"It is not expected for married couples": a qualitative study on challenges to safer sex communication among polygamous and monogamous partners in... (Publications)
were investigated and the challenges to safer sex dialogue explored. RESULTS: The study revealed that open safer sex dialogue in marriage is limited and challenged by social norms about marriage (a view that
Malaria intervention scale-up in Africa: effectiveness predictions for health programme planning tools, based on dynamic transmission modelling (Publications)
Spectrum health programme planning tool. METHODS: The dynamic Plasmodium falciparum transmission model OpenMalaria was used to simulate health effects of scale-up of insecticide-treated net (ITN) usage, indoor
Diarrhoeal diseases among adult population in an agricultural community Hanam province, Vietnam, with high wastewater and excreta re-use (Publications)
exposed to wastewater and excreta used in agriculture in Hanam province, northern Vietnam. METHODS: An open cohort of 867 adults, aged 16-65 years, was followed weekly for 12 months to determine the incidence
Couple experiences of provider-initiated couple HIV testing in an antenatal clinic in Lusaka, Zambia: lessons for policy and practice (Publications)
antenatal clinic and discusses policy and practical lessons. METHODS: Using a narrative approach, open-ended in-depth interviews were held with couples (n = 10) who underwent couple HIV testing; women
Efficacy thresholds and target populations for antiviral COVID-19 treatments to save lives and costs: a modelling study (Publications)
strategy to be cost-saving. Methods: We adapted an individual-based transmission model of SARS-CoV-2, OpenCOVID, which was calibrated and validated to 2020–2023 Swiss, European, and Northern Hemisphere ep
Determinants of malaria infection among under five children in Gursum district of Somali region, eastern Ethiopia (Publications)
(AOR) = 3.60 (1.73-7.48)], residing in rural areas [AOR = 3.58 (1.56-8.21)], living in houses with openings or holes in the walls that facilitate mosquito entry [AOR = 5.00 (2.22-11.28)], and not receiving
Human biomonitoring as a tool for exposure assessment in industrially contaminated sites (ICSs). Lessons learned within the ICS and Health European... (Publications)
fine-tuning of the results and allowed for more targeted remediating actions aimed to reduce exposure. Open and transparent communication of study results with contextual information and involvement of local
PEBRA trial - effect of a peer-educator coordinated preference-based ART service delivery model on viral suppression among adolescents and young... (Publications)
d by a peer-educator. METHODS: PEBRA (Peer-Educator Based Refill of ART) is a cluster randomized, open-label, superiority trial conducted at 20 health facilities in three districts of Lesotho, Southern
Impementation and scaling up of a digital Clinical Decision Support System / ICRC Nigeria (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/impementation-and-scaling-up-of-a-digital-clinical-decision-support-system-/-icrc-nigeria
as the quality of care they received. The results were published in the peer-reviewed journal BMJ Open. (https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/7/e055315.full) Target groups Primary target groups are children [...] the management of childhood illness in primary care in rural Nigeria: an observational study. BMJ Open. 2022 Jul 21;12(7):e055315. Bernasconi A, Crabbé F, Adedeji AM, Bello A, Schmitz T et.al. Results
Noma: giving a face to a deadly disease (Page)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/impact-stories/noma-giving-a-face-to-a-deadly-disease
to this disease, as the sight of young children suffering from its effects is unbearable. It causes open wounds on the face and whole sections of the cheek appear to have been eaten away. Children who survive [...] neglected disease of global importance. Adding noma to the list of 21 neglected tropical diseases could open new doors for funding research programs to better understand the disease. It is also hoped that the
