Age and cancer incidence in 5.2 million people with HIV: the South African HIV Cancer Match study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Old age is an important risk factor for developing cancer, but few data exist on this association in people with HIV (PWH) in sub-Saharan Africa. METHODS: The South African HIV Cancer Matc
Should we treat <em>Blastocystis </em>sp.? A double-blind placebo-controlled randomized pilot trial (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Blastocystis sp. is a worldwide-distributed protist colonizing the guts of humans and a great variety of animals. It is unclear whether it is just a commensal or an infectious parasite tha
Informal support networks of Tanzanians with chronic diseases: predictors of support provision and treatment adherence (Publications)
Objectives: To examine the role of NCD patients' social ties as informal caregivers and whether receiving their support is associated with engagement in care. Methods: NCD outpatients (N(2) = 100) in
High levels of surgical antibiotic prophylaxis: implications for hospital-based antibiotic stewardship in Sierra Leone (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: Despite the impact of inappropriate prescribing on antibiotic resistance, data on surgical antibiotic prophylaxis in sub-Saharan Africa are limited. In this study, we evaluated antibiotic u
Tiergestützte Schmerztherapie: Hilfreich bei chronischen Schmerzen im Kindes- und Jugendalter? (Publications)
Kinder und Jugendliche, die an chronischen Schmerzen leiden, sind häufig schwer für therapeutische und Bewegungsangebote zu motivieren. Hier setzen tiergestützte Interventionen an. Bisherige Studiener
Assessing public-private procurement practices for medical commodities in Dar es Salaam: a situation analysis (Publications)
BACKGROUND: In Tanzania, the Medical Stores Department is the principal pharmaceutical provider to public health facilities throughout the country. However, growing demand from health facilities has p
High sensitivity of mobile phone microscopy screening for<em> Schistosoma haematobium</em> in Azaguié, Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
Schistosomiasis infections continue to impact African settings disproportionately, and there is an urgent need for novel tools to evaluate infection control and elimination strategies at the community