Researcher grant - The global health issue of female genital schistosomiasis and individualised patient management
- Prosjektnummer
- 2016055
- Ansvarlig person
- Eyrun F Kjetland
- Institusjon
- Oslo universitetssykehus HF
- Prosjektkategori
- Forskerstipend
- Helsekategori
- Infection, Reproductive Health and Childbirth
- Forskningsaktivitet
- 1. Underpinning, 3. Prevention
The candidate spent several months in South Africa and three weeks in Eswatini to prepare a new grant from EU, where the candidate (Oslo University Hospital) is the coordinator. The grant of almost 80 million NOK "DUALSAVE-FGS" will be continuing the stewardship of FGS in Southern Africa.
South Africa, Eswatini and Zambia. The stays prepared the ensuing projects starting in 2023 and consolidated collaboration especially on diagnostic imaging and management.
The candidate was in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa for 2.5 months, as part of the data collection and collaboration with University of KwaZulu-Natal. The stay was cut short by the covid pandemic but the tutoring work has continued through virtual meetings and through the involvement of a new partner in Canada for the development of a diagnostic tool that will be tested in three Francophone countries in Africa, namely Mali, Guinea Bissau and DR Congo. This is crucial for scale-up.
The candidate has been in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa for 5 months, as part of the data collection, collaboration with University of KwaZulu-Natal. International experience is crucial for ensuring external project funding and implementation. The overseas stay gave her valuable experience and the opportunity to establish contacts and build networks, conference participation, course and seminar participation.
3 opphold i 2018, (1) åpning av ny forskningsstasjon "BRIGHT Academy" http://brightresearch.org/, (2) datavasking, skriving, holdt 3 kurs og jobbet for å få til utvidet samarbeide med helsedepartementet, (3) skriving, forberedelse til en doktorgradskandidats laboratorieanalyser (identifisere kasus, finne prøvene, kjøpe reagenser, planlegge prosedyrer), veilede en annen doktorgradskandidat i sluttfasen.
The Presence of Hemoglobin in Cervicovaginal Lavage Is Not Associated With Genital Schistosomiasis in Zambian Women From the BILHIV Study.
Open Forum Infect Dis 2022 Dec;9(12):ofac586. Epub 2022 des 16
PMID: 36540382
Establishing and Integrating a Female Genital Schistosomiasis Control Programme into the Existing Health Care System.
Trop Med Infect Dis 2022 Nov 16;7(11). Epub 2022 nov 16
PMID: 36422933
ISARIC-COVID-19 dataset: A Prospective, Standardized, Global Dataset of Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19.
Sci Data 2022 Jul 30;9(1):454. Epub 2022 jul 30
PMID: 35908040
Absence of lower genital tract lesions among women of reproductive age infected with Schistosoma mansoni: A cross-sectional study using a colposcope in Western Kenya.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2022 Jul;16(7):e0010473. Epub 2022 jul 8
PMID: 35802746
The use of public transport and contraction of SARS-CoV-2 in a large prospective cohort in Norway.
BMC Infect Dis 2022 Mar 14;22(1):252. Epub 2022 mar 14
PMID: 35287611
Association of Female Genital Schistosomiasis With the Cervicovaginal Microbiota and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Zambian Women.
Open Forum Infect Dis 2021 Sep;8(9):ofab438. Epub 2021 aug 22
PMID: 34557562
Persisting symptoms three to eight months after non-hospitalized COVID-19, a prospective cohort study.
PLoS One 2021;16(8):e0256142. Epub 2021 aug 26
PMID: 34437579
Female Genital Schistosomiasis and HIV-1 Incidence in Zambian Women: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
Open Forum Infect Dis 2021 Jul;8(7):ofab349. Epub 2021 jun 30
PMID: 34337098
Mapping Schistosoma haematobium for Novel Interventions against Female Genital Schistosomiasis and Associated HIV Risk in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2021 05 03;104(6):2055-2064. Epub 2021 mai 3
PMID: 33939629
Cervicovaginal Immune Activation in Zambian Women With Female Genital Schistosomiasis.
