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Journal Articles

Selected publications from our students, staff and alumni:

2024

  1. Zeynudin A, Degefa T, Belay T, Mumicha JB, Husen A, Yasin J, Abamecha A, Wieser A. (2024): Parasitic contamination of fresh vegetables and fruits sold in open-air markets in peri-urban areas of Jimma City, Oromia, Ethiopia: A community-based cross-sectional study.Link

  2. Tuladhar S, Delius M, Siebeck M, Oberhauser C, Paudel D, Rehfuess E. (2024): Standards of care and determinants of women's satisfaction with delivery services in Nepal: a multi-perspective analysis using data from a health facility-based survey.Link

  3. Tuladhar S, Rehfuess E, Delius M, Siebeck M, Paudel D, Oberhauser C. (2024): Emergency obstetric and newborn care signal functions: The situation in health facilities in Nepal between 2015 and 2021.Link

  4. Gashaw M, Gudina EK, Ali S, Gabriele L, Seeholzer T, Alemu B, Froeschl G, Kroidl A, Wieser A. (2024): Molecular characterization of carbapenem-resistance in Gram-negative isolates obtained from clinical samples at Jimma Medical Center, Ethiopia.Link

  5. Tuladhar S, Paudel D, Rehfuess E, Siebeck M, Oberhauser C, Delius M. (2024): Changes in health facility readiness for obstetric and neonatal care services in Nepal: an analysis of cross-sectional health facility survey data in 2015 and 2021.Link

2023

  1. Sabita Tuladhar, Kimothy Mwamelo, Christina Manyama, Dorothy Obuobi, Mario Antunes, Mulatu Gashaw, Monica Vogel, Harinee Shrinivasan, Kashung Annie Mugambwa, Isabella Korley, Guenter Froeschl, Lisa Hofaeller and Sarah Scholze (2023): Proceedings from the CIHLMU 2022 Symposium: “Availability of and Access to Quality Data in Health". Link

  2. Kashung Annie Mugambwa, Wandini Lutchmun, Janina Gach, Carolin Bader and Guenter Froeschl (2023): Mental health of people with limited access to health services: a retrospective study of patients attending a humanitarian clinic network in Germany in 2021 Link

  3. Tesfaye Y, Alemu B, Soboka M, Girma S, Reinhard MA, Rek S, Adorjan K, Zhelyazkova A, Padberg F, Jobst A, Abera M. (2023):Mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic among residents of Jimma town: a cross-sectional study.Link

  4. Tuladhar S, Mwamelo K, Manyama C, Obuobi D, Antunes M, Gashaw M, Vogel M, Shrinivasan H, Mugambwa KA, Korley I, Froeschl G, Hoffaeller L, Scholze S. (2023): Proceedings from the CIHLMU 2022 Symposium: "Availability of and Access to Quality Data in Health".Link

  5. Basagoitia A, Burrowes S, Solis-Soto MT, MacMillan G, Sullivan S.(2023): Community and provider perceptions and experiences of cervical cancer screening in Rural Bolivia: a qualitative study.Link

  6. Ayettey J, Ablorde A, Amlalo GK, Mensah BA, Kudom AA. (2023): Entomological surveillance on Aedes aegypti during covid 19 period in Cape Coast, Ghana: Risk of arboviral outbreaks, multiple insecticide resistance and distribution of F1534C, V410L and V1016I kdr mutations.Link

  7. Ablorde A, Ayettey J, Kroidl I, Wieser A, Kudom AA. Acta Trop. (2023): Co-occurrence of multiple kdr mutations (F1534C, V1016I, V410L) in Aedes aegypti from coastal areas in Ghana and assessment of the role of mosquito coil in causing pyrethroid resistance.Link

  8. Adler M, Escóbar-Márquez L, Solis-Soto MT, Pinto CF. J (2023): Stingless bees: uses and management by meliponiculturist women in the Chaco region of Bolivia.Link

2022

  1. Ahmed Zeynudin, Teshome Degefa, Million Tesfaye, Sultan Suleman, Elias Yesuf, Zuber Hajikelil, Solomon Ali, Khalide Azam, Abdusemed Husen, Jafer Yasin, Andreas Wieser (2022): Zeynudin A, Degefa T, Tesfaye M, Suleman S, Yesuf EA, Hajikelil Z, Ali S, Azam K, Husen A, Yasin J, Wieser A. Link

  2. Josephine Singo, John Bosco Isunju, Dingani Moyo, Stephan Bose-O'Reilly, Nadine Steckling-Muschack, Antony Mamuse (2022): Accidents, Injuries, and Safety among Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Miners in Zimbabwe. Link

  3. Wandini Lutchmun, Janina Gach, Christiane Borup and Guenter Froeschl (2022): Chronic diseases and multi‑morbidity in persons experiencing homelessness: results from a cross‑sectional study conducted at three humanitarian clinics in Germany in 2020. Link

  4. Ali S, Gudina EK, Gize A, Aliy A, Adankie BT, Tsegaye W, Hundie GB, Muleta MB, Chibssa TR, Belaineh R, Negessu D, Shegu D, Froeschl G, Wieser A. (2022): Community Wastewater-Based Surveillance Can Be a Cost-Effective Approach to Track COVID-19 Outbreak in Low-Resource Settings: Feasibility Assessment for Ethiopia Context. Link

  5. Moonga G, Chisola MN, Berger U, Nowak D, Yabe J, Nakata H, Nakayama S, Ishizuka M, Bose-O'Reilly S. (2022): Geospatial approach to investigate spatial clustering and hotspots of blood lead levels in children within Kabwe, Zambia. Link

  6. Singo J, Isunju JB, Moyo D, Steckling-Muschack N, Bose-O'Reilly S, Mamuse A. (2022): Hazards and Control Measures among Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Miners in Zimbabwe. Link

