Index by author
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Acharya, Rajib
- Open AccessAdding a Question About Method Switching to the Method Information Index Is a Better Predictor of Contraceptive ContinuationAparna Jain, Kumudha Aruldas, Elizabeth Tobey, Arupendra Mozumdar and Rajib AcharyaGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):289-299; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00028
Adding the question “Were you told about the possibility of switching to another method if the method you selected was not suitable?” to the Method Information Index (MII) was associated with better contraceptive continuation. This MIIplus variable includes another domain of quality of care, and thus better reflects voluntary contraceptive use and continuation.
Affo, Jean
- Open AccessIntroduction of Community-Based Provision of Subcutaneous Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate (DMPA-SC) in Benin: Programmatic ResultsTishina Okegbe, Jean Affo, Florence Djihoun, Alexis Zannou, Odilon Hounyo, Gaston Ahounou, Karamatou Adegnika Bangbola and Nancy HarrisGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):228-239; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00002
Lay community health workers and facility-based health care providers in Benin were trained to administer DMPA-SC safely and effectively in 10 health zones. Community-based DMPA-SC was popular, particularly among new users of contraception, and could help the country achieve its family planning goals.
Ahounou, Gaston
- Open AccessIntroduction of Community-Based Provision of Subcutaneous Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate (DMPA-SC) in Benin: Programmatic ResultsTishina Okegbe, Jean Affo, Florence Djihoun, Alexis Zannou, Odilon Hounyo, Gaston Ahounou, Karamatou Adegnika Bangbola and Nancy HarrisGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):228-239; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00002
Lay community health workers and facility-based health care providers in Benin were trained to administer DMPA-SC safely and effectively in 10 health zones. Community-based DMPA-SC was popular, particularly among new users of contraception, and could help the country achieve its family planning goals.
Akhlaghi, Laila
- Open AccessAre Procured Quantities of Implants Adequate and Appropriate? Modeling Procurement, Inventory, and Consumption of Contraceptive Implants During Rapid UptakeLaila Akhlaghi, Alexis Heaton and Yasmin ChandaniGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):240-257; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00017
Recent rapid increases in implant procurement have not resulted in system overstocks to date. We found no standard factor for relating inventory quantities to consumption rates. Rather, that relationship requires specific understanding of the country supply chain, inventory control parameters, and current and future demand.
Akiode, Akinsewa
- Open AccessEfficacy of a Digital Health Tool on Contraceptive Ideation and Use in Nigeria: Results of a Cluster-Randomized Control TrialStella Babalola, Caitlin Loehr, Olamide Oyenubi, Akinsewa Akiode and Allison MobleyGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):273-288; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00066
A mobile digital health tool piloted in Kaduna City, Nigeria, was efficacious in promoting positive contraceptive attitudes and encouraging women to adopt a modern contraceptive method, thus showing potential for reducing unmet need in Nigeria.
Aruldas, Kumudha
- Open AccessAdding a Question About Method Switching to the Method Information Index Is a Better Predictor of Contraceptive ContinuationAparna Jain, Kumudha Aruldas, Elizabeth Tobey, Arupendra Mozumdar and Rajib AcharyaGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):289-299; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00028
Adding the question “Were you told about the possibility of switching to another method if the method you selected was not suitable?” to the Method Information Index (MII) was associated with better contraceptive continuation. This MIIplus variable includes another domain of quality of care, and thus better reflects voluntary contraceptive use and continuation.
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Babalola, Stella
- Open AccessEfficacy of a Digital Health Tool on Contraceptive Ideation and Use in Nigeria: Results of a Cluster-Randomized Control TrialStella Babalola, Caitlin Loehr, Olamide Oyenubi, Akinsewa Akiode and Allison MobleyGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):273-288; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00066
A mobile digital health tool piloted in Kaduna City, Nigeria, was efficacious in promoting positive contraceptive attitudes and encouraging women to adopt a modern contraceptive method, thus showing potential for reducing unmet need in Nigeria.
Bangbola, Karamatou Adegnika
- Open AccessIntroduction of Community-Based Provision of Subcutaneous Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate (DMPA-SC) in Benin: Programmatic ResultsTishina Okegbe, Jean Affo, Florence Djihoun, Alexis Zannou, Odilon Hounyo, Gaston Ahounou, Karamatou Adegnika Bangbola and Nancy HarrisGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):228-239; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00002
Lay community health workers and facility-based health care providers in Benin were trained to administer DMPA-SC safely and effectively in 10 health zones. Community-based DMPA-SC was popular, particularly among new users of contraception, and could help the country achieve its family planning goals.
Bellows, Ben
- Open AccessThe Extent to Which Performance-Based Financing Programs' Operations Manuals Reflect Rights-Based Principles: Implications for Family Planning ServicesMarie S. Cole, Victoria Boydell, Karen Hardee and Ben BellowsGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):329-339; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00007
Rights principles should be prioritized and more clearly stated in performance-based financing (PBF) guidance and operational documents. Additional research, including development of validated measurement metrics, is needed to help PBF programs systematically align with rights-based approaches to health care including family planning.
