Prevalence and risk factors of helminths and intestinal protozoa infections among children from primary schools in western Tajikistan (Publications)
8%), whereas the prevalences of Ascaris lumbricoides, hookworm and Enterobius vermicularis were below 5%. The prevalence of pathogenic intestinal protozoa, namely Giardia intestinalis and Entamoeba histolytica/E
The unmet need for emergency obstetric care in Tanga Region, Tanzania (Publications)
high perinatal mortality of 9.1% (still birth 6.9%, dying within 24 hours 1.7%, dying after 24 hours 0.5%) raise concern about the quality of care being provided. CONCLUSIONS: Based on the 2% threshold, Tanga
History of malaria control in Tajikistan and rapid malaria appraisal in an agro-ecological setting (Publications)
superpictus, Anopheles pulcherrimus and Anopheles hyrcanus in 58 of the 73 breeding sites examined (79.5%). Rice paddies, natural creeks and man-made ponds were the most important Anopheles habitats. CONCLUSION:
Correct dosing of artemether-lumefantrine for management of uncomplicated malaria in rural Tanzania: do facility and patient characteristics matter? (Publications)
were correct by age or weight; but 85.7% of patients received correct dosing by weight alone and 78.5% received correct dosing by age alone. In multivariate analysis, patients in the middle dosing bands
The challenge to avoid anti-malarial medicine stock-outs in an area of funding partners: the case of Tanzania (Publications)
were collected weekly by the mobile phone reporting tool SMS for Life on ACT availability from over 5,000 public health facilities in Tanzania starting from September 2011 to December 2012. Stock data for
The AvecNet Trial to assess whether addition of pyriproxyfen, an insect juvenile hormone mimic, to long-lasting insecticidal mosquito nets provides... (Publications)
clinical malaria incidence measured by passive case detection in a cohort of children, aged 6 months to 5 years. Anaemia and parasite prevalence will also be measured in children during cross-sectional surveys
Observational study on the consumption of recreational drugs and alcohol by Swiss travelers (Publications)
[95% CI 13-16]) during their trip. 9% (332/3527) of the participants used drugs in Switzerland and 5% (178/3481) during their trip. Risk factors for at-risk alcohol consumption during a trip were: at-risk
Disparities of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> infection, malaria-related morbidity and access to malaria prevention and treatment among school-aged... (Publications)
consisting of clinical and parasitological examinations and interviews with schoolchildren. More than 5,000 children from 93 schools in Cote d'Ivoire were interviewed to determine household socioeconomic
Modeling the public health impact of malaria vaccines for developers and policymakers (Publications)
routine infant immunization in 40 African countries over a 10-year period. Assumed purchase price was $5 per dose and injection equipment and delivery costs were $0.40 per dose. RESULTS: The model projects
Prevention through Activity in Kindergarten Trial (PAKT): a cluster randomised controlled trial to assess the effects of an activity intervention in... (Publications)
teachers were trained in workshops and during the supervision. Assessments were performed at baseline, 3-5 months into the intervention, at the end of the intervention and 2-4 months after the intervention.
