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A systematic review of the epidemiology of hepatitis A in Africa

Author: Patterson, Jenna ; Abdullahi, Leila ; Hussey, Gregory D ; Muloiwa, Rudzani ; Kagina, Benjamin M Date: 22 Jul 2019 Abstract Background Hepatitis A, caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV), is a vaccine preventable disease. In Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs), poor hygiene and sanitation conditions are ... Read more
Effectiveness of control measures to prevent occupational tuberculosis infection in health care workers: a systematic review

Author: Schmidt, Bey-Marrié ; Engel, Mark E ; Abdullahi, Leila ; Ehrlich, Rodney Date: 25 May 2018 Background A number of guideline documents have been published over the past decades on preventing occupational transmission of tuberculosis (TB) infection in health care workers (HCWs). However, direct evidence for the ... Read more
Integrating the prevention and control of rheumatic heart disease into country health systems: a systemic review

Author: Abrams, Jessica Date: 2018 Part A is a research protocol which describes the background and proposed methodology of this systematic review. This section contains the details of quantitative and qualitative methods to be used when analysing rheumatic heart disease (RHD) ... Read more
Narcolepsy associated with Pandemrix influenza vaccine: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Author: Lakoma, Leif Date: 2021 This systematic review and meta-analysis forms the mini-dissertation part of the primarily coursework degree of Master of Public Health at the University of Cape Town. The review is divided into three separate parts. The first part constitutes ... Read more
Systematic Reviews

Author: Njau, Bernard ; Damian, Damian J ; Abdullahi, Leila ; Boulle, Andrew ; Mathews, Catherine Date: 2016 Background: HIV is still a global public health problem. More than 75 % of HIV-infected people are in Africa, and most of them are unaware of their HIV status, which is a barrier to accessing antiretroviral treatment. Our review aims, firstly, ... Read more c b
The prevalence of breast cancer in Africa and establishment of The Libyan Breast Cancer Registry

Author: Abulkasim, Muna Abdussalam Owen Date: 2020 Breast cancer is well-known globally and remains one of the principal health concerns affecting women, and a rare malignancy in men. Although, there has been significant progress made in prevention strategies such as early detection and better ... Read more
Varicella zoster virus-associated morbidity and mortality in Africa – a systematic review

Author: Hussey, Hannah ; Abdullahi, Leila ; Collins, Jamie ; Muloiwa, Rudzani ; Hussey, Gregory ; Kagina, Benjamin Date: 14 Nov 2017 Background: Varicella zoster virus (VZV) causes varicella and herpes zoster. These vaccine preventable diseases are common globally. Most available data on VZV epidemiology are from industrialised temperate countries and cannot be used to ... Read more
Varicella zoster virus-associated morbidity and mortality in Africa – a systematic review

Author: Hussey, Hannah ; Abdullahi, Leila ; Collins, Jamie ; Muloiwa, Rudzani ; Hussey, Gregory ; Kagina, Benjamin Date: 2017 BACKGROUND: Varicella zoster virus (VZV) causes varicella and herpes zoster. These vaccine preventable diseases are common globally. Most available data on VZV epidemiology are from industrialised temperate countries and cannot be used to ... Read more