Bhana, Arvin
- Open AccessSupervision of Task-Shared Mental Health Care in Low-Resource Settings: A Commentary on Programmatic ExperienceChristopher G. Kemp, Inge Petersen, Arvin Bhana and Deepa RaoGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):150-159; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-18-00337
Task-shared mental health care programs in low-resource settings often incorporate supervisory structures that would be difficult to implement at scale, and many rely on foreign specialist experts as supervisors. Future programs could leverage peer supervision, technology, competency assessments/fidelity checklists, and other tools. Mental health care specialists will require training, support, and incentives to supervise generalist care providers.
Bossert, Thomas
- Open AccessAssociations Between Practices and Behaviors at the Health Facility Level and Supply Chain Management for Antiretrovirals: Evidence from Cameroon, Namibia, and SwazilandDiana Bowser, Laura Krech, David Mabirizi, Angela Y. Chang, David Kapaon and Thomas BossertGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):300-316; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00063
Using antiretrovirals (ARVs) as tracer products, we identified the following key practices that may affect supply chain management at the facility level: order verification, actions taken when stock is received, changes in prescription and dispensing due to ARV stock-out, actions to ensure patient adherence, and communication with other affiliated facilities and higher-level supply chain management. We propose a set of indicators to measure these practices.
Bowser, Diana
- Open AccessAssociations Between Practices and Behaviors at the Health Facility Level and Supply Chain Management for Antiretrovirals: Evidence from Cameroon, Namibia, and SwazilandDiana Bowser, Laura Krech, David Mabirizi, Angela Y. Chang, David Kapaon and Thomas BossertGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):300-316; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00063
Using antiretrovirals (ARVs) as tracer products, we identified the following key practices that may affect supply chain management at the facility level: order verification, actions taken when stock is received, changes in prescription and dispensing due to ARV stock-out, actions to ensure patient adherence, and communication with other affiliated facilities and higher-level supply chain management. We propose a set of indicators to measure these practices.
Boydell, Victoria
- Open AccessThe Extent to Which Performance-Based Financing Programs' Operations Manuals Reflect Rights-Based Principles: Implications for Family Planning ServicesMarie S. Cole, Victoria Boydell, Karen Hardee and Ben BellowsGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):329-339; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00007
Rights principles should be prioritized and more clearly stated in performance-based financing (PBF) guidance and operational documents. Additional research, including development of validated measurement metrics, is needed to help PBF programs systematically align with rights-based approaches to health care including family planning.
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Callaghan-Gillespie, Meghan
- Open AccessAlternative Ready-To-Use Therapeutic Food Yields Less Recovery Than the Standard for Treating Acute Malnutrition in Children From GhanaKristin Kohlmann, Meghan Callaghan-Gillespie, Julia M. Gauglitz, Matilda Steiner-Asiedu, Kwesi Saalia, Carly Edwards and Mark J. ManaryGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):203-214; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00004
In Ghana, an alternative ready-to-use food (RUTF) formulation that met all specifications was not as good as standard RUTF in affecting recovery from acute malnutrition among children aged 6 to 59 months.
Chandani, Yasmin
- Open AccessAre Procured Quantities of Implants Adequate and Appropriate? Modeling Procurement, Inventory, and Consumption of Contraceptive Implants During Rapid UptakeLaila Akhlaghi, Alexis Heaton and Yasmin ChandaniGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):240-257; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00017
Recent rapid increases in implant procurement have not resulted in system overstocks to date. We found no standard factor for relating inventory quantities to consumption rates. Rather, that relationship requires specific understanding of the country supply chain, inventory control parameters, and current and future demand.
Chang, Angela Y.
- Open AccessAssociations Between Practices and Behaviors at the Health Facility Level and Supply Chain Management for Antiretrovirals: Evidence from Cameroon, Namibia, and SwazilandDiana Bowser, Laura Krech, David Mabirizi, Angela Y. Chang, David Kapaon and Thomas BossertGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):300-316; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00063
Using antiretrovirals (ARVs) as tracer products, we identified the following key practices that may affect supply chain management at the facility level: order verification, actions taken when stock is received, changes in prescription and dispensing due to ARV stock-out, actions to ensure patient adherence, and communication with other affiliated facilities and higher-level supply chain management. We propose a set of indicators to measure these practices.
Charalambous, Salome
- Open Access“It's Not Like Taking Chocolates”: Factors Influencing the Feasibility and Sustainability of Universal Test and Treat in Correctional Health Systems in Zambia and South AfricaStephanie M. Topp, Candice M. Chetty-Makkan, Helene J. Smith, Lucy Chimoyi, Christopher J. Hoffmann, Katherine Fielding, Stewart E. Reid, Abraham J. Olivier, Harry Hausler, Michael E. Herce and Salome CharalambousGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):189-202; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00051
Universal test and treat may be feasible even in highly resource-constrained correctional facilities. Sustainability and impact of such services require a supportive policy environment, robust service delivery systems, adequate resourcing, and close attention to the psychosocial factors influencing incarcerated persons' willingness to engage in HIV treatment.
Chetty-Makkan, Candice M.
- Open Access“It's Not Like Taking Chocolates”: Factors Influencing the Feasibility and Sustainability of Universal Test and Treat in Correctional Health Systems in Zambia and South AfricaStephanie M. Topp, Candice M. Chetty-Makkan, Helene J. Smith, Lucy Chimoyi, Christopher J. Hoffmann, Katherine Fielding, Stewart E. Reid, Abraham J. Olivier, Harry Hausler, Michael E. Herce and Salome CharalambousGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):189-202; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00051
Universal test and treat may be feasible even in highly resource-constrained correctional facilities. Sustainability and impact of such services require a supportive policy environment, robust service delivery systems, adequate resourcing, and close attention to the psychosocial factors influencing incarcerated persons' willingness to engage in HIV treatment.
