Couple experiences of provider-initiated couple HIV testing in an antenatal clinic in Lusaka, Zambia: lessons for policy and practice (Publications)
antenatal clinic and discusses policy and practical lessons. METHODS: Using a narrative approach, open-ended in-depth interviews were held with couples (n = 10) who underwent couple HIV testing; women
Effects of pyrethroid resistance on the cost effectiveness of a mass distribution of long-lasting insecticidal nets: a modelling study (Publications)
ical models, where LLINs decayed over time, were used. The epidemiological models, implemented in OpenMalaria, were employed to study the impact of a single mass distribution of LLINs on malaria, both
AMBITION-cm: intermittent high dose AmBisome on a high dose fluconazole backbone for cryptococcal meningitis induction therapy in sub-Saharan Africa:... (Publications)
high dose fluconazole for treatment of HIV-associated CM. METHODOLOGY/DESIGN: This is an adaptive open-label phase II/III randomised non-inferiority trial comparing alternative short course AmBisome regimens
Efficacy thresholds and target populations for antiviral COVID-19 treatments to save lives and costs: a modelling study (Publications)
strategy to be cost-saving. Methods: We adapted an individual-based transmission model of SARS-CoV-2, OpenCOVID, which was calibrated and validated to 2020–2023 Swiss, European, and Northern Hemisphere ep
A genome-wide meta-analysis of genetic variants associated with allergic rhinitis and grass sensitization and their interaction with birth order (Publications)
weakly with AR (P(grass) = 1.6 x 10(-9); P(AR) = 8.0 x 10(-3)). Variants in a locus near chromosome 11 open reading frame 30 (C11orf30) and leucine-rich repeat containing 32 (LRRC32), which was previously
Prevalence of diarrhoea and risk factors among children under five years old in Mbour, Senegal: a cross-sectional study (Publications)
nt of mothers (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 1.62, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.18-2.23), use of open bags for storing household waste (aOR = 1.75, 95% CI: 1.00-3.02), evacuation of household waste in
Adaptation of the CUGH global health competency framework in the Chinese context: a mixed-methods study (Publications)
foremost concern for Chinese public health professionals, urging active learning, critical thinking, open communication, experiential learning, and case-based studies. Institutions were advised to enhance
PEBRA trial - effect of a peer-educator coordinated preference-based ART service delivery model on viral suppression among adolescents and young... (Publications)
d by a peer-educator. METHODS: PEBRA (Peer-Educator Based Refill of ART) is a cluster randomized, open-label, superiority trial conducted at 20 health facilities in three districts of Lesotho, Southern
Human biomonitoring as a tool for exposure assessment in industrially contaminated sites (ICSs). Lessons learned within the ICS and Health European... (Publications)
fine-tuning of the results and allowed for more targeted remediating actions aimed to reduce exposure. Open and transparent communication of study results with contextual information and involvement of local
Outbreak of <em>Cryptosporidium hominis</em> following river flooding in the city of Halle (Saale), Germany, August 2013 (Publications)
consider the potential health risks of long-term surviving parasites persisting on flooded grounds and in open waters even several weeks after the flooding and of bathing places close to sewage spill-overs. Preventive