Big issues deserve bold responses: population and climate change in the Sahel.

CGPH FACULTY: Malcolm Potts, Alisha Graves DATE OF PUBLICATION: September 2013 REGION: Africa (Sahel region) REFERENCE: Potts M, Graves A. Big issues deserve bold responses: population and climate change in the Sahel. Afr J Reprod Health. 2013 Sep;17(3):9-14. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: N/A ACCESS: Link to Pubmed

Cluster-randomised controlled trials of individual and combined water, sanitation, hygiene and nutritional interventions in rural Bangladesh and Kenya: the WASH Benefits study design and rationale

CGPH AFFILIATED FACULTY: John Colford, Lia Fernald DATE OF PUBLICATION: August 2013 REGION: Africa (Kenya) and Asia (Bangladesh) REFERENCE: Arnold BF, Null C, Luby SP, Unicomb L, Stewart CP, Dewey KG, Ahmed T, Ashraf S, Christensen G, Clasen T, Dentz HN, Fernald LC, Haque R, Hubbard AE, Kariger P, Leontsini E, Lin A, Njenga SM,

Comorbidities and lack of blood transfusion may negatively affect maternal outcomes of women with obstetric hemorrhage treated with NASG

CGPH AFFILIATED FACULTY: Suellen Miller DATE OF PUBLICATION: August 2013 REGION: Africa (Nigeria) REFERENCE: El Ayadi A, Raifman S, Jega F, Butrick E, Ojo Y, Geller S, Miller S. Comorbidities and lack of blood transfusion may negatively affect maternal outcomes of women with obstetric hemorrhage treated with NASG. PLoS One. 2013 Aug 8;8(8):e70446. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0070446.

Comprehensive abortion care: evidence of improvements in hospital-level indicators in Tigray, Ethiopia

CGPH AFFILIATED FACULTY: Ndola Prata DATE OF PUBLICATION: July 2013 REGION: Africa (Tigray, Ethiopia) REFERENCE: Prata N, Bell S, Gessessew A. Comprehensive abortion care: evidence of improvements in hospital-level indicators in Tigray, Ethiopia. BMJ Open. 2013 Jul 24;3(7). doi:pii: e002873. 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-002873. Print 2013. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Approximately 18% of maternal deaths in East Africa is attributable to

New hope: community-based misoprostol use to prevent postpartum haemorrhage

CGPH AFFILIATED FACULTY: Ndola Prata, Paige Passano, Malcolm Potts DATE OF PUBLICATION: July 2013 REGION: Global REFERENCE: Prata N, Passano P, Bell S, Rowen T, Potts M. New hope: community-based misoprostol use to prevent postpartum haemorrhage. Health Policy Plan. 2013 Jul;28(4):339-46. doi: 10.1093/heapol/czs068. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: The wide gap in maternal mortality ratios worldwide indicates major inequities

Meeting the need: youth and family planning in sub-Saharan Africa.

CGPH AFFILIATED FACULTY: Ndola Prata DATE OF PUBLICATION: July 2013 REGION: Africa (sub-Saharan Africa) REFERENCE: Prata N, Weidert K, Sreenivas A. Meeting the need: youth and family planning in sub-Saharan Africa. Contraception. 2013 Jul;88(1):83-90. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2012.10.001. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: The need for a concerted effort to address the gaps in family planning services for youth in sub-Saharan

Meeting rural demand: a case for combining community-based distribution and social marketing of injectable contraceptives in Tigray, Ethiopia

CGPH AFFILIATED FACULTY: Ndola Prata DATE OF PUBLICATION: July 2013 REGION: Africa (Tigray, Ethiopia) REFERENCE: Prata N, Weidert K, Fraser A, Gessessew A. Meeting rural demand: a case for combining community-based distribution and social marketing of injectable contraceptives in Tigray, Ethiopia. PLoS One. 2013 Jul 12;8(7):e68794. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0068794. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: In Sub-Saharan Africa, policy changes have

Potential for cost recovery: women’s willingness to pay for injectable contraceptives in Tigray, Ethiopia

CGPH AFFILIATED FACULTY: Ndola Prata DATE OF PUBLICATION: May 2013 REGION: Africa (Tigray, Ethiopia) REFERENCE: Prata N, Bell S, Weidert K, Gessessew A. Potential for cost recovery: women’s willingness to pay for injectable contraceptives in Tigray, Ethiopia. PLoS One. 2013 May 20;8(5):e64032. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0064032. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: To investigate factors associated with a woman’s willingness to pay

Why bold policies for family planning are needed now

CGPH AFFILIATED FACULTY: Malcolm Potts, Martha Campbell DATE OF PUBLICATION: April 2013 REGION: Global REFERENCE: Potts M, Weinrib R, Campbell M. Why bold policies for family planning are needed now. Contraception. 2013 Apr;87(4):393-5. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2013.01.001. Epub 2013 Jan 9. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT:no abstract available ACCESS: Link to Pubmed

Oral and injectable contraception use and risk of HIV acquisition among women in sub-Saharan Africa

CGPH AFFILIATED FACULTY: Nancy Padian DATE OF PUBLICATION: March 2013 REGION: Africa (South Africa, Zimbabwe) REFERENCE: McCoy SI, Zheng W, Montgomery ET, Blanchard K, van der Straten A, de Bruyn G, Padian NS. Oral and injectable contraception use and risk of HIV acquisition among women in sub-Saharan Africa. AIDS. 2013 Mar 27;27(6):1001-9. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e32835da401. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT:

Alcohol production as an adaptive livelihood strategy for women farmers in Tanzania and its potential for unintended consequences on women’s reproductive health

CGPH AFFILIATED FACULTY: Nancy Padian DATE OF PUBLICATION: March 2013 REGION: Africa (Iringa Region, Tanzania) REFERENCE: McCoy SI, Ralph LJ, Wilson W, Padian NS. Alcohol production as an adaptive livelihood strategy for women farmers in Tanzania and its potential for unintended consequences on women’s reproductive health. PLoS One. 2013;8(3):e59343. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0059343. Epub 2013 Mar 19.

Optimal recall period for caregiver-reported illness in risk factor and intervention studies: a multicountry study.

CGPH AFFILIATED FACULTY: John Colford, Paul Gertler DATE OF PUBLICATION: February 2013 REGION: Asia (India, Indonesia), South America (Peru), Africa (Senegal) REFERENCE: Arnold BF, Galiani S, Ram PK, Hubbard AE, Briceño B, Gertler PJ, Colford JM Jr. Optimal recall period for caregiver-reported illness in risk factor and intervention studies: a multicountry study. Am J Epidemiol. 2013 Feb