Chikovani, Ivdity
- Open AccessThe Challenges of Transition From Donor-Funded Programs: Results From a Theory-Driven Multi-Country Comparative Case Study of Programs in Eastern Europe and Central Asia Supported by the Global FundGeorge Gotsadze, Ivdity Chikovani, Lela Sulaberidze, Tamar Gotsadze, Ketevan Goguadze and Nertila TavanxhiGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):258-272; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-18-00425
Transitioning from donor funding toward domestic financing for HIV and TB programs in Eastern Europe and Central Asia presents major challenges. It will require a substantial multipronged approach through well-planned collective and coordinated responses from global, bilateral, and national partners.
Chimoyi, Lucy
- Open Access“It's Not Like Taking Chocolates”: Factors Influencing the Feasibility and Sustainability of Universal Test and Treat in Correctional Health Systems in Zambia and South AfricaStephanie M. Topp, Candice M. Chetty-Makkan, Helene J. Smith, Lucy Chimoyi, Christopher J. Hoffmann, Katherine Fielding, Stewart E. Reid, Abraham J. Olivier, Harry Hausler, Michael E. Herce and Salome CharalambousGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):189-202; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00051
Universal test and treat may be feasible even in highly resource-constrained correctional facilities. Sustainability and impact of such services require a supportive policy environment, robust service delivery systems, adequate resourcing, and close attention to the psychosocial factors influencing incarcerated persons' willingness to engage in HIV treatment.
Cole, Marie S.
- Open AccessThe Extent to Which Performance-Based Financing Programs' Operations Manuals Reflect Rights-Based Principles: Implications for Family Planning ServicesMarie S. Cole, Victoria Boydell, Karen Hardee and Ben BellowsGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):329-339; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00007
Rights principles should be prioritized and more clearly stated in performance-based financing (PBF) guidance and operational documents. Additional research, including development of validated measurement metrics, is needed to help PBF programs systematically align with rights-based approaches to health care including family planning.
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Djihoun, Florence
- Open AccessIntroduction of Community-Based Provision of Subcutaneous Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate (DMPA-SC) in Benin: Programmatic ResultsTishina Okegbe, Jean Affo, Florence Djihoun, Alexis Zannou, Odilon Hounyo, Gaston Ahounou, Karamatou Adegnika Bangbola and Nancy HarrisGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):228-239; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00002
Lay community health workers and facility-based health care providers in Benin were trained to administer DMPA-SC safely and effectively in 10 health zones. Community-based DMPA-SC was popular, particularly among new users of contraception, and could help the country achieve its family planning goals.
Dorflinger, Laneta J.
- Open AccessPlanning for Outcomes (P4O) Modeling Tool: Estimating the Impact of Changing the Proportion of Injectable Progestins in the Contraceptive Method MixElena Lebetkin, Xiaoming Gao, Douglas Taylor, Lauren Y. Maldonado, Abdulmumin Saad, Markus J. Steiner, Laneta J. Dorflinger, Kavita Nanda and Timothy D. MastroGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):317-328; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00062
The interactive deterministic online modeling tool P4O allows users to estimate how changing the proportion of injectable progestins in the contraceptive method mix might affect HIV and maternal and child health outcomes. With careful consideration for women's individual choices, policy makers and program planners may use country-specific results to help inform programming and policy decisions.
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Edwards, Carly
- Open AccessAlternative Ready-To-Use Therapeutic Food Yields Less Recovery Than the Standard for Treating Acute Malnutrition in Children From GhanaKristin Kohlmann, Meghan Callaghan-Gillespie, Julia M. Gauglitz, Matilda Steiner-Asiedu, Kwesi Saalia, Carly Edwards and Mark J. ManaryGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):203-214; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00004
In Ghana, an alternative ready-to-use food (RUTF) formulation that met all specifications was not as good as standard RUTF in affecting recovery from acute malnutrition among children aged 6 to 59 months.
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Fielding, Katherine
- Open Access“It's Not Like Taking Chocolates”: Factors Influencing the Feasibility and Sustainability of Universal Test and Treat in Correctional Health Systems in Zambia and South AfricaStephanie M. Topp, Candice M. Chetty-Makkan, Helene J. Smith, Lucy Chimoyi, Christopher J. Hoffmann, Katherine Fielding, Stewart E. Reid, Abraham J. Olivier, Harry Hausler, Michael E. Herce and Salome CharalambousGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):189-202; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00051
Universal test and treat may be feasible even in highly resource-constrained correctional facilities. Sustainability and impact of such services require a supportive policy environment, robust service delivery systems, adequate resourcing, and close attention to the psychosocial factors influencing incarcerated persons' willingness to engage in HIV treatment.
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Gao, Xiaoming
- Open AccessPlanning for Outcomes (P4O) Modeling Tool: Estimating the Impact of Changing the Proportion of Injectable Progestins in the Contraceptive Method MixElena Lebetkin, Xiaoming Gao, Douglas Taylor, Lauren Y. Maldonado, Abdulmumin Saad, Markus J. Steiner, Laneta J. Dorflinger, Kavita Nanda and Timothy D. MastroGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):317-328; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00062
The interactive deterministic online modeling tool P4O allows users to estimate how changing the proportion of injectable progestins in the contraceptive method mix might affect HIV and maternal and child health outcomes. With careful consideration for women's individual choices, policy makers and program planners may use country-specific results to help inform programming and policy decisions.
