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The public health co-benefits of strategies consistent with net-zero emissions: a systematic review of quantitative studies 符合净零排放战略的公共卫生共同效益:定量研究的系统回顾
Pub Date : 2024-08-26 DOI: 10.1101/2024.08.26.24312597
Léo Moutet, Paquito Bernard, Rosemary Green, James Milner, Andy Haines, Rémy Slama, Laura TEMIME, Kévin Jean
Moving toward carbon-neutral societies is projected to provide health co-benefits, yet their magnitude is not well-documented and may be context-specific. Synthesizing the evidence on these co-benefits could enhance the engagement of decision-makers and populations. We performed a systematic review including 55 quantitative studies exploring 121 scenarios. Across air quality, physical activity and dietary changes pathways, substantial health co-benefits were found, with half of scenarios showing a mortality reduction by more than 1.5%, in addition to benefits directly related to climate stabilization. However, these co-benefits varied with explored emission sectors, decarbonization levers, modelling approaches and locations. Among studies including a cost-benefit analysis, 11 out of 13 estimated that monetized benefits outweighed the costs of implementing climate policies. This review highlights the need for a standardised framework to assess and compare health impacts of climate mitigation actions across sectors, and confirms that achieving net-zero goals represent far-reaching public health policies.
据预测,迈向碳中和社会将带来健康方面的共同效益,但这些效益的大小并没有得到充分证明,而且可能因具体情况而异。综合有关这些共同效益的证据可以提高决策者和民众的参与度。我们进行了一项系统性综述,其中包括 55 项探讨 121 种情景的定量研究。在空气质量、体育锻炼和饮食变化途径中,我们发现了大量的健康共同效益,除了与气候稳定直接相关的效益外,半数情景还显示死亡率下降超过 1.5%。然而,这些共同效益因所探讨的排放部门、去碳化杠杆、建模方法和地点而异。在包含成本效益分析的研究中,13 项研究中有 11 项估计货币化效益大于实施气候政策的成本。本综述强调需要一个标准化框架来评估和比较各部门气候减缓行动对健康的影响,并证实实现净零目标是影响深远的公共卫生政策。
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Exploring Risk Factors for Comorbid Depression in Osteoarthritis: A Scoping Review Protocol 探索骨关节炎患者合并抑郁症的风险因素:范围界定审查协议
Pub Date : 2024-08-26 DOI: 10.1101/2024.08.26.24312577
Kathrin Maria Bogensberger, Dagmar Schaffler-Schaden, Eva Perl, Markus Ritter, Wolfgang Hitzl, Bibiane Steinecker-Frohnwieser, Antje van der Zee-Neuen
Introduction: Globally, osteoarthritis (OA) is the most prevalent musculoskeletal disease, affecting approximately 600 million people. It is characterised by progressive degeneration of the articular cartilage, osteophyte formation, and asymmetric joint space narrowing, leading to pain, stiffness, and functional impairment. The current focus of disease management is on symptom relief and functional improvement. However, these interventions frequently do not provide adequate outcomes. This may be attributed to a lack of consideration for contextual factors, including the presence of comorbidities such as depression. Several studies indicate that depression is highly prevalent, affecting up to 20% of OA patients. As depression is known to be a multifactorial disorder, there are various risk factors that may increase the likelihood of comorbid depression in patients with OA. Consequently, the scoping review`s objective is to map the existing literature on risk factors for comorbid depression in individuals with OA. Furthermore, the review is expected to provide important information for further in-depth investigation and the development of predictive tools to support the early identification of patients with OA at risk of comorbid depression. Methods and Analysis: The intended review will target studies reporting risk factors for comorbid depression in individuals with OA. All available primary and grey literature will be considered for inclusion. Only articles published in English or German will be included in the review. The review will follow the format specified by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) and the JBI Manual for Evidence Synthesis. Original research in published and unpublished literature from inception until August 2024 will be included into the review. The databases to be