Prevalence and force of <em>Plasmodium vivax</em> blood-stage infection and associated clinical malaria burden in the Brazilian Amazon (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Understanding the epidemiology of malaria through the molecular force of the blood-stage infection of Plasmodium vivax (molFOB) may provide a detailed assessment of malaria transmission. O
Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards malaria diagnostics among healthcare providers and healthcare-seekers in Kondoa district, Tanzania: a... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Despite the large-scale rollout of malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) in Tanzania, many healthcare providers (HCPs) continue using blood film microscopy (BFM) and clinical examination t
Transmission and diversity of <em>Schistosoma haematobium</em> and <em>S. bovis </em>and their freshwater intermediate snail hosts <em>Bulinus... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The Zanzibar Archipelago (Pemba and Unguja islands) is targeted for the elimination of human urogenital schistosomiasis caused by infection with Schistosoma haematobium where the intermedi
The perception of health care quality by primary health care managers in Ukraine (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Ukraine is reforming its health care system to improve quality of health care. Insight into how primary health care managers perceive quality is important for the ongoing reform as well as
Wealth and inequality gradients for the detection and control of hypertension in older individuals in middle-income economies around 2007-2015 (Publications)
Socioeconomic inequalities in the detection and treatment of non-communicable diseases represent a challenge for healthcare systems in middle-income countries (MICs) in the context of population agein
Clustered cardiovascular disease risk among children aged 8-13 years from lower socioeconomic schools in Gqeberha, South Africa (Publications)
Objectives To determine the prevalence of individual cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors and clustered CVD risk among children attending schools in periurban areas of Gqeberha and to investigate
Child welfare involvement and adjustment among care alumni and their children: a systematic review of risk and protective factors (Publications)
Background Recent research and policy recognize care alumni (i.e., adults formerly in out-of-home care [OHC]) as a population with a high accumulation of disadvantages well into adulthood, often in co
The relative impact of interventions on sympatric <em>Plasmodium vivax</em> and <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> malaria: a systematic review (Publications)
BACKGROUND: In areas with both Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum malaria, interventions can reduce the burden of both species but the impact may vary due to their different biology. Knowing t
Effectiveness of an electronic clinical decision support system in improving the management of childhood illness in primary care in rural Nigeria: an... (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the impact of ALgorithm for the MANAgement of CHildhood illness ('ALMANACH'), a digital clinical decision support system (CDSS) based on the Integrated Management of Childhood
Identifying barriers and facilitators of translating research evidence into clinical practice: a systematic review of reviews (Publications)
Translating research into clinical practice is a global priority because of its potential impact on health services delivery and outcomes. Despite the ever-increasing depth and breadth of health resea
