Nonregistration, discontinuation, and nonpublication of randomized trials: a repeated metaresearch analysis (Publications)
BACKGROUND: We previously found that 25% of 1,017 randomized clinical trials (RCTs) approved between 2000 and 2003 were discontinued prematurely, and 44% remained unpublished at a median of 12 years f
Mental distress and health-related quality of life in <em>gambiense </em>human African trypanosomiasis: a case-control study in the Democratic... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The extent to which neuropsychiatric sequelae affects the mental health status and quality of life of former gambiense human African trypanosomiasis (gHAT) patients is not known. METHODS:
Competent and deficient provision of childbirth services: a descriptive observational study assessing the quality of intrapartum care in two provinces... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: A majority of women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) give birth in a health facility, but maternal and newborn mortality remains high. In rural areas, the quality of facility-
Infection intensity-dependent accuracy of reagent strip for the diagnosis of <em>Schistosoma haematobium </em>and estimation of treatment prevalence... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Reagent strip to detect microhematuria as a proxy for Schistosoma haematobium infections has been considered an alternative to urine filtration for individual diagnosis and community-based
Population pharmacokinetics of antimalarial naphthoquine in combination with artemisinin in Tanzanian children and adults: dose optimization (Publications)
The combination antimalarial therapy of artemisinin-naphthoquine (ART-NQ) was developed as a single-dose therapy, aiming to improve adherence relative to the multiday schedules of other artemisinin co
The promotion and development of One Health at Swiss TPH and its greater potential (Publications)
One Health, an integrated health concept, is now an integral part of health research and development. One Health overlaps with other integrated approaches to health such as EcoHealth or Planetary Heal
Long term exposure to air pollution and kidney parenchyma cancer - effects of low-level air pollution: a study in Europe (ELAPSE) (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Particulate matter (PM) is classified as a group 1 human carcinogen. Previous experimental studies suggest that particles in diesel exhaust induce oxidative stress, inflammation and DNA da
Research on the dynamic characteristics of indoor and outdoor environmental quality of office buildings based on long-term online monitoring of... (Publications)
In order to recognize the dynamic characteristics of indoor and outdoor environmental quality of office buildings, this paper utilizes Internet of Things technology to build an indoor and outdoor envi
Multidimensional poverty and adolescent mental health: unpacking the relationship (Publications)
Extensive research suggests that poverty is associated with adolescent mental health problems. However, studies typically focus on monetary poverty and have not examined how other dimensions of povert
Physical activity, sedentary behaviour, weight status, and body composition among South African primary schoolchildren (Publications)
Background: Over the past decades, childhood overweight has increased in many African countries. We examined the relationship between sedentary behaviour, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA)
