Community perception of school-based mass drug administration program for soil-transmitted helminths and schistosomiasis in Ogun State, Nigeria (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Neglected tropical diseases, such as soil-transmitted helminths and Schistosomiasis, are prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Ogun State, Nigeria. School-based mass drug administr
Creating access to SARS-CoV-2 screening and testing through community-based COVID-19 case-finding, observations from cross-sectional studies in... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic largely depends on the ability of the healthcare systems to develop effective and adaptable preparedness and mitigation strategies. A collaborati
The age profile of respiratory syncytial virus burden in preschool children of low- and middle-income countries: a semi-parametric, meta-regression... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections are among the primary causes of death for children under 5 years of age worldwide. A notable challenge with many of the upcoming prophylactic i
Health economic evaluation of strategies to eliminate <em>gambiense</em> human African trypanosomiasis in the Mandoul disease focus of Chad (Publications)
Human African trypanosomiasis, caused by the gambiense subspecies of Trypanosoma brucei (gHAT), is a deadly parasitic disease transmitted by tsetse. Partners worldwide have stepped up efforts to elimi
As global poverty levels increase, let us not forget period poverty (Publications)
In many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), period poverty is ubiquitous. As global poverty levels rise, period poverty is bound to rise too. The education and empowerment of women and girls par
Usability of pulse oximeters used by community health and primary care workers as screening tools for severe illness in children under five in low... (Publications)
Timely recognition and referral of severely ill children is especially critical in low-resource health systems. Pulse-oximeters can improve health outcomes of children by detecting hypoxaemia, a sever
Transitioning to dolutegravir in a programmatic setting: virological outcomes and associated factors among treatment-naive patients with HIV-1 in the... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Virological outcome data after programmatic transition from non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI)-based to dolutegravir (DTG)-based antiretroviral therapy (ART) regimens i
Resilience of racial and ethnic minority older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: the role of a prior disability prevention intervention (Publications)
Older adults from racially and ethnically diverse backgrounds and with preexisting mental illness have been disproportionately vulnerable to severe illness, disability, and death due to the adverse im
High-frequency changes in pilin glycosylation patterns during <em>Neisseria meningitidis</em> serogroup a meningitis outbreaks in the African... (Publications)
In the meningitis belt of sub-Saharan Africa, there are cyclic meningococcal epidemics that coincide with clonal waves of Neisseria meningitidis carriage and invasive disease. In the framework of long
Association of sociocultural stressors with bipolar disorder onset in Puerto Rican youth growing up as members of a minoritized ethnic group: results... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The development of bipolar disorder is currently explained by a complex interaction of genetic and environmental factors. Less is known regarding the influence of sociocultural factors. Th