Gauglitz, Julia M.
- Open AccessAlternative Ready-To-Use Therapeutic Food Yields Less Recovery Than the Standard for Treating Acute Malnutrition in Children From GhanaKristin Kohlmann, Meghan Callaghan-Gillespie, Julia M. Gauglitz, Matilda Steiner-Asiedu, Kwesi Saalia, Carly Edwards and Mark J. ManaryGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):203-214; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00004
In Ghana, an alternative ready-to-use food (RUTF) formulation that met all specifications was not as good as standard RUTF in affecting recovery from acute malnutrition among children aged 6 to 59 months.
Goguadze, Ketevan
- Open AccessThe Challenges of Transition From Donor-Funded Programs: Results From a Theory-Driven Multi-Country Comparative Case Study of Programs in Eastern Europe and Central Asia Supported by the Global FundGeorge Gotsadze, Ivdity Chikovani, Lela Sulaberidze, Tamar Gotsadze, Ketevan Goguadze and Nertila TavanxhiGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):258-272; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-18-00425
Transitioning from donor funding toward domestic financing for HIV and TB programs in Eastern Europe and Central Asia presents major challenges. It will require a substantial multipronged approach through well-planned collective and coordinated responses from global, bilateral, and national partners.
Goldenberg, Robert L.
- Open AccessEvaluating WHO-Recommended Interventions for Preterm Birth: A Mathematical Model of the Potential Reduction of Preterm Mortality in Sub-Saharan AfricaJennifer B. Griffin, Alan H. Jobe, Doris Rouse, Elizabeth M. McClure, Robert L. Goldenberg and Beena D. Kamath-RayneGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):215-227; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-18-00402
Using the Maternal and Neonatal Directed Assessment of Technology (MANDATE) model, we estimate that WHO-recommended interventions could have saved nearly 300,000 lives in 2015. Combined interventions had the greatest impact. MANDATE can allow health officials to prioritize implementation strategies.
Gotsadze, George
- Open AccessThe Challenges of Transition From Donor-Funded Programs: Results From a Theory-Driven Multi-Country Comparative Case Study of Programs in Eastern Europe and Central Asia Supported by the Global FundGeorge Gotsadze, Ivdity Chikovani, Lela Sulaberidze, Tamar Gotsadze, Ketevan Goguadze and Nertila TavanxhiGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):258-272; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-18-00425
Transitioning from donor funding toward domestic financing for HIV and TB programs in Eastern Europe and Central Asia presents major challenges. It will require a substantial multipronged approach through well-planned collective and coordinated responses from global, bilateral, and national partners.
Gotsadze, Tamar
- Open AccessThe Challenges of Transition From Donor-Funded Programs: Results From a Theory-Driven Multi-Country Comparative Case Study of Programs in Eastern Europe and Central Asia Supported by the Global FundGeorge Gotsadze, Ivdity Chikovani, Lela Sulaberidze, Tamar Gotsadze, Ketevan Goguadze and Nertila TavanxhiGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):258-272; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-18-00425
Transitioning from donor funding toward domestic financing for HIV and TB programs in Eastern Europe and Central Asia presents major challenges. It will require a substantial multipronged approach through well-planned collective and coordinated responses from global, bilateral, and national partners.
Griffin, Jennifer B.
- Open AccessEvaluating WHO-Recommended Interventions for Preterm Birth: A Mathematical Model of the Potential Reduction of Preterm Mortality in Sub-Saharan AfricaJennifer B. Griffin, Alan H. Jobe, Doris Rouse, Elizabeth M. McClure, Robert L. Goldenberg and Beena D. Kamath-RayneGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):215-227; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-18-00402
Using the Maternal and Neonatal Directed Assessment of Technology (MANDATE) model, we estimate that WHO-recommended interventions could have saved nearly 300,000 lives in 2015. Combined interventions had the greatest impact. MANDATE can allow health officials to prioritize implementation strategies.
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Hardee, Karen
- Open AccessThe Extent to Which Performance-Based Financing Programs' Operations Manuals Reflect Rights-Based Principles: Implications for Family Planning ServicesMarie S. Cole, Victoria Boydell, Karen Hardee and Ben BellowsGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):329-339; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00007
Rights principles should be prioritized and more clearly stated in performance-based financing (PBF) guidance and operational documents. Additional research, including development of validated measurement metrics, is needed to help PBF programs systematically align with rights-based approaches to health care including family planning.
Harris, Nancy
- Open AccessIntroduction of Community-Based Provision of Subcutaneous Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate (DMPA-SC) in Benin: Programmatic ResultsTishina Okegbe, Jean Affo, Florence Djihoun, Alexis Zannou, Odilon Hounyo, Gaston Ahounou, Karamatou Adegnika Bangbola and Nancy HarrisGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):228-239; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00002
Lay community health workers and facility-based health care providers in Benin were trained to administer DMPA-SC safely and effectively in 10 health zones. Community-based DMPA-SC was popular, particularly among new users of contraception, and could help the country achieve its family planning goals.
