Do baby-friendly hospitals influence breastfeeding duration on a national level? (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: In Switzerland, the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) proposed by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) was introduced in 1993 to promote breastfeeding nationwide. This study
Development and validation of the Kilifi stigma scale for epilepsy in Kenya (Publications)
The aim of this study was to develop and validate a tool to measure perceived stigma among people with epilepsy (PWE) in Kilifi, Kenya. We reviewed existing scales that measured stigma, particularly o
<em>Anopheles arabiensis</em> and <em>A. gambiae</em> chromosomal inversion polymorphism, feeding and resting behaviour in relation to insecticide... (Publications)
Differential responses of the mosquitoes Anopheles arabiensis and An. gambiae sensu stricto to house-spraying with DDT or lambda-cyhalothrin were evaluated in relation to chromosomal inversion polymor
Antileishmanial activity, cytotoxicity and QSAR analysis of synthetic dihydrobenzofuran lignans and related benzofurans (Publications)
A series of synthetic dihydrobenzofuran lignans and related benzofurans were evaluated for their cytotoxicity in a screening panel consisting of various human tumour cell lines, and for their antiprot
Genome-wide association study of body mass index in 23,000 individuals with and without asthma (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Both asthma and obesity are complex disorders that are influenced by environmental and genetic factors. Shared genetic factors between asthma and obesity have been proposed to partly expla