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Mapping age- and sex-specific HIV prevalence in adults in sub-Saharan Africa, 2...
Haeuser, E; Serfes, AL; Cork, MA; Yang, M; Abbastabar, H; Abhilash, ES; Adabi, M; Adebayo, OM; Adekanmbi, V; Adeyinka, DA; Afzal, S; Ahinkorah, BOBackground: Human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is still among the leading causes of disease burden and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), and the world is not on track to meet targets set for ending the epidemic by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Precise HIV burden information is...
Burden of cancer in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 2005–2015: findings from ...
Alsharif, U; El Bcheraoui, C; Khalil, I; Charara, R; Moradi-Lakeh, M; Afshin, A; Collison, M; Chew, A; Krohn, K; Daoud, F; Dicker, D; Foreman, KObjectives: To estimate incidence, mortality, and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) caused by cancer in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) between 2005 and 2015. Methods: Vital registration system and cancer registry data from the EMR region were analyzed for 29 cancer groups in 22 EMR countries using the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 methodology. Results: In 2015, cancer was responsible for 9.4%...
Trends in HIV/AIDS morbidity and mortality in Eastern Mediterranean countries, ...
El Bcheraoui, C; Wang, H; Charara, R; Khalil, I; Moradi-Lakeh, M; Afshin, A; Collison, M; Daoud, F; Chew, A; Krohn, K; Carter, A; Foreman, K; He, FObjectives: We used the results of the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study to estimate trends of HIV/AIDS burden in Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) countries between 1990 and 2015. Methods: Tailored estimation methods were used to produce final estimates of mortality. Years of life lost (YLLs) were calculated by multiplying the mortality rate by population by age-specific life expectancy. Years lived with di...
Global, Regional, and National Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost,...
Fitzmaurice, C; Akinyemiju, T; Al Lami, F; Alam, T; Alizadeh-Navaei, R; Allen, C; Alsharif, U; Alvis-Guzman, N; Amini, E; Anderson, B; Aremu, OImportance: The increasing burden due to cancer and other noncommunicable diseases poses a threat to human development, which has resulted in global political commitments reflected in the Sustainable Development Goals as well as the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Action Plan on Non-Communicable Diseases. To determine if these commitments have resulted in improved cancer control, quantitative assessments...