Trends in prevalence of asthma, allergic rhinitis and atopic dermatitis in 5-7 year old Swiss children from 1992 to 2001 (Publications)
Background: Changing occurrence rates of asthma, allergic rhinitis and atopic dermatitis are of public health concern and require surveillance. Changes in prevalence rates of these atopic diseases were monitored [...] those of diagnosis of eczema did not show a clear pattern (18.4%, 15.7%, 14.0% and 15.2%). Stratified analysis by parental environmental concern and by parental atopy showed similar trends. Rates of atopic [...] Results of these four consecutive surveys suggest that the increase...
Clinical value of the cultural formulation interview in Pune, India (Publications)
CONTEXT: Development of the cultural formulation interview (CFI) in DSM-5 required validation for cross-cultural and global use. AIMS: To assess the overall value (OV) of CFI in the domains of feasibility, a [...] ANALYSIS: We compared mean ratings of patients, relatives and clinician-interviewers using nonparametric tests. Clinician-wise grouping of patients enabled assessment of clinician effects, inasmuch as patients [...] patients were randomly interviewed by eight clinicians. We assessed...
Atopic sensitization in the first year of life (Publications)
environmental exposures in infancy.OBJECTIVE: We sought to explore the course of atopic sensitization between birth and 12 months of age.METHODS: Specific IgE levels for 6 food and 13 common inhalant allergens [...] regions of 5 European countries. Detailed information on children's health, nutrition, and farm-related exposures was gathered by using a pregnancy questionnaire, 2 questionnaires at 2 and 12 months of age [...] and incident (only at 12 months, 34%) sensitization was seen in...
Acceptability measures of water, sanitation and hygiene interventions in low- and middle-income countries, a systematic review (Publications)
work' to 'how they are best implemented'. The 'acceptability' of an intervention is a key component of implementation that can influence initial uptake and sustained use. Acceptability assessments are [...] the Cochrane Risk of Bias tool for randomised studies, and the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale for non-randomised studies. Of the 1238 records; 36 studies were included for the analysis, 22 of which were non-randomized [...] scale assessment of how acceptability has been measured in the WASH sector,...
Perinatal mental disorders in Switzerland: prevalence estimates and use of mental-health services (Publications)
estimate the influence of PMD on overall healthcare costs of mandatory health insurance. RESULTS: The annual rate of mental-healthcare use by perinatal women was 16.7%. The annual rate of PMD treatment [...] assessed the annual rates of mental-healthcare use in perinatal women (n = 13 969). We ascertained the annual rates of PMD treatment in obstetric inpatients (n = 89 699), and annual rates of PMD records by freelance [...] Perinatal mental disorders (PMDs) are the most common complication of...
Associations of preconception exposure to air pollution and greenness with offspring asthma and hay fever (Publications)
fever risk increased for offspring of fathers with medium O3 exposure (OR 4.15, 95%CI 1.28–13.50) and mothers with high PM10 exposure (OR 2.66, 95%CI 1.19–5.91). The effect of maternal PM10 exposure on offspring [...] effect on offspring hay fever. To conclude, parental exposure to air pollution appears to influence the risk of asthma and allergies in future offspring.
Clinical value of the cultural formulation interview in Pune, India (Publications)
CONTEXT: Development of the cultural formulation interview (CFI) in DSM-5 required validation for cross-cultural and global use. AIMS: To assess the overall value (OV) of CFI in the domains of feasibility, a [...] ANALYSIS: We compared mean ratings of patients, relatives and clinician-interviewers using nonparametric tests. Clinician-wise grouping of patients enabled assessment of clinician effects, inasmuch as patients [...] patients were randomly interviewed by eight clinicians. We assessed...
Atopic sensitization in the first year of life (Publications)
environmental exposures in infancy.OBJECTIVE: We sought to explore the course of atopic sensitization between birth and 12 months of age.METHODS: Specific IgE levels for 6 food and 13 common inhalant allergens [...] regions of 5 European countries. Detailed information on children's health, nutrition, and farm-related exposures was gathered by using a pregnancy questionnaire, 2 questionnaires at 2 and 12 months of age [...] and incident (only at 12 months, 34%) sensitization was seen in...
Trends in prevalence of asthma, allergic rhinitis and atopic dermatitis in 5-7 year old Swiss children from 1992 to 2001 (Publications)
Background: Changing occurrence rates of asthma, allergic rhinitis and atopic dermatitis are of public health concern and require surveillance. Changes in prevalence rates of these atopic diseases were monitored [...] those of diagnosis of eczema did not show a clear pattern (18.4%, 15.7%, 14.0% and 15.2%). Stratified analysis by parental environmental concern and by parental atopy showed similar trends. Rates of atopic [...] Results of these four consecutive surveys suggest that the increase...
Can smartphones and tablets improve the management of childhood illness in Tanzania? A qualitative study from a primary health care worker's... (Publications)
The impact of the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) strategy has been less than anticipated because of poor uptake. Electronic algorithms have the potential to improve quality of health care [...] addition, health system barriers such as lack of staff, lack of medicine and lack of financial motivation were identified as key reasons for the low uptake of the devices. CONCLUSIONS: The ALMANACH built [...] studies about the use of electronic protocols on mobile devices over time are...