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
Outdoor air pollution and the burden of childhood asthma across Europe (Publications)
to 70.0 microg.m(-3), with a mean of 11.8 microg.m(-3). PM2.5 ranged from 2.0 to 41.1 microg.m(-3), with a mean of 11.6 microg.m(-3). BC ranged from 0.003 to 3.7x10(-5)m(-1), with a mean of 1.0x10(-5)m(-1) [...] was estimated to prevent 2434 (0.4%) and 66 567 (11%) incident cases. Meeting the minimum air pollution levels for NO2 (1.5 microg.m(-3)), PM2.5 (0.4 microg.m(-3)) and BC (0.4x10(-5)m(-1)), respectively
Risk factor-based screening compared to universal screening for gestational diabetes mellitus in marginalized Burman and Karen populations on the... (Publications)
correctly identified 74.0% (37/50) OGTT positive cases: sensitivity 74.0% (59.7-85.4) and specificity 27.8% (3.0-33.0). Burman women accounted for 29.1% of the cohort population, but 38.0% of GDM cases. Percentiles [...] Percentiles for birthweight (p=0.004), head circumference (p=0.005), and weight-length ratio (p=0.010) were higher in newborns of GDM mothers compared with non-GDM, yet 21.7% (75/346) of newborns in the cohort
Long-term air pollution exposure and Parkinson's disease mortality in a large pooled European cohort: an ELAPSE study (Publications)
interval: 1.01-1.55), NO(2) (1.13; 0.95-1.34 per 10 microg/m(3)), and BC (1.12; 0.94-1.34 per 0.5 x 10(-5)m(-1)), and a negative association with O(3) (0.74; 0.58-0.94 per 10 microg/m(3)). Associations [...] two-pollutant models, associations with PM(2.5) remained robust when adjusted for NO(2) (1.24; 0.95-1.62) or BC (1.28; 0.96-1.71), whereas associations with NO(2) or BC attenuated to null. O(3) associations remained
Ecological and behavioural risk factors of scrub typhus in central Vietnam: a case-control study (Publications)
95% CI: 1.6-15.1, P = 0.006], household with poor sanitation/conditions (aOR = 7.9, 95% CI: 1.9-32.9, P = 0.005), workplace environment with risk (aOR = 3.0, 95% CI: 1.2-7.6, P = 0.020), always observing [...] observing mice around home (aOR = 3.7, 95% CI: 1.4-9.9, P = 0.008), and use of personal protective equipment in the field (aOR = 0.4, 95% CI: 0.1-1.1, P = 0.076). CONCLUSIONS: Ecological and household hygiene-related
Results-based financing to increase uptake of skilled delivery services in The Gambia: using the 'three delays' model to interpret midline evaluation... (Publications)
receiving the community-based intervention (beta = 0.078, p < 0.10) and areas receiving both the community-based and facility-based interventions (beta = 0.198, p < 0.05). There was also an increase in accompaniment [...] community-based interventions (beta = 0.095, p < 0.05). Transportation to health facilities for delivery increased in areas with both interventions (beta = 0.102, p < 0.05). Qualitative data indicate that
Preventing dehydration in children with cystic fibrosis who exercise in the heat (Publications)
1.2 mmol x kg(-1) (P < 0.0005), serum sodium from 143.1 +/- 0.5 to 141.1 +/- 0.7 mmol x L(-1) (P = 0.01) and serum chloride from 109.1 +/- 0.5 to 107.5 +/- 0.5 mmol X L(-1) (P < 0.001). In contrast, the [...] the 50 mmol x L(-1) NaCl drink induced a near significant (P = 0.08) higher fluid intake, and it significantly ameliorated the rate of progressive dehydration. CONCLUSIONS: The marked loss of NaCl in the
