2025
Drought, Extreme Heat, and Intimate Partner Violence in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Wang P, Chu L, Ban J, Asare E, Sivakami M, Henao A, Chimoyi L, Sullivan T, Chen K. Drought, Extreme Heat, and Intimate Partner Violence in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. JAMA Network Open 2025, 8: e2527818. PMID: 40833696, PMCID: PMC12368687, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.27818.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntimate partner violenceIntimate partner violence riskPartner violenceHigher risk of intimate partner violenceRisk of intimate partner violenceSexual intimate partner violenceMiddle-income countriesViolation of human rightsSub-Saharan AfricaCross-sectional studySexual violenceDomestic violenceEmotional violencePhysical violenceViolenceLatin AmericaHigh riskHuman rightsMiddle-incomeSoutheast AsiaCountriesWomenEvaluating the kidney disease progression using a comprehensive patient profiling algorithm: A hybrid clustering approach
Al-Mamun M, Jeun K, Brothers T, Asare E, Shawwa K, Ahmed I. Evaluating the kidney disease progression using a comprehensive patient profiling algorithm: A hybrid clustering approach. PLOS ONE 2025, 20: e0310749. PMID: 40644387, PMCID: PMC12250582, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0310749.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute kidney injuryChronic kidney diseaseHA-AKINo-AKI groupCA-AKINo-AKIRisk factorsElectronic health record dataHealth record dataReduce healthcare expendituresHistory of ischemic heart diseaseAcute kidney injury groupAKI to CKD progressionChronic kidney disease patientsOpiate analgesic useAcute kidney injury cohortChronic kidney disease progressionAcute kidney injury phenotypesNephrology follow-upKidney disease progressionHealthcare expendituresEarly risk factorsIschemic heart diseasePrevention strategiesRecord dataLong-term drought and risk of infant mortality in Africa: A cross-sectional study
Wang P, Rogne T, Warren J, Asare E, Akum R, Toure N, Ross J, Chen K. Long-term drought and risk of infant mortality in Africa: A cross-sectional study. PLOS Medicine 2025, 22: e1004516. PMID: 39888958, PMCID: PMC11785314, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004516.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of infant mortalityInfant mortality riskCross-sectional studyInfant mortalityMortality riskIncreased risk of infant mortalityIncreased risk of neonatal mortalityIncreased riskRisk of neonatal mortalityHealth Surveys ProgramPost-neonatal mortalityCox regression modelsStatistically significant associationChild healthGlobal burdenNon-casesNeonatal mortalitySignificant associationImpact mortalityNon-exposureSurvival periodRegression modelsPregnancyMortalityHealth
2023
Floods and Diarrhea Risk in Young Children in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Wang P, Asare E, Pitzer V, Dubrow R, Chen K. Floods and Diarrhea Risk in Young Children in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. JAMA Pediatrics 2023, 177: 1206-1214. PMID: 37782513, PMCID: PMC10546297, DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.3964.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle-income countriesDiarrhea riskOdds ratioMAIN OUTCOMEMixed-effects logistic regression modelRisk of diarrheaCross-sectional studyHigher odds ratioPrevalence of diarrheaLogistic regression modelsHealth survey programUnexposed childrenEffect modificationChild healthDiarrhea prevalenceSurvey clustersSignificant associationHygiene practicesFourth weekWeeksStrong associationRandom interceptYoung childrenChildrenDiarrhea
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