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SIRS model for the dynamics of non-typhoidal salmonella epidemics
(IJCER Online Publication Inc., http://www.ijceronline.com/, 2013-10)
A continuous mathematical model of salmonella diarrhea is introduced in this paper.
According to the pathogenesis of salmonella, the model had been designed as an SIRS system
comprising of a non-constant population. The ...
Assessment of the household availability of oral rehydration salt in rural Botswana
(PAMJ-Center for Public Health Research and Information, http://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/, 2013)
Introduction:
Diarrhea contributed for 17.6% of under-five deaths in Botswana. Oral rehydration salt (ORS) therapy has been the cornerstone in the control of morbidity and mortality secondary to diarrheal diseases. The ...
A continuous mathematical model for Shigella outbreaks
(Scientific & Academic Publishing, http://www.sapub.org/, 2014)
A continuous mathematical model of shigella diarrhea is introduced in this paper. According to the pathogenesis of shigella, the model had been designed as an SIRS system comprising of a non-constant population. The ...
Addressing the challenge of p-value and sample size when the significance is borderline: the test of random duplication of participants as a new approach
(Lifescience Global, https://www.lifescienceglobal.com/, 2016)
The issue of borderline p-value seems to divide health scientists into two schools of thought. One school of
thought argues that when the p-value is greater than or equal to the statistical significance cut-off level of ...
The Impact of China’s lockdown policy on the incidence of COVID-19: an interrupted time series analysis
(Hindawi, https://www.hindawi.com/journals/bmri/, 2021-10-28)
Background. Policy changes are often necessary to contain the detrimental impact of epidemics such as those brought about by coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In the earlier phases of the emergence of COVID-19, China was the ...
University of Botswana Public Health Medicine Unit contributions to the national COVID-19 response
(Pan African Medical Journal, https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/, 2021-05-27)
COVID-19 was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) in January 2020 and a pandemic in March 2020. Botswana reported its first case on 30th March 2020 and as of 31st January 2021 had 21,293 cases ...