Background “Digital public health” has emerged from an interest in integrating digital
technologies into public health. However, significant challenges which limit the scale and …

Data science health research promises tremendous benefits for African populations, but its
implementation is fraught with substantial ethical governance risks that could thwart the …

Abstract Background Geographic Information System (GIS) and Global Positioning System
(GPS), vital tools for supporting public health research, provide a framework to collect …

Objectives Global prevalence rates of psoriasis differ significantly, with lowest rates in the
equator region and increasing tendencies towards the north but also differences within …

Background Maternal and child health (MCH) care utilization often vary with geographic
location. We analyzed the geographic distribution and determinants of utilization of four or …

Undercooked or raw meat containing cyst-stage bradyzoites and oocyst-contaminated pets
are presumed to constitute a major source of human toxoplasmosis. As the geospatial …

The concept of neighborhood contagion focus is defined and justified as a basic spatial unit
for epidemiological diagnosis and action, and a specific methodological procedure is …

Prevention quality indicators (PQIs) constitute a set of measures that can be combined with
hospital inpatient data to identify the quality of care for ambulatory care sensitive conditions …

Although neighborhood environmental factors have been found to be associated with
cognitive decline, few longitudinal studies have focused on their effect on older adults living …

Mumps vaccines have been widely used in recent years, but frequent mumps outbreaks and
re-emergence around the world have not stopped. Mumps still remains a serious public …