Osman A. Sankoh, Olaf Berke, Séraphin Simboro, Heiko Becher
Background: Various geographic information systems (GIS) are now widely used to map the distribution of diseases and mortality. However, the mapping of raw mortality rates has been found to be...
De Allegri, Manuela, Pokhrel, Subhash, Becher, Heiko, Dong, Hengjin, Mansmann, Ulrich, Kouyaté, Bocar, ...
Abstract Background We describe a step-wedge cluster-randomised community-based trial which has been conducted since 2003 to accompany the implementation of a community health insurance (CHI) scheme...
Ott, Jördis J, Paltiel, Ari M, Winkler, Volker, Becher, Heiko
Abstract Background Prevalence of infectious diseases in migrant populations has been addressed in numerous studies. However, information is sparse on their mortality due to chronic diseases that are...
There are over hundred disease cluster tests in the peer-reviewed literature. Several questions must therefore first be answered before choosing a test or a specific method. The main question is:...
Kouyaté, Bocar, Somé, Florent, Jahn, Albrecht, Coulibaly, Boubacar, Eriksen, Jaran, Sauerborn, Rainer, ...
Abstract Background In the rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa, the majority of young children affected by malaria have no access to formal health services. Home treatment through mothers of febrile...
Ndugwa, Robert P, Ramroth, Heribert, Müller, Olaf, Jasseh, Momodou, Sié, Ali, Kouyaté, Bocar, ...
Abstract Background Malaria is a leading cause of death in children below five years of age in sub-Saharan Africa. All-cause and malaria-specific mortality rates for children under-five years old in...
Improving malaria mortality estimates for rural Africa by adding further studies (2007)
Ndugwa, Robert Peter, MüLler, Olaf, Kouyaté, Bocar, Becher, Heiko, Ramroth, Heribert
Pattern of cause-specific childhood mortality in a malaria endemic area of Burkina Faso (2006)
Hammer, Gaël P, Somé, Florent, Müller, Olaf, Kynast-Wolf, Gisela, Kouyaté, Bocar, Becher, Heiko
Abstract Background Reliable mortality data are a prerequisite for planning health interventions, yet such data are often not available in developing countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa...
Ronellenfitsch, Ulrich, Kyobutungi, Catherine, Becher, Heiko, Razum, Oliver
Abstract Background Migration is a phenomenon of particular Public Health importance. Since 1990, almost 2 million ethnic Germans ( Aussiedler ) have migrated from the former Soviet Union (FSU) to...
Kyobutungi, Catherine, Ronellenfitsch, Ulrich, Razum, Oliver, Becher, Heiko
Background: Diaspora migration flows from the former Soviet Union to Western Europe and Israel have increased since the late 1980s. Risk factors responsible for the East-West mortality gap and...
Season of death and birth predict patterns of mortality in Burkina Faso (2006)
Kynast-Wolf, Gisela, Hammer, Gaël P, Müller, Olaf, Kouyaté, Bocar, Becher, Heiko
Background Mortality in developing countries has multiple causes. Some of these causes are linked to climatic conditions that differ over the year. Data on season-specific mortality are sparse....
Kyobutungi, Catherine, Ronellenfitsch, Ulrich, Razum, Oliver, Becher, Heiko
Background: Diaspora migration flows from the former Soviet Union to Western Europe and Israel have increased since the late 1980s. Risk factors responsible for the East-West mortality gap and...
Improving malaria mortality estimates for rural Africa by adding further studies (2006)
Ndugwa, Robert Peter, MüLler, Olaf, Kouyaté, Bocar, Becher, Heiko, Ramroth, Heribert
Kyobutungi, Catherine, Ronellenfitsch, Ulrich, Razum, Oliver, Becher, Heiko
Background: Diaspora migration flows from the former Soviet Union to Western Europe and Israel have increased since the late 1980s. Risk factors responsible for the East-West mortality gap and...
Season of death and birth predict patterns of mortality in Burkina Faso (2005)
Kynast-Wolf, Gisela, Hammer, Gaël P., Müller, Olaf, Kouyaté, Bocar, Becher, Heiko
Background Mortality in developing countries has multiple causes. Some of these causes are linked to climatic conditions that differ over the year. Data on season-specific mortality are sparse....
Clustering of childhood mortality in rural Burkina Faso (2001)
Sankoh, Osman A, Yé, Yazoumé, Sauerborn, Rainer, Müller, Olaf, Becher, Heiko
Background Childhood mortality is a major public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa. For the implementation of efficient public health systems, knowledge of the spatial distribution of mortality is...
