Use of verbal autopsy to determine mortality patterns in an urban slum in Kolkata, India

Kanungo, Suman; Tsuzuki, Ataru; Deen, Jacqueline; Lopez, Anna Lena; Rajendran, K.; Manna, Byomkesh; Sur, Dipika; Kim, Deok Ryun; Gupta, V. K.; Ochiai, R. Leon; Ali, Mohammad; Seidlein, Lorenz von; Bhattacharya, Sujit; Clemens, John D.

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“…Esse fato é agravado para os casos menores de cinco anos de idade por não conseguirem expectorar 25,26,27 . Mesmo no óbito, devido à baixa cobertura da autópsia como método de diagnóstico, a TB não é confirmada, e a causa, no atestado de óbito, costuma ser relacionada à doença respiratória 28 . Ao final da infância, os sintomas respiratórios tornam-se mais específicos, facilitando o diagnóstico pelo método convencional 29 .…”

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Subnotificação da tuberculose no Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação (SINAN): abandono primário de bacilíferos e captação de casos em outras fontes de informação usando linkage probabilístico

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Subnotificação da tuberculose no Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação (SINAN): abandono primário de bacilíferos e captação de casos em outras fontes de informação usando linkage probabilístico

2012

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“…56 As medically certified information is available for less than 30 % of deaths per year worldwide, the cause of death would only be correctly ascertained for individuals who access the formal health sector. 57 Reports such as the Global Burden of Disease Study underestimate the disease burden in these populations as they are underrepresented in medical records. Our findings suggest that slum populations are making a substantial, yet underreported, contribution to the ongoing global epidemic of noncommunicable diseases.…”

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Hypertension in a Brazilian Urban Slum Population

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Low-and middle-income countries account for the majority of hypertension disease burden. However, little is known about the distribution of this illness within subpopulations of these countries, particularly among those who live in urban informal settlements. A cross-sectional hypertension survey was conducted in 2003 among 5649 adult residents of a slum settlement in the city of Salvador, Brazil. Hypertension was defined as either an elevated arterial systolic (≥140 mmHg) or diastolic (≥90 mmHg) blood pressure. Sex-specific multivariable models of systolic blood pressure were constructed to identify factors associated with elevated blood pressure. The prevalence of hypertension in the population 18 years and older was 21 % (1162/5649). Men had 1.2 times the risk of hypertension compared with women (95 % confidence intervals (CI), 1.05, 1.36). Increasing age and lack of any schooling, particularly for women, were also significantly associated with elevated blood pressure (pG0.05). There was also a direct association between men who were black and an elevated blood pressure. Among those who were hypertensive, 65.5 % were aware of their condition, and only 36.3 % of those aware were actively using anti-hypertensive medications. Men were less likely to be aware of their diagnosis or to use medications (pG0.01 for both) than women. The prevalence of hypertension in this slum community was lower than reported frequencies in the non-slum population of Brazil and Salvador, yet both disease awareness and treatment frequency were low. Further research on hypertension and other chronic non-communicable diseases in slum populations is urgently needed to guide prevention and treatment efforts in this growing population.

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“…Recently, multiple-drug-resistant V. cholerae species have been reported [3,5]. Furthermore, the interaction between this waterborne bacterium, the human host, and the environment needs significant consideration when building strategies for cholera management and eradication [2].…”

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“…Vibrio cholerae (V. cholerae), the bacterium which is the etiologic agent of cholera, is transmitted through fecal-contaminated water and food [2]. Cholera is considered endemic to a region when the bacterium inhabits the native environment and outbreaks are independent of imported cases [3]. Cholera may become endemic to a region through various routes which are dependent on the local environmental conditions.…”

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Outbreak of Cholera in the Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo and the global picture

Kelvin¹

2011

J Infect Dev Ctries

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Cholera is an acute intestinal disease caused by infection of the Vibrio cholerae bacterium. Often manifested as a constant diarrhoeal disease, cholera is associated with significant mortality as well as economic loss due to the strain on health care. Cholera often affects nations with lower economic status. The recent outbreak of cholera in the Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo has affected thousands of people. Here we review the past cholera epidemiology, molecular mechanisms of the bacterium, and the political and environmental aspects that affect the treatment and eradication of this disease.

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Use of verbal autopsy to determine mortality patterns in an urban slum in Kolkata, India

Cited by 23 publications

References 8 publications

Subnotificação da tuberculose no Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação (SINAN): abandono primário de bacilíferos e captação de casos em outras fontes de informação usando linkage probabilístico

Subnotificação da tuberculose no Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação (SINAN): abandono primário de bacilíferos e captação de casos em outras fontes de informação usando linkage probabilístico

Hypertension in a Brazilian Urban Slum Population

Outbreak of Cholera in the Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo and the global picture

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