Ditekemena, John Dinanga Nkamba, Dalau Mukadi Muhindo, Hypolite Mavoko Siewe, Joseph Nelson Fodjo Luhata, Christophe Van den Bergh, Rafael Tshefu Kitoto, Antoinette Van Damme, Wim Muyembe, Jean Jacques Colebunders, Robert
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BMJ Open
Objectives We aimed to assess the level of adherence to COVID-19 preventive measures in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and to identify factors associated with non-adherence. Design A cross-sectional population-based online survey. Settings The study was conducted in 22 provinces of the DRC. Five provinces with a satisfactory number of r...
Apea, Vanessa J Wan, Yize I Dhairyawan, Rageshri Puthucheary, Zudin A Pearse, Rupert M Orkin, Chloe M Prowle, John R
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BMJ Open
Objective To describe outcomes within different ethnic groups of a cohort of hospitalised patients with confirmed COVID-19 infection. To quantify and describe the impact of a number of prognostic factors, including frailty and inflammatory markers. Setting Five acute National Health Service Hospitals in east London. Design Prospectively defined obs...
Rankin, Alan Massey, Andrew Falvey, Éanna Cian Ellenbecker, Todd Harcourt, Peter Murray, Andrew Kinane, Denis Niesters, Bert Jones, Nigel Martin, Rhodri
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British Journal of Sports Medicine
Loewenson, Rene D'Ambruoso, Lucia Duc, Duong Minh Hjermann, Reidar Lichuma, Winfred Mason, Elizabeth Nixon, Elizabeth Rudolph, Norma Villar, Eugenio
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BMJ Global Health
Varley, Cara D. Ku, Jennifer H. Winthrop, Kevin L.
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Best Practice & Research. Clinical Rheumatology
We discuss the evidence behind mask use, including evidence for homemade masks, social distancing and the local COVID-19 epidemics in countries who initially employed more limited public health interventions. Given the absence of data for specific interventions in the rheumatic disease population, we reviewed the evidence available for the general ...
Ludwig, Jan Ole Davies, Neil M Bor, Jacob De Neve, Jan-Walter
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BMJ Open
Objectives A growing literature highlights the intergenerational transmission of human capital from parents to children. However, far less is known about ‘upward transmission’ from children to parents. In this study, we use a 1996 Botswana education policy reform as a natural experiment to identify the causal effect of children’s secondary schoolin...
Leal, Fabio E Mendes-Correa, Maria C Buss, Lewis Fletcher Costa, Silvia F Bizario, Joao C S de Souza, Sonia R P Thomaz, Osorio Tozetto-Mendoza, Tania Regina Villas-Boas, Lucy S de Oliveira-da Silva, Léa Campos
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BMJ Open
Background Despite most cases not requiring hospital care, there are limited community-based clinical data on COVID-19. Methods The Corona São Caetano programme is a primary care initiative providing care to all residents with COVID-19 in São Caetano do Sul, Brazil. It was designed to capture standardised clinical data on community COVID-19 cases. ...
Mold, Freda Cooke, Debbie Ip, Athena Roy, Parijat Denton, Susan Armes, Jo
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BMJ Health & Care Informatics
Gadermann, Anne C Thomson, Kimberly C Richardson, Chris G Gagné, Monique McAuliffe, Corey Hirani, Saima Jenkins, Emily
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BMJ Open
Objectives In the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, social isolation, school/child care closures and employment instability have created unprecedented conditions for families raising children at home. This study describes the mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on families with children in Canada. Design, setting and participants This...
Laverty, Anthony A Hone, Thomas Goodman, Anna Kelly, Yvonne Millett, Christopher
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BMJ Open
Objectives Examine longitudinal associations between modes of travel to school and adiposity. Setting The UK. Participants 8432 children surveyed at ages 7, 11 and 14 years from the UK Millennium Cohort Study. Primary and secondary outcomes Objective percentage body fat and body mass index (BMI). Transport mode was categorised as private motorised ...
