Do baby-friendly hospitals influence breastfeeding duration on a national level? (Publications)
study reports results of a national study of the prevalence and duration of breastfeeding in 2003 throughout Switzerland and analyzes the influence of compliance with UNICEF guidelines of the hospital where [...] hospitals) or in a health facility in the process of being evaluated for BFHI inclusion (31 facilities), we were able to assess a possible influence of the BFHI on breastfeeding success. For this purpose [...] weeks in 1994, and the median duration of full breastfeeding was 17 weeks,...
Prévalence des diarrhées infantojuvéniles dans deux districts de Nouakchott (Mauritanie) en 2008: analyse de l'influence de l'hygiène du milieu... (Publications)
ional survey of 300 households in two adjacent districts of the city sought to study correlations between diarrheal disease and environmental health. The results show that 87 children of all ages had about [...] in Sebkha). The univariate analysis indicates that 52% of the diarrhea risk was due to precarious basic hygiene. Studies of the specific causes of diarrheal diseases to help improve their treatment are [...] about 139 episodes of diarrhea, for an average prevalence of 14.8% that varied...
Prévalence des diarrhées infantojuvéniles dans deux districts de Nouakchott (Mauritanie) en 2008: analyse de l'influence de l'hygiène du milieu... (Publications)
ional survey of 300 households in two adjacent districts of the city sought to study correlations between diarrheal disease and environmental health. The results show that 87 children of all ages had about [...] in Sebkha). The univariate analysis indicates that 52% of the diarrhea risk was due to precarious basic hygiene. Studies of the specific causes of diarrheal diseases to help improve their treatment are [...] about 139 episodes of diarrhea, for an average prevalence of 14.8% that varied...
Mosquito feeding behavior and how it influences residual malaria transmission across Africa (Publications)
taken outside of these times contribute to residual transmission which determines the maximum effectiveness of current malaria prevention. The likelihood mosquitoes feed outside the time of day when LLINs [...] proportion of bites received outdoors may be higher after prolonged vector control. A systematic review of mosquito and human behavior is used to quantify and estimate the public health impact of outdoor [...] The antimalarial efficacy of the most important vector control...
Mosquito feeding behavior and how it influences residual malaria transmission across Africa (Publications)
taken outside of these times contribute to residual transmission which determines the maximum effectiveness of current malaria prevention. The likelihood mosquitoes feed outside the time of day when LLINs [...] proportion of bites received outdoors may be higher after prolonged vector control. A systematic review of mosquito and human behavior is used to quantify and estimate the public health impact of outdoor [...] The antimalarial efficacy of the most important vector control...
Gut Microbiota Influences Treatment against Parasitic Worms (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/news/news-detail-1/news/gut-microbiota-influences-treatment-against-parasitic-worms
first author of the study explained. The researchers looked at the associations between pre-treatment gut microbial composition and treatment efficacy of albendazole and a combination of albendazole and [...] composition of the gut microbiota is indeed associated with the outcome of the combination treatment. “These findings are ground-breaking for the helminth world,” stated Jennifer Keiser, Head of the Helminth [...] drug discovery and clinical trials, evaluation and development of new...
Antibiotics in pregnancy influence nasal microbiome and respiratory morbidity in infancy (Publications)
effect of nasal microbiome explaining these clinical symptoms. CONCLUSION: Prenatal antibiotic exposure was associated with lower diversity of nasal microbiome in infancy and, independently of microbiome [...] Prenatal antibiotic exposure was also associated with a higher risk of any, as well as severe, respiratory symptoms in the first year of life (risk ratio 1.38, 95% CI 1.03-1.84; adjusted p-value (p(adj))=0 [...] BACKGROUND: The effects of prenatal antibiotic exposure on respiratory...
Antibiotics in pregnancy influence nasal microbiome and respiratory morbidity in infancy (Publications)
effect of nasal microbiome explaining these clinical symptoms. CONCLUSION: Prenatal antibiotic exposure was associated with lower diversity of nasal microbiome in infancy and, independently of microbiome [...] Prenatal antibiotic exposure was also associated with a higher risk of any, as well as severe, respiratory symptoms in the first year of life (risk ratio 1.38, 95% CI 1.03-1.84; adjusted p-value (p(adj))=0 [...] BACKGROUND: The effects of prenatal antibiotic exposure on respiratory...
Does a clinician's sex influence treatment decisions? (Publications)
further investigate possible influences of age, office location, and specialty. RESULTS: Three hundred forty questionnaires were evaluated (response rate: 35.1%). The mean age of female respondents (37%) was [...] CONCLUSIONS: With similar expert knowledge, treatment decisions were made irrespective of sex. While the majority of male care providers performed complex therapies themselves, female clinicians referred [...] was developed containing clinical cases and statements to assess...
Does a clinician's sex influence treatment decisions? (Publications)
further investigate possible influences of age, office location, and specialty. RESULTS: Three hundred forty questionnaires were evaluated (response rate: 35.1%). The mean age of female respondents (37%) was [...] CONCLUSIONS: With similar expert knowledge, treatment decisions were made irrespective of sex. While the majority of male care providers performed complex therapies themselves, female clinicians referred [...] was developed containing clinical cases and statements to assess...