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Ma Jafarabadi

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Mapping age- and sex-specific HIV prevalence in adults in sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–2018

2022

Abstract Background Human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is still among the leading causes of disease burden and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), and the world is not on track to meet targets set for ending the epidemic by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Precise HIV burden information is critical for effective geographic and epidemiological targeting of prevention and treatment interventions. Age- and sex-specific HIV prevalence estimates are widely available at the national level, and region-wide local estimates were recently published for adults overall. We…

MaleAdultSettore MED/17 - Malattie InfettiveAdolescentSettore MED/42 - Igiene Generale e ApplicataHIV InfectionsSettore MED/01 - Statistica MedicaYoung AdultHIV Infections/prevention & controlPregnancySeroepidemiologic StudiesGeneral & Internal MedicinePrevalenceHumansGeostatisticsAfrica; Demographics; Geostatistics; HIV; HIV prevalence; Mapping; Spatial statistics11 Medical and Health SciencesAfrica South of the SaharaAcquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeSpatial statisticsAcquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/epidemiologyHIVGeneral MedicineMiddle AgedSettore SECS-S/04 - DemografiaAfrica South of the Sahara/epidemiology3142 Public health care science environmental and occupational healthHIV prevalenceMapping3121 General medicine internal medicine and other clinical medicineAfricaDemographicsFemaleBMC Medicine
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The prevalence of onchocerciasis in Africa and Yemen, 2000-2018: a geospatial analysis.

2022

Abstract Background Onchocerciasis is a disease caused by infection with Onchocerca volvulus, which is transmitted to humans via the bite of several species of black fly, and is responsible for permanent blindness or vision loss, as well as severe skin disease. Predominantly endemic in parts of Africa and Yemen, preventive chemotherapy with mass drug administration of ivermectin is the primary intervention recommended for the elimination of its transmission. Methods A dataset of 18,116 geo-referenced prevalence survey datapoints was used to model annual 2000–2018 infection prevalence in Africa and Yemen. Using Bayesian model-based geostatistics, we generated spatially continuous estimates o…

Onchocerciasis; Geospatial model; Neglected tropical diseases;IvermectinYemenSettore MED/06 - Oncologia MedicaSettore MED/42 - Igiene Generale e ApplicataNigeriaBayes TheoremGeneral MedicineOnchocerciasisGhanaSettore MED/01 - Statistica MedicaGeneral & Internal MedicinePrevalenceHumansGeospatial model11 Medical and Health SciencesNeglected tropical diseasesBMC medicine
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