A5032715611- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Malaria Research and Control
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology Models
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments
- Influenza Virus Research Studies
- Diabetes Treatment and Management
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies
- Pharmacology and Obesity Treatment
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
- Neutrino Physics Research
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
2021-2024
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
2024
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust
2023
Malaria Consortium
2019-2022
University of Sheffield
1999-2021
Faculty of Public Health
2021
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
2019
Public Health England
2016-2017
University of Canterbury
2016
Results of observations low energy nuclear and electron recoil events in liquid xenon scintillator detectors are given. The relative scintillation efficiency for recoils is 0.22±0.01 the range 40–70 keV. Under assumption a single dominant decay component to pulse shape log-normal mean parameter T0 maximum likelihood estimator time constant 6 keV <Eee<30 equal 21.0±0.5 ns. It observed that rises slowly with energy, having value ∼30 ns at Eee∼15 Electron shapes found be well fitted by...
SUMMARY This study assessed variation in coverage of maternal pertussis vaccination, introduced England October 2012 response to a national outbreak, and new infant rotavirus vaccination programme, implemented July 2013. Vaccine eligible patients were included from vaccine datasets covered April 2014 March 2015 for January June 2016 rotavirus. (%) was calculated overall by NHS Local Team (LT), ethnicity Index Multiple Deprivation (IMD) quintile, compared using binomial regression. Compared...
Aims To determine if urinary incontinence (UI) and fecal (FI) were independent risk factors for aged resident care (ARC) admissions older people, after controlling confounders applying apposite statistical methods. Methods Since 2012, all community recipients in New Zealand have undergone a standardized needs assessment using the Home Care International Residential Assessment Instrument (interRAI‐HC). The interRAI‐HC instrument elicits information on 236 questions over 20 domains, including...
Guidelines recommend patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) be referred to (PH) centers, but little is known about where care actually delivered in the United States (US). To use prescription patterns estimate proportion of PAH at US PH centers and explore factors associated location care. This retrospective study analyzed claims from Komodo database adults who received ≥1 between March 2021 February 2022. A center was defined as accredited (Pulmonary Hypertension Association...
Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) is a safe and effective intervention for preventing in children under 5 years of age. Lead mothers are community health volunteers that help caregivers comply with monthly administration anti-malarial drugs during SMC campaigns. The lead mother approach used several implementing states across Nigeria, but there lack evidence about their roles how they are. This study sought to better understand the current role mothers, identify areas improvement ways...
Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) involves administering antimalarial drugs at monthly intervals during the high transmission period to children aged 3 59 months as recommended by World Health Organization. Typically, a full SMC course is administered over four cycles from July October, coinciding with rainy season. However, an analysis of rainfall patterns suggest that season longer and starting early June in south Burkina Faso, leading rise cases prior first cycle. This study assessed...
Abstract Background Quality data from Health Management Information Systems (HMIS) are important for tracking the effectiveness of malaria control interventions. However, HMIS in many resource-limited settings do not currently meet standards set by World Organization (WHO). We aimed to assess quality and associated factors Chad. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted 14 health facilities Massaguet district. Data on children under 15 years were obtained external patient register...
Abstract Aim Pneumonia is the leading infectious cause of death among children under five globally. Many pneumonia deaths result from inappropriate treatment due to misdiagnosis signs and symptoms. This study aims identify whether health extension workers (HEWs) in Ethiopia, using an automated multimodal device (Masimo Rad‐G), adhere required guidelines while assessing classifying with cough or difficulty breathing understand acceptability. Methods A cross‐sectional was conducted three...
<h3>ABSTRACT</h3> <h3>Background:</h3> To prevent malaria among children aged 3–59 months in areas with high seasonal transmission, chemoprevention (SMC) is recommended. In Chad, there evidence of SMC administration to older than 5 years (referred as "leakage"). This study aimed understand the reasons for leakage and explore feasibility acceptability extending delivery 5–10 Chad. <h3>Methods:</h3> We conducted a mixed-methods Massaguet health district cross-sectional survey determine...