  7. Tukhanova N, Shin A, Turebekov N, Nurmakhanov T, Abdiyeva K, Shevtsov A, Yerubaev T, Tokmurziyeva G, Berdibekov A, Sutyagin V, Maikanov N, Zakharov A, Lezdinsh I, Yeraliyeva L, Froeschl G, Hoelscher M, Frey S, Wagner E, Peintner L, Essbauer S (2022): Molecular characterisation and phylogeny of Tula virus in Kazakhstan. Link

  8. Sabi I, Olomi W, Nkereuwem E, Togun T, Gomez MP, Sylla M, Diarra B, Sanogo M, Sichone E, Mahiga H, Njeleka F, Ebonyi AO, Egere U, Ntinginya NE, Hoelscher M, Heinrich N, Kampmann B (2022): Diagnosis of paediatric TB using Xpert® MTB/RIF Ultra on fresh respiratory samples. Link

  9. Mutayoba BK, Michael Hoelscher, Heinrich N, Joloba ML, Lyamuya E, Kilale AM, Range NS, Ngowi BJ, Ntinginya NE, Mfaume SM, Wilfred A, Doulla B, Lyimo J, Kisonga R, Kingalu A, Kabahita JM, Guido O, Kabugo J, Adam I, Luutu M, Namaganda MM, Namutebi J, Kasule GW, Nakato H, Byabajungu H, Lutaaya P, Musisi K, Oola D, Mboowa G, Pletschette M (2022): Phylogenetic lineages of tuberculosis isolates and their association with patient demographics in Tanzania. Link

  10. Mutayoba BK, Ershova J, Lyamuya E, Hoelscher M, Heinrich N, Kilale AM, Range NS, Ngowi BJ, Ntinginya NE, Mfaume SM, Nkiligi E, Doulla B, Lyimo J, Kisonga R, Kingalu A, Lema Y, Kondo Z, Pletschette M (2022): The second national anti-tuberculosis drug resistance survey in Tanzania, 2017-2018. Link

  11. Shin A, Tukhanova N, Ndenkeh J Jr, Shapiyeva Z, Yegemberdiyeva R, Yeraliyeva L, Nurmakhanov T, Froeschl G, Hoelscher M, Musralina L, Toktasyn Y, Gulnara Z, Sansyzbayev Y, Aigul S, Abdiyeva K, Turebekov N, Wagner E, Peintner L, Essbauer S (2022): Tick-borne encephalitis virus and West-Nile fever virus as causes of serous meningitis of unknown origin in Kazakhstan. Link

  12. Pirmatova D, Dodkhoeva M, Hasbargen U, Flemmer AW, Abdusamatzoda Z, Saburova K, Salieva N, Radzhabova S, Parhofer KG (2022): Screening for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Pregnancy Outcomes: Results from a Multicentric Study in Tajikistan. Link

2021

  1. Esayas Kebede Gudina, Matthias Siebeck, Million Tesfaye Eshete (2021): Evidence Gaps and Challenges in the Fight Against COVID-19 in Africa: Scoping Review of the Ethiopian Experience. Link

  2. Wandini Lutchmun, Aikins Ablorde, Han-Wen Chang, Guenter Froeschl, Equlinet Misganaw, Bhim Prasad Sapkota, Sarah Scholze, Josephine Singo and Lisa Hoffaeller (2021): Proceedings from the CIH-LMU 2021 Symposium: Global Health Perspectives: Climate Change & Migration. Link

  3. Janak Kumar Thapa, Doris Stoeckl, Raj Kumar Sangroula, Asha Pun, Meena Thapa, Mahesh Kumar Maskey, Maria Delius (2021): Investment case approach for equitable access to maternal neonatal and child health services: Stakeholders’ perspective in Nepal. Link

  4. Given Moonga, Stephan Boese-O’Reilly, Ursula Berger, Kenneth Harttgen, Charles Michelo, Dennis Nowak, Uwe Siebert, John Yabe, Johannes Seiler (2021): Modelling chronic malnutrition in Zambia: A Bayesian distributional regression approach. Link

  5. Equlinet Misganaw Amare, Matthias Siebeck,Tegbar Yigzaw Sendekie, Martin R. Fischer, Markus Berndt (2021): Development of an Entrustable Professional Activities (EPA) Framework to Inform Surgical Residency Training Programs in Ethiopia: A Three-round National Delphi Method Study. Link

  6. Bernarda Espinoza‐Castro, Tobias Weinmann, Rossana Mendoza López, Katja Radon (2021) Working Conditions as Risk Factors for Depressive Symptoms among Spanish‐Speaking Au Pairs Living in Germany - Longitudinal Study. Link

  7. Francesco Nicoli, Deepak Paudel, Maria Teresa Solis-Soto (2021: Old and new coronaviruses in the elderly. Link

  8. Marie Astrid Garrido, Lorenz Mark, Manuel Parra, Dennis Nowak, Katja Radon (2021): Executive Function among Chilean Shellfish Divers: A Cross-Sectional Study Considering Working and Health Conditions in Artisanal Fishing. Link

  9. Melkamu Berhane, Netsanet Workneh Gidi, Beza Eshetu, Mulatu Gashaw, Getnet Tesfaw, Andreas Wieser, Guro K. Bårnes, Guenter Froeschl, Solomon Ali and Esayas Kebede Gudina (2021): Clinical Profile of Neonates Admitted with Sepsis to Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Jimma Medical Center, A Tertiary Hospital in Ethiopia. Link

  10. Creuza Rachel Vicente, Fabian Jacobs, Denise Siqueira de Carvalho, Kajal Chhaganlal, Raquel Baroni de Carvalho, Sonia Mara Raboni, Fatime Arënliu Qosaj, Luana Fiengo Tanaka (2021): Creating a platform to enable collaborative learning in One Health: The Joint Initiative for Teaching and Learning on Global Health Challenges and One Health experience. Link

