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The impact of leptospirosis in northern Tanzania
Leptospirosis is an underappreciated cause of human illness and livestock production loss in the tropics. Our understanding of the burden of disease, reservoirs and sources of human infection, and the performance of ... -
Hospital Admissions for Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Contributing factors, Risk prediction and Prognosis
Background: Hospitalisations for acute exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) are associated with high mortality. Clinical indicators and prognostic scores have been explored previously to identify ... -
Transport and well-being among older adolescents
Background Discussions of teenage transport issues are typically framed from the perspective of crash risk and physical health. This research addresses transport in the context of well-being, from the Positive Youth ... -
Abortion in a New Zealand cohort - Incidence, reasons and emotional impact
Background: Abortion is a relatively common experience for New Zealand women. The reasons for abortion have not been studied in a New Zealand context. While the potential links between mental health outcomes have been ... -
Innate Factors in Early Clearance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Introduction: Early clearance (EC) is the eradication of M. tuberculosis infection by innate immunity, before an adaptive immune response develops. Case contact studies consistently report a group of highly exposed but ... -
Healthy & Climate-friendly Eating Patterns for New Zealand
Under the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement, New Zealand (NZ) committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs): all major government policies should, therefore, consider impacts on the climate. Given that the Ministry of ... -
Evidence updates on risk factors for occupational noise-induced hearing loss (ONIHL) Update 2: Review of impact and impulse noise evidence
This review is an update of the impact and impulse sections of the 2010 report ‘Guideline for diagnosing occupational noise-induced hearing loss. Part 1: noise effects and duration’. It has been carried out to inform ACC’s ... -
Injured Migrant Study (IMS): A prospective study of post-injury outcomes in New Zealand
Background The burden of injury has been well documented, and migrants are more likely to have both higher risks of injury and experience poorer outcomes following injury compared to non-migrants. In New Zealand, a significant ... -
Risk factors for Staphylococcus capitis pulsotype NRCS-A colonisation among premature neonates, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Dunedin Hospital
Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CONS) are the most common cause of bloodstream infections in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). S. capitis, a species of CONS, has recently emerged as a common cause of neonatal disease, ... -
Early childhood caries (ECC): A Waikato-Tainui Kaupapa Maaori approach to reducing chronic illness dental decay amongst tamariki and mokopuna “He awa o Mokopuna oranga niho”
Early childhood caries (ECC) are a significant health concern for Indigenous Maaori children in Aotearoa New Zealand. In an effort to address the significant impact of ECC on the health of Indigenous children, the Health ... -
Health promotion planning and evaluation in public health units in New Zealand
An ageing population, increasing rates of chronic disease, along with growing inequities in health status, and rising costs in health care and treatments are all placing a strain on the New Zealand health system. Combine ... -
The psychological and physical health and wellbeing of New Zealand contemporary veterans
We aim to describe risk and protective factors for health and wellbeing in veterans who have served during and since the Persian Gulf War. Some have experienced combat, but all have experienced the ‘deployment stress’ of ... -
The Epidemiology of Cervical Cancer in Ghana
INTRODUCTION: Cervical cancer is a significant health issue worldwide. It is the fourth most common cancer among women with more than 85% of new cases of the disease occurring in low- and middle-income countries. Cervical ... -
The strategic behaviour of health workforce actors: Implications for health workforce planning and forecasting
The effects of less than optimal health workforce numbers, skills or distributions are felt across the entire health system. Thus, the aim of health workforce planning is to meet the health system’s needs with a sustainable ... -
Exploring Social Accountability Mechanisms in the Primary Health Care System of Nepal: A Case Study from the Dang District
Accountability problems in Nepal’s Primary Health Care (PHC) system is a long standing, yet neglected, issue. This concern has contributed to the increasing interest in direct engagement of citizens on health service ... -
Oral-Health related Quality of Life Measures for use in Economic Evaluation in Children
The first aim of this study was to investigate the availability of quality adjusted life years (QALY), for two oral health related quality of life (OHRQoL) measures, the Child Perceptions Questionnaire for 8-10-year-olds ... -
Framing the impact of climate change on health: the case of New Zealand’s online media
Climate change is a major threat to public health both in New Zealand and abroad. Conversely, mitigation and adaption efforts offer numerous opportunities to improve health and equity. Despite this, comprehensive, ... -
Regulating the Tobacco Retail Environment in New Zealand
Background Tobacco use is a leading risk factor for preventable mortality and causes around 5,000 deaths in New Zealand (NZ) each year. In 2011, the Government committed to making NZ smokefree by 2025, through reducing ...