Title |
Tackling the existing burden of infectious diseases in the developing world: existing gaps and the way forward
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Published in |
Infectious Diseases of Poverty, August 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/2049-9957-3-28 |
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Authors |
Zulfiqar A Bhutta, Rehana A Salam, Jai K Das, Zohra S Lassi |
Abstract |
This series evaluates the effectiveness of community-based interventions (CBIs) to prevent and control infectious diseases of poverty (IDoP). Evidence from our reviews suggests that CBIs and school-based delivery platforms are effective in averting risk behaviors and reducing the disease burden. Co-implementation of interventions through existing community-based programs including immunization campaigns, antenatal care and maternal and child health programs have the potential to scale-up interventions for IDoP. Future research should focus on the process of developing and implementing efficient community-based programs through a comprehensive approach, and to gauge the effectiveness of various existing delivery models in order to improve morbidity and mortality outcomes. |
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United States | 3 | 38% |
Spain | 1 | 13% |
Senegal | 1 | 13% |
Hungary | 1 | 13% |
Unknown | 2 | 25% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 7 | 88% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 13% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United States | 2 | 1% |
Indonesia | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 132 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Master | 23 | 17% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 18 | 13% |
Researcher | 16 | 12% |
Student > Bachelor | 14 | 10% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 4% |
Other | 19 | 14% |
Unknown | 39 | 29% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 27 | 20% |
Social Sciences | 15 | 11% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 11 | 8% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 11 | 8% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 5 | 4% |
Other | 26 | 19% |
Unknown | 40 | 30% |