searched will include PubMed, EMBASE, PsychInfo, and Web of Science. In addition, further literature will be identified by searching the reference lists of the included studies. Three reviewers will independently screen the identified studies for final inclusion. The data will be extracted and presented in tabular form and in a narrative summary that aligns with the review`s objective. Furthermore, a quality assessment of the included studies will be conducted using appropriate tools, and the results will be incorporated into the synthesis. Any disagreements that arise between the reviewers will be resolved through discussion or with an additional reviewer. Ethics and Dissemination: Ethics committee approval will not be required because only published and publicly available data will be examined to answer the research question of the scoping review. We will not collect any personal information or any information that requires ethical approval. Keywords: osteoarthritis, depression, risk factors, epidemiology, comorbidity
导言:在全球范围内,骨关节炎(OA)是最普遍的肌肉骨骼疾病,影响着大约 6 亿人。其特点是关节软骨逐渐退化、骨质增生形成和不对称的关节间隙变窄,从而导致疼痛、僵硬和功能障碍。目前,疾病管理的重点是缓解症状和改善功能。然而,这些干预措施往往无法提供足够的疗效。这可能是由于缺乏对背景因素的考虑,包括抑郁症等合并症的存在。多项研究表明,抑郁症的发病率很高,高达 20% 的 OA 患者会受到抑郁症的影响。众所周知,抑郁症是一种多因素疾病,因此有各种风险因素可能会增加 OA 患者合并抑郁症的可能性。因此,此次范围界定综述的目的是对现有文献进行梳理,了解 OA 患者合并抑郁症的风险因素。此外,该综述有望为进一步深入调查和开发预测工具提供重要信息,以支持早期识别有合并抑郁症风险的 OA 患者。方法与分析:本综述将以报告 OA 患者合并抑郁症风险因素的研究为目标。所有可用的原始文献和灰色文献都将被纳入考虑范围。综述将只纳入以英语或德语发表的文章。综述将遵循《系统综述和荟萃分析扩展范围综述的首选报告项目》(PRISMA-ScR)和《JBI 证据综合手册》规定的格式。从开始到 2024 年 8 月的已发表和未发表文献中的原创研究将纳入综述。将检索的数据库包括 PubMed、EMBASE、PsychInfo 和 Web of Science。此外,还将通过检索所纳入研究的参考文献目录来确定更多文献。三位审稿人将独立筛选所确定的研究,以便最终纳入。数据将被提取出来,并以表格和符合综述目标的叙述性摘要的形式呈现。此外,还将使用适当的工具对纳入的研究进行质量评估,并将评估结果纳入综述。审稿人之间出现的任何分歧都将通过讨论或与其他审稿人共同解决。伦理与传播:我们无需获得伦理委员会的批准,因为我们将只审查已公布和公开的数据,以回答范围界定审查的研究问题。我们不会收集任何个人信息或任何需要伦理批准的信息。关键词:骨关节炎、抑郁症、风险因素、流行病学、合并症
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Protocol for a scoping review of theorised pathways between home energy decarbonisation and health and health inequalities 对家庭能源去碳化与健康和健康不平等之间的理论路径进行范围界定审查的议定书
Pub Date : 2024-08-23 DOI: 10.1101/2024.08.23.24312045
Vicki Ponce Hardy, Amy Stevenson, Gerry McCartney, Alison Heppenstall, Petra Meier
Introduction: Access to adequate energy in the home is necessary for a healthy and well life, however current energy use, particularly in high-income countries, is unsustainable. Decarbonisation of home energy can benefit climate mitigation and health but there is the potential to create new, or compound existing, inequalities in health if not implemented equitably. Mapping the theoretical causal pathways between home decarbonisation and health will contribute to further understanding of these mechanisms. Aims: Firstly, to identify theoretical pathways between decarbonisation of home energy and health and health inequalities in high-income countries, and secondly, to synthesise these into a putative causal evidence map. Inclusion criteria: All populations in high-income countries are included, as defined by the World Bank in 2023/24. Included concepts are decarbonisation of home energy, and health and health inequalities. Context for this review comprises of the inclusion of a clear theory linking the concepts. All study designs are included. Methods: This protocol is for a review of theories rather than of intervention effectiveness. Medline/OVID, Scopus, and EconLit will be searched, with no limitation on date. Relevant international policy websites will also be searched. The search is limited to papers in English. Citation tracing may identify further relevant papers. Abstracts and full texts will be screened using Rayyan. At least 10% will be double-screened, and the rest screened by one author, and included full texts will be screened until data saturation is reached. Study inclusion is based on consistency with the inclusion criteria, with some flexibility allowed due to the theoretical nature of this review. Data extracted from papers will be used to develop a diagrammatic map of pathways.