Hausler, Harry
- Open Access“It's Not Like Taking Chocolates”: Factors Influencing the Feasibility and Sustainability of Universal Test and Treat in Correctional Health Systems in Zambia and South AfricaStephanie M. Topp, Candice M. Chetty-Makkan, Helene J. Smith, Lucy Chimoyi, Christopher J. Hoffmann, Katherine Fielding, Stewart E. Reid, Abraham J. Olivier, Harry Hausler, Michael E. Herce and Salome CharalambousGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):189-202; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00051
Universal test and treat may be feasible even in highly resource-constrained correctional facilities. Sustainability and impact of such services require a supportive policy environment, robust service delivery systems, adequate resourcing, and close attention to the psychosocial factors influencing incarcerated persons' willingness to engage in HIV treatment.
Heaton, Alexis
- Open AccessAre Procured Quantities of Implants Adequate and Appropriate? Modeling Procurement, Inventory, and Consumption of Contraceptive Implants During Rapid UptakeLaila Akhlaghi, Alexis Heaton and Yasmin ChandaniGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):240-257; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00017
Recent rapid increases in implant procurement have not resulted in system overstocks to date. We found no standard factor for relating inventory quantities to consumption rates. Rather, that relationship requires specific understanding of the country supply chain, inventory control parameters, and current and future demand.
Herce, Michael E.
- Open Access“It's Not Like Taking Chocolates”: Factors Influencing the Feasibility and Sustainability of Universal Test and Treat in Correctional Health Systems in Zambia and South AfricaStephanie M. Topp, Candice M. Chetty-Makkan, Helene J. Smith, Lucy Chimoyi, Christopher J. Hoffmann, Katherine Fielding, Stewart E. Reid, Abraham J. Olivier, Harry Hausler, Michael E. Herce and Salome CharalambousGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):189-202; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00051
Universal test and treat may be feasible even in highly resource-constrained correctional facilities. Sustainability and impact of such services require a supportive policy environment, robust service delivery systems, adequate resourcing, and close attention to the psychosocial factors influencing incarcerated persons' willingness to engage in HIV treatment.
Hoffmann, Christopher J.
- Open Access“It's Not Like Taking Chocolates”: Factors Influencing the Feasibility and Sustainability of Universal Test and Treat in Correctional Health Systems in Zambia and South AfricaStephanie M. Topp, Candice M. Chetty-Makkan, Helene J. Smith, Lucy Chimoyi, Christopher J. Hoffmann, Katherine Fielding, Stewart E. Reid, Abraham J. Olivier, Harry Hausler, Michael E. Herce and Salome CharalambousGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):189-202; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00051
Universal test and treat may be feasible even in highly resource-constrained correctional facilities. Sustainability and impact of such services require a supportive policy environment, robust service delivery systems, adequate resourcing, and close attention to the psychosocial factors influencing incarcerated persons' willingness to engage in HIV treatment.
Hounyo, Odilon
- Open AccessIntroduction of Community-Based Provision of Subcutaneous Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate (DMPA-SC) in Benin: Programmatic ResultsTishina Okegbe, Jean Affo, Florence Djihoun, Alexis Zannou, Odilon Hounyo, Gaston Ahounou, Karamatou Adegnika Bangbola and Nancy HarrisGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):228-239; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00002
Lay community health workers and facility-based health care providers in Benin were trained to administer DMPA-SC safely and effectively in 10 health zones. Community-based DMPA-SC was popular, particularly among new users of contraception, and could help the country achieve its family planning goals.
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Jain, Aparna
- Open AccessAdding a Question About Method Switching to the Method Information Index Is a Better Predictor of Contraceptive ContinuationAparna Jain, Kumudha Aruldas, Elizabeth Tobey, Arupendra Mozumdar and Rajib AcharyaGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):289-299; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00028
Adding the question “Were you told about the possibility of switching to another method if the method you selected was not suitable?” to the Method Information Index (MII) was associated with better contraceptive continuation. This MIIplus variable includes another domain of quality of care, and thus better reflects voluntary contraceptive use and continuation.
Jobe, Alan H.
- Open AccessEvaluating WHO-Recommended Interventions for Preterm Birth: A Mathematical Model of the Potential Reduction of Preterm Mortality in Sub-Saharan AfricaJennifer B. Griffin, Alan H. Jobe, Doris Rouse, Elizabeth M. McClure, Robert L. Goldenberg and Beena D. Kamath-RayneGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):215-227; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-18-00402
Using the Maternal and Neonatal Directed Assessment of Technology (MANDATE) model, we estimate that WHO-recommended interventions could have saved nearly 300,000 lives in 2015. Combined interventions had the greatest impact. MANDATE can allow health officials to prioritize implementation strategies.
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Kalibala, Sam
- Open AccessCell Phone Counseling Improves Retention of Mothers With HIV Infection in Care and Infant HIV Testing in Kisumu, Kenya: A Randomized Controlled StudyAvina Sarna, Lopamudra Ray Saraswati, Jerry Okal, James Matheka, Danmark Owuor, Roopal J. Singh, Nancy Reynolds and Sam KalibalaGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):171-188; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-18-00241
Tailored, one-on-one counseling delivered via cell phone was very effective in retaining mothers with HIV in care and in promoting infant HIV testing and antenatal and postnatal care attendance. The highest risk of loss to follow-up among women with HIV accessing PMTCT services was prior to delivery and then after infant HIV testing at 6 weeks. Challenges include continued limited access to cell phones, difficulty with reaching participants on the phone, and poor adherence to antiretroviral therapy for a substantial percentage of the population.
