Tag: epidemiology

By Avishek Majumder & Diksha Tomer on October 23, 2018 No Comments

Meta-analysis is a statistical technique that combines the findings from independent studies, such as clinical studies, epidemiological studies and intervention studies (Uman, 2011).

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By Avishek Majumder & Diksha Tomer on October 18, 2018 No Comments

In this article the trends analysis of the malaria prevalence in India was done and also correlated with the trend of health expenditure made by the government of India, to study the relationships among them. Trend-based statistics help the health care members plan precautionary measures and generate awareness amongst the population prone to malaria (Vaiserman, et. al., 2016).

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By Avishek Majumder & Diksha Tomer on October 11, 2018 No Comments

Epidemiology studies refer to the study of the rate of occurrence of diseases in different groups of people and to study their reason for the occurrence (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2012).

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By Avishek Majumder & Diksha Tomer on October 11, 2018 2 Comments

Epidemiology-based health care policies are systematic and objective assessments of the science including meta-analyses, decision analyses, and economic evaluations and involve primarily quantitative evidence (Barata, 2013).

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By Avishek Majumder & Diksha Tomer on October 9, 2018 No Comments

Plans and public healthcare policies formed globally are based on various aspects and impeding factors. Health policy comprises of goals, rules, and actions. These have an impact on the health challenges and priorities that transcend individual countries and regions (Brugha, Bruen, & Tangcharoensathien, 2014).

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By Avishek Majumder & Diksha Tomer on October 9, 2018 No Comments

Emerging infectious diseases (EID) is a type of disease occurring from infections of unknown strains of microorganism. They may also reoccur from infectious diseases that may have occurred many years back. These infectious diseases are either new or have a potential to become epidemic in the near future. Some common examples of the EID include; HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, Influenza, malaria, dengue, cholera, Ebola, and many others to name (Drotman et al., 2018).

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By Avishek Majumder & Priya Chetty on July 11, 2018 No Comments

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) refers to a diverse range of conditions that affect the heart or blood vessels. Major types of CVDs’ include coronary heart disease, stroke and heart failure. CVDs’, still remain the major cause of death across all the regions of the world.

 

Malaria is a mosquito borne blood disease, which remains a devastating global health problem. It is caused by the obligate intraerythrocytic protozoa belonging to genus Plasmodium.

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