African Evaluation Database

9120 records found

Source	Electronic ID	Title	Authors	Publication Year	Source Title	Volume	Issue	DOI	Affiliations	Authors with Affiliations	Abstract▲	Author Keywords	Index Keywords	Funding Details
Scopus	2-s2.0-33845781518	The impact of living standards on childhood mortality in South Africa: Evidence from cross-sectio...	Doctor H.V., Simelane S.E.	2005	Journal of Social Development in Africa	20	2	None	University of Western Cape, Department of Statistics, Private Bag X17, Bellville 7535, South Afri...	Doctor, H.V., University of Western Cape, Department of Statistics, Private Bag X17, Bellville 75...	We employ questions on household characteristics collected in the 1997 and 1998 October Household...	None	child mortality; household survey; living standard; mortality risk; policy development; principal...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84891623832	The impact of malaria in pregnancy on changes in blood pressure in children during their first ye...	Ayoola O.O., Omotade O.O., Gemmell I., Clayton P.E., Cruickshank J.K.	2014	Hypertension	63	1	10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.113.02238	Cardiovascular Sciences and Paediatric Endocrinology Groups, Manchester Academic Health Sciences ...	Ayoola, O.O., Cardiovascular Sciences and Paediatric Endocrinology Groups, Manchester Academic He...	We established a maternal birth cohort in Ibadan, Nigeria, where malaria is hyperendemic, to asse...	Child development; Malaria; Pregnancy	pyrimethamine plus sulfadoxine; adult; anthropometry; article; birth; blood; blood pressure; bloo...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84878076609	Field evaluation of predacious mites (acari: Phytoseiidae) for biological control of citrus red m...	Fadamiro H.Y., Akotsen-Mensah C., Xiao Y., Anikwe J.	2013	Florida Entomologist	96	1	10.1653/024.096.0111	Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Auburn University, United States; Department of Ent...	Fadamiro, H.Y., Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Auburn University, United States; A...	We evaluated 3 species of predacious mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae), Galendromus occidentalis (Nesbi...	biological control; Galendromus occidentalis; Neoseiulus californicus; Panonychus citri; Phytosei...	biocontrol agent; biological control; field survey; fruit; mite; Alabama; United States	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84925263610	Clinical evaluation of the OneStep Gonorrhea RapiCard InstaTest for detection of Neisseria gonorr...	Abbai N.S., Moodley P., Reddy T., Zondi T.G., Rambaran S., Naidoo K., Ramjee G.	2015	Journal of Clinical Microbiology	53	4	10.1128/JCM.03603-14	HIV Prevention Research Unit, Medical Research Council, Westville, Durban, South Africa; Departme...	Abbai, N.S., HIV Prevention Research Unit, Medical Research Council, Westville, Durban, South Afr...	We evaluated a point-of-care test for the detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in patients attendin...	None	bacterial antigen; Article; bacterium culture; bacterium detection; bioassay; female; gonorrhea; ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84919391242	The evaluation of candidate biomarkers of cell-mediated immunity for the diagnosis of Mycobacteri...	Goosen W.J., Cooper D., Warren R.M., Miller M.A., van Helden P.D., Parsons S.D.C.	2014	Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology	162	42433	10.1016/j.vetimm.2014.10.008	DST/NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical TB Research/MRC Centre for Tuberculosis Research, Div...	Goosen, W.J., DST/NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical TB Research/MRC Centre for Tuberculosis...	We evaluated commercially available bovine enzyme linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) and a human...	African buffalo; Bovine tuberculosis; Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; Interferon gamma; Interf...	gamma interferon; gamma interferon inducible protein 10; interleukin 1 receptor accessory protein...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-34447325607	Evaluation of Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum) varieties for use as trap plants for the manage...	Khan Z.R., Midega C.A.O., Wadhams L.J., Pickett J.A., Mumuni A.	2007	Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata	124	2	10.1111/j.1570-7458.2007.00569.x	International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), P.O. Box 30772-00100, Nairobi, Ken...	Khan, Z.R., International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), P.O. Box 30772-00100, ...	We evaluated eight Napier grass [Pennisetum purpureum Schumach (Poaceae)] varieties, used in vari...	Development; Habitat management; Larval behavior; Lepidoptera; Maize; Noctuidae; Oviposition; Sur...	crop pest; feeding behavior; grass; habitat management; larval development; larval settlement; ma...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-32544440191	Calculating age-adjusted cancer survival estimates when age-specific data are sparse: An empirica...	Gondos A., Parkin D.M., Chokunonga E., Brenner H.	2006	British Journal of Cancer	94	3	10.1038/sj.bjc.6602976	Department of Epidemiology, German Centre for Research on Ageing, Bergheimer Str. 20, Heidelberg ...	Gondos, A., Department of Epidemiology, German Centre for Research on Ageing, Bergheimer Str. 20,...	We evaluated empirically the performance of various methods of calculating age-adjusted survival ...	Age-adjusted survival; Cancer survival; Sparse data	adolescent; adult; aged; article; cancer survival; child; data analysis; human; infant; mathemati...	None	View
