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Systematic review of global hepatitis E outbreaks to inform response and coordination initiatives.
BMC Public Health
June 2023
Strategic Analysis, Research and Training (START) Center, Seattle, WA, USA.
Article Synopsis
- Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a common cause of liver infection, mostly mild, but can be very serious for some groups like pregnant women.
- The study looked at HEV outbreaks from 2011 to 2022 by reviewing over 1,300 reports and found 44 outbreaks in 19 countries.
- Many reports were missing important information, such as who got sick, how many people died, and what safety measures helped, making it hard to understand the full impact of HEV.
Prevalence of rotavirus among older children and adults with diarrhea: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Vaccine
July 2021
University of Washington, Strategic Analysis, Research, and Training (START) Center, 3980 15th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98195, United States; University of Washington, Department of Global Health, 3980 15th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98195, United States; University of Washington, Department of Medicine, 1959 NE Pacific St, Seattle, WA 98195, United States. Electronic address:
Background: Older children and adults are susceptible to rotavirus, but the extent to which rotavirus affects this population is not fully understood, hindering accuracy of global rotavirus estimations.
Objective: To determine what proportion of diarrhea cases are due to rotavirus among persons ≥ 5 years old and to estimate this proportion by age strata.
Methods: We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis using the PRISMA guidelines.
Use of the Fogg Behavior Model to Assess the Impact of a Social Marketing Campaign on Condom Use in Pakistan.
J Health Commun
March 2020
b University of Washington, Strategic Analysis, Research, and Training (START) Center, Seattle , WA , USA.
The Fogg Behavior Model (FBM) is a new framework which posits that behavior happens when three factors - motivation, ability, and a prompt - occur in the same moment. The FBM categorizes people into four groups based on motivation and ability and posits that those with high motivation and high ability will adopt a behavior when prompted. Two rounds of panel survey data from 617 married men in urban Pakistan were used to test this hypothesis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStrengthening paper health register systems: strategies from case studies in Ethiopia, Ghana, South Africa and Uganda.
J Glob Health
December 2016
University of Washington, Strategic Analysis, Research and Training (START) Center, Seattle, WA, USA; University of Washington, Department of Epidemiology, Seattle, WA, USA.