Respondent-driven sampling: a sampling method for hard-to-reach populations and beyond

S Raifman, MA DeVost, JC Digitale, YH Chen… - Current Epidemiology …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review We provided an overview of sampling methods for hard-to-
reach populations and guidance on implementing one of the most popular approaches …

Recurrent pregnancy loss: diagnostic workup after two or three pregnancy losses? A systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis

MM van Dijk, AM Kolte, J Limpens, E Kirk… - Human reproduction …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) occurs in 1–3% of all couples trying to
conceive. No consensus exists regarding when to perform testing for risk factors in couples …

HIV prevalence among men who have sex with men in Brazil: results of the 2nd national survey using respondent-driven sampling

L Kerr, C Kendall, MDC Guimarães, RS Mota… - Medicine, 2018 - journals.lww.com
HIV prevalence among men who have sex with men in Brazil: re... : Medicine HIV prevalence
among men who have sex with men in Brazil: results of the 2nd national survey using …

Unweighted regression models perform better than weighted regression techniques for respondent-driven sampling data: results from a simulation study

L Avery, N Rotondi, C McKnight, M Firestone… - BMC medical research …, 2019 - Springer
Background It is unclear whether weighted or unweighted regression is preferred in the
analysis of data derived from respondent driven sampling. Our objective was to evaluate the …

HIV testing and engagement with the HIV treatment cascade among men who have sex with men in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

J Stannah, E Dale, J Elmes, R Staunton, C Beyrer… - The lancet HIV, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background HIV disproportionately affects gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with
men (MSM) in Africa, where many countries criminalise same-sex behaviour. We assessed …

Use of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis among urban Canadian gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men: a cross-sectional analysis of the Engage cohort …

J Cox, H Apelian, EEM Moodie… - … Open Access Journal, 2021 - cmajopen.ca
Background: In Canada, gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBM) are
disproportionately affected by HIV. Our objective was to describe access to HIV pre …

Global prevalence of norovirus in cases of acute gastroenteritis from 1997 to 2021: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis

Y Liao, X Hong, A Wu, Y Jiang, Y Liang, J Gao… - Microbial …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background The worldwide response towards the acute gastroenteritis epidemic was well
known, but the absence of an updated systematic review of global norovirus epidemiology in …

Relation of periodontitis to risk of cardiovascular and all-cause mortality (from a Danish nationwide cohort study)

GM Hansen, A Egeberg, P Holmstrup… - The American journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Periodontitis and atherosclerosis are highly prevalent chronic inflammatory diseases, and it
has been suggested that periodontitis is an independent risk factor of cardiovascular …

REFORMS: Consensus-based Recommendations for Machine-learning-based Science

S Kapoor, EM Cantrell, K Peng, TH Pham, CA Bail… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Machine learning (ML) methods are proliferating in scientific research. However, the
adoption of these methods has been accompanied by failures of validity, reproducibility, and …

Leukoaraiosis, intracerebral hemorrhage, and functional outcome after acute stroke thrombolysis

K Kongbunkiat, D Wilson, N Kasemsap, S Tiamkao… - Neurology, 2017 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: To perform a systematic review and pooled meta-analysis of published studies to
assess whether the presence of leukoaraiosis on neuroimaging before treatment with …