Kamath-Rayne, Beena D.
- Open AccessEvaluating WHO-Recommended Interventions for Preterm Birth: A Mathematical Model of the Potential Reduction of Preterm Mortality in Sub-Saharan AfricaJennifer B. Griffin, Alan H. Jobe, Doris Rouse, Elizabeth M. McClure, Robert L. Goldenberg and Beena D. Kamath-RayneGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):215-227; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-18-00402
Using the Maternal and Neonatal Directed Assessment of Technology (MANDATE) model, we estimate that WHO-recommended interventions could have saved nearly 300,000 lives in 2015. Combined interventions had the greatest impact. MANDATE can allow health officials to prioritize implementation strategies.
Kapaon, David
- Open AccessAssociations Between Practices and Behaviors at the Health Facility Level and Supply Chain Management for Antiretrovirals: Evidence from Cameroon, Namibia, and SwazilandDiana Bowser, Laura Krech, David Mabirizi, Angela Y. Chang, David Kapaon and Thomas BossertGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):300-316; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00063
Using antiretrovirals (ARVs) as tracer products, we identified the following key practices that may affect supply chain management at the facility level: order verification, actions taken when stock is received, changes in prescription and dispensing due to ARV stock-out, actions to ensure patient adherence, and communication with other affiliated facilities and higher-level supply chain management. We propose a set of indicators to measure these practices.
Kemp, Christopher G.
- Open AccessSupervision of Task-Shared Mental Health Care in Low-Resource Settings: A Commentary on Programmatic ExperienceChristopher G. Kemp, Inge Petersen, Arvin Bhana and Deepa RaoGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):150-159; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-18-00337
Task-shared mental health care programs in low-resource settings often incorporate supervisory structures that would be difficult to implement at scale, and many rely on foreign specialist experts as supervisors. Future programs could leverage peer supervision, technology, competency assessments/fidelity checklists, and other tools. Mental health care specialists will require training, support, and incentives to supervise generalist care providers.
Kim, Sharon
- Open AccessUsing a Human-Centered Design Approach to Determine Consumer Preferences for Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets in GhanaSharon Kim, Danielle Piccinini, Elorm Mensah and Matthew LynchGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):160-170; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-18-00284
Through focus group discussions and human-centered design exercises, middle-class Ghanaians communicated the need to address convenience, comfort, and aesthetics when designing a bed net for their demographic. Illustrative attributes for consideration by private-sector manufacturers include a more convenient way to hang the net, a more attractive silhouette, and a zipper to provide ease of entry and exit while keeping the area sealed from mosquitos.
Kohlmann, Kristin
- Open AccessAlternative Ready-To-Use Therapeutic Food Yields Less Recovery Than the Standard for Treating Acute Malnutrition in Children From GhanaKristin Kohlmann, Meghan Callaghan-Gillespie, Julia M. Gauglitz, Matilda Steiner-Asiedu, Kwesi Saalia, Carly Edwards and Mark J. ManaryGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):203-214; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00004
In Ghana, an alternative ready-to-use food (RUTF) formulation that met all specifications was not as good as standard RUTF in affecting recovery from acute malnutrition among children aged 6 to 59 months.
Krech, Laura
- Open AccessAssociations Between Practices and Behaviors at the Health Facility Level and Supply Chain Management for Antiretrovirals: Evidence from Cameroon, Namibia, and SwazilandDiana Bowser, Laura Krech, David Mabirizi, Angela Y. Chang, David Kapaon and Thomas BossertGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):300-316; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00063
Using antiretrovirals (ARVs) as tracer products, we identified the following key practices that may affect supply chain management at the facility level: order verification, actions taken when stock is received, changes in prescription and dispensing due to ARV stock-out, actions to ensure patient adherence, and communication with other affiliated facilities and higher-level supply chain management. We propose a set of indicators to measure these practices.
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Lebetkin, Elena
- Open AccessPlanning for Outcomes (P4O) Modeling Tool: Estimating the Impact of Changing the Proportion of Injectable Progestins in the Contraceptive Method MixElena Lebetkin, Xiaoming Gao, Douglas Taylor, Lauren Y. Maldonado, Abdulmumin Saad, Markus J. Steiner, Laneta J. Dorflinger, Kavita Nanda and Timothy D. MastroGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):317-328; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00062
The interactive deterministic online modeling tool P4O allows users to estimate how changing the proportion of injectable progestins in the contraceptive method mix might affect HIV and maternal and child health outcomes. With careful consideration for women's individual choices, policy makers and program planners may use country-specific results to help inform programming and policy decisions.
Loehr, Caitlin
- Open AccessEfficacy of a Digital Health Tool on Contraceptive Ideation and Use in Nigeria: Results of a Cluster-Randomized Control TrialStella Babalola, Caitlin Loehr, Olamide Oyenubi, Akinsewa Akiode and Allison MobleyGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):273-288; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00066
A mobile digital health tool piloted in Kaduna City, Nigeria, was efficacious in promoting positive contraceptive attitudes and encouraging women to adopt a modern contraceptive method, thus showing potential for reducing unmet need in Nigeria.
