Failure to return pillbox is a predictor of being lost to follow-up among people living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy in rural Tanzania (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: Pill count is used to assess drug adherence in people living with HIV (PLHIV). Carrying a pillbox is associated with fear of concealment and stigma and might indicate poor adherence and pr
Assessment of FDA-approved drugs against <em>Strongyloides ratti in vitro</em> and <em>in vivo</em> to identify potentially active drugs against... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Infections with Strongyloides stercoralis belong to the most neglected helminth diseases, and research and development (R&D) efforts on novel drugs are inadequate. METHODS: A commercially
Impact of vaccination and non-pharmaceutical interventions on SARS-CoV-2 dynamics in Switzerland (Publications)
BACKGROUND: As vaccination coverage against SARS-CoV-2 increases amidst the emergence and spread of more infectious and potentially more deadly viral variants, decisions on timing and extent of relaxi
Soil-transmitted helminth infections and nutritional indices among Filipino schoolchildren (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections are still prevalent among schoolchildren in the Philippines. We evaluated the risk factors associated with STH and the relationship between STH a
Methodological approaches for conducting follow-up research with clinical trial participants: a scoping review and expert interviews (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Evidence-based establishment and implementation of best principles, laws and ordinances that regulate clinical research depend on the consultation and involvement of trial participants. Ye
Incidence and consequences of damage to insecticide-treated mosquito nets in Kenya (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Efforts to improve the impact of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) should be informed by understanding of the causes of decay in effect. Holes in LLINs have been estimated to account
Long-term exposure to fine particle elemental components and mortality in Europe: results from six European administrative cohorts within the ELAPSE... (Publications)
Evidence for the association between long-term exposure to ambient particulate matter components and mortality from natural causes is sparse and inconsistent. We evaluated this association in six larg
Lärm und Herz-Kreislauf-Erkrankungen (Publications)
Environmental noise is a significant environmental risk factor for public health. The European Environment Agency states that at least 20% of the European population are exposed to harmful day-evening
Scoping future outbreaks: a scoping review on the outbreak prediction of the WHO Blueprint list of priority diseases (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The WHO's Research and Development Blueprint priority list designates emerging diseases with the potential to generate public health emergencies for which insufficient preventive solutions