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| Title |
An Epidemiologic Investigation of Potential Risk Factors for Nodding Syndrome in Kitgum District, Uganda
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, June 2013
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0066419 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Jennifer L. Foltz, Issa Makumbi, James J. Sejvar, Mugagga Malimbo, Richard Ndyomugyenyi, Anne Deborah Atai-Omoruto, Lorraine N. Alexander, Betty Abang, Paul Melstrom, Angelina M. Kakooza, Dennis Olara, Robert G. Downing, Thomas B. Nutman, Scott F. Dowell, D. K. W. Lwamafa |
| Abstract |
Nodding Syndrome (NS), an unexplained illness characterized by spells of head bobbing, has been reported in Sudan and Tanzania, perhaps as early as 1962. Hypothesized causes include sorghum consumption, measles, and onchocerciasis infection. In 2009, a couple thousand cases were reportedly in Northern Uganda. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2 | 40% |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 20% |
| Unknown | 2 | 40% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 60% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 40% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 108 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Cameroon | 1 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 103 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 21 | 19% |
| Researcher | 15 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 15 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 10 | 9% |
| Other | 9 | 8% |
| Other | 13 | 12% |
| Unknown | 25 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 31 | 29% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 11 | 10% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 6 | 6% |
| Social Sciences | 6 | 6% |
| Psychology | 4 | 4% |
| Other | 22 | 20% |
| Unknown | 28 | 26% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 18. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 11 October 2013.
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#1,772,840
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#22,879
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#16,105
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#581
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