导言:获得充足的家庭能源是健康和美好生活的必要条件,但目前的能源使用,尤其是在高收入国家,是不可持续的。家庭能源去碳化有利于减缓气候变化和促进健康,但如果不能公平实施,有可能造成新的健康不平等,或加剧现有的健康不平等。绘制家庭能源去碳化与健康之间的理论因果路径图将有助于进一步了解这些机制。目的:首先,在高收入国家确定家庭能源去碳化与健康和健康不平等之间的理论路径;其次,将这些路径综合为一个推定的因果证据图。纳入标准:根据世界银行 2023/24 年的定义,高收入国家的所有人口都包括在内。包括的概念有家庭能源去碳化、健康和健康不平等。本综述的背景包括将这些概念联系起来的明确理论。所有研究设计均包括在内。方法:本协议是对理论而非干预效果的综述。将检索 Medline/OVID、Scopus 和 EconLit,日期不限。还将搜索相关的国际政策网站。搜索仅限于英文论文。引文追踪可能会发现更多相关论文。将使用 Rayyan 对摘要和全文进行筛选。至少 10%的论文将进行双重筛选,其余论文由一位作者筛选,并将对收录的全文进行筛选,直到数据达到饱和为止。纳入研究的依据是是否符合纳入标准,但由于本综述的理论性质,允许有一定的灵活性。从论文中提取的数据将用于绘制路径图。
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Unraveling the impact of COVID-19 on urban mobility: A Causal Machine Learning Analysis of Beijing's Subway System 揭示 COVID-19 对城市交通的影响:北京地铁系统的因果机器学习分析
Pub Date : 2024-08-23 DOI: 10.1101/2024.08.22.24312324
Linmu Zou, Yanhua Chen, Rui Guo, Peicheng Wang, Yanrong He, Shiyu Chen, Zijia Wang, Jiming Zhu
The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically altered urban travel patterns, particularly in public transportation systems like subways. This study examines the effects of the pandemic on subway ridership in Beijing by analyzing the influence of 19 factors, including demographics, land use, network metrics, and weather conditions, before and during the pandemic. Data was collected from June 2019 and June 2020, covering 335 subway stations and over 258 million trips. Using a three-stage analytical framework - comprising Light Gradient Boosting Machine (LightGBM) for fitting, Meta-Learners for causal analysis, and SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) for interpretation - we observed a substantial decline in ridership, with approximately 10,000 fewer passengers per station daily, especially in densely populated areas. Our findings reveal significant shifts in influential factors such as centrality, housing prices, and restaurant density. The spatiotemporal analysis highlights the dynamic nature of these changes. This study underscores the need for adaptive urban planning and provides insights for public health strategies to enhance urban resilience in future pandemics.
COVID-19 大流行极大地改变了城市出行模式,尤其是地铁等公共交通系统。本研究通过分析大流行之前和期间人口统计、土地利用、网络指标和天气条件等 19 个因素的影响,探讨了大流行对北京地铁乘客量的影响。数据收集时间为 2019 年 6 月至 2020 年 6 月,覆盖 335 个地铁站和超过 2.58 亿人次。我们采用了三阶段分析框架--包括用于拟合的光梯度提升机(LightGBM)、用于因果分析的元学习器以及用于解释的SHAPLE Additive exPlanations(SHAP)--观察到乘客量大幅下降,每个车站每天减少约10,000名乘客,尤其是在人口稠密地区。我们的研究结果揭示了中心地带、房价和餐馆密度等影响因素的重大变化。时空分析突出了这些变化的动态性质。这项研究强调了适应性城市规划的必要性,并为公共卫生战略提供了启示,以增强城市在未来大流行病中的抗灾能力。
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Rainfall and Temperature Modify Effects of On-Site Sanitation Intervention on E. coli Contamination in Bangladeshi Households 降雨和温度改变了现场卫生干预措施对孟加拉国家庭大肠杆菌污染的影响
Pub Date : 2024-08-23 DOI: 10.1101/2024.08.22.24312444
Caitlin G Niven, Mahfuza Islam, Anna Nguyen, Andrew Mertens, Amy J Pickering, Laura H Kwong, Mahfuja Alam, Debashis Sen, Sharmin Islam, Mahbubur Rahman, Leanne Unicomb, Alan E Hubbard, Stephen P Luby, Jessica A Grembi, John M Colford, Benjamin F Arnold, Jade Benjamin-Chung, Ayse Ercumen
Weather events associated with climate change can influence the environmental spread and survival of fecal pathogens, potentially impacting the efficacy of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) interventions. We used longitudinal data from a randomized controlled trial in Bangladesh to assess whether rainfall and temperature modified the effect of an on-site sanitation intervention on fecal contamination. Over 3.5 years, we enumerated E. coli in household samples along eight fecal-oral pathways (n=23,238 samples) and obtained daily weather data. The intervention included the provision of double-pit latrines, child potties, and scoops for removing child and animal feces, along with behavior change promotion. The intervention was associated with larger reductions in E. coli in/on mother hands, child hands, ponds, and flies (0.10-log to 0.91-log) following higher rainfall and in/on food, mother hands, child hands, soil, and ponds (0.11-log to 0.40-log) following higher temperatures, compared to drier and colder periods. The intervention slightly reduced E. coli in stored drinking water and had no consistent effect on E. coli in tubewell water, regardless of weather. Our findings suggest that sanitation interventions can help mitigate the effects of increased rainfall and temperature on environmental fecal contamination. Previous analyses of these data without stratification by daily weather only found small (approximately 0.10-log) reductions in E. coli in/on stored drinking water and child hands. Future WASH trials should incorporate weather data to identify periods of differential intervention effectiveness to understand how weather variability influences the outcomes of public health interventions and develop strategies to enhance resilience against climate change impacts in vulnerable communities.
