Associations between the use of insecticide-treated nets in early childhood and educational outcomes, marriage and child-bearing in early adulthood:... (Publications)
(aOR 1.40 [1.11, 1.76]) compared with women sleeping less frequently under ITNs in early life ( < age 5 years). Among men, high ITN use was associated with a 50% increase in the odds of completing primary
Gametocyte carriage in uncomplicated <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> malaria following treatment with artemisinin combination therapy: a systematic... (Publications)
(adjusted odds ratio (AOR), 9.05; 95 % CI, 3.74-21.90; P < 0.001) and new (AOR, 3.03; 95 % CI, 1.66-5.54; P < 0.001) infections with asexual-stage parasites were strongly associated with development of
Assessing and managing wounds of Buruli ulcer patients at the primary and secondary health care levels in Ghana (Publications)
compared to 40% at the SHC center, where the majority required split-skin grafting (75%) or excision (12.5%). Only 9% of wounds at the PHC center, but 50% at the SHC center were complicated by bacterial infection
Characterization of novel antimalarial compound ACT-451840: preclinical assessment of activity and dose-efficacy modeling (Publications)
potently prevented male gamete formation from the gametocyte stage with a 50% inhibition concentration of 5.89 nM (SD: +/- 1.80 nM) and dose-dependently blocked oocyst development in the mosquito with a 50%
Assessing whether universal coverage with insecticide-treated nets has been achieved: is the right indicator being used? (Publications)
ITN for 2 people. Among households with 7-9 people, mean population ITN access was 41.0% (95% CI 36.5-45.6), whereas only 6.2% (95% CI 4.0-8.3) of these same households owned at least 1 ITN for 2 people
Local and foreign authorship of maternal health interventional research in low- and middle-income countries: systematic mapping of publications... (Publications)
29.9 % of modelling studies (44/147), and 33.2 % of articles in journals with an Impact Factor > /=5 (61/184). Sub-Saharan Africa authors led 54.2 % (538/993) of studies in the region, while 73.4 % did
Two-year impact of community-based health screening and parenting groups on child development in Zambia: follow-up to a cluster-randomized controlled... (Publications)
o-treat analysis was performed for primary outcomes measured at the year 2 follow-up: stunting and 5 domains of neurocognitive development measured using the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Develo
Pregnancy outcomes and risk of placental malaria after artemisinin-based and quinine-based treatment for uncomplicated falciparum malaria in... (Publications)
3064/4501) or third trimester (31.6%, 1421/4501), with gestational age confirmed by ultrasound in 91.5% (4120/4503). Quinine (n = 184) and five commonly used artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs)
Identification of risk factors for rabies exposure and access to post-exposure prophylaxis in Chad (Publications)
non-compliance observed in rural areas. Access to vaccine before the study was alarmingly low, with only 8.5% accessing PEP. Despite facilitated collaboration between human health and veterinary services through
Aminoindoles, a novel scaffold with potent activity against <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> (Publications)
However, parasites recrudesced by day 9. Dosing at 200 mg/kg/day twice a day resulted in cures of 3/5 animals. The compound had comparable activity against P. falciparum blood stages in a human-engrafted