Acute respiratory infections (ARIs), primarily pneumonia, are the leading infectious cause of under-5 mortality worldwide. Manually counting rate (RR) for 60 seconds using an ARI timer is commonly practiced by community health workers to detect fast breathing, important sign pneumonia. However, correctly breaths manually and classifying RR challenging, often inappropriate treatment. A potential solution introduce counters, which count classify automatically.This study aims determine how...
Bi-annual high dose vitamin A supplements administered to children aged 6-59 months can significantly reduce child mortality, but supplementation (VAS) coverage is low in Nigeria. The World Health Organization recommends that VAS be integrated into other public health programmes which are aimed at improving survival. Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) provides a ready platform for integration improve outcomes. This study explored the feasibility and acceptability of integrating with SMC...
Manually counting a child's respiratory rate (RR) for 60 seconds using an acute infection timer is the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended method detecting fast breathing as sign of pneumonia. However, RR challenging and misclassification observed common, often leading to inappropriate treatment. To address this gap, diagnostic aid (ARIDA) project was initiated in response call better pneumonia aids aimed identify assess automated counters classifying when used by front-line health...
Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) is a WHO-recommended intervention for children aged 3-59 months living in areas of high transmission to provide protection against during the rainy season. Operational guidelines were developed, based on WHO guidance, support countries mitigate risk coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) within communities and among community distributors when delivering SMC.A cross-sectional study determine adherence infection prevention control (IPC) measures two...
Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) is a World Health Organization-recommended intervention for the prevention of among children at high risk in areas with seasonal transmission. During coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, SMC drug distribution was rapidly adapted to reduce contact and mitigate transmission between communities community distributors, caregivers administering doses. To address challenges find local solutions improve administration adherence, role model approach...
Abstract Aim Pneumonia is the leading cause of child death after neonatal period, resulting from late care seeking and inappropriate treatment. Diagnosis involves counting respiratory rate (RR); however, RR remains challenging for health workers miscounting, misclassification common. We evaluated usability a new automated counter, Philips Children's Respiratory Monitor (ChARM), to Female Community Health Volunteers (FCHVs), its acceptability FCHVs caregivers in Nepal. Methods A...
Manually counting respiratory rate (RR) is commonly practiced by community health workers to detect fast breathing, an important sign of childhood pneumonia. Correctly and classifying breaths manually challenging, often leading inappropriate treatment. This study aimed determine the usability a new automated RR counter (ChARM) extension (HEWs), its acceptability HEWs, first-level facility (FLHFWs) caregivers in Ethiopia.A cross-sectional was conducted one region Ethiopia between May August...
Manual assessment of respiratory rate (RR) in children is unreliable, but remains the main method to diagnose pneumonia low-resource settings. While automated RR counters offer a potential solution, there currently no gold standard validate these diagnostic aids. A video-based reference tool proposed that allows users annotate breaths and distortions including movement periods, allowing exclusion from computation measures similar how new aids account for automatically. This study evaluated...
A common non-pharmaceutical intervention (NPI) during the COVID-19 pandemic has been group size limits. Furthermore, educational settings of schools and universities have either fully closed or reduced their class sizes. As countries begin to reopen classrooms, a key question will be how large classes can while still preventing local outbreaks disease. Here, we develop analyse simple, stochastic epidemiological model where individuals (considered as students) live in fixed households are...
Regular expert follow-up, risk assessment, and early therapeutic intervention minimize worsening of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). COVID-19 lockdown measures were challenging for chronic disease management. This retrospective, longitudinal analysis used US claims data (January 12, 2016 to September 11, 2021) patients treated with PAH-specific medication compare in-person outpatient specialist visits, telemedicine PAH-related tests during 6-month assessment periods pre- immediately...
The aims of this small-scale study were to explore the feasibility and outcomes a parent-implemented intervention for two-year-olds at risk language difficulties, implications public health model speech therapy (SLT). This adds limited research into targeted SLT interventions. It is first investigate early delivered by trained assistants (TAs) rather than clinicians. Nine children aged between 26 31 months took part. Seven (78%) completed six-session intervention. outcome measure was Words...
<title>Abstract</title> <bold>Background</bold> Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) is a World Health Organization-recommended intervention for the prevention of among children at high risk in areas with seasonal transmission. During coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, SMC drug distribution was rapidly adapted to reduce contact and mitigate transmission between communities community distributors, caregivers administering doses. To address challenges find local solutions improve...