Avina Vongpradith’s research while affiliated with University of Washington and other places

... The number of victims of diarrheal infections points to the magnitude of this public health problem. Predictors of the quality of individual treatment by medical health care include the cost, beliefs, and the severity of strain on the health of adults who make individual treatment decisions [11,12]. ...

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The Impact of Traditional Healers on Health Outcomes for Diarrheal Diseases

... Larynx cancer continues to be a major global public health concern, with significant disparities in mortality trends across regions and countries [25,26]. This study provides a detailed analysis of larynx cancer mortality from 1990 to 2021 using data from the GBD 2021, revealing critical insights into the patterns and determinants of this disease. ...

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Global, regional, and national mortality of larynx cancer from 1990 to 2021: results from the global burden of disease study

... A landmark trial published in 2024 demonstrated the efficacy of the HIV-1 capsid inhibitor lenacapavir, administered twice a year by subcutaneous injection, in preventing HIV acquisition among women and girls in South Africa and Uganda. (2) This long-acting drug offers a new tool for HIV prevention, but its success depends on affordability and accessibility for those at greatest risk. The sustainability of HIV prevention and treatment programs is threatened by funding challenges. ...

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Current Status of HIV Worldwide and Potential Threat

... Through combined political, social, and economic efforts, substantial progress was made, but nevertheless only a few countries met these targets by 2020. Thus, in 2021, a new global strategy with a focus on inequalities was proposed by UNAIDS with the aim of reducing new HIV infections from 1.65 million to less than 370,000 per year and AIDS-related deaths from 718,000 to less than 250,000 per year [2,3]. The three interim targets from the 2015 strategy were raised to 95% diagnosed, 95% treated, and 95% suppressed. ...

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Outpatient Testing for HIV in Italy, 2018–2023—Preliminary Data

... Respiratory tract infections form most of the common illnesses in younger populations and are usually difficult to differentiate between viral and bacterial. 134,148,149 Hence, antibiotics are mostly prescribed empirically. This may have a catastrophic impact on the future of antimicrobial medicines and their efficacy. ...

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Point Prevalence Survey of Antibiotic Use in Level 1 hospitals in Zambia: Future Prospects for Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs

... Respiratory diseases are among the most common health issues affecting children worldwide, contributing significantly to morbidity and healthcare costs (1,2). While conventional treatments such as antibiotics and bronchodilators are widely used, their overuse has raised concerns about antibiotic resistance and adverse side effects. ...

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Research progress on the application of Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus GG in pediatric respiratory diseases

... org/ gbd-resul ts-tool), managed by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. This tool offers annual frequencies and age-standardized rates (ASRs) for IBD incidence, prevalence, and DALYs, categorized by sex, age, and state [20,21]. ...

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Older Adults with Inflammatory Bowel Disease Epidemiology in the United States: 2000–2021

... In 2019, an estimated 309 million disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) were linked to 85 different parasites in children under the age of five, with Plasmodium spp., the causative agent of malaria, accounting for 12.0% of the total [186]. Another parasite, Toxoplasma gondii, is associated with various infections including congenital toxoplasmosis, which is transmitted from the mother to the foetus. ...

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Harnessing Non-Antibiotic Strategies to Counter Multidrug-Resistant Clinical Pathogens with Special Reference to Antimicrobial Peptides and Their Coatings

... Our findings indicate that the burden of aLRTD remains substantial. While COVID-19 significantly impacted aLRTD incidence rates, particularly in the initial years of the pandemic, non-COVID infections remained consistent The estimates compare to a retrospective analysis of 2018-19 hospitalisations, showing an annual incidence of aLRTD of 1901 per 100,000 adults, pneumonia 591/100,000 and NP-LRTI 739/100,000 13 and also aligns with pre-pandemic estimates from other countries 14,15 . However, the 638/100,000 pneumonia incidence observed here (2020-24) was higher than Nottingham's 96.3/100,000 (2013-18) 16 . ...

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Incidence of community acquired lower respiratory tract disease in Bristol, UK following the emergence of SARS-CoV-2: a prospective cohort study 2020-2024

... Detailed information on data sources, processing methods, and completeness assessments can be found in Appendix 1, Section 3.5 of the GBD study. 10 The population attributable fraction was defined as the proportion of diseases or deaths that could be prevented by reducing exposure to a specific risk factor to its theoretical minimum level within a given population. Attributable deaths for LC and COPD were calculated by multiplying the population attributable fraction by the corresponding outcome quantity for each demographic group, including age, sex, location, and year. ...

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Decomposition analysis of long-term effects of ambient PM2.5 on lung cancer and COPD mortality in China (1990-2021)