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Cost of the COVID-19 pandemic versus the cost-effectiveness of mitigation strategies in EU/UK/OECD: a systematic review (2023)
Journal Article
Vardavas, C., Zisis, K., Nikitara, K., Lagou, I., Marou, V., Aslanoglou, K., …Suk, J. E. (2023). Cost of the COVID-19 pandemic versus the cost-effectiveness of mitigation strategies in EU/UK/OECD: a systematic review. BMJ Open, 13(10), Article e077602. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-077602

OBJECTIVES: The economic burden of COVID-19 pandemic is substantial, with both direct and indirect costs playing a significant role. DESIGN: A systematic literature review was conducted to estimate the cost of the COVID-19 pandemic and the cost-effec... Read More about Cost of the COVID-19 pandemic versus the cost-effectiveness of mitigation strategies in EU/UK/OECD: a systematic review.

Social determinants of health and vaccine uptake during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review (2023)
Journal Article
Vardavas, C., Nikitara, K., Aslanoglou, K., Lagou, I., Marou, V., Phalkey, R., …Deogan, C. (2023). Social determinants of health and vaccine uptake during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review. Preventive Medicine Reports, 35, Article 102319. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2023.102319

Social determinants of health significantly impact population health status. The aim of this systematic review was to examine which social vulnerability factors or determinants of health at the individual or county level affected vaccine uptake withi... Read More about Social determinants of health and vaccine uptake during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review.

Barriers and facilitators of physical activity among school attending adolescents in Lagos State, Nigeria: A qualitative study exploring views and experiences of decision-makers in secondary schools (2022)
Journal Article
Adebusoye, B., Leonardi-Bee, J., Phalkey, R., & Chattopadhyay, K. (2023). Barriers and facilitators of physical activity among school attending adolescents in Lagos State, Nigeria: A qualitative study exploring views and experiences of decision-makers in secondary schools. Health Science Reports, 6(1), Article e997. https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.997

Background and Aims: Schools represent a unique setting for promoting lifelong physical activity during critical development stages of life. Opportunities for in-school physical activity largely depend upon school-level policies, practices, and admin... Read More about Barriers and facilitators of physical activity among school attending adolescents in Lagos State, Nigeria: A qualitative study exploring views and experiences of decision-makers in secondary schools.

Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in educational settings in 2020: a review (2022)
Journal Article
Vardavas, C., Nikitara, K., Mathioudakis, A., Hilton Boon, M., Phalkey, R., Leonardi-Bee, J., …Suk, J. E. (2022). Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in educational settings in 2020: a review. BMJ Open, 12(4), Article e058308. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-058308

Objectives: School closures have been used as a core non pharmaceutical intervention (NPI) during the COVID-19 pandemic. This review aims at identifying SARS-CoV-2 transmission in educational settings during the first waves of the pandemic. Method... Read More about Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in educational settings in 2020: a review.

Drought exposure as a risk factor for child undernutrition in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and assessment of empirical evidence (2019)
Journal Article
Belesova, K., Agabiirwe, C. N., Zou, M., Phalkey, R., & Wilkinson, P. (2019). Drought exposure as a risk factor for child undernutrition in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and assessment of empirical evidence. Environment International, 131, Article 104973. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2019.104973

© 2019 The Authors Background: Droughts affect around 52 million people globally each year, a figure that is likely to increase under climate change. Objectives: To assess the strength of empirical evidence on drought exposure as a risk factor for un... Read More about Drought exposure as a risk factor for child undernutrition in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and assessment of empirical evidence.

Understanding the effect of indoor air pollution on pneumonia in children under five in low and middle income countries: a systematic review of evidence (2018)
Journal Article
Adaji, E. E., Ekezie, W., Clifford, M., & Phalkey, R. (2019). Understanding the effect of indoor air pollution on pneumonia in children under five in low and middle income countries: a systematic review of evidence. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 26(4), 3208–3225. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-018-3769-1

Background Exposure to indoor air pollution increases the risk of pneumonia in children, accounting for about a million deaths globally. This study investigates the individual effect of solid fuel, carbon monoxide (CO), black carbon (BC) and PM2.... Read More about Understanding the effect of indoor air pollution on pneumonia in children under five in low and middle income countries: a systematic review of evidence.

