Digital technology use and BMI: evidence from a cross-sectional analysis of an adolescent cohort study (Publications)
phones for more than 3 hours per day was associated with higher BMI z scores (adjusted β=.30, 95% CI 0.11-0.48) and greater odds of being overweight (adjusted odds ratio 1.60, 95% CI 1.09-2.34), compared with
Long-term exposure to air pollution and liver cancer incidence in six European cohorts (Publications)
95% confidence interval: 1.17, 1.02-1.35 per 10 mug/m(3) ), PM2.5 (1.12, 0.92-1.36 per 5 mug/m(3) ), and BC (1.15, 1.00-1.33 per 0.5 10(-5) /m) and liver cancer incidence. Associations with NO2 and BC persisted
Predictors of disease severity in children presenting from the community with febrile illnesses: a systematic review of prognostic studies (Publications)
common predictors of severe disease. Clinical prediction model performance varied widely (AUROC range 0.49-0.97). Concerns regarding applicability were identified and most studies were at high risk of bias
Factors influencing variation in implementation outcomes of the redesigned community health fund in the Dodoma region of Tanzania: a mixed-methods... (Publications)
statistically associated with occupation (p = 0.001) and wworking in the scheme for more than 20 months had marginal significant association with FOI (p = 0.04). CONCLUSION: The study demonstrates that
Land use regression models for estimating individual NOx and NO2 exposures in a metropolis with a high density of traffic roads and population (Publications)
green areas within 300 m and 300-5,000 m, and semi-natural and forested areas within 500 m, with R(2)=0.81. The NO2 LUR model included 4 land use variables, which were lengths of major roads within 25 m, [...] semi-natural and forested areas within 500 m, and low-density residential area within 500 m, with R(2)=0.74. The LUR models gave a wider variation in estimating NOx and NO2 exposures than either the ordinary
Spatial variations of levoglucosan in four European study areas (Publications)
EC. Levoglucosan had the highest spatial correlation with ?PAH (r=0.65) and the lowest with traffic markers - NOx, ?hopanes/steranes (r=-0.22). Levoglucosan concentrations in the cold (heating) period were
Improvements in access to malaria treatment in Tanzania after switch to artemisinin combination therapy and the introduction of accredited drug... (Publications)
increased by 78%. Particular improvements were observed in the availability (from 0.24 shops per 1,000 people in 2004 to 0.39 in 2008) and accessibility (from 71% of households within 5km of a shop in 2004
Obstacles to prompt and effective malaria treatment lead to low community-coverage in two rural districts of Tanzania (Publications)
80.7% (68.1-90.0) in adults were treated with one of the recommended antimalarials (at the time SP, amodiaquine or quinine). However, only 22.5% (13.9-33.2) of the children and 10.5% (4.0-21.5) of the adults
Domestic dog demographic structure and dynamics relevant to rabies control planning in urban areas in Africa: the case of Iringa, Tanzania (Publications)
population. An average of 13% of all households owned dogs which equalled a dog:human ratio of 1:14, or 0.31 dogs per household or 334 dogs km-2. Dog female:male ratio was 1:1.4. The average age of the population [...] fertile up to the age of 11 years. The average number of litters whelped per fertile female per year was 0.6 with an average of 5.5 pups born per litter. The population growth was estimated at 10% y-1.CONCLUSIONS:
First insights into the phylogenetic diversity of <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> in Nepal (Publications)
odds ratio [aOR] 2.58, 95% confidence interval [95% CI] 1.42-4.67, p = 0.002), and any drug resistance (aOR 2.79; 95% CI 1.43-5.45; p = 0.002). We found no evidence for an association of Lineage 2 with age
