Alcohol use and depression: link with adherence and viral suppression in adult patients on antiretroviral therapy in rural Lesotho, Southern Africa: a... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Depression and alcohol use disorder have been shown to be associated with poor adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART). Studies examining their association with viral suppression in rura
Annual and seasonal spatial models for nitrogen oxides in Tehran, Iran (Publications)
Very few land use regression (LUR) models have been developed for megacities in low- and middle-income countries, but such models are needed to facilitate epidemiologic research on air pollution. We d
Community knowledge, perceptions, and practices associated with urogenital schistosomiasis among school-aged children in Zanzibar, United Republic of... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: On the Zanzibar islands, United Republic of Tanzania, elimination of urogenital schistosomiasis is strived for in the coming years. This qualitative study aimed to better understand commun
Correlates and outcomes of posttransplant smoking in solid organ transplant recipients: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Despite smoking being an absolute or relative contraindication for transplantation, about 11-40% of all patients continue or resume smoking posttransplant. This systematic review with meta
The good clinical practice guideline and its interpretation - perceptions of clinical trial teams in sub-Saharan Africa (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: To explore the advantages and challenges of working with the Good Clinical Practice (GCP)-International Conference of Harmonization (ICH) E6 guideline and its interpretation from the persp
Why do marital partners of people living with HIV not test for HIV? A qualitative study in Lusaka, Zambia (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Knowledge of HIV status is crucial for HIV prevention and management in marital relationships. Yet some marital partners of people living with HIV decline HIV testing despite knowing the H
Spatio-temporal distribution of <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> complex strains in Ghana (Publications)
BACKGROUND: There is a perception that genomic differences in the species/lineages of the nine species making the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) may affect the efficacy of distinct control
Discovery of a mosaic-like biosynthetic assembly line with a decarboxylative off-loading mechanism through a combination of genome mining and imaging (Publications)
The biosynthetic gene cluster for the antiplasmodial natural product siphonazole was identified by using a combination of genome mining, imaging, and expression studies in the natural producer Herpeto