  11. Michael Pritsch, Katja Radon, Abhishek Bakuli, Ronan Le Gleut, Laura Olbrich, Jessica Michelle Guggenbüehl Noller, Elmar Saathoff, Noemi Castelletti, Mercè Garí, Peter Pütz, Yannik Schälte, Turid Frahnow, Roman Wölfel, Camilla Rothe, Michel Pletschette, Dafni Metaxa, Felix Forster, Verena Thiel, Friedrich Rieß, Maximilian Nikolaus Diefenbach, Günter Fröschl, Jan Bruger, Simon Winter, Jonathan Frese, Kerstin Puchinger, Isabel Brand, Inge Kroidl, Jan Hasenauer, Christiane Fuchs, Andreas Wieser, Michael Hoelscher, and on behalf of the KoCo19 study group (2021): Prevalence and Risk Factors of Infection in the Representative COVID-19 Cohort Munich. Link

  12. Bindiya Meggi, Timothy Bollinger, Alcina Zitha, Chishamisso Mudenyanga, Adolfo Vubil, Dadirayi Mutsaka, Carina Nhachigule, Nedio Mabunda, Osvaldo Loquiha, Arne Kroidl, and Ilesh V. Jani (2022): Performance of a True Point-of-Care Assay for HIV-1/2 Viral Load Measurement at Antenatal and Postpartum Services. Link

2020

  1. Jia Bainga Kangbai, Christian Heumann, Michael Hoelscher, Foday Sahr, Guenter Froeschl (2020): Severity score for predicting in-facility Ebola treatment outcome. Link

  2. Elias Ali Yesufa, Eva Grillc, Guenter Froeschl, Damen Haile-Mariame, Daniela Koller (2020): Face and content validity of a prospective multidimensional performance instrument for service delivery in district health systems in low-income countries: a Delphi study. Link

  3. Elias Ali Yesuf, Mirkuzie Woldie, Damen Haile-Mariam, Daniela Koller, Guenter Froeschl, Eva Grill (2020): Identification of relevant performance indicators for district healthcare systems in Ethiopia: a systematic review and expert opinion. Link

  4. Karlygash Abdiyeva, Nurkeldi Turebekov, Ravilya Yegemberdiyeva, Andrey Dmitrovskiy, Lyazzat Yeraliyeva, Zhanna Shapiyeva, Talgat Nurmakhanov, Yerlan Sansyzbayev, Guenter Froeschl, Michael Hoelscher, Josua Zinner, Sandra Essbauer, Stefan Frey (2020): Vectors, molecular epidemiology and phylogeny of TBEV in Kazakhstan and central Asia. Link

  5. Suraya A, Nowak D, Widajati Sulistomo A, Ghanie Icksan A, Syahruddin E, Berger U, Bose‐O'Reilly, S (2020): Asbestos‐Related Lung Cancer: A Hospital‐Based Case‐Control Study in Indonesia. Link

  6. Garrido MA, Encina V, Solis-Soto MT, Parra M, Bauleo MF, Meneses C, Radon K (2020): Courses on Basic Occupational Safety and Health: A Train-the-Trainer Educational Program for Rural Areas of Latin America. Link

  7. Solís-Soto MT, Paudel D, Nicoli F (2020): Relationship between vaccination and nutritional status in children: Analysis of recent Demographic and Health Surveys. Link

  8. Khosa C, Bhatt N, Massango I, Azam K, Saathoff E, Bakuli A, Riess F, Ivanova O, Hoelscher M, Rachow A (2020): Development of chronic lung impairment in Mozambican TB patients and associated risks. BMC Pulmonary Medicine (2020) 20:127

  9. Olena Ivanova, Celso Khosa, Abhishek Bakuli, Nilesh Bhatt, Isabel Massango, Ilesh Jani, Elmar Saatho, Michael Hoelscher, Andrea Rachow (2020): Lung Function Testing and Prediction Equations in Adult Population from Maputo, Mozambique (2020). Link

  10. Vásquez León M, Espinoza Alarcón E, Castañeda Córdoca E, Cava Acurio M, Herrera Neira F (2020): Salud Ocupcaional en Áreas Rurales de América Latina. Experienca de la Alfarería en Pomaire. Extensión con sentido país: innovando en las prácticas de extensión, vinculación con el medio y comunicaciones en la Universidad de Chile, 2016-2018 Link

  11. Netsanet Workneh Gidi, Anna Suraya, Beatrice Mutayoba, Bernarda Espinoza, Bindiya Meggi, Issa Sabi, Jessica Michelle Guggenbuehl Noller, Kristina Schmieding, Nur Tukhanova, Martina Manhart and Arlett Heiber (2020): Proceedings from the CIHLMU occupational safety and health symposium 2019 "Protecting workers' health: global challenges and opportunities in workrelated respiratory diseases". Link

  12. Ivan Noreña, Nairuti Shah, Jackson Ndenkeh, Cecilia Hernandez, Nadia Sitoe, Abdou Sillah, Anna Shin, Wai Wai Han, Yoga Devaera, Maureen Mosoba, Given Moonga, Tereza Hendl, Alina Wernick, Vincent Micheal Kiberu, Melissa Menke, Jessica Michelle Guggenbuehl Noller and Michael Pritsch (2020): Proceedings from the CIHLMU Symposium 2020 on "eHealth: Trends and innovations". Link

