Conditional Cash Transfer Program and Leprosy Incidence: Analysis of 12.9 Million Families From the 100 Million Brazilian Cohort
Pescarini JM, Williamson E, Ichihara MY, Fiaccone RL, Forastiere L, Ramond A, Nery JS, Penna MLF, Strina A, Reis S, Smeeth L, Rodrigues LC, Brickley EB, Penna GO, Barreto ML. Conditional Cash Transfer Program and Leprosy Incidence: Analysis of 12.9 Million Families From the 100 Million Brazilian Cohort. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2020, 189: 1547-1558. PMID: 32639534, PMCID: PMC7705605, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwaa127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeprosy case detectionLeprosy incidenceBrazilian cohortCase detectionIncidence rate ratiosHigh-burden communitiesMantel-Haenszel testBFP beneficiarySecondary endpointsPaucibacillary casesPoisson regressionPropensity scoreBFP participationIncidenceTropical diseasesPolicy-relevant evidenceRate ratioConditional cash transfer programCohortOperational classificationCash transfer programDisabilityAssociationTransfer programsAssessing short-term impact of PM10 on mortality using a semiparametric generalized propensity score approach
Forastiere L, Carugno M, Baccini M. Assessing short-term impact of PM10 on mortality using a semiparametric generalized propensity score approach. Environmental Health 2020, 19: 46. PMID: 32357874, PMCID: PMC7193397, DOI: 10.1186/s12940-020-00599-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory causesAttributable deathsCause-specific mortalityDose-response functionDaily exposure levelsCardiovascular causesPropensity score approachEffect modificationExposure-response curvesPropensity scoreStudy periodPopulation healthMortalityExposure levelsDeathWhole study periodHypothetical interventionGeneralized propensity scoreShort-term impactFurther investigationCauseAir pollutionHealthHigh levelsScore approach