Search Results - "Kaldor, John"

How are health research priorities set in low and middle income countries? A systematic review of published reports by McGregor, Skye, Henderson, Klara J, Kaldor, John M

“…Priority setting is increasingly recognised as essential for directing finite resources to support research that maximizes public health benefits and drives…”
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Association between HTLV-1 infection and adverse health outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiological studies by Schierhout, Gill, McGregor, Skye, Gessain, Antoine, Einsiedel, Lloyd, Martinello, Marianne, Kaldor, John

“…Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is a human retrovirus that causes a lifelong infection. Several diseases, including an aggressive form of…”
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High risk groups for severe COVID-19 in a whole of population cohort in Australia by Liu, Bette, Spokes, Paula, He, Wenqiang, Kaldor, John

“…Increasing age is the strongest known risk factor for severe COVID-19 disease but information on other factors is more limited. All cases of COVID-19 diagnosed…”
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Prevalence of scabies and impetigo worldwide: a systematic review by Romani, Lucia, MSocDev, Steer, Andrew C, PhD, Whitfeld, Margot J, MD, Kaldor, John M, Prof

“…Summary Scabies is a skin disease that, through secondary bacterial skin infection (impetigo), can lead to serious complications such as septicaemia, renal…”
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Assessment of herd immunity and cross-protection after a human papillomavirus vaccination programme in Australia: a repeat cross-sectional study by Tabrizi, Sepehr N, A/Prof, Brotherton, Julia M L, BMed, Kaldor, John M, Prof, Skinner, S Rachel, PhD, Liu, Bette, DPhil, Bateson, Deborah, MBBS, McNamee, Kathleen, MBBS, Garefalakis, Maria, MBBS, Phillips, Samuel, BSc, Cummins, Eleanor, BSc, Malloy, Michael, PhD, Garland, Suzanne M, Prof

“…Summary Background After the introduction of a quadrivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme in Australia in April, 2007, we measured the…”
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Scabies and impetigo prevalence and risk factors in Fiji: a national survey by Romani, Lucia, Koroivueta, Josefa, Steer, Andrew C, Kama, Mike, Kaldor, John M, Wand, Handan, Hamid, Mohammed, Whitfeld, Margot J

“…Scabies is recognised as a major public health problem in many countries, and is responsible for significant morbidity due to secondary bacterial infection of…”
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Blood donor deferral for men who have sex with men: still room to move by Haire, Bridget, Whitford, Kate, Kaldor, John M.

“…BACKGROUND Like a number of other countries, Australia mandates that a man who has had sex with men is deferred from donation until 12 months has elapsed since…”
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Efficacy of mass drug administration with ivermectin for control of scabies and impetigo, with coadministration of azithromycin: a single-arm community intervention trial by Romani, Lucia, Marks, Michael, Sokana, Oliver, Nasi, Titus, Kamoriki, Bakaai, Cordell, Billie, Wand, Handan, Whitfeld, Margot J, Engelman, Daniel, Solomon, Anthony W, Kaldor, John M, Steer, Andrew C

“…In small community-based trials, mass drug administration of ivermectin has been shown to substantially decrease the prevalence of both scabies and secondary…”
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Relation between HIV viral load and infectiousness: a model-based analysis by Wilson, David P, Dr, Law, Matthew G, PhD, Grulich, Andrew E, Prof, Cooper, David A, Prof, Kaldor, John M, Prof

“…Summary Background A consensus statement released on behalf of the Swiss Federal Commission for HIV/AIDS suggests that people receiving effective…”
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Azithromycin to Reduce Childhood Mortality by Kaldor, John M, Steer, Andrew

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Mass Drug Administration for Scabies Control in a Population with Endemic Disease by Romani, Lucia, Whitfeld, Margot J, Koroivueta, Josefa, Kama, Mike, Wand, Handan, Tikoduadua, Lisi, Tuicakau, Meciusela, Koroi, Aminiasi, Andrews, Ross, Kaldor, John M, Steer, Andrew C