WoS	WOS:000280743400005	EVALUATION OF A U.S. EVIDENCE-BASED PARENTING INTERVENTION IN RURAL WESTERN KENYA: FROM PARENTS M...	Buve, Anne,Marum, Elizabeth,Menten, Joris,Miller, Kim S.,Obong'o, Christopher O.,Ochura, Juliet,O...	2010	AIDS EDUCATION AND PREVENTION	22	4	None	Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - USA, Ctr Dis Control & Prevent, Inst Trop Med, Kenya G...	None	We evaluated Families Matter! Program (FMP), an intervention designed to improve parent-child com...	,"ADOLESCENT DRUG-ABUSE",AFRICAN-AMERICAN,BEHAVIOR,COMMUNICATION,"CONDOM USE",EDUCATION,HIV,"PRIM...	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84889052994	Evaluation of window-tinting films for sunlight phototherapy	Vreman H.J., Slusher T.M., Wong R.J., Schulz S., Olusanya B.O., Stevenson D.K.	2013	Journal of Tropical Pediatrics	59	6	10.1093/tropej/fmt062	Division of Neonatal and Developmental Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University Sc...	Vreman, H.J., Division of Neonatal and Developmental Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford...	We evaluated nine semi-transparent plastic window-tinting films for their ability to block ultrav...	Bilirubin; Hyperbilirubinemia; Jaundice; Newborn; Phototherapy	article; blue light; controlled study; film; fluorescent lamp; human; infrared radiation; light i...	None	View
None	None	Evaluation of diagnos TB AG, a flow-through immunoassay for rapid detection of pulmonary tubercul...	Reither K., Saathoff E., Jung J., Minja L.T., Machibya H., Maboko L., Perkins M.D., Hoelscher M.,...	2010	International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease	14	2	None	Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich,...	Reither, K., Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universi...	We evaluated the diagnostic performance of the Diagnos TB AG immunoassay in 171 Tanzanians with s...	Diagnostic performance; Flow-through immunoassay; Pulmonary tuberculosis	anorexia; article; clinical feature; clinical trial; diagnostic accuracy; female; fever; flow thr...	None	View
None	None	Performance of urine lipoarabinomannan assays for paediatric tuberculosis in Tanzania	Kroidl I., Clowes P., Reither K., Mtafya B., Rojas-Ponce G., Ntinginya E.N., Kalomo M., Minja L.T...	2015	European Respiratory Journal	46	3	10.1183/09031936.00003315	Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Medical Centre of the University of Munich...	Kroidl, I., Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Medical Centre of the Universi...	We evaluated the diagnostic performance of two tests based on the release of lipoarabinomannan (L...	None	lipoarabinomannan; Article; body mass; child; childhood disease; controlled study; diagnostic equ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-42549157498	Effects of night-reading on daytime sleepiness, sleep quality and academic performance of undergr...	Adeosun S.O., Asa S.O., Babalola O.O., Akanmu M.A.	2008	Sleep and Biological Rhythms	6	2	10.1111/j.1479-8425.2008.00338.x	Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife 220-005 Osun...	Adeosun, S.O., Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-I...	We evaluated the impact of night reading on daytime sleepiness, quality of sleep and performance ...	Academic performance; Daytime sleepiness; PSQI; Sleep education; Sleep quality	academic achievement; adolescent; adult; article; controlled study; daytime somnolence; Epworth s...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-77957777259	Impacts of the Productive Safety Net Program in Ethiopia on livestock and tree holdings of rural ...	Andersson C., Mekonnen A., Stage J.	2011	Journal of Development Economics	94	1	10.1016/j.jdeveco.2009.12.002	Department of Economics, Umeå University, SE 901 87 Umeå, Sweden; Department of Economics, Addis ...	Andersson, C., Department of Economics, Umeå University, SE 901 87 Umeå, Sweden; Mekonnen, A., De...	We evaluated the impacts of the Ethiopian Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP) on rural household...	Ethiopia; Livestock; Safety nets; Trees	forestry production; household expenditure; livestock; participatory approach; rural economy; rur...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84856624708	Comparative MIC evaluation of a generic ceftriaxone by broth microdilution on clinically relevant...	