A qualitative study of community perception and acceptance of biological larviciding for malaria mosquito control in rural Burkina Faso (2018)
Journal Article
Dambach, P., Mendes Jorge, M., Traoré, I., Phalkey, R., Sawadogo, H., Zabré, P., …Beiersmann, C. (2018). A qualitative study of community perception and acceptance of biological larviciding for malaria mosquito control in rural Burkina Faso. BMC Public Health, 18, Article 399. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-5299-7

Background: Vector and malaria parasite’s rising resistance against pyrethroid-impregnated bed nets and antimalarial drugs highlight the need for additional control measures. Larviciding against malaria vectors is experiencing a renaissance with the... Read More about A qualitative study of community perception and acceptance of biological larviciding for malaria mosquito control in rural Burkina Faso.

From habits of attrition to modes of inclusion: enhancing the role of private practitioners in routine disease surveillance (2017)
Journal Article
Phalkey, R. K., Butsch, C., Belesova, K., Kroll, M., & Kraas, F. (in press). From habits of attrition to modes of inclusion: enhancing the role of private practitioners in routine disease surveillance. BMC Health Services Research, 17, Article 599. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-017-2476-9

Background: Private practitioners are the preferred first point of care in a majority of low and middle-income countries and in this position, best placed for the surveillance of diseases. However their contribution to routine surveillance data is m... Read More about From habits of attrition to modes of inclusion: enhancing the role of private practitioners in routine disease surveillance.

Linking weather data, satellite imagery and field observations to household food production and child undernutrition: an exploratory study in Burkina Faso (2017)
Journal Article
Sorgho, R., Franke, J., Simboro, S., Barteit, S., Phalkey, R., & Sauerborn, R. (2017). Linking weather data, satellite imagery and field observations to household food production and child undernutrition: an exploratory study in Burkina Faso. Universal journal of public health, 5(5), https://doi.org/10.13189/ujph.2017.050508

Worldwide, 50 million children under five are acutely malnourished, while 16 million amongst them suffer from severe wasting. Chronic malnutrition is more common and accounts for an estimated 159 million children, meaning that approximately 23.8% of... Read More about Linking weather data, satellite imagery and field observations to household food production and child undernutrition: an exploratory study in Burkina Faso.

Involving private healthcare practitioners in an urban NCD sentinel surveillance system: lessons learned from Pune, India (2016)
Journal Article
Kroll, M., Phalkey, R., Dutta, S., Shukla, S., Butsch, C., Bharucha, E., & Kraas, F. (2016). Involving private healthcare practitioners in an urban NCD sentinel surveillance system: lessons learned from Pune, India. Global Health Action, 9(32635), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.3402/gha.v9.32635

Background: Despite the rising impact of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) on public health in India, lack of quality data and routine surveillance hampers the planning process for NCD prevention and control. Current surveillance programs focus largel... Read More about Involving private healthcare practitioners in an urban NCD sentinel surveillance system: lessons learned from Pune, India.

NUTRItion and CLIMate (NUTRICLIM): investigating the relationship between climate variables and childhood malnutrition through agriculture, an exploratory study in Burkina Faso (2016)
Journal Article
Sorgho, R., Franke, J., Simboro, S., Phalkey, R., & Saeurborn, R. (in press). NUTRItion and CLIMate (NUTRICLIM): investigating the relationship between climate variables and childhood malnutrition through agriculture, an exploratory study in Burkina Faso. Public Health Reviews, 37(16), https://doi.org/10.1186/s40985-016-0031-6

Malnutrition remains a leading cause of death in children in low- and middle-income countries; this will be aggravated by climate change. Annually, 6.9 million deaths of children under 5 were attributable directly or indirectly to malnutrition. Altho... Read More about NUTRItion and CLIMate (NUTRICLIM): investigating the relationship between climate variables and childhood malnutrition through agriculture, an exploratory study in Burkina Faso.