“…This trial of strategies for scabies control in Fiji compared administration of permethrin to affected persons and their contacts with mass administration of…”
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Very Low Prevalence of Vaccine Human Papillomavirus Types Among 18- to 35-Year Old Australian Women 9 Years Following Implementation of Vaccination by Machalek, Dorothy A, Garland, Suzanne M, Brotherton, Julia M L, Bateson, Deborah, McNamee, Kathleen, Stewart, Mary, Rachel Skinner, S, Liu, Bette, Cornall, Alyssa M, Kaldor, John M, Tabrizi, Sepehr N

“…Prevalence of quadrivalent vaccine-targeted HPV types has declined by 92% among women aged 18–35. Strong herd protection, and the effectiveness of less than 3…”
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Uptake and acceptability of assisted and unassisted HIV self-testing among men who purchase sex in brothels in Indonesia: a pilot intervention study by Wulandari, Luh Putu Lila, Kaldor, John, Guy, Rebecca

“…Along with sexual partners of other high-risk groups, men who purchase sex (MWPS) represented 18% of new HIV diagnoses worldwide in 2018. They are therefore an…”
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A framework for scabies control by Engelman, Daniel, Marks, Michael, Steer, Andrew C, Beshah, Abate, Biswas, Gautam, Chosidow, Olivier, Coffeng, Luc E, Lardizabal Dofitas, Belen, Enbiale, Wendemagegn, Fallah, Mosoka, Gasimov, Elkhan, Hopkins, Adrian, Jacobson, Julie, Kaldor, John M, Ly, Fatimata, Mackenzie, Charles D, McVernon, Jodie, Parnaby, Matthew, Rainima-Qaniuci, Merelesita, Sokana, Oliver, Sankara, Dieudonne, Yotsu, Rie, Yajima, Aya, Cantey, Paul T

“…Scabies is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) that causes a significant health burden, particularly in disadvantaged communities and where there is…”
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Community control strategies for scabies: A cluster randomised noninferiority trial by Hardy, Myra, Samuela, Josaia, Kama, Mike, Tuicakau, Meciusela, Romani, Lucia, Whitfeld, Margot J, King, Christopher L, Weil, Gary J, Schuster, Tibor, Grobler, Anneke C, Engelman, Daniel, Robinson, Leanne J, Kaldor, John M, Steer, Andrew C

“…Scabies is a neglected tropical disease hyperendemic to many low- and middle-income countries. Scabies can be successfully controlled using mass drug…”
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What does PrEP mean for 'safe sex' norms? A qualitative study by Haire, Bridget, Murphy, Dean, Maher, Lisa, Zablotska-Manos, Iryna, Vaccher, Stephanie, Kaldor, John

“…While HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is highly effective, it has arguably disrupted norms of 'safe sex' that for many years were synonymous with condom…”
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The burden of HIV infection among men who purchase sex in low- and middle-income countries – a systematic review and meta-analysis by Wulandari, Luh Putu Lila, Guy, Rebecca, Kaldor, John

“…Background Since the start of the HIV epidemic, transactional sexual relationships have been considered to present a high risk of HIV transmission to both the…”
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Trichomonas vaginalis as a Cause of Perinatal Morbidity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Silver, Bronwyn J., Guy, Rebecca J., Kaldor, John M., Jamil, Muhammad S., Rumbold, Alice R.

“…Trichomonas vaginalis is the most common curable sexually transmissible infection worldwide, with high rates in women of reproductive age. There have been…”
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Mass Drug Administration for the Control of Scabies: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Lake, Susanna J, Kaldor, John M, Hardy, Myra, Engelman, Daniel, Steer, Andrew C, Romani, Lucia

“…Abstract Background Scabies is a neglected tropical disease of the skin that can lead to impetigo, serious secondary bacterial infections and immune-mediated…”
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Timely health care seeking and first source of care for acute febrile illness in children in Hawassa, southern Ethiopia by Shimelis, Techalew, Schierhout, Gill, Tadesse, Birkneh Tilahun, Dittrich, Sabine, Crump, John A, Kaldor, John M, Vaz Nery, Susana

“…Timely health care seeking with access to quality health care are crucial to improve child survival. We conducted a study which aimed to identify factors…”
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