The socioeconomic benefit to individuals of achieving the 2020 targets for five preventive chemotherapy neglected tropical diseases (Publications)
2011-2020 and I$313 billion in 2021-2030, considerably greater than the total OPPs averted of I$0.72 billion and I$0.96 billion in the same periods. The net benefit is expected to be US$ 27.4 and US$ 42.8 for
Timing of antenatal care for adolescent and adult pregnant women in south-eastern Tanzania (Publications)
later antenatal care enrolment (p < 0.05). Primiparity and previous experience of a miscarriage or stillbirth were associated with an earlier antenatal care attendance (p < 0.05). Adolescent pregnant women
Population pharmacokinetic modeling of tribendimidine metabolites in <em>Opisthorchis viverrini</em>-infected adults (Publications)
Higher dADT, but not adADT, peak concentrations and exposures were associated with cure (P = 0.004 and 0.003, respectively). For the first time, population pharmacokinetics of tribendimidine have been
Re-infection with <em>Fasciola gigantica</em> 6-months post-treatment with triclabendazole in cattle from mobile pastoralist husbandry systems at Lake... (Publications)
(CI) 35.2-48.9%). At the 6-month post-treatment follow-up, the prevalence was 46.0% (95% CI 39.2-52.9%), ranging between 0% and 75% at the herd level. The mean faecal egg counts at the unit of the herd were
Outdoor air pollution and risk for kidney parenchyma cancer in 14 European cohorts (Publications)
higher HRs in association with higher PM concentration, e.g. HR=1.57 (95%CI: 0.81-3.01) per 5mug/m3 PM2.5 and HR=1.36 (95%CI: 0.84-2.19) per 10-5 m-1 PM2.5 absorbance, albeit never statistically significant
Barriers and facilitators to enrollment and re-enrollment into the community health funds/Tiba Kwa Kadi (CHF/TIKA) in Tanzania: a cross-sectional... (Publications)
only socio-demographics; including marital status (AOR = 2.0, 95% CI 1.1-3.8) and family size (household with > /= 6 members) (AOR = 1.5, 95% CI 1.0-2.5), were significant factors associated with enrollme
Prevalence of hepatitis B and C infection in persons living with HIV enrolled in care in Rwanda (Publications)
4.5-4.7) respectively; 182 (0.2%) HIV+ individuals were co-infected with HBsAg and HCVAb. Prevalence was higher in males (HBsAg, 5.4% [5.1-5.6] vs. 3.7% [3.5-3.8]; HCVAb, 5.0% [4.8-5.2] vs. 4.4% [4.3-4
The economics of malaria control and elimination: a systematic review (Publications)
capita cost of malaria control to a health system ranged from $0.11 to $39.06 (median: $2.21) while that for malaria elimination ranged from $0.18 to $27 (median: $3.00). BCRs of investing in malaria control
Traffic-related air pollution correlates with adult-onset asthma among never-smokers (Publications)
onset in 2002. Home outdoor TPM10 concentrations improved during the interval (mean: -0.6; range -9 to +7.2; IQR 0.6 microg/m3). Asthma incidence was associated with change in TPM10. The hazard ratio (1
Airway responsiveness to methacholine and incidence of COPD: an international prospective cohort study (Publications)
Compared with the least responsive group (incidence rate 0.6 per 1000/year), adjusted incidence rate ratios for COPD ranged from 1.79 (95% CI 0.52 to 6.13) to 8.91 (95% CI 3.67 to 21.66) for increasing
