Search Results - "Susanne F. Awad"

A systematic review of interventions to promote physical activity in six Gulf countries by Nash, Elizabeth A, Critchley, Julia A, Pearson, Fiona, Awad, Susanne F, Abu-Raddad, Laith J, Abu-Hijleh, Farah M, Huangfu, Peijue

“…Physical activity (PA) levels are low in Gulf Cooperation Council countries (GCC; Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates). We carried…”
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An economic evaluation of eptinezumab for the preventive treatment of migraine in the UK, with consideration for natural history and work productivity by Griffin, Edward, Shirley, Gawain, Lee, Xin Ying, Awad, Susanne F., Tyagi, Alok, Goadsby, Peter J.

“…Background Migraine is a highly prevalent neurological disease with a substantial societal burden due to lost productivity. From a societal perspective, we…”
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Estimation of hepatitis C virus infections resulting from vertical transmission in Egypt by Benova, Lenka, Awad, Susanne F., Miller, F. DeWolfe, Abu‐Raddad, Laith J.

“…Despite having the highest hepatitis C virus (HCV) prevalence in the world, the ongoing level of HCV incidence in Egypt and its drivers are poorly understood…”
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Investigating Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Program Efficiency Gains through Subpopulation Prioritization: Insights from Application to Zambia by Awad, Susanne F, Sgaier, Sema K, Tambatamba, Bushimbwa C, Mohamoud, Yousra A, Lau, Fiona K, Reed, Jason B, Njeuhmeli, Emmanuel, Abu-Raddad, Laith J

“…Countries in sub-Saharan Africa are scaling-up voluntary male medical circumcision (VMMC) as an HIV intervention. Emerging challenges in these programs call…”
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Forecasting the type 2 diabetes mellitus epidemic and the role of key risk factors in Oman up to 2050: Mathematical modeling analyses by Awad, Susanne F, Al‐Mawali, Adhra, Al‐Lawati, Jawad A, Morsi, Magdi, Critchley, Julia A, Abu‐Raddad, Laith J

“…Aims/Introduction To investigate and forecast type 2 diabetes mellitus epidemic, its related risk factors and cost in Oman by 2050. Materials and Methods An…”
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Epidemiological impact of targeted interventions for people with diabetes mellitus on tuberculosis transmission in India: Modelling based predictions by Awad, Susanne F., Critchley, Julia A., Abu-Raddad, Laith J.

“…•Tuberculosis (TB) burden was reduced by targeting diabetes patients with interventions.•TB vaccines and diabetes management were most effective, reducing TB…”
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A diabetes risk score for Qatar utilizing a novel mathematical modeling approach to identify individuals at high risk for diabetes by Awad, Susanne F., Dargham, Soha R., Toumi, Amine A., Dumit, Elsy M., El-Nahas, Katie G., Al-Hamaq, Abdulla O., Critchley, Julia A., Tuomilehto, Jaakko, Al-Thani, Mohamed H. J., Abu-Raddad, Laith J.

“…We developed a diabetes risk score using a novel analytical approach and tested its diagnostic performance to detect individuals at high risk of diabetes, by…”
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Characterizing epidemiology of prediabetes, diabetes, and hypertension in Qataris: A cross-sectional study by Al-Thani, Mohammed H, Al-Mutawa, Kholood A, Alyafei, Salah A, Ijaz, Muhammad A, Khalifa, Shamseldin A H, Kokku, Suresh B, Mishra, Amit C M, Poovelil, Benjamin V, Soussi, Mounir B, Toumi, Amine A, Dargham, Soha R, Awad, Susanne F, Abu-Raddad, Laith J

“…To characterize the epidemiologic profiles of prediabetes mellitus (preDM), diabetes mellitus (DM), and hypertension (HTN) in Qataris using the nationally…”
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Structural equation modeling for identifying the drivers of health-related quality of life improvement experienced by patients with migraine receiving eptinezumab by Jönsson, Linus, Awad, Susanne F., Regnier, Stephane A., Talon, Brian, Kymes, Steven, Lee, Xin Ying, Goadsby, Peter J.

