Last data update: May 13, 2024. (Total: 46773 publications since 2009)
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The epidemiological signature of influenza B virus and its B/Victoria and B/Yamagata lineages in the 21st century
Caini S , Kusznierz G , Garate VV , Wangchuk S , Thapa B , de Paula Junior FJ , Ferreira de Almeida WA , Njouom R , Fasce RA , Bustos P , Feng L , Peng Z , Araya JL , Bruno A , de Mora D , Barahona de Gamez MJ , Pebody R , Zambon M , Higueros R , Rivera R , Kosasih H , Castrucci MR , Bella A , Kadjo HA , Daouda C , Makusheva A , Bessonova O , Chaves SS , Emukule GO , Heraud JM , Razanajatovo NH , Barakat A , El Falaki F , Meijer A , Donker GA , Huang QS , Wood T , Balmaseda A , Palekar R , Arevalo BM , Rodrigues AP , Guiomar R , Lee VJM , Ang LW , Cohen C , Treurnicht F , Mironenko A , Holubka O , Bresee J , Brammer L , Le MTQ , Hoang PVM , El Guerche-Seblain C , Paget J . PLoS One 2019 14 (9) e0222381 We describe the epidemiological characteristics, pattern of circulation, and geographical distribution of influenza B viruses and its lineages using data from the Global Influenza B Study. We included over 1.8 million influenza cases occurred in thirty-one countries during 2000-2018. We calculated the proportion of cases caused by influenza B and its lineages; determined the timing of influenza A and B epidemics; compared the age distribution of B/Victoria and B/Yamagata cases; and evaluated the frequency of lineage-level mismatch for the trivalent vaccine. The median proportion of influenza cases caused by influenza B virus was 23.4%, with a tendency (borderline statistical significance, p = 0.060) to be higher in tropical vs. temperate countries. Influenza B was the dominant virus type in about one every seven seasons. In temperate countries, influenza B epidemics occurred on average three weeks later than influenza A epidemics; no consistent pattern emerged in the tropics. The two B lineages caused a comparable proportion of influenza B cases globally, however the B/Yamagata was more frequent in temperate countries, and the B/Victoria in the tropics (p = 0.048). B/Yamagata patients were significantly older than B/Victoria patients in almost all countries. A lineage-level vaccine mismatch was observed in over 40% of seasons in temperate countries and in 30% of seasons in the tropics. The type B virus caused a substantial proportion of influenza infections globally in the 21st century, and its two virus lineages differed in terms of age and geographical distribution of patients. These findings will help inform health policy decisions aiming to reduce disease burden associated with seasonal influenza. |
The state of the US governmental public health workforce, 2014-2017
Sellers K , Leider JP , Gould E , Castrucci BC , Beck A , Bogaert K , Coronado F , Shah G , Yeager V , Beitsch LM , Erwin PC . Am J Public Health 2019 109 (5) e1-e7 Public health workforce development efforts during the past 50 years have evolved from a focus on enumerating workers to comprehensive strategies that address workforce size and composition, training, recruitment and retention, effectiveness, and expected competencies in public health practice. We provide new perspectives on the public health workforce, using data from the Public Health Workforce Interests and Needs Survey, the largest nationally representative survey of the governmental public health workforce in the United States. Five major thematic areas are explored: workforce diversity in a changing demographic environment; challenges of an aging workforce, including impending retirements and the need for succession planning; workers' salaries and challenges of recruiting new staff; the growth of undergraduate public health education and what this means for the future public health workforce; and workers' awareness and perceptions of national trends in the field. We discussed implications for policy and practice. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print March 21, 2019: e1-e7. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2019.305011). |
Timely access to quality health care among Georgia children ages 4 to 17 years
Ogbuanu C , Goodman DA , Kahn K , Long C , Noggle B , Bagchi S , Barradas D , Castrucci B . Matern Child Health J 2012 16 S307-S319 We examined factors associated with children's access to quality health care, a major concern in Georgia, identified through the 2010 Title V Needs Assessment. Data from the 2007 National Survey of Children's Health were merged with the 2008 Area Resource File and Health Resources and Services Administration medically under-served area variable, and restricted to Georgia children ages 4-17 years (N = 1,397). The study outcome, access to quality health care was derived from access to care (timely utilization of preventive medical care in the previous 12 months) and quality of care (compassionate/culturally effective/family-centered care). Andersen's behavioral model of health services utilization guided independent variable selection. Analyses included Chisquare