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)

Estimated infant intake of persistent organic pollutants through breast milk in New Zealand.

CGPH FACULTY: Allan H. Smith DATE OF PUBLICATION: August 2014 REGION: Australia & Oceania REFERENCE: t Mannetje A, Coakley J, Bridgen P, Smith AH, Read D, Pearce N, Douwes J. Estimated infant intake of persistent organic pollutants through breast milk in New Zealand. N Z Med J. 2014 Aug 29;127(1401):56-68. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: AIM: To estimate average

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

The effect of India’s total sanitation campaign on defecation behaviors and child health in rural Madhya Pradesh: a cluster randomized controlled trial.

CGPH FACULTY: Paul Gertler, John Colford DATE OF PUBLICATION: August 2014 REGION: Asia REFERENCE: Patil SR, Arnold BF, Salvatore AL, Briceno B, Ganguly S, Colford JM Jr, Gertler PJ. The effect of India’s total sanitation campaign on defecation behaviors and child health in rural Madhya Pradesh: a cluster randomized controlled trial. PLoS Med. 2014 Aug

Respiratory risks from household air pollution in low and middle income countries.

CGPH FACULTY: John Balmes, Michael Bates DATE OF PUBLICATION: September 2014 REGION: Global REFERENCE: Gordon SB, Bruce NG, Grigg J, Hibberd PL, Kurmi OP, Lam KB, Mortimer K, Asante KP, Balakrishnan K, Balmes J, Bar-Zeev N, Bates MN, Breysse PN, Buist S, Chen Z, Havens D, Jack D, Jindal S, Kan H, Mehta S, Moschovis

Genetic modification of the effect of maternal household air pollution exposure on birth weight in Guatemalan newborns.

CGPH FACULTY: John Balmes DATE OF PUBLICATION: October 2014 REGION: Latin America REFERENCE: Thompson LM, Yousefi P, Penaloza R, Balmes J, Nina H. Genetic modification of the effect of maternal household air pollution exposure on birth weight in Guatemalan newborns. Genetic modification of the effect of maternal household air pollution exposure on birth weight in

Treatment outcomes in tuberculosis patients with diabetes: a polytomous analysis using Brazilian surveillance system.

CGPH FACULTY: Lee Riley DATE OF PUBLICATION: July 2014 REGION: Latin America REFERENCE: Reis-Santos B, Gomes T, Locatelli R, de Oliveira ER, Sanchez MN, Horta BL, Riley LW, Maciel EL. Treatment outcomes in tuberculosis patients with diabetes: a polytomous analysis using Brazilian surveillance system. PLoS One. 2014 Jul 8;9(7):e100082. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0100082. eCollection 2014. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: The

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:

Serum Dioxin Concentrations and Thyroid Hormone Levels in the Seveso Women’s Health Study.

CGPH FACULTY: Brenda Eskenazi DATE OF PUBLICATION: September 2014 REGION: Europe REFERENCE: Chevrier J, Warner M, Gunier RB, Brambilla P, Eskenazi B, Mocarelli P. Serum Dioxin Concentrations and Thyroid Hormone Levels in the Seveso Women’s Health Study. Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Sep 1;180(5):490-8. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwu160. Epub 2014 Aug 5. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) is a persistent

Aerial Application of Mancozeb and Urinary Ethylene Thiourea (ETU) Concentrations among Pregnant Women in Costa Rica: The Infants’ Environmental Health Study (ISA).

CGPH FACULTY: Brenda Eskenazi DATE OF PUBLICATION: September 2014 REGION: Latin America REFERENCE: van Wendel de Joode B, Mora AM, Córdoba L, Cano JC, Quesada R, Faniband M, Wesseling C, Ruepert C, Oberg M, Eskenazi B, Mergler D, Lindh CH. Aerial Application of Mancozeb and Urinary Ethylene Thiourea (ETU) Concentrations among Pregnant Women in Costa

Assessing the impact of drinking water and sanitation on diarrhoeal disease in low- and middle-income settings: systematic review and meta-regression.

CGPH FACULTY: John Colford DATE OF PUBLICATION: August 2014 REGION: Global REFERENCE: Wolf J, Prüss-Ustün A, Cumming O, Bartram J, Bonjour S, Cairncross S, Clasen T, Colford JM Jr, Curtis V, De France J, Fewtrell L, Freeman MC, Gordon B, Hunter PR, Jeandron A, Johnston RB, Mäusezahl D, Mathers C, Neira M, Higgins JP. Assessing