Same-day versus rapid ART initiation in HIV-positive individuals presenting with symptoms of tuberculosis: protocol for an open-label randomized... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: In absence of contraindications, same-day initiation (SDI) of antiretroviral therapy (ART) is recommended for people testing HIV-positive who are ready to start treatment. Until 2021, Worl
International study of childhood leukemia in residences near electrical transformer rooms (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: New epidemiologic approaches are needed to reduce the scientific uncertainty surrounding the association between extremely low frequency magnetic fields (ELF-MF) and childhood leukemia. Wh
Estimating the seroincidence of scrub typhus using antibody dynamics after infection (Publications)
Scrub typhus, a vector-borne bacterial infection, is an important but neglected disease globally. Accurately characterizing the burden is challenging because of nonspecific symptoms and limited diagno
Two decades of air pollution health risk assessment: insights from the use of WHO’s AirQ and AirQ+ tools (Publications)
Objectives: We evaluated studies that used the World Health Organization’s (WHO) AirQ and AirQ+ tools for air pollution (AP) health risk assessment (HRA) and provided best practice suggestions for fut
Predicting openness of communication in families with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome: natural language processing analysis (Publications)
BACKGROUND: In health care research, patient-reported opinions are a critical element of personalized medicine and contribute to optimal health care delivery. The importance of integrating natural lan
Burden of chronic pain among adult pastoralists in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional household survey (Publications)
Chronic pain is a major global health problem. Untreated pain causes particular suffering in marginalized communities. Most studies investigating chronic pain in sub-Saharan Africa stem from South Afr
Cardiac cystic echinococcosis-a systematic review and analysis of the literature (Publications)
Human cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a parasitic infection caused by the larval stage of the tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato, primarily affecting the liver and lungs. Although the heart is
Weekend physical activity profiles and their relationship with quality of life: the SOPHYA cohort of Swiss children and adolescents (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Quality of life (QoL) is an important health indicator among children and adolescents. Evidence on the effect of physical activity (PA)-related behaviors on QoL among youth remains incon
Breast cancer in women by HIV status: a report from the South African National Cancer Registry (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Breast cancer (BC) is the leading cause of cancer-related morbidity and mortality in women living in South Africa, a country with a high HIV burden. However, characteristics of the double
Assessment of the knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward human tuberculosis amongst rural communities in Chad (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious zoonotic disease caused by bacteria belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. In sub-Saharan African countries such as Chad, TB is endemic a