  13. Jessica Michelle Guggenbühl Noller, Guenter Froeschl, Philip Eisermann, Johannes Jochum, Stefanie Theuring, Ingrid Reiter-Owona, Alfred Lennart Bissinger, Michael Hoelscher, Abhishek Bakuli, Franz-Josef Falkner von Sonnenburg, Camilla Rothe, Gisela Bretzel, Pedro Albajar-Viñas, Lise Grout  and Michael Pritsch (2020): Describing nearly two decades of Chagas disease in Germany and the lessons learned: a retrospective study on screening, detection, diagnosis, and treatment of Trypanosoma cruzi infection from 2000-2018. Link

2019

  1. Garrido Campos MA, Parra M, Díaz J, Medel J, Nowak D, Radon K (2019): Occupational Safety and Health in a Community of Shellfish Divers: A Community‑Based Participatory Approach. Link

  2. Espinoza-Castro B, Weinmann T, Mendoza López R, Radon K (2019): Major Depressive Syndrome (MDS) and its Association with Time of Residence among Spanish Speaking Au-Pairs Living in Germany. International Journal of Enviromental Research and Public Health. Link

  3. Machado Susseret N, Briceño-Ayala L, Radon K (2019): Prevalence of low back pain in migrant construction workers in Mar del Plata, Argentina. Link

  4. Parra M (2019): Workplace Violence. Link

  5. Scherrer C, Radon K (Eds.) (2019): Occupational Safety and Health Challenges in Southern Agriculture. Link

  6. Solís-Soto MT, Schön A, Parra M, Radon K (2019): Associations between effort-reward imbalance and health indicators among school teachers in Chuquisaca, Bolivia: a cross-sectional study. Link

  7. Weinmann T, Alzahmi A, Schneck A, Mancera Charry J.F, Fröschl G and Radon K (2019): Population-based assessment of health, healthcare utilisation, and specific needs of Syrian migrants in Germany: what is the best sampling method? Link

2018

  1. Meneses C, Radon K and van Dijk F (2018): Violence at Work and Mental Distress among Firefighters in Guatemala.

  2. Espinosa Aranzales F, Radon K, Fröschl G, Pinzón Rondón M, Delius M (2018): Prevalence and risk factors for intestinal parasitic infections in pregnant women residing in three districts of Bogotá, Colombia. Link

  3. Espinoza‑Castro B, Vásquez Rueda L. E, Mendoza Lopez RV and Radon K (2018): Working below skill level as risk factor for distress among Latin American migrants living in Germany: A Cross-Sectional Study. Link

  4. Bauleo MF, van Dijk F and Radon K (2018): One's workplace, Other's home? Work and health of domestic workers in Argentina. Link

  5. Garrido Campos MA, Hindelang BA, Siqueira de Carvalho D, Urzúa Finke I, Herrera R and Radon K (2018): Prevalence and risk factors for hearing loss in Chilean shellfish divers. Link

  6. Lucchini RG, McDiarmid M, van der Laan G, Rosen M, Placidi D, Radon K, Ruchirawat M, Kurtz L and Philip Landrigan (2018): Education and Training: Key factors in Global Occupational and Environmental Health. Link

  7. Espinosa Aranzales AF, Radon K, Fröschl G, Pinzón Rondón AM and Delius M (2018): Prevalence and risk factors for intestinal parasitic infections in pregnant women residing in three districts of Bogotá, Colombia. Link

  8. Shah R, Rehfuess Eva, Paudel D, Maskey MK and Maria Delius (2018): Barriers and facilitators to institutional delivery in rural areas of Chitwan district, Nepal: a qualitative study. Link

  9. Grafa J, Luckea T, Herrera R, Watzd H, Hollee R, Vogelmeierf C, Fickerg H. J, Jörres R (2018): Compatibility of medication with PRISCUS criteria and identification of drug interactions in a large cohort of patients with COPD. Link

  10. Machado Susseret N, Kurtz L, Bauleo MF, Radon K(2018): Training for Social Responsability - Control of Workers in Construction Sites. Link

2017

  1. Tanaka LF, Latorre MD, Gutierrez EB, Heumann C, Herbinger KH,Fröschl G (2017): Trends in the incidence of AIDS-defining and non-AIDS-defining cancers in people living with AIDS: a population-based study from São Paulo, Brazil. Link

  2. Vicente CR, Herbinger KH, Cerutti Junior C, Malta Romano C, de Souza Areias Cabidelle A, Fröschl G (2017): Determination of clusters and factors associated with dengue dispersion during the first epidemic related to Dengue virus serotype 4 in Vitoria, Brazil. Link

  3. Vicente CR, Cerutti Junior C, Fröschl G, Romano CM, Cabidelle AS, Herbinger KH (2017): Influence of demographics on clinical outcome of dengue: a cross-sectional study of 6703 confirmed cases in Vitória, Espírito Santo State, Brazil. Link

  4. Tanaka LF, Latorre MR, Gutierrez EB, Curado MP, Fröschl G, Heumann C, Herbinger KH (2017) Risk for cancer among people living with AIDS, 1997-2012: the São Paulo AIDS-cancer linkage study. Link

  5. Nicoli F, Gallerani E, Sforza F, Finessi V, Chachage M, Geldmacher C, Cafaro A, Ensoli B, Caputo A, Gavioli R (2017): AIDS 2017 Link

  6. González M. A, Solís-Soto M T and Radon K (2017): Leishmaniasis: Who Uses Personal Protection among Military Personnel in Colombia? Link

  7. Niba L., Aulinger B., Mbacham F. W and Parhofer G. K (2017): Predictors of glucose control in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes: results of a cross-sectional study in Cameroon. Link

  8. Solis-Soto M T, Schön A, Solis-Soto A, Parra M and Radon K (2017): Prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders among school teachers from urban and rural areas in Chuquisaca, Bolivia: a cross-sectional study. Link

  9. Paudel D, Shrestha B. I, Siebeck M and Rehfuess E (2017): Impact of the community-based newborn care package in Nepal: a quasi-experimental evaluation. Link

