Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences by Subject "Epidemiology"
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COVID-19 across Africa: epidemiologic heterogeneity and necessity of contextually relevant transmission models and intervention strategies
(American College of Physicians, 2020)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has rapidly emerged as a global public health threat with epicenters in regions of China, parts of Europe, and larger urban centers across North America (1). By comparison, population-level ... -
Global, regional, and national burden of cardiovascular diseases for 10 causes, 1990 to 2015
(Elsevier, 2017)Background The burden of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remains unclear in many regions of the world. Objectives The GBD (Global Burden of Disease) 2015 study integrated data on disease incidence, prevalence, and mortality ... -
Heart rate variability, the dynamic nature of the retinal microvasculature and cardiac stress: providing insight into the brain-retina-heart link: the SABPA study + Correction
(Nature, 2020)Background and aims Decreased heart-rate-variability (HRV) indicates increased sympathetic nervous system (SNS) activity and modulation with a shift in the sympatho-vagal balance towards SNS predominance. Increased SNS ... -
Lifestyle influences changes in fibrin clot properties over a 10-year period on a population level
(Georg Thieme Verlag, 2022)Case–control and observational studies have provided a plausible mechanistic link between clot structure and thrombosis. We aimed to identify lifestyle, demographic, biochemical, and genetic factors that influence changes ... -
Measurement of physical activity in urban and rural south african adults: a comparison of two self-report methods
(BioMed Central, 2016)Background Due to the large mortality from inactivity-related non-communicable diseases in low- and middle- income countries, accurate assessment of physical activity is important for surveillance, monitoring and understanding ... -
Methylation vs. protein inflammatory biomarkers and their associations with cardiovascular function
(Frontiers Media, 2020)DNA methylation data can be used to estimate proportions of leukocyte subsets retrospectively, when directly measured cell counts are unavailable. The methylation-derived neutrophil-to-lymphocyte and lymphocyte-to-monocyte ... -
The role of sex work laws and stigmas in increasing HIV risks among sex workers
(Springer Nature, 2020)Globally HIV incidence is slowing, however HIV epidemics among sex workers are stable or increasing in many settings. While laws governing sex work are considered structural determinants of HIV, individual-level data ...