Publications by authors named "Hadley Matendechero Sultani"
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- Soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) mainly affects impoverished areas, and this study uses model-based geostatistics to map disease risk and improve predictions of STH prevalence by incorporating remotely sensed data.
- The research analyzes data from 1551 schools in Kenya, comparing geostatistical models with and without spatially referenced covariates to assess how well they predict STH prevalence classifications.
- Results show that the model using covariates provided better accuracy in classifying districts and reduced uncertainty in predictions, highlighting the potential for enhanced control strategies for STH.
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- Trachomatous trichiasis (TT) is a painful eye problem that can cause blindness, and women are affected more than men.
- Researchers studied data from 20 African countries to see how men and women are treated for TT and if there are differences.
- The results showed that women are more likely to have complications after surgery and are more likely to refuse surgery, suggesting there are some gender differences in how TT is managed.
Geostatistical modelling of the distribution, risk and burden of podoconiosis in Kenya.
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg
February 2023
Background: Understanding and accurately predicting the environmental limits, population at risk and burden of podoconiosis are critical for delivering targeted and equitable prevention and treatment services, planning control and elimination programs and implementing tailored case finding and surveillance activities.
Methods: This is secondary analysis of a nationwide podoconiosis mapping survey in Kenya. We combined national representative prevalence survey data of podoconiosis with climate and environmental data, overlayed with population figures in a geostatistical modelling framework, to predict the environmental suitability, population living in at-risk areas and number of cases of podoconiosis in Kenya.
Podoconiosis is a type of tropical lymphedema that is clinically distinguished from lymphatic filariasis (LF) because it is ascending and commonly bilateral but asymmetric. The disease is a result of a genetically determined inflammatory reaction to long-term exposure to mineral particles in irritant red clay soils derived mainly from volcanic soils. We conducted the first nationwide mapping of the prevalence and risk factors of podoconiosis in Kenya.
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