  10. Khosa C, Patel K, Abdiyeva K, Turebekov N, Prüller B and Heinrich N (2017): Proceedings from the CIHLMU 5th Infectious Diseases Symposium 2016 "Drug Resistant Tuberculosis: Old Disease - New Challenge". Link

  11. Tilahun Abdeta, Daniel Tolessa, Kristina Adorjan and Mubarek Abera (2017) Prevalence, withdrawal symptoms and associated factors of khat chewing among students at Jimma University in Ethiopia. Link

  12. Garcia VH, Radon K (2017) Preventive Training among Medical Interns in Mexico City and Its Association with Needlestick and Sharp Injuries - A Cross Sectional Study. Link

  13. Bauleo MF, van Dijk F, Radon K (2017): Ritmo de trabajo y su influencia en la salud mental de trabajadoras domésticas en Argentina. Revista de Salud Pública. Link

  14. Herrera R, Berger U, von Ehrenstein OS, Díaz I, Huber S, Moraga Muñoz D, Radon K (2017): Estimating the Causal Impact Proximity to Gold and Copper Mines on Respiratory Diseases in Chilean Children: An Application of Targeted Maximum Likehood Estimation. Link

  15. Solis Soto MT, Schön A, Solis-Soto A, Parra M, Radon K (2017): Prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders among school teachers from urban and rural areas in Chuquisaca, Bolivia: a cross-sectional study. Link

  16. Solis-Soto MT, Schön A, Parra M, Radon K (2017): Factores psicosociales del ambiente laboral en profesores de áreas urbanas y rurales de Chuquisaca, Bolivia. Revista de Salud Pública Link

2016

  1. Laura Emilce Flores Rodríguez, Edgar Giménez Caballero, Jessica Gerlich, Denise Carvalho, Katja Radon (2016): Prevalencia de accidentes de trabajo en trabajadores recolectores de basura en Asunción, Paraguay, 2013-2014. Link

  2. Atanga PN, Ndetan HT, Achidi EA, Meriki HD, Hoelscher M, Kroidl A (2016): Retention in care and reasons for discontinuation of lifelong antiretroviral therapy in a cohort of Cameroonian pregnant and breastfeeding HIV-positive women initiating 'Option B+' in the South West Region. Link

  3. Chiapponi C, Dimitriadis K, Özgül G, Siebeck RG, Siebeck M (2016): Awareness of ethical issues in medical education: an interactive teach-the-Teacher course. Link

  4. Delgado-Rospigliosi J, de Carvalho DS, Radon K, Herrera R (2016): Effort-Reward Imbalance, Mental Health and Accidents in Offshore Petroleum Workers. Link

  5. GBD 2015 HIV Collaborators (2016): Estimates of global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and mortality of HIV, 1980--2015: the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. Link

  6. Girma T, Asaminew T, Siebeck M, Fischer MR, Jacobs F, Desalegn S, Mamo Y, Haileamlak A (2016): Establishing Medical Schools in Limited Resource Settings. Link

  7. Gudina EK, Tesfaye M, Adane A, Lemma K, Shibiru T, Pfister HW, Klein M (2016): Challenges of bacterial meningitis case management in Ethiopia. Link

  8. Kerebih H, Abrha H, Frank R, Abera M (2016) Perception of primary school teachers to school children's mental health problems in Southwest Ethiopia. Link

  9. Lucke T, Herrera R, Wacker M, Holle R, Biertz F, Nowak D et al. (2016): Systematic Analysis of Self-Reported Comorbidities in Large Cohort Studies - A Novel Stepwise Approach by Evaluation of Medication. Link

  10. Lucke T, Herrera R, Wacker M, Holle R, Biertz F, Nowak D et al. (2016): Systematic Analysis of Self-Reported Comorbidities in the COSYCONET COPD cohort study by stepwise evaluation of medication. Link

  11. Massa D, Woldemichael K, Tsehayneh B, Tesfay A (2016): Treatment outcome of severe acute malnutrition and determinants of survival in Northern Ethiopia: A prospective cohort study. Link

  12. Meneses C; Sierra J; Porres C; Guzmán-Quilo C, Hernández M, González E, Vela L, Sagastume M, Orton P, Cardozo R, Kurtz L (2016): ¿Cómo ser un mejor bombero? Una guía para mejorar su desempeño, cuidando su salud física y mental. Link

  13. Radon K, Llanqui U, Arce A, Herrera R, Herbig B, Nowak D, Parra M (2016): Job strain, bullying and violence at work and asthma in Peruvian cleaners - a cross-sectional analysis. Link

  14. Van Dijk F, Caraballo-Arias, Y (2015): Occupational Safety and Health online: How to find reliable information. Link

  15. Vicente CR, Cerutti Junior C, Fröschl G, Romano CM, Cabidelle ASA, Herbinger KH (2016): Influence of demographics on clinical outcome of dengue: a cross-sectional study of 6703 confirmed cases in Vitória, Espírito Santo State, Brazil. Link

  16. Vicente CR, Herbinger KH, Fröschl G, Romano CM, Cabidelle ADA, Cerutti C (2016): Serotype influences on dengue severity: a cross-sectional study on 485 confirmed dengue cases in Vitoria, Brazil. Link

2015

  1. Addisu F, Wondafrash M, Chemali Z, Dejene T, Tesfaye M (2015): Length of stay of psychiatric admissions in a general hospital in Ethiopia: a retrospective study. Link

  2. Alamdo AG, Fiseha T, Tesfay A, Deber MK, Tirfe ZM, Tilahin T (2015): Anemia and its associated risk factors at the time of antiretroviral therapy initiation in public health facilities of Arba Minch town, Southern Ethiopia. Link

