Measuring health facility readiness and its effects on severe malaria outcomes in Uganda (Publications)
There is paucity of evidence for the role of health service delivery to the malaria decline in Uganda We developed a methodology to quantify health facility readiness and assessed its role on severe m
The context of emergency contraception use among young unmarried women in Accra, Ghana: a qualitative study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Over the past decade, awareness and use of emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs) among young women has rapidly increased in Ghana; however, the rate of unintended pregnancy among this group
Recent advances on <em>Dirofilaria repens</em> in dogs and humans in Europe (Publications)
Dirofilaria repens is a nematode affecting domestic and wild canids, transmitted by several species of mosquitoes. It usually causes a non-pathogenic subcutaneous infection in dogs and is the principa
Heart diseases and echocardiography in rural Tanzania: occurrence, characteristics, and etiologies of underappreciated cardiac pathologies (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Little is known about heart diseases and their treatment in rural sub-Saharan Africa. This study aimed to describe the occurrence, characteristics, and etiologies of heart diseases, and th
Implementing a community vector collection strategy using xenomonitoring for the endgame of lymphatic filariasis elimination (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The global strategy for elimination of lymphatic filariasis is by annual mass drug administration (MDA). Effective implementation of this strategy in endemic areas reduces Wuchereria bancr
Association of objectively measured and perceived environment with accelerometer-based physical activity and cycling: a Swiss population-based... (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: We tested whether objectively assessed neighbourhood characteristics are associated with moderate-to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and cycling in Swiss children and adolescents and ass
Gender differences in the association between life history of body silhouettes and asthma incidence: results from the SAPALDIA cohort study (Publications)
Background: The association of obesity and asthma has been described in children and adults. However, whether a different life course of weight in men and women may explain gender differences in asthm
Occupational exposures and incidence of chronic bronchitis and related symptoms over two decades: the European Community Respiratory Health Survey (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: Chronic bronchitis (CB) is an important chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)-related phenotype, with distinct clinical features and prognostic implications. Occupational exposures