Seasonal dynamics of human retinol status in mobile pastoralists in Chad (Publications)
human retinol deficiency. Human seasonal means were 2.14mumol/L (95% CI 1.82-2.46) in rainy, 0.99mumol/L (95% CI 0.91-1.07) in cold and 1.86mumol/L (95% CI 1.63-2.09) in dry season. Retinol concentration and
Real-time PCR for detection of <em>Strongyloides stercoralis</em> in human stool samples from Côte d'Ivoire: diagnostic accuracy, inter-laboratory... (Publications)
subjected to molecular diagnosis. The prevalence of S. stercoralis and hookworm infection was 21.9% and 52.0%, respectively, whilst co-infections were detected in 35 (13.7%) participants. The diagnostic agreement [...] 8%, respectively. The inter-laboratory agreement of S. stercoralis-specific PCR was substantial (?=0.63, p
Alcohol use and depression: link with adherence and viral suppression in adult patients on antiretroviral therapy in rural Lesotho, Southern Africa: a... (Publications)
were hazardous drinkers (men: 10.7 %, women: 4.4 %, p < 0.001). The prevalence of depressive symptoms was 28.8 % (men 20.2 %, women 32.7 %, p < 0.001). Both alcohol consumption (adjusted odds-ratio: 2.09
The influence of meteorological factors and atmospheric pollutants on the risk of preterm birth (Publications)
factors were estimated using adjusted discrete-time Cox models. The frequency of preterm birth was 5.0%. Preterm birth risk tended to increase with first-trimester average atmospheric pressure (odds ratio [...] temperature in the -5 degrees C to 15 degrees C range, with a plateau afterwards (spline coding, P = 0.08). No evidence of adverse association with atmospheric pollutants was observed. Our study lends support
1000 Genomes-based meta-analysis identifies 10 novel loci for kidney function (Publications)
Genomes reference panel. Using pathway analysis, we identified 39 significant (FDR < 0.05) genes and 127 significantly (FDR < 0.05) enriched gene sets, which were missed by our previous analyses. Among those
The migration-related language barrier and professional interpreter use in primary health care in Switzerland (Publications)
in this nation-wide cross-sectional study face relevant language barriers at least once a year, 30.0% even once a week. Using family members and friends for translations is reported as the most frequent [...] language barrier (60.1% report it for more than 50% of encounters), followed by "using gestures" (32.0%) or just accepting the insufficient communication (22.9%). Minors interpret frequently (frequent use:
Repeated mosquito net distributions, improved treatment, and trends in malaria cases in sentinel health facilities in Papua New Guinea (Publications)
effect, reducing the number of malaria cases with each round (incidence rate ratio ranging from 0.12 to 0.53 in five sites). No significant reduction was associated with ACT introduction. Plasmodium falciparum
Social networking site use in young adolescents: association with health-related quality of life and behavioural difficulties (Publications)
other devices was significantly associated with lower HRQOL in females (all p-values for linear trend < 0.01) but not males. Using SNS if awake at night was also significantly associated with lower HRQOL in [...] devices was associated with increased behavioural difficulties in both genders (p-value for trend < 0.001). Similarly, SNS use if awake at night was associated with greater behavioural difficulties (adjusted
Different aspects of electronic media use, symptoms and neurocognitive outcomes of children and adolescents in the rural Western Cape region of South... (Publications)
min (mean = 28.3; SD = 53.0). Findings Amongst those reporting regular night-time awakenings (> /=1 times per week) from mobile phones, HRQol declined by 2.9 (95% CI: -6.1, 0.3), the sleep disturbance [...] score increased by 2.0 (1.1, 2.9) units and headache impact score significantly increased by 5.4 (2.6; 8.2) units compared to non-exposed. Cognitive performance scores tended to be slightly improved mostly
Eave ribbons treated with transfluthrin can protect both users and non-users against malaria vectors (Publications)
Anopheles arabiensis were released nightly. Eave ribbons treated with 0.25 g/m(2) transfluthrin were fitted to 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 huts, achieving 0, 20, 40, 60, 80 and 100% coverage, respectively. Volunteers sat