与气候变化相关的天气事件会影响粪便病原体在环境中的传播和存活,从而可能影响水、环境卫生和个人卫生(WASH)干预措施的效果。我们利用孟加拉国一项随机对照试验的纵向数据来评估降雨和气温是否会改变现场卫生干预措施对粪便污染的影响。在 3.5 年的时间里,我们沿 8 条粪便-口腔途径对家庭样本中的大肠杆菌进行了计数(样本数=23238),并获得了每日天气数据。干预措施包括提供双坑式厕所、儿童便盆、清除儿童和动物粪便的勺子,以及促进行为改变。与较干旱和较寒冷时期相比,干预措施使降雨量增加时母亲手部、儿童手部、池塘和苍蝇中/上的大肠杆菌减少较多(0.10-log 至 0.91-log),气温升高时食物、母亲手部、儿童手部、土壤和池塘中/上的大肠杆菌减少较多(0.11-log 至 0.40-log)。干预措施略微降低了储存饮用水中的大肠杆菌,但对管井水中的大肠杆菌没有一致的影响,与天气无关。我们的研究结果表明,卫生干预措施有助于减轻降雨量增加和气温升高对环境粪便污染的影响。此前在未按每日天气分层的情况下对这些数据进行的分析仅发现,储存的饮用水和儿童双手中/上的大肠杆菌含量略有降低(约 0.10-log)。未来的 "讲卫生运动 "试验应纳入天气数据,以确定不同时期的干预效果,从而了解天气变化如何影响公共卫生干预的结果,并制定战略来增强脆弱社区抵御气候变化影响的能力。
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Baseline drug treatments and long-term outcomes in COVID-19-hospitalized patients: results of the 2020 AUTCOV study COVID-19 住院患者的基线药物治疗和长期疗效:2020 年 AUTCOV 研究结果
Pub Date : 2024-08-22 DOI: 10.1101/2024.08.22.24312424
Alexandra Christine Graf, Berthold Reichardt, Christine Wagenlechner, Pavla Krotka, Denise Traxler-Weidenauer, Michael Mildner, Julia Mascherbauer, Clemens Aigner, Johann Auer, Ralph Wendt, Hendrik Jan Ankersmit
Limited data are available on long-term morbidity and mortality after COVID-19 hospitalization. In this population-based study, we investigated the long-term mortality and morbidity after COVID-19 hospitalization and associations with baseline drug treatments. Data were provided on hospitalized COVID-19 patients in 2020 and matched controls by the Austrian Health Insurance Funds. The primary outcome was all-cause mortality. Secondary outcomes were all-cause mortality conditional on COVID-hospital survival and re-hospitalization due to any reason. The median follow-up was 600 days. 22 571 patients aged >18 years were hospitalized in Austria in 2020 due to COVID-19. The risk of all-cause mortality was significantly higher with polypharmacy. With the exception of the youngest age group (19-40 years), antiepileptics, antipsychotics and the medicament group of iron supplements, erythropoietic stimulating agents, Vitamin B12, and folic acid were significantly associated with a higher risk of death (all p<0,001). For Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and other anti-inflammatory drugs, significantly increased survival was observed (all p<0,001). Patients had a higher drug prescription load than the control population. Long-term mortality and the risk of re-hospitalization due to any reason were also significantly greater in the patients. Antipsychotics are assumed to be an underrecognized medication group linked to worse outcomes after COVID-19 hospitalization.
