Two decades of air pollution health risk assessment: insights from the use of WHO’s AirQ and AirQ+ tools (Publications)
Objectives: We evaluated studies that used the World Health Organization’s (WHO) AirQ and AirQ+ tools for air pollution (AP) health risk assessment (HRA) and provided best practice suggestions for fut
Predicting openness of communication in families with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome: natural language processing analysis (Publications)
BACKGROUND: In health care research, patient-reported opinions are a critical element of personalized medicine and contribute to optimal health care delivery. The importance of integrating natural lan
Burden of chronic pain among adult pastoralists in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional household survey (Publications)
Chronic pain is a major global health problem. Untreated pain causes particular suffering in marginalized communities. Most studies investigating chronic pain in sub-Saharan Africa stem from South Afr
Cardiac cystic echinococcosis-a systematic review and analysis of the literature (Publications)
Human cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a parasitic infection caused by the larval stage of the tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato, primarily affecting the liver and lungs. Although the heart is
Weekend physical activity profiles and their relationship with quality of life: the SOPHYA cohort of Swiss children and adolescents (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Quality of life (QoL) is an important health indicator among children and adolescents. Evidence on the effect of physical activity (PA)-related behaviors on QoL among youth remains incon
Breast cancer in women by HIV status: a report from the South African National Cancer Registry (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Breast cancer (BC) is the leading cause of cancer-related morbidity and mortality in women living in South Africa, a country with a high HIV burden. However, characteristics of the double
Assessment of the knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward human tuberculosis amongst rural communities in Chad (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious zoonotic disease caused by bacteria belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. In sub-Saharan African countries such as Chad, TB is endemic a
3D video tracking analysis reveals that mosquitoes pass more likely through holes in permethrin-treated than in untreated nets (Publications)
In addition to killing, mosquito nets treated with permethrin have been claimed to repel mosquitoes, reducing their success in passing through a holed net. We have tested this hypothesis by tracking m
Occupational exposure to pesticides and neurobehavioral outcomes. Impact of different original and recalled exposure measures on the associations (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Several measures of occupational exposure to pesticides have been used to study associations between exposure to pesticides and neurobehavioral outcomes. This study assessed the impact of
