Community-level distribution of misoprostol to prevent postpartum hemorrhage at home births in northern Nigeria.

CGPH FACULTY: Ndola Prata DATE OF PUBLICATION: June 2014 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: Ejembi C, Shittu O, Moran M, Adiri F, Oguntunde O, Saadatu B, Aku-Akai L, Abdul MA, Ajayi V, Williams N, Prata N. Community-level distribution of misoprostol to prevent postpartum hemorrhage at home births in northern Nigeria. Afr J Reprod Health. 2014 Jun;18(2):166-75. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT:

Food Insecurity, Socioeconomic Status, and HIV-Related Risk Behavior Among Women in Farming Households in Tanzania.

CGPH FACULTY: 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 in some

mSpray: A mobile phone technology to improve malaria control efforts and monitor human exposure to malaria control pesticides in Limpopo, South Africa.

CGPH FACULTY: Brenda Eskenazi DATE OF PUBLICATION: April 2014 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: Eskenazi B, Quirós-Alcalá L, Lipsitt JM, Wu LD, Kruger P, Ntimbane T, Nawn JB, Bornman MS, Seto E. mSpray: A mobile phone technology to improve malaria control efforts and monitor human exposure to malaria control pesticides in Limpopo, South Africa. Environ Int. 2014

Are Hormonal Contraceptive Users More Likely to Misreport Unprotected Sex? Evidence From a Biomarker Validation Study in Zimbabwe.

CGPH FACULTY: DATE OF PUBLICATION: March 2014 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: McCoy SI, Ralph LJ, Padian NS, Minnis AM. Are Hormonal Contraceptive Users More Likely to Misreport Unprotected Sex? Evidence From a Biomarker Validation Study in Zimbabwe. AIDS Behav. 2014 Mar 12. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: We analyzed biomarker validation data of unprotected sex from women in Zimbabwe to

Where to deploy pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in sub-Saharan Africa?

CGPH FACULTY: Julia Walsh DATE OF PUBLICATION: December 2013 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: Verguet S, Stalcup M, Walsh JA. Where to deploy pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in sub-Saharan Africa? Sex Transm Infect. 2013 Dec;89(8):628-34. doi: 10.1136/sextrans-2012-050891. Epub 2013 Aug 2. Review. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Two randomised controlled trials showed that pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) reduces HIV transmission between heterosexual men

Association between severe obstetric hemorrhage and HIV status

CGPH FACULTY: Suellen Miller DATE OF PUBLICATION: January 2014 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: Curtis M, El Ayadi A, Mkumba G, Butrick E, Leech A, Geissler J, Miller S. Association between severe obstetric hemorrhage and HIV status. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2014 Jan 14. pii: S0020-7292(14)00010-1. doi: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2013.10.010. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Obstetric hemorrhage is the most common cause of

World Bank panel and book launch with Richard Scheffler, UC Berkeley Professor of Health Economics and Public Policy

“The Labor Market for Health Workers in Africa: A new look at the Crisis ” – Monday, Dec 16, 2013 at 12:30 PM in J1-050 (World Bank, DC) CHAIR Punam Chuhan-Pole Lead Economist, Office of the Chief Economist, Africa Region, World Bank Ms. Chuhan-Pole is Lead Economist in the Office of the Chief Economist of

Next steps for research on hormonal contraception and HIV (Comment)

CGPH FACULTY: Nancy Padian DATE OF PUBLICATION: November 2013 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: Ralph LJ, McCoy SI, Hallett T, Padian N. Next steps for research on hormonal contraception and HIV. Lancet. 2013 Nov 2;382(9903):1467-9. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: N/A (Comment) ACCESS: Link to Pubmed

Non-Pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment (NASG), a First-Aid Device to Decrease Maternal Mortality from Obstetric Hemorrhage: A Cluster Randomized Trial

CGPH FACULTY: Suellen Miller DATE OF PUBLICATION: October 2013 REGION: Africa (Zambia and Zimbabwe) REFERENCE: Miller S, Bergel EF, El Ayadi AM, Gibbons L, Butrick EA, Magwali T, Mkumba G, Kaseba C, Huong NT, Geissler JD, Merialdi M. Non-Pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment (NASG), a First-Aid Device to Decrease Maternal Mortality from Obstetric Hemorrhage: A Cluster Randomized

Food Insecurity, Socioeconomic Status, and HIV-Related Risk Behavior Among Women in Farming Households in Tanzania

CGPH FACULTY: Nancy Padian DATE OF PUBLICATION: October 2013 REGION: Africa (Tanzania) 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. 2013 Oct 6. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Food insecurity (FI) is associated with higher-risk sexual behavior in some

The health status of street children and youth in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review of the literature

CGPH FACULTY: Coco Auerswald DATE OF PUBLICATION: September 2013 REGION: Global REFERENCE: Woan J, Lin J, Auerswald C. The health status of street children and youth in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review of the literature.J Adolesc Health. 2013 Sep;53(3):314-321.e12. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2013.03.013. Epub 2013 May 22. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: The health of the tens of millions

Quantification of human norovirus GII, human adenovirus, and fecal indicator organisms in wastewater used for irrigation in Accra, Ghana

CGPH FACULTY: Kara Nelson DATE OF PUBLICATION: September 2013 REGION: Africa (Accra, Ghana) REFERENCE: Silverman AI, Akrong MO, Amoah P, Drechsel P, Nelson KL. Quantification of human norovirus GII, human adenovirus, and fecal indicator organisms in wastewater used for irrigation in Accra, Ghana. J Water Health. 2013 Sep;11(3):473-88. doi: 10.2166/wh.2013.025. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Quantitative microbial risk assessment