Evidence from Chile that arsenic in drinking water may increase mortality from pulmonary tuberculosis.

CGPH FACULTY: Allan H. Smith DATE OF PUBLICATION: February 2011 REGION: Latin America REFERENCE: Smith AH, Marshall G, Yuan Y, Liaw J, Ferreccio C, Steinmaus C. Evidence from Chile that arsenic in drinking water may increase mortality from pulmonary tuberculosis. Am J Epidemiol. 2011 Feb 15;173(4):414-20. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwq383. Epub 2010 Dec 29. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Arsenic in

Lung function in adults following in utero and childhood exposure to arsenic in drinking water: preliminary findings.

CGPH FACULTY: Allan H Smith DATE OF PUBLICATION: August 2011 REGION: Latin America REFERENCE: Dauphiné DC, Ferreccio C, Guntur S, Yuan Y, Hammond SK, Balmes J, Smith AH, Steinmaus C. Lung function in adults following in utero and childhood exposure to arsenic in drinking water: preliminary findings. Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 2011 Aug;84(6):591-600. doi:

Arsenic in drinking water.

CGPH FACULTY: Allan H. Smith DATE OF PUBLICATION:May 2011 REGION: Asia REFERENCE: Smith AH, Steinmaus CM. Arsenic in drinking water. BMJ. 2011 May 5;342:d2248. doi: 10.1136/bmj.d2248. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: No abstract available ACCESS: Link to Pubmed

Creatinine, diet, micronutrients, and arsenic methylation in West Bengal, India.

CGPH FACULTY:Allan H. Smith DATE OF PUBLICATION:June 2011 REGION: Asia REFERENCE: Basu A, Mitra S, Chung J, Guha Mazumder DN, Ghosh N, Kalman D, von Ehrenstein OS, Steinmaus C, Liaw J, Smith AH. Creatinine, diet, micronutrients, and arsenic methylation in West Bengal, India. Environ Health Perspect. 2011 Sep;119(9):1308-13. doi: 10.1289/ehp.1003393. Epub 2011 Jun 7. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT:

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

Evaluation of a traditional birth attendant training programme in Bangladesh.

CGPH FACULTY:Ndola Prata DATE OF PUBLICATION:April 2011 REGION: Asia REFERENCE: Rowen T, Prata N, Passano P. Evaluation of a traditional birth attendant training programme in Bangladesh. Midwifery. 2011 Apr;27(2):229-36. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2009.06.003. Epub 2009 Jul 24. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: The 1997 Safe Motherhood Initiative effectively eliminated support for training traditional birth attendants (TBAs) in safe childbirth. Despite this,

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