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An Impact Evaluation Of Two Rounds Of Mass Drug Administration On The Prevalence Of Active Trachoma: A Clustered Cross Sectional Survey, Asrat G. Amnie
An Impact Evaluation Of Two Rounds Of Mass Drug Administration On The Prevalence Of Active Trachoma: A Clustered Cross Sectional Survey, Asrat G. Amnie
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Introduction We investigated the impact of two round of mass drug administration on trachoma prevalence in Plateau and Nasarawa States of Nigeria. The mass drug administration was conducted as a component of the SAFE Strategy, a combination of interventions recommended for the global elimination of blinding trachoma.
Methods The study consisted of a two-stage cross-sectional clustered sample survey in which 3990 people from 793 households were screened for clinical signs of trachoma.
Results Of the total 3990 people examined, 1530 were children, of which 808 (53%) were boys and 704 (47%) were girls. The impact of intervention as measured by …
Incidence, Risk Factors, And Prediction Of Gastrointestinal And Intracranial Bleeding In A Cohort Of Older Veterans Prescribed Oral Anticoagulants, Angela Laurio
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ABSTRACT
Incidence, Risk Factors, and Prediction of Gastrointestinal and
Intracranial Bleeding in a Cohort of Older Veterans Prescribed Oral Anticoagulants
by
Angela L. Laurio
Advisor: Marianne (Mimi) C. Fahs, PhD, MPH
Objectives:
The objectives of this dissertation were to: (1) describe and compare the incidence and odds of gastrointestinal and intracranial bleeding in veterans age 50 to 89 who were prescribed warfarin, direct oral anticoagulants, or no oral anticoagulants; (2) identify risk factors for gastrointestinal and intracranial bleeding among older veterans prescribed oral anticoagulants, and to calculate the relative risk of bleeding over time through time-to-event analysis; and (3) develop …