2023
Floods and Diarrhea Risk in Young Children in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Wang P, Asare E, Pitzer V, Dubrow R, Chen K. Floods and Diarrhea Risk in Young Children in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. JAMA Pediatrics 2023, 177: 1206-1214. PMID: 37782513, PMCID: PMC10546297, DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.3964.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle-income countriesDiarrhea riskOdds ratioMAIN OUTCOMEMixed-effects logistic regression modelRisk of diarrheaCross-sectional studyHigher odds ratioPrevalence of diarrheaLogistic regression modelsHealth survey programUnexposed childrenEffect modificationChild healthDiarrhea prevalenceSurvey clustersSignificant associationHygiene practicesFourth weekWeeksStrong associationRandom interceptYoung childrenChildrenDiarrhea
2022
Associations between long-term drought and diarrhea among children under five in low- and middle-income countries
Wang P, Asare E, Pitzer VE, Dubrow R, Chen K. Associations between long-term drought and diarrhea among children under five in low- and middle-income countries. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 3661. PMID: 35773263, PMCID: PMC9247069, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-31291-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCase fatality risk of diarrhoeal pathogens: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Asare EO, Hergott D, Seiler J, Morgan B, Archer H, Wiyeh AB, Guo B, Driver M, Giersing B, Hasso-Agopsowicz M, Lingappa J, Lopman BA, Pitzer VE. Case fatality risk of diarrhoeal pathogens: a systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal Of Epidemiology 2022, 51: 1469-1480. PMID: 35578827, PMCID: PMC9557849, DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyac098.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCase fatality riskDiarrhoeal pathogensEnteropathogenic Escherichia coliSystematic reviewMultilevel mixed-effects logistic regression modelsMixed-effects logistic regression modelLower odds ratioOverall case fatality riskRandom-effects modelLogistic regression modelsDiarrhoea mortalityPrimary outcomeFatality riskOdds ratioMortality rateVaccine developmentAge groupsEnteric pathogensPotential predictorsBurden modelMore studiesReview criteriaConsiderable heterogeneityDifferent pathogensCFR estimates