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
The maternal and newborn health eCohort to track longitudinal care quality: study protocol and survey development (Publications)
The MNH eCohort was developed to fill gaps in maternal and newborn health (MNH) care quality measurement. In this paper, we describe the survey development process, recruitment strategy, data collecti
Efficacy and safety of emodepside compared with albendazole in adolescents and adults with hookworm infection in Pemba Island, Tanzania: a... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Human hookworm is a cause of enormous global morbidity. Current treatments have insufficient efficacy and their extensive and indiscriminate distribution could also result in drug resistan
Expanding Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra® and LF-LAM testing for diagnosis of tuberculosis among HIV-positive adults admitted to hospitals in Tanzania and... (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Tuberculosis (TB) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality among people living with HIV (PLHIV). Current WHO-recommended strategies for diagnosing TB among hospitalized PLHIV rel
Mapping safe drinking water use in low- and middle-income countries (Publications)
Safe drinking water access is a human right, but data on safely managed drinking water services (SMDWS) is lacking for more than half of the global population. We estimate SMDWS use in 135 low- and mi
