variables. Results. Cannabis predicted small but statistically...
Intervention time series analysis (ITSA) is an important method for analysing the effect of sudden events on data. ITSA methods are quasi-experimental in nature and validity modelling with these depends upon assumptions about timing intervention response process to it.This paper describes how apply analyse impact unplanned when event not accurately known, so problems magnified by uncertainty point onset intervention.The illustrated using example Australian Heroin Shortage 2001, which...