By medical malpractice, the 5.5-years-old Nefeli suffered an incomplete spinal cord injury at Th10/11 levels. At an age of 9, through 4 years of Coordination Dynamics Therapy, she re-learned walking, running, jumping and became continent again. At an age of 14, an orthopedic surgeon made the family believe that the walking performance could substantially be improved by a leg operation. Against the strong advice of the Author ‘to avoid the operation’, because such operations in spinal cord injury reduce the plasticity, necessary for repair, the parents decided for the operation. Till 6 weeks after the operation, the patient could not move the legs anymore because of extreme flexor spasticity, rigor and cramps. 3.5 months after the operation, including 8 weeks of intensive Coordination Dynamics Therapy with the Author, she could move the legs a bit again, but could not walk freely.6 months after the operation, she became able to walk a bit with orthoses and after 8 months she re-learned to walk a bit without orthoses. Through the operation, the patient lost approximately 2 years of movement-based learning therapy. It will be analyzed in detail that the orthopedic surgeon operated without sufficient knowledge in human repair-neurophysiology, necessary especially in spinal cord injury. The operationinduced extreme flexor spasticity made the standing and upright movements impossible. Only the Author was able, through administering Coordination Dynamics Therapy, to slowly reduce the extreme flexor spasticity and to make the spinal cord injury patient Nefeli walk again.
{"title":"CNS Repair in a girl with a Spinal Cord Injury","authors":"G. Schalow","doi":"10.37722/APHCTM.2021101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37722/APHCTM.2021101","url":null,"abstract":"By medical malpractice, the 5.5-years-old Nefeli suffered an incomplete spinal cord injury at Th10/11 levels. At an age of 9, through 4 years of Coordination Dynamics Therapy, she re-learned walking, running, jumping and became continent again. At an age of 14, an orthopedic surgeon made the family believe that the walking performance could substantially be improved by a leg operation. Against the strong advice of the Author ‘to avoid the operation’, because such operations in spinal cord injury reduce the plasticity, necessary for repair, the parents decided for the operation. Till 6 weeks after the operation, the patient could not move the legs anymore because of extreme flexor spasticity, rigor and cramps. 3.5 months after the operation, including 8 weeks of intensive Coordination Dynamics Therapy with the Author, she could move the legs a bit again, but could not walk freely.6 months after the operation, she became able to walk a bit with orthoses and after 8 months she re-learned to walk a bit without orthoses. Through the operation, the patient lost approximately 2 years of movement-based learning therapy. It will be analyzed in detail that the orthopedic surgeon operated without sufficient knowledge in human repair-neurophysiology, necessary especially in spinal cord injury. The operationinduced extreme flexor spasticity made the standing and upright movements impossible. Only the Author was able, through administering Coordination Dynamics Therapy, to slowly reduce the extreme flexor spasticity and to make the spinal cord injury patient Nefeli walk again.","PeriodicalId":198594,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Public Health, Community and Tropical Medicine","volume":"41 3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129722826","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
To date, hypertension and diabetes mellitus are serious health problems because advance technology has led to consumerism of lifestyle transformation especially mobile smartphone. Social media is very popular now, so health promotion program via social media is interesting. The aims of this study were to synthesize and analyze the results of health promotion program via social media. It was divided into two phases; phase 1) the program development by literature reviewing was performed. Phase 2) quasi-experimental research (one group, pre-test and post-test) was conducted. The 31 volunteers were included in this program with 5 days by face to face meetings and further 28 days via social media. The finding showed that health literacy, attitude and self-care behaviors of participants were improved significantly by sign test (p-value < 0.01) before and after program implementation. The suggestion is health promoting program via social media with the principles of transformative learning used to raise awareness, change attitude and behavior to good behavior in lifestyle diseases should be considered.
