Second-hand smoke exposure in adulthood and lower respiratory health during 20 year follow up in the European Community Respiratory Health Survey (Publications)
prevalence of SHS exposure was 38.7% at baseline (1990-1994) and 7.1% after the 20-year follow-up (2008-2011). On average 2.4% of the study participants were not exposed at the first, but were exposed at the
Basel, Switzerland 2013-2016: Postdoctoral Scientist; Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom 2011-2012: Postdoctoral Scientist; Swiss TPH, Basel, Switzerland 2007-2010: PhD Student; Swiss TPH, Basel
railway and aircraft traffic noise as well as NO2 exposure at each address in Switzerland for 2001 and 2011 will be individually linked to study participants. For HERMES participants, a longitudinal analysis
Short-term associations between daily mortality and ambient particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide, and the air quality index in a Middle Eastern... (Publications)
fine particulate matter (PM2.5), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), and the Air Quality Index (AQI) from March 2011 through March 2014 in the megacity of Tehran, Iran. Generalized additive quasi-Poisson models were
Geographical variations of the associations between health interventions and all-cause under-five mortality in Uganda (Publications)
Spatially explicit data on U5M, interventions and sociodemographic indicators were obtained from the 2011 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey (DHS). Climatic data were extracted from remote sensing sources
Design, implementation and evaluation of a national campaign to distribute nine million free LLINs to children under five years of age in Tanzania (Publications)
distribution and further behaviour change communication will further improve ITN ownership and use in 2010-2011
Modeling the public health impact of malaria vaccines for developers and policymakers (Publications)
This is equivalent to 943 uncomplicated cases and 7 deaths averted per 1,000 vaccinees. In discounted 2011 US dollars, this represents $11 per uncomplicated case averted and $1,482 per death averted. If vaccine
Over-diagnosis of malaria by microscopy in the Kilombero Valley, Southern Tanzania: an evaluation of the utility and cost-effectiveness of rapid... (Publications)
was estimated on the basis of this centre's past malaria records spanning December 2007 to August 2011. RESULTS: At the private dispensary, the apparent prevalence of malaria was 78% based on microscopy
Health-related quality of life among school children with parasitic infections: findings from a national cross-sectional survey in Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
and hence, there is a need to strengthen the current evidence-base. METHODOLOGY: Between November 2011 and February 2012, a national school-based cross-sectional survey was conducted in Cote d'Ivoire.
Geospatial health: the first five years (Publications)
symposium at the 60th annual meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene in December 2011