有关 COVID-19 住院后长期发病率和死亡率的数据十分有限。在这项基于人群的研究中,我们调查了 COVID-19 住院后的长期死亡率和发病率以及与基线药物治疗的关系。奥地利健康保险基金提供了 2020 年 COVID-19 住院患者和匹配对照组的数据。主要结果是全因死亡率。次要结果是COVID-19住院生存率条件下的全因死亡率和因任何原因再次住院的死亡率。中位随访时间为 600 天。2020年,奥地利有22571名18岁患者因COVID-19住院治疗。使用多种药物的患者全因死亡风险明显更高。除最年轻的年龄组(19-40 岁)外,抗癫痫药、抗精神病药以及铁补充剂、促红细胞生成剂、维生素 B12 和叶酸等药物组都与较高的死亡风险显著相关(均为 p<0,001)。就非甾体抗炎药和其他抗炎药而言,观察到生存率明显增加(均为 p<0,001)。与对照组相比,患者的药物处方量更高。患者的长期死亡率和因任何原因再次住院的风险也明显更高。抗精神病药物被认为是一种未得到充分认识的药物,与COVID-19住院后较差的预后有关。
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Household behaviour change interventions to improve sanitation and hygiene practices in urban settings: a scoping review 为改善城市环境卫生和个人卫生习惯而采取的家庭行为改变干预措施:范围界定审查
Pub Date : 2024-08-21 DOI: 10.1101/2024.08.20.24312313
Clara MacLeod, Katherine Davies, Mwamba Mwenge, Jenala Chipungu, Oliver Cumming, Robert Dreibelbis
Introduction: Behaviour change interventions have the potential to improve sanitation and hygiene practices in urban settings. However, the evidence on which behaviour change interventions are effective is unclear. This scoping review assesses the effectiveness of behaviour change interventions on sanitation and hygiene practices in urban settings. Methods: We performed electronic searches across five databases and one grey literature database to identify relevant studies published between 1 January 1990 and 20 November 2023 in English. Eligible study designs included randomised and non-randomised controlled trials with a concurrent control. Studies were eligible for inclusion if they reported a behaviour change intervention for improving sanitation and/or hygiene practices in an urban setting. Individual behaviour change intervention components were mapped to one of nine intervention functions of the capabilities, opportunities, motivations, and behaviour (COM-B) framework. Risk of bias was assessed for each study using an adapted Newcastle-Ottawa scale. Results: After de-duplication, 8,249 documents were screened by abstract and title, with 79 documents retrieved for full-text screening. We included 13 studies ranging from low- to high-quality. The behaviour change interventions had mixed effects on sanitation and hygiene practices in urban settings. Specifically, interventions improved latrine quality but not safe child faeces disposal. Interventions often improved handwashing with soap at key times and sometimes increased the presence of soap and water at the handwashing facility. There is limited evidence on the effect on food hygiene practices. Most study outcomes were measured between 6 and 12 months after intervention implementation, which may undermine the sustainability of behaviour change interventions. Conclusion: Despite mixed effects on sanitation and hygiene outcomes, behaviour change interventions can improve certain practices in urban settings, such as latrine quality improvements and handwashing with soap at the household or compound level. More ambitious behaviour change interventions are needed to reduce disparities in sanitation and hygiene access in urban areas globally.
介绍:行为改变干预措施具有改善城市环境卫生和个人卫生习惯的潜力。然而,有关哪些行为改变干预措施有效的证据尚不明确。本范围界定综述评估了行为改变干预措施对城市环境卫生和个人卫生习惯的有效性。研究方法我们在五个数据库和一个灰色文献数据库中进行了电子检索,以确定 1990 年 1 月 1 日至 2023 年 11 月 20 日期间用英语发表的相关研究。符合条件的研究设计包括随机对照试验和非随机对照试验以及同时进行的对照试验。如果研究报告了为改善城市环境卫生和/或个人卫生习惯而采取的行为改变干预措施,则符合纳入条件。行为改变干预的各个组成部分被映射到能力、机会、动机和行为(COM-B)框架的九项干预功能之一。采用改编的纽卡斯尔-渥太华量表对每项研究的偏倚风险进行了评估。研究结果经过去重后,根据摘要和标题筛选出 8,249 篇文献,并检索出 79 篇文献进行全文筛选。我们纳入了 13 项从低质量到高质量的研究。行为改变干预措施对城市环境卫生和个人卫生习惯的影响不一。具体来说,干预措施改善了厕所质量,但没有改善儿童粪便的安全处理。干预措施通常改善了在关键时刻用肥皂洗手的情况,有时还增加了洗手设施中肥皂和水的数量。有关对食品卫生习惯的影响的证据有限。大多数研究结果都是在干预措施实施 6 至 12 个月后进行测量的,这可能会影响行为改变干预措施的可持续性。结论尽管对环境卫生和个人卫生结果的影响参差不齐,但行为改变干预措施可以改善城市环境中的某些做法,如提高厕所质量以及在家庭或院落层面使用肥皂洗手。要在全球范围内减少城市地区环境卫生和个人卫生方面的差距,需要采取更多雄心勃勃的行为改变干预措施。
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Long-term monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 load and variant composition at a large metropolitan wastewater treatment plant using a simple two-step direct capture RNA extraction, droplet digital PCR, and targeted mutation assays 使用简单的两步直接捕获 RNA 提取、液滴数字 PCR 和靶向突变测定法,对大都市污水处理厂的 SARS-CoV-2 负荷和变异成分进行长期监测
Pub Date : 2024-08-21 DOI: 10.1101/2024.08.21.24311866
Steven J. Balogh, George B. Sprouse, Kenneth B. Beckman, Ray H.B. Watson, Darrell M. Johnson, Lee D. Pinkerton, Yabing H. Nollet, Adam W. Sealock, Walter S.C. Atkins, Laura M. Selenke, Joseph A. Kinney, Patrick J.R. Grady, Brandon Vanderbush, Jerry J. Daniel
Wastewater surveillance offers an objective, comprehensive, and cost-effective means of monitoring the prevalence and genomic heterogeneity of pathogens circulating in a community. Here, a novel two-step extraction procedure for the direct capture of SARS-CoV-2 RNA from raw wastewater is presented. Combined with reverse transcription-droplet digital polymerase chain reaction (RT-ddPCR) detection, the method provides a fast and sensitive method for measuring viral RNA concentrations in wastewater. The method was used to measure the concentration of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in daily samples of wastewater entering a major metropolitan wastewater treatment plant over the course of 32 months, from November 2020 through June 2023. In addition, targeted mutation assays were used with RT-ddPCR to characterize the evolving presence and prevalence of specific SARS-CoV-2 variant sub-lineages in the wastewater stream over time. The results demonstrate the utility of these methods to accurately measure the total load of SARS-CoV-2 RNA, and chronicle its evolving variant composition, in wastewater treatment plant influent, providing near-real-time characterization of COVID-19 disease prevalence and trends in the served community.
