La malaria importée en Suisse 1974-1976 (Publications)
In recent years there has been an increase in imported tropical diseases in Switzerland. Travellers to the tropics are often inadequately or not at all informed about the dangers and possible prophyla
Physical activity and sedentary behavior among schoolchildren: a 34-country comparison (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To describe and compare levels of physical activity and sedentary behavior in schoolchildren from 34 countries across 5 WHO Regions. STUDY DESIGN: The analysis included 72,845 schoolchildre
Association between domains of physical activity and all-cause, cardiovascular and cancer mortality (Publications)
Few studies have investigated the independent effects of domain-specific physical activity on mortality. We sought to investigate the association of physical activity performed in different domains of
Outcomes of antiretroviral treatment programs in rural Southern Africa (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Data on outcomes of antiretroviral treatment (ART) programs in rural sub-Saharan African are scarce. We describe early losses and long-term outcomes in 6 rural programs in Southern Africa
Comprehensive sterilization of malaria vectors using pyriproxyfen: a step closer to malaria elimination (Publications)
One of the main challenges to malaria elimination is the resilience of vectors, such as Anopheles arabiensis, that evade lethal exposure to insecticidal control measures or express resistance to their
Provider-patient interaction in rural Cameroon: how it relates to the patient's understanding of diagnosis and prescribed drugs, the patient's concept... (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: This cross-sectional survey examines the relation between provider-patient interaction and several patient-outcomes in a rural health district in Cameroon. METHODS: We used structured patie