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Are we indeed indifferent about risk and do we really believe that the value of disease prevention in children should be measured by the same "yardstick" as that for older adults? Accordingly, do we really believe that "a QALY is a QALY"? These issues, which are reviewed and discussed in this article, are more than just of theoretical interest; the answers impact how public health policy is determined, which impacts the lives and well-being of entire populations as well as the budgets of payers.

Tropical diseases are public health problems affecting hundreds of millions of people globally. However, the development of adequate, affordable, and accessible treatments is mostly neglected, resulting in significant morbidity and mortality that could otherwise be averted. Leishmaniasis is one of the neglected tropical diseases caused by the obligate intracellular protozoan Leishmania parasite and transmitted by the bite of infected phlebotomine sandflies. No systematic review and meta-analysis has been done to identify the prevalence and risk factors of leishmaniasis to the authors' knowledge. Therefore, the objective was to determine the prevalence and risk factors of human leishmaniasis in Ethiopia.

Eleven studies conducted in all regions of Ethiopia, which were fully accessible, written in any language, and original articles done on prevalence and risk factors of leishmaniasis, were included. STATA™ version11.1 was used for statistical analysis. Chi-square, I

, and p values were assessed to check hesis in Ethiopia remains high (9.13%), with significant risk factors being male and the presence of hyraxes within a 300-m radius of the sleeping area.

To examine the effect of a Housing First (HF) intervention and health-related risk factors on incarceration among adults with experiences of homelessness and mental illness.

Participants (N = 508) were recruited at the Toronto site of the At Home/Chez Soi study. The outcome was incarceration in Ontario from 2009 to 2014. Exposures were intervention group (HF vs. treatment as usual), Axis I mental health diagnoses, emergency department (ED) visit, and history of traumatic brain injury (TBI). Logistic regression was used to examine the association between exposures and incarceration.

Of 508 participants, 220 (43.3%) were incarcerated at least once during the study period. Among those incarcerated, 81.9% were male, 52.7% had been diagnosed with alcohol dependence/abuse, 60.9% had been diagnosed with substance dependence/abuse, 65.1% reported having visited an ED within the last 6months, and 66.4% had a history of TBI. After adjusting for demographic covariates, substance dependence/abuse (aOR 2.06; 95% CI 1.40, 3.03), alcohol dependence/abuse (aOR 1.52, 95% CI 1.04, 2.22), ED visit (aOR 1.54; 95% CI 1.02, 2.32), and history of TBI (aOR 2.60; 95% CI 1.75, 3.85) were associated with incarceration. We found no significant effect of the HF intervention on incarceration outcome (aOR 1.08; 95% CI 0.76, 1.55).

Among adults with experiences of homelessness and severe mental illness, those with substance and alcohol dependence/abuse disorders, history of TBI, and recent ED visits were at increased odds of incarceration. Strategies are needed to prevent and reduce incarceration for this population, including treatment of mental illness in the community.

Among adults with experiences of homelessness and severe mental illness, those with substance and alcohol dependence/abuse disorders, history of TBI, and recent ED visits were at increased odds of incarceration. Strategies are needed to prevent and reduce incarceration for this population, including treatment of mental illness in the community.

The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly disrupted daily life in Canada. This study assesses changes in health behaviours during the early stages of the pandemic and examines socio-demographic disparities associated with these changes.

We analyze data on adults age 25 and older (N = 4383) from the public-use Canadian Perspectives Survey Series 1 Impacts of COVID-19 (CPSS-COVID). Multinomial regression models assess the association between demographic and socio-economic characteristics with increases or decreases in six health behaviours alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis use, junk food consumption, and TV and internet screen time.

While findings varied across the six behaviours, overall, there was an increase in negative health behaviours 14% of Canadian adults reported increasing their alcohol use (95% CI = 0.12, 0.15), 25% increasedtheir junk food consumption (95% CI = 0.23, 0.27), and over 60% increased theirscreen time (62%, 95% CI = 0.60, 0.65 for TV and 66%, 95% CI = 0.63, 0.68 for internet). Younger and importance of mitigating financial impacts, which are linked to negative changes in health behaviours.

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) are the most common therapies used in AS, however, the associated long-term cardiovascular risk is unclear. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis on the association of therapies used for ankylosing spondylitis (AS) such as NSAIDs and TNFi on cardiovascular events (CVE) in AS.

A comprehensive search was performed from database inception to May 29, 2020 to include controlled studies of AS treated with NSAIDs, oral small molecules, or biologics reporting CVE. Study-specific risk ratios (RR) were pooled using a random effects model.

Nine non-randomized studies from 1570 studies screened fulfilled inclusion criteria. Among NSAID users as a whole versus no NSAIDs, no increased risk of CVE (composite outcome) was observed; however, the risk of cerebrovascular accident was significantly lower (RR 0.58, 95% CI 0.37-0.93, I

 = 66%). read more Cox-2 inhibitor use was associated with reduced risk of all CVE (RR 0.48, 95% Cox-2 inhibitors, unlike the increased risk reported in the general population. No significant association between TNFi and MI was observed. The certainty in evidence was very low due to all studies being observational. More studies are needed to study the association between TNFi use and CVE in general to evaluate a possible protective role in AS.