Essays about: "Disability Adjusted Life Years"

Found 5 essays containing the words Disability Adjusted Life Years.

  1. 1. From Conflict to Crisis : Investigating the long-term effects of conflict on public health and the burden of disease attributable to environmental risks

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Cecilia Natalie Strom; [2023]
    Keywords : conflict; conflict impact; public health; burden of disease; environmental risk; WASH;

    Abstract : 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. READ MORE

  3. 2. Geographical inequalities in burden of disease at local authority level in Scotland: A subnational analysis for the Scottish Burden of Disease Study 2016

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialmedicin och global hälsa

    Author : Georgia Dyer; [2020]
    Keywords : Burden of disease; disability-adjusted life years; years of life lost; years lived with a disability; Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation; local authorities; Scotland; Medicine and Health Sciences;

    Abstract : 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. READ MORE

  4. 3. The effects of financial crises on mortality and health in Europe

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Kajsa Schrewelius; Matilda Melin; [2018]
    Keywords : financial crises; health; mortality; unemployment;

    Abstract : 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. READ MORE

  5. 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

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för medicinsk biokemi och mikrobiologi

    Author : Viktoria Hennings; [2018]
    Keywords : IMI ADVANCE; vaccine benefit risk monitoring; burden of disease; disability-adjusted life years; infectious disease epidemiology; infectious disease surveillance data;

    Abstract : 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. READ MORE

  6. 5. Disability Adjusted Life Years in a Regional and Cultural Perspective. : Who Should weight the disabilities?

    University essay from Nordiska ministerrådet/Nordic School of Public Health NHV

    Author : Morten Gunnersen; [2006]
    Keywords : Public Health; Disability Adjusted Life Years; DALY; Context; Culture; Collaboration; Facilitation; Folkesundhed; Disability Adjusted Life Years; DALY; kontekst; kultur; samarbejde; konsulent;

    Abstract : 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. READ MORE