{"title":"Health Promotion Program via Social Media for Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus Patients","authors":"P. Santiparp","doi":"10.37722/aphctm.2021302","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37722/aphctm.2021302","url":null,"abstract":"To date, hypertension and diabetes mellitus are serious health problems because advance technology has led to consumerism of lifestyle transformation especially mobile smartphone. Social media is very popular now, so health promotion program via social media is interesting. The aims of this study were to synthesize and analyze the results of health promotion program via social media. It was divided into two phases; phase 1) the program development by literature reviewing was performed. Phase 2) quasi-experimental research (one group, pre-test and post-test) was conducted. The 31 volunteers were included in this program with 5 days by face to face meetings and further 28 days via social media. The finding showed that health literacy, attitude and self-care behaviors of participants were improved significantly by sign test (p-value < 0.01) before and after program implementation. The suggestion is health promoting program via social media with the principles of transformative learning used to raise awareness, change attitude and behavior to good behavior in lifestyle diseases should be considered.","PeriodicalId":198594,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Public Health, Community and Tropical Medicine","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132693330","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The diagnostic criteria of GDM used in the province of Trento are those of the International Association of Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Group (IADPSG). The pregnancy monitoring data are recorded in the Childbirth Assistance Certificate (CedAP), a mandatory document in Italy for monitoring pregnancy, childbirth and the health of the newborn and to be completed by the midwife who assisted the birth. Based on the data recorded in the CedAP, the trend in the prevalence of GDM over time was retrospectively analyzed, on all pregnant women, on pregnant women of Italian and foreign citizenship. The prevalence of GDM was also analyzed in relation to the age group and educational level of pregnant women.
{"title":"Gestational Diabetes Prevalence in North Italy. Trend 2012-2019","authors":"S. Piffer, R. Pertile, M. Orrasch, F. Zambotti","doi":"10.37722/aphctm.2021301","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37722/aphctm.2021301","url":null,"abstract":"The diagnostic criteria of GDM used in the province of Trento are those of the International Association of Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Group (IADPSG). The pregnancy monitoring data are recorded in the Childbirth Assistance Certificate (CedAP), a mandatory document in Italy for monitoring pregnancy, childbirth and the health of the newborn and to be completed by the midwife who assisted the birth. Based on the data recorded in the CedAP, the trend in the prevalence of GDM over time was retrospectively analyzed, on all pregnant women, on pregnant women of Italian and foreign citizenship. The prevalence of GDM was also analyzed in relation to the age group and educational level of pregnant women.","PeriodicalId":198594,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Public Health, Community and Tropical Medicine","volume":"46 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116569282","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Changes In Partnership And Sexuality In Persons With Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)","authors":"Simona Tičar, Eva Ristič","doi":"10.37722/aphctm.2022404","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37722/aphctm.2022404","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":198594,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Public Health, Community and Tropical Medicine","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123016258","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comparing Two Different Methods of Communication by Assessing the Refinement in Knowledge Among Adolescent Girls on Menstrual Hygiene– A Comparative Interventional Study","authors":"D. ArumugaPerumal, Dharini Raveendiran","doi":"10.37722/aphctm.2023101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37722/aphctm.2023101","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":198594,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Public Health, Community and Tropical Medicine","volume":"48 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122566984","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zhao Zeting, Zhou Jia Li Li, Pan Ying, Yang Siyi, Zhao Jianshu, Li Xiaoya, Liu Jianxing
Background - The special geographical position of Yunnan Province as the key area and frontline of "external prevention and importation", the difficulty and pressure of prevention and control in border areas is high, the prevention and control of the epidemic in Yunnan Province is crucial to the overall situation of the province and even the whole country. Covid-19 exposes alarming gaps in Infectious Disease Surverillance in Border Areas. Objectives - Infectious disease surveillance is an important tool for early identification and prevention and control of infectious diseases. Regular disease surveillance of emerging infectious diseases is essential to be able to respond to pandemics and control them early through the construction of infectious disease surveillance systems to build stronger and better health systems. Method - Summarize and sort out the existing monitoring system and problems using a combination of qualitative research methods such as literature methods, group interviews, and expert consultation. Using a combination of typical and stratified sampling methods, a questionnaire was used to analyze the current status of monitoring and management in border counties in Yunnan Province. Results - There is no statistical difference in surveillance and prevention between the state and county levels in response to major public health emergencies, and the current surveillance system is difficult for epidemic dissemination, prediction and timely and effective follow-up. Conclusion - The border areas of Yunnan Province have not established an effective epidemic surveillance system, lack of diversified channels and ways to disseminate epidemic information, difficulty in accurately grasping the progress and changing trends of the epidemic, and risk awareness has not been strengthened and transformed to the detriment of active prevention, control and management of infectious diseases.
