Publications by authors named "D Shakely"
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- * It employs the InterVA-5 algorithm to identify the probable causes of death and categorize the circumstances surrounding those deaths, revealing that major causes of death include circulatory diseases, stroke, and diabetes mellitus itself.
- * Key findings point to 'inevitable' causes and social factors like 'recognition' (difficulty recognizing severe illness) and 'traditions' (cultural attitudes towards seeking medical help) as significant contributors to mortality, suggesting that addressing these barriers could improve healthcare access and lower death rates.
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- Diabetes mellitus is a global health concern that affects public health and socioeconomic development; understanding community perceptions of its mortality causes is essential.
- The study conducted 302 verbal autopsy interviews in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, linking community perceptions of death with data from a Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus register, using models to analyze causes of death.
- Findings revealed varied community understanding of mortality, with misconceptions influenced by gender and marital status, highlighting the importance of public education on diabetes-related health risks.
Background: Unsafe abortion is a major contributor to maternal morbidity and mortality in countries where induced abortion is restricted. In Kurdistan Region of Iraq, induced abortion is strictly forbidden except for life-threatening situations, increasing the risk of seeking unsafe abortions. Attitudes among healthcare professionals who directly encounter cases and consequences of induced abortion can be studied to improve women's access to safe abortion.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPneumococcal concentration and serotype distribution in preschool children with radiologically confirmed pneumonia compared to healthy controls prior to introduction of pneumococcal vaccination in Zanzibar: an observational study.
BMC Infect Dis
December 2022
Background: The World Health Organization recommends pneumococcal vaccination (PCV) in the first year of life. We investigated pneumococcal serotypes in children with clinical or radiologically confirmed pneumonia and healthy controls prior to PCV13 vaccine introduction in Zanzibar.
Methods: Children (n = 677) with non-severe acute febrile illness aged 2-59 months presenting to a health centre in Zanzibar, Tanzania April-July 2011 were included.
Background: Substantial global progress in the control of malaria in recent years has led to increased commitment to its potential elimination. Whether this is possible in high transmission areas of sub-Saharan Africa remains unclear. Zanzibar represents a unique case study of such attempt, where modern tools and strategies for malaria treatment and vector control have been deployed since 2003.
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