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Association between 24-hour movement behaviors and health-related quality of life in children

To assess the associations between adherence to 24-hour movement behaviors guidelines and child general health and functional status measured by health-related quality of life. The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (2004–2016) a nationally representative sample with data available for children aged 2–15 years was used. Physical activity time, recreational screen time, and...

Cost-effectiveness of inhaled oxytocin for prevention of postpartum haemorrhage: a modelling study applied to two high burden settings

information Affiliations Centre for Health Policy & Global Burden of Disease Group, School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, 3010, Australia Natalie Carvalho Agency ... -authors contributed to the final draft. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Corresponding author Correspondence to Natalie Carvalho. Ethics declarations Ethics approval and consent to

The impact of Medicare part D on income-related inequality in pharmaceutical expenditure

Income-related inequality measures such as the concentration index are often used to describe the unequal distribution of health, health care access, or expenditure in a single measure. This study demonstrates the use of such measures to evaluate the distributional impact of changes in health insurance coverage. We use the example of Medicare Part D in the United States, which...

Accounting for equity considerations in cost-effectiveness analysis: a systematic review of rotavirus vaccine in low- and middle-income countries

Cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) is frequently used as an input for guiding priority setting in health. However, CEA seldom incorporates information about trade-offs between total health gains and equity impacts of interventions. This study investigates to what extent equity considerations have been taken into account in CEA in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), using...

Capturing Budget Impact Considerations Within Economic Evaluations: A Systematic Review of Economic Evaluations of Rotavirus Vaccine in Low- and Middle-Income Countries and a Proposed Assessment Framework

wrote the report with input from all authors. All authors approved the final version of the report. Compliance with Ethical Standards Funding Natalie Carvalho was funded by the University of Melbourne ... Natalie Carvalho, Mark Jit, Sarah Cox, Joanne Yoong and Raymond C.W. Hutubessy have no conflicts of interest directly relevant to the content of this article. Data availability statement This article is a

More Evidence on the Impact of India's Conditional Cash Transfer Program, Janani Suraksha Yojana: Quasi-Experimental Evaluation of the Effects on Childhood Immunization and Other Reproductive and Child Health Outcomes

. - Funding: Natalie Carvalho was supported by the Harvard University Graduate Society Dissertation Completion Fellowship from September 2011 to May 2012. No other sources of funding were received. The funders

National and sub-national analysis of the health benefits and cost-effectiveness of strategies to reduce maternal mortality in Afghanistan

contributions to this analysis. This work was supported by the John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation [#07-89007-0 00GSS and #10-97002000-INP]. Natalie Carvalho was also supported by the Social Sciences and

Alternative Strategies to Reduce Maternal Mortality in India: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

A cost-effectiveness study by Sue Goldie and colleagues finds that better family planning, provision of safe abortion, and improved intrapartum and emergency obstetrical care could reduce maternal mortality in India by 75% in 5 years.

Definición de prioridades para las intervenciones de salud en el Sistema de Protección Social en Salud de México Priority setting for health interventions in Mexico's System of Social Protection in Health

La definición explícita de prioridades en intervenciones de salud representa una oportunidad para México de equilibrar la presión y la complejidad de una transición epidemiológica avanzada, con políticas basadas en evidencias generadas por la inquietud de cómo optimizar el uso de los recursos escasos para mejorar la salud de la población. La experiencia mexicana en la definición...

Correction: Characterizing the Epidemiological Transition in Mexico: National and Subnational Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors

Characterizing the Epidemiological Transition in Mexico: National and Subnational Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors

Background Rates of diseases and injuries and the effects of their risk factors can have substantial subnational heterogeneity, especially in middle-income countries like Mexico. Subnational analysis of the burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors can improve characterization of the epidemiological transition and identify policy priorities. Methods and Findings We estimated...

Definición de prioridades para las intervenciones de salud en el Sistema de Protección Social en Salud de México

of Social Protection in Health     Eduardo González-Pier, PhDI; Cristina Gutiérrez-Delgado, PhDI; Gretchen Stevens, MScII, III; Mariana Barraza-Lloréns, MScI; Raúl Porras-Condey, MScI; Natalie ... Carvalho, MPHII; Kristen Loncich, BScII; Rodrigo H Dias, BAII; Sandeep Kulkarni, BAII; Anna Casey, BAII; Yuki Murakami, MScII; Majid Ezzati, PhDII, III; Joshua A Salomon, PhDII, III ISecretaría de Salud

Definición de prioridades para las intervenciones de salud en el Sistema de Protección Social en Salud de México

of Social Protection in Health     Eduardo González-Pier, PhDI; Cristina Gutiérrez-Delgado, PhDI; Gretchen Stevens, MScII, III; Mariana Barraza-Lloréns, MScI; Raúl Porras-Condey, MScI; Natalie ... Carvalho, MPHII; Kristen Loncich, BScII; Rodrigo H Dias, BAII; Sandeep Kulkarni, BAII; Anna Casey, BAII; Yuki Murakami, MScII; Majid Ezzati, PhDII, III; Joshua A Salomon, PhDII, III ISecretaría de Salud