Task shifting and sharing in Tigray, Ethiopia, to achieve comprehensive emergency obstetric care.

CGPH FACULTY:Ndola Prata DATE OF PUBLICATION:April 2011 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: Gessessew A, Barnabas GA, Prata N, Weidert K. Task shifting and sharing in Tigray, Ethiopia, to achieve comprehensive emergency obstetric care. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2011 Apr;113(1):28-31. doi: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2010.10.023. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: To assess the contribution of nonphysician clinicians (NPCs) to comprehensive emergency obstetric care (CEmOC) in

Provision of injectable contraceptives in Ethiopia through community-based reproductive health agents.

CGPH FACULTY:Ndola Prata DATE OF PUBLICATION:August 2011 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: Prata N, Gessessew A, Cartwright A, Fraser A. Provision of injectable contraceptives in Ethiopia through community-based reproductive health agents. Bull World Health Organ. 2011 Aug 1;89(8):556-64. doi: 10.2471/BLT.11.086710. Epub 2011 Apr 29. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: To determine whether community-based health workers in a rural region of Ethiopia

Factors associated with choice of post-abortion contraception in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

CGPH FACULTY:Ndola Prata DATE OF PUBLICATION:September 2011 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: Prata N, Bell S, Holston M, Gerdts C, Melkamu Y. Factors associated with choice of post-abortion contraception in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Afr J Reprod Health. 2011 Sep;15(3):51-7. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: The high demand for abortion related services in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia indicates a reliance on abortion to

Inability to predict postpartum hemorrhage: insights from Egyptian intervention data.

CGPH FACULTY:Ndola Prata DATE OF PUBLICATION:November 2011 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: Prata N, Hamza S, Bell S, Karasek D, Vahidnia F, Holston M. Inability to predict postpartum hemorrhage: insights from Egyptian intervention data. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2011 Nov 28;11:97. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-11-97.” SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Knowledge on how well we can predict primary postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) can help policy

Measuring the burden of arboviral diseases: the spectrum of morbidity and mortality from four prevalent infections.

CGPH FACULTY:Desiree LaBeaud DATE OF PUBLICATION:January 2011 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: Labeaud AD, Bashir F, King CH. Measuring the burden of arboviral diseases: the spectrum of morbidity and mortality from four prevalent infections. Popul Health Metr. 2011 Jan 10;9(1):1. doi: 10.1186/1478-7954-9-1. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Globally, arthropod-borne virus infections are increasingly common causes of severe febrile disease that can

Arbovirus prevalence in mosquitoes, Kenya.

CGPH FACULTY:Desiree LaBeaud DATE OF PUBLICATION:February 2011 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: LaBeaud AD, Sutherland LJ, Muiruri S, Muchiri EM, Gray LR, Zimmerman PA, Hise AG, King CH. Arbovirus prevalence in mosquitoes, Kenya. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Feb;17(2):233-41. doi: 10.3201/eid1702.091666.” SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Few studies have investigated the many mosquito species that harbor arboviruses in Kenya. During the 2006-2007

Serologic evidence of arboviral infections among humans in Kenya.

CGPH FACULTY:Desiree LaBeaud DATE OF PUBLICATION:July 2011 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: Sutherland LJ, Cash AA, Huang YJ, Sang RC, Malhotra I, Moormann AM, King CL, Weaver SC, King CH, LaBeaud AD.Serologic evidence of arboviral infections among humans in Kenya. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2011 Jul;85(1):158-61. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.10-0203. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Outbreaks of arthropod-borne viral infections occur periodically

Postepidemic analysis of Rift Valley fever virus transmission in northeastern kenya: a village cohort study.

CGPH FACULTY:Desiree LaBeaud DATE OF PUBLICATION:August 2011 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: “LaBeaud AD, Muiruri S, Sutherland LJ, Dahir S, Gildengorin Postepidemic analysis of Rift Valley fever virus transmission in northeastern kenya: a village cohort study. G, Morrill J, Muchiri EM, Peters CJ, King CH. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2011 Aug;5(8):e1265. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001265. Epub 2011 Aug 16.”

Effect on maternal and child health services in Rwanda of payment to primary health-care providers for performance: an impact evaluation.

CGPH FACULTY:Paul Gertler DATE OF PUBLICATION:April 2011 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: Basinga P1, Gertler PJ, Binagwaho A, Soucat AL, Sturdy J, Vermeersch CM. Effect on maternal and child health services in Rwanda of payment to primary health-care providers for performance: an impact evaluation. Lancet. 2011 Apr 23;377(9775):1421-8. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60177-3. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Evidence about the best methods with

Health education for microcredit clients in Peru: a randomized controlled trial.

CGPH FACULTY: Lia Fernald DATE OF PUBLICATION: January 2011 REGION: Latin America REFERENCE: Hamad R, Fernald LCh, Karlan DS. Health education for microcredit clients in Peru: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Public Health. 2011 Jan 24;11(1):51. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-51.” SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Poverty, lack of female empowerment, and lack of education are major risk factors for childhood illness

Does alleviating poverty affect mothers’ depressive symptoms? A quasi-experimental investigation of Mexico’s Oportunidades programme.

CGPH FACULTY: Emily Ozer, Lia Fernald DATE OF PUBLICATION: July 2011 REGION: Latin America REFERENCE: Ozer EJ, Fernald LC, Weber A, Flynn EP, VanderWeele TJ. Does alleviating poverty affect mothers’ depressive symptoms? A quasi-experimental investigation of Mexico’s Oportunidades programme.Int J Epidemiol. 2011 Dec;40(6):1565-76. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyr103. Epub 2011 Jul 7. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: ” Depression is a major

Benefits of wildlife consumption to child nutrition in a biodiversity hotspot.

CGPH FACULTY: Lia Fernald DATE OF PUBLICATION: December 2011 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: Golden CD, Fernald LC, Brashares JS, Rasolofoniaina BJ, Kremen C. Benefits of wildlife consumption to child nutrition in a biodiversity hotspot. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011 Dec 6;108(49):19653-6. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1112586108. Epub 2011 Nov 21″ SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Terrestrial wildlife is the primary