Mental health of refugee children and youth: Epidemiology, interventions, and future directions

…, D Miconi, J Farrar, MA Brooks… - Annual review of …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
The number of refugee youth worldwide receives international attention and is a top priority
in both academic and political agendas. This article adopts a critical eye in summarizing …

Children of female sex workers and drug users: a review of vulnerability, resilience and family‐centred models of care

J Beard, G Biemba, MI Brooks… - Journal of the …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Background Injection drug users and female sex workers are two of the populations most at
risk for becoming infected with HIV in countries with concentrated epidemics. Many of the …

[HTML][HTML] Health facility and skilled birth deliveries among poor women with Jamkesmas health insurance in Indonesia: a mixed-methods study

MI Brooks, H Thabrany, MP Fox, VJ Wirtz… - BMC health services …, 2017 - Springer
Background The growing momentum for quality and affordable health care for all has given
rise to the recent global universal health coverage (UHC) movement. As part of Indonesia’s …

[HTML][HTML] Attitudes, knowledge, and practices regarding malaria prevention and treatment among pregnant women in Eastern India

LL Sabin, A Rizal, MI Brooks, MP Singh… - The American journal …, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We explored views toward and use of malaria prevention and treatment measures among
pregnant women in Jharkhand, India. We conducted 32 in-depth interviews and six focus …

The single-visit approach as a cervical cancer prevention strategy among women with HIV in Ethiopia: successes and lessons learned

…, K Kassahun, MI Brooks… - … Health: Science and …, 2016 - ghspjournal.org
Introduction: Cervical cancer is the second most common form of cancer for women in
Ethiopia. Using a single-visit approach to prevent cervical cancer, the Addis Tesfa (New Hope) …

[HTML][HTML] Burden of malaria in pregnancy in Jharkhand State, India

…, M Desai, V Udhayakumar, P Gupta, MI Brooks… - Malaria journal, 2009 - Springer
Background Past studies in India included only symptomatic pregnant women and thus may
have overestimated the proportion of women with malaria. Given the large population at risk…

[HTML][HTML] Refugee mental health, global health policy, and the Syrian crisis

K Cratsley, MA Brooks, TK Mackey - Frontiers in Public Health, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The most recent global refugee figures are staggering, with over 82.4 million people forcibly
displaced and 26.4 million registered refugees. The ongoing conflict in Syria is a major …

Systematic review of interventions to address suicidal behavior among people with a history of intimate partner violence: Promises and gaps across the globe

T Jiwatram-Negron, MA Brooks, M Ward… - Aggression and Violent …, 2023 - Elsevier
Literature has shown a critical link between the experience of intimate partner violence (IPV)
and suicidal behavior (ie, suicidal ideation, plans, and attempts). Both epidemics are major …

[HTML][HTML] Associations of spousal communication with contraceptive method use among adolescent wives and their husbands in Niger

S Challa, HB Shakya, N Carter, SC Boyce, MI Brooks… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Objectives This study aims to examine associations between spousal communication about
contraception and ever use of modern contraception, overt modern contraceptive use (with …

[HTML][HTML] Mental health of clinic-attending Syrian refugee women in Jordan: Associations between social ecological risks factors and mental health symptoms

MA Brooks, M Meinhart, L Samawi, T Mukherjee… - BMC Women's …, 2022 - Springer
Background The mental health of refugee women is often affected by multiple risk factors in
their social ecology. Assessing these risk factors is foundational in determining potential …