Paired inter-rater reliability indicated readiness for implementing the prevalence study: (Pearson's product moment correlation coefficient [r]=0.912; p<0.0001) and (r=0.925; p<0.0001) for January and April 2001, respectively.
The pre-publication history for this paper can be accessed here: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/14/21/prepub The authors would like to thank all staff from the TB control programme in Shandong at the provincial, prefecture, county and township levels who were actively involved in implementing the prevalence survey.
Their baseline data show that in the neighbourhood where the treatment was to be implemented, the prevalence of soap purchase was substantially higher (64% of households) than in the other two (53% and 9%).
Type 2 diabetes has reached epidemic levels in most populations and epidemiological evidence suggests that unless effective preventive measures are implemented, the prevalence continue to raise globally [ 1] It is estimated that by the 2030 the number of people with diabetes will increase to more than 366 million, more than twice the number in 2000 [ 2].
The prevalence of type 2 diabetes continues to grow, and it is predicted that, unless effective prevention and control measures are implemented, the global prevalence of the disease will exceed 366 million by 2030 (1).
The present paper describes the results of the successive surveys and will examine the impact the campaign could have on the compliance of medical teams for implementing the bundle and on the prevalence of VAP.
Missing information on the prevalence of MRSA before implementing the screening program and using instead the first quarter of our study as a surrogate for the baseline without the screening program was a limiting factor in our CEA.
In an attempt to control an ongoing outbreak caused by ESBL-producing and tobramycin-resistant K. pneumoniae, SDD was implemented and the prevalence of colistin resistance in these isolates increased from complete absence before introduction to 70%74(74 of 106 isolates) after introduction of SDD [ 18].
The aim of this study is to review NHS Stop Smoking Service data in order to assess the prevalence of recorded mental health conditions on the database of a large NHS Stop Smoking Service, and to examine changes in recording prevalence before and after implementing the AIMS screening procedure.
The prevalence of FGM is being reduced in these countries by implementing the same anti-FGM intervention.
Assessing African countries' progress in implementing the millennium development goals, the report hailed "impressive gains" on enrolment in primary schools, women's political representation, reducing child and maternal deaths, and cutting the prevalence of HIV and Aids.
