Seasonality of Plasmodium falciparum transmission: a systematic review

RC Reiner, M Geary, PM Atkinson, DL Smith… - Malaria Journal, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Background Although Plasmodium falciparum transmission frequently exhibits
seasonal patterns, the drivers of malaria seasonality are often unclear. Given the massive …

Estimated effects of Asian dust storms on spatiotemporal distributions of clinic visits for respiratory diseases in Taipei children (Taiwan)

LC Chien, CH Yang, HL Yu - Environmental health perspectives, 2012 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Increases in certain cause-specific hospital admissions have been reported
during Asian dust storms (ADS), which primarily originate from north and northwest China …

Bayesian spatial modelling of intimate partner violence and associated factors among adult women and men: evidence from 2019/2020 Rwanda Demographic and …

I Maposa, HS Twabi, Z Matsena-Zingoni, JM Batidzirai… - BMC public health, 2023 - Springer
Background Intimate partner violence (IPV) remains a global public health concern for both
men and women. Spatial mapping and clustering analysis can reveal subtle patterns in IPV …

Spatial distribution and analysis of risk factors associated with Anemia among women of reproductive age: case of 2014 Rwanda demographic and health survey data

F Habyarimana, T Zewotir… - The Open Public Health …, 2018 - benthamopen.com
Background: Anemia is an important public health problem affecting all age groups of the
population. The objective of this study was to identify the risk factors associated with anemia …

Bayesian spatial semi-parametric modeling of HIV variation in Kenya

O Ngesa, H Mwambi, T Achia - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Spatial statistics has seen rapid application in many fields, especially epidemiology and
public health. Many studies, nonetheless, make limited use of the geographical location …

Using generalized structured additive regression models to determine factors associated with and clusters for COVID-19 hospital deaths in South Africa

I Maposa, R Welch, L Ozougwu, T Arendse… - BMC Public Health, 2023 - Springer
Background The first case of COVID-19 in South Africa was reported in March 2020 and the
country has since recorded over 3.6 million laboratory-confirmed cases and 100 000 deaths …

Efficient mapping and geographic disparities in breast cancer mortality at the county-level by race and age in the US

LC Chien, HL Yu, M Schootman - Spatial and spatio-temporal …, 2013 - Elsevier
This study identified geographic disparities in breast cancer mortality across the US using
kriging to overcome unavailability of data because of confidentiality and reliability concerns …

Assessing the effects of mosquito nets on malaria mortality using a space time model: a case study of Rufiji and Ifakara Health and Demographic Surveillance System …

M Selemani, AS Msengwa, S Mrema, A Shamte… - Malaria journal, 2016 - Springer
Background Although malaria decline has been observed in most sub-Saharan African
countries, the disease still represents a significant public health burden in Tanzania. There …

Spatial and space–time clustering of mortality due to malaria in rural Tanzania: evidence from Ifakara and Rufiji Health and Demographic Surveillance System sites

M Selemani, S Mrema, A Shamte, J Shabani… - Malaria journal, 2015 - Springer
Background Although, malaria control interventions are widely implemented to eliminate
malaria disease, malaria is still a public health problem in Tanzania. Understanding the risk …

An application of Bayesian approach in modeling risk of death in an intensive care unit

RSY Wong, NA Ismail - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background and Objectives There are not many studies that attempt to model intensive care
unit (ICU) risk of death in developing countries, especially in South East Asia. The aim of this …