废水监测是一种客观、全面和经济有效的方法,可用于监测社区中病原体的流行情况和基因组异质性。本文介绍了一种新颖的两步提取法,可直接从原始废水中捕获 SARS-CoV-2 RNA。结合反转录-液滴数字聚合酶链反应(RT-ddPCR)检测,该方法为测量废水中的病毒 RNA 浓度提供了一种快速、灵敏的方法。在 2020 年 11 月至 2023 年 6 月的 32 个月期间,该方法被用于测量进入大都市污水处理厂的每日废水样本中的 SARS-CoV-2 RNA 浓度。此外,还使用靶向突变检测法和 RT-ddPCR 来描述废水流中特定 SARS-CoV-2 变异亚系的存在和流行情况。研究结果表明,这些方法可以精确测量污水处理厂进水中 SARS-CoV-2 RNA 的总负荷,并记录其不断变化的变体组成,从而近乎实时地描述 COVID-19 疾病在所服务社区的流行情况和趋势。
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Stakeholders Perspective of Integrating Female Genital Schistosomiasis into HIV Care: A Qualitative Study in Ghana 利益相关者对将女性生殖器血吸虫病纳入艾滋病毒护理的看法:加纳定性研究
Pub Date : 2024-08-21 DOI: 10.1101/2024.08.21.24312334
Emmanuel Asampong, Franklin Glozah, Adanna Nwameme, Ruby Hornuvo, Philip Teg-Nefaah Tabong, Edward Mberu Kamau
BackgroundIn Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), HIV infection is the main factor contributing to adult premature death. The prevalence of HIV in the region could also be associated with recent increases in Female Genital Schistosomiasis (FGS) globally. The fast-rising prevalence of FGS in SSA nations including Ghana, which has led to the emergence of dual HIV-FGS conditions, provides evidence of the trend. As such the WHO is advocating for integrated services of HIV and FGS care. This study explored stakeholders’ perspectives of the integration of prevention and control measures for Female Genital Schistosomiasis and HIV care in FGS endemic settings in Ghana.MethodsThe study was conducted in the Ga South Municipality in the Greater Accra region of Ghana. Using qualitative research methods, Focus Group Discussion was conducted with Community Health Officers (n=9) and Key Informant Interviews with stakeholders including health care professionals and providers at the Regional, District and community levels (n=13) to explore the feasibility, challenges, and opportunities of integrating FGS prevention and control package with HIV continuum of care in communities. In-depth interviews were also conducted among Persons with FGS and HIV (n=13), Female Households (n=10), Community Health Management Committee members and Community leader (n=7) to explore their views on the facilitators and barriers of the integration of FGS into HIV care into the Primary Health Care (PHC) in Ghana. All study participants were purposively sampled to achieve the study objective. All audio-recorded data were transcribed verbatim, a codebook developed, and the data was thematically analysed with the aid of NVivo software version 13. ResultsThe study identified a knowledge gap regarding Female Genital Schistosomiasis (FGS) compared to HIV. The majority of Community Health Officers (CHOs) exhibited limited knowledge about FGS. Additionally, health workers misconstrued FGS as sexually transmitted infections. Community members who expressed knowledge of FGS were about gynecological symptoms of FGS. Three main health outlets; health facilities, herbal centers, and spiritual centers are utilized either concurrently or in sequence. This health seeking behaviour negatively affected the early detection and management of FGS among HIV clients. Integration of HIV and FGS may be affected by the limited