Searched for "2024".

1. Antenatal care quality and detection of risk among pregnant women: an observational study in Ethiopia, India, Kenya, and South Africa (Publications)

   Antenatal care quality and detection of risk among pregnant women: an observational study in Ethiopia, India, Kenya, and South Africa

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   study conducted in 8 sites in Ethiopia, India, Kenya, and South Africa from April 2023 to January 2024. A total of 4,068 pregnant women seeking ANC for the first time in their pregnancy were surveyed.

2. Assessing the effectiveness of a multicomponent intervention on hand hygiene and well-being in primary health care centers and schools lacking... (Publications)

   Assessing the effectiveness of a multicomponent intervention on hand hygiene and well-being in primary health care centers and schools lacking functional water supply in protracted conflict settings: protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial

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   from 1300 students and in Palestine from 1127 students. The endline data collection began in February 2024. CONCLUSIONS: This is one of the first studies investigating hand hygiene in primary health care centers

3. Antenatal care quality and detection of risk among pregnant women: an observational study in Ethiopia, India, Kenya, and South Africa (Publications)

   Antenatal care quality and detection of risk among pregnant women: an observational study in Ethiopia, India, Kenya, and South Africa

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   study conducted in 8 sites in Ethiopia, India, Kenya, and South Africa from April 2023 to January 2024. A total of 4,068 pregnant women seeking ANC for the first time in their pregnancy were surveyed.

4. Assessing the effectiveness of a multicomponent intervention on hand hygiene and well-being in primary health care centers and schools lacking... (Publications)

   Assessing the effectiveness of a multicomponent intervention on hand hygiene and well-being in primary health care centers and schools lacking functional water supply in protracted conflict settings: Protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial

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   from 1300 students and in Palestine from 1127 students. The endline data collection began in February 2024. CONCLUSIONS: This is one of the first studies investigating hand hygiene in primary health care centers

5. Cancer risk in adolescents and young adults living with HIV in South Africa: a nationwide cohort study (Publications)

   Cancer risk in adolescents and young adults living with HIV in South Africa: a nationwide cohort study

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   woman-years), and 32 leukaemia (2.2 per 100 000 person-years). Kaposi sarcoma was more common in the 20-24 year age group than the 15-19 year age group (aHR 1.39, 95% CI 1.03-1.86). Male sex was associated

6. Society, Gender and Health (Page)

   Society, Gender and Health

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   Diversity in women and their vaginal microbiota. Trends Microbiol . 2025(in press). DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2024.12.012 Ikuteyijo O.O, Zepro N, Akinyemi A.I, Probst-Hensch N, Merten S. Socio-economic factors influencing [...] women in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review. Public Health Rev . 2025;45:1607041. DOI: 10.3389/phrs.2024.1607041 Lafta R.K et al. The 'Epidemic' of violence against junior doctors in Baghdad: reasons, impact

7. Rabies PEP Review – phase II : Identification of knowledge gaps in community engagement strategies for awareness-raising to improve rabies PEP vaccine... (Projects)

   Rabies PEP Review – phase II : Identification of knowledge gaps in community engagement strategies for awareness-raising to improve rabies PEP vaccine uptake and best practice integration of rabies PEP into EPI

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   country. A rapid scoping review conducted by Swiss TPH as well as stakeholder consultations in mid-2024 established that whereas the board approved learning agenda was obsolete, there were several critical

8. Hay Fever on the Increase Due to Climate Change (Page)

   Hay Fever on the Increase Due to Climate Change

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   Hay Fever on the Increase Due to Climate Change 14.05.2024 The hay fever situation in Switzerland is deteriorating because of climate change: the hay fever season is becoming longer, pollen concentrations

9. Adolescent transport and unintentional injuries: a systematic analysis using the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 (Publications)

   Adolescent transport and unintentional injuries: a systematic analysis using the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

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   absolute numbers and age-standardised rates per 100 000 population by sex, age group (10-14, 15-19, and 20-24 years), and sociodemographic index (SDI) with 95% uncertainty intervals (UIs). We report percentage

10. Adolescent transport and unintentional injuries: a systematic analysis using the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 (Publications)

    Adolescent transport and unintentional injuries: a systematic analysis using the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

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    absolute numbers and age-standardised rates per 100 000 population by sex, age group (10-14, 15-19, and 20-24 years), and sociodemographic index (SDI) with 95% uncertainty intervals (UIs). We report percentage