Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health
Volume 2, Issue 2, June 2012
Review Article
1. Population structure and the burden of disease in the United Arab Emirates☆
Iain Blair, Amer Ahmad Sharif
Pages: 61 - 71
To carry out their duties more effectively, health care professionals in the UAE often ask about the population structure and the main causes of mortality and morbidity in the country. This paper summarizes what is known about these topics drawing on secondary data sources that are available in the public...
Research Article
2. Putting surveillance data into context: The role of health care utilization surveys in understanding population burden of pneumonia in developing countries
Meredith Deutscher, Chris Van Beneden, Deron Burton, Alvin Shultz, Oliver W. Morgan, Shadi Chamany, Hannah T. Jordan, Xingyou Zhang, Brendan Flannery, Daniel R. Feikin, Beatrice Olack, Kim A. Lindblade, Robert F. Breiman, Sonja J. Olsen
Pages: 73 - 81
Background: Surveillance is essential to estimating the global burden of pneumonia, yet differences in surveillance methodology and health care-seeking behaviors limit inter-country comparisons.
Methods: Results were compared from community surveys measuring health care-seeking for pneumonia defined...
Research Article
3. On the reliability of self-reported health: Evidence from Albanian data☆
Nicolas Vaillant, François-Charles Wolff
Pages: 83 - 98
This paper investigates the reliability of self-assessed measures of health using panel data collected in Albania by the World Bank in 2002, 2003 and 2004 through the Living Standard Measurement Study project. As the survey includes questions on a self-assessed measure of health and on more objective...
Short Communication
4. Progress on human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and cervical cancer prevention in sub-Saharan Africa: Highlights of the 27th International Papillomavirus Conference in Berlin, 17–22 September 2011
Ziad El-Khatib, Joseph E. Tota, Andreas M. Kaufmann
Pages: 99 - 102
Highlights of the International Papillomavirus Conference in Berlin, 17–22 September 2011.