Registration problems or other data artefacts cannot be excluded as a partial explanation of the observed trends (or lack thereof) in the prevalence of NTD.
The studies also reported other measures of disease, including incidence of persistent diarrhoea, gastrointestinal illness, including specific symptoms thereof, incidence or prevalence of bloody diarrhoea, and days of work or school lost due to diarrhoea (Lule 2005 UGA).
We analyzed the prevalence, and any potential rise thereof following the disaster, of blood borne infections in the earthquake-afflicted communities HIV and HCV infections were used as indicators of blood-borne infections.
Nevertheless, we cannot exclude the possibility that registration problems or other data artefacts may be a partial explanation of the observed trends (or lack thereof) in the prevalence of NTD.
Traditional investigations into the dissociation between actual and perceived risk (e.g. [3] [5]) have focused on estimates of prevalence, and their correlation, or lack thereof, to actual mortality statistics.
The prevalence of negative coverage (or the lack thereof) about the candidates at several key moments in the campaign generated most of the fluctuations in the polls.
For example the representative National Comorbidity Survey Replication in the USA with over 9 000 participants showed a lifetime prevalence of 46.4% for any mental disorder, thereof 28.8% for anxiety disorders and 20.8% for mood disorders [ 1].
Had we done so, we would have found a subestimated, and therefore totally incorrect, picture of the true prevalence, leading to inappropriate conclusions and actions (or lack thereof).
A lifetime prevalence of 43% for any disorder was found, thereof the most frequent mental diseases were anxiety, mood, and somatoform disorders [ 2].
The very high prevalence of overweight/obesity in the educators and their apparent lack of awareness thereof is a specific concern.
