Acute gastroenteritis in primary care: a longitudinal study in the Swiss Sentinel Surveillance Network, Sentinella (Publications)
patients received dietary recommendations and/or medical prescriptions; antibiotics were prescribed in 8.5%. Stool testing was initiated in 12.3% of cases; more frequently in patients reporting recent travel
Ensuring Africa's food security by 2050: the role of population growth, climate-resilient strategies, and putative pathways to resilience (Publications)
estimated the population from 2020 to 2050 across Africa's five sub-regions. The analysis assumes a 5% reduction in crop yields for every degree of warming above historical levels, with a minimum requirement
<em>In vitro</em> antischistosomal activity of <em>Artemisia</em> species (Publications)
fraction infusions of A. afra (BB) were the most active with IC(50) values of 0.35 µg/ml against NTS and 4.5 µg/ml against adult worms. Chemical fingerprinting using High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)
Usability and psychometric properties of a battery of tools to assess intelligence, executive functioning, and sustained attention in Tanzanian... (Publications)
one children aged 6 months to 12 years completed the assessment. Refusal rates were consistently low (5.9% at the highest) and no ceiling or floor effects of measurements were observed. Feedback from assessors
A cluster randomized trial assessing the effect of a digital health algorithm on quality of care in Tanzania (DYNAMIC study) (Publications)
prescription was 37.3% in intervention facilities, and 76.4% in control facilities (adjusted risk ratio 0.5; 95% CI 0.4 to 0.7; p
Lessons learned in conducting mass drug administration for schistosomiasis control and measuring coverage in an operational research setting (Publications)
enrolled in schools and 75% for all school-age children. Over the 4 years of intervention, an estimated 3.5 million treatments were administered to study communities. By year 4, the median village coverage was
Predictors of stunting and pathway analysis for linear growth among children aged two to three years of age after a trial of small-quantity... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Globally, 148 million children under 5 are stunted, with risk factors varying by context. Our 'Impact of Growth Charts and Nutritional Supplements on Child Growth in Zambia' (ZamCharts) trial
Air quality in Tehran, Iran: evaluating acute health effects and modeling the long-term spatial variability (Publications)
polluted area. Even so, more than 80% of Tehran had benzene concentrations above air quality standard of 5 µg/m3 set by European Union and Iranian Government. The thesis also included a systematic review of
Comparison of antigen and antibody responses in repeat lymphatic filariasis transmission assessment surveys in American Samoa (Publications)
transmission has been achieved in American Samoa. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: A total of 1,134 and 864 children (5-10 years old) were enrolled in TAS 1 and TAS 2, respectively. Two CFA-positive children were identified
<em>Vivax </em>malaria in pregnancy and lactation: a long way to health equity (Publications)
growth restriction with no other identifiable cause and induction to reduce the risk of stillbirth. At 5 months postpartum a qualitative glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) point-of-care test was normal