Local and foreign authorship of maternal health interventional research in low- and middle-income countries: systematic mapping of publications... (Publications)
LMIC institution). RESULTS: The total number of papers led by an LMIC author rose from 45.0/year in 2000-2003 to 98.0/year in 2004-2007, but increased only slightly thereafter to 113.1/year in 2008-2012. In
Identifying risk factors for <em>Plasmodium </em>infection and anaemia in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (Publications)
group in both transmission settings, but it increased more gently for the lower transmission HZs (p = 0.009). In a separate analysis in children over 5 years in two selected HZs, the peak prevalence was in [...] with malaria in both transmission strata, with no evidence of a difference in these associations (p = 0.71); however in children older than 5 years there was a significant interaction with a stronger association
Interventions that effectively target <em>Anopheles funestus</em> mosquitoes could significantly improve control of persistent malaria transmission in... (Publications)
4% unamplified samples. Of all mosquitoes positive for Plasmodium, 82.6% were An. funestus s.s, 14.0% were An. arabiensis and 3.4% were An. rivulorum. An. funestus and An. arabiensis contributed 86.21% [...] , of annual entomological inoculation rate (EIR). An. arabiensis fed on humans (73.4%), cattle (22.0%), dogs (3.1%) and chicken (1.5%), but An. funestus fed exclusively on humans. The An. funestus populations
Cross-country comparison of dietary patterns and obesity among women of reproductive age in urban sub-Saharan Africa (P10-069-19) (Publications)
examined across ordered DP quartiles/quintiles using a non-parametric test for trends (significance: P < 0.05). Results: Two DPs were identified in both Ghana and Malawi, explaining 34% and 42% of dietary variance [...] associated with lower age and lower prevalence of underweight. DPs were not significantly (all P > 0.05) associated with overweight or obesity in either Ghana or Malawi. Conclusions: Healthy and protein
Performance and impact of GeneXpert MTB/RIF® and Loopamp MTBC Detection Kit® assays on tuberculosis case detection in Madagascar (Publications)
81.1-90.7%) and 97.4% (95% CI 94.9-98.8%)) and Loopamp MTBC Detection Kit(R) (84.6% (95% CI 78.9-89.0%) and 98.4% (95% CI 96.2-99.4%)). Implementation of GeneXpert MTB/RIF(R) and Loopamp MTBC Detection [...] MTB/RIF(R) and Loopamp MTBC Detection Kit(R) respectively improved case detection by 23.8 and 21.2% (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Including GeneXpert MTB/RIF(R) or Loopamp MTBC Detection Kit(R) molecular assays for
Evaluating the adoption of mhealth technologies by community health workers to improve the use of maternal health services in sub-Saharan Africa:... (Publications)
performed a narrative synthesis of the outcomes. RESULTS: Among the 2594 records retrieved, 10 (0.39%) studies (n=22, 0.85% articles) met the inclusion criteria and underwent data extraction. The studies were
Hospitalization- and death-related financial and employment effects in parents of children with life-limiting conditions: a fixed-effects analysis (Publications)
= 51) of 61 children. Children were hospitalized for a median of 7 days (interquartile range 0-21, range 0-227). The fixed-effects models found a positive association between hospitalization, i.e., length
Capacities and needs of health care facilities for schistosomiasis diagnosis and management in elimination settings (Publications)
during sex, and painful urination were reported by 38.0% (237/623), 6.3% (39/623), and 3.2% (20/623), respectively. Among the health facility staff, 90.0% (44/49) and 87.8% (43/49) identified blood in urine
Hospitalization- and death-related financial and employment effects in parents of children with life-limiting conditions: a fixed-effects analysis (Publications)
= 51) of 61 children. Children were hospitalized for a median of 7 days (interquartile range 0-21, range 0-227). The fixed-effects models found a positive association between hospitalization, i.e., length
Capacities and needs of health care facilities for schistosomiasis diagnosis and management in elimination settings (Publications)
during sex, and painful urination were reported by 38.0% (237/623), 6.3% (39/623), and 3.2% (20/623), respectively. Among the health facility staff, 90.0% (44/49) and 87.8% (43/49) identified blood in urine
