Spatial distributions of diarrheal cases in relation to housing conditions in informal settlements: a cross-sectional study in Abidjan, Côte... (Publications)
In addition to individual practices and access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) facilities, housing conditions may also be associated with the risk of diarrhea. Our study embraced a broad appr
Vaccine value profile for leishmaniasis (Publications)
Leishmania infections are global, occurring in 98 countries and all World Health Organization (WHO) regions with 600 million to 1 billion people at risk of infection. Visceral leishmaniasis is associa
Unveiling maternal health insights during the COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan: using causal loop diagrams to illuminate and prevent unintended policy... (Publications)
The authors explain that using causal loop diagrams can visualize retrospectively the unintended negative consequences of COVID-19 related policies on maternal health and has potential to be used pros
Association between self-reported mobile phone use and the semen quality of young men (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the association between mobile phone exposure and semen parameters. DESIGN: A nationwide cross-sectional study. SETTING: Andrology laboratories in close proximity to 6 army
"I could not bear it": perceptions of chronic pain among Somali pastoralists in Ethiopia: a qualitative study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Pain is a major public health problem in the Global South, particularly among marginalized communities, such as Somali pastoralists. Yet, the topic of chronic pain has not yet been compreh
Modular Clinical Decision Support Networks (MoDN)-Updatable, interpretable, and portable predictions for evolving clinical environments (Publications)
Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSS) have the potential to improve and standardise care with probabilistic guidance. However, many CDSS deploy static, generic rule-based logic, resulting in inequi
A social network analysis model approach to understand tuberculosis transmission in remote rural Madagascar (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Quality surveillance data used to build tuberculosis (TB) transmission models are frequently unavailable and may overlook community intrinsic dynamics that impact TB transmission. Social n
Towards hybrid dialog management strategies for a health coach chatbot (Publications)
We present an iterative and incremental approach to designing dialog management for a health coach chatbot based on our in-progress research. The requirements are derived from the coaching needs of yo