Effects of a dog-assisted social- and emotional-competence training for prisoners: a controlled study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Previous research has called for improving psychological interventions and developing new treatments for prisoners. Animal-assisted prison-based programmes have increasingly been used as a
Efficacy and safety of Shenfu injection for severe pneumonia in the elderly: a systematic review and meta-analysis based on Western and Eastern... (Publications)
Background: Although increasing clinical trials studying Shenfu injection (SFI) comprising panaxoside 0.8 mg/ml extracted from Panax ginseng C.A. Mey. and aconitine 0.1 mg/ml extracted from Aconitum c
Examining African contributions to global health: reflections on knowledge circulation and innovation (Publications)
This article unites different disciplinary debates on 'southern innovation', 'theory from the South', and 'decolonisation of knowledge' in order to discuss existing understandings around the role of A
Adherence to Coronavirus Disease 2019 preventive measures in a representative sample of the population of the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland (Publications)
Objectives: We quantified adherence to COVID-19 preventive measures and explored associated factors, after the first and during the second Swiss epidemic waves. Methods: With an observational cohort s
Facility and community results-based financing to improve maternal and child nutrition and health in The Gambia (Publications)
In 2013, the Government of The Gambia implemented a novel results-based financing (RBF) intervention designed to improve maternal and child nutrition and health through a combination of community, fac
Magnitude and associated factors of latent tuberculosis infection due to <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> complex among high-risk groups in urban... (Publications)
Objectives: To determine the prevalence and risk factors for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) among three high-risk groups - household contacts of TB index cases, healthcare workers and slaughterh
Determinants of intention to consume dibiterie meat towards the risks of non-communicable diseases in the Dakar region, Senegal (Publications)
The general opinion and current scientific evidence highlight the link between red meat consumption and the development of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). We explored the determinants of the intenti
Evaluating and mitigating the potential indirect effect of COVID-19 on control programmes for seven neglected tropical diseases: a modelling study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: In line with movement restrictions and physical distancing essential for the control of the COVID-19 pandemic, WHO recommended postponement of all neglected tropical disease (NTD) control
Patient variability in the blood-stage dynamics of <em>Plasmodium falciparum </em>captured by clustering historical data (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Mathematical models provide an understanding of the dynamics of a Plasmodium falciparum blood-stage infection (within-host models), and can predict the impact of control strategies that af
