Facets of clinical stigma after attempted suicide in Mumbai, India (Publications)
assessment items and four corresponding indexes were analysed and compared on a four-point scale, 0 to 3, for prominence of indicated stigma. Narratives from patients with high, low and discordant levels
High detection rate of <em>Rickettsia africae</em> in <em>Amblyomma variegatum</em> but low prevalence of anti-rickettsial antibodies in healthy... (Publications)
rickettsial antigen was used. We found R. conorii-seropositives at all altitudes with prevalences between 0.5% and 3.1%. Our results suggest that A. variegatum ticks highly infected with R. africae are the most
The molecular clock of <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> (Publications)
possible, we obtained a clock rate between 1x10-8 and 5x10-7 nucleotide changes per-site-per-year (0.04-2.2 SNPs per-genome-per-year), with substantial differences between clades. These estimates were
Determinants of patient delay in diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in Somali pastoralist setting of Ethiopia: a matched case-control study (Publications)
traditional/religious healers were health system-related determinants of patient delay > 30 days [p < 0.05]. Conclusion: Expansion of TB services, mobile screening services, and arming community figures to
Burden of injuries in Vietnam: emerging trends from a decade of economic achievement (Publications)
injuries increased by 14.6% (11.5%-18.2%), while the age-standardised mortality rate decreased by 11.6% (3.0%-20.2%). Interpersonal violence experienced the largest increase in age-standardised incidence (28.3%
A multi-pronged approach to improve blood culture diagnostics in different clinical departments: a single-centre experience (Publications)
number of BCs obtained from peripheral venous puncture could be increased at both intervention wards (44.0 vs. 22.2%, 58.3 vs. 34.4%), while arterial sampling could be reduced (30.6 vs. 4.9%). A total of 134
Digital tools to improve parenting behaviour in low-income settings: a mixed-methods feasibility study (Publications)
interviews. RESULTS: Despite the rural and remote study site, 88% of local families with children between 0 and 24 months had access to internet and smartphones. Two months after baseline, 84% of mothers reported
Workplace support and breastfeeding duration: the mediating effect of breastfeeding intention and self-efficacy (Publications)
indirect effects showed that self-efficacy in attaining breastfeeding goals accounted for 40.8% (P-value=0.032) of the total effect; however, all other mediation ratios did not show statistical significance
Temporal trends in legionellosis national notification data and the effect of COVID-19, Switzerland, 2000-2020 (Publications)
The annual crude notification rate for legionellosis cases increased from 1.1/100,000 population (CI: 0.9-1.4) in 2000 to 5.6/100,000 population (CI: 5.1-6.1) in 2020. In recent years, the summer peaks have
<em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> parasite prevalence in East Africa: updating data for malaria stratification (Publications)
(95% Bayesian Credible Interval 2.6–36.9) in Kenya, 10.6% (3.4–39.2) in mainland Tanzania, and 9.5% (4.0–48.3) in Uganda. In 2019, more than 12.7 million people resided in communities where parasite prevalence
