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Enhancing the notification system for surveillance of infectious diseases in Qatar during the FIFA World Cup 2022: project overview
BackgroundIn 2022, the Surveillance Department of the Ministry of Public Health in Qatar adopted an integrated project called the Notification...
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Trends in hepatitis B notification rates in Guangzhou, China, between 2009 and 2020: an epidemiological study
BackgroundAlthough the prevalence of hepatitis B in Guangzhou, China, is high, the epidemiological trends are not well-documented. We aimed to...
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Effects of COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric tuberculosis: decrease in notification rates and increase in clinical severity
The outbreak of COVID-19 resulted in a decrease in tuberculosis notification rates globally. We compared tuberculosis incidence rates and disease...
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Assessing complex interventions: a systematic review of outcomes used in randomised controlled trials on STI partner notification in high-income countries
BackgroundPartner notification interventions are complex and assessing their effectiveness is challenging. By reviewing the literature on the...
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Sexual health behaviours and partner notification practices related to sexually transmitted infections in young adults in Ireland
BackgroundSexually transmitted infections (STIs) impose burdens on individuals and communities, while their prevalence in young people has risen...
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The effect of notification window length on the epidemiological impact of COVID-19 contact tracing mobile applications
BackgroundThe reduction in SARS-CoV-2 transmission facilitated by mobile contact tracing applications (apps) depends both on the proportion of...
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Partner notification service utilization and associated factors among clients attending anti-retroviral therapy clinics of public health facilities in Gimbi Town, West Ethiopia, 2023: a facility-based mixed-method cross-sectional study
BackgroundPartner Notification Service is among the strategies used to conduct targeted Human Immunodeficiency Virus Testing Service by obtaining...
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Cost analysis of COVID-19 test result notification using an automated messaging system compared to a staff caller practice in Alberta
SettingIn Alberta, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) COVID-19 tests were an important step in detecting and isolating contagious individuals throughout...
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A qualitative study of healthcare providers’ attitudes toward assisted partner notification for people with HIV in Indonesia
BackgroundAssisted partner notification (APN) is recommended as a public health strategy to increase HIV testing in people exposed to HIV. Yet its...
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Heterogeneous effects of COVID-19 control measures on tuberculosis in South Korea: an analysis of case notification data
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) responses such as social distancing practices can decrease health care access and tuberculosis (TB) notification,...
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Feasibility, acceptability, and limited efficacy of health system-led familial risk notification: protocol for a mixed-methods evaluation
BackgroundGenetic testing for pathogenic variants associated with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer risk can improve cancer outcomes through...
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Does pre-notification increase questionnaire response rates: a randomised controlled trial nested within a systematic review
BackgroundMissing outcome data can lead to bias in the results of systematic reviews. One way to address missing outcome data is by requesting the...
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Acceptability of a real-time notification of stress and access to self-help therapies among law enforcement officers
BackgroundLaw enforcement officers (LEOs) are exposed to chronic stress throughout the course of their shift, which increases the risk of adverse...
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The effect of the multimodal intervention including an automatic notification of catheter days on reducing central line-related bloodstream infection: a retrospective, observational, quasi-experimental study
BackgroundA central venous catheter (CVC) is an important medical device, but it could be preceding infection and the risk of central line-associated...
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Tailored notification encouraging examinees with abnormal glucose levels in health checkups to seek medical care
The aims of this study were to generate a written notification message using social marketing methods to encourage examinees with abnormal glucose...
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Pulmonary tuberculosis case notification and burden of drug resistance among children under 15 years of age in Ethiopia: sub-analysis from third-round drug resistance tuberculosis survey
IntroductionData on the burden of bacteriologically confirmed childhood Tuberculosis (PTB) and drug-resistant TB in Ethiopia is limited due to...
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Durations of asymptomatic, symptomatic, and care-seeking phases of tuberculosis disease with a Bayesian analysis of prevalence survey and notification data
BackgroundRatios of bacteriologically positive tuberculosis (TB) prevalence to notification rates are used to characterise typical durations of TB...
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Trends of notification rates and treatment outcomes of tuberculosis cases with and without HIV co-infection in eight rural districts of Uganda (2015 – 2019)
BackgroundThe End TB Strategy aims to reduce new tuberculosis (TB) cases by 90% and TB-related deaths by 95% between 2015 – 2035. We determined the...
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The impact of mandatory mammographic breast density notification on supplemental screening practice in the United States: a systematic review
PurposeDense breast tissue is an independent risk factor for breast cancer and lowers the sensitivity of screening mammography. Supplemental...
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Modeling the effect of exposure notification and non-pharmaceutical interventions on COVID-19 transmission in Washington state
Contact tracing is increasingly used to combat COVID-19, and digital implementations are now being deployed, many based on Apple and Google’s...
