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

Arbovirus prevalence in mosquitoes, Kenya.

CGPH FACULTY:Desiree LaBeaud DATE OF PUBLICATION:February 2011 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: LaBeaud AD, Sutherland LJ, Muiruri S, Muchiri EM, Gray LR, Zimmerman PA, Hise AG, King CH. Arbovirus prevalence in mosquitoes, Kenya. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Feb;17(2):233-41. doi: 10.3201/eid1702.091666.” SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Few studies have investigated the many mosquito species that harbor arboviruses in Kenya. During the 2006-2007

Serologic evidence of arboviral infections among humans in Kenya.

CGPH FACULTY:Desiree LaBeaud DATE OF PUBLICATION:July 2011 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: Sutherland LJ, Cash AA, Huang YJ, Sang RC, Malhotra I, Moormann AM, King CL, Weaver SC, King CH, LaBeaud AD.Serologic evidence of arboviral infections among humans in Kenya. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2011 Jul;85(1):158-61. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.10-0203. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Outbreaks of arthropod-borne viral infections occur periodically

Postepidemic analysis of Rift Valley fever virus transmission in northeastern kenya: a village cohort study.

CGPH FACULTY:Desiree LaBeaud DATE OF PUBLICATION:August 2011 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: “LaBeaud AD, Muiruri S, Sutherland LJ, Dahir S, Gildengorin Postepidemic analysis of Rift Valley fever virus transmission in northeastern kenya: a village cohort study. G, Morrill J, Muchiri EM, Peters CJ, King CH. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2011 Aug;5(8):e1265. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001265. Epub 2011 Aug 16.”

Effect on maternal and child health services in Rwanda of payment to primary health-care providers for performance: an impact evaluation.

CGPH FACULTY:Paul Gertler DATE OF PUBLICATION:April 2011 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: Basinga P1, Gertler PJ, Binagwaho A, Soucat AL, Sturdy J, Vermeersch CM. Effect on maternal and child health services in Rwanda of payment to primary health-care providers for performance: an impact evaluation. Lancet. 2011 Apr 23;377(9775):1421-8. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60177-3. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Evidence about the best methods with

Health education for microcredit clients in Peru: a randomized controlled trial.

CGPH FACULTY: Lia Fernald DATE OF PUBLICATION: January 2011 REGION: Latin America REFERENCE: Hamad R, Fernald LCh, Karlan DS. Health education for microcredit clients in Peru: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Public Health. 2011 Jan 24;11(1):51. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-51.” SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Poverty, lack of female empowerment, and lack of education are major risk factors for childhood illness

Does alleviating poverty affect mothers’ depressive symptoms? A quasi-experimental investigation of Mexico’s Oportunidades programme.

CGPH FACULTY: Emily Ozer, Lia Fernald DATE OF PUBLICATION: July 2011 REGION: Latin America REFERENCE: Ozer EJ, Fernald LC, Weber A, Flynn EP, VanderWeele TJ. Does alleviating poverty affect mothers’ depressive symptoms? A quasi-experimental investigation of Mexico’s Oportunidades programme.Int J Epidemiol. 2011 Dec;40(6):1565-76. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyr103. Epub 2011 Jul 7. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: ” Depression is a major

Benefits of wildlife consumption to child nutrition in a biodiversity hotspot.

CGPH FACULTY: Lia Fernald DATE OF PUBLICATION: December 2011 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: Golden CD, Fernald LC, Brashares JS, Rasolofoniaina BJ, Kremen C. Benefits of wildlife consumption to child nutrition in a biodiversity hotspot. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011 Dec 6;108(49):19653-6. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1112586108. Epub 2011 Nov 21″ SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Terrestrial wildlife is the primary

Long-term association of economic inequality and mortality in adult Costa Ricans.

CGPH FACULTY: William Dow DATE OF PUBLICATION: January 2011 REGION: Latin America REFERENCE: Modrek S, Dow WH, Rosero-Bixby L. Long-term association of economic inequality and mortality in adult Costa Ricans. Soc Sci Med. 2012 Jan;74(2):158-66. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.10.034. Epub 2011 Dec 6. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Despite the large number of studies, mostly in developed economies, there is limited

Factors associated with compliance among users of solar water disinfection in rural Bolivia.

CGPH FACULTY: John Colford DATE OF PUBLICATION: April 2011 REGION: Latin America REFERENCE: Christen A, Duran Pacheco G, Hattendorf J, Arnold BF, Cevallos M, Indergand S, Colford JM, Mäusezahl D. Factors associated with compliance among users of solar water disinfection in rural Bolivia. BMC Public Health. 2011 Apr 4;11:210. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-210. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Diarrhoea is the

Reporting diarrhoea through a vernacular term in Quechua-speaking settings of rural Bolivia.

CGPH FACULTY: John Colford DATE OF PUBLICATION: December 2011 REGION: Latin America REFERENCE: Pacheco GD, Christen A, Arnold B, Hattendorf J, Colford JM Jr, Smith TA, Mäusezahl D. Reporting diarrhoea through a vernacular term in Quechua-speaking settings of rural Bolivia. J Health Popul Nutr. 2011 Dec;29(6):552-9. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Field studies often use caregiver-reported diarrhoea and related