Lowman W., Aithma N., Coetzee J.F., Dusè A.G., Mer M.	2012	South African Medical Journal	102	2	None	Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, School of Pathology, University of t...	Lowman, W., Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, School of Pathology, Uni...	We evaluated the in vitro microbiological efficacy of a generic ceftriaxone product against sever...	None	ceftriaxone; extended spectrum beta lactamase; alpha hemolytic Streptococcus; antibiotic sensitiv...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84868592655	Depressive symptoms and their impact on health-seeking behaviors in newly-diagnosed HIV-infected ...	Ramirez-Avila L., Regan S., Giddy J., Chetty S., Ross D., Katz J.N., Freedberg K.A., Walensky R.P...	2012	AIDS and Behavior	16	8	10.1007/s10461-012-0160-y	Division of Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital Boston, 333 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 0213...	Ramirez-Avila, L., Division of Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital Boston, 333 Longwood Aven...	We evaluated the prevalence and correlates of depressive symptoms prior to HIV diagnosis and dete...	Africa; Depression; Depressive symptoms; HIV; Linkage to care; South Africa	adult; article; CD4 lymphocyte count; depression; evaluation; female; follow up; health behavior;...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-34548103853	Field evaluation of a rota- and adenovirus immunochromatographic assay using stool samples from c...	Weitzel T., Reither K., Mockenhaupt F.P., Stark K., Ignatius R., Saad E., Seidu-Korkor A., Bienzl...	2007	Journal of Clinical Microbiology	45	8	10.1128/JCM.00562-07	Institute of Tropical Medicine and International Health, Charité, University Medicine Berlin, Ber...	Weitzel, T., Institute of Tropical Medicine and International Health, Charité, University Medicin...	We evaluated the Rida Quick rotavirus/adenovirus Combi rapid immunochromatographic test (ICT) und...	None	acute diarrhea; Adenovirus; article; childhood disease; chromatography; device; evaluation; feces...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84925497945	Human harvesting impacts on managed areas: ecological effects of socially-compatible shellfish re...	Aswani S., Flores C.F., Broitman B.R.	2014	Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries	25	1	10.1007/s11160-014-9376-4	Department of Anthropology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa; Department of Ichthyolo...	Aswani, S., Department of Anthropology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa, Department ...	We examined how human harvesting impacts on managed areas affect the abundance and size distribut...	Ecological disturbance; Ecological impacts; Foraging; MPAs; Shellfish; Social acceptability; Solo...	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-12144265481	Impact of African herbal medicines on antiretroviral metabolism	Mills E., Foster B.C., Van Heeswijk R., Phillips E., Wilson K., Leonard B., Kosuge K., Kanfer I.	2005	AIDS	19	1	None	Dept. Clin. Epidemiol. Biostatist., McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., Canada; University of Br...	Mills, E., Dept. Clin. Epidemiol. Biostatist., McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., Canada, Can. ...	We examined the effects of two African herbal medicines recommended for HIV/AIDS patients on anti...	None	antiretrovirus agent; cytochrome P450 3A4; glycoprotein P; Hypoxis hemerocallidea extract; nelfin...	None	View
WoS	WOS:000234123500009	Impact of Integrated Management of Childhood Illness on inequalities in child health in rural Tan...	de Savigny, D,Masanja, H,MSHINDA, H,SCHELLENBERG, JA,VICTORA, CG	2005	HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING	20	None	10.1093/heapol/czi054	Universidade Federal de Pelotas, University of Basel, University of London, Ifakara Hlth Res & De...	None	We examined the impact of the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) strategy on the e...	"CHILD HEALTH","CHILD SURVIVAL",EQUITY,IMCI,"SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS",CARE,INEQUITIES,MORTALITY,POOR	None	None	View
WoS	WOS:000327073900019	The impact of HIV status, HIV disease progression, and post-traumatic stress symptoms on the heal...	Adedimeji, Adebola A.,Anastos, Kathryn,Cohen, Mardge H.,Gard, Tracy L.,Hoover, Donald R.,Mutimura...	2013	QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH	22	8	10.1007/s11136-012-0328-y	Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York Medical College, Rush University, Rutgers State Uni...	"Cohen, Mardge H.: Rush University","Hoover, Donald R.: Rutgers State University","Shi, Qiuhu: Ne...	We examined whether established associations between HIV disease and HIV disease progression on w...	HIV,"post-traumatic stress disorder","QUALITY OF LIFE",RWANDA,WOMEN,"ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY",DEPR...	None	None	View

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