Biomedical Statistics and Informatics

Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2020

  • Ageing and Health Status of Older People in Bangladesh

    Md. Shohel Rana, Najma Begum, Shankar Barai, Sabbir Hussain Shanta, Md. Alauddin Rasel, Salma Akter Tania, Farhana Afsar

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2020
    Pages: 39-46
    Received: 9 March 2020
    Accepted: 13 April 2020
    Published: 4 June 2020
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    Abstract: Ageing is an ongoing physiological process. As mortality declining and improving public health interventions which result population ageing. The present study is an attempt to assess the health status of ageing people living in Bangladesh. We found most of the ageing people’s family expenditure are bear by their son which is 78.9%. We also found th... Show More
  • Use of Databases Available on the Web to Describe COVID-19 Morbidity and Mortality Trends

    Uri Eliyahu, Mona Boaz

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2020
    Pages: 47-51
    Received: 19 April 2020
    Accepted: 23 June 2020
    Published: 4 August 2020
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    Abstract: In December 2019, an infectious pandemic outbreak occurred in the city of Wuhan in the Province of Hubei, China. The pathogen was identified as a novel coronavirus - COVID-19. This virus belongs to a family of viruses that cause Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, known as SARS-COV. The disease is characterized by a high mortality rate among adults ... Show More
  • A Retrospective Malaria Surveillance Data Analysis (2013-2017), Benishangul Gumuz Region, 2018

    Tadesse Yalew Assefa, Eyoel Berhan, Zewdu Assefa, Habtamu Tilahun

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2020
    Pages: 52-59
    Received: 27 May 2020
    Accepted: 10 June 2020
    Published: 4 August 2020
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    Abstract: Routine Malaria surveillance data is useful for assessing incidence and trends over time and in stratification for targeting of malaria. The reporting completeness and potential bias of such data needs assessment. Approximately 52 million people (68%) live in malaria risk areas in Ethiopia, primarily at altitudes below 2,000 meters. Objective: The ... Show More