2016 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure: The Task Force for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). Developed with the special contribution of the Heart Failure Association (HFA) of the ESC.

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Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 328 diseases and injuries for 195 countries, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

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Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, andyears lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematicanalysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

WRITING GROUP MEMBERS Emelia J. Benjamin, MD, SCM, FAHA Michael J. Blaha, MD, MPH Stephanie E. Chiuve, ScD Mary Cushman, MD, MSc, FAHA Sandeep R. Das, MD, MPH, FAHA Rajat Deo, MD, MTR Sarah D. de Ferranti, MD, MPH James Floyd, MD, MS Myriam Fornage, PhD, FAHA Cathleen Gillespie, MS Carmen R. Isasi, MD, PhD, FAHA Monik C. Jiménez, ScD, SM Lori Chaffin Jordan, MD, PhD Suzanne E. Judd, PhD Daniel Lackland, DrPH, FAHA Judith H. Lichtman, PhD, MPH, FAHA Lynda Lisabeth, PhD, MPH, FAHA Simin Liu, MD, ScD, FAHA Chris T. Longenecker, MD Rachel H. Mackey, PhD, MPH, FAHA Kunihiro Matsushita, MD, PhD, FAHA Dariush Mozaffarian, MD, DrPH, FAHA Michael E. Mussolino, PhD, FAHA Khurram Nasir, MD, MPH, FAHA Robert W. Neumar, MD, PhD, FAHA Latha Palaniappan, MD, MS, FAHA Dilip K. Pandey, MBBS, MS, PhD, FAHA Ravi R. Thiagarajan, MD, MPH Mathew J. Reeves, PhD Matthew Ritchey, PT, DPT, OCS, MPH Carlos J. Rodriguez, MD, MPH, FAHA Gregory A. Roth, MD, MPH Wayne D. Rosamond, PhD, FAHA Comilla Sasson, MD, PhD, FAHA Amytis Towfighi, MD Connie W. Tsao, MD, MPH Melanie B. Turner, MPH Salim S. Virani, MD, PhD, FAHA Jenifer H. Voeks, PhD Joshua Z. Willey, MD, MS John T. Wilkins, MD Jason HY. Wu, MSc, PhD, FAHA Heather M. Alger, PhD Sally S. Wong, PhD, RD, CDN, FAHA Paul Muntner, PhD, MHSc On behalf of the American Heart Association Statistics Committee and Stroke Statistics Subcommittee Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2017 Update

Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2017 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association

https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/ws/files/259213304/PIIS0140673620309259.pdf

Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Introduction: Although there has been a great deal of concern about the consequences of unintended pregnancies on child health, there has been little documented evidence across specific outcomes to inform programs and policies. This paper highlights the association between unintended pregnancy, and its health and developmental consequences to children.
Methods: Published and grey evidence available adverse effects of unintended pregnancy on children were extracted electronically using search engines: PubMed, EMBASE and Google Scholar for the period January 1981 through January 2017. The PRISMA checklist was used and qualities of eligible studies were assessed for method validity and result interpretation. Effect-size odds ratioswere calculated from extracted data. 
Results: Of the 107 studies identified after removal of duplications, 29 studies with a quality score ranging from 3 to 6 (Mean = 5.65; SD±0.65) were included. Pattern of child rearing, development and health were found to differ for children classified to be breads of an unintended pregnancy. However, many of the available studies appear to have methodological limitations such as recall bias and brief period of follow-ups limiting causal inferences and to determine a temporal sequence. The findings were found to be inconsistent across studies.
Conclusion: Studies provide evidence relating to adverse health outcomes for children of unintended births. The existing knowledge is limited by weak research methodologies and a paucity of studies addressing subsequent health and developmental effects beyond the early childhood period. There is a need for more multi-wave longitudinal studies to assess child health and developmental trajectories associated with unintended pregnancies. [Ethiop. J. Health Dev. 2017;31 (3):138-154]
Key words: Unplanned pregnancy, unwanted pregnancy, child development, child health consequence

A systematic review of unintended pregnancy in cross-cultural settings

We track the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health in eight Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs) in Asia, Africa, and South America utilizing repeated surveys of 21,162 individuals. Many respondents were interviewed over multiple rounds pre- and post-pandemic, allowing us to control for time trends and within-year seasonal variation in mental health. We demonstrate how mental health fluctuates with agricultural crop cycles, deteriorating during pre-harvest "lean" periods. Ignoring this seasonal variation leads to unreliable inferences about the effects of the pandemic. Controlling for seasonality, we document a large, significant, negative impact of the pandemic on mental health, especially during the early months of lockdown. In a random effects aggregation across samples, depression symptoms increased by around 0.3 standard deviations in the four months following the onset of the pandemic. The pandemic could leave a lasting legacy of depression. Absent policy interventions, this could have adverse long-term consequences, particularly in settings with limited mental health support services, which is characteristic of many LMICs.

