Exposure to seasonal temperatures during the last month of gestation and the risk of preterm birth in Stockholm (Publications)
Recent evidence from studies performed mainly in warm climates suggests an association between exposure to extreme temperatures late in pregnancy and an increased risk of preterm delivery. However, th
Field-caught permethrin-resistant <em>Anopheles gambiae</em> overexpress CYP6P3, a P450 that metabolises pyrethroids (Publications)
Insects exposed to pesticides undergo strong natural selection and have developed various adaptive mechanisms to survive. Resistance to pyrethroid insecticides in the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae
Epidemiology of curable sexually transmitted infections among women at increased risk for HIV in northwestern Tanzania: inadequacy of syndromic... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Curable, non-viral pathogens account for a significant burden of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and there is established evidence that STIs increase both HIV acquisition and trans
Preparedness of Tanzanian health facilities for outpatient primary care of hypertension and diabetes: a cross-sectional survey (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Historically, health facilities in sub-Saharan Africa have mainly managed acute, infectious diseases. Few data exist for the preparedness of African health facilities to handle the growing
Recalculating the net use gap: a multi-country comparison of ITN use versus ITN access (Publications)
Use of insecticide treated nets is widely recognized as one of the main interventions to prevent malaria and high use rates are a central goal of malaria programs. The gap between household ownership
Patterns of multimorbidity in the aged population: results from the KORA-Age study (Publications)
Multimorbidity is a common problem in aged populations with a wide range of individual and societal consequences. The objective of the study was to explore patterns of comorbidity and multimorbidity i
Strategic roles for behaviour change communication in a changing malaria landscape (Publications)
Strong evidence suggests that quality strategic behaviour change communication (BCC) can improve malaria prevention and treatment behaviours. As progress is made towards malaria elimination, BCC becom
Impact of artemisinin-based combination therapy and insecticide-treated nets on malaria burden in Zanzibar (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The Roll Back Malaria strategy recommends a combination of interventions for malaria control. Zanzibar implemented artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) for uncomplicated malaria in