Cervical cancer prevention in countries with the highest HIV prevalence: a review of policies (Publications)
either as a standalone policy (77.8%), or as part of a cancer or non-communicable diseases policy (22.2%) or both (66.7%). Aspects of HPV vaccination were reported in 7 (77.8%) of the 9 countries. All countries [...] screening and treatment methods were visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) (88.9%), Pap smear (77.8%); cryotherapy (100%) and loop electrosurgical procedure (LEEP) (88.9%) respectively. Global indicators
Characterization of particulate matter emission from open burning of rice straw (Publications)
tly higher EF (20+/-8 g kg(-1) RS) than hood spread burning (4.7+/-2.2 g kg(-1) RS). The majority of PM emitted from the field burning was PM(2.5) with EF of 5.1+/-0.7 g m(-2) or 8.3+/-2.7 g kg(-1) RS [...] 5 g kg(-1) RS) was not significantly higher than PM(2.5). PM size distribution was measured across 8 size ranges (from 9.0 mum). The largest fractions of PM, EC and OC were associated with PM(1.1). The
The effect of mass mosquito trapping on malaria transmission and disease burden (SolarMal): a stepped-wedge cluster-randomised trial (Publications)
ened clusters (adjusted effectiveness 40.8% [95% CI -172.8 to 87.1], p=0.5) during the roll-out. Malaria prevalence measured by rapid diagnostic test was 29.8% (95% CI 20.9-38.0) lower in SMoTS clusters
Symptoms in Swiss adolescents in relation to exposure from fixed site transmitters: a prospective cohort study (Publications)
total exposure at baseline were 1.9 muW/m(2) (1.0 muW/m(2); 2.8 muW/m(2)), 14.4 muW/m(2) (3.8 muW/m(2); 11.0 muW/m(2)) and 16.3 muW/m(2) (5.8 muW/m(2); 13.4 muW/m(2)), respectively. In cross-sectional analyses
The shape of the iceberg: quantification of submicroscopic <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> and<em> Plasmodium vivax </em>parasitaemia and... (Publications)
(IQR 18.0-34.0) and the median density of P. vivax infections (n = 28) was 16.4 parasites/microL (IQR 8.8-55.1). Gametocyte densities by (mRNA-based) qRT-PCR were strongly associated with total parasite densities [...] parasite positive by (DNA-based) qPCR. qPCR parasite prevalence between sites and surveys ranged from 3.8 to 19.0% for P. falciparum and 0.0 to 9.0% for P. vivax. The median density of P. falciparum infections
Extrapulmonary tuberculosis in HIV-infected patients in rural Tanzania: the prospective Kilombero and Ulanga antiretroviral cohort (Publications)
9/1000person-years (py) (95% CI 14.2-22.6) and 5.8/1000 py (95% CI 4.0-8.5), respectively. The combined endpoint of death and LTFU was observed in 1058 (33.8%) patients, most frequently in the subgroup of
Characterization of <em>Salmonella</em> enterica from invasive bloodstream infections and water sources in rural Ghana (Publications)
were isolated. S. Typhimurium (70%) was the most common serovar followed by S. Enteritidis (8%) and S. Dublin (8%). Multidrug resistance (MDR) was found in 95 (58%) NTS isolates, including five S. Enteritidis
Evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 total antibody detection via a lateral flow nanoparticle fluorescence immunoassay (Publications)
anti-SARS-CoV-2 Total and any anti-spike domain (S1 or RBD) antibody isotype was 96.0 % (95 % CI 89.8-98.8), the positive percent agreement was 97.6 % (95 % CI 91.0-99.9), the negative percent agreement was
Prevention of overweight and hypertension through cardiorespiratory fitness and extracurricular sport participation among South African schoolchildren (Publications)
hypertension and overweight. We conducted a cluster-randomized controlled trial with 853 children aged 8–13 years in eight primary schools in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Cardiorespiratory fitness, sport [...] 2016) for 10 weeks each. Mixed logistic regressions were employed to analyze the data. At baseline, 18.8% of the children were classified as overweight/obese and 13.5% as hypertensive. High cardiorespiratory
Antiprotozoal and cytotoxic naphthalene derivatives from Diospyros assimilis52 (Publications)
isomer 5-hydroxy-4-methoxy-2-naphthaldehyde 3 and three commonly occurring naphthoquinones, diospyrin 4, 8'-hydroxyisodiospyrin 5 and the simple monomer, plumbagin 6. Their chemical structures were established [...] dimeric quinones 4 and 5 exhibited good activity against T. brucei and L. donovani with IC50 of 1.12 and 8.82 microM and 12.94 and 16.66 microM respectively