{"title":"Research On the Construction of Monitoring System for Responding to Major Public Health Emergencies in Border Areas of Yunnan","authors":"Zhao Zeting, Zhou Jia Li Li, Pan Ying, Yang Siyi, Zhao Jianshu, Li Xiaoya, Liu Jianxing","doi":"10.37722/aphctm.2022501","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37722/aphctm.2022501","url":null,"abstract":"Background - The special geographical position of Yunnan Province as the key area and frontline of \"external prevention and importation\", the difficulty and pressure of prevention and control in border areas is high, the prevention and control of the epidemic in Yunnan Province is crucial to the overall situation of the province and even the whole country. Covid-19 exposes alarming gaps in Infectious Disease Surverillance in Border Areas. Objectives - Infectious disease surveillance is an important tool for early identification and prevention and control of infectious diseases. Regular disease surveillance of emerging infectious diseases is essential to be able to respond to pandemics and control them early through the construction of infectious disease surveillance systems to build stronger and better health systems. Method - Summarize and sort out the existing monitoring system and problems using a combination of qualitative research methods such as literature methods, group interviews, and expert consultation. Using a combination of typical and stratified sampling methods, a questionnaire was used to analyze the current status of monitoring and management in border counties in Yunnan Province. Results - There is no statistical difference in surveillance and prevention between the state and county levels in response to major public health emergencies, and the current surveillance system is difficult for epidemic dissemination, prediction and timely and effective follow-up. Conclusion - The border areas of Yunnan Province have not established an effective epidemic surveillance system, lack of diversified channels and ways to disseminate epidemic information, difficulty in accurately grasping the progress and changing trends of the epidemic, and risk awareness has not been strengthened and transformed to the detriment of active prevention, control and management of infectious diseases.","PeriodicalId":198594,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Public Health, Community and Tropical Medicine","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126810947","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This research assessed the efficacy of the Philippine government’s COVID-19 policies by calculating the regional and national effective reproduction number (Rt) after the implementation of government policies. Rt was obtained through using a model with a Bayesian framework, which is an approach that creates probabilistic models based on existing evidence. The model, known as “EpiEstim”, provides estimates through analyzing the daily incidence of cases within predefined time periods. The effects of stringency on nationwide transmissibility were determined by analyzing the bi-variate relationship between the Government Stringency Index (OxCGRT) with the estimated nationwide Rt values, between February 6, 2020 and March 3, 2021. This study is relevant because the Philippine government’s response to COVID-19 is known to be one of the most prolonged and stringent approaches to the pandemic, and a quantitative measure of the efficacy of the government’s policies can help determine whether these approaches can mitigate the impact of outbreaks in the future. Regionally, the implementation of government policies has led subsequent Rt values to approximately return to the critical threshold of 1.0 in 10 out of the 16 dates tested. These Rt values ranged between 0.82 and 3.05. Nationally, the level of stringency approximates a negative correlation with transmissibility, most notably between March 6, 2020 and April 6, 2020. Many of the government’s policies can be considered as delayed responses as they were implemented several days after Rt first deviated from the critical threshold of 1.0.
{"title":"Assessing the Efficacy of Covid-19 Policies in the Philippines","authors":"Lim Chris","doi":"10.37722/aphctm.2021202","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37722/aphctm.2021202","url":null,"abstract":"This research assessed the efficacy of the Philippine government’s COVID-19 policies by calculating the regional and national effective reproduction number (Rt) after the implementation of government policies. Rt was obtained through using a model with a Bayesian framework, which is an approach that creates probabilistic models based on existing evidence. The model, known as “EpiEstim”, provides estimates through analyzing the daily incidence of cases within predefined time periods. The effects of stringency on nationwide transmissibility were determined by analyzing the bi-variate relationship between the Government Stringency Index (OxCGRT) with the estimated nationwide Rt values, between February 6, 2020 and March 3, 2021. This study is relevant because the Philippine government’s response to COVID-19 is known to be one of the most prolonged and stringent approaches to the pandemic, and a quantitative measure of the efficacy of the government’s policies can help determine whether these approaches can mitigate the impact of outbreaks in the future. Regionally, the implementation of government policies has led subsequent Rt values to approximately return to the critical threshold of 1.0 in 10 out of the 16 dates tested. These Rt values ranged between 0.82 and 3.05. Nationally, the level of stringency approximates a negative correlation with transmissibility, most notably between March 6, 2020 and April 6, 2020. Many of the government’s policies can be considered as delayed responses as they were implemented several days after Rt first deviated from the critical threshold of 1.0.","PeriodicalId":198594,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Public Health, Community and Tropical Medicine","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128475726","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nepal saw its first COVID-19 case on January 23, 2020. Since then, Nepal has suffered from three waves of COVID-19. The goal of this paper is to conduct an epidemiological analysis of COVID-19 in Nepal and compare the changes in morbidity and mortality of COVID-19 over the course of two periods. The first period is defined as April 1, 2020- March 31, 2021. The second period is defined as April 1, 2021- March 31, 2022. Relevant variables were collected from Daily Situation Reports provided by the Ministry of Health and Population of Nepal. The main findings were the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths due to COVID-19 were higher in Period 2 in comparison to Period 1. Period 2 had a higher average recovery rate in comparison to Period 1. Majority of cases during both periods were male and in the 21-40 age category. The distribution of cases was more even amongst males and females in Period 2 in comparison to Period 1. Most cases reported during both periods were from Bagmati Province, which also had the most RT-PCR testing centers during both time periods. In terms of preventative measures, Period 2 had vaccination data reporting and a greater number of tests conducted in comparison to Period 1. Compared to the world, Nepal contributes a low mortality burden due to COVID-19. In addition, most Nepalese are vaccinated against COVID-19 (63.4%), which is comparable to India (62.50%) and the world (67.1%). The results from this study can be used to better implement prevention strategies in Nepal for future outbreaks.
