Knowledge and practices of mothers and caregivers on diarrhoeal management among under 5-year-old children in a medium-size town of Senegal (Publications)
years of age were included. Slightly less than a quarter (23.2%, 95% confidence interval (CI) 18.9-27.8%) of respondents had good management practice of diarrhoea, while 40.0% (95% CI: 34.5-45.6%) had high
Clinical characteristics and outcome of children hospitalized with scrub typhus in an area of endemicity (Publications)
defined by failure to defervesce within 72 hours of antibiotic treatment initiation, was noted in 8 (23%) of 35 patients, and 1 (3%) of the 35 patients died. No evidence of relapse or reinfection was
Clinical evaluation for morbidity associated with soil-transmitted helminth infection in school-age children on Pemba Island, Tanzania (Publications)
anemia, including pallor of the conjunctiva, nail beds, and palmar creases predicted lower Hb values (-3.8 g/dl, 95% confidence interval (CI): -6.9, -0.6 g/dl). When examining longitudinal trends, we did not
The prevalence and risk of urinary tract infection in malnourished children: a systematic review and meta-analysis (Publications)
review is registered with PROSPERO, number- CRD42018084765. RESULTS: We included 26 cross-sectional and 8 case-control studies reporting on UTI prevalence in malnourished children, and in malnourished children
Outdoor air pollution and the burden of childhood asthma across Europe (Publications)
the underlying meta-analysis. RESULTS: NO2 ranged from 1.4 to 70.0 microg.m(-3), with a mean of 11.8 microg.m(-3). PM2.5 ranged from 2.0 to 41.1 microg.m(-3), with a mean of 11.6 microg.m(-3). BC ranged
Genetic variability and consequence of <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> lineage 3 in Kampala-Uganda (Publications)
circulating with CAS 1 Delhi accounting for 55% (77/141), followed by CAS 1-Kili 16% (22/141) and CAS 2/CAS 8% (12/141). Remaining isolates 21% (30/141) were unclassifiable. To explore whether the sub-lineages
Mediators of gender effects on depression among cardiovascular disease patients in Palestine (Publications)
model (SEM). RESULTS: Women were more likely to suffer from severe depression than men (28.7% vs. 18.8%). Female gender was positively associated with higher PTSD symptoms, comorbidities, somatic symptoms
Effect and cost of two successive home visits to increase HIV testing coverage: a prospective study in Lesotho, Southern Africa (Publications)
for testing was 88.5% in rural and 79.5% in urban areas (p < 0.001), resulting in a coverage of 61.8 and 61.5%, respectively. After catch-up visit, the HTC coverage increased to 71.9% in rural and 69.4%
Patterns of benzodiazepine prescription among older adults in Switzerland: a cross-sectional analysis of claims data (Publications)
2017. Prescription prevalence increased with age (65-69: 15.9%; 70-74: 18.4%; 75-80: 22.5%; > 80: 25.8%) and was higher in women (25.1%) compared with men (14.6%). Enrollees with the highest deductible of
Transportation noise impairs cardiovascular function without altering sleep: the importance of autonomic arousals (Publications)
scenarios with an identical equivalent continuous sound level of 45 dB) were randomly presented during the 8-h nights. Participants felt more annoyed from the transportation noise scenarios compared to the quiet
