Publications by authors named "Ibrahim Gwarzo"
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- 190 million preschoolers in Africa and Asia are vitamin A deficient, prompting a study in Kenya to identify social factors impacting vitamin A supplementation (VAS) in children 6-59 months old across three time periods.
- A significant increase in VAS from 31.8% in 2003 to 67.5% in 2014 was noted, with various demographic factors affecting VAS uptake, particularly in 2003 and 2014, while 2008-09 saw different determinants during a focused Child Health Weeks campaign.
- The findings emphasize the need to address specific child-related factors to effectively target and reduce health disparities in vitamin A deficiency.
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- The study aimed to explore factors linked to undiagnosed diabetes in adults aged 35-64 in Namibia and South Africa, using data from recent health surveys.
- It utilized Andersen’s Behavioral Model to categorize factors into predisposing, enabling, and need factors, analyzing data separately for both countries through logistic regression.
- Key findings indicated that rural living and younger age were significant risk factors for undiagnosed diabetes in Namibia, while lower socioeconomic status posed a risk in South Africa; interestingly, higher blood pressure was linked to lower odds of undiagnosed diabetes in both countries.
: This study aims to describe TBI-related hospitalizations for the whole population and identify factors associated with in-hospital mortality among elderly (≥65 years) patients hospitalized with TBI in Texas.: Using Texas Hospital Discharge Data from 2012 to 2014, TBI-related hospitalizations were identified using International Classification of Diseases - Ninth Revision - Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) codes. Rates for age and gender were estimated using U.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: To determine associations between household motor vehicle ownership and obesity among Indian adults.
Methods: Bivariate and multivariable analyses were conducted using the 2005-2006 and 2015-2016 Indian Demographic and Health surveys, with over 800 000 respondents.
Results: Obesity prevalence (body mass index ≥25 kg/m2) rose in females (16.