  3. Ali S, Heileamlak A, Wieser A, Pritsch M, Heinrich N, Loescher T, Hölscher M, Rachow A (2015): Prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis among prison inmates in Ethiopia, a cross-sectionalstudy. Link

  4. Arefin S, Shariful Islam SM (2015): Glycemic status of neonates at a tertiary care hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Link

  5. Bhardwaj M, Arteta M, Batmunkh T, Briceno Leonardo L, Caraballo Y, Carvalho D, Dan W, Erdogan S, Brborovic H, Gudrun K, Ilse U, Ingle GK, Joshi SK, Kishore J, Khan Z, Retneswari M, Meneses C, Moraga D, Njan A, Okonkwo FO, Ozlem K, Ravichandran S, Rosales J, Rybacki M, Sainnyambuu M, Shathanapriya K, Radon K (2015): Attitude of medical students towards occupational safety and health: a multi-national study. Link

  6. Biswas T, Shariful Islam SM, Islam A (2015): Prevention of Hypertension in Bangladesh: A Review. Link

  7. Islam MA, Rahman A, Aleem MA, Shariful Islam SM (2015): Prevalence and Associated Factors of Depression Among Post-Stroke Patients in Bangladesh. Link

  8. Karim MA, Majumder AA., Islam KQ, Alam MB, Paul ML, Islam MS, Chowdhury KN, Shariful Islam SM (2015). Risk factors and in-hospital outcome of acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction in young Bangladeshi adults. Link

  9. Kudom AA, Mensah BA, Fröschl G, Boakye D, Rinder H (2015): Preliminary assessment of the potential role of urbanization in the distribution of carbamate and organophosphate resistant populations of Culex species in Ghana. Link

  10. Kudom AA, Mensah BA, Fröschl G, Rinder H, Boakye D (2015): _DDT and pyrethroid resistance status and laboratory evaluation of bio-efficacy of long lasting insecticide treated nets against Culex quinquefasciatus and Culex decens in Ghana. Acta Tropica 150: 122. Link

  11. Mainuddin AKM, Begum HA, Rawal LB, Islam A, Shariful Islam SM (2015): Women Empowerment and Its Relation with Health Seeking Behavior in Bangladesh. Link

  12. Mendes de Carvalho Livani F, Siqueira de Carvalho D, Aguilar Alonzo HG (2015): Trabalhadores usuários de drogas en recuperação em uma região industrial do Brasil. Link

  13. Mou SZ, Bhuiya FA, Shariful Islam SM (2015): Knowledge and perceptions of sexually transmitted diseases, HIV/AIDS, and reproductive health among female students in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Link

  14. Mulugeta S, Tesfay K, Frank R, Gruber-Frank C (2015): Acute loss of vision in a young woman: A case report on psychogenic blindness. Link

  15. Navti LK, Ferrari U, Tange E, Parhofer K, Bechtold-Dalla Pozza S (2015): Height-obesity relationship in school children in Sub-Saharan Africa: results of a cross-sectional study in Cameroon. Link

  16. Neupane M, Basnyat B, Fischer R, Froeschl G, Wolbers M, Rehfuess E (2015): Sustained use of biogas fuel and blood pressure among women in rural Nepal. Link

  17. Odari EO, Maiyo A, Lwembe R, Guertler L, Eberle J, Nitschko H (2015): Establishment and evaluation of a loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay for the semi-quantitative detection of HIV-1 group M virus. Link

  18. Rawal LB, Joarder T, Shariful Islam SM, Uddin A, Ahmed SM** (2015): Developing effective policy strategies to retain health workers in rural Bangladesh: a policy analysis. Link

  19. Ruttkowski P, Radon K, Parra M, Carvalho D, Lozovey J, van Dijk F, Moraga Muñoz D, Lioce M, Urzúa Finke I, Basagoitia Echalar A, Briceño L, Encina Zamora V (2015): Curso para Especialistas en Seguridad y Salud Ocupacional de Latinoamérica. Link

  20. Shariful Islam SM (2015): Therapeutic Advances in Thrombosis. Link

  21. Shariful Islam SM, Islam MS, Rawal LB, Mainuddin AKM, Wahiduzzaman M, Niessen LW (2015): Clinical profile of patients with diabetic nephropathy in a tertiary level hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Link

  22. Shariful Islam SM, Lechner A, Ferrari U, Seissler J, Holle R, Niessen LW (2015): Mobile phone use and willingness to pay for SMS for diabetes in Bangladesh. Link

  23. Shariful Islam SM, Niessen LW, Ferrari U, Ali L, Seissler J, Lechner A (2015): Effects of Mobile Phone SMS to Improve Glycemic Control Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes in Bangladesh: A Prospective, Parallel-Group, Randomized Controlled Trial. Link

  24. Shariful Islam SM,Niessen LW, Sessler J, Ferrari U, Biswas T, Islam A, Lechner A (2015): Diabetes knowledge and glycemic control among patients with type 2 diabetes in Bangladesh. Link

  25. Shariful Islam SM, Rawal LB (2015): Setting HbA1c targets for patients with type 2 diabetes. Link

  26. Shariful Islam SM, Rawal LB, Niessen LW (2015): Prevalence of depression and its associated factors in patients with type 2 diabetes: A cross-sectional study in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Link

  27. Salas MS, Quezada S, Basagoitia A, Fernández T, Herrera R, Parra M, Moraga D, Weigl M, Radon K (2015): Working Conditions, Workplace Violence, and Psychological Distress in Andean Miners: A Cross-sectional Study Across three countries. Link

  28. Zenebe Y, Negash A, Tolu Feyissa G, Krahl W (2015): Alcohol Use Disorders and Its Associated Factors among Psychiatric Outpatients in Jimma University Specialized Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia. Link