Kropp, Silke, Becher, Heiko, Nieters, Alexandra, Chang-Claude, Jenny
Studies of the association between alcohol drinking and breast cancer show a tendency towards an increase in risk for high consumption levels but yield less consistent results for low-to-moderate...
Cancer Mortality in Workers Exposed to Phenoxy Herbicides, Chlorophenols, and Dioxins (1997)
Kogevinas, Manolis, Becher, Heiko, Benn, Trevor, Bertazzi, Pier Alberto, Boffetta, Paolo, ...
The authors examined cancer mortality in a historical cohort study of 21,863 male and female workers in 36 cohorts exposed to phenoxy herbicides, chlorophenols, and dioxins in 12 countries. Subjects...
Kogevinas, Manolis, Becher, Heiko, Benn, Trevor, Bertazzi, Pier Alberto, Boffetta, Paolo, ...
The authors examined cancer mortality in a historical cohort study of 21,863 male and female workers in 36 cohorts exposed to phenoxy herbicides, chlorophenols, and dioxins in 12 countries. Subjects...
Lung Cancer Deaths Attributable to Indoor Radon Exposure in West Germany (1995)
STEINDORF, KAREN, LUBIN, JAY, WICHMANN, HEINZ-ERICH, BECHER, HEIKO
Background. There is substantial epidemiological and experimental evidence that exposure to radon at levels found in underground mines can cause lung cancer. Although radon levels measured in homes...
Occupational and Environmental Hazards Associated with Lung Cancer (1992)
JÖCKEL, KARL-HEINZ, AHRENS, WOLFGANG, WICHMANN, HEINZ-ERICH, BECHER, HEIKO, BOLM-AUDORFF, ULRICH, JAHN, INGEBORG, ...
In a hospital-based case-control study 194 lung cancer cases, 194 hospital controls, and 194 population controls were interviewed for their smoking, occupational, and residential history by trained...
Thesis (doctoral)--Universität Dortmund, 1987.
Müller, Olaf, Becher, Heiko, Van Zweeden, Anneke Baltussen, Ye, Yazoume, Diallo, Diadier A, Konate, Amadou T, ...
Pattern of cause-specific childhood mortality in a malaria endemic area of Burkina Faso
Hammer, Gaël P, Somé, Florent, Müller, Olaf, Kynast-Wolf, Gisela, Kouyaté, Bocar, Becher, Heiko
Müller, Olaf, Becher, Heiko, Van Zweeden, Anneke Baltussen, Ye, Yazoume, Diallo, Diadier A, Konate, Amadou T, ...
Pattern of cause-specific childhood mortality in a malaria endemic area of Burkina Faso
Hammer, Gaël P, Somé, Florent, Müller, Olaf, Kynast-Wolf, Gisela, Kouyaté, Bocar, Becher, Heiko
Kouyaté, Bocar, Somé, Florent, Jahn, Albrecht, Coulibaly, Boubacar, Eriksen, Jaran, Sauerborn, Rainer, ...
Müller, Olaf, De Allegri, Manuela, Becher, Heiko, Tiendrebogo, Justin, Beiersmann, Claudia, Ye, Maurice, ...
De Allegri, Manuela, Pokhrel, Subhash, Becher, Heiko, Dong, Hengjin, Mansmann, Ulrich, Kouyaté, Bocar, ...
Risk factors of infant and child mortality in rural Burkina Faso.
Becher, Heiko, Müller, Olaf, Jahn, Albrecht, Gbangou, Adjima, Kynast-Wolf, Gisela, Kouyaté, Bocar
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to quantify the effect of risk factors for childhood mortality in a typical rural setting in sub-Saharan Africa. METHODS: We performed a survival analysis of...
Müller, Olaf, Traoré, Corneille, Kouyaté, Bocar, Yé, Yazoumé, Frey, Claudia, Coulibaly, Boubacar, ...
OBJECTIVE: Insecticide-impregnated bednets and curtains have been shown by many studies to be effective against malaria. However, because of possible interactions with immunity development, treated...
De Allegri, Manuela, Kouyaté, Bocar, Becher, Heiko, Gbangou, Adjima, Pokhrel, Subhash, Sanon, Mamadou, ...
OBJECTIVE: To identify factors associated with decision to enrol in a community health insurance (CHI) scheme. METHODS: We conducted a population-based case-control study among 15 communities offered...