How long can stool samples be fixed for an accurate diagnosis of soil-transmitted helminth infection using mini-FLOTAC? (Publications)
to a single Kato-Katz thick smear and Mini-FLOTAC examination; 12 aliquots of stool were fixed in 5% formalin and subsequently examined by Mini-FLOTAC up to 31 days after collection. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: [...] that for a qualitative diagnosis of soil-transmitted helminth infection, stool samples can be fixed in 5% formalin for at least 30 days. However, for an accurate quantitative diagnosis of hookworm, we suggest
Spatial and socio-demographic determinants of contraceptive use in the upper east region of Ghana (Publications)
selected covariates on contraceptive use. All tests were deemed to be statistically significant at 5% level statistical significance. RESULTS: Results show that contraceptive use is generally low (about [...] uptake of modern contraceptive use, reduce unwanted pregnancies and hasten the attainment of MDG 4 & 5 in Ghana
Intake fraction distributions for indoor VOC sources in five European cities (Publications)
mean individual intake fractions exhibited some variability across cities, ranging from 1.5x10(-3) in Athens to 4.5x10(-3) in Helsinki. Intake fractions for all the people in a household followed similar
Global cost-benefit analysis of water supply and sanitation interventions (Publications)
range US$5 to US$46, depending on the intervention. For the least developed regions, investing every US$1 to meet the combined water supply and sanitation MDG lead to a return of at least US$5 (AFR-D, AFR-E
Screening mammographies in Switzerland: what makes female and male physicians prescribe them? (Publications)
es more often than their colleagues from the German-speaking part (odds ratio OR 2.5; 95% confidence interval CI 1.5-4.2). Clinical practice in obstetrics/gynaecology (OR 2.4; CI 1.3-4.2) and a self-reported
Protocol for validation of the Global Scales for Early Development (GSED) for children under 3 years of age in seven countries (Publications)
Open Science Framework https://osf.io/ on 19 November 2021 (DOI 10.17605/OSF.IO/KX5T7; identifier: osf-registrations-kx5t7-v1).
Long-term exposure to ultrafine particles and natural and cause-specific mortality (Publications)
t models with the major regulated pollutants nitrogen dioxide (NO(2)) and fine particles (PM(2)(.)(5) and PM(10)), and the health relevant combustion aerosol pollutant (elemental carbon (EC)) were assessed [...] follow-up. The correlation of UFP concentration with other pollutants ranged from moderate (0.59 (PM(2)(.)(5))) to high (0.81 (NO(2))). We found a significant association between annual average UFP exposure and
Concentrations of urinary 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine and 8-isoprostane in women exposed to woodsmoke in a cookstove intervention study in San Marcos,... (Publications)
ranged from 11.2 to 2270.0?g/g creatinine (median: 132.6?g/g creatinine) for 8-OHdG and from 0.1 to 4.5?g/g creatinine (median: 0.8?g/g creatinine) for 8-isoprostane among all study subjects (n=84). After [...] 30-second CO exposure during the sampling period (r=-0.32, p=0.001, n=73). 48h time integrated personal PM2.5 was negatively, but marginally associated with urinary 8-isoprostane (r=-0.21, p=0.09, n=69) after
Seroprevalence of Brucellosis and Q-fever in southeast Ethiopian pastoral livestock (Publications)
Brucella was 1.4% (95% confidence interval (CI), 0.8-2.6), 0.9% (95% CI, 0.3-2.7)b and 9.6% (95% CI, 5.2-17.1) in cattle, camels and goats, respectively. Goats and older animals were at higher risk of infection [...] sera, 12.0% were positive for ELISA. The seroprevalences of C. burnetii were 31.6% (95% CI, 24.7-39.5), 90.0% (95% CI, 81.8-94.7) and 54.2% (95% CI, 46.1-62.1) in cattle, camels and goats, respectively
Malaria intervention scale-up in Africa: effectiveness predictions for health programme planning tools, based on dynamic transmission modelling (Publications)
and acquired immunity, entail a partial rebound in malaria mortality among people above 5 years of age from around 5-7 years following scale-up. SMC does not reduce endemicity, but slightly shifts malaria
