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Mortality reduction benefits and intussusception risks of rotavirus vaccination in 135 low-income and middle-income countries: a modelling analysis of current and alternative schedules

Andrew Clark, PhD, Jacqueline Tate, PhD, Umesh Parashar, MD, Mark Jit, PhD et al. • The Lancet Global Health (2019)

Summary: Background: Infant rotavirus vaccines have led to substantial reductions in hospital admissions and deaths due to gastroenteritis, but some studies have reported an elevated risk of intussusception, a rare bowel disorder. This ana...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(19)30412-7

Why is the screening rate in lung cancer still low? A seven-country analysis of the factors affecting adoption

Charlotte Poon, Tim Wilsdon, Iqra Sarwar, Alexander Roediger et al. • Frontiers in Public Health (2023)

Strong evidence of lung cancer screening’s effectiveness in mortality reduction, as demonstrated in the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) in the US and the Dutch–Belgian Randomized Lung Cancer Screening Trial (NELSON), has prompted count...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1264342

Applying the lessons of maternal mortality reduction to global emergency health

Emilie J Calvello, Alexander P Skog, Andrea G Tenner, Lee A Wallis • Bulletin of the World Health Organization (2015)

Abstract Over the last few decades, maternal health has been a major focus of the international community and this has resulted in a substantial decrease in maternal mortality globally. Although, compared with maternal illness, medical and ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.2471/BLT.14.146571

Living standard and access to tetanus toxoid immunization among women in Bangladesh

Ummay Nayeema Islam, Kanchan Kumar Sen, Wasimul Bari • BMC Public Health (2022)

Abstract Background Although Bangladesh has an impressive track record in the reduction of maternal and child mortality, tetanus, a dreadful disease, impedes the way to achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) in this respect. Sufficient ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-13448-7