Front Immunol 2021;12():620657. Epub 2021 mar 2
PMID: 33737927
A systematic review of handheld tools in lieu of colposcopy for cervical neoplasia and female genital schistosomiasis.
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2021 May;153(2):190-199. Epub 2021 feb 12
PMID: 33316096
Association of schistosomiasis and HIV infections: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Int J Infect Dis 2021 Jan;102():544-553. Epub 2020 nov 3
PMID: 33157296
Correction: Female genital schistosomiasis and HIV/AIDS: Reversing the neglect of girls and women.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2020 Sep;14(9):e0008725. Epub 2020 sep 1
PMID: 32870910
The cost of a school based mass treatment of schistosomiasis in Ugu District, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa in 2012.
PLoS One 2020;15(6):e0232867. Epub 2020 jun 4
PMID: 32497049
Detection of Schistosoma DNA in genital specimens and urine: A comparison between five female African study populations originating from S. haematobium and/or S. mansoni endemic areas.
Acta Trop 2020 Apr;204():105363. Epub 2020 feb 5
PMID: 32035055
Female genital schistosomiasis and HIV/AIDS: Reversing the neglect of girls and women.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2019 04;13(4):e0007025. Epub 2019 apr 4
PMID: 30946746
Reproductive health problems in rural South African young women: risk behaviour and risk factors.
Reprod Health 2018 Aug 15;15(1):138. Epub 2018 aug 15
PMID: 30111335
Treating schistosomiasis among South African high school pupils in an endemic area, a qualitative study.
BMC Infect Dis 2018 05 25;18(1):239. Epub 2018 mai 25
PMID: 29801483
Seasonal variations in Schistosoma haematobium egg excretion in school-age girls in rural KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa.
S Afr Med J 2018 Mar 28;108(4):352-355. Epub 2018 mar 28
PMID: 29629689
Evaluating diagnostic indicators of urogenital Schistosoma haematobium infection in young women: A cross sectional study in rural South Africa.
PLoS One 2018;13(2):e0191459. Epub 2018 feb 16
PMID: 29451887
Schistosomiasis in the first 1000 days.
Lancet Infect Dis 2018 Jun;18(6):e193-e203. Epub 2017 nov 20
PMID: 29170089
Self-sampling for human papillomavirus testing among rural young women of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
BMC Res Notes 2017 Dec 06;10(1):702. Epub 2017 des 6
PMID: 29208043
High-risk human papillomavirus types in HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected young women in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: implications for vaccination.
Infect Dis (Lond) 2017 Aug;49(8):601-608. Epub 2017 apr 12
PMID: 28403727
Association of Urogenital Symptoms with History of Water Contact in Young Women in Areas Endemic for S. haematobium. A Cross-Sectional Study in Rural South Africa.
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2016 Nov 14;13(11). Epub 2016 nov 14
PMID: 27854250
The Accuracy of Praziquantel Dose Poles for Mass Treatment of Schistosomiasis in School Girls in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2016 May;10(5):e0004623. Epub 2016 mai 3
PMID: 27139497
Characteristics of Blood Vessels in Female Genital Schistosomiasis: Paving the Way for Objective Diagnostics at the Point of Care.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2016 Apr;10(4):e0004628. Epub 2016 apr 13
PMID: 27073857
Expanding Praziquantel (PZQ) Access beyond Mass Drug Administration Programs: Paving a Way Forward for a Pediatric PZQ Formulation for Schistosomiasis.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2016 Sep;10(9):e0004946. Epub 2016 sep 22
PMID: 27658198
Cervical cytology as a diagnostic tool for female genital schistosomiasis: Correlation to cervical atypia and Schistosoma polymerase chain reaction.
