Immo Kleinschmidt

TL;DR: To estimate the burden of lifetime epilepsy (LTE) and active epilepsy (AE) and examine the influence of study characteristics on prevalence estimates.

TL;DR: The high HIV prevalence among young people in South Africa and, in particular, young women's disproportionate risk is confirmed, indicating programs for youth must continue to promote partner reduction, consistent condom use and prompt treatment for sexually transmitted infections while also addressing contextual factors that make it difficult for them to implement behavior change.

TL;DR: The results support the need for large population-based incidence studies of epilepsy and provide data that could potentially be used to assess the burden and analyze the trends in incidence of epilepsy.

TL;DR: Serological markers were able to detect spatial variation in malaria transmission at the microepidemiological level, and they have the potential to form an effective method for spatial targeting of malaria control efforts.

TL;DR: This work uses logistic regression modelling to determine approximate risk on a larger scale and employs geo-statistical approaches to improve prediction at a local level of malaria risk, using climatic, population and topographic variables as potential predictors.