Sex differentials in the uptake of antiretroviral treatment in Zambia (Publications)
This study explores socio-structural factors that influence uptake of antiretroviral treatment (ART) in Zambia and assess differences between men and women. We conducted a case-control study nested in
HIV testing and tolerance to gender based violence: a cross-sectional study in Zambia (Publications)
This paper explores the effect of social relations and gender-based conflicts on the uptake of HIV testing in the South and Central provinces of Zambia. We conducted a community-based cross-sectional
Risk of intestinal parasitic infections in people with different exposures to wastewater and fecal sludge in Kampala, Uganda: a cross-rectional study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: There are health risks associated with wastewater and fecal sludge management and use, but little is known about the magnitude, particularly in rapidly growing urban settings of low- and m
Impacts of highway traffic exhaust in alpine valleys on the respiratory health in adults: a cross-sectional study (Publications)
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Most studies having shown respiratory health effects from traffic exhaust were conducted in urban areas with a complex mixture of air pollution sources. This study has investigat
Patient-physician concordance and disordance in gynecology: do physicians identify patients' reasons for visit and do patients understand physicians'... (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To assess physician-patient concordance on reasons for consultation and actions taken during consultation in five different gynecological practices, and to investigate patient and physician
Relationship of aerobic fitness and motor skills with memory and attention in preschoolers (Ballabeina): a cross-sectional and longitudinal study (Publications)
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: The debate about a possible relationship between aerobic fitness and motor skills with cognitive development in children has recently re-emerged, because of the decrease in child
Long-term exposure models for traffic related NO2 across geographically diverse areas over separate years (Publications)
Although recent air pollution epidemiologic studies have embraced land-use regression models for estimating outdoor traffic exposure, few have examined the spatio-temporal variability of traffic relat