A multi-band body-worn distributed radio-frequency exposure meter: design, on-body calibration and study of body morphology (Publications)
respect to single nodes on the front and back of the torso and variations are decreased to maximum 8.8 dB. Moreover, deploying single antennas for different body morphologies results in a variation up to [...] meters calibrated on body. As an application, an average incident power density in the range of 26.7-90.8 muW.m - 2 is measured in Ghent, Belgium. The measurements show that commercial personal exposure meters
Socio-demographic determinants of low birth weight: evidence from the Kassena-Nankana districts of the Upper East Region of Ghana (Publications)
set at p-value of < 0.05. RESULTS: There were 8,263 live births (44.9% females) with an overall average birth weight of 2.85 kg (2.9 kg for males and 2.8 kg for females). The average maternal age was 28 [...] literacy rate was about 70% and 83% of mothers were married. The prevalence of low birth weight was 13.8% 95%CI [13.10, 14.6] and more in female babies than in males (15.5% vs 12.2%; p
Pathways and associated costs of care in patients with confirmed and presumptive tuberculosis in Tanzania: a cross-sectional study (Publications)
presumptive patients (USD 27.4 [IQR 18.7-48.4] vs USD 19.8 [IQR 13.8-34.0], p=0.02), as were the indirect costs (USD 66.9 [IQR 35.5-150.0] vs USD 46.8 [IQR 20.1-115.3], p
Intestinal helminth infections and associated risk factors among adults in the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Publications)
total of 2800 study participants were enrolled. Their average age was 46.0 years; 57.8% were female. Overall, 30.9%, 8.6% and 1.5% of study participants were infected with one, two, or three different intestinal [...] y. Among the study participants 21.6% were infected with hookworm, 18.8% with Opisthorchis viverrini-like (Ov-like) infection, 4.8% with Strongyloides stercoralis, 2.3% with Ascaris lumbricoides, 1.5% [...] Trichuris trichiura, and 3.3% with Taenia spp. Ov-like infection was of...
Efficacy and safety of moxidectin and albendazole compared with ivermectin and albendazole coadministration in adolescents infected with <em>Trichuris... (Publications)
higher were considered for inclusion. Participants were randomly assigned (21:21:2:2:8) to five treatment groups (8 mg moxidectin and 400 mg albendazole [group 1], 200 mug/kg ivermectin and 400 mg albendazole [...] available for all 536 participants. The geometric mean ERR of T trichiura after 14-21 days was 96.8% (95% CI 95.8 to 97.6) with moxidectin and albendazole and 99.0% (98.7 to 99.3) with ivermectin and albendazole [...] albendazole [group 2], 400 mg albendazole [group 3], 200 mug/kg...
Long-term outcomes of ivermectin-albendazole <em>versus </em>albendazole alone against soil-transmitted helminths: results from randomized controlled... (Publications)
21.2, difference 63.8; 95% CI 50.6-76.9) and also at 12 months in Lao PDR (CR, 74.0 vs 23.4%, difference; 50.6; 95% CI 42.6-61.0; ERRs: 99.6 vs 91.3, difference 8.3; 95% CI 5.7-10.8) and Pemba Island (CR [...] higher at six months in Lao PDR (CR, 65.8% vs 13.4%, difference; 52.4; 95% CI 45.0-60.0; ERRs: 99.0% vs 79.6, difference 19.4; 95% CI 14.4-24.4) and Pemba Island (CR: 17.8 vs 1.4%, difference; 16.4%; 95% CI
Aspects épidémiologiques et cliniques de l'intoxication par les déchets toxiques dans le district d'Abidjan (Publications)
by mobile units, 63 individuals (4.8%) by the unofficial public health centre, and 35 (2.7%) at an unspecified site. Of those who sought care, 673 people (about 51.8%) received a medical prescription, [...] centre, 1421 (72.8%) had a positive course and 532 (27.7%) an unfavourable course. The latter complained especially of respiratory signs, in particular a cough and thoracic pains (21.8%), digestive signs [...] people surveyed, 4344 people, about 95%, were home during the toxic waste...
Canine leptospirosis in Switzerland-a prospective cross-sectional study examining seroprevalence, risk factors and urinary shedding of pathogenic... (Publications)
common to serovars Australis (14.9%; 95% CI 11.4-18.6) and Bratislava (8.8%; 95%CI 6.1-11.7), followed by Copenhageni (6.1%; 95%CI 3.7-8.5), Canicola (5%; 95%CI 2.9-7.4), Grippotyphosa (4.5%; 95%CI 2.7-6.9) [...] 2). Hunting was a significant risk factor for seropositivtiy to serovar Grippotyphosa (OR 8.03; 95%CI 1.6-30.8). Urine qPCR positivity was uncommon (1/408 dogs; 0.2%; 95% CI0-0.7). These results demonstrate
Intestinal helminth infections and associated risk factors among adults in the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Publications)
total of 2800 study participants were enrolled. Their average age was 46.0 years; 57.8% were female. Overall, 30.9%, 8.6% and 1.5% of study participants were infected with one, two, or three different intestinal [...] y. Among the study participants 21.6% were infected with hookworm, 18.8% with Opisthorchis viverrini-like (Ov-like) infection, 4.8% with Strongyloides stercoralis, 2.3% with Ascaris lumbricoides, 1.5% [...] Trichuris trichiura, and 3.3% with Taenia spp. Ov-like infection was of...
Efficacy and safety of moxidectin and albendazole compared with ivermectin and albendazole coadministration in adolescents infected with <em>Trichuris... (Publications)
higher were considered for inclusion. Participants were randomly assigned (21:21:2:2:8) to five treatment groups (8 mg moxidectin and 400 mg albendazole [group 1], 200 mug/kg ivermectin and 400 mg albendazole [...] available for all 536 participants. The geometric mean ERR of T trichiura after 14-21 days was 96.8% (95% CI 95.8 to 97.6) with moxidectin and albendazole and 99.0% (98.7 to 99.3) with ivermectin and albendazole [...] albendazole [group 2], 400 mg albendazole [group 3], 200 mug/kg...
