L Duncan Saunders
Biographic Data
| ID | 5409221 |
|---|---|
| NAME | L Duncan Saunders |
| GIVEN NAMES | L Duncan |
| FAMILY NAME | Saunders |
| SIGNATURE | SAUNDERS L D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Alberta |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Relationship between characteristics of volunteer community health workers and antiretroviral treatment outcomes in a community-based treatment programme in Uganda
Community health workers (CHWs) can help to redress the shortages of health human resources needed to scale up antiretroviral treatment (ART). However, the selection of CHWs could influence the effectiveness of a CHW programme. The purpose of this observational study was to assess whether sociodemographic characteristics and geographic proximity to patients of volunteer CHWs were predictors of clinical outcomes in a community-based ART (CBART) pr…
Antiretroviral treatment outcomes among foreign-born and Aboriginal peoples living with HIV/Aids in northern Alberta
Poorer Physical Health-related Quality of Life Among Aboriginals and Injection Drug Users Treated With Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy
All-cause and HIV-related Mortality Rates Among HIV-infected Patients After Initiating Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy
Bicycle Helmet Use After the Introduction of All Ages Helmet Legislation in an Urban Community in Alberta, Canada
Gender differences in antiretroviral treatment outcomes of HIV patients in rural Uganda
Gender differences in treatment outcomes of 305 persons living with HIV receiving antiretroviral treatment (ART) in Kabarole district, western Uganda, were evaluated. The primary treatment outcome was virological suppression defined as HIV-1 RNA viral load (VL) 400 copies/ml) as compared to males (odds ratio 2.14, 95% confidence interval 0.99-4.63, p=0.05). While females had a significantly higher baseline CD4 cell count at initiation of treatmen…
Breastfeeding practices of HIV-positive and HIV-negative women in Kabarole district, Uganda
Ugandan policy regarding infant feeding for HIV-positive mothers is replacement feeding (RF), if feasible; otherwise, exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) for 3 months is advised (or EBF for 6 months, if RF is still not feasible). HIV-negative mothers should practise EBF for 6 months. The study objective was to explore the association between maternal HIV status and breastfeeding practices in Kabarole, Uganda. Data were collected from questionnaires adm…
Coding Algorithms for Defining Comorbidities in ICD-9-CM and ICD-10 Administrative Data
OBJECTIVES: Implementation of the International Statistical Classification of Disease and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision (ICD-10) coding system presents challenges for using administrative data. Recognizing this, we conducted a multistep process to develop ICD-10 coding algorithms to define Charlson and Elixhauser comorbidities in administrative data and assess the performance of the resulting algorithms. METHODS: ICD-10 coding algorithms…
Post-maternity Outcomes Following Health Care Reform in Alberta
Cost Effectiveness of Streetworks’ Needle Exchange Program of Edmonton
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Compliance Improving Strategies in Soweto Hypertensives
Saunders, L Duncan MB, BCh, PhD*,†; Irwig, Leslie M. MB, BCh, PhD*,‡; Gear, John S.S. MB, BCh, DPhil§; Ramushu, Dora L.* Author Information
All-cause and HIV-related Mortality Rates Among HIV-infected Patients After Initiating Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy
Cost Effectiveness of Streetworks’ Needle Exchange Program of Edmonton
Poorer Physical Health-related Quality of Life Among Aboriginals and Injection Drug Users Treated With Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy
Bicycle Helmet Use After the Introduction of All Ages Helmet Legislation in an Urban Community in Alberta, Canada
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Compliance Improving Strategies in Soweto Hypertensives
Saunders, L Duncan MB, BCh, PhD*,†; Irwig, Leslie M. MB, BCh, PhD*,‡; Gear, John S.S. MB, BCh, DPhil§; Ramushu, Dora L.* Author Information
Cost Effectiveness of Streetworks’ Needle Exchange Program of Edmonton
Post-maternity Outcomes Following Health Care Reform in Alberta
Coding Algorithms for Defining Comorbidities in ICD-9-CM and ICD-10 Administrative Data
OBJECTIVES: Implementation of the International Statistical Classification of Disease and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision (ICD-10) coding system presents challenges for using administrative data. Recognizing this, we conducted a multistep process to develop ICD-10 coding algorithms to define Charlson and Elixhauser comorbidities in administrative data and assess the performance of the resulting algorithms. METHODS: ICD-10 coding algorithms…
Gender differences in antiretroviral treatment outcomes of HIV patients in rural Uganda
Gender differences in treatment outcomes of 305 persons living with HIV receiving antiretroviral treatment (ART) in Kabarole district, western Uganda, were evaluated. The primary treatment outcome was virological suppression defined as HIV-1 RNA viral load (VL) 400 copies/ml) as compared to males (odds ratio 2.14, 95% confidence interval 0.99-4.63, p=0.05). While females had a significantly higher baseline CD4 cell count at initiation of treatmen…
Breastfeeding practices of HIV-positive and HIV-negative women in Kabarole district, Uganda
Ugandan policy regarding infant feeding for HIV-positive mothers is replacement feeding (RF), if feasible; otherwise, exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) for 3 months is advised (or EBF for 6 months, if RF is still not feasible). HIV-negative mothers should practise EBF for 6 months. The study objective was to explore the association between maternal HIV status and breastfeeding practices in Kabarole, Uganda. Data were collected from questionnaires adm…
All-cause and HIV-related Mortality Rates Among HIV-infected Patients After Initiating Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy
Bicycle Helmet Use After the Introduction of All Ages Helmet Legislation in an Urban Community in Alberta, Canada
Poorer Physical Health-related Quality of Life Among Aboriginals and Injection Drug Users Treated With Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy
Antiretroviral treatment outcomes among foreign-born and Aboriginal peoples living with HIV/Aids in northern Alberta
Relationship between characteristics of volunteer community health workers and antiretroviral treatment outcomes in a community-based treatment programme in Uganda
Community health workers (CHWs) can help to redress the shortages of health human resources needed to scale up antiretroviral treatment (ART). However, the selection of CHWs could influence the effectiveness of a CHW programme. The purpose of this observational study was to assess whether sociodemographic characteristics and geographic proximity to patients of volunteer CHWs were predictors of clinical outcomes in a community-based ART (CBART) pr…
Medicine (11 works) · Demography (6 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (6 works) · Antiretroviral therapy (5 works) · Demography (5 works) · Environmental health (5 works) · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV (5 works) · Internal Medicine (5 works) · Viral load (5 works) · Family medicine (4 works)