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Publisher: Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Date: 25-04-2019
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 12-2017
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 31-10-2018
DOI: 10.1080/13561820.2018.1541873
Abstract: Model United Nations (MUN) debates enable students to engage in policy debate in simulated UN councils, and are regularly held in schools and colleges, globally. In developing countries where leadership and teamwork in 'evidence-based policy and practice' is needed to overcome health inequities and strengthen health systems, few curricula teach these skills using simulation-based, participatory learning approaches. Do MUN debates have something to offer for health professions education in low-resource settings? Since MUN debates are novel in health profession education, we aimed to identify the skill domains for selection of outcome measures in future evaluations. We employed an exploratory, qualitative approach to identify relevant competency domains. The 8 students (4 medical, 1 dental, and 3 pre-med) who volunteered to participate in the MedMUN initiative were interviewed, responses were thematically analyzed and a conceptual framework was developed. Leadership (subthemes: confidence and public-speaking), teamwork (subthemes: student integration and interprofessional education), and social responsibility (subthemes: democracy and a global outlook) were dominant themes. MUN debates are useful, interprofessional simulation exercises for providing students a window into global health policy, while engendering leadership and teamwork skills.
Publisher: BMJ
Date: 2018
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 13-09-2019
DOI: 10.1080/13561820.2019.1650009
Abstract: This paper describes the initiation and proceedings of a national consultation organized to appraise issues in the local built environment affecting public health, using an interprofessional and intersectoral approach. The consultation was hosted as a part of the onsite session of an international fellowship program in interprofessional education and practice, organized by the Manipal FAIMER Institute for Leadership in Interprofessional Education, India. One hundred and eight delegates from across academic disciplines including the health professions, management, public health, architecture, and engineering, participated in this event. Plenary lectures and case studies highlighted the theoretical basics of built environment. Participants were also introduced to fundamental parameters for evaluating health-related aspects of the built environment. Delegates were then grouped into 18 teams and assigned to visit predetermined locations which they appraised and provided recommendations for. These were then thematically coded and synthesized for communication to relevant local municipal authorities. The consultation scope was limited by involving only academics in the appraisal process, and next steps include the engagement of local citizens and policy-makers to ensure the implementation of recommendations. This event illustrates how engaging interprofessional stakeholders can facilitate knowledge-driven development for promoting health equity, through action on the social determinants of health.
Publisher: JMIR Publications Inc.
Date: 10-11-2022
Abstract: n infodemic is excess information, including false or misleading information, that spreads in digital and physical environments during a public health emergency. The COVID-19 pandemic has been accompanied by an unprecedented global infodemic that has led to confusion about the benefits of medical and public health interventions, with substantial impact on risk-taking and health-seeking behaviors, eroding trust in health authorities and compromising the effectiveness of public health responses and policies. Standardized measures are needed to quantify the harmful impacts of the infodemic in a systematic and methodologically robust manner, as well as harmonizing highly ergent approaches currently explored for this purpose. This can serve as a foundation for a systematic, evidence-based approach to monitoring, identifying, and mitigating future infodemic harms in emergency preparedness and prevention. n this paper, we summarize the Fifth World Health Organization (WHO) Infodemic Management Conference structure, proceedings, outcomes, and proposed actions seeking to identify the interdisciplinary approaches and frameworks needed to enable the measurement of the burden of infodemics. n iterative human-centered design (HCD) approach and concept mapping were used to facilitate focused discussions and allow for the generation of actionable outcomes and recommendations. The discussions included 86 participants representing erse scientific disciplines and health authorities from 28 countries across all WHO regions, along with observers from civil society and global public health–implementing partners. A thematic map capturing the concepts matching the key contributing factors to the public health burden of infodemics was used throughout the conference to frame and contextualize discussions. Five key areas for immediate action were identified. he 5 key areas for the development of metrics to assess the burden of infodemics and associated interventions included (1) developing standardized definitions and ensuring the adoption thereof (2) improving the map of concepts influencing the burden of infodemics (3) conducting a review of evidence, tools, and data sources (4) setting up a technical working group and (5) addressing immediate priorities for postpandemic recovery and resilience building. The summary report consolidated group input toward a common vocabulary with standardized terms, concepts, study designs, measures, and tools to estimate the burden of infodemics and the effectiveness of infodemic management interventions. tandardizing measurement is the basis for documenting the burden of infodemics on health systems and population health during emergencies. Investment is needed into the development of practical, affordable, evidence-based, and systematic methods that are legally and ethically balanced for monitoring infodemics generating diagnostics, infodemic insights, and recommendations and developing interventions, action-oriented guidance, policies, support options, mechanisms, and tools for infodemic managers and emergency program managers.
Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
Date: 13-07-2019
Abstract: This study reviewed the completeness of reporting in Indian qualitative public health research (QPHR) studies using the ‘Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research’ (COREQ) checklist. Search results from five electronic databases were screened by two independent reviewers. We included English-language, primary QPHR studies from India, which were assessed for their compliance with the COREQ checklist. Each COREQ item was noted as either reported or unreported. Descriptive statistics for the number of COREQ items reported by each study, and the number of studies that reported each COREQ item were reported, as were the items reported in each year, and in pre- and post-COREQ time periods. Of 537 citations, 246 articles were included. Trends demonstrated an increasing number of Indian QPHR studies being published annually, and an overall increase in reporting completeness since 1997. Only two COREQ items were reported in all studies. 52.4% of articles reported between 16 and 21 items, corresponding to 43–57% of items being reported. Six items were reported in fewer than 10% of studies. COREQ domain 1 was least frequently reported. Despite improving trends, the reporting of QPHR in India is incomplete. Authors and journals should ensure adherence to reporting guidelines.
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Date: 03-2021
DOI: 10.1155/2021/5577277
Abstract: This paper studies the system of coupled nondegenerate viscoelastic Kirchhoff equations with a distributed delay. By using the energy method and Faedo-Galerkin method, we prove the global existence of solutions. Furthermore, we prove the exponential stability result.
Publisher: BMJ
Date: 26-04-2023
DOI: 10.1136/BMJINNOV-2021-000903
Abstract: To identify and summarise the digital health interventions (DHIs) implemented for non-communicable disease (NCD) management for COVID-19. Rapid scoping review. Three reviewers jointly screened titles–abstracts and full texts. One reviewer screened all excluded records. Data were mapped to WHO DHI Classification and narratively summarised. PubMed, CENTRAL, CINAHL, EMBASE. Peer-reviewed primary research published between 1 November 2019 and 19 September 2021 on DHI for NCD management during the COVID-19 pandemic. Reviews, editorials, letters, commentaries, opinions, conference abstracts and grey literature were excluded. Eighty-three studies drawn from 5275 records were included. A majority of the studies were quantitative in design. Forty per cent of the DHIs were implemented in the Americas. Nearly half of these DHIs targeted mental health conditions. A majority of the interventions were delivered remotely and via telephones. Zoom (26.5%), email (17%) and WhatsApp (7.5%) were the top three platforms for care delivery. Telemedicine, targeted client interventions, personal health tracking and on-demand information services for clients were the most frequently implemented interventions. Details regarding associated costs, sustainability, scalability and data governance of the DHI implementations were not described in the majority of the studies. While DHIs supported NCD management during the COVID-19 pandemic, their implementation has not been equitable across geographies or NCDs. While offering promise towards supporting the continuum of care during care delivery disruptions, DHIs need to be embedded into healthcare delivery settings towards strengthening health systems rather than standalone parallel efforts to overcome system level challenges.
Publisher: BMJ
Date: 09-2017
DOI: 10.1136/BMJOPEN-2017-017616
Abstract: India contributes to the highest number of neonatal deaths globally. It also has the greatest number of pneumonia-related neonatal deaths in the developing world. We aim to systematically review the evidence for the factors associated with mortality due to neonatal pneumonia in the Indian context, to address the lack of consolidated evidence on this important issue. This protocol is part of a series of three reviews on neonatal pneumonia in India. Observational studies reporting on outcome of neonatal pneumonia in the Indian context, and published in English in peer-reviewed and indexed journals will be eligible for inclusion. Outcomes of this review will be the factors determining mortality due to neonatal pneumonia. A total of nine databases will be searched. Electronic and hand searching of published and grey literature will be performed. Selection of studies will be done in title, abstract and full text screening stages. Risk of bias, independently assessed by two authors, will be evaluated. Meta-analysis will be performed and heterogeneity assessed. Pooled effect estimates will be stated with 95% confidence intervals. Narrative synthesis will be done where meta-analysis cannot be performed. Publication bias will be evaluated and sensitivity analysis performed according to study quality. Quality of this review will be evaluated using AMSTAR (Assessing the Methodological quality of Systematic Reviews) and GRADE (Grades of Recommendation, Assessment, Development & Evaluation). A summary of findings table will be reported using GRADEPro. Since this is a review involving analysis of secondary data which is available in the public domain, and does not involve human participants, ethical approval was not required. The findings of the study will be shared with all stakeholders of this research. Knowledge dissemination workshops will be conducted with relevant stakeholders to transfer the evidence, tailored to the stakeholder (eg, policy briefs, publications, information booklets, etc).
