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
2020
Cardiovascular disease trends in Nepal – An analysis of global burden of disease data 2017
Bhattarai S, Aryal A, Pyakurel M, Bajracharya S, Baral P, Citrin D, Cox H, Dhimal M, Fitzpatrick A, Jha AK, Jha N, Karmacharya BM, Koju R, Maharjan R, Oli N, Pyakurel P, Sapkota BP, Shrestha R, Shrestha S, Spiegelman D, Vaidya A, Shrestha A. Cardiovascular disease trends in Nepal – An analysis of global burden of disease data 2017. IJC Heart & Vasculature 2020, 30: 100602. PMID: 32775605, PMCID: PMC7399110, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcha.2020.100602.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBurden of CVDCardiovascular diseaseGlobal burdenBlood pressureTotal DALYsRisk factorsDiet lowTotal deathsHigh low-density lipoprotein cholesterolHigher systolic blood pressureLow-density lipoprotein cholesterolMajor public health problemCardiovascular disease trendsPredominant cardiovascular diseasesCardiovascular disease incidenceDensity lipoprotein cholesterolSystolic blood pressureHigh blood pressureIschemic heart diseaseBody mass indexEvaluation's Global BurdenPublic health problemOlder age groupsLipoprotein cholesterolMiddle-income countries
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