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Ascertainment of Chronic Kidney Disease and Palliative Care using routine health administrative data consolidated in a Health Information Exchange, Western Cape South Africa
The Provincial Health Data Centre (PHDC) integrates person-level clinical and administrative data in the public health systems, using clinically-informed phenotypic …
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Probabilistic Record Linkage of 90 Million Cervical Cancer-Related Records in South Africa
We used probabilistic record linkage (PRL) to create the population-based, nation-wide South African Cervical Cancer Screening (SACCS) cohort and evaluated …
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National HIV Cohort of South Africa’s National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS): tracking the first 20 years of SA’s HIV response
Background: South Africa's public sector HIV program, the largest globally, relies on the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) for all …
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Quantifying bias due to linkage error: methods and application to South Africa’s NHLS National HIV Cohort
Background: Linkage error can bias downstream estimates. South Africa's National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) National HIV Cohort, created through probabilistic …
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Data Resource Profile: Harmonisation of a multimodal dataset to evaluate adolescent mental health in rural South Africa
Mental health disorders among adolescents and young adults in Africa are a growing concern, with most cases remaining undiagnosed or …
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A population-based repeated cross-sectional study using administrative health data to examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental wellness in citizens of the Métis Nation of Ontario
ObjectiveLinking data on people who experience drug overdoses can provide new insights and opportunities for intervention. However, because public health …
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Enhancing integration of administrative databases in South Africa's HIV program: Validation of record linkage using non-representative gold standard
IntroductionLinked administrative data are widely used in epidemiology to capture patient data across multiple databases. Linkage error rates, critical to …
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Developing an integrated HIV clinical and population database in rural south Africa
BackgroundHIV cohort data are crucial for understanding the effects of HIV infection and treatment. Linkage between HIV clinical and population …
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The application of deterministic and probabilistic methods of data linkage methods to link population and health data in western Uganda
IntroductionThere is increasing interest in record linkage between population-level data and health facility records to support epidemiological research in Africa. …
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An Applied Research Partnership to Improve The Children’s Behavioral Health System Of Care
Objective and ApproachThis session describes a doctoral student-led process to align research, policy, and practice partners around the use of …
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Transforming and Modernizing Population and Housing Censuses in Africa: Experiences from the 2020 Round (2015-2024)
The objective of our organization is to assist African National Statistical Offices (NSOs) to transition from manual to digital systems, …
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Linkage of Hospital and Community level records for Epidemiological Research: Experiences from Kagando Health and Demographic Surveillance System in Western Uganda
BackgroundLinkage of census data and hospital records is crucial in conducting epidemiological research to inform public health decisions. In this …
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Data governance for ethical usage of linked routine health data in South Africa: balancing privacy and data sharing.
The ability to collate data of healthcare clients from disparate health information systems in the public health system in the …
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Exploring Multimorbidity Through the Use of Deterministic and Probabilistic Record Linkage of Data in Five Health Facilities in Nairobi
IntroductionData collected by Health Demographic Surveillance Systems (HDSSs) at the community level can support very powerful research questions if it …
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Record linkage for Routinely Collected Health Data in an African Health Information Exchange
Introduction: The Patient Master Index (PMI) plays an important role in management of patient information and epidemiological research, and the …
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Evaluating pregnancy reporting in Siaya Health and Demographic Surveillance System through record linkage with ANC clinics
Introduction: Health and Demographic Surveillance Systems (HDSS) are important sources of population health data in sub-Saharan Africa, but the recording …
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The validity of routine individuated programmatic data in HIV surveillance assessed over a 10-year period.
ObjectivesIn the Western Cape, South Africa, public-sector individual-level routine data are consolidated from multiple non-EMR sources through the Provincial Health …
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Access to Cervical Cancer Screening for Women Living With HIV: A Record Linkage Study.
BackgroundAccording to the Global Strategy to Accelerate the Elimination of Cervical Cancer launched by the World Health Organizations (WHO), 70% …
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Feasibility of evaluating COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness and variant severity through a routine health information exchange.
ObjectivesTo date South Africa has experienced four distinct COVID-19 waves due to ancestral, Beta, Delta and Omnicron SARS-CoV-2 variants. We …
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Piloting and validating the linkage of routine ART and laboratory records in an HIV endemic setting.
ObjectivesIntegrating clinical and laboratory data systems offers opportunities to understand disease aetiology and improve patient outcomes. We developed and piloted …