“…Background As new migraine therapies emerge, it is crucial for measures to capture the complexities of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) improvement…”
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Temporal evolution of HIV sero-discordancy patterns among stable couples in sub-Saharan Africa by Awad, Susanne F, Chemaitelly, Hiam, Abu-Raddad, Laith J

“…Objective was to examine the temporal variation of HIV sero-discordancy in select representative countries (Kenya, Lesotho, Mali, Niger, Tanzania, and…”
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Impact of trends and gender disparity in obesity on future type 2 diabetes in Turkey: a mathematical modelling analysis by Anakök, Gül Anil, Awad, Susanne F, Çağlayan, Çiğdem, Huangfu, Peijue, Abu-Raddad, Laith J, Unal, Belgin, Critchley, Julia Alison

“…BackgroundUsing a previously developed and validated mathematical model, we predicted future prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and major modifiable…”
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Estimating the annual risk of HIV transmission within HIV sero-discordant couples in sub-Saharan Africa by Awad, Susanne F., Chemaitelly, Hiam, Abu-Raddad, Laith J.

“…•The annual risk of HIV transmission within sero-discordant couples varied across 23 African countries and hovered around 10% per person-year.•HIV prevalence…”
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HCV prevalence can predict HIV epidemic potential among people who inject drugs: mathematical modeling analysis by Akbarzadeh, Vajiheh, Mumtaz, Ghina R, Awad, Susanne F, Weiss, Helen A, Abu-Raddad, Laith J

“…Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and HIV are both transmitted through percutaneous exposures among people who inject drugs (PWID). Ecological analyses on global…”
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Preventing type 2 diabetes mellitus in Qatar by reducing obesity, smoking, and physical inactivity: mathematical modeling analyses by Awad, Susanne F, O'Flaherty, Martin, El-Nahas, Katie G, Al-Hamaq, Abdulla O, Critchley, Julia A, Abu-Raddad, Laith J

“…The aim of this study was to estimate the impact of reducing the prevalence of obesity, smoking, and physical inactivity, and introducing physical activity as…”
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Impact of mitigating obesity, smoking, and physical inactivity on type 2 diabetes mellitus burden in Oman: insights from mathematical modeling by Alareeki, Asalah, Awad, Susanne F, Al-Mawali, Adhra, Morsi, Magdi, Critchley, Julia A, Al-Lawati, Jawad A, Abu-Raddad, Laith J

“…IntroductionTo estimate the impact of reducing obesity, smoking, and physical inactivity (PIA) prevalence, and of introducing physical activity (PA) as an…”
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A Reevaluation of the Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Scale-Up Plan in Zimbabwe by Awad, Susanne F, Sgaier, Sema K, Ncube, Gertrude, Xaba, Sinokuthemba, Mugurungi, Owen M, Mhangara, Mutsa M, Lau, Fiona K, Mohamoud, Yousra A, Abu-Raddad, Laith J

“…The voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) program in Zimbabwe aims to circumcise 80% of males aged 13-29 by 2017. We assessed the impact of actual VMMC…”
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Interventions promoting physical activity among adults and children in the six Gulf Cooperation Council countries: protocol for a systematic review by Pearson, Fiona, Huangfu, Peijue, Abu-Hijleh, Farah M, Awad, Susanne F, Abu-Raddad, Laith J, Critchley, Julia A

“…IntroductionPrevalence of overweight, obesity and diabetes are high and rising across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries (Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait,…”
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Could there have been substantial declines in sexual risk behavior across sub-Saharan Africa in the mid-1990s? by Awad, Susanne F, Abu-Raddad, Laith J

“…Highlights • We examined the hypothesis of behavioral change driving HIV declines in Africa. • We demonstrated the self-consistency and plausibility of this…”
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Implementation of a Vaccination Program Based on Epidemic Geospatial Attributes: COVID-19 Pandemic in Ohio as a Case Study and Proof of Concept by Awad, Susanne F., Musuka, Godfrey, Mukandavire, Zindoga, Froass, Dillon, MacKinnon, Neil J., Cuadros, Diego F.

“…Geospatial vaccine uptake is a critical factor in designing strategies that maximize the population-level impact of a vaccination program. This study uses an…”
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Sources of HIV incidence among stable couples in sub‐Saharan Africa by Chemaitelly, Hiam, Awad, Susanne F, Shelton, James D, Abu‐Raddad, Laith J

“…Introduction The recent availability of efficacious prevention interventions among stable couples offers new opportunities for reducing HIV incidence in…”
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