"I could not bear it": perceptions of chronic pain among Somali pastoralists in Ethiopia: a qualitative study (Publications)
"Pain descriptions and dimensions", (3) "Temporality of pain", (4) "Pain-related stigma and stoicism" (5) "Mediating role of spirituality", and (6) "Impact of pain on daily life activities". CONCLUSIONS: Somali
Nutrition transition, double burden of malnutrition, and urbanization patterns in secondary cities of Bangladesh, Kenya and Rwanda (Publications)
substantial increase in food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic. Stunting rates in children under 5 years varied among the cities and ranged from 7.8% in Busia to 46.6% in Rubavu, while half of adult
An intersectoral approach to hypertension care: solutions for improving blood pressure control in São Paulo, Brazil (Publications)
diseases (CVDs) and a major public health issue worldwide. In Brazil, it affects approximately 52.5% of the adult population. We describe the solutions package and the impact of a population health initiative
SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern in children and adolescents with COVID-19: a systematic review (Publications)
(2) risk factors for severe disease, (3) the risk of infection, (4) the risk of transmission and (5) long-term consequences following a VOC infection. DESIGN: Systematic review. DATA SOURCES: The COVID-19
Relative effects of climate factors and malaria control interventions on changes of parasitaemia risk in Burkina Faso from 2014 to 2017/2018 (Publications)
y important only in 2017/2018. Overall, the estimated number of infected children under the age of 5 years decreased from 704,202 in 2014 to 290,189 in 2017/2018. The use of ITNs was related to the decline
Investigation of dengue infection in asymptomatic individuals during a recent outbreak in La Réunion (Publications)
possible asymptomatic dengue infections detected by the presence of anti-dengue IgM antibodies. Only 5.3% of the participants had a recent dengue infection confirmed by RT-PCR. Although the resurgence of
A remote parenting program and parent and staff perspectives: a randomized trial (Publications)
program on parenting practices was evaluated by randomized trial in Jamaica. Mothers with children aged 5 to 24 months who met 1 of 7 at-risk criteria were enrolled at health centers. Participants were randomly
Use of lower gastrointestinal endoscopy and fecal occult blood test in the 2007 Swiss health interview survey respondents aged 50 years and older (Publications)
7 % for FOBT (within the past year) and 6.4 % for lower gastrointestinal endoscopy (within the past 5 years). CRC screening by either method was 13 %. The major determinants of participation in CRC screening
Amino ozonides exhibit in vitro activity against <em>Echinococcus multilocularis</em> metacestodes (Publications)
the parasite tissue were equally affected. Complete destruction of the germinal layer was noted at 5 days post exposure. Synthetic ozonides could represent interesting leads that will be further investigated
Asymptomatic only at first sight: malaria infection among schoolchildren in highland Rwanda (Publications)
infection was associated with anaemia (mean haemoglobin difference of -1.2 g/dL; 95% CI, -0.8 to -1.5 g/dL), fever, underweight, clinically assessed malnutrition and histories of fever, tiredness, weakness