  29. Shariful Islam SM, Alam DS, Wahiduzzaman M, Niessen LW, Fröschl G, Ferrari U, Seissler, Rouf HMA, Lechner A (2015): Clinical characteristics and complications of patients with type 2 diabetes attending an urban hospital in Bangladesh. Link

2014

  1. Chachage M, Geldmacher C (2014): Immune System Modulation by Helminth Infections: Potential Impact on HIV Transmission and Disease Progression. Link

  2. Chachage M, Podola L, Clowes P, Nsojo A, Bauer A, Mgaya O, Kowour D, Fröschl G, Maboko L, Hölscher M, Saathoff E, Geldmacher C (2014): Helminth-Associated Systemic Immune Activation and HIV Co-receptor Expression: Response to Albendazole/Praziquantel Treatment. Link

  3. Choudhury KN, Mainuddin AKM, Wahiduzzaman M, Shariful Islam SM (2014): Serum lipid profile and its association with hypertension in Bangladesh. Link

  4. Dejene S, Negash A, Tesfay K, Jobst A, Abera M (2014): Prevalence and pattern of depressive disorder among diabetic patients in Jimma University specialized hospital, south west Ethiopia. Link

  5. Girma E, Gebretsadik L, Kaufman M, Rimal R, Morankar S, Limaye R (2014): Stigma Against People with HIV/AIDS in Rural Ethiopia, 2005 to 2011: Signs and Predictors of I provement. Link

  6. Girma E, Möller-Leimkühler AM, Dehning S, Müller N, Tesfaye M, Fröschl G (2014): Self-stigma among caregivers of people with mental illness: toward caregivers´ empowerment. Link

  7. Girma E, Möller-Leimkühler AM, Müller N, Dehning S, Fröschl G, Tesfaye M (2014): Public stigma against family members of people with mental illness:findings from the Gilgel Gibe Field Research Center (GGFRC), Southwest Ethiopia. Link

  8. Honeyborne I, Mtafya B, Phillips PP, Hölscher M, Ntinginya EN, Kohlenberg A, Rachow A, Rojas-Ponce G, McHugh TD, Heinrich N (2014): On behalf of the Pan African Consortium for the Evaluation of Anti-tuberculosis Antibiotics (PanACEA). The Molecular Bacterial Load Assay replaces solid culture for measuring early bactericidal response to anti-tuberculosis treatment. Link

  9. Jacobs F, Stegmann K, Siebeck M (2014): Promoting medical competencies through international exchange programs: benefits on communication and effective doctor-patient relationships. Link

  10. Kyeyune R, Saathoff E, Ezeamama AE, Loescher T, Fawzi W, Guwatudde D (2014): Prevalence and correlates of cytopenias in HIV-infected adults initiating highly active antiretroviral therapy in Uganda. Link

  11. Mannert K, Dehning S, Krause D, Leitner B, Rieder G, Siebeck M, Tesfaye M, Abera M, Hailesilassie H, Tesfay K, Jobst A (2014): Quality of life in Ethiopia's street youth at a rehabilitation center and the association with trauma. Link

  12. Mensah GI, Addo KK, Tetteh JA, Sowah S, Loescher T, Geldmacher C, Jackson-Sillah D (2014): Cytokine response to selected MTB antigens in Ghanaian TB patients, before and at 2 weeks of anti-TB therapy is characterized by high expression of IFN-gamma and Granzyme B and inter- individual variation. Link

  13. Navti LK, Ferrari U, Tange E, Bechtold-Dalla Pozza S, Parhofer KG (2014): Contribution of socioeconomic status, stature and birth weight to obesity in Sub-Saharan Africa: cross-sectional data from primary school-age children in Cameroon. Link

  14. Okonkwo FO, Ejike CECC, Berger U, Schmaling C, Schierl R,Radon K (2014): Workplace exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs): A review and discussion of regulatory imperatives for Nigeria. Link

  15. Paudel D (2014): Quality of antenatal care and institutional delivery practice in Nepal: Further analysis of 2011 Nepal Demographic and Health Survey. Link

  16. Peters T, Grützmann T, Bruchhausen W, Coors M, Jacobs F, Kaelin L, Knipper M, Kressing F, Neitzke G (2014): Grundsätze zum Umgang mit Interkulturalität in Einrichtungen des Gesundheitswesens. Link

  17. Portevin D, Moukambi F, Clowes P, Bauer A, Chachage M, Ntinginya NE, Mfinanga E, Said K, Haraka F, Rachow A, Saathoff E, Mpina M, Jugheli L, Lwilla F, Marais BJ, Hölscher M, Dauenberger C, Reither K, Geldmacher C (2014): Assessment of the novel T-cell activation marker? tuberculosis assay for diagnosis of active tuberculosis in children: a prospective proof-of-concept study. Link

  18. Radon K, Kurtz L, Erazo P, Lorenz S, Nowak D (2014): Occupational Safety and Health in Latin America. Link

  19. Schlick C, Joachin M, Briceno L, Moraga D, Radon K (2014): Occupational injuries among children and adolescents in Cusco Province: a cross-sectional study. Link

  20. Sforza F, Nicoli F, Galleriani E, Finessi V, Reali E, Cafaro A, Caputo A, Ensoli B, Gavioli R (2014): HIV-1 Tat affects the programming and functionality of human CD8+ T cells by modulating the expression of T-box transcription factors. Link

  21. Shariful Islam SM (2014): Awareness and Self-Reported Health Hazards of Electromagnetic Waves from Mobile Phone Towers in Dhaka, Bangladesh: A Pilot Study. Link

  22. Shariful Islam SM, Dannemann Purnat T, Nguyen Thi Anh P, Mwingira U, Schacht K, Fröschl G (2014): Non‐Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in developing countries: a symposium report. Link

