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Estimating the effect of state-level gun purchasing policy on county-level firearm suicide mortality
Although gun violence is one of the most widely discussed issues in American politics, research funding freezes have hindered the development of public health strategies for its prevention. A substantial majority (approximately ... -
Measuring the geographic distribution of maternal education in Africa
International agendas have increasingly focused on education as a powerful social determinant of child and maternal health outcomes. However, comparable indicators of educational attainment only exist at the national level, ... -
Workforce Patterns and the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV Option B Cascade in Côte d'Ivoire
Background: Côte d’Ivoire continues to face regionally high rates of mother-to-child transmission of HIV despite implementation of a national program to prevent transmission (PMTCT). The aim of this study was to assess the ... -
Evaluation of a Quality Improvement (QI) Intervention for Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (MNCH) in Colombia: The Mil Días Intervention of SINERGIAS in the Department of Bolívar
Initiated in 2012, the Mejoramiento de la calidad de la atención a gestantes, niñas y niños en sus primeros mil días (Mil Días) intervention is a strategy for quality improvement (QI) of maternal, child, and newborn health ... -
Evaluating statistical and machine learning methods to predict risk of in-hospital child mortality in Uganda
Building on existing research on child mortality in Uganda, we used data from a six-hospital malaria surveillance system including signs and symptoms of all admitted patients, testing results, treatments provided, diagnoses ... -
Quantifying Selection Bias from Birth History Estimates of Child Mortality
University of Washington Abstract Quantifying Selection Bias from Birth History Estimates of Child Mortality Matthew Coates Chair of the Supervisory Committee: Haidong Wang, Associate Professor Global Health Introduction ... -
ART attrition across health facilities implementing Option B+ in Haiti
Background: In 2015, the first study on retention that included pregnant women in Haiti showed that Option B+ clients had 1.5 fold excess risk of attrition at 12 months of ART initiation compared to other ART patients. ... -
A Qualitative Assessment of Breast Cancer Advocates in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru
Breast cancer mortality is higher in low- and middle-income countries than high-income countries due to lack of awareness about the benefits of early detection and treatment, late-stage diagnosis and limited access to care. ... -
Assessing the Knowledge and Attitude Among Somali Men In King County Towards Female Genital Mutilation
Abstract: Background: Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in practiced in many African countries. Somalia has the highest prevalence in world, where almost all women are subjected to the practice. FGM/C, which is deeply ... -
Seeking To Understand, Aspiring to Teach: Exploring How Life Shapes Emotional and Personal Development in Global Health Leaders
Background: This study explored the formative experiences that influence a leader’s attitudes and practices in the global health setting. Strong global health leadership is key to achieving the Millennium and Sustainable ... -
Exploring associations between violent discipline and aggressive behavior in children ages 4-5 in The Republic of Nicaragua: A secondary data analysis of the 2011 Demographic and Health Survey
Introduction: According to UNICEF 4 out of 5 children aged 2 to 14 are subjected to some kind of violent discipline in their home. Exposure to adverse child experiences, such as child maltreatment, has shown to predict ... -
Abortion in the United States: Occurrence, trends, cross-state care-seeking and unmet need
Introduction: Nationally, the abortion rate has fallen over the last two decades. During the same period, the number restrictions and regulations on abortion have increased, especially after 2010. From 2001 to 2008 the ... -
Effect of Wealth on Health Care Seeking Behavior And Out of Pocket Health Expenditure in Malawi
Background: Under-five mortality continues to be a source of concern globally, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. Exploring the association between wealth, health seeking behavior and out-of-pocket expenditure is necessary ... -
SURVEILLANCE OF, AND THE IMPACT OF COMMUNITY POLICING ON ARREST-RELATED DEATHS (ARDS): Exploring the surveillance of ARDs and the opportunities to prevent them in the United States
Background: In 2015, 1,356 deaths resulted from arrest-related interactions with US law enforcement – a near two-fold increase in known deaths in the previous ten years, according to open-sourced records. Strong public ... -
Factors associated with pregnant women's participation in a mHealth intervention in Timor-Leste
Background: Mobile health (mHealth) programs have become increasingly popular as a method of harnessing the power of technology to improve health, yet there remains a deficit of rigorous analyses to determine the uptake ... -
Insights from Native American Veterans on Developing a Patient-Centered, Integrative Model for Mental Health Services
Today’s veterans face a unique set of challenges in meeting their mental health needs. Recent evaluations of the VA have shown that although services are widely available, these services may not adequately address mental ... -
Effect of Depression and Substance Abuse on Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Adherence in Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM) of Mexican Descent on the US-Mexico Border
Latinos in the United States bear a disproportionate burden of HIV, suffering a three-fold incidence as compared to Non-Latino Whites (NLWs). People living with HIV (PLHIV) experience high levels of depression, which has ... -
Time Trends in First Episode Genital HSV infections in an Urban STD Clinic
Background: Genital HSV-1 has emerged as a more common cause of first episode genital herpes in the last few decades. We examined trends in etiology of first episode genital HSV infection in a 21-year period and determined ... -
Asylee Access to Refugee Health Screenings: Refugee Health Screenings Should Be Urgently Granted to Asylees in Washington State
This research is a policy analysis assessing the importance of health screenings for newly granted asylees in Washington State as both a tool for surveillance and a form of preventative care. This paper will go further and ... -
Effects of GeneXpert MTB/RIF Testing and GxAlert eHealth Platforms on MDR-TB Diagnosis and Linkage to Care in Sofala Province, Mozambique
Introduction: Mozambique ranks as one of the 22 highest tuberculosis (TB) burden countries in the world but has one of the lowest TB case detection rates of only 39%. To improve Multi-Drug Resistant TB (MDR-TB) case detection ...
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