Stephen A Spencer
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Spencer S, Malowa F, McCarty D, Joekes E, Phulusa J, Chinoko B, et al.
Wellcome Open Res
. 2024 Aug;
9:205.
PMID: 39157428
Background: Hospital admission due to breathlessness carries a significant burden to patients and healthcare systems, particularly impacting people in low-income countries. Prompt appropriate treatment is vital to improve outcomes, but...
2.
Spencer S, Rutta A, Hyuha G, Banda G, Choko A, Dark P, et al.
NIHR Open Res
. 2024 Aug;
4:2.
PMID: 39145104
Background: The prevalence of multimorbidity (the presence of two or more chronic health conditions) is rapidly increasing in sub-Saharan Africa. Hospital care pathways that focus on single presenting complaints do...
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Dixon J, Morton B, Nkhata M, Silman A, Simiyu I, Spencer S, et al.
PLOS Glob Public Health
. 2024 Jul;
4(7):e0003434.
PMID: 39078807
Multimorbidity is an emerging challenge for health systems globally. It is commonly defined as the co-occurrence of two or more chronic conditions in one person, but its meaning remains a...
4.
Spencer S, Rylance J, Quint J, Gordon S, Dark P, Morton B
Bull World Health Organ
. 2023 Aug;
101(9):558-570G.
PMID: 37638357
Objective: To estimate the prevalence of individual chronic conditions and multimorbidity among adults admitted to hospital in countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Methods: We systematically searched MEDLINE®, Embase®, Global Index Medicus,...
5.
Spencer S, Adipa F, Baker T, Crawford A, Dark P, Dula D, et al.
Intensive Care Med
. 2023 Jul;
49(7):772-784.
PMID: 37428213
There is a high burden of critical illness in low-income countries (LICs), adding pressure to already strained health systems. Over the next decade, the need for critical care is expected...
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Spencer S, Gumley J, Pachucki M
J Intensive Care Soc
. 2022 Aug;
23(3):297-304.
PMID: 36033240
Background: Critically ill children presenting to district general hospitals (DGH) are admitted to adult intensive care units (AICUs) for stabilisation prior to transfer to paediatric intensive care units (PICUs). Current...
7.
Spencer S, Andriamasy E, Linder C, Penney J, Henstridge-Blows J, Russell H, et al.
Am J Trop Med Hyg
. 2022 Jan;
106(2):685-694.
PMID: 35008056
Schistosomiasis control requires multisectoral approaches including praziquantel treatment, access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene, and health education. Community input can help ensure health education programs are culturally appropriate to...
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Sheehy C, Lawson H, Andriamasy E, Russell H, Reid A, Raderalazasoa G, et al.
Infect Dis Poverty
. 2021 Jun;
10(1):87.
PMID: 34172089
School-aged children (SAC) have a considerable burden of intestinal schistosomiasis in Madagascar yet its burden in pre-school aged children (PSAC) is currently overlooked. To assess the at-risk status of PSAC,...
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Spencer S, Linder C, Penney J, Russell H, Hyde K, Sheehy C, et al.
Am J Trop Med Hyg
. 2021 Mar;
104(5):1841-1850.
PMID: 33684064
Schistosomiasis is a major public health problem in Madagascar. The WHO recommends preventive chemotherapy by mass drug administration (MDA) with praziquantel as the primary approach to control Schistosoma mansoni-related morbidity...
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Russell H, Penney J, Linder C, Joekes E, Bustinduy A, Stothard J, et al.
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg
. 2020 Mar;
114(4):315-322.
PMID: 32181487
Background: A cross-sectional survey was performed to estimate the prevalence of periportal fibrosis in children based on ultrasound examination in the Marolambo district of the Atsinanana region of Madagascar. This...