The impact of different rehabilitation strategies after major events in the elderly: the case of stroke and hip fracture in the Tuscany region (Publications)
BACKGROUND: On a regional level, our aims were to describe rehabilitation patterns for elderly patients with stroke and hip fracture and to investigate mortality risk during the 6-month post acute per
Trends in weekly reported net use by children during and after rainy season in central Tanzania (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The use of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) is one of the principal interventions to prevent malaria in young children, reducing episodes of malaria by 50% and child deaths by one fi
Genotyping of genetically monomorphic bacteria: DNA sequencing in <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> highlights the limitations of current... (Publications)
Because genetically monomorphic bacterial pathogens harbour little DNA sequence diversity, most current genotyping techniques used to study the epidemiology of these organisms are based on mobile or r
A 10 year study of the cause of death in children under 15 years in Manhica, Mozambique (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Approximately 46 million of the estimated 60 million deaths that occur in the world each year take place in developing countries. Further, this mortality is highest in Sub-Saharan Africa,
Motivation and incentives of rural maternal and neonatal health care providers: a comparison of qualitative findings from Burkina Faso, Ghana and... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: In Burkina Faso, Ghana and Tanzania strong efforts are being made to improve the quality of maternal and neonatal health (MNH) care. However, progress is impeded by challenges, especially
HIV due to female sex work: regional and global estimates (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Female sex workers (FSWs) are at high risk of HIV infection. Our objective was to determine the proportion of HIV prevalence in the general female adult population that is attributable t
The Swiss Childhood Cancer Registry: rationale, organisation and results for the years 2001-2005 (Publications)
QUESTIONS UNDER STUDY: Childhood cancer is a rare but severe disease. Therefore central registration of all cases is essential for surveillance and management. This paper describes the methodology and
"Quality of prenatal and maternal care: bridging the know-do gap" (QUALMAT study): an electronic clinical decision support system for rural... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Despite strong efforts to improve maternal care, its quality remains deficient in many countries of Sub-Saharan Africa as persistently high maternal mortality rates testify. The QUALMAT st