Ebola in urban slums: the elephant in the room.

CGPH FACULTY: Lee Riley DATE OF PUBLICATION: December 2014 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: Snyder RE, Marlow MA, Riley LW. Ebola in urban slums: the elephant in the room.Lancet Glob Health. 2014 Dec;2(12):e685. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(14)70339-0. Epub 2014 Oct 30. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: A host of factors has been cited as causes of the current Ebola virus disease (EVD) epidemic

Using provider performance incentives to increase HIV testing and counseling services in Rwanda.

CGPH FACULTY: Paul Gertler DATE OF PUBLICATION: December 2014 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: de Walque D, Gertler PJ, Bautista-Arredondo S, Kwan A, Vermeersch C, de Dieu Bizimana J, Binagwaho A, Condo J. Using provider performance incentives to increase HIV testing and counseling services in Rwanda. J Health Econ. 2014 Dec 12;40C:1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2014.12.001. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Paying for

Cross-Sectional Survey of Rift Valley Fever Virus Exposure in Bodhei Village Located in a Transitional Coastal Forest Habitat in Lamu County, Kenya.

CGPH FACULTY: Desiree Labeaud DATE OF PUBLICATION: December 2014 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: “Muiruri S, Kabiru EW, Muchiri EM, Hussein H, Kagondu F, LaBeaud AD, King CH. Cross-Sectional Survey of Rift Valley Fever Virus Exposure in Bodhei Village Located in a Transitional Coastal Forest Habitat in Lamu County, Kenya. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2014 Dec

The SHAZ! Project: Results from a Pilot Randomized Trial of a Structural Intervention to Prevent HIV among Adolescent Women in Zimbabwe.

CGPH FACULTY: Nancy Padian DATE OF PUBLICATION: November 2014 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: Dunbar MS, Kang Dufour MS, Lambdin B, Mudekunye-Mahaka I, Nhamo D, Padian NS. The SHAZ! Project: Results from a Pilot Randomized Trial of a Structural Intervention to Prevent HIV among Adolescent Women in Zimbabwe. PLoS One. 2014 Nov 21;9(11):e113621. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0113621. eCollection 2014.

Access to transport for women with hypovolemic shock differs according to weeks of pregnancy.

CGPH FACULTY: Suellen Miller DATE OF PUBLICATION: November 2014 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: Butrick E, Penn A, Itakura K, Mkumba G, Winter K, Amafumba R, Miller S. Access to transport for women with hypovolemic shock differs according to weeks of pregnancy. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2014 Nov;127(2):171-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2014.05.008. Epub 2014 Jun 27. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: The objective

Informal settlements and a relational view of health in Nairobi, Kenya: sanitation, gender and dignity.

CGPH FACULTY: Jason Corburn DATE OF PUBLICATION: November 2014 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: Corburn J, Karanja I. Informal settlements and a relational view of health in Nairobi, Kenya: sanitation, gender and dignity. Health Promot Int. 2014 Nov 24. pii: dau100. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: On an urban planet, slums or informal settlements present an increasing challenge for health promotion.

Health labour market policies in support of universal health coverage: a comprehensive analysis in four African countries.

CGPH FACULTY: Richard Scheffler DATE OF PUBLICATION: September 2014 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: Sousa A, Scheffler RM, Koyi G, Ngah SN, Abu-Agla A, M’kiambati HM, Nyoni J. Health labour market policies in support of universal health coverage: a comprehensive analysis in four African countries. Hum Resour Health. 2014 Sep 26;12:55. doi: 10.1186/1478-4491-12-55. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Progress toward universal

Pilot Cluster Randomized Controlled Trials to Evaluate Adoption of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Interventions and Their Combination in Rural Western Kenya.

CGPH FACULTY: John Colford DATE OF PUBLICATION: November 2014 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: Christensen G, Dentz HN, Pickering AJ, Bourdier T, Arnold BF, Colford JM Jr, Null C. Pilot Cluster Randomized Controlled Trials to Evaluate Adoption of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Interventions and Their Combination in Rural Western Kenya. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2014 Nov

It is all about the fear of being discriminated [against]…the person suffering from HIV will not be accepted: a qualitative study exploring the reasons for loss to follow-up among HIV-positive youth in Kisumu, Kenya.

CGPH FACULTY: Colette Auerswald DATE OF PUBLICATION: November 2014 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: Wolf HT, Halpern-Felsher BL, Bukusi EA, Agot KE, Cohen CR, Auerswald CL. “It is all about the fear of being discriminated [against]…the person suffering from HIV will not be accepted”: a qualitative study exploring the reasons for loss to follow-up among HIV-positive youth

Ebola in urban slums: the elephant in the room

CGPH FACULTY: Lee Riley DATE OF PUBLICATION: October 2014 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: Synder R, Marlow MA, Riley LW. Ebola in urban slums: the elephant in the room. The Lancet Global Health, Early Online Publication, 30 October 2014 doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(14)70339-0 SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: A host of factors has been cited as causes of the current Ebola virus disease (EVD)

Unmet need for family planning, contraceptive failure, and unintended pregnancy among HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected women in Zimbabwe.

CGPH FACULTY: Sandra McCoy, Nancy Padian DATE OF PUBLICATION: August 2014 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: McCoy SI, Buzdugan R, Ralph LJ, Mushavi A, Mahomva A, Hakobyan A, Watadzaushe C, Dirawo J, Cowan FM, Padian NS. Unmet need for family planning, contraceptive failure, and unintended pregnancy among HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected women in Zimbabwe. PLoS One. 2014 Aug

Food insecurity, socioeconomic status, and HIV-related risk behavior among women in farming households in Tanzania.

CGPH FACULTY: Sandra McCoy, Nancy Padian DATE OF PUBLICATION: July 2014 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: McCoy SI, Ralph LJ, Njau PF, Msolla MM, Padian NS. Food insecurity, socioeconomic status, and HIV-related risk behavior among women in farming households in Tanzania. AIDS Behav. 2014 Jul;18(7):1224-36. doi: 10.1007/s10461-013-0629-3. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Food insecurity (FI) is associated with higher-risk sexual behavior