P Martel

Dados Biográficos

ID9477248
NOMEP Martel
PRENOMESP
SOBRENOMEMartel
ASSINATURAMARTEL P
AFILIAÇÕESTouching Tiny Lives
ORCID0000-0002-7862-9728
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS2
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR2
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2005
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2021
ÍNDICE H0

  • The polychoric dual-component wealth index as an alternative to the DHS index

    Open AccessP Martel, Francisco Mbofana et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2021

    BACKGROUND: The DHS wealth index - based on a statistical technique known as principal component analysis - is used extensively in mainstream surveys and epidemiological studies to assign individuals to wealth categories from information collected on common assets and household characteristics. Since its development in the late nineties, the index has established itself as a standard and, due to its ease of use, has led to a large and welcome inc…

  • Aids, drought, and child malnutrition in southern Africa

    Open AccessJohn B Mason, Adam Bailes et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2005

    Objective To investigate trends in child malnutrition in six countries in southern Africa, in relation to the HIV epidemic and drought in crop years 2001/2 and 2002/3. Design Epidemiological analysis of sub-national and national surveys with related data. Setting Data from Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe, compiled and analysed under UNICEF auspices. Subjects Secondary data: children 0–5 years for weight-for-age; HIV pr…