A5011060138- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy
- Urban and Rural Development Challenges
- Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
- Construction Project Management and Performance
- Advanced Battery Technologies Research
- HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
- Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Insects and Parasite Interactions
Royal Danish Academy – Architecture, Design, Conservation
2023-2025
Schools of Visual Arts, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
2022-2023
Improved cooking stoves (ICS) are intended to reduce indoor air pollution and the inefficient use of fuel yet there is often reticence shift permanently ICS. Drawing on a scoping review, this article aims provide comprehensive overview factors affecting acceptability A review was carried out using systematic search strategy literature. All articles identified in three major databases that included Pubmed/Medline, Scopus Web Science underwent screening followed by content analysis generate...
Introduction To evaluate the impact of a novel design “Star Home” on incidence malaria, respiratory tract infections and diarrheal diseases among children, randomly selected households in Mtwara, Tanzania were offered free, new Star Home. Drawing longitudinal qualitative research that accompanied Homes study, this article describes experiences residents wider community living with these buildings. Methods A total four rounds face-to-face interviews undertaken (n = 37), control (wattle/daub)...
Abstract Background Diarrhoeal disease is the third leading cause of death in children under 5 years old with domestic flies acting as important mechanical vectors diarrhoeal pathogens. To assess effectiveness a novel house design, “Star home”, and improved toilets reducing abundance flies, potential carriers pathogens, randomized controlled trial was carried out rural Tanzania. Methods Domestic fly populations were monitored 28 randomly selected Star homes traditional thatched roofs...
Screening houses can reduce malaria transmission in sub-Saharan Africa. Our study evaluated whether a novel screened house design (star home) with bedrooms on the second storey reduced indoor mosquito abundance compared traditional Mtwara, Tanzania. In this open-label, household, randomised controlled trial, was assessed 110 star homes and neighbouring 59 villages from Jan 5, 2022, to Dec 20, 2023. Mosquitoes were collected using US Centers for Disease Control light traps every 7 weeks....
Traditional rural housing in hot, humid regions of sub-Saharan Africa usually consists single-level, poorly ventilated dwellings. Houses are mostly screened against malaria mosquitoes and limited airflow discourages the use bednets resulting high indoor transmission. This study aims to determine whether living a novel design house with elevated bedrooms permeable walls reduces malaria, respiratory tract infections, diarrhoea among children Tanzania.This is household-randomized, controlled 60...
Millions of affordable healthy homes are needed for the rapidly expanding population sub-Saharan Africa. This enormous challenge is an opportunity to address pervasive health issues linked housing, where diseases that most impact children-malaria, diarrhoea and respiratory tract infections-are often acquired. A pilot project in northern Tanzania demonstrated potential novel house designs reduce infectious disease transmission homes. To conduct a randomized controlled trial one novel-design...
Introduction The population of Africa set to reach 2 billion by 2050. There is therefore great demand for housing across the continent. Research on modified novel designs a priority ensure that these homes are not sites infection diseases transmission such as malaria. One trial assess protection afforded design houses underway in Mtwara Region, southeastern Tanzania. After constructing 110 60 villages, project staff encountered certain reticence target occupy and were faced with accusations...
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