Lynch, Matthew
- Open AccessUsing a Human-Centered Design Approach to Determine Consumer Preferences for Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets in GhanaSharon Kim, Danielle Piccinini, Elorm Mensah and Matthew LynchGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):160-170; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-18-00284
Through focus group discussions and human-centered design exercises, middle-class Ghanaians communicated the need to address convenience, comfort, and aesthetics when designing a bed net for their demographic. Illustrative attributes for consideration by private-sector manufacturers include a more convenient way to hang the net, a more attractive silhouette, and a zipper to provide ease of entry and exit while keeping the area sealed from mosquitos.
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Mabirizi, David
- Open AccessAssociations Between Practices and Behaviors at the Health Facility Level and Supply Chain Management for Antiretrovirals: Evidence from Cameroon, Namibia, and SwazilandDiana Bowser, Laura Krech, David Mabirizi, Angela Y. Chang, David Kapaon and Thomas BossertGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):300-316; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00063
Using antiretrovirals (ARVs) as tracer products, we identified the following key practices that may affect supply chain management at the facility level: order verification, actions taken when stock is received, changes in prescription and dispensing due to ARV stock-out, actions to ensure patient adherence, and communication with other affiliated facilities and higher-level supply chain management. We propose a set of indicators to measure these practices.
Macdonald, Michael
- Open AccessHuman-Centered Design and Sustainable Malaria InterventionsMichael Macdonald and Thomas PutzerGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):148-149; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00189
Human-centered design provides a method to adapt malaria control interventions to be more closely aligned with a family's convenience, comfort, and personal lifestyle, enabling a broader and more sustained culture of access and use.
Maldonado, Lauren Y.
- Open AccessPlanning for Outcomes (P4O) Modeling Tool: Estimating the Impact of Changing the Proportion of Injectable Progestins in the Contraceptive Method MixElena Lebetkin, Xiaoming Gao, Douglas Taylor, Lauren Y. Maldonado, Abdulmumin Saad, Markus J. Steiner, Laneta J. Dorflinger, Kavita Nanda and Timothy D. MastroGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):317-328; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00062
The interactive deterministic online modeling tool P4O allows users to estimate how changing the proportion of injectable progestins in the contraceptive method mix might affect HIV and maternal and child health outcomes. With careful consideration for women's individual choices, policy makers and program planners may use country-specific results to help inform programming and policy decisions.
Manary, Mark J.
- Open AccessAlternative Ready-To-Use Therapeutic Food Yields Less Recovery Than the Standard for Treating Acute Malnutrition in Children From GhanaKristin Kohlmann, Meghan Callaghan-Gillespie, Julia M. Gauglitz, Matilda Steiner-Asiedu, Kwesi Saalia, Carly Edwards and Mark J. ManaryGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):203-214; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00004
In Ghana, an alternative ready-to-use food (RUTF) formulation that met all specifications was not as good as standard RUTF in affecting recovery from acute malnutrition among children aged 6 to 59 months.
Mastro, Timothy D.
- Open AccessPlanning for Outcomes (P4O) Modeling Tool: Estimating the Impact of Changing the Proportion of Injectable Progestins in the Contraceptive Method MixElena Lebetkin, Xiaoming Gao, Douglas Taylor, Lauren Y. Maldonado, Abdulmumin Saad, Markus J. Steiner, Laneta J. Dorflinger, Kavita Nanda and Timothy D. MastroGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):317-328; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00062
The interactive deterministic online modeling tool P4O allows users to estimate how changing the proportion of injectable progestins in the contraceptive method mix might affect HIV and maternal and child health outcomes. With careful consideration for women's individual choices, policy makers and program planners may use country-specific results to help inform programming and policy decisions.
Matheka, James
- Open AccessCell Phone Counseling Improves Retention of Mothers With HIV Infection in Care and Infant HIV Testing in Kisumu, Kenya: A Randomized Controlled StudyAvina Sarna, Lopamudra Ray Saraswati, Jerry Okal, James Matheka, Danmark Owuor, Roopal J. Singh, Nancy Reynolds and Sam KalibalaGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):171-188; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-18-00241
Tailored, one-on-one counseling delivered via cell phone was very effective in retaining mothers with HIV in care and in promoting infant HIV testing and antenatal and postnatal care attendance. The highest risk of loss to follow-up among women with HIV accessing PMTCT services was prior to delivery and then after infant HIV testing at 6 weeks. Challenges include continued limited access to cell phones, difficulty with reaching participants on the phone, and poor adherence to antiretroviral therapy for a substantial percentage of the population.
McClure, Elizabeth M.
- Open AccessEvaluating WHO-Recommended Interventions for Preterm Birth: A Mathematical Model of the Potential Reduction of Preterm Mortality in Sub-Saharan AfricaJennifer B. Griffin, Alan H. Jobe, Doris Rouse, Elizabeth M. McClure, Robert L. Goldenberg and Beena D. Kamath-RayneGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):215-227; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-18-00402
Using the Maternal and Neonatal Directed Assessment of Technology (MANDATE) model, we estimate that WHO-recommended interventions could have saved nearly 300,000 lives in 2015. Combined interventions had the greatest impact. MANDATE can allow health officials to prioritize implementation strategies.
