Timeliness and completeness of vaccination and risk factors for low and late vaccine uptake in young children living in rural southern Tanzania (Publications)
Background: We studied coverage and timeliness of vaccination and risk factors for low and delayed vaccine uptake in children aged ,2 years in rural Tanzania. Methods: We used data from a cluster surv
The impact of a depression awareness campaign on mental health literacy and mental morbidity among gay men (Publications)
BACKGROUND: High prevalences of depression and suicidality have been found among gay men. This paper assesses the possible impact of Blues-out, a depression awareness campaign based on the European Al
Preparedness of anesthesiologists working in humanitarian disasters (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: Many skills needed to provide patients with safe, timely, and adequate anesthesia care during humanitarian crisis and disaster relief operations are not part of the daily routine before dep
Raw fish consumption in liver fluke endemic areas in rural southern Laos (Publications)
Consumption of raw or insufficiently cooked fish is a major public health concern in Southeast Asia, and in Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), in particular. We aimed to assess the knowledge,
Rapid re-infection with soil-transmitted helminths after triple-dose albendazole treatment of school-aged children in Yunnan, People's Republic of... (Publications)
Post-treatment soil-transmitted helminth re-infection patterns were studied as part of a randomized controlled trial among school-aged children from an ethnic minority group in Yunnan province, People
Effect of nocturnal road traffic noise exposure and annoyance on objective and subjective sleep quality (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Various epidemiological studies have found an association between noise exposure and sleep quality, but the mediating role of annoyance is unclear for this association. OBJECTIVES: To inve
A review of bovine tuberculosis at the wildlife-livestock-human interface in sub-Saharan Africa (Publications)
SUMMARY Infection of wild animals by bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is raising concern worldwide. This article reviews the current epidemiological situation, risk of emergence and control options at the wi
