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December 2014 | Volume 2 | Number 4

  1. Abitew, Dereje Birhanu

    1. Maternal mental health in Amhara region, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional survey
      Joy Noel Baumgartner, Angela Parcesepe, Yared Getachew Mekuria, Dereje Birhanu Abitew, Wondimu Gebeyehu, Francis Okello and Dominick Shattuck
      Global Health: Science and Practice December 2014, 2(4):482-486; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-14-00119

      Poor mental health, including suicidal thoughts, affects a substantial proportion of surveyed women who are up to 2 years postpartum in the Amhara region of Ethiopia. Opportunities for integrating basic psychosocial mental health services into maternal and child health services should be explored.

  2. Akol, Angela

    1. Getting closer to people: family planning provision by drug shops in Uganda
      Angela Akol, Dawn Chin-Quee, Patricia Wamala-Mucheri, Jane Harriet Namwebya, Sarah Jilani Mercer and John Stanback
      Global Health: Science and Practice December 2014, 2(4):472-481; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-14-00085

      Private drug shops can effectively provide contraceptive methods, especially injectables, complementing government services. Most drug shop clients in 4 peri-urban areas of Uganda were continuing users of DMPA; had switched from other providers, mainly government clinics, because the drug shops had fewer stock-outs and were more convenient (closer location, shorter waiting time, more flexible hours); and were satisfied with the quality of services. The drug shops provided a substantial part of the total market share for family planning services in their areas.

  3. Anthony, John

    1. Strengthening government management capacity to scale up HIV prevention programs through the use of Technical Support Units: lessons from Karnataka state, India
      Sema K Sgaier, John Anthony, Parinita Bhattacharjee, James Baer, Vidyacharan Malve, Aparajita Bhalla and Vijaykumar S Hugar
      Global Health: Science and Practice December 2014, 2(4):444-458; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-14-00141

      A Technical Support Unit of managerial and technical experts, embedded in but distinct from the government, provided support in 5 key areas: strategic planning; monitoring and evaluation; supportive supervision; training; and information, education, and communication. This model likely contributed to effective and rapid scale up of Karnataka state's HIV prevention program. A clear mandate, close collaboration, and well-defined roles were keys to success.

  4. Arcara, Jennet

    1. Policy and programmatic considerations for introducing a longer-acting injectable contraceptive: perspectives of stakeholders from Kenya and Rwanda
      Kevin McKenna, Jennet Arcara, Kate H Rademacher, Caroline Mackenzie, Fidele Ngabo, Emmanuel Munyambanza, Jennifer Wesson and Elizabeth E Tolley
      Global Health: Science and Practice December 2014, 2(4):459-471; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-14-00106

      Unique attributes of a longer-acting injectable would likely appeal to both existing injectable users and new clients, both for spacing and for limiting births, and allow health systems to operate more efficiently. Considerations for enhancing successful introduction of this potential new method include keeping the cost low, expanding access through community-based distribution, and training providers to improve practices about injectables in general.

  5. Babalola, Stella

    1. Using behavior change communication to lead a comprehensive family planning program: the Nigerian Urban Reproductive Health Initiative
      Susan Krenn, Lisa Cobb, Stella Babalola, Mojisola Odeku and Bola Kusemiju
      Global Health: Science and Practice December 2014, 2(4):427-443; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-14-00009

      Greater exposure to a comprehensive family planning program in urban Nigeria that emphasized demand generation and communication theory was associated with improved ideation among women (their beliefs, ideas, and feelings about family planning), and more positive ideation was associated with greater contraceptive use, especially among the poor. Improving providers' knowledge, attitudes, and skills was also key. By the end of the observation period, outreach through mobile service delivery contributed nearly one-half of the project clinics' family planning services.

  6. Baer, James

    1. Strengthening government management capacity to scale up HIV prevention programs through the use of Technical Support Units: lessons from Karnataka state, India
      Sema K Sgaier, John Anthony, Parinita Bhattacharjee, James Baer, Vidyacharan Malve, Aparajita Bhalla and Vijaykumar S Hugar
      Global Health: Science and Practice December 2014, 2(4):444-458; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-14-00141

      A Technical Support Unit of managerial and technical experts, embedded in but distinct from the government, provided support in 5 key areas: strategic planning; monitoring and evaluation; supportive supervision; training; and information, education, and communication. This model likely contributed to effective and rapid scale up of Karnataka state's HIV prevention program. A clear mandate, close collaboration, and well-defined roles were keys to success.

  7. Barbiero, Victor K

    1. It's not Ebola … it's the systems
      Victor K Barbiero
      Global Health: Science and Practice December 2014, 2(4):374-375; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-14-00186

      The 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa demonstrates key deficiencies in investment in health systems. Despite some modest investment in health systems, our field has instead largely chosen to pursue shorter-term, vertical efforts to more rapidly address key global health issues such as smallpox, polio, malaria, and HIV/AIDS. While those efforts have yielded substantial benefits, we have paid a price for the lack of investments in general systems strengthening. The Ebola deaths we have seen represent a small portion of deaths from many other causes resulting from weak systems. Major systems strengthening including crucial nonclinical elements will not happen overnight but should proceed in a prioritized, systematic way.

  8. Baumgartner, Joy Noel

    1. Maternal mental health in Amhara region, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional survey
      Joy Noel Baumgartner, Angela Parcesepe, Yared Getachew Mekuria, Dereje Birhanu Abitew, Wondimu Gebeyehu, Francis Okello and Dominick Shattuck
      Global Health: Science and Practice December 2014, 2(4):482-486; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-14-00119

      Poor mental health, including suicidal thoughts, affects a substantial proportion of surveyed women who are up to 2 years postpartum in the Amhara region of Ethiopia. Opportunities for integrating basic psychosocial mental health services into maternal and child health services should be explored.

  9. Bhalla, Aparajita

    1. Strengthening government management capacity to scale up HIV prevention programs through the use of Technical Support Units: lessons from Karnataka state, India
      Sema K Sgaier, John Anthony, Parinita Bhattacharjee, James Baer, Vidyacharan Malve, Aparajita Bhalla and Vijaykumar S Hugar
      Global Health: Science and Practice December 2014, 2(4):444-458; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-14-00141

      A Technical Support Unit of managerial and technical experts, embedded in but distinct from the government, provided support in 5 key areas: strategic planning; monitoring and evaluation; supportive supervision; training; and information, education, and communication. This model likely contributed to effective and rapid scale up of Karnataka state's HIV prevention program. A clear mandate, close collaboration, and well-defined roles were keys to success.

  10. Bhattacharjee, Parinita

    1. Strengthening government management capacity to scale up HIV prevention programs through the use of Technical Support Units: lessons from Karnataka state, India
      Sema K Sgaier, John Anthony, Parinita Bhattacharjee, James Baer, Vidyacharan Malve, Aparajita Bhalla and Vijaykumar S Hugar
      Global Health: Science and Practice December 2014, 2(4):444-458; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-14-00141

      A Technical Support Unit of managerial and technical experts, embedded in but distinct from the government, provided support in 5 key areas: strategic planning; monitoring and evaluation; supportive supervision; training; and information, education, and communication. This model likely contributed to effective and rapid scale up of Karnataka state's HIV prevention program. A clear mandate, close collaboration, and well-defined roles were keys to success.

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