Seroprevalence trends of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies and associated risk factors: a population-based study (Publications)
Seroprevalence was 3.7% (95% CI 2.1-4.9) in period 1, 16.2% (95% CI 14.4-17.5) in period 2, and 72.0% (95% CI 70.3-73.8) in period 3, with regional variations. In period 1, younger age (20-64) was the
Microbiological quality and antimicrobial resistance of bacteria species recovered from ready-to-eat food, water samples, and palm swabs of food... (Publications)
spp. (10.1 %), Enterococcus faecalis (7.8 %), Pseudomonas spp. (6.7 %) and Klebsiella pneumoniae (4.0 %) occurred in food. Isolates from water and palm were Klebsiella pneumoniae (20.8 %), Aeromonas spp
Large gains in schooling and income are possible from minimizing adverse birth outcomes in 121 low- and middle-income countries: a modelling study (Publications)
from reducing low birthweight to the theoretical minimum were 20.3 million school years (95% CI: 6.0,34.8) and US$ 68.8 billion (95% CI: 20.3,117.9) in lifetime income gains per birth cohort. As for preterm
Trends in maternal mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic-evidence from Zambia (Publications)
health distress among women increased marginally over the first two waves of the pandemic (aOR1.22, CI 0.99-1.49). Women under age 30, with lower educational background, with less than three children, and
Does global health governance walk the talk? Gender representation in World Health Assemblies, 1948-2021 (Publications)
composed of a majority of men, and no WHA had more than 30% of women Chief Delegates (ranging from 0% to 30%). Wide variation in trends over time could be observed across different geographical regions
Clustered cardiovascular disease risk among children aged 8-13 years from lower socioeconomic schools in Gqeberha, South Africa (Publications)
identified in 17% (n=104) of the sample; girls exhibited a significantly higher CRS > 1 SD than boys (p=0.036). The estimated odds of an elevated clustered risk are doubled every 2 mL/kg/min decrease in VO(2)max
Comparison of the serion IgM ELISA and Microscopic Agglutination Test for diagnosis of <em>Leptospira</em> spp. infections in sera from different... (Publications)
The Leptospira spp. seroprevalence in the Wiwas tested by the ELISA was 39%; however, by MAT only 0.3%. The ELISA is suitable to diagnose leptospirosis in acutely ill patients in Europe several days after
Health insurance coverage in low-income and middle-income countries: progress made to date and related changes in private and public health... (Publications)
household health expenditure data for 89 countries. Mean health insurance coverage was 31.1% (range: 0%-98.7%), with wide variations across country-income groups. Average health insurance coverage was 7
Cohort profile: the South African HIV Cancer Match (SAM) study, a national population-based cohort (Publications)
648 PLWH for the period 2004 to 2014; 69% of these are women. The median age at cohort entry was 33.0 years (IQR: 26.2–40.9). The overall cancer incidence in males and females was 235.9 (95% CI: 231.5 to
Estimating the effect of vaccination on antimicrobial-resistant typhoid fever in 73 countries supported by Gavi: a mathematical modelling study (Publications)
the relative prevalence of antimicrobial-resistant typhoid fever by 16% (95% prediction interval [PI] 0-49). TCV introduction with a catch-up campaign was predicted to avert 42.5 million (95% PI 24.8-62.8