Knowledge, attitude, and practices with respect to disease surveillance among urban private practitioners in Pune, India (2016)
Journal Article
Phalkey, R. K., Kroll, M., Dutta, S., Shukla, S., Butsch, C., Bharucha, E., & Kraas, F. (2016). Knowledge, attitude, and practices with respect to disease surveillance among urban private practitioners in Pune, India. Global Health Action, 8(28413), https://doi.org/10.3402/gha.v8.28413

BACKGROUND: Participation of private practitioners in routine disease surveillance in India is minimal despite the fact that they account for over 70% of the primary healthcare provision. We aimed to investigate the knowledge, attitudes, and practice... Read More about Knowledge, attitude, and practices with respect to disease surveillance among urban private practitioners in Pune, India.

Challenges to the surveillance of non-communicable diseases – a review of selected approaches (2015)
Journal Article
Kroll, M., Phalkey, R. K., & Kraas, F. (2015). Challenges to the surveillance of non-communicable diseases – a review of selected approaches. BMC Public Health, 15, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-2570-z

Background: The rising global burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) necessitates the institutionalization of surveillance systems to track trends and evaluate interventions. However, NCD surveillance capacities vary across high- and low- and mid... Read More about Challenges to the surveillance of non-communicable diseases – a review of selected approaches.

Systematic review of current efforts to quantify the impacts of climate change on undernutrition (2015)
Journal Article
Phalkey, R. K., Aranda-Jan, C., Marx, S., Höfle, B., & Sauerborn, R. (in press). Systematic review of current efforts to quantify the impacts of climate change on undernutrition. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 112(33), Article E4522-E4529. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1409769112

The World Health Organization and the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change propose undernutrition as the most significant impact of climate change on child health. The question then arises: Where does the empirical evidence to back this claim c... Read More about Systematic review of current efforts to quantify the impacts of climate change on undernutrition.

Changes in student learning styles over the course of postgraduate taught programmes and the impact of learning styles on achievement in various assessment modes (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Phalkey, R., Pritchard, C., & Myles, P. (2015). Changes in student learning styles over the course of postgraduate taught programmes and the impact of learning styles on achievement in various assessment modes.

Background: The impact of students preferred learning styles on their performance has been investigated in medical and nursing education but little has been done for students enrolling on postgraduate taught programmes in Public Health and Epidemiolo... Read More about Changes in student learning styles over the course of postgraduate taught programmes and the impact of learning styles on achievement in various assessment modes.

Modeling tools for dengue risk mapping - a systematic review (2014)
Journal Article
Louis, V., Phalkey, R., Horstick, O., Ratanawong, P., Wilder-Smith, A., Tozan, Y., & Dambach, P. (2014). Modeling tools for dengue risk mapping - a systematic review. International Journal of Health Geographics, 13, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1186/1476-072X-13-50

Introduction The global spread and the increased frequency and magnitude of epidemic dengue in the last 50 years underscore the urgent need for effective tools for surveillance, prevention, and control. This review aims at providing a systematic ove... Read More about Modeling tools for dengue risk mapping - a systematic review.

Challenges with the implementation of an Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) system: systematic review of the lessons learned (2013)
Journal Article
Phalkey, R. K., Yamamoto, S., Awate, P., & Marx, M. (2015). Challenges with the implementation of an Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) system: systematic review of the lessons learned. Health Policy and Planning, 30(1), 131-143. doi:10.1093/heapol/czt097

Introduction: Despite a realistic strategy and availability of resources, multiple challenges still overwhelm countries grappling with the challenges of communicable disease surveillance. The Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) strate... Read More about Challenges with the implementation of an Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) system: systematic review of the lessons learned.

A systematic review of air pollution as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease in South Asia: Limited evidence from India and Pakistan (2013)
Journal Article
Yamamoto, S., Phalkey, R., & Malik, A. (2014). A systematic review of air pollution as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease in South Asia: Limited evidence from India and Pakistan. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 217(2-3), 133-144. doi:10.1016/j.ijheh.2013.08.003

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are major contributors to mortality and morbidity in South Asia. Chronic exposure to air pollution is an important risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, although the majority of studies to date have been conducted in... Read More about A systematic review of air pollution as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease in South Asia: Limited evidence from India and Pakistan.