Pregnancy-related morbidity and risk factors for fatal foetal outcomes in the Taabo health and demographic surveillance system, Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
non-receipt of preventive treatment such as iron/folic acid supplementation (aOR = 3.15; 95% CI 1.71-5.80), only two doses of tetanus vaccination (aOR = 2.59; 95% CI 1.56-4.30), malaria during pregnancy [...] and delivery by caesarean section (aOR = 13.03; 95% CI 4.24-40.08) or by instrumental delivery (aOR = 5.05; 95% CI 1.50-16.96). Women who paid for delivery were at a significantly lower odds of a fatal foetal
Association between lifetime ambient ozone exposure and pulmonary function in college freshmen: results of a pilot study (Publications)
17-21, participated twice in the same tests (residential history, questionnaire, pulmonary function), 5-7 days apart. Students had to be lifelong residents of Northern (SF) or Southern (LA) California. Monthly [...] "effective time" (T) spent in OZ environments was derived for each residence and age stratum (0-2, 3-5, 6-11, 12+) with the use of questions about "total time spent outdoors" and time spent in "moderate"
Interventions that effectively target <em>Anopheles funestus</em> mosquitoes could significantly improve control of persistent malaria transmission in... (Publications)
chicken (1.5%), but An. funestus fed exclusively on humans. The An. funestus populations were 100% susceptible to organophosphates, pirimiphos methyl and malathion, but resistant to permethrin (10.5% mortality)
Predictive value of clinical and laboratory features for the main febrile diseases in children living in Tanzania: a prospective observational study (Publications)
(aLR+> 1) or rule out (aLR+ /=40 degrees C (aLR+8.4, 95%CI 4.7-15), for typhoid abdominal tenderness (5.9,2.5-11), for urinary tract infection (UTI) age > /=3 years (0.20,0-0.50), for radiological pneumonia
VIentiane mulTi gEneRational BIrth Cohort (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/vientiane-multi-generational-birth-cohort
remain. Vientiane, the capital of Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) has approximately 1.5 of the 7.5 million Laotian population (2022) and provides a unique opportunity to examine health outcomes
Swiss TPH Strategy 2025-2028 (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/swiss-tph-strategy-2025-2028
for the funding period developed according to the methods of business excellence. Parallel to the 1.5-year consultation phase by the Swiss Science Council and other government agencies, the concept for [...] Business Excellence entwickelten, umsichtigen Strategie für die Förderperiode überzeugen. Parallel zur 1,5-jährigen Konsultations-Phase durch den Schweizerischen Wissenschaftsrat und andere staatliche Stellen
Dengue fever in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: clinical features and outcome in populations of black and non-black racial category (Publications)
2.9 versus 2.7 days; p = 0.01). Malaria coinfection was not significantly different between black (5%) and non-black (1.6%) patients (p = 0.06). The same proportion of patients in both group had secondary [...] Non-black race (adjusted OR 3.9; 95% CI 1.3-12) and previously known diabetes (adjusted OR 43; 95% CI 5.2-361) were independently associated with severe dengue. CONCLUSIONS: Although all patients were infected
Assessment of radio frequency electromagnetic field exposure induced by base stations in several micro-environments in France (Publications)
urban and rural areas, are selected in France under on the one hand the French Beyond5G project and on the other hand the 5G expOsure, causaL effects and rIsk perception through citizen engagement (GOLIAT)
Different aspects of electronic media use, symptoms and neurocognitive outcomes of children and adolescents in the rural Western Cape region of South... (Publications)
cohort (31.8%) are mobile phone users reporting average duration of calls per day up to 75 min (mean = 2.5 mins; SD = 8.9 mins). Amongst 46% of the cohort who report e-media device use, total screen time ranged [...] disturbance score increased by 2.0 (1.1, 2.9) units and headache impact score significantly increased by 5.4 (2.6; 8.2) units compared to non-exposed. Cognitive performance scores tended to be slightly improved
Implementation of a digital Clinical Decision Support System / ICRC Somalia (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/implementation-of-a-digital-clinical-decision-support-system-/-icrc-somalia
of infant and child mortality are illnesses such as pneumonia (21%), diarrhoea (14%), and measles (5%), as well as neonatal deaths (29%). Owing to insecurity and displacement, over half a million young [...] risk of contracting diseases. To improve the quality of care for children between 2 and 59 months (< 5 years) old in the South-Central Somali region, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and [...] intervention, which has the potential to significantly improve the quality of...