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IACAPAP Textbook of Child and Adolescent Mental Health - Section A Introduction to child & adolescent mental health

Adrian Sondheimer; Joseph M Rey IACAPAP (2012) C2

Introduction Capter A.1 Ethics and international child and adolescent psychiatry

HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment in the Region of the Americas: achievements, challenges and perspectives

F. Pérez; G. Ravasi; J. Peter Figueroa; et al. PAHO (Pan American Health Organization; World Health Organization); Iris (Institutional Repository); Rev Panam Salud Publica; Pan American Journal of Public Health (2016) C2

Overview Rev Panam Salud Publica 40(6), 2016

Tuberculosis and HIV Co-Infection

A. Pawlowski, M. Jansson, M. Sköld, et al. PLOS Phatogens (2012) CC

PLoS Pathogens | www.plospathogens.org 1 February 2012 | Volume 8 | Issue 2 | e100246

Guidelines for Case-Finding, Diagnosis, and Public Health Response in South Africa

Bham, A.; J. Bhiman, F. Bongweni et al. National Department of Health South Africa (2020) CC

In the light of the transmissibility of coronaviruses, and the global experience with MERS-CoV (ongoing) and SARS in 2003 which were also caused by coronaviruses, South African authorities have comp ... more

Comparison of Trends in Tuberculosis Incidence among Adults Living with HIV and Adults without HIV – Kenya, 1998–2012

C. M. Yuen, H. O. Weyenga, A. A. Kim, et al. PLOS One (2014) CC

PLoS ONE 9(6): e99880. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0099880 Published June 17, 2014

The impact of training on self-reported performance in reproductive, maternal, and newborn health service delivery among healthcare workers in Tanzania: a baseline- and endline-survey

Tumbwene, M.; Mbekenga, C.; Isangula, K.; et al. (2022) CC2

Reprod Health 19, 143 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-022-01452-4. Delivery of quality reproductive health services has been documented to depend on the availability of healthcare workers who are adequately supported with appropriate training. However, unmet training needs among healthcare ... more

Malaria vaccines: the 60‑year journey of hope and final success—lessons learned and future prospects

El‑Moamly, A.A.; and M. A. El‑Sweify (2023) CC

Tropical Medicine and Health (2023) 51:29

Providing sutstainable mental and neurological health care in Ghana and Kenya

Sheena Posey Norris, Erin Hammers Forstag, and Bruce M. Altevogt Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders; Board on Health Sciences Policy; Board on Global Health; Publisher: National Academic Press (2016) C2

Optimal timing of HIV home‐based counselling and testing rounds in Western Kenya

Olney, Jack J.; Eaton, Jeffrey W.; Braitstein, Paula et al. (2018) CC

Journal of the International AIDS Society, vol. 21 Issue no. 6 e 25142
Weaknesses in care programmes providing anti‐retroviral therapy (ART) persist and are often instigated by late HIV diagnosis an ... more

Spatiotemporal distribution of antimicrobial resistant organisms in different water environments in urban and rural settings of Bangladesh

Asaduzzaman, M. et al. (2022) CC

The authors conduct an integrated survey of Antimicrobial Resistant Organisms (AMR) in drinking water, wastewater and surface water in three settings in Bangladesh: rural households, rural poultry farms, a ... more

Improving medicines access and use for child health: a guide to developing interventions

Ross-Degnan, D., Vialle-Valentin, C., and Briggs, J. USAID, SIAPS (Systems for Improved Access to Pharmaceuticals and Services) (2015) C1

Submitted to the US Agency for International Development by the Systems for Improved Access to Pharmaceuticals and Services (SIAPS) Program. This manual provides a framework to identify problems and ... more

Isoniazid Prophylactic Therapy for the Prevention of Tuberculosis in HIV Infected Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta- Analysis of Randomized Trials

H. T. Ayele, M. S. M. van Mourik, T. P. A. Debray, et al. PLOS One (2015) CC

PLOS ONE | DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0142290 November 9, 2015; 1 / 16

Air pollution and the noncommunicable disease prevention agenda: opportunities for public health and environmental science

Howse, E.; Crane, M.; Hanigan, I. et al. Environmental Research Letters (2021) CC

Air pollution is a major environmental risk factor and contributor to chronic, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). However, most public health approaches to NCD prevention focus on behavioural and biom ... more

Selection of essential medicines for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases in low and middle income countries

Bazargani, Y.T.; Ugurlu, M.; Leufkens, H.G.M. et al. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders (2018) CC

The incidence and mortality of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) in low and middle income countries (LMICs) have been increasing, while access to CVDs medicines is suboptimal. We assessed selection of ... more

Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Children and Adolescents

Patrick, S., Perrin, S., Tim, D., Richard, M-S., David M, C., & William, Y. Current Opinion in Psychiatry (2013) C1

Purpose of review: We review recent evidence regarding risk factors for childhood posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and treatment outcome studies from 2010 to 2012 including dissemination studies, early intervention studies ... more

Infrastructure, policy and regulatory interventions to increase physical activity to prevent cardiovascular diseases and diabetes: a systematic review

Durão, S.; Burns, J.; Schmidt, B. et al. BMC Public Health (2023) CC

Background Noncommunicable diseases are major contributors to morbidity and mortality worldwide. Modifying the risk factors for these conditions, such as physical inactivity, is thus essential. Addressing the context or circumstances in which physi ... cal activity occurs may promote physical activity at a population level. We assessed the effects of infrastructure, policy or regulatory interventions for increasing physical activity. Methods We searched PubMed, Embase and clinicaltrials.gov to identify randomised controlled trials (RCTs), controlled before-after (CBAs) studies, and interrupted time series (ITS) studies assessing population-level infrastructure or policy and regulatory interventions to increase physical activity. We were interested in the effects of these interventions on physical activity, body weight and related measures, blood pressure, and CVD and type 2 diabetes morbidity and mortality, and on other secondary outcomes. Screening and data extraction was done in duplicate, with risk of bias was using an adapted Cochrane risk of bias tool. Due to high levels of heterogeneity, we synthesised the evidence based on effect direction. Results We included 33 studies, mostly conducted in high-income countries. Of these, 13 assessed infrastructure changes to green or other spaces to promote physical activity and 18 infrastructure changes to promote active transport. The effects of identified interventions on physical activity, body weight and blood pressure varied across studies (very low certainty evidence); thus, we remain very uncertain about the effects of these interventions. Two studies assessed the effects of policy and regulatory interventions; one provided free access to physical activity facilities and showed that it may have beneficial effects on physical activity (low certainty evidence). The other provided free bus travel for youth, with intervention effects varying across studies (very low certainty evidence). Conclusions Evidence from 33 studies assessing infrastructure, policy and regulatory interventions for increasing physical activity showed varying results. The certainty of the evidence was mostly very low, due to study designs included and inconsistent findings between studies. Despite this drawback, the evidence indicates that providing access to physical activity facilities may be beneficial; however this finding is based on only one study. Implementation of these interventions requires full consideration of contextual factors, especially in low resource settings. more

Chapter 17 Environmental, Health and Equity Effects of Urban Green Space Interventions

Hunter, R.F.; Cleary A. , Braubach M. (2019) CC