Cytojournal 2016;13():10. Epub 2016 apr 20
PMID: 27168759
Addressing a silent and neglected scourge in sexual and reproductive health in Sub-Saharan Africa by development of training competencies to improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) for health workers
Reprod Health, 2022 PMID: 35073965
Addressing a silent and neglected scourge in sexual and reproductive health in Sub-Saharan Africa by development of training competencies to improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) for health workers
Reprod Health . 2022 Jan 24;19(1):20. doi: 10.1186/s12978-021-01252-2.
Prevalence and intensity of neglected tropical diseases (schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths) amongst rural female pupils in Ugu district, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2020
Knowledge and perceptions about schistosomiasis among primary school children and teachers in rural KwaZulu-Natal
Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2020
Environmental factors influencing the distribution and prevalence of Schistosoma haematobium in school attenders of ILembe and uThungulu Health Districts, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa
Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 32(4), Pages 132-137, 2017
Co-infection with Schistosoma haematobium and soil-transmitted helminths in rural South Africa.
South African Journal of Science, Volume 113(3-4)Pages 113, 1-6, 2017
Organisation mondiale de la Santé (WHO). Bilharziose génitale chez la femme : Atlas de poche pour les professionnels de santé
WHO/HTM/NTD/2015.4. Geneva: WHO, 49.
The Role of Socio-Cultural-Cognition in Disease Prevalence and Risky Behaviour among Children: A Conceptual Framework
Journal of AIDS & Clinical Research, 2016, 7:11 DOI: 10.4172/2155-6113.1000631
FGS as an epidemiological risk factor for squamous cell atypia and genital disease in a longitudinal cohort of young women
- Disputert:
- januar 2021
- Hovedveileder:
- Myra Taylor
Reproductive health in young women of rural South Africa endemic of Schistosoma haematobium: Diagnostics and risk factors
- Disputert:
- oktober 2019
- Hovedveileder:
- Eyrun Flørecke Kjetland
Computer Image Analysis as a Diagnostic Tool in Female Genital Schistosomiasis
- Disputert:
- mai 2017
- Hovedveileder:
- Eyrun Flørecke Kjetland
Genotyping and clearance of high-risk HPV and self-sampling of HIV infected and uninfected young women in KwaZulu-Natal
- Disputert:
- januar 2017
- Hovedveileder:
- Zilungile Kwitshana
- Ameli Trope Forsker (annen finansiering)
- Solrun Søfteland Doktorgradsstipendiat (annen finansiering)
- Saloshni Naidoo Forsker (annen finansiering)
- Costas Balas Forsker (annen finansiering)
- Santiago Martinez Forsker (annen finansiering)
- Teresa Norris Prosjektdeltaker
- Margaret Gyapong Forsker (annen finansiering)
- Lisette Van Lieshout Forsker (annen finansiering)
- Takalani Nemungadi Doktorgradsstipendiat (annen finansiering)
- Hanne Haaland Forsker (annen finansiering)
- Nonhlanhla Mbatha Forsker (annen finansiering)
- Sigve Holmen Forsker (annen finansiering)
- Pavitra Pillay Forsker (annen finansiering)
- Hashini Nilushika Galappaththi-Arachchige Doktorgradsstipendiat (annen finansiering)
- Patricia Doris Ndhlovu Forsker (annen finansiering)
- Birgitte Jyding Vennervald Forsker (annen finansiering)
- Svein Gunnar Gundersen Forsker (annen finansiering)
- Motshedisi Sebitloane Forsker (annen finansiering)
- Myra Taylor Forsker (annen finansiering)
- Hanna Sortevik Haaland Forsker (annen finansiering)
- Samantha Page Forsker (annen finansiering)
- Hashini Galappaththi Doktorgradsstipendiat (annen finansiering)
- Motshedisi Hanna Sebitloane Forsker (annen finansiering)
- Eyrun Flørecke Kjetland Forskningsgruppeleder
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