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 10-2019
Publisher: BMJ
Date: 09-2017
DOI: 10.1136/BMJOPEN-2017-017617
Abstract: India contributes to the highest neonatal deaths globally. Case management is said to be the cornerstone of pneumonia control. Much of the published evidence focuses on children aged 1 to 59 months. This scoping review, thus, aims to identify the treatment options for and barriers to case management of neonatal pneumonia in India. This protocol is part of a series of three reviews on neonatal pneumonia in India. Studies addressing treatment of or barriers to case management of neonatal pneumonia in Indian context, published in English in peer-reviewed and indexed journals will be eligible for inclusion. Electronic search will be conducted on nine databases. Hand searching and snowballing will be done for published and grey literature. Selection of studies will be done in title, abstract and full-text stages. A narrative summary will be performed to summarise the details of evidence. As this is a review involving analysis of secondary data which is available in the public domain and does not involve human participants, ethical approval was not required. The findings of the study will be shared with all stakeholders of this research. Knowledge dissemination workshops will be conducted with relevant stakeholders to ultimately transfer the evidence tailored to the stakeholder (eg, policy briefs, publications, information booklets and so on). CRD42016045449
Publisher: BMJ
Date: 09-2017
DOI: 10.1136/BMJOPEN-2017-017403
Abstract: India accounted for more neonatal deaths (estimated at 696 000) than any other country, as of 2015. Of these , most neonatal deaths due to infections can be attributed to pneumonia which accounts for 16% of all neonatal mortalities (2010). Despite simple, inexpensive case management strategies being available, pneumonia continues to cause significant mortality and morbidity among neonates. Understanding the perceptions and experiences of stakeholders of neonatal care can help find solutions to barriers to care and design tailored strategies for controlling neonatal pneumonia. A pan-India qualitative study will be conducted. Participants include healthcare providers, programme officers, academicians, representatives of non-governmental organisations/bilateral agencies and policy makers. They will be recruited purposively from rural and urban, public and private, and facility and community healthcare settings across six Indian regions. Within each region, a minimum of one state will be selected. Districts will be based on neonatal mortality indicators, and will be subject to feasibility at the time of conducting the study. We plan to conduct in-depth interviews (IDI) and focus group discussions focusing on (a) burden, (b) risk factors, (c) case management, (d) treatment guidelines, (e) barriers to case management, (f) recommendations. The number of interviews will depend on the information saturation. Interviews will be audio-recorded with prior written consent and transcribed verbatim. Principles of thematic analysis will be applied for qualitative data analysis using R package for Qualitative Data Analysis (RQDA). The protocol has been approved by the Health Ministry Screening Committee, Government of India and the Institutional Ethics Committee at the host institution. Confidentiality and privacy of the participants will be maintained. The findings of the study will be shared with all stakeholders of this research including the participants. Knowledge dissemination workshops will be conducted to ultimately transfer the evidence tailored to the stakeholders' need.
