Community effectiveness of intermittent preventive treatment for infants (IPTi) in rural southern Tanzania (Publications)
Intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in infants (IPTi) with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine shows evidence of efficacy in individually randomized, controlled trials. In a large-scale effectiveness
Effect of large-scale social marketing of insecticide-treated nets on child survival in rural Tanzania (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Insecticide-treated nets have proven efficacy as a malaria-control tool in Africa. However, the transition from efficacy to effectiveness cannot be taken for granted. We assessed coverage
Gender and community views of stigma and tuberculosis in rural Maharashtra, India (Publications)
Stigma associated with tuberculosis (TB) is often regarded as a barrier to health seeking and a cause of social suffering. Stigma studies are typically patient-centred, and less is known about the vie
Impact of random and systematic recall errors and selection bias in case-control studies on mobile phone use and brain tumors in adolescents (CEFALO... (Publications)
Whether the use of mobile phones is a risk factor for brain tumors in adolescents is currently being studied. Case-control studies investigating this possible relationship are prone to recall error an
Bovine tuberculosis: an old disease but a new threat to Africa (Publications)
Bovine tuberculosis (TB) is a disease characterised by progressive development of specific granulomatous lesions or tubercles in lung tissue, lymph nodes or other organs. Mycobacterium bovis is the ca