Biomedical Statistics and Informatics

Volume 6, Issue 4, December 2021

  • Predictors of COVID-19 Case Fatality Rate in Highly Populated Developed Countries During the Emergence of the Delta Variant

    Golan Benisti, Avi Magid

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 4, December 2021
    Pages: 72-75
    Received: 20 September 2021
    Accepted: 8 October 2021
    Published: 15 October 2021
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    Abstract: By September 2021 the outbreak of the COVID-19 caused 228.19 million confirmed cases and 4.7 million deaths globally. Mortality measures are frequently used to estimate the severity of a pandemic. Among them is the Case Fatality Rate (CFR). Some mathematical models were developed to estimate the impact of specific factors on the disease’s mortality... Show More
  • Factors Affecting Anti-retroviral Therapy Adherence Among HIV Positive Children Attending Wollega University Referral Hospital, ART, Nekemte, West Ethiopia, 2019

    Edosa Amente Gutema, Gemechu Kejela, Zelalem Keba Babure

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 4, December 2021
    Pages: 76-83
    Received: 8 November 2021
    Accepted: 15 December 2021
    Published: 24 December 2021
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    Abstract: Since the introduction of Antiretroviral Treatments, morbidity and mortality due to HIV/AIDS have been significantly reduced. Through successful prevention of mother-to-child transmission programs, developed countries face few new cases of infant HIV infection annually; however, as a result of successful ART use, children are surviving into adolesc... Show More
  • Determining Disease Using Machine Learning Algorithm in Medical Image Processing: A Gentle Review

    Satish Bansal

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 4, December 2021
    Pages: 84-88
    Received: 15 March 2021
    Accepted: 16 December 2021
    Published: 29 December 2021
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    Abstract: Machine learning plays a very vital role in computer science. It is a part of artificial intelligence, which provides many advantages like automated cars, speech recognition, medical fields, efficient web search, etc. Machine learning algorithms are used in analysis of digital images like X-Ray, Ultrasound, Computed Tomography (CT), and Magnetic Re... Show More