Sökning: "Disability Adjusted Life Years"
Hittade 5 uppsatser innehållade orden Disability Adjusted Life Years.
1. From Conflict to Crisis : Investigating the long-term effects of conflict on public health and the burden of disease attributable to environmental risks
Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningSammanfattning : This thesis investigates, if the exposure to conflict impacts the level of morbidity attributed to environmental risks, while addressing a gap in understanding the triple nexus between conflict, environmental hazards, and public health. Utilizing a subset of the Global Burden of Disease Study dataset, the variation of the rate of disability-adjusted life years (DALY) attributable to unsafe access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) due to conflict is examined. LÄS MER
2. Geographical inequalities in burden of disease at local authority level in Scotland: A subnational analysis for the Scottish Burden of Disease Study 2016
Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Socialmedicin och global hälsaSammanfattning : Background: Scotland possesses the worst mortality outcomes and slowest improvement in life expectancy of Western Europe. Within Scotland, stark inequalities exist in both morbidity and mortality. There remains paucity in assessment of subnational variation in disease burden. LÄS MER
3. The effects of financial crises on mortality and health in Europe
D-uppsats, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomiSammanfattning : This paper examines the effects of financial crises on health in the EU. Using a fixed effects approach, we study panel data on financial crises, unemployment rates, mortality and other health indicators for 28 EU countries during the period 1992-2014. We find that financial crises increase mortality by 1.3 % once time trends are controlled for. LÄS MER
4. Use of notifiable infectious disease surveillance data for benefit/risk monitoring of vaccines in the EU within the context of the IMI ADVANCE project : Estimating the annual burden of invasive meningococcal disease in the EU/EEA, 2011-2015
Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för medicinsk biokemi och mikrobiologiSammanfattning : The Innovative Medicines Initiative Accelerated Development of VAccine beNefit-risk Collaboration in Europe (IMI ADVANCE) project aims to develop a framework for best practice methods on integrated rapid benefit/risk monitoring of vaccines in the European Union (EU). Burden of disease is one of the measures considered when estimating vaccine benefits. LÄS MER
5. Disability Adjusted Life Years in a Regional and Cultural Perspective. : Who Should weight the disabilities?
Master-uppsats, Nordiska ministerrådet/Nordic School of Public Health NHVSammanfattning : The concept of disability adjusted life years (DALY) came forward in the early 1990’s to be used as a measurement of the burden of disease. The DALY combines the burden with regard to premature death and years lived with a disease. Much criticism has been raised since then with regard to e.g. LÄS MER