System effectiveness of a targeted free mass distribution of long lasting insecticidal nets in Zanzibar, Tanzania (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Insecticide-treated nets (ITN) and long-lasting insecticidal treated nets (LLIN) are important means of malaria prevention. Although there is consensus regarding their importance, there is
Near-roadway air pollution and coronary heart disease: burden of disease and potential impact of a greenhouse gas reduction strategy in southern... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Several studies have estimated the burden of coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality from ambient regional particulate matter
A bundle of services increased ascertainment of tuberculosis among HIV-infected individuals enrolled in a HIV cohort in rural sub-Saharan Africa (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: To report on trends of tuberculosis ascertainment among HIV patients in a rural HIV cohort in Tanzania, and assessing the impact of a bundle of services implemented in December 2012, consi
Use of sap flow measurements to validate stomatal functions for mature beech (<em>Fagus sylvatica</em>) in view of ozone uptake calculations (Publications)
For a quantitative estimate of the ozone effect on vegetation reliable models for ozone uptake through the stomata are needed. Because of the analogy of ozone uptake and transpiration it is possible t
Mapping hotspots of malaria transmission from pre-existing hydrology, geology and geomorphology data in the pre-elimination context of Zanzibar,... (Publications)
BackgroundLarval source management strategies can play an important role in malaria elimination programmes, especially for tackling outdoor biting species and for eliminating parasite and vector popul
Determinants of antiretroviral adherence among HIV positive children and teenagers in rural Tanzania: a mixed methods study (Publications)
BackgroundAround 3.3 million children worldwide are infected with HIV and 90% of them live in sub-Saharan Africa. Our study aimed to estimate adherence levels and find the determinants, facilitators a
cART prescription trends in a prospective HIV cohort in rural Tanzania from 2007 to 2011 (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Since 2010, World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines discourage using stavudine in first-line regimens due to frequent and severe side effects. This study describes the implementation of