tests and multinomial logit regressions. In our study population, 32.8 % reported access to higher quality care, 24.8 % reported access to moderate quality care, 22.8 % reported access to lower quality care, and 19.6 % reported having no access. Factors positively associated with having access to higher/moderate versus lower quality care include having a usual source of care (USC) (adjusted odds ratio, AOR:3.27; 95 % confidence interval, 95 % CI 1.15-9.26), and special health care needs (AOR:2.68; 95 % CI 1.42-5.05). Lower odds of access to higher/moderate versus lower quality care were observed for non-Hispanic Black (AOR:0.31; 95 % CI 0.18-0.53) and Hispanic (AOR:0.20; 95 % CI 0.08-0.50) children compared with non-Hispanic White children and for children with all other forms of insurance coverage compared with children with continuous-adequate-private insurance. Ensuring that children have continuous, adequate insurance coverage and a USC may positively affect their access to quality health care in Georgia. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2013 APA, all rights reserved) (journal abstract). |
Factors associated with parent report of access to care and the quality of care received by children 4 to 17 years of age in Georgia
Ogbuanu C , Goodman D , Kahn K , Noggle B , Long C , Bagchi S , Barradas D , Castrucci B . Matern Child Health J 2012 16 Suppl 1 129-42 We examined factors associated with health care access and quality, among children in Georgia. Data from the 2007 National Survey of Children's Health were merged with the 2008 Area Resource File. The medically underserved area variable was appended to the merged file, restricting to Georgia children ages 4-17 years (N = 1,397). Study outcomes were past-year access to care, defined as utilization of preventive medical care and no occasion of delay or denial of needed care; and quality of care received, defined as compassionate, culturally-effective, and family-centered care which was categorized as higher, moderate, or lower. Analysis included binary and multinomial logit modeling. In our study population, 80.8 % were reported to have access to care. The quality of care distribution was: higher (39.4 %), moderate (30.6 %), and lower (30.0 %). Younger age (4-9 years) was positively associated with having access to care. Compared to children who had continuous and adequate private insurance, children who were never/intermittently insured or who had continuous and inadequate private insurance were less likely to have access. Compared to children who had continuous and adequate private insurance, there were lower odds of perceiving received care as higher/moderate versus lower quality among children who were never/intermittently insured or who had continuous and inadequate/adequate public insurance. Being in excellent/very good health and living in safe/supportive neighborhoods were positively associated with quality; non-white race/ethnicity and federal poverty level were negatively associated with quality. Assuring continuous, adequate insurance may positively impact health care access and quality. |
Association between depressed mood and perceived weight in middle and high school age students: Texas 2004-2005
Schiefelbein EL , Mirchandani GG , George GC , Becker EA , Castrucci BC , Hoelscher DM . Matern Child Health J 2012 16 (1) 169-76 Research exploring the relationship between weight perception and depressed mood among adolescents is limited in the United States. The purpose of this study is to examine the association of perceived versus actual body weight and depressed mood in a representative sample of 8th and 11th grade public school students in Texas. Using data from the 2004-2005 School Physical Activity and Nutrition (SPAN) study, logistic regression analyses were conducted to assess the association of weight perception with depressed mood. Healthy weight students who perceived themselves to be a healthy weight were the reference group for all analyses. A high prevalence of misperception of body weight was observed. Overweight and obese 8th grade girls and boys who perceived themselves to be overweight had increased odds of depressed mood [Girls: OR 1.70 (95% CI: 1.07-2.69), Boys: OR 2.05 (95% CI: 1.16-3.62)]. Healthy weight 8th grade girls who perceived themselves to be overweight had 2.5 times greater odds of depressed mood (OR 2.63, 95% CI: 1.54-4.50). Healthy weight boys who perceived themselves to be underweight had more than twice the odds (OR 2.18, 95% CI: 1.23-3.89) of depressed mood. No weight category was significantly associated with depressed mood in boys or girls in 11th grade. The present study suggests that weight misperceptions are associated with depressed mood in young adolescents. Education about healthy body size is necessary to correct the common weight misperceptions observed. The high prevalence rates of depressed mood suggest a greater need for research into understanding factors that may contribute to depressed mood in adolescents. |
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