A review of climate change and cardiovascular diseases in the Indian policy context (Publications)
There is growing evidence that climate change adversely affects human health. Multiple diseases are sensitive to climate change, including cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), which are also the leading ca
Antenatal care quality and detection of risk among pregnant women: an observational study in Ethiopia, India, Kenya, and South Africa (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Antenatal care (ANC) is an essential platform to improve maternal and newborn health (MNH). While several articles have described the content of ANC in low- and middle-income countries (LM
Motivation, cues to action, and barriers to COVID-19 vaccine uptake: a qualitative application of the health belief model among women in Rural Zambia (Publications)
Vaccine hesitancy has played a major role in slowing the global COVID-19 response. Using cross-sectional, primarily qualitative data collected in four rural districts in Zambia, we aimed to explore co
Slow clearance of histidine-rich protein-2 in Gabonese with uncomplicated malaria (Publications)
Malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs), which detect Plasmodium falciparum (Pf)-specific histidine-rich protein-2 (HRP2), have increasing importance for the diagnosis and control of malaria, especially
Implementation of maternal and newborn health mobile phone e-cohorts to track longitudinal care quality in low- and middle-income countries (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The maternal and newborn health (MNH) eCohort is a new mixed-mode (in-person and phone) longitudinal survey aiming to provide data on novel and undermeasured dimensions of quality along th
Greywater recycling for diverse collection scales and appliances: enteric pathogen log-removal targets and treatment trains (Publications)
In light of increasingly diverse greywater reuse applications, this study proposes risk-based log-removal targets (LRTs) to aid the selection of treatment trains for greywater recycling at different c
Prevalence of mutations associated with artemisinin partial resistance and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine resistance in 13 regions in Tanzania in 2021: a... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The emergence of the artemisinin partial resistance (ART-R) mutation in the Plasmodium falciparum kelch13 gene (k13), Arg561His, in Rwanda and the regional presence of polymorphisms affect
Neighbourhood environment and early menarche among adolescent girls of five countries (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: We aim to investigate the relationship between individuals' perceptions of their neighbourhood environment and early menarche. METHODS: This was a retrospective cohort study of 7,486 gir
The impact of home-installed growth charts and small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS) on child growth in Zambia: a four-arm parallel... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Childhood stunting remains common in many low-income settings and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality, as well as impaired child development. METHODS: The main objective o