Mensah, Elorm
- Open AccessUsing a Human-Centered Design Approach to Determine Consumer Preferences for Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets in GhanaSharon Kim, Danielle Piccinini, Elorm Mensah and Matthew LynchGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):160-170; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-18-00284
Through focus group discussions and human-centered design exercises, middle-class Ghanaians communicated the need to address convenience, comfort, and aesthetics when designing a bed net for their demographic. Illustrative attributes for consideration by private-sector manufacturers include a more convenient way to hang the net, a more attractive silhouette, and a zipper to provide ease of entry and exit while keeping the area sealed from mosquitos.
Mobley, Allison
- Open AccessEfficacy of a Digital Health Tool on Contraceptive Ideation and Use in Nigeria: Results of a Cluster-Randomized Control TrialStella Babalola, Caitlin Loehr, Olamide Oyenubi, Akinsewa Akiode and Allison MobleyGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):273-288; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00066
A mobile digital health tool piloted in Kaduna City, Nigeria, was efficacious in promoting positive contraceptive attitudes and encouraging women to adopt a modern contraceptive method, thus showing potential for reducing unmet need in Nigeria.
Mozumdar, Arupendra
- Open AccessAdding a Question About Method Switching to the Method Information Index Is a Better Predictor of Contraceptive ContinuationAparna Jain, Kumudha Aruldas, Elizabeth Tobey, Arupendra Mozumdar and Rajib AcharyaGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):289-299; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00028
Adding the question “Were you told about the possibility of switching to another method if the method you selected was not suitable?” to the Method Information Index (MII) was associated with better contraceptive continuation. This MIIplus variable includes another domain of quality of care, and thus better reflects voluntary contraceptive use and continuation.
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Nanda, Kavita
- Open AccessPlanning for Outcomes (P4O) Modeling Tool: Estimating the Impact of Changing the Proportion of Injectable Progestins in the Contraceptive Method MixElena Lebetkin, Xiaoming Gao, Douglas Taylor, Lauren Y. Maldonado, Abdulmumin Saad, Markus J. Steiner, Laneta J. Dorflinger, Kavita Nanda and Timothy D. MastroGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):317-328; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00062
The interactive deterministic online modeling tool P4O allows users to estimate how changing the proportion of injectable progestins in the contraceptive method mix might affect HIV and maternal and child health outcomes. With careful consideration for women's individual choices, policy makers and program planners may use country-specific results to help inform programming and policy decisions.
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Okal, Jerry
- Open AccessCell Phone Counseling Improves Retention of Mothers With HIV Infection in Care and Infant HIV Testing in Kisumu, Kenya: A Randomized Controlled StudyAvina Sarna, Lopamudra Ray Saraswati, Jerry Okal, James Matheka, Danmark Owuor, Roopal J. Singh, Nancy Reynolds and Sam KalibalaGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):171-188; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-18-00241
Tailored, one-on-one counseling delivered via cell phone was very effective in retaining mothers with HIV in care and in promoting infant HIV testing and antenatal and postnatal care attendance. The highest risk of loss to follow-up among women with HIV accessing PMTCT services was prior to delivery and then after infant HIV testing at 6 weeks. Challenges include continued limited access to cell phones, difficulty with reaching participants on the phone, and poor adherence to antiretroviral therapy for a substantial percentage of the population.
Okegbe, Tishina
- Open AccessIntroduction of Community-Based Provision of Subcutaneous Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate (DMPA-SC) in Benin: Programmatic ResultsTishina Okegbe, Jean Affo, Florence Djihoun, Alexis Zannou, Odilon Hounyo, Gaston Ahounou, Karamatou Adegnika Bangbola and Nancy HarrisGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):228-239; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00002
Lay community health workers and facility-based health care providers in Benin were trained to administer DMPA-SC safely and effectively in 10 health zones. Community-based DMPA-SC was popular, particularly among new users of contraception, and could help the country achieve its family planning goals.
Olivier, Abraham J.
- Open Access“It's Not Like Taking Chocolates”: Factors Influencing the Feasibility and Sustainability of Universal Test and Treat in Correctional Health Systems in Zambia and South AfricaStephanie M. Topp, Candice M. Chetty-Makkan, Helene J. Smith, Lucy Chimoyi, Christopher J. Hoffmann, Katherine Fielding, Stewart E. Reid, Abraham J. Olivier, Harry Hausler, Michael E. Herce and Salome CharalambousGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):189-202; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00051
Universal test and treat may be feasible even in highly resource-constrained correctional facilities. Sustainability and impact of such services require a supportive policy environment, robust service delivery systems, adequate resourcing, and close attention to the psychosocial factors influencing incarcerated persons' willingness to engage in HIV treatment.
Owuor, Danmark
- Open AccessCell Phone Counseling Improves Retention of Mothers With HIV Infection in Care and Infant HIV Testing in Kisumu, Kenya: A Randomized Controlled StudyAvina Sarna, Lopamudra Ray Saraswati, Jerry Okal, James Matheka, Danmark Owuor, Roopal J. Singh, Nancy Reynolds and Sam KalibalaGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):171-188; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-18-00241
Tailored, one-on-one counseling delivered via cell phone was very effective in retaining mothers with HIV in care and in promoting infant HIV testing and antenatal and postnatal care attendance. The highest risk of loss to follow-up among women with HIV accessing PMTCT services was prior to delivery and then after infant HIV testing at 6 weeks. Challenges include continued limited