2022
Effectiveness of a community-based education and peer support led by women’s self-help groups in improving the control of hypertension in urban slums of Kerala, India: a cluster randomised controlled pragmatic trial
Suseela R, Ambika R, Mohandas S, Menon J, Numpelil M, Vasudevan B, Ved R, Danaei G, Spiegelman D. Effectiveness of a community-based education and peer support led by women’s self-help groups in improving the control of hypertension in urban slums of Kerala, India: a cluster randomised controlled pragmatic trial. BMJ Global Health 2022, 7: e010296. PMID: 36384950, PMCID: PMC9670931, DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2022-010296.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMean systolic BPSystolic BPControl armIntervention armPragmatic trialUrban slumsTarget blood pressure goalsMajor public health problemBlood pressure goalsSelf-help group membersControl of hypertensionStandard of carePublic health problemPrimary healthcare systemSelf-help groupsCommunity-based educationPeer support programAntihypertensive medicationsUncontrolled hypertensionUsual careHypertension managementPrimary outcomeHypertensionHealthy behaviorsHealth problems
2000
Risk factors for HIV-1 seroprevalence among family planning clients in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Kapiga SH, Lyamuya EF, Vuylsteke B, Spiegelman D, Larsen U, Hunter DJ. Risk factors for HIV-1 seroprevalence among family planning clients in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. African Journal Of Reproductive Health 2000, 4: 88-99. PMID: 11000712, DOI: 10.2307/3583246.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge DistributionCross-Sectional StudiesFamily Planning ServicesFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHIV SeroprevalenceHIV-1HumansMarital StatusOccupationsRisk FactorsSexually Transmitted DiseasesSocioeconomic FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesTanzaniaUrban PopulationWomenConceptsRisk of HIVRisk factorsMajor public health problemHIV-1 seroprevalenceHIV risk factorsPrevalence of HIVCross-sectional studyPublic health problemDar es SalaamFamily planning servicesHIV infectionHIV testingFP clientsHIV interventionsHIVLaboratory evidenceHealth problemsLarge clinicsPlanning servicesWomenRiskMarried womenFurther spreadSeroprevalenceClinic
1998
Vitamin A supplementation and severity of pneumonia in children admitted to the hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 1 2 3
Fawzi WW, Mbise RL, Fataki MR, Herrera MG, Kawau F, Hertzmark E, Spiegelman D, Ndossi G. Vitamin A supplementation and severity of pneumonia in children admitted to the hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 1 2 3. American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 1998, 68: 187-192. PMID: 9665113, DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/68.1.187.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVitamin APlacebo groupTanzanian childrenLarge dosesAcute lower respiratory tract infectionLower respiratory tract infectionsImportant public health problemPlacebo-controlled trialRespiratory tract infectionsDay of admissionSeverity of pneumoniaBreast-feeding statusCourse of pneumoniaSevere clinical conditionMean numberPublic health problemRapid respiratory rateHospital stayTract infectionsDietary vitaminClinical conditionsProtective effectRespiratory diseaseHealth problemsNutritional status