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- Review Article
- COVID-19 Outbreak in Malaysia
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Asita Elengoe
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Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2020;11(3):93-100. Published online June 1, 2020
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In 2020 a significant threat to public health emerged. The novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) epidemic outbreak emerged in December 2019 from Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China and spread to the rest of the world. This disease was named COVID-19 by World Health Organization. To date (17th April 2020) a total of 2,230,439 cases of COVID-19; 150,810... |
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- Original Article
- Nutritional Status of Indonesian Children in Low-Income Households with Fathers that Smoke
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Maria Wijaya-Erhardt
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Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2019;10(2):64-71. Published online April 30, 2019
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Objectives
This study compared the nutritional status of children in low-income households in Indonesia whose fathers were either cigarette smokers or non-smokers.
Methods
A cross sectional study of 482 children aged 2–6 years was conducted, stratified by whether the fathers were non-smoking (n = 138) or smoking (n = 340). Mothers and smoking fathers were interviewed about socioeconomic status and cigarette expenditure, respectively.... |
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- Identification of Coronavirus Isolated from a Patient in Korea with COVID-19
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Jeong-Min Kim, Yoon-Seok Chung, Hye Jun Jo, Nam-Joo Lee, Mi Seon Kim, Sang Hee Woo, Sehee Park, Jee Woong Kim, Heui Man Kim, Myung-Guk Han
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Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2020;11(1):3-7. Published online February 28, 2020
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Following reports of patients with unexplained pneumonia at the end of December 2019 in Wuhan, China, the causative agent was identified as coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), and the 2019 novel coronavirus disease was named COVID-19 by the World Health Organization. Putative patients with COVID-19 have been identified in South Korea, and attempts have been made to isolate the pathogen from these patients.
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Upper... |
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- Short Communication
- Contact Transmission of COVID-19 in South Korea: Novel Investigation Techniques for Tracing Contacts
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COVID- National Emergency Response Center, Epidemiology & Case Management Team, Korea Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
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Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2020;11(1):60-63. Published online February 28, 2020
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In the epidemiological investigation of an infectious disease, investigating, classifying, tracking, and managing contacts by identifying the patient’s route are important for preventing further transmission of the disease. However, omissions and errors in previous activities can occur when the investigation is performed through only a proxy interview with the patient. To overcome these limitations, methods that can objectively verify the... |
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- Review Article
- Scrutiny of COVID-19 response strategies among severely affected European nations
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Shine Stephen, Alwin Issac, Rakesh Vadakkethil Radhakrishnan, Jaison Jacob, VR Vijay, Sam Jose, SM Azhar, Anoop S. Nair, Nadiya Krishnan, Rakesh Sharma, Manju Dhandapani
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Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2021;12(4):203-214. Published online July 29, 2021
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Although the health care systems in Europe are considered the global benchmark, European nations were severely affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This manuscript aimed to examine the strategies implemented to combat the COVID-19 pandemic by France, the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, Germany, and Russia and their outcomes in terms of the number of cases, testing, and deaths.... |
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- Original Article
- Behavioral interventions for smoking cessation among adolescents: a rapid review and meta-analysis for the Korea Preventive Services Task Force
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Younglee Choi, Cheol Min Lee, Belong Cho, Eon Sook Lee, Seung-Won Oh, Naae Lee, Jae Moon Yun
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Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2021;12(3):177-186. Published online June 2, 2021
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Objectives
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of behavioral smoking cessation interventions among adolescents.
Methods
MEDLINE, CENTRAL, Embase, CINAHL, KoreaMed, and KMbase were searched from inception to June 2020. Systematic reviews (SRs) or meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were initially searched to perform a rapid SR. After selecting the final SR, RCTs after the publication year of the... |
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- Early Epidemiological and Clinical Characteristics of 28 Cases of Coronavirus Disease in South Korea
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COVID- National Emergency Response Center, Epidemiology & Case Management Team, Korea Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
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Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2020;11(1):8-14. Published online February 28, 2020
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Objectives
The first confirmed case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in South Korea was reported in January 2020, with 28 confirmed cases reported as of February 14th, 2020. The epidemiological and clinical characteristics of all 28 cases were analyzed in response to this disease.
Methods
The epidemiological characteristics and early clinical features of the 28 patients from Korea with confirmed COVID-19 were analyzed... |
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- Cross-Country Comparison of Case Fatality Rates of COVID-19/SARS-COV-2
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Morteza Abdullatif Khafaie, Fakher Rahim
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Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2020;11(2):74-80. Published online April 30, 2020
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Case fatality rates (CFR) and recovery rates are important readouts during epidemics and pandemics. In this article, an international analysis was performed on the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
Methods
Data were retrieved from accurate databases according to the user’s guide of data sources for patient registries, CFR and recovery rates were calculated for each country. A comparison of CFR between... |
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- Health-Related Quality of Life and its Associated Factors in COVID-19 Patients
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Morteza Arab-Zozani, Fatemah Hashemi, Hossein Safari, Mahmood Yousefi, Hosein Ameri
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Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2020;11(5):296-302. Published online October 22, 2020
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Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is one of the most important outcome measures for patients. The purpose of this study was to evaluate HRQoL and related factors in Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients.
Methods
A total of 420 COVID-19 patients who had been discharged from hospital were selected using a systematic sampling. The EuroQol 5-dimensional-5 levels (EQ-5D-5L) questionnaire along with medical records... |
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- COVID-19 transmission: a rapid systematic review of current knowledge
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Panagiotis Mourmouris, Lazaros Tzelves, Christiana Roidi, Anastasia Fotsali
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Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2021;12(2):54-63. Published online April 29, 2021
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The objective of this study was to identify the potential and definite sources of transmission of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
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Due to time constraints and the acute nature of the pandemic, we searched only PubMed/Medline from inception until January 28, 2021. We analyzed the level of evidence and risk of bias in each category and made suggestions accordingly.
