Short interpregnancy interval and adverse birth outcomes in women of advanced age: a population-based study (Publications)
PURPOSE: Short interpregnancy interval (IPI) has been linked with adverse birth outcomes. However, the association in advanced age women needs further investigation. This study aims to examine the ass
Decentralised treatment solutions for on-site faecal sludge: quantifying the removal efficiencies of two novel systems in an East African city (Publications)
Pit latrines, leach-tanks and septic tanks are on-site sanitation systems used by approximately 2.7 billion people. For these systems to be safe, the faecal sludge needs to be safely contained or remo
Prenatal depression severity and postpartum care utilization in a medicaid population (Publications)
Background: Postpartum visits are a necessary continuum of medical care for women who are diagnosed with depression during pregnancy. However, postpartum care utilization is typically lower in populat
Introducing the Library of Guidance for Health Scientists (LIGHTS): a living database for methods guidance (Publications)
IMPORTANCE: Improving methodological quality is a priority in the health research community. Finding appropriate methods guidance can be challenging due to heterogeneous terminology, poor indexing in
Harmonized human biomonitoring in European children, teenagers and adults: EU-wide exposure data of 11 chemical substance groups from the HBM4EU... (Publications)
As one of the core elements of the European Human Biomonitoring Initiative (HBM4EU) a human biomonitoring (HBM) survey was conducted in 23 countries to generate EU-wide comparable HBM data. This surve
Discrepancy in reporting of perioperative complications: a retrospective observational study (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To assess the discrepancy between perioperative complications, prospectively recorded during a cohort study versus retrospectively from health records. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA: Perioperativ
Trends in maternal mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic-evidence from Zambia (Publications)
The COVID-19 pandemic has increased social and emotional stressors globally, increasing mental health concerns and the risk of psychiatric illness worldwide. To date, relatively little is known about
Barriers to family planning use in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo: an application of the theory of planned behaviour using a... (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, there is a low adherence of the population to the use of family planning (FP) due to various social barriers. This study aimed to understand the dri
