Is misoprostol a safe, effective and acceptable alternative to manual vacuum aspiration for postabortion care? Results from a randomised trial in... (Publications)
MVA = 75.8%; RR = 0.96 [95% CI 0.86-1.07]). The majority of women were 'satisfied' or 'very satisfied' with the method they received (misoprostol = 96.8%, MVA = 97.7%; RR = 0.99 [95% CI 0.96-1.02]), expressed [...] had a complete uterine evacuation (misoprostol = 94.5%, MVA = 99.1%; relative risk [RR] = 0.95 [95% CI 0.92-0.99]). Acceptability and satisfaction ratings were similar and high for both misoprostol and
Sodium chloride vs. sodium bicarbonate for the prevention of contrast medium-induced nephropathy: a randomized controlled trial (Publications)
P = 0.009} and similar between Groups C and B [mean difference 1.3 (95% CI, -1.7-4.3) mL/min/1.73 m(2), P = 0.39]. The incidence of CIN was significantly lower in Group A (1%) vs. Group B (9%, P = 0.02) [...] 02) and similar between Groups B and C (10%, P = 0.9).ConclusionVolume supplementation with 24 h sodium chloride 0.9% is superior to sodium bicarbonate for the prevention of CIN. A short-term regimen with [...] uncertain. Our purpose was to compare two regimens of sodium bicarbonate with 24...
Association of environmental tobacco smoke at work and forced expiratory lung function among never smoking asthmatics and non-asthmatics. The... (Publications)
associated with FVC (0.7%; -0.4 to +1.8), FEV1 (-0.1%; 95% CI: -1.3 to +1.1) or FEF25-75% (-1.9%; -4.2 to +0.5). Effects were observed among asthmatics (n = 325), FEV1 (-4.8%; 0 to -9.2); FEF25-75% (-12 [...] work was associated with lung function (FEV1 -6% per hour of ETS exposure at work (p = 0.01); FEF25-75%: -3.4%/h (p < 0.05). In non-asthmatic women (n = 1963) and in men no significant effect was observed
Soluble immunoglobulin A in breast milk is inversely associated with atopic dermatitis at early age: the PASTURE cohort study (Publications)
linear trend: 0.005), independent of breast feeding duration. The dose of sIgA ingested in the first year of life was associated with reduced risk of AD up to age 2 (aOR, 95%CI: 0.74; 0.55-0.99) and 4 years [...] years (0.73; 0.55-0.96). No clear associations between sIgA and atopy or asthma up to age 6 were observed. TGF-?1 showed no consistent association with any investigated health outcome. CONCLUSION: IgA in
Risk factors for schistosomiasis in an urban area in northern Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
water access point (odds ratio [OR] = 0.29, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.13-0.70) and abstaining from swimming in open freshwater bodies (OR = 0.16, 95% CI: 0.04-0.56) were significantly associated with [...] prevalence of schistosomiasis among school-aged children in Korhogo was 1.9% (45/2341) composed of 0.3% (3/1248) S. haematobium and 3.5% (42/1202) S. mansoni. Due to the low prevalence of S. haematobium
Impact of climate variability on the transmission risk of malaria in northern Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
associated with a decline of a 3.5% (95% CI: 0.1 to 6.7%) in clinical malaria episodes. A 0.1 unit increase in monthly NDVI was associated with a 7.3% (95% CI: 0.8 to 14.1%) increase in the monthly malaria [...] 3-1376.5 mm) and the average temperature (27.2 degrees C-27.5 degrees C). The NDVI decreased from 0.42 to 0.40. We observed a strong seasonality in these climatic variables, which resembled the seasonality [...] precipitation was, on average, associated with a 1% (95% Confidence interval...
Mortality of neurological disorders in Tanzania: analysis of baseline data from sample vital registration with verbal autopsy (SAVVY) (Publications)
estimated with a CSMF of 0.94% (95% CI: 0.68-1.20); meningitis with a CSMF of 0.80% (95% CI: 0.56-1.04); cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes with a CSMF of 0.46% (95% CI: 0.27-0.65); and intrauterine
The effectiveness of community health worker training, equipping, and deployment in reducing COVID-19 infections and deaths in rural western Kenya: a... (Publications)
value = 0.01). Deploying trained and equipped CHWs in rural Western Kenya was associated with lower risk ratios for COVID-19 infections and deaths: 0.54, 95% CI [0.48-0.61] and 0.29, CI [0.13-0.65], re
The effectiveness of community health worker training, equipping, and deployment in reducing COVID-19 infections and deaths in rural Western Kenya: a... (Publications)
value = 0.01). Deploying trained and equipped CHWs in rural Western Kenya was associated with lower risk ratios for COVID-19 infections and deaths: 0.54, 95% CI [0.48-0.61] and 0.29, CI [0.13-0.65], re
Ambient air pollution and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy in Rome (Publications)
results for a 15.7 μg/m(3) increase in NO(2) after adjustment for PM(2.5) were 1.11 (0.92, 1.34) for PE and 0.83 (0.76, 0.90) for HDP. Increased risks for HDP and GH were suggested for O(3) in single-pollutant [...] range of 7.0 μg/m(3) increase in PM(2.5) exposure during the first trimester of pregnancy was associated with an odds ratio (OR) of 1.06 (95% confidence interval: 0.81, 1.39) and 1.04 (0.92, 1.17) after