The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health in Low and Middle Income Countries

Background Intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) are a major public health challenges in developing countries including Ethiopia, although few studies previously estimated the magnitude of IPIs and associated factors in the country. Reports from these scarce studies were also widely varied and remained inconsistent. This study thus aimed to synthesize the pooled magnitude of IPIs and factors affecting it. Methods Internationally broad based medical database including MEDLINE/PubMed, EMBASE, PsychINFO and Web of Science, and Google Scholar for grey literature were exhaustively searched using a priori set criteria to identify studies estimating the prevalence of IPIs among children from 2000-2018. PRISMA guideline was used to systematically review and meta-analyze these studies. Details of study characteristics including sample size, magnitude of effect sizes (including odds ratios (ORs)) and standard errors were extracted. Random-effects model was used to calculate pooled estimates in Stata/se version-14. I2 and meta-bias statistics assessed heterogeneity and Egger’s test for publication bias. Sub-group analyses were also carried out based on age of children and regions. Results Forty-three studies were included in the final analysis (N = 20,008 children). The overall prevalence of IPIs, with one or more species, was 48.2% (95% CI: 40.1, 56.3) in Ethiopian children. Based on sub-group analyses, the highest prevalence of IPIs was observed among school-age children (52.4% (95% CI, 41.3, 63.5)) and in Amhara regional state (52.1% (95% CI, 37.3-66.8)). The odds of having IPIs was nearly six times higher in children who were not practicing hand washing as compared to their counterparts (pooled OR = 5.6 (95% CI: 3.4,9.3). Funnel plot analysis and Egger’s test detected no publication bias. Conclusion On aggregate, the pooled prevalence of IPIs among Ethiopian children is significantly high. Not hand washing before eating was a risk factor for IPIs. The establishment of applicable sanitation services and health education will help reduce the magnitude of IPIs and promote a healthier childhood.

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Burden of intestinal parasitic infections in children and its association with hand washing practice in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Objective: This study evaluates how a subsidized, mobile phone-based health insurance program affected insurance uptake, healthcare utilization and health expenditures for low-income women and their family members in Western Kenya. The program, targeting pregnant women and mothers of children below age four, addressed both demand- and supply-side constraints, providing subsidies through mobile money and support in digital registration while upgrading selected facilities and digitally training community health workers. Methods: The research was based on a cluster-RCT conducted between 2019 and 2021 in 24 villages in Kakamega County. After a baseline survey, 240 households (more than 1,300 individuals) were interviewed every week during 18 months to collect detailed financial and health data while the program was rolled out in the treatment communities, moving to phone-based interviewing after the onset of COVID-19. Results: The intervention had a significant impact on individual insurance uptake of 65.8 percentage points (from a baseline control mean 18.9 percent). We find weak positive impacts on formal healthcare utilization, and substantial increases in financial coverage of medical costs and associated reductions in out-of-pocket expenditures, particularly for medicines. Results are strongest for women, young children and individuals living closest to the clinics. Dynamic analyses show that impacts become increasingly pronounced over time, suggesting that women may need some time to get used to the digital insurance scheme. Conclusion: The program not only reduced the costs of enrolment, but also eliminated other (administrative, logistical, trust) barriers. The introduction of the scheme by trusted local agents, the hands-on assistance with the digital registration procedures at women's homes, and support in retrieving the necessary documentation such as children's birth certificates, have likely all contributed to the high enrolment rates, thereby improving access to good-quality care. Digital insurance has the potential to substantially enhance universal health coverage and financial protection for poor households.

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/medrxiv/early/2023/07/08/2023.07.07.23292292.full.pdf

The impact of digital health insurance for low-income women in Kenya

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Correction to: Inequalities in Access and Utilization of Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Services in sub‑Saharan Africa: A Special Focus on Urban Settings

Amanuel Alemu Abajobir

Papers

A systematic review of unintended pregnancy in cross-cultural settings

The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health in Low and Middle Income Countries

Burden of intestinal parasitic infections in children and its association with hand washing practice in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

The impact of digital health insurance for low-income women in Kenya

Correction to: Inequalities in Access and Utilization of Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Services in sub‑Saharan Africa: A Special Focus on Urban Settings