Biomass stoves and lens opacity and cataract in Nepalese women

CGPH AFFILIATED FACULTY: Michael Bates, Kirk R. Smith DATE OF PUBLICATION: March 2013 REGION: Asia (Nepal) REFERENCE: Pokhrel AK, Bates MN, Shrestha SP, Bailey IL, Dimartino RB, Smith KR. Biomass stoves and lens opacity and cataract in Nepalese women. Optom Vis Sci. 2013 Mar;90(3):257-68. doi: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e3182820d60 SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Cataract is the most prevalent cause of blindness

Cash and in-kind transfers lead to excess weight gain in a population of women with a high prevalence of overweight in rural Mexico

CGPH AFFILIATED FACULTY: Paul Gertler DATE OF PUBLICATION: March 2013 REGION: Latin America (rural Mexico) REFERENCE: Leroy JL, Gadsden P, González de Cossío T, Gertler P. Cash and in-kind transfers lead to excess weight gain in a population of women with a high prevalence of overweight in rural Mexico.vJ Nutr. 2013 Mar;143(3):378-83. doi: 10.3945/jn.112.167627. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT:

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.

Repeated Schistosoma japonicum infection following treatment in two cohorts: evidence for host susceptibility to helminthiasis?

CGPH AFFILIATED FACULTY: Robert Spear DATE OF PUBLICATION: March 2013 REGION: Asia (Sichuan, China) REFERENCE: Carlton EJ, Hubbard A, Wang S, Spear RC. Repeated Schistosoma japonicum infection following treatment in two cohorts: evidence for host susceptibility to helminthiasis? PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2013;7(3):e2098. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002098. Epub 2013 Mar 7. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: In light of multinational efforts to reduce helminthiasis, we

Willingness-to-accept reductions in HIV risks: conditional economic incentives in Mexico

CGPH AFFILIATED FACULTY: Stefano Bertozzi, Paul Gertler DATE OF PUBLICATION: February 2013 REGION: Latin America (Mexico) REFERENCE: Galárraga O, Sosa-Rubí SG, Infante C, Gertler PJ, Bertozzi SM. Willingness-to-accept reductions in HIV risks: conditional economic incentives in Mexico.Eur J Health Econ. 2013 Feb 2.  SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: The objective of this study was to measure willingness-to-accept (WTA) reductions

Longitudinal relationship between personal CO and personal PM2.5 among women cooking with woodfired cookstoves in Guatemala

CGPH AFFILIATED FACULTY: Kirk R. Smith DATE OF PUBLICATION: February 2013 REGION: Central America (Guatemala) 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 15;177(4):361-70. doi: 10.1093/aje/kws281. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Household air

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

Comparison of moderate and severe hospitalized Pediatric 2009 H1N1 influenza cases

CGPH AFFILIATED FACULTY: Desiree Labeaud DATE OF PUBLICATION: February 2013 REGION: Global REFERENCE: Labeaud AD, Wentworth B, Gildengorin G, Tam K, Guardia-Labar L, Petru A. Comparison of moderate and severe hospitalized Pediatric 2009 H1N1 influenza cases. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2013 Feb;32(2):e90-3. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Since its discovery in 2009, H1N1 influenza (H1N1) has spread globally. Predictive

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

Cash transfers and domestic violence

CGPH AFFILIATED FACULTY: Lia Fernald DATE OF PUBLICATION: January 2013 REGION: Ecuador (South America) REFERENCE: Hidrobo M, Fernald L. Cash transfers and domestic violence. J Health Econ. 2013 Jan;32(1):304-19. doi: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2012.11.002. SUMMARY: Violence against women is a major health and human rights problem yet there is little rigorous evidence as to how to reduce it.

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