2023
Global prevalence of preterm birth among Pacific Islanders: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Wu B, Shabanova V, Arslanian K, Nyhan K, Izampuye E, Taylor S, Muasau-Howard B, Ekeroma A, Hawley N. Global prevalence of preterm birth among Pacific Islanders: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLOS Global Public Health 2023, 3: e0001000. PMID: 37315035, PMCID: PMC10266634, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPreterm birthPooled prevalenceOdds ratioPacific IslandersJoanna Briggs Institute checklistBirth-related outcomesConfidence intervalsPooled odds ratioPreterm birth prevalenceEuropean womenRandom-effects modelHealth care provisionTrue burdenCochrane LibraryBias assessmentHigh prevalenceObservational studyBirth prevalenceGlobal prevalenceHigh riskUS-Affiliated Pacific IslandsSystematic reviewHealth inequitiesPrevalenceWhite womenPreterm birth among Pacific Islanders in the United States and the US‐affiliated Pacific Islands: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Wu B, Arslanian K, Nyhan K, Suss R, Mahoney M, McElfish P, Muasau‐Howard B, Ekeroma A, Hawley N. Preterm birth among Pacific Islanders in the United States and the US‐affiliated Pacific Islands: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Birth 2023, 50: 287-299. PMID: 37060205, PMCID: PMC10577805, DOI: 10.1111/birt.12713.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreterm birthPooled prevalencePacific Islander subgroupsWhite womenRisk factorsPacific IslandersPre-pregnancy body mass indexUS-Affiliated Pacific IslandsBody mass indexHighest pooled prevalencePerinatal health disparitiesPreterm birth prevalencePreterm birth outcomesOutcomes of interestRandom-effects modelPacific Islander womenBirth outcomesMass indexObservational studyPooled estimatesBirth prevalenceHigher oddsSystematic reviewMarshallese womenHealth disparities
2021
Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection Burden and Epidemiologic Risk Factors in Countries With Universal Screening
Ssentongo P, Hehnly C, Birungi P, Roach M, Spady J, Fronterre C, Wang M, Murray-Kolb L, Al-Shaar L, Chinchilli V, Broach J, Ericson J, Schiff S. Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection Burden and Epidemiologic Risk Factors in Countries With Universal Screening. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2120736. PMID: 34424308, PMCID: PMC8383138, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.20736.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrevalence of cCMVHigh-income countriesBirth prevalenceUniversal screeningInfection burdenHIV prevalenceRisk factorsBlood samplesCommon congenital infectionMaternal CMV seroprevalenceCongenital cytomegalovirus infectionEpidemiologic risk factorsPooled overall prevalenceNewcastle-Ottawa ScaleSystematic Reviews databasesMeta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelinesPooled birth prevalenceMEDLINE/PubMedPreferred Reporting ItemsLow socioeconomic statusWorld Bank income levelsLower ratesCMV seroprevalenceCongenital infectionCohort study
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