Category: Population and public health
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At-home COVID-19 testing: A rapid scoping review
Summary This project examines how at-home testing for COVID-19 has been implemented internationally, including details on their performance, their impact, and how at-home testing fits within the broader test-trace-isolate plan for the jurisdiction. Project Resources Funded By Principal Investigators
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Impact of HPV-related diseases among males on healthcare cost in Ontario
The objective of this study is to address the public health policy question “What will be the impact of male vaccination strategies on the long-term burden of HPV infections and associated precancer and cancer among MSM?”
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Economic analysis of enhanced syphilis screening among HIV-positive men
To compare the cost and effect of the intervention in the ESSAHM trial (opt-out standing orders for syphilis serological testing with HIV viral loads) versus the control condition (the maintenance of current, provider-initiated syphilis testing practice) from the perspective of the Ministry of Health (MoH). This project will be a secondary data analysis of a…
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Economic evaluation of falls prevention interventions among community-residing older adults: We know the “value”, but what about “value for money”?
Falls have a substantial impact on the quality of life, morbidity, and mortality of older adults, and are costly for our healthcare system.