  23. Shariful Islam SM, Lechner A, Ferrari U, Fröschl G, Alam DS, Holle R, Seissler J, Niessen LW (2014): Mobile phone intervention for increasing adherence to treatment for type 2 diabetes in an urban area of Bangladesh: protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Link

  24. Shariful Islam SM, Niessen LW (2014): Population based cancer registry in the developing countries: A first step towards cancer control programs and research. Link

  25. Soboka M, Tesfaye M, Feyissa GT, Hanlon C (2014): Alkohol use disorders and associated factors among people living with HIV who are attending services in south west Ethiopia. Link

  26. Solis Soto MT, Patiño A, Nowak D, Radon K (2014): Prevalence of asthma, rhinitis and eczema symptoms in rural and urban school-aged children from Oropeza Province - Bolivia: a cross-sectional study. Link

  27. Solis Soto MT, Patiño A, Radon K (2014): Estado Nutricional, Patrones Alimentarios y Sedentarismo en Niños de Edad Escolar en Áreas Urbanas y Rurales de la Provincia Oropeza en Chuquisaca-Bolivia, 2011 Link

  28. Tesfaye M, Abera M, Gruber-Frank C, Frank R (2014): The development of a model of training in child psychiatry for non-physician clinicians in Ethiopia. Link

2013

  1. Dehning S, Gasperi S, Tesfaye M, Girma E, Meyer S, Krahl W, Riedel M, Moeller H-J, Mueller N, Siebeck, M (2013): Empathy Without Borders? Cross-Cultural Heart and Mind-Reading in First-Year Medical Students. Link

  2. Gudína EK, Gudissa FG (2013): Prevalence of tuberculosis in HIV in Ethiopia in early HAART era: retrospective analysis. Link

  3. Girma E, Tesfaye M, Fröschl G, Moeller-Leimkühler AM, Dehning S, Mueller N (2013): Facility based cross-sectional study of self stigma among people with mental illness: towards patient empowerment approach. Link

  4. Girma E, Tesfaye M, Froeschl G, Moeller-Leimkühler AM, Mueller N, Dehning S** (2013): Public stigma against people with mental illness in the Gilgel Gibe Field Research Center (GGFRC) in Southwest Ethiopia. Link

  5. Jackson-Sillah D, Cliff JM, Mensah GI, Dickson E, Sowah S, Tetteh JK, Addo KK, Ottenhoff TH, Bothamley G, Dockrell HM (2013): Recombinant ESAT-6-CFP10 fusion protein induction of Th1/Th2 Cytokines and FoxP3 expressing treg cells in pulmonary TB. Link

  6. Machingaidze S, Rehfuess E, Von Kries R, Hussey G, Wiysonge C (2013): Understanding interventions for improving routine immunization coverage in children in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review protocol. Link

  7. Navti L K, Parhofer K, Tange E, Ferrari U, Bechtold-Dalla Pozza S (2013): Prevalence of overweight/obesity in relation to height for age in Cameroon school age children. Link

  8. Nicoli F, Finessi V, Sicurella M, Rizzotto L, Galleriani E, Destro F, Cafaro A, Marconi P, Caputo A, Ensoli B, Gavioli R (2013):The HIV-1 Tat protein induces the activation of CD8+ T cells and affects in vivo the magnitude and kinetics of antiviral responses. Link

  9. Paudel D, Shrestha IB, Siebeck M, Rehfuess EA (2013): Neonatal health in Nepal: analysis of absolute and relative inequalities and impact of current efforts to reduce neonatal mortality. Link

  10. Paudel D, Thapa A, Shedain R, Paudel B (2013): Trends and Determinants of Neonatal Mortality in Nepal: Further analysis of the Nepal Demographic and Health Surveys, 2001--2011. Link

  11. Rojas-Ponce G, Rachow A, Guerra H, Mapamba D, Joseph J, Mlundi R, Marimoto S, Ntinginya NE, Mangu C, Framhein A, Butler A, Kohlenberg A, Ngatemelela D, Fröschl G, Maboko L, Hölscher M, Heinrich N (2013): A continuously monitored colorimetric method for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in sputum. [Link] (http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/iuatld/ijtld/2013/00000017/00000012/art00019??target=_blank)

  12. Shariful Islam SM, Lechner A, Ferrari U, Fröschl G, Niessen LW, Seissler J, Alam DS (2013): Social and economic impact of diabetics in Bangladesh: protocol for a case-control study. Link

  13. Solis Soto M T, Patiño A, Nowak D, Radon K (2013): Association between environmental factors and current asthma, rhinoconjunctivitis and eczema symptoms in school-aged children from Oropeza Province -- Bolivia: a cross-sectional study. Link

  14. Tesfay K, Girma E, Negash A, Tesfaye M, Dehning S (2013): Medication Non-Adherence Among Adult Psychiatric Out Patients in Jimma University Specialized Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia. Link

2012

  1. Dehning S, Girma E, Gasperi S, Meyer S, Tesfaye M, Siebeck M (2012): Comparative cross-sectional study of empathy among first year and final year medical students in Jimma University, Ethiopia: Steady state of the heart and opening of the eyes. Link

  2. Paudel D, Abera M, Kyeyune R, Solis Soto MT, Lohani A, Wandiga S, Nji A, Froeschl G (2012): Inequalities in Health: Realities, Efforts and Way Forward. Link

2011

  1. Dehning S, Jobst A, Siebeck M, Mueller N (2011): Masterplan für Äthiopien: Moderne Psychiatrie im Einklang mit traditionellen Heilmethoden. Link

  2. Jobst A, Dehning S, Siebeck M, Mueller N (2011): Psychiatrie in Äthiopien: Heiliges Wasser gegen den „bösen Blick". Link