Publications by authors named "M A Bronson"
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- Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection rates globally, making national HBV prevalence estimates crucial for Kenya's viral hepatitis program.
- In a study analyzing data from over 3,000 participants aged 15-64 in the 2018 Kenya Population-based HIV Impact Assessment, the national HBV prevalence was found to be 3.0%, equating to approximately 810,600 infected individuals in this age group.
- The study revealed significant geographical variations in HBV prevalence, with higher rates in certain regions, among people living with HIV, older individuals, those with no formal education, and in lower economic groups; lack of formal education was notably linked to increased HBV infection risk.
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- Informal caregivers providing home care often face stress that can negatively impact their health-related quality of life (HRQOL).
- The study aimed to assess the impact of the Further Enabling Care at Home (FECH+) program on improving HRQOL for caregivers of older adults after hospital discharge.
- Conducted as a randomized clinical trial in Australia, caregivers in the intervention group received structured support through phone calls, while the control group only received standard care, with various outcomes tracked over 12 months.
Background: The Zambian government has implemented a public health response to control the HIV epidemic in the country. Zambia conducted a population-based HIV impact assessment (ZAMPHIA) survey in 2021 to assess the status of the HIV epidemic to guide its public health programs.
Methods: ZAMPHIA 2021 was a cross-sectional two-stage cluster sample household survey among persons aged ≥15 years conducted in Zambia across all 10 provinces.
For large plasmonic nanoparticles, retardation effects become important once their length becomes comparable to the wavelength of light. However, most models do not incorporate retardation effects due to the high computational cost of solving for the optical properties of large atomistic electrodynamics systems. In this work, we derive and implement a recursive fast multipole method (FMM) in Cartesian coordinates that includes retardation effects.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFVoluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) has primarily been promoted for HIV prevention. Evidence also supports that male circumcision offers protection against other sexually transmitted infections. This analysis assessed the effect of circumcision on syphilis, hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and HIV.
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