Where there are (few) skilled birth attendants.

CGPH FACULTY: Ndola Prata, Malcolm Potts, Julia Walsh DATE OF PUBLICATION: April 2011 REGION: Global REFERENCE: Prata N, Passano P, Rowen T, Bell S, Walsh J, Potts M.Where there are (few) skilled birth attendants. J Health Popul Nutr. 2011 Apr;29(2):81-91. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Recent efforts to reduce maternal mortality in developing countries have focused primarily on two

Niger: too little, too late.

CGPH FACULTY: Malcolm Potts, Martha Campbell DATE OF PUBLICATION: June 2011 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: Potts M, Gidi V, Campbell M, Zureick S. Niger: too little, too late. Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health. 2011 Jun;37(2):95-101. doi: 10.1363/3709511 SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: No abstract available ACCESS: Link to Pubmed

A woman cannot die from a pregnancy she does not have.

CGPH FACULTY: Malcolm Potts DATE OF PUBLICATION: September 2011 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: Diamond-Smith N, Potts M. A woman cannot die from a pregnancy she does not have. Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health. 2011 Sep;37(3):155-8. doi: 10.1363/3715511. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: More than 99% of maternal deaths occur in low-resource settings; in parts of the developing world, as many

A new hope for women: medical abortion in a low-resource setting in Ethiopia.

CGPH FACULTY: Ndola Prata, Malcolm Potts, Martha Campbell DATE OF PUBLICATION: October 2011 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: Prata N, Gessessew A, Campbell M, Potts M. “A new hope for women”: medical abortion in a low-resource setting in Ethiopia. J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care. 2011 Oct;37(4):196-7. doi: 10.1136/jfprhc-2011-100174. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: No abstract available ACCESS: Link to Pubmed

Incidence of herpes simplex virus type 2 in young reproductive age women in Mysore, India.

CGPH FACULTY: Art Reingold DATE OF PUBLICATION: January – March 2011 REGION: Latin America REFERENCE: Madhivanan P, Chen YH, Krupp K, Arun A, Klausner JD, Reingold AL. Incidence of herpes simplex virus type 2 in young reproductive age women in Mysore, India. Indian J Pathol Microbiol. 2011 Jan-Mar;54(1):96-9. doi: 10.4103/0377-4929.77336. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: CONTEXT: There are sparse

The “AMA-Brazil” cooperative project: a nation-wide assessment of the clinical and epidemiological profile of AIDS-related deaths in Brazil in the antiretroviral treatment era.

CGPH FACULTY: Art Reingold DATE OF PUBLICATION: 2011 REGION: Latin America REFERENCE: Veras MA, Ribeiro MC, Jamal LF, McFarland W, Bastos FI, Ribeiro KB, Barata RB, Moraes JC, Reingold AL. The “AMA-Brazil” cooperative project: a nation-wide assessment of the clinical and epidemiological profile of AIDS-related deaths in Brazil in the antiretroviral treatment era. Cad Saude

Prevalence & correlates of primary infertility among young women in Mysore, India.

CGPH FACULTY: Art Reingold DATE OF PUBLICATION: October 2011 REGION: Asia REFERENCE: Adamson PC, Krupp K, Freeman AH, Klausner JD, Reingold AL, Madhivanan P. Prevalence & correlates of primary infertility among young women in Mysore, India. Indian J Med Res. 2011 Oct;134:440-6. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: There are sparse data on the prevalence of primary infertility in India

Unusual dengue virus 3 epidemic in Nicaragua, 2009.

CGPH FACULTY: Eva Harris DATE OF PUBLICATION: November 2011 REGION: Latin America REFERENCE: Gutierrez G, Standish K, Narvaez F, Perez MA, Saborio S, Elizondo D, Ortega O, Nuñez A, Kuan G, Balmaseda A, Harris E. Unusual dengue virus 3 epidemic in Nicaragua, 2009. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2011 Nov;5(11):e1394. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001394. Epub 2011 Nov 8.

Use of ultrasonography to evaluate Schistosoma japonicum-related morbidity in children, Sichuan Province, China, 2000-2007.

CGPH FACULTY: Robert Spear DATE OF PUBLICATION: January 2010 REGION: Asia REFERENCE: Hsiang MS, Carlton EJ, Zhang Y, Zhong B, Dongchuan Q, Cohen PA, Stewart CC, Spear RC. Use of ultrasonography to evaluate Schistosoma japonicum-related morbidity in children, Sichuan Province, China, 2000-2007. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010 Jan;82(1):103-11. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.09-0061. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Liver ultrasonography is

Food insecurity as a barrier to sustained antiretroviral therapy adherence in Uganda.

CGPH FACULTY: David Tuller DATE OF PUBLICATION: April 2010 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: Weiser SD, Tuller DM, Frongillo EA, Senkungu J, Mukiibi N, Bangsberg DR. Food insecurity as a barrier to sustained antiretroviral therapy adherence in Uganda. PLoS One. 2010 Apr 28;5(4):e10340. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0010340. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Food insecurity is emerging as an important barrier to antiretroviral (ARV)

Transportation costs impede sustained adherence and access to HAART in a clinic population in southwestern Uganda: a qualitative study.

CGPH FACULTY: David Tuller DATE OF PUBLICATION: August 2010 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: Tuller DM, Bangsberg DR, Senkungu J, Ware NC, Emenyonu N, Weiser SD. Transportation costs impede sustained adherence and access to HAART in a clinic population in southwestern Uganda: a qualitative study. AIDS Behav. 2010 Aug;14(4):778-84. doi: 10.1007/s10461-009-9533-2. Epub 2009 Mar 13. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: The

The impact of Schistosoma japonicum infection and treatment on ultrasound-detectable morbidity: a five-year cohort study in Southwest China.

CGPH FACULTY: Robert Spear DATE OF PUBLICATION: May 2010 REGION: Asia REFERENCE: Carlton EJ, Hsiang M, Zhang Y, Johnson S, Hubbard A, Spear RC. The impact of Schistosoma japonicum infection and treatment on ultrasound-detectable morbidity: a five-year cohort study in Southwest China. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2010 May 18;4(5):e685. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000685. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Ultrasonography allows for