Islay Mactaggart
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Recent Articles
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Kumar Mishra S, Shah R, Gogate P, Sapkota Y, Gurung R, Shrestha M, et al.
PLoS One
. 2025 Feb;
20(2):e0309037.
PMID: 39946351
Purpose: To determine the prevalence and causes of blindness and vision impairment among people 50 years and older in Nepal. Methods: We conducted seven provincial-level Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness...
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Mactaggart I, Ssemata A, Menya A, Smythe T, Rotenberg S, Marks S, et al.
Int J Equity Health
. 2024 Nov;
23(1):237.
PMID: 39538333
Background: People with disabilities frequently experience barriers in seeking healthcare that lead to poorer health outcomes compared to people without disabilities. To overcome this, it is important to assess the...
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Mikki N, McCormick I, Mactaggart I
PLOS Glob Public Health
. 2024 Sep;
4(9):e0003613.
PMID: 39325759
The Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness methodology is a population-based survey of vision impairment among the population 50 and above, with optional modules on diabetes, diabetic retinopathy and disability. The...
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McCormick I, Butcher R, Ramke J, Bolster N, Limburg H, Chroston H, et al.
Wellcome Open Res
. 2024 Jun;
9:133.
PMID: 38828387
The Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness (RAAB) is a population-based cross-sectional survey methodology used to collect data on the prevalence of vision impairment and its causes and eye care service...
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Jobe M, Mactaggart I, Hydara A, Kim M, Bell S, Kotanmi G, et al.
J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich)
. 2024 Apr;
26(5):563-572.
PMID: 38563710
Community treatment of hypertension in sub-Saharan Africa is hampered by gaps at several stages of the care cascade. We compared blood pressure (BP) levels (systolic, diastolic and pulse pressures) in...
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Mainga T, Schaap A, Scherer N, Mactaggart I, Shanaube K, Ayles H, et al.
Glob Ment Health (Camb)
. 2024 Jan;
10:e89.
PMID: 38161750
People with tuberculosis (TB) are susceptible to mental distress. Mental distress can be driven by biological and socio-economic factors including poverty. These factors can persist beyond TB treatment completion yet...
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Jobe M, Mactaggart I, Bell S, Kim M, Hydara A, Bascaran C, et al.
Lancet Glob Health
. 2023 Dec;
12(1):e55-e65.
PMID: 38097298
Background: As countries progress through economic and demographic transition, chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) overtake a previous burden of infectious diseases. We investigated the prevalence of hypertension, diabetes, obesity, and multimorbidity...
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Jobe M, Mactaggart I, Hydara A, Kim M, Bell S, Badjie O, et al.
EClinicalMedicine
. 2023 Sep;
64:102226.
PMID: 37767194
Background: Hypertension is a major public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa with poor treatment coverage and high case-fatality rates. This requires assessment of healthcare performance to identify areas where intervention...
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Bright T, Ramke J, Zhang J, Kitema G, Safi S, Mdala S, et al.
PLOS Glob Public Health
. 2023 May;
3(5):e0001905.
PMID: 37192147
Hearing and vision impairments are common globally. They are often considered separately in research, and in planning and delivering services. However, they can occur concurrently, termed dual sensory impairment (DSI)....
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McCormick I, Kim M, Hydara A, Olaniyan S, Jobe M, Badjie O, et al.
BMJ Open
. 2023 Mar;
13(3):e069325.
PMID: 36882236
Objective: Monitoring health outcomes disaggregated by socioeconomic position (SEP) is crucial to ensure no one is left behind in efforts to achieve universal health coverage. In eye health planning, rapid...