• Diabetes risk and provision of diabetes prevention activities in 44 low-income and middle-income countries: a cross-sectional analysis of nationally representative, individual-level survey data 

      Rahim, Nicholas Errol; Flood, David; Marcus, Maja E; Theilmann, Michaela; Aung, Taing N; Agoudavi, Kokou; Aryal, Krishna Kumar; Bahendeka, Silver; Bicaba, Brice; Bovet, Pascal; Diallo, Alpha Oumar; Farzadfar, Farshad; Guwatudde, David; Houehanou, Corine; Houinato, Dismand; Hwalla, Nahla; Jorgensen, Jutta; Kagaruki, Gibson Bernard; Mayige, Mary; Wong-McClure, Roy; Larijani, Bagher; Saeedi Moghaddam, Sahar; Mwalim, Omar; Mwangi, Kibachio Joseph; Sarkar, Sudipa; Sibai, Abla M; Sturua, Lela; Wesseh, Chea; Geldsetzer, Pascal; Atun, Rifat; Vollmer, Sebastian; Bärnighausen, Till; Davies, Justine; Ali, Mohammed K; Seiglie, Jacqueline A; Manne-Goehler, Jennifer (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Background The global burden of diabetes is rising rapidly, yet there is little evidence on individual-level diabetes prevention activities undertaken by health systems in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). ...
    • Diagnostic testing for hypertension, diabetes, and hypercholesterolaemia in low-income and middle-income countries: a cross-sectional study of data for 994 185 individuals from 57 nationally representative surveys 

      Ochmann, Sophie; von Polenz, Isabelle; Marcus, Maja-Emilia; Theilmann, Michaela; Flood, David; Agoudavi, Kokou; Aryal, Krishna Kumar; Bahendeka, Silver; Bicaba, Brice; Bovet, Pascal; Campos Caldeira Brant, Luisa; Carvalho Malta, Deborah; Damasceno, Albertino; Farzadfar, Farshad; Gathecha, Gladwell; Ghanbari, Ali; Gurung, Mongal; Guwatudde, David; Houehanou, Corine; Houinato, Dismand; Hwalla, Nahla; Jorgensen, Jutta Adelin; Karki, Khem B; Lunet, Nuno; Martins, Joao; Mayige, Mary; Moghaddam, Sahar Saeedi; Omar, Omar Mwalim; Mwangi, Kibachio Joseph; Norov, Bolormaa; Quesnel-Crooks, Sarah; Rezaei, Negar; Sibai, Abla M; Sturua, Lela; Tsabedze, Lindiwe; Wong-McClure, Roy; Davies, Justine; Geldsetzer, Pascal; Bärnighausen, Till; Atun, Rifat; Manne-Goehler, Jennifer; Vollmer, Sebastian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Background Testing for the risk factors of cardiovascular disease, which include hypertension, diabetes, and hypercholesterolaemia, is important for timely and effective risk management. Yet few studies have quantified ...
    • Global economic burden of unmet surgical need for appendicitis 

      Reuter, Anna; Rogge, Lisa; Monahan, Mark; Kachapila, Mwayi; Morton, Dion G; Davies, Justine I; Søreide, Kjetil; Augestad, Knut Magne; Vollmer, Sebastian; Essam, AA; Elkhalek Sallam, Abd; Elrahman Elshafay, Abd; El-Rahman Hegazy Khedr, Abd; Gamal Saad, Abdalla; Gharib, Abdalla; Kenibar, Abdalla; Salah Elsherbiny, Abdalla; Adel, Abdalrahman; Abdelaal, Abdelaziz; Osman Abdelaziz Elhendawy, Abdelaziz; Hussein, Abdelfatah; Belkouchi, Abdelkader; Hrora, Abdelmalek; Adelshone, Abdelrahman; Alkammash, Abdelrahman; Abdelrahman, Assal; Geuoshy, Abdelrahman; Haroun, Abdelrahman; Mohammed, Abdelrahman; Sayed, Abdelrahman; Soliman, Abdelrahman; Essam Elnemr, Abdelrahman; Darwish, Abdelrhman KZ; Osama Elsebaaye, Abdelrahman; Khalique, Abdul; Rehman Alvi, Abdul; Wahid Anwar, Abdul; Altwijri, Abdulaziz; Al-Mallah, Abdullah; Almoflihi, Abdullah; Altamimi, Abdullah; Daqeeq, Abdullah; Dwydar, Abdullah; Gouda, Abdullah; Hashim, Abdullah; Altaf, Abdulmalik; Huwait, Abdulmalik; Abdel-Aty, Abdulrahman; Altwigry, Abdulrahman M.; Sheshe, Abdulrahman; Nasir, Abdulrasheed A (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Background There is a substantial gap in provision of adequate surgical care in many low- and middle-income countries. This study aimed to identify the economic burden of unmet surgical need for the common condition of ...