HIV prevalence and risk factors in university students (Publications)
and this rate was the same for men and women. Reported intravenous drug use was very low: 0.5% for men and 0.1% for women. Condom use was more common for partners of short acquaintance, but unrelated [...] from the highest risk group. This gives an estimated rate of 1.2 per 1000 (95% confidence interval, 0.4-2.9) for all respondents. Only one of the five HIV-positives had been tested for HIV. The factors
Limited value of whole blood Xpert® MTB/RIF for diagnosing tuberculosis in children (Publications)
evaluated; 14 (6.0%) had culture-confirmed tuberculosis. The Xpert(R) MTB/RIF assay detected M. tuberculosis in 5/232 (2.2%) blood samples with 1 (0.4%) error reading and presumably 1 (0.4%) false-positive
Investigation of the high rates of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Ethiopia reveals no single driving factor and minimal evidence for zoonotic... (Publications)
with Lineage 3 did (OR?=?1.6, CI 95% 1.0-2.7; p?=?0.064). High fever, in contrast to low and moderate fever, was significantly associated with Lineage 4 (OR?=?2.3; p?=?0.024). On the other hand, TBLN cases
Epidemiology of malaria in the Taabo health and demographic surveillance system, south-central Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
data records. The prevalence of Plasmodium infection was 46.0 % in 2010 and 56.6 % in 2011, owing to a statistically significant difference (p < 0.05). Males showed a higher Plasmodium infection prevalence [...] prevalence than females (49.6 and 62.8 % versus 42.6 and 51.2 %; respectively, in 2010 and 2011; both p < 0.05). The highest malaria prevalence was observed among infants and young children (aged
Emergency hormonal contraception in Switzerland: a comparison of the user profile before and three years after deregulation (Publications)
2003 (p = 0.014). Nearly one quarter (23.6%) of the women went to a pharmacy for EHC within 6 h of unprotected sexual intercourse. The median access time was 12 h in 2003 and 14 h in 2006 (p < 0.05). Variance [...] Variance analysis showed a relationship between time to access and the contraceptive methods used (p < 0.001) with male condom users going to a pharmacy the earliest after unprotected intercourse, followed
Prenatal exposure to a farm environment modifies atopic sensitization at birth (Publications)
to animal sheds and cord blood IgE levels against seasonal allergens (adjusted odds ratio, 0.38; 95% CI, 0.21-0.70). This association was not confounded by maternal IgE levels. Maternal contact with hay
Comparison of the reactogenicity and immunogenicity of a two injection combined high-dose hepatitis A and hepatitis B vaccine to those of Twinrix (Publications)
were enrolled. A first group of 50 was given a high-dose vaccine at month 0 and 6. A second group of 50 received Twinrix at month 0, 1 and 6.The reactogenicity was assessed after each vaccine dose. There [...] months apart, a similar immune response can be obtained as induced with three doses of Twinrix at months 0, 1 and 6
Morbidity and nutrition patterns of three nomadic pastoralist communities of Chad (Publications)
documented for 3 out of 328 children (0--14 years). Arab women in childbearing age had a higher proportion of children not surviving when compared to Fulani women (0.2 versus 0.07). This study identified several
Simple anamnestic questions and recalled water-contact patterns for self-diagnosis of <em>Schistosoma mansoni </em>infection among schoolchildren in... (Publications)
crossing the river Tcheorbour (OR = 3.90, P = 0.007), crossing the river Sonbour (OR = 3.90, P = 0.008) and swimming/bathing in the latter (OR = 3.28, P = 0.017). The diagnostic performance of these water-
Microhabitat preferences of <em>Biomphalaria pfeifferi</em> and <em>Lymnaea natalensis</em> in a natural and a man-made habitat in southeastern... (Publications)
pfeifferi showed microhabitat preferences for shallow water (depths: 0-4cm). They were found most abundantly close to the shoreline (distances: 0-40cm), and preferred either plant detritus or bedrock as substratum [...] may act as a host for human Fasciola gigantica, also occurred in this habitat with a density of 34.0 (95% CI: 24.7-43.3) snails/m2, and preferred significantly different microhabitats when compared to
