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Ngianga-bakwin Kandala
Geographic Variations in Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Luxembourg
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and associated behavioural and metabolic risk factors constitute a major public health concern at a global level. Many reports worldwide have documented different risk profiles for populations with demographic variations. The objective of this study was to examine geographic variations in the top leading cardio metabolic and behavioural risk factors in Luxembourg, in order to provide an overall picture of CVD burden across the country. The analysis conducted was based on data from the nationwide ORISCAV-LUX survey, including 1432 subjects, aged 18-69 years. A self-reported questionnaire, physical examination and blood sampling were performed. Age and sex-adjuste…
Conflict in Somalia: impact on child undernutrition
Background: In Somalia, protracted conflict and persistent drought have caused population displacement and livelihood destruction. As a result, there is widespread child malnutrition. We aimed to determine the effects of conflict on wasting and stunting among children aged 6-59 months in Somalia 2007–2010.\ud \ud Methods: Data were from household nutritional surveys from 2007 to 2010, with 1,066 clusters covering 73,778 children, the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data (ACLED) project and remote sensing. We used Bayesian hierarchical spatial-temporal regression methods to examine the effects of conflict on wasting and stunting. A preliminary model included individual, household and envir…
Additional file 2: of Co-morbidity of malnutrition with falciparum malaria parasitaemia among children under the aged 6–59 months in Somalia: a geostatistical analysis
Table S1. Univariate and multiple variable regression adjusted odds ratio (AOR) and 95% credible interval (CrI) of the effect of covariates on wasting and low-muac among children aged 6–59 months in Somalia. Values in bold typeface are those that don’t contain the value 1 in their 95% CrI and were considered statistically significant. Fig. S1. Flowchart for FSNAU surveys. This diagram was adopted from the ‘Guidelines for emergency nutrition and mortality surveys in Somalia’. The sample size of acute malnutrition and malaria are computed separately depending on the estimated prevalence and the desired precision but the sampling procedure is the same. Fig. S2. Patterns of stunting among child…
Additional file 1: of Co-morbidity of malnutrition with falciparum malaria parasitaemia among children under the aged 6â 59Â months in Somalia: a geostatistical analysis
Multilingual abstracts in the five official working languages of the United Nations. (PDF 193 kb)
Co-morbidity of malnutrition with falciparum malaria parasitaemia among children under the aged 6–59 months in Somalia: a geostatistical analysis
Background Malnutrition and malaria are both significant causes of morbidity and mortality in African children. However, the extent of their spatial comorbidity remains unexplored and an understanding of their spatial correlation structure would inform improvement of integrated interventions. We aimed to determine the spatial correlation between both wasting and low mid upper arm circumference (MUAC) and falciparum malaria among Somalian children aged 6–59 months. Methods Data were from 49 227 children living in 888 villages between 2007 to 2010. We developed a Bayesian geostatistical shared component model in order to determine the common spatial distributions of wasting and falciparum mal…
Additional file 2: of Co-morbidity of malnutrition with falciparum malaria parasitaemia among children under the aged 6–59 months in Somalia: a geostatistical analysis
Table S1. Univariate and multiple variable regression adjusted odds ratio (AOR) and 95% credible interval (CrI) of the effect of covariates on wasting and low-muac among children aged 6–59 months in Somalia. Values in bold typeface are those that don’t contain the value 1 in their 95% CrI and were considered statistically significant. Fig. S1. Flowchart for FSNAU surveys. This diagram was adopted from the ‘Guidelines for emergency nutrition and mortality surveys in Somalia’. The sample size of acute malnutrition and malaria are computed separately depending on the estimated prevalence and the desired precision but the sampling procedure is the same. Fig. S2. Patterns of stunting among child…
Additional file 1: of Co-morbidity of malnutrition with falciparum malaria parasitaemia among children under the aged 6â 59Â months in Somalia: a geostatistical analysis
Multilingual abstracts in the five official working languages of the United Nations. (PDF 193 kb)
Childhood football play and practice in relation to self-regulation and national team selection; a study of Norwegian elite youth players.
Childhood sport participation is argued to be important to understand differences in self-regulation and performance level in adolescence. This study sought to investigate if football-specific activities in childhood (6–12 years of age) is related to self-regulatory skills and national under 14- and 15-team selection in Norwegian elite youth football. Data of practice histories and self-regulatory skills of 515 youth football players selected at Norwegian regional level were collected and further analysed using multilevel analyses. The results revealed that high self-regulated players were more likely to be selected for national initiatives, and increased their involvement in peer-led footb…