The impact of freedom on fertility decline

CGPH AFFILIATED FACULTY: Martha Campbell, Malcolm Potts, Ndola Prata DATE OF PUBLICATION: January 2013 REGION: Global REFERENCE: Campbell MM, Prata N, Potts M. The impact of freedom on fertility decline. J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care. 2013 Jan;39(1):44-50. doi: 10.1136/jfprhc-2012-100405. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Although fertility decline often correlates with improvements in socioeconomic conditions, many demographers have found

Low-dose metabolism of benzene in humans: science and obfuscation

CGPH AFFILIATED FACULTY: Stephen Rappaport DATE OF PUBLICATION: January 2013 REGION: Tianjin, China (Asia) REFERENCE: Rappaport SM, Kim S, Thomas R, Johnson BA, Bois FY, Kupper LL. Low-dose metabolism of benzene in humans: science and obfuscation. Carcinogenesis. 2013 Jan;34(1):2-9. doi: 10.1093/carcin/bgs382. SUMMARY: Benzene is a ubiquitous air pollutant that causes human leukemia and hematotoxic effects. Although the mechanism by which benzene

Food insecurity and sexual risk in an HIV endemic community in Uganda.

CGPH FACULTY: David Tuller DATE OF PUBLICATION: October 2011 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: Miller CL, Bangsberg DR, Tuller DM, Senkungu J, Kawuma A, Frongillo EA, Weiser SD. Food insecurity and sexual risk in an HIV endemic community in Uganda. AIDS Behav. 2011 Oct;15(7):1512-9. doi: 10.1007/s10461-010-9693-0. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Food insecurity has been linked to high-risk sexual behavior in

The importance of male partner involvement for women’s acceptability and adherence to female-initiated HIV prevention methods in Zimbabwe.

CGPH FACULTY:Nancy Padian DATE OF PUBLICATION:July 2011 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: Montgomery ET, van der Straten A, Chidanyika A, Chipato T, Jaffar S, Padian N. The importance of male partner involvement for women’s acceptability and adherence to female-initiated HIV prevention methods in Zimbabwe. AIDS Behav. 2011 Jul;15(5):959-69. doi: 10.1007/s10461-010-9806-9. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Enlisting male partner involvement is perceived

Changes in sexual risk behavior before and after HIV seroconversion in Southern African women enrolled in a HIV prevention trial.

CGPH FACULTY:Nancy Padian DATE OF PUBLICATION:August 2011 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: Venkatesh KK, de Bruyn G, Mayer KH, Cheng H, Blanchard K, Ramjee G, Chipato T, Triche EW, Padian NS, van der Straten A. Changes in sexual risk behavior before and after HIV seroconversion in Southern African women enrolled in a HIV prevention trial. J Acquir

Determinants of differential HIV incidence among women in three southern African locations.

CGPH FACULTY:Nancy Padia DATE OF PUBLICATION:September 2011 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: Mavedzenge SN, Weiss HA, Montgomery ET, Blanchard K, de Bruyn G, Ramjee G, Chipato T, Padian NS, Van Der Straten A. Determinants of differential HIV incidence among women in three southern African locations. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2011 Sep 1;58(1):89-99. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3182254038. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: We

HIV/AIDS stigma and refusal of HIV testing among pregnant women in rural Kenya: results from the MAMAS Study.

CGPH FACULTY:Suellen Miller DATE OF PUBLICATION:August 2011 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: Turan JM, Bukusi EA, Onono M, Holzemer WL, Miller S, Cohen CR. HIV/AIDS stigma and refusal of HIV testing among pregnant women in rural Kenya: results from the MAMAS Study. AIDS Behav. 2011 Aug;15(6):1111-20. doi: 10.1007/s10461-010-9798-5. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: HIV/AIDS stigma is a common thread in the

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