Influence of a lifestyle intervention in preschool children on physiological and psychological parameters (Ballabeina): study design of a cluster... (Publications)
increasing dramatically worldwide. Children of low socioeconomic status and/or children of migrant background are especially at risk. In general, the overall effectiveness of school-based programs on health-related [...] performed the majority of the intervention and were supported by a local health promoter. The intervention included physical activity lessons, adaptation of the built infrastructure; promotion of regional extr [...] quality of life and signs of hyperactivity (questionnaires),...
Schistosomiasis, soil-transmitted helminthiasis, and sociodemographic factors influence quality of life of adults in Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Burden of disease estimates are widely used for priority setting in public health and disability-adjusted life years are a powerful "currency" nowadays. However, disability weights, which capture [...] capture the disability incurred by a typical patient of a certain condition, are fundamental to such burden calculation and their determination remains a widely debated issue.METHODOLOGY: A cross-sectional [...] helminthiasis. Parasitological results from stool, urine, and blood...
Malaria transmission dynamics in central Côte d'Ivoire: the influence of changing patterns of irrigated rice agriculture (Publications)
The dynamics of malaria transmission was studied comparatively in the villages of Zatta and Tiemelekro, central Cote d'Ivoire, from February 2002 to August 2003. Prominent agroecosystems in these villages [...] marked decrease in the infective rate of An. gambiae s.l. in Zatta (4.6-1.2%), and an increase in Tiemelekro (3.1-7.6%). Meanwhile, the entomological inoculation rate of An. gambiae s.l. decreased 21-fold [...] spray sheet collections at four randomly selected sentinel sites in each...
Patient's site of first access to health system influences length of delay for tuberculosis treatment in Tajikistan (Publications)
extent and determinants of patient and health system delays for TB. A questionnaire was administered to a cohort of TB patients in twelve study districts representing a wide range of conditions found in [...] start of TB therapy were moderate and did not confirm the expectation of long delays. Median patient, health system and total delays to TB treatment were 21.5, 16 and 52 days, respectively. None of the [...] barrier to health care. Little is known about health care seeking of TB patients...
Influence of HIV-related immunodeficiency on the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (Publications)
for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) among persons infected with HIV, while controlling for the effect of frequent coinfection with hepatitis C and B viruses. DESIGN: A case-control study nested in the Swiss [...] (OR per 10% decrease = 1.65, 95% CI 1.01-2.71) were significantly associated with HCC. The effects of CD4+ cell count were concentrated among men having sex with men/heterosexual/other rather than injecting
Influence of pacing manipulation on performance of juniors in simulated 400 m swim competition (Publications)
limited research examining the influence of pacing pattern (PP) on middle distance swimming performance. As such, the purpose of the present study was to examine the influence of PP manipulation on 400 m freestyle [...] 'likely' (> 88.2 %) decrease in performance compared with the PPSS. CONCLUSION: Moderate manipulation of the starting speed during simulated 400 m freestyle races seems to affect overall performance. The [...] s, yet it seems to fail in some swimmers. Hence future research should...
Influence of parenteral administration routes and additional factors on vaccine safety and immunogenicity: a review of recent literature (Publications)
factors potentially impacting on the 'performance' of a given route of administration, as reported in recent literature, are outlined and discussed in view of their importance. These factors need to be accounted [...] addition, there are factors, such as body site, needle length, injection technique, depth of injection, type of antigen, vaccine formulation, adjuvants, age, sex, race/ethnicity, body mass, and pre-existing [...] immunity, which can have an impact on the reactogenicity and...