Publisher: Medknow
Date: 2017
Publisher: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Date: 13-06-2023
DOI: 10.1101/2023.06.13.23291315
Abstract: To inform vaccine development strategies, we aimed to systematically review evidence on the prevalence and distribution of non-typhoidal Salmonella enterica serogroups and serovars. We searched four databases from inception through 4 June 2021. We included articles that reported at least one non-typhoidal Salmonella enterica strain by serogroup or serovar isolated from a normally sterile site. Of serogrouped isolates, we pooled the prevalence of serogroup O:4, serogroup O:9, and other serogroups using random-effects meta-analyses. Of serotyped isolates, we pooled the prevalence of Salmonella Typhimurium (member of serogroup O:4), Salmonella Enteritidis (member of serogroup O:9), and other serovars. Of 82 studies yielding 24,258 serogrouped isolates, pooled prevalence (95% CI) was 44.7% (36.3%-48.3%) for serogroup O:4, 45.4% (36.9%-49.0%) for serogroup O:9, and 9.9% (6.1%-13.3%) for other serogroups. Pooled prevalence (95%CI) was 36.8% (29.9%-44.0%) for Salmonella Typhimurium, 37.8% (33.2%-42.4%) for Salmonella Enteritidis, and 18.4% (11.4%-22.9%) for other serovars. Of global serogrouped non-typhoidal Salmonella isolates from normally sterile sites, serogroup O:4 and O:9 together accounted for 90%. Of global serotyped isolates, serovars Typhimurium and Enteritidis together accounted for 75%. Vaccine development strategies covering serogroups O:4 and O:9, or serovars Typhimurium and Enteritidis, have the potential to prevent the majority of non-typhoidal Salmonella invasive disease. PROSPERO:CRD42022376658. Invasive infections in normally sterile sites caused by non-typhoidal Salmonella have a case fatality ratio of 15%. Vaccine products for human non-typhoidal Salmonella are in currently in development. For future vaccine strategies, we provide global non-typhoidal Salmonella serogroup and serovar coverage by region and by age groups. Serogroups O:4 and O:9 account for 90% of isolates of non-typhoidal Salmonella enterica from normally sterile sites. Serovars Typhimurium and Enteritidis, members of serogroup O:4 and O:9, respectively, cover 75% of isolates of non-typhoidal Salmonella enterica from normally sterile sites.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 03-2023
Publisher: Medknow
Date: 2017
Publisher: JMIR Publications Inc.
Date: 20-02-2023
DOI: 10.2196/44207
Abstract: An infodemic is excess information, including false or misleading information, that spreads in digital and physical environments during a public health emergency. The COVID-19 pandemic has been accompanied by an unprecedented global infodemic that has led to confusion about the benefits of medical and public health interventions, with substantial impact on risk-taking and health-seeking behaviors, eroding trust in health authorities and compromising the effectiveness of public health responses and policies. Standardized measures are needed to quantify the harmful impacts of the infodemic in a systematic and methodologically robust manner, as well as harmonizing highly ergent approaches currently explored for this purpose. This can serve as a foundation for a systematic, evidence-based approach to monitoring, identifying, and mitigating future infodemic harms in emergency preparedness and prevention. In this paper, we summarize the Fifth World Health Organization (WHO) Infodemic Management Conference structure, proceedings, outcomes, and proposed actions seeking to identify the interdisciplinary approaches and frameworks needed to enable the measurement of the burden of infodemics. An iterative human-centered design (HCD) approach and concept mapping were used to facilitate focused discussions and allow for the generation of actionable outcomes and recommendations. The discussions included 86 participants representing erse scientific disciplines and health authorities from 28 countries across all WHO regions, along with observers from civil society and global public health–implementing partners. A thematic map capturing the concepts matching the key contributing factors to the public health burden of infodemics was used throughout the conference to frame and contextualize discussions. Five key areas for immediate action were identified. The 5 key areas for the development of metrics to assess the burden of infodemics and associated interventions included (1) developing standardized definitions and ensuring the adoption thereof (2) improving the map of concepts influencing the burden of infodemics (3) conducting a review of evidence, tools, and data sources (4) setting up a technical working group and (5) addressing immediate priorities for postpandemic recovery and resilience building. The summary report consolidated group input toward a common vocabulary with standardized terms, concepts, study designs, measures, and tools to estimate the burden of infodemics and the effectiveness of infodemic management interventions. Standardizing measurement is the basis for documenting the burden of infodemics on health systems and population health during emergencies. Investment is needed into the development of practical, affordable, evidence-based, and systematic methods that are legally and ethically balanced for monitoring infodemics generating diagnostics, infodemic insights, and recommendations and developing interventions, action-oriented guidance, policies, support options, mechanisms, and tools for infodemic managers and emergency program managers.
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