awareness and knowledge, resource constraints, stigma and discrimination, healthcare providers’ attitudes and practices, and cultural beliefs.ConclusionsThe study finds that knowledge of FGS was usually low among both community members and Community Health Officers. This was having a detrimental effect on regular screening of females for genital schistosomiasis. Integration of FGS and HIV has the potential to help Ghana achieve HIV eradication; however, before such a program is launched, implementation barriers such as stigma, knowledge gap, unavailability of needed logistics at health faciliti
背景在撒哈拉以南非洲地区(SSA),艾滋病毒感染是导致成人过早死亡的主要因素。该地区艾滋病毒的流行也可能与近期全球女性生殖器血吸虫病(FGS)的增加有关。在包括加纳在内的撒哈拉以南非洲国家,女性生殖器血吸虫病的流行率迅速上升,导致出现艾滋病毒-女性生殖器血吸虫病双重感染的情况,为这一趋势提供了证据。因此,世卫组织正在倡导艾滋病毒和 FGS 护理的综合服务。本研究探讨了加纳女性生殖器血吸虫病流行地区利益相关者对女性生殖器血吸虫病预防和控制措施与艾滋病护理相结合的看法。采用定性研究方法,与社区卫生官员(9 人)进行了焦点小组讨论,并与利益相关者(包括区域、地区和社区层面的医疗保健专业人员和服务提供者)进行了关键知情者访谈(13 人),以探讨将女性外阴血吸虫病预防和控制一揽子方案与社区艾滋病持续护理相结合的可行性、挑战和机遇。此外,还对 FGS 和 HIV 感染者(人数=13)、女性家庭(人数=10)、社区卫生管理委员会成员和社区领袖(人数=7)进行了深入访谈,以探讨他们对加纳初级卫生保健(PHC)中将 FGS 纳入 HIV 护理的促进因素和障碍的看法。为实现研究目标,对所有研究参与者进行了有目的的抽样。所有录音数据均被逐字转录,并编制了代码手册,然后借助 NVivo 软件 13 版对数据进行了专题分析。结果研究发现,与艾滋病相比,女性生殖器血吸虫病(FGS)存在知识差距。大多数社区卫生官员(CHOs)对女性生殖器血吸虫病的了解有限。此外,卫生工作者将女性生殖器血吸虫病误解为性传播感染。对 FGS 有所了解的社区成员则对 FGS 的妇科症状有所了解。医疗机构、草药中心和精神中心是三个主要的医疗渠道,它们或同时使用,或依次使用。这种求医行为对早期发现和管理艾滋病毒感染者的 FGS 产生了负面影响。研究发现,社区成员和社区卫生官员对 FGS 的了解通常较少。这对定期筛查女性生殖器血吸虫病产生了不利影响。将女性生殖器血吸虫病筛查与艾滋病毒防治结合起来,有可能帮助加纳实现根除艾滋病毒的目标;但是,在启动这一计划之前,必须解决实施过程中遇到的障碍,如污名化、知识差距、卫生机构缺乏所需的后勤服务、女性生殖器血吸虫病筛查和艾滋病毒防治药物短缺以及药物的可及性问题。研究结果还表明,与各种社区医疗保健专业人员结成联盟并开展合作,可能有助于及早诊断和治疗艾滋病毒和家庭支持服务。最后,亟需为家庭支持服务和艾滋病毒的综合治疗制定临床方案。
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Climate Risks to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Services and Evidence of Inclusive and Effective Interventions in Low and Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review 水、环境卫生和个人卫生服务面临的气候风险以及中低收入国家包容性有效干预措施的证据:范围审查
Pub Date : 2024-08-21 DOI: 10.1101/2024.08.21.24312122
Jane Wilbur, Doug Ruuska, Shahpara Nawaz, Julian Natukunda
People with disabilities face significant disparities in access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services, negatively affecting their health. Climate change exacerbates this by damaging WASH infrastructure and disrupting behaviours. Despite their heightened vulnerability, the needs of people with disabilities are often overlooked in climate change response strategies, putting them at greater risk. This study explored how climate change impacts WASH services and behaviours and whether climate-resilient WASH interventions are disability-inclusive and gender equitable in low and middle income countries. Nine online databases were searched in July 2023 and May 2024 to identify peer-reviewed papers (CINAHL Complete, Embase, Global Health; Web of Science; ECONLIT; DESASTRES, GreenFILE, MEDLINE via PubMed, Education Resources Information Centre). Grey literature was identified through OPENGrey, WHO, AHRQ, BASE and Google Scholar. Eligible papers included data on the impact of weather or climate on WASH services and behaviours, particularly for people with disabilities and women. Studies focused on community-based