Modeling the cost effectiveness of malaria control interventions in the highlands of western Kenya (Publications)
malaria control strategies can assist the decision-making process for prioritizing interventions. The OpenMalaria stochastic simulation modeling platform can be applied to simulate the impact of interventions
<em>Strongyloides stercoralis</em>: spatial distribution of a highly prevalent and ubiquitous soil-transmitted helminth in Cambodia (Publications)
age of 13 and women aged 50 years and over had lower odds of infection than their male counterparts. Open defecation was associated with higher odds of infection, while having some knowledge of the health
Caregiving can be costly: a qualitative study of barriers and facilitators to conducting kangaroo mother care in a US tertiary hospital neonatal... (Publications)
mothers of preterm infants (N = 20) at a large academic medical center in Massachusetts. A series of open-ended interview questions were designed to elicit all aspects of mothers' experiences and to understand
Efficacy and cost-effectiveness of environmental management for malaria control (Publications)
consisted of vegetation clearance, modification of river boundaries, draining swamps, oil application to open water bodies and house screening. Part of the population also was given quinine and was sleeping under
Efficacy and safety of pafuramidine versus pentamidine maleate for treatment of first stage sleeping sickness in a randomized, comparator-controlled,... (Publications)
demonstrated efficacy comparable to pentamidine. METHODS: This was a Phase 3, multi-center, randomized, open-label, parallel-group, active control study where 273 male and female patients with first stage T
Evaluation of the safety and immunogenicity of the RTS,S/AS01E malaria candidate vaccine when integrated in the expanded program of immunization (Publications)
African infants through the Expanded Program of Immunization (EPI). METHODS: This phase 2, randomized, open, controlled trial conducted in Ghana, Tanzania, and Gabon evaluated the safety and immunogenicity
ePOCT+ and the medAL-<em>suite</em>: development of an electronic clinical decision support algorithm and digital platform for pediatric outpatients... (Publications)
framework used for developing ePOCT+ will help support the development of other CDSAs, and that the open-source medAL-suite will enable others to easily and independently implement them. Further clinical
Presenting a comprehensive multi-scale evaluation framework for participatory modelling programs: a scoping review (Publications)
and/or process in the context of participatory modelling. This scoping review is registered with the Open Science Framework. RESULTS: The review identified 11 studies, which varied in evaluation purposes
Health insurance coverage in low-income and middle-income countries: progress made to date and related changes in private and public health... (Publications)
schemes in LMICs and on the relationship between coverage and health expenditure. This study used open-access data to assess the level of health insurance coverage in LMICs and its relationship with health
Mapping health service coverage inequalities in Africa: a scoping review protocol (Publications)
the Joanna Briggs Institute Manual for Evidence Synthesis. We preregistered this protocol with the Open Science Framework on 26 July 2022 (https://osf.io/zd5bt). We will consider any empirical research