• Annual rates of decline in child, maternal, HIV, and tuberculosis mortality across 109 countries of low and middle income from 1990 to 2013: An assessment of the feasibility of post-2015 goals 

      Verguet, Stéphane; Norheim, Ole Frithjof; Olson, Zachary D.; Yamey, Gavin; Jamison, Dean T. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-12)
      Background Measuring a country’s health performance has focused mostly on estimating levels of mortality. An alternative is to measure rates of decline in mortality, which are more sensitive to changes in health policy ...
    • 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). ...
    • Diarrhoeal disease and subsequent risk of death in infants and children residing in low-income and middle-income countries: analysis of the GEMS case-control study and 12-month GEMS-1A follow-on study 

      Levine, Myron M.; Nasrin, Dilruba; Acácio, Sozinho; Bassat, Quique; Powell, Helen; Tennant, Sharon M.; Sow, Samba O.; Sur, Dipika; Zaidi, Anita K.M.; Faruque, Abu Syed Golam; Hossain, Jahangir; Alonso, Pedro L.; Breiman, Robert F.; O’Reilly, Ciara E.; Mintz, Eric D.; Omore, Richard; Ochieng, John B.; Oundo, Joseph O.; Tamboura, Boubou; Sanogo, Doh; Onwuchekwa, Uma; Manna, Byomkesh; Ramamurthy, Thandavarayan; Kanungo, Suman; Ahmed, Shahnawaz; Qureshi, Shahida; Quadri, Farheen; Hossain, Anowar; Das, Sumon K.; Antonio, Martin; Saha, Debasish; Mandomando, Inacio; Blackwelder, William C.; Farag, Tamer H.; Wu, Yukun; Houpt, Eric R.; Verweiij, Jaco J; Sommerfelt, Halvor; Nataro, James Paul; Robins-Browne, Roy M.; Kotloff, Karen L. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Background: The Global Enteric Multicenter Study (GEMS) was a 3-year case-control study that measured the burden, aetiology, and consequences of moderate-to-severe diarrhoea (MSD) in children aged 0–59 months. GEMS-1A, a ...
    • Global burden of acute lower respiratory infection associated with human metapneumovirus in children under 5 years in 2018: a systematic review and modelling study 

      Wang, Xin; Li , You; Deloria-Knoll, Maria; Madhi, Shabir A.; Cohen, Cheryl; Ali, Asad; Basnet, Sudha; Bassat, Quique; Brooks, W Abdullah; Chittaganpitch, Malinee; Echavarria, Marcela; Fasce, Rodrigo A.; Goswami, Doli; Hirve, Siddhivinayak; Homaira, Nusrat; Howie, Stephen R.C.; Kotloff, Karen L.; Khuri-Bulos, Najwa; Krishnan, Anand; Lucero, Marilla G.; Lupisan, Socorro P.; Mira-Iglesias, Ainara; Moore, David P; Moraleda, Cinta; Nunes, Marta; Oshitani, Histoshi; Owor, Betty E.; Polack, Fernando P; O'Brien, Katherine L.; Rasmussen, Zeba A.; Rath, Barbara A; Salimi, Vahid; Scott, J Anthony G; Simões, Eric A F; Strand, Tor A; Thea, Donald M; Treurnicht, Florette K; Vaccari, Linda C; Yoshida, Lay-Myint; Zar, Heather J.; Campbell, Harry; Nair, Harish (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Background Human metapneumovirus is a common virus associated with acute lower respiratory infections (ALRIs) in children. No global burden estimates are available for ALRIs associated with human metapneumovirus in children, ...
    • Global burden of acute lower respiratory infection associated with human parainfluenza virus in children younger than 5 years for 2018: a systematic review and meta-analysis 

      Wang, Xin; Li, You; Deloria-Knoll, Maria; Madhi, Shabir A.; Cohen, Cheryl; Arguelles, Vina Lea; Basnet, Sudha; Bassat, Quique; Brooks, W Abdullah; Echavarria, Marcela; Fasce, Rodrigo A.; Gentile, Angela; Goswami, Doli; Homaira, Nusrat; Howie, Stephen R.C.; Kotloff, Karen L.; Khuri-Bulos, Najwa; Krishnan, Anand; Lucero, Marilla G.; Lupisan, Socorro P.; Mathisen, Maria; McLean, Kenneth A; Mira-Iglesias, Ainara; Moraleda, Cinta; Okamoto, Michiko; Oshitani, Histoshi; O'Brien, Katherine L.; Owor, Betty E.; Rasmussen, Zeba; Rath, Barbara A.; Salimi, Vahid; Sawatwong, Pongpun; Scott, J. Anthony; Simões, Eric A F; Sotomayor, Viviana; Thea, Donald M; Treurnicht, Florette K; Yoshida, Lay-Myint; Zar, Heather J.; Campbell, Harry; Nair, Harish (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Background Human parainfluenza virus (hPIV) is a common virus in childhood acute lower respiratory infections (ALRI). However, no estimates have been made to quantify the global burden of hPIV in childhood ALRI. We aimed ...
    • The incidence, aetiology, and adverse clinical consequences of less severe diarrhoeal episodes among infants and children residing in low-income and middle-income countries: a 12-month case-control study as a follow-on to the Global Enteric Multicenter Study (GEMS) 

      Kotloff, Karen L.; Nasrin, Dilruba; Blackwelder, William C.; Wu, Yukun; Farag, Tamer H.; Panchalingham, Sandra; Sow, Samba O.; Sur, Dipika; Zaidi, Anita K.M.; Faruque, Abu Syed Golam; Saha, Debasish; Alonso, Pedro L.; Tamboura, Boubou; Sanogo, Doh; Onwuchekwa, Uma; Manna, Byomkesh; Ramamurthy, Thandavarayan; Kanungo, Suman; Ahmed, Shahnawaz; Qureshi, Shahida; Quadri, Farheen; Hossain, Anowar; Das, Sumon K.; Antonio, Martin; Hossain, Mohammad Jahangir; Mandomando, Inacio; Acácio, Sozinho; Biswas, Kousick; Tennant, Sharon M.; Verweij, Jaco J.; Sommerfelt, Halvor; Nataro, James Paul; Robins-Browne, Roy M.; Levine, Myron M. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-05)
      Background Diarrheal diseases remain a leading cause of illness and death among children younger than 5 years in low-income and middle-income countries. The Global Enteric Multicenter Study (GEMS) has described the incidence, ...