Breast cancer incidence in relation to long-term low-level exposure to air pollution in the ELAPSE pooled cohort (Publications)
(1.00, 1.06) per 10 mug/m(3) NO2, 1.06 (1.01, 1.11) per 5 mug/m(3) PM2.5, 1.03 (0.99, 1.06) per 0.5 10-5m-1 BC, and 0.98 (0.94, 1.01) per 10 mug/m(3) O3. The effect estimates were most pronounced in the
<em>Opisthorchis felineus </em>infection is a risk factor for cholangiocarcinoma in Western Siberia: a hospital-based case-control study (Publications)
95% CI 1.4-10.8, p = 0.008). Also, cases reported more often that they were currently or in the past infected by O. felineus compared to controls (OR 4.03, 95% CI 1.7 - 9.5, p = 0.001). Furthermore, cases [...] fishing habits significantly more often than controls (OR 5.5, 95% CI 1.5 - 19.8, p = 0.009; OR 3.3, 95% CI 1.4 - 7.7, p = 0.005). CONCLUSIONS: The study results revealed a strong significantly increased risk
Exposure to ambient air pollution and cognitive decline: results of the prospective Three-City cohort study (Publications)
exposure: one IQR increment in PM2.5 (1.5 µg/m3) was associated with accelerated decline (β: −0.0060 [−0.0112; −0.0007] standard unit per year). Other associations were inconsistent in direction, and of small [...] domain-specific cognitive decline. Results The participants’ (n = 6380) median age was 73.4 years (IQR: 8.0), and 61.5% were women. At baseline, the median MMSE score was 28 (IQR: 3). Global cognition decline
Malaria infection prevalence and sensitivity of reactive case detection in Zanzibar (Publications)
located within 50 m of the index household as compared with those located farther away (OR = 0.8, 95%CI: 0.5, 1.4). Sensitivity of RDT to detect qPCR-detectable infections was 34% (95%CI: 26.4, 42.3). [...] participants tested by malaria rapid diagnostic test (RDT), 3.2% of those residing in index households and 0.4% of those residing in non-index households tested positive (OR = 8.4; 95%CI: 5.7, 12.5). Of 6,281 [...] members reporting recent travel were 1.4 times higher than among those without...
Medical care of asylum seekers: a descriptive study of the appropriateness of nurse practitioners' care compared to traditional physician-based care... (Publications)
often appropriate (79% of reports vs. 92.4% of reports; p < 0.001). Nevertheless, access to treatment was judged satisfactory and was similar (p = 0.264) between nurse practitioners and physicians (99% and [...] received adequate care). Excessive care was observed in only 2 physician reports (0.8%) and 3 nurse reports (1.5%) (p = 0.481). CONCLUSION: Although the nursing gatekeeping system provides appropriate treatment
The use of insecticide-treated nets for reducing malaria morbidity among children aged 6-59 months, in an area of high malaria transmission in central... (Publications)
April 2007 to April 2008 (p = 0.029). An opposite trend was observed from November 2007 to November 2008 when P. falciparum prevalence rate increased significantly (p = 0.003). Highly significant decreases [...] clinical malaria cases were observed between April 2007 and April 2008 (p < 0.001), and between November 2007 and November 2008 (p = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Large-scale distribution of LLINs, accompanied by training
Soil-transmitted helminth infections and physical fitness in school-aged Bulang children in southwest China: results from a cross-sectional survey (Publications)
lower than that of their non-infected counterparts (P = 0.005). Until exhaustion, T. trichiura-infected children had completed 6.14 20-m laps less (P = 0.004). Additionally, the mean VO2 max estimate of stunted [...] stunted children was lowered by 1.63 ml kg1 min1 (P = 0.002) and they completed 5.32 20-m laps less (P = 0.001) compared to children of normal stature. No significant association between stunting and infection
Prevalence of trachoma at sub-district level in Ethiopia: determining when to stop mass azithromycin distribution (Publications)
prevalence of TF in children aged 1-9 years ranged from 0.9-76.9% and district-level from 0.9-67.0%. In only one district was the prevalence of trichiasis below 0.1%. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE: The experience from
Naturally acquired immune responses to <em>P. vivax</em> merozoite surface protein 3alpha and merozoite surface protein 9 are associated with reduced... (Publications)
specific to both PvMSP3alpha Block II (adjusted incidence ratio (aIRR) = 0.59, p = 0.011) and PvMSP9 N-terminus (aIRR = 0.68, p = 0.035) were associated with protection against clinical P. vivax malaria
Incidence, remission and mortality of convulsive epilepsy in rural Northeast South Africa (Publications)
1.2-5.4)), and was significantly associated with older ages (50+ years versus those 0-5 years old (RR 4.8 (95%CI: 0.6-36.4)). CONCLUSIONS: The crude incidence was lower whilst mortality rates were similar [...] BACKGROUND: Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological conditions globally, estimated to constitute 0.75% of the global burden of disease, with the majority of this burden found in low- and middle- income [...] package. RESULTS: The crude incidence for convulsive epilepsy was...