WASH interventions in LMICs and were published between 2000 and 2023 in English. Twenty two studies were included. Thirteen included results about women and girls; two considered disability. Only two evaluated climate resilient WASH interventions (rainwater harvesting), and neither focused on disability. Most studies examined rainfall uncertainty and drought, covering diverse locations, including South Asia and East Africa. Most studies were published after 2020. Results show that climate change is exacerbating WASH inequalities, particularly affecting women and people with disabilities, while also adversely impacting public health by disrupting water availability, quality, and sanitation services. Variability in rainfall, droughts, floods, and saltwater intrusion significantly affect water reliability, quantity, and quality, leading to increased waterborne diseases, mental health issues, and other health problems. Social capital and kinship networks are critical during water scarcity. People with disabilities are especially vulnerable, often relying on people feeling morally obligated to support water collection. To cope, people diversify their water sources and prioritise water use for agriculture and livelihood security over hygiene, which elevates health risks. Extreme weather events further complicate the situation by damaging sanitation facilities, leading to increased open defecation and the spread of diseases. Rebuilding sanitation facilities is often deprioritised due to repeated damage, mental fatigue of constant reconstruction, and immediate survival needs. Water is frequently prioritised for agriculture over proper sanitation and hygiene practices, resulting in higher rates of open defecation and declining hygiene, as water use for handwashing, cleaning utensils, laundry, and menstrual hygiene is restricted. Consuming saline
残疾人在获得水、环境卫生和个人卫生(WASH)服务方面面临巨大差距,对他们的健康产生了负面影响。气候变化破坏了讲卫生运动的基础设施,扰乱了人们的行为,从而加剧了这种状况。尽管残疾人更容易受到伤害,但他们的需求往往在气候变化应对战略中被忽视,使他们面临更大的风险。本研究探讨了气候变化如何影响中低收入国家的讲卫生运动服务和行为,以及抵御气候变化的讲卫生运动干预措施是否兼顾残疾问题和性别平等。2023 年 7 月和 2024 年 5 月,研究人员检索了九个在线数据库,以确定经同行评审的论文(CINAHL Complete、Embase、Global Health、Web of Science、ECONLIT、DESASTRES、GreenFILE、MEDLINE via PubMed、教育资源信息中心)。灰色文献通过 OPENGrey、WHO、AHRQ、BASE 和 Google Scholar 进行鉴定。符合条件的论文包括有关天气或气候对讲卫生运动服务和行为的影响的数据,尤其是对残疾人和妇女的影响。研究重点关注低收入和中等收入国家基于社区的饮水、环卫和讲卫生运动干预措施,并在 2000 年至 2023 年期间以英文发表。共纳入 22 项研究。其中 13 项包含了有关妇女和女童的结果;两项考虑了残疾问题。只有两项研究评估了具有气候复原力的水、环境卫生和个人卫生干预措施(雨水收集),这两项研究都没有关注残疾问题。大多数研究探讨了降雨的不确定性和干旱问题,涉及不同地区,包括南亚和东非。大多数研究发表于 2020 年之后。研究结果表明,气候变化加剧了讲卫生运动中的不平等现象,尤其影响到妇女和残疾人,同时还通过破坏水的供应、质量和卫生服务对公众健康产生不利影响。降雨量的变化、干旱、洪水和盐水入侵严重影响了水的可靠性、水量和水质,导致水传播疾病、精神健康问题和其他健康问题增加。社会资本和亲属网络在缺水期间至关重要。残疾人尤其容易受到影响,他们往往认为人们在道义上有义务支持他们取水。为了应对这种情况,人们将水源多样化,并将农业用水和生计保障置于卫生之上,从而增加了健康风险。极端天气事件破坏了卫生设施,导致露天排便增多和疾病传播,从而使情况进一步复杂化。由于反复损坏、不断重建的精神疲劳以及紧迫的生存需要,重建卫生设施往往被置于次要地位。农业用水往往优先于适当的环境卫生和个人卫生习惯,导致露天排便率上升,个人卫生水平下降,因为洗手、清洗餐具、洗衣和经期卫生用水受到限制。饮用盐水与高血压、高血脂、先兆子痫和呼吸道感染有关。用生理盐水清洗经期用品和洗澡的妇女和女孩有皮肤灼伤、皮疹、水泡和尿路感染的风险。政府和服务提供商在促进适应方面的作用不一致,缺乏对社区参与和公平提供服务的重视。气候变化对弱势群体获得讲卫生服务的影响尤为严重。本报告强调,迫切需要对具有气候适应能力的讲卫生运动干预措施进行研究,尤其是针对残疾人需求的干预措施。有针对性的支持、可持续的管理和有力的证据对于建立复原力和平等至关重要。
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