Effectiveness of water fluoridation in an upper middle‐income country: systematic review and meta‐analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorrayne Belotti ◽  
Paulo Frazão¹
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Middle Income Country ◽  
Income Country ◽  
Water Fluoridation ◽  
Middle Income

Prevalence, diagnostic criteria, and factors associated with sarcopenic obesity in older adults from a low middle income country: A systematic review

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Sortênia Alves Guimarães ◽  
Carolina Araújo dos Santos ◽  
Joice da Silva Castro ◽  
Leidjaira Lopes Juvanhol ◽  
Fabiane Aparecida Canaan Rezende ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Diagnostic Criteria ◽  
Middle Income Country ◽  
Income Country ◽  
Sarcopenic Obesity ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Factors Associated

scholarly journals Effects of Physical Tracing on Estimates of Loss to Follow-Up, Mortality and Retention in Low and Middle Income Country Antiretroviral Therapy Programs: A Systematic Review

PLoS ONE ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. e56047 ◽  
Author(s):  
James H. McMahon ◽  
Julian H. Elliott ◽  
Steven Y. Hong ◽  
Silvia Bertagnolio ◽  
Michael R. Jordan
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Antiretroviral Therapy ◽  
Middle Income Country ◽  
Income Country ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Loss To Follow Up ◽  
Low And Middle Income

scholarly journals Glycated Hemoglobin (HbA1c) Concentrations Among Children and Adolescents With Diabetes in Middle- and Low-Income Countries, 2010–2019: A Retrospective Chart Review and Systematic Review of Literature

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiuli Chen ◽  
Zhou Pei ◽  
Miaoying Zhang ◽  
Zhenran Xu ◽  
Zhuhui Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Glycemic Control ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Glycated Hemoglobin ◽  
Middle Income Country ◽  
Income Country ◽  
Low Income Countries ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Hba1c Concentration

ObjectivesTo explore the glycemic control [represented by glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) concentrations] in children with diabetes mellitus (DM) in east China and middle- and low-income countries, from 2010 to 2019.MethodsRetrospective data of children with DM from two hospital-based health records were reviewed. Data on HbA1c concentrations, hospitalization due to diabetic ketoacidosis, and patient demographics were collected and analyzed. A systematic review was subsequently performed to analyze publications that report HbA1c concentrations in patients aged <18 years. Patients’ characteristics extracted from each publication were used to generate simulated individual data for pooled analysis. HbA1c estimates were derived from steady-state iterations.ResultsData of 843 diabetic children (aged 11.2 ± 3.9 years) with 2,658 HbA1c measures were retrieved from the two hospitals during the period 2010–2020. The duration of diabetes in the patients was 4.4 ± 2.8 years, and their HbA1c was 8.1 ± 2.2%. Patients who were internal migrants had significantly higher HbA1c concentration than resident patients (8.4 vs. 7.9%). The literature review yielded 1,164 publications, and the majority (74.1%) of patient data were published in high-income countries. The patient data extracted from these publications generated 486,416 HbA1c concentration estimates between 2005 and 2019. The average HbA1c concentration during the 15 years was 9.07 ± 2.15%. The mean HbA1c concentrations among children were 8.23, 8.73, 9.20, and 10.11% in high-income country (HIC), upper-middle income country (UMIC), lower-middle income country (LMIC), and low-income country (LIC) respectively. The mean rate of optimized glycemic control (HbA1c <7.5%) among children was 32.4, 27.5, 21.7, and 12.7% in HIC, UMIC, LMIC, and LIC, respectively.ConclusionsThe current study indicated that there is substantial room for improvement in glycemic control in children with DM worldwide, especially in middle- and low-income countries.

scholarly journals A systematic review of sexual and reproductive health interventions for young people in humanitarian and lower-and-middle-income country settings

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alethea Desrosiers ◽  
Theresa Betancourt ◽  
Yasmine Kergoat ◽  
Chiara Servilli ◽  
Lale Say ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Young People ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Sexual And Reproductive Health ◽  
Middle Income Country ◽  
Health Interventions ◽  
Income Country ◽  
Middle Income

Women break down the barriers to the Vietnamese social sciences and humanities

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Quan-Hoang Vuong
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Middle Income Country ◽  
Women In Science ◽  
Income Country ◽  
The West ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Social Sciences And Humanities ◽  
The Social ◽  
Low And Middle Income

Valian rightly made a case for better recognition of women in science during the Nobel week in October 2018 (Valian, 2018). However, it seems most published views about gender inequality in Nature focused on the West. This correspondence shifts the focus to women in the social sciences and humanities (SSH) in a low- and middle-income country (LMIC).

Interventions to Reduce Alcohol Harms in Low and Middle Income Countries: a Systematic Review and Meta Analysis

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joao Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trials ◽  
Brain Stimulation ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
World Health ◽  
Controlled Trials ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Brief Motivational Intervention ◽  
Randomized Controlled

BackgroundHarmful alcohol use leads to a large burden of disease and disability which disportionately impacts LMICs. The World Health Organization and the Lancet have issued calls for this burden to be addressed, but issues remain, primarily due to gaps in information. While a variety of interventions have been shown to be effective at reducing alcohol use in HICs, their efficacy in LMICs have yet to be assessed. This systematic review describes the current published literature on alcohol interventions in LMICs and conducts a meta analysis of clinical trials evaluating interventions to reduce alcohol use and harms in LMICs.MethodsIn accordance with PRISMA guidelines we searched the electronic databases Pubmed, EMBASE, Scopus,Web of Science, Cochrane, and Psych Info. Articles were eligible if they evaluated an intervention targeting alcohol-related harm in LMICs. After a reference and citation analysis, we conducted a quality assessment per PRISMA protocol. A meta-analysis was performed on the 39 randomized controlled trials that evaluated an alcohol-related outcome.ResultsOf the 3,801 articles from the literature search, 87 articles from 25 LMICs fit the eligibility and inclusion criteria. Of these studies, 39 randomized controlled trials were included in the meta-analysis. Nine of these studies focused specifically on medication, while the others focused on brief motivational intervention, brain stimulation, AUDIT-based brief interventions, WHO ASSIST-based interventions, group based education, basic screening and interventions, brief psychological or counseling, dyadic relapse prevention, group counseling, CBT, motivational + PTSD based interview, and health promotion/awareness. Conclusion Issues in determining feasible options specific to LMICs arise from unstandardized interventions, unequal geographic distribution of intervention implementation, and uncertain effectiveness over time. Current research shows that brain stimulation, psychotherapy, and brief motivational interviews have the potential to be effective in LMIC settings, but further feasibility testing and efforts to standardize results are necessary to accurately assess their effectiveness.

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