protection measures are additional burdens. There are certainly also people who are afraid to leave the house, either because of a fear of infection or because they belong to a risk group. Another aspect that [...] research is a two-way street. We receive a great deal of feedback from study participants, which leads to further research topics. Day of Action The Day of Action is a joint initiative designed to boost
diagnosis, epidemiology and control of helminth infections in Sub-Saharan Africa. Assisting and leading research projects in Africa since 1999, Steffi has a vast experience of working with local teams, project
Cervical cancer prevention in countries with the highest HIV prevalence: a review of policies (Publications)
Introduction: Cervical cancer (CC) is the leading cause of cancer-related death among women in sub-Saharan Africa. It occurs most frequently in women living with HIV (WLHIV) and is classified as an AI [...] Considerable progress has been made in policy development for CC prevention and control in sub Saharan Africa. However, in countries with a high HIV burden, there is need to tailor these policies to respond
Cervical cancer prevention in countries with the highest HIV prevalence: a review of policies (Publications)
Introduction: Cervical cancer (CC) is the leading cause of cancer-related death among women in sub-Saharan Africa. It occurs most frequently in women living with HIV (WLHIV) and is classified as an AI [...] Considerable progress has been made in policy development for CC prevention and control in sub Saharan Africa. However, in countries with a high HIV burden, there is need to tailor these policies to respond
SCORE operational research on moving toward interruption of schistosomiasis transmission (Publications)
d trials evaluating interventions that could potentially lead to interruption of schistosomiasis transmission (elimination) in areas of Africa with low prevalence and intensity of infection. These studies
SCORE operational research on moving toward interruption of schistosomiasis transmission (Publications)
d trials evaluating interventions that could potentially lead to interruption of schistosomiasis transmission (elimination) in areas of Africa with low prevalence and intensity of infection. These studies
The project evolved into de creation of the Systems Thinking Accelerator (SYSTAC) for which am leading the European Hub. SYSTAC aims to create a global community for systems thinkers to engage, connect [...] the systems analysis of civil registration and vital statistics in more than 25 countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America using systems thinking methods. My research has led to the development of [...] building efforts at graduate and post-graduate level. As an example, the Systems...
Local and foreign authorship of maternal health interventional research in low- and middle-income countries: systematic mapping of publications... (Publications)
publications were included. Data ownership was measured by the proportion of articles with an LMIC lead author (author affiliated with an LMIC institution). RESULTS: The total number of papers led by an [...] studies (44/147), and 33.2 % of articles in journals with an Impact Factor > /=5 (61/184). Sub-Saharan Africa authors led 54.2 % (538/993) of studies in the region, while 73.4 % did in Latin America and the [...] publications. Around two thirds of USAID and European Union funded studies had...
Drug susceptibility testing and mortality in patients treated for tuberculosis in high-burden countries: a multicentre cohort study (Publications)
with discordant results potentially leading to under-treatment. INTERPRETATION: Inaccurate drug susceptibility testing by comparison with a reference standard leads to under-treatment of drug-resistant [...] cohort study was done in Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Peru, and Thailand. We collected Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates and clinical data from adult
Local and foreign authorship of maternal health interventional research in low- and middle-income countries: systematic mapping of publications... (Publications)
publications were included. Data ownership was measured by the proportion of articles with an LMIC lead author (author affiliated with an LMIC institution). RESULTS: The total number of papers led by an [...] studies (44/147), and 33.2 % of articles in journals with an Impact Factor > /=5 (61/184). Sub-Saharan Africa authors led 54.2 % (538/993) of studies in the region, while 73.4 % did in Latin America and the [...] publications. Around two thirds of USAID and European Union funded studies had...
