Additional file 3: of The Zika epidemic and abortion in Latin America: a scoping review

Data extraction spreadsheet. (PDF 41 kb

Additional file 1: of The Zika epidemic and abortion in Latin America: a scoping review

Description of country-specific information on cumulative Zika cases, CZS cases, abortion regulations, and abortion demand in 13 Latin American countries. (PDF 30 kb

Additional file 2: of The Zika epidemic and abortion in Latin America: a scoping review

Data search strategy. (PDF 29 kb

Additional file 4: of The Zika epidemic and abortion in Latin America: a scoping review

PRISMA checklist. (PDF 54 kb

Additional file 3: of The Zika epidemic and abortion in Latin America: a scoping review

Data extraction spreadsheet. (PDF 41 kb

DataSheet1_Characterizing Trends in the Use of Food Donations and Other Food-Related Community-Based Social Assistance Programs in a Cohort of New Food Bank Users in Quebec, Canada.docx

Objective: To characterize 12-month trends in the use of food donations and other food-related community-based social assistance programs (CB-SAPs) during the first year following the enrollment of new food bank (FB) users in Quebec, Canada.Methods: A cohort of 1,001 newly registered FB-users in Quebec from the Pathways Study were followed-up during 12-month following baseline assessment. Outcomes were monthly use of food donations and other food-related CB-SAPs. Main predictors were alternative food source utilization (AFSU) profiles: 1) exclusive-FB-users; 2) FB+fruit/vegetable-market-users; and 3) Multiple/diverse-AFS-users. Covariates included sociodemographic characteristics, health status, and major life events. We fit Bayesian hierarchical mixed-effect models, accounting for spatial clustering, temporal correlation, and censoring.Results: We observed an overall downward trend of food donation use among study completers (n = 745). Each AFSU profile had a distinctive monthly trend of food donation use, but probabilities of use across the three profiles overlapped, between 44% and 55%. The use of other food-related CB-SAPs was low and not correlated with AFSU profiles.Conclusion:De novo FB-users use food donations in different ways over time according to specific contextual AFSU profiles.</p

Developing a Social Autopsy Tool for Dengue Mortality: A Pilot Study

<div><p>Background</p><p>Dengue fever is a public health problem in the tropical and sub-tropical world. Dengue cases have grown dramatically in recent years as well as dengue mortality. Colombia has experienced periodic dengue outbreaks with numerous dengue related-deaths, where the Santander department has been particularly affected. Although social determinants of health (SDH) shape health outcomes, including mortality, it is not yet understood how these affect dengue mortality. The aim of this pilot study was to develop and pre-test a social autopsy (SA) tool for dengue mortality.</p><p>Methods and Findings</p><p>The tool was developed and pre-tested in three steps. First, dengue fatal cases and ‘<i>near misses</i>’ (those who recovered from dengue complications) definitions were elaborated. Second, a conceptual framework on determinants of dengue mortality was developed to guide the construction of the tool. Lastly, the tool was designed and pre-tested among three relatives of fatal cases and six near misses in 2013 in the metropolitan zone of Bucaramanga. The tool turned out to be practical in the context of dengue mortality in Colombia after some modifications. The tool aims to study the social, individual, and health systems determinants of dengue mortality. The tool is focused on studying the socioeconomic position and the intermediary SDH rather than the socioeconomic and political context.</p><p>Conclusions</p><p>The SA tool is based on the scientific literature, a validated conceptual framework, researchers’ and health professionals’ expertise, and a pilot study. It is the first time that a SA tool has been created for the dengue mortality context. Our work furthers the study on SDH and how these are applied to neglected tropical diseases, like dengue. This tool could be integrated in surveillance systems to provide complementary information on the modifiable and avoidable death-related factors and therefore, be able to formulate interventions for dengue mortality reduction.</p></div

Fatal dengue case definition.

<p>Fatal dengue case definition.</p

Preliminary results.

<p>¹: Preventive care seeking</p><p>²: Emergency care seeking</p><p>NM: Near miss</p><p>FC: Fatal case</p><p>Preliminary results.</p

Criteria for a dengue near-miss case definition.

<p>Criteria for a dengue near-miss case definition.</p