Low prevalence of <em>Plasmodium</em> and absence of malaria transmission in Conakry, Guinea: prospects for elimination (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Over the past 15 years, mortality and morbidity due to malaria have been reduced substantially in sub-Saharan Africa and local elimination has been achieved in some settings. This study ad
Is zidovudine first line therapy virologically comparable to tenofovir in resource-limited settings? (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To compare virologic success between adult patients on tenofovir (TDF) and zidovudine (AZT)-containing first-line anti-retroviral (ART) regimens in 10 rural clinics in Lesotho, Southern Afr
The potential of food fortification to add micronutrients in young children and women of reproductive age - findings from a cross-sectional survey in... (Publications)
Poor micronutrient intakes are a major contributing factor to the high burden of micronutrient deficiencies in Cote d'Ivoire. Large-scale food fortification is considered a cost-effective approach to
Implementation of tuberculosis intensive case finding, isoniazid preventive therapy, and infection control ("Three I's") and HIV-tuberculosis service... (Publications)
SETTING: World Health Organization advocates for integration of HIV-tuberculosis (TB) services and recommends intensive case finding (ICF), isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT), and infection control ("
Development of HIV drug resistance and therapeutic failure in children and adolescents in rural Tanzania - an emerging public health concern (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence and determinants of virologic failure (VF) and acquired drug resistance-associated mutations (DRM) in HIV-infected children and adolescents in rural Tanzania.
Annual and seasonal spatial models for nitrogen oxides in Tehran, Iran (Publications)
Very few land use regression (LUR) models have been developed for megacities in low- and middle-income countries, but such models are needed to facilitate epidemiologic research on air pollution. We d
Why do marital partners of people living with HIV not test for HIV? A qualitative study in Lusaka, Zambia (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Knowledge of HIV status is crucial for HIV prevention and management in marital relationships. Yet some marital partners of people living with HIV decline HIV testing despite knowing the H