Appropriateness of malaria diagnosis and treatment for fever episodes according to patient history and anti-malarial blood measurement: a... (Publications)
Amongst all participants, 16.0% (1021/6391) reported having had a fever in the previous 2 weeks and 37.5% of them (383/1021) had detectable levels of anti-malarials in the blood. Of the individuals who sought
Community-based prevalence of typhoid fever, typhus, brucellosis and malaria among symptomatic individuals in Afar Region, Ethiopia (Publications)
Brucella infection by the two tests was 4.4% (28/630). Out 650 suspected individuals for malaria, 16 (2.5%) were found positive for P. falciparum infection. CONCLUSION: In this study, typhoid fever, typhus
The influence of gender and household headship on voluntary health insurance: the case of North-West Cameroon (Publications)
453]). Conversely, women's enrolment decision was primarily associated with their income levels (OR = 5.842 [CI 1.589-21.484]), as well as by the presence of children (OR = 3.734 [CI 1.228-11.348]). The influence
The genetic variation of <em>Angiostrongylus cantonensis</em> in the People's Republic of China (Publications)
of 130 specimens and obtained 357 nuclear sequences containing two complete ITS (ITS1 and ITS2) and 5.8S rRNA of the same samples. All specimens were genetically confirmed as A. cantonensis. Two major groups
Self-diagnosis of malaria by travellers: a cohort study on the use of malaria rapid diagnostic tests provided by a Swiss travel clinic (Publications)
secure, especially when travelling with children. CONCLUSIONS: 1/6 travellers experienced fever and 4/5 of those reacted appropriately: more than half used RDTs and a quarter consulted immediately. Four
Feeding practices and risk factors for chronic infant undernutrition among refugees and migrants along the Thailand-Myanmar border: a mixed-methods... (Publications)
underweight (AOR: 2.26, 95% CI: 1.17, 4.36, p = 0.015) to have increased odds among migrants, while each 5 cm increase in maternal height had decreased odds of stunting (AOR: 0.50, 95% CI: 0.38, 0.66, p < 0
Prevalence of nasal colonisation by methicillin-sensitive and methicillin-resistant <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> among healthcare workers and... (Publications)
detected in 91 of 863 healthcare workers (10.4 %) and in 80 (11.8 %) of 685 students; however, 14 (1.5 %) healthcare workers carried MRSA compared with six (0.9 %) students. Nasal carriage of S. aureus and
Molecular characterization and distribution of <em>Schistosoma</em> cercariae collected from naturally infected bulinid snails in northern and central... (Publications)
between 0.6 and 4%. Schistosoma bovis, S. haematobium and S. bovis x S. haematobium hybrids infected 0.5%, 0.2% and 0.4% of the snails screened, respectively. Schistosoma bovis and hybrids were more prevalent
Second-hand smoke exposure in adulthood and lower respiratory health during 20 year follow up in the European Community Respiratory Health Survey (Publications)
associated with doctor-diagnosed asthma (odds ratio (OR): 2.7; 95% confidence interval (95%-CI): 1.2-5.9), chronic bronchitis (OR: 4.8; 95%-CI: 1.6-15.0), asthma symptom score (count ratio (CR): 1.9; 95%-CI:
Girl child marriage, socioeconomic status, and undernutrition: evidence from 35 countries in sub-Saharan Africa (Publications)
14 to 15 years, 16 to 17 years). The primary outcome was underweight (body mass index less than 18.5). Secondary outcomes were early and multiple childbearing, secondary education completion, and wealth