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The virus was traced... |
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- Behavioral therapy and pharmacotherapy for relapse prevention in abstinent smokers: a rapid review and meta-analysis for the Korea Preventive Service Task Force
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Naae Lee, Eon Sook Lee, Jae Moon Yun, Cheol Min Lee, Seung-Won Oh, Younglee Choi, Belong Cho
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Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2021;12(4):244-253. Published online July 6, 2021
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This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of relapse prevention interventions involving behavioral and pharmacological treatment among abstinent smokers.
Methods
This rapid review was conducted using MEDLINE, Cochrane CENTRAL, CINAHL, Embase, KMbase, and KoreaMed to identify studies published until June 20, 2020. The participants were abstinent smokers who quit smoking on their own, due to pregnancy, hospitalization, or by participating in a... |
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- Short Communication
- Coronavirus Disease-19: The First 7,755 Cases in the Republic of Korea
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COVID- National Emergency Response Center, Epidemiology and Case Management Team, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2020;11(2):85-90. Published online April 30, 2020
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We report the first 7,755 patients with confirmed COVID-19 in Korea as of March 12th, 2020. A total of 66 deaths have been recorded, giving a case fatality proportion of 0.9%. Older people, and those with comorbidities were at a higher risk of a fatal outcome. The highest number of cases of COVID-19 were in Daegu, followed by Gyeongbuk. This... |
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- Original Article
- Genome-Wide Identification and Characterization of Point Mutations in the SARS-CoV-2 Genome
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Jun-Sub Kim, Jun-Hyeong Jang, Jeong-Min Kim, Yoon-Seok Chung, Cheon-Kwon Yoo, Myung-Guk Han
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Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2020;11(3):101-111. Published online May 14, 2020
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) emerged in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 and has been rapidly spreading worldwide. Although the causal relationship among mutations and the features of SARS-CoV-2 such as rapid transmission, pathogenicity, and tropism, remains unclear, our results of genomic mutations in SARS-CoV-2 may help to interpret the interaction between genomic characterization in SARS-CoV-2 and infectivity... |
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- Impact of fatigue on quality of life among breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy
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Fares Mohammed Saeed Muthanna, Mahmathi Karuppannan, Bassam Abdul Rasool Hassan, Ali Haider Mohammed
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Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2021;12(2):115-125. Published online April 29, 2021
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Fatigue is the most frequently reported symptom experienced by cancer patients and has a profound effect on their quality of life (QOL). The study aimed to determine the impact of fatigue on QOL among breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy and to identify the risk factors associated with severe fatigue incidence.
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This was an observational prospective study carried out at multiple centers.... |
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- Sex differences in the relationship between depression and cardiovascular disease risk: a nationwide study in Korea
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Seol-bin Kim, Ihn Sook Jeong
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Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2021;12(2):105-114. Published online April 29, 2021
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This study aimed to identify sex differences in the association between depression and the risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD).
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A secondary analysis was conducted of data from the fifth to seventh waves (2010−2018) of the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. The participants were adults aged 30−74 years who had no diagnosis of CVD. The CVD risk was... |
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- Detection and Isolation of SARS-CoV-2 in Serum, Urine, and Stool Specimens of COVID-19 Patients from the Republic of Korea
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Jeong-Min Kim, Heui Man Kim, Eun Jung Lee, Hye Jun Jo, Youngsil Yoon, Nam-Joo Lee, Junseock Son, Ye-Ji Lee, Mi Seon Kim, Yong-Pyo Lee, Su-Jin Chae, Kye Ryeong Park, Seung-Rye Cho, Sehee Park, Su Jin Kim, Eunbyeol Wang, SangHee Woo, Aram Lim, Su-Jin Park, JunHyeong Jang, Yoon-Seok Chung, Bum Sik Chin, Jin-Soo Lee, Duko Lim, Myung-Guk Han, Cheon Kwon Yoo
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Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2020;11(3):112-117. Published online May 8, 2020
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Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19) is a respiratory infection characterized by the main symptoms of pneumonia and fever. It is caused by the novel coronavirus severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), which is known to spread via respiratory droplets. We aimed to determine the rate and likelihood of SARS-CoV-2 transmission from COVID-19 patients through non-respiratory routes.
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Serum, urine, and stool samples were collected... |
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- Limitations of immunization registers at community health centers for measuring immunization coverage: a case study of the Japanese encephalitis mass immunization program in Bali Province, Indonesia
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Anak A. S. Sawitri, Putu C. D. Yuliyatni, Made D. Ariawan, Komang A. Kartika Sari, Raka Susanti, I Nyoman Sutarsa
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Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2021;12(3):158-168. Published online June 2, 2021
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The aim of this study was to compare the coverage of Japanese encephalitis (JE) immunization obtained from a recall survey and immunization registers at community health centers (CHCs) in Bali Province, Indonesia.
Methods
A population-based survey was conducted, and random 2-staged selection of clusters of sub-villages was performed. The sample consisted of households with children aged 9 months to 15 years old.... |
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- Short Communication
- Coronavirus Disease-19: Summary of 2,370 Contact Investigations of the First 30 Cases in the Republic of Korea
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COVID- National Emergency Response Center, Epidemiology and Case Management Team, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2020;11(2):81-84. Published online April 30, 2020
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Between January 24th and March 10th, a total of 2,370 individuals had contact with the first 30 cases of COVID-19. There were 13 individuals who contracted COVID-19 resulting in a secondary attack rate of 0.55% (95% CI 0.31–0.96). There were 119 household contacts, of which 9 individuals developed COVID-19 resulting in a secondary attack rate of 7.56% (95% CI 3.7–14.26). |
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