{"title":"COVID-19 Infection in Nepal: Epidemiological Analysis","authors":"Shambhavi Mishra, S. Marahatta, F. Boucher","doi":"10.37722/aphctm.2022502","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37722/aphctm.2022502","url":null,"abstract":"Nepal saw its first COVID-19 case on January 23, 2020. Since then, Nepal has suffered from three waves of COVID-19. The goal of this paper is to conduct an epidemiological analysis of COVID-19 in Nepal and compare the changes in morbidity and mortality of COVID-19 over the course of two periods. The first period is defined as April 1, 2020- March 31, 2021. The second period is defined as April 1, 2021- March 31, 2022. Relevant variables were collected from Daily Situation Reports provided by the Ministry of Health and Population of Nepal. The main findings were the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths due to COVID-19 were higher in Period 2 in comparison to Period 1. Period 2 had a higher average recovery rate in comparison to Period 1. Majority of cases during both periods were male and in the 21-40 age category. The distribution of cases was more even amongst males and females in Period 2 in comparison to Period 1. Most cases reported during both periods were from Bagmati Province, which also had the most RT-PCR testing centers during both time periods. In terms of preventative measures, Period 2 had vaccination data reporting and a greater number of tests conducted in comparison to Period 1. Compared to the world, Nepal contributes a low mortality burden due to COVID-19. In addition, most Nepalese are vaccinated against COVID-19 (63.4%), which is comparable to India (62.50%) and the world (67.1%). The results from this study can be used to better implement prevention strategies in Nepal for future outbreaks.","PeriodicalId":198594,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Public Health, Community and Tropical Medicine","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129520457","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Introduction: The objective of this study is to show the benefits of Meditation practice for young people with Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Method: The intervention study lasted for nine months, including two cycles, one of 8 weeks, and one of 4 months. Participants (n = 8; male = 7, female = 1) with average age of 21.5 years old (SD = 4.37). During both cycles, a weekly session of Meditation, which consisted of Mindfulness and Mantras exercises, was conducted in the center’s classroom, where the sample was following an administrative course. The participants were all invited to practice at home the different exercises when waking up and before sleeping for approximately 15 minutes. At the end of both cycles, we conducted semi-structured qualitative interviews with each participant, one of their closest family members, and their staff members from the center. Field notes were written at the end of each session. Results: Five out of the eight participants practiced at home, the practice became part of a habit for them. Those were the most susceptible to show results in stress and anxiety reduction, an increase in focuses, better emotional control, more pro-social behavior at home, and in the classroom. Discussion: We assume that family interest in the practice had an impact on the adherence of the participant to the program and consequence in better results. The participants who adopted our program as part of their daily life routine have shown results in a reduction of stress and anxiety and a better focus, prosocial improvements in the class environment, and better communication at home with family members.
{"title":"Meditation Practice Effects in Subjects with Autistic Spectrum Disorder","authors":"Gaston Descamps, P. Gaspar","doi":"10.37722/aphctm.2022301","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37722/aphctm.2022301","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: The objective of this study is to show the benefits of Meditation practice for young people with Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Method: The intervention study lasted for nine months, including two cycles, one of 8 weeks, and one of 4 months. Participants (n = 8; male = 7, female = 1) with average age of 21.5 years old (SD = 4.37). During both cycles, a weekly session of Meditation, which consisted of Mindfulness and Mantras exercises, was conducted in the center’s classroom, where the sample was following an administrative course. The participants were all invited to practice at home the different exercises when waking up and before sleeping for approximately 15 minutes. At the end of both cycles, we conducted semi-structured qualitative interviews with each participant, one of their closest family members, and their staff members from the center. Field notes were written at the end of each session. Results: Five out of the eight participants practiced at home, the practice became part of a habit for them. Those were the most susceptible to show results in stress and anxiety reduction, an increase in focuses, better emotional control, more pro-social behavior at home, and in the classroom. Discussion: We assume that family interest in the practice had an impact on the adherence of the participant to the program and consequence in better results. The participants who adopted our program as part of their daily life routine have shown results in a reduction of stress and anxiety and a better focus, prosocial improvements in the class environment, and better communication at home with family members.","PeriodicalId":198594,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Public Health, Community and Tropical Medicine","volume":"354 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130967723","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Background: Several mortality causalities are responsible for millions of deaths yearly and decrease in life expectancy. The covid-19 pandemic has continued to increase these numbers since 2020 its emergence many public health measures have been put in place to flatten the curve. Public health has used data from different source to improve decision and policy making. In this era, precision public health among other developing field of health has shown great potential in strengthening health data systems. However, with predictive analytics been support systems in precision public health there is a need to evaluate the performance of these techniques. Method: A systematic review was conducted between November 2011 and January 2022 using studies from nine at database which included PubMed, TRIP, SCOPUS, and Cochrane. Grey literature and google scholar were searched. Eligible studies were selected using inclusion and exclusion criteria and finding from the included studies were summarized. Result: 17 studies from 11 countries published in English between 2011-2021 were selected demographic, environmental, social, and socio-economic data were gathered by the selected studies. Artificial intelligence with machine learning been the most common, was the major predictive analytics technique used by the research. Communicable and non-communicable diseases, prescription overdose and underdose, neonatal conditions, health disparities, substance abuse and motor vehicle injuries are public health areas in which the techniques were deployed. Discussion and conclusion: Studies in this review reported that predictive analytics techniques are effective and produced reasonably accuracies. Although, there are some limitations such as lack specific definition of sub-population and units of inference, use of one-dimensional data by some studies, some bias that can confound randomization predictive analytics in precision public health is a great call that requires more work for evidence-based foundation for its application.
{"title":"Effectiveness of Predictive Analytics in Precision Public Health in Strengthening Health System for Future Pandemics","authors":"Olatinwo Islamiyyat Adekemi, Olajide Damola Sheriff","doi":"10.37722/aphctm.2022402","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37722/aphctm.2022402","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Several mortality causalities are responsible for millions of deaths yearly and decrease in life expectancy. The covid-19 pandemic has continued to increase these numbers since 2020 its emergence many public health measures have been put in place to flatten the curve. Public health has used data from different source to improve decision and policy making. In this era, precision public health among other developing field of health has shown great potential in strengthening health data systems. However, with predictive analytics been support systems in precision public health there is a need to evaluate the performance of these techniques. Method: A systematic review was conducted between November 2011 and January 2022 using studies from nine at database which included PubMed, TRIP, SCOPUS, and Cochrane. Grey literature and google scholar were searched. Eligible studies were selected using inclusion and exclusion criteria and finding from the included studies were summarized. Result: 17 studies from 11 countries published in English between 2011-2021 were selected demographic, environmental, social, and socio-economic data were gathered by the selected studies. Artificial intelligence with machine learning been the most common, was the major predictive analytics technique used by the research. Communicable and non-communicable diseases, prescription overdose and underdose, neonatal conditions, health disparities, substance abuse and motor vehicle injuries are public health areas in which the techniques were deployed. Discussion and conclusion: Studies in this review reported that predictive analytics techniques are effective and produced reasonably accuracies. Although, there are some limitations such as lack specific definition of sub-population and units of inference, use of one-dimensional data by some studies, some bias that can confound randomization predictive analytics in precision public health is a great call that requires more work for evidence-based foundation for its application.","PeriodicalId":198594,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Public Health, Community and Tropical Medicine","volume":"50 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126961399","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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