The effect of participant nonresponse on HIV prevalence estimates in a population-based survey in two informal settlements in Nairobi city [0.03%]
肯尼亚内罗毕两个城中村里居民无应答对人口基于调查的HIV流行率估计值的影响
Abdhalah K Ziraba,Nyovani J Madise,Mwau Matilu et al.
Abdhalah K Ziraba et al.
Background: Participant nonresponse in an HIV serosurvey can affect estimates of HIV prevalence. Nonresponse can arise from a participant's refusal to provide a blood sample or the failure to trace a sampled individual. I...
Verbal autopsy interpretation: a comparative analysis of the InterVA model versus physician review in determining causes of death in the Nairobi DSS [0.03%]
人口学死亡回顾分析：比较因纳罗毕DSS地区死亡原因分析中InterVA模型与医师评审核实的结果
Samuel O Oti,Catherine Kyobutungi
Samuel O Oti
Background: Developing countries generally lack complete vital registration systems that can produce cause of death information for health planning in their populations. As an alternative, verbal autopsy (VA) - the proces...
Consistency and precision of cancer reporting in a multiwave national panel survey [0.03%]
全国多阶段面板调查中癌症报告的一致性和精确性
Anna Zajacova,Jennifer Beam Dowd,Robert F Schoeni et al.
Anna Zajacova et al.
Background: Many epidemiological studies rely on self-reported information, the accuracy of which is critical for unbiased estimates of population health. Previously, accuracy has been analyzed by comparing self-reports t...
Gary King,Ying Lu,Kenji Shibuya
Gary King
Background: Verbal autopsy analyses are widely used for estimating cause-specific mortality rates (CSMR) in the vast majority of the world without high-quality medical death registration. Verbal autopsies -- survey interv...
A set of indicators for decomposing the secular increase of life expectancy [0.03%]
一组用于分解生命期望值世俗增长的指标体系
Valentin Rousson,Fred Paccaud
Valentin Rousson
Background: The ongoing increase in life expectancy in developed countries is associated with changes in the shape of the survival curve. These changes can be characterized by two main, distinct components: (i) the declin...
Thermal discomfort with cold extremities in relation to age, gender, and body mass index in a random sample of a Swiss urban population [0.03%]
与年龄、性别和体重指数有关的冷末梢感和热不适感——以瑞士城市人口为例
Maneli Mozaffarieh,Paola Fontana Gasio,Andreas Schötzau et al.
Maneli Mozaffarieh et al.
Background: The aim of this epidemiological study was to investigate the relationship of thermal discomfort with cold extremities (TDCE) to age, gender, and body mass index (BMI) in a Swiss urban population. ...
Estimating prevalence of overweight and obesity at the neighborhood level: the value of maternal height and weight data available on birth certificate records [0.03%]
基于出生记录中的母亲身高体重数据估计社区层面的超重和肥胖流行率
David A Webb,Jessica M Robbins,Joan R Bloch et al.
David A Webb et al.
Objective: To determine the value of maternal height and weight data on birth certificate records when estimating prevalence of overweight and obese adults at the neighborhood level. ...
Early mortality experience in a large military cohort and a comparison of mortality data sources [0.03%]
大型军事队列的早期死亡经历及死亡数据分析方法的比较
Tomoko I Hooper,Gary D Gackstetter,Cynthia A Leardmann et al.
Tomoko I Hooper et al.
Background: Complete and accurate ascertainment of mortality is critically important in any longitudinal study. Tracking of mortality is particularly essential among US military members because of unique occupational expo...
Estimated causes of death in Thailand, 2005: implications for health policy [0.03%]
2005年泰国死亡原因模式及对卫生政策的影响
Yawarat Porapakkham,Chalapati Rao,Junya Pattaraarchachai et al.
Yawarat Porapakkham et al.
Background: Almost 400,000 deaths are registered each year in Thailand. Their value for public health policy and planning is greatly diminished by incomplete registration of deaths and by concerns about the quality of cau...
Cause-of-death ascertainment for deaths that occur outside hospitals in Thailand: application of verbal autopsy methods [0.03%]
泰国医院外死亡原因判定：应用口述尸检方法
Warangkana Polprasert,Chalapati Rao,Timothy Adair et al.
Warangkana Polprasert et al.
Background: Ascertainment of cause for deaths that occur in the absence of medical attention is a significant problem in many countries, including Thailand, where more than 50% of such deaths are registered with ill-defin...