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D. Walter Rasugu Omariba
Researcher at Statistics Canada
Publications - 19
Citations - 792
D. Walter Rasugu Omariba is an academic researcher from Statistics Canada. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Infant mortality. The author has an hindex of 14, co-authored 19 publications receiving 690 citations. Previous affiliations of D. Walter Rasugu Omariba include Carleton University & McMaster University.
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Associations of Pregnancy Outcomes and PM2.5 in a National Canadian Study
David M. Stieb,Li Chen,Bernardo Beckerman,Michael Jerrett,Dan L. Crouse,D. Walter Rasugu Omariba,Paul A. Peters,Aaron van Donkelaar,Randall V. Martin,Randall V. Martin,Richard T. Burnett,Nicolas L. Gilbert,Michael Tjepkema,Shiliang Liu,Rose Dugandzic +14 more
TL;DR: This study provides further evidence linking PM2.5 and pregnancy outcomes with preterm birth, small for gestational age, and term birth weight, adjusting for individual covariates and neighborhood socioeconomic status (SES).
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A national study of the association between traffic-related air pollution and adverse pregnancy outcomes in Canada, 1999-2008.
David M. Stieb,Li Chen,Perry Hystad,Bernardo Beckerman,Michael Jerrett,Michael Tjepkema,Dan L. Crouse,D. Walter Rasugu Omariba,Paul A. Peters,Aaron van Donkelaar,Randall V. Martin,Randall V. Martin,Richard T. Burnett,Shiliang Liu,Marc Smith-Doiron,Rose Dugandzic +15 more
TL;DR: Significant associations of NO2 with SGA and term birth weight which remained significant after adjustment for PM2.5 are found, suggesting that traffic may be a particularly important source with respect to the role of air pollution as a risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcomes.
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Family Structure and Child Mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa: Cross-National Effects of Polygyny
TL;DR: The authors applied multilevel logistic regression to Demographic and health survey data from 22 sub-Saharan African countries to examine whether the relationship between child mortality and family structure with a specific emphasis on polygyny varies cross-nationally and over time.
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Determinants of infant and child mortality in Kenya: an analysis controlling for frailty effects
TL;DR: Weibull unobserved heterogeneity (frailty) survival models are utilized to analyze the determinants of infant and child mortality in Kenya and show that biodemographic factors are more important in explaining infant mortality, while socioeconomic, sociocultural and hygienic factors areMore important in explained child mortality.
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HIV/AIDS knowledge, women's education, epidemic severity and protective sexual behaviour in low- and middle-income countries.
Dana Snelling,D. Walter Rasugu Omariba,Sungjin Hong,Katholiki Georgiades,Yvonne Racine,Michael H. Boyle +5 more
TL;DR: This study indicates that protective sexual practices are disturbingly low, in eight of 23 countries, overall levels of condom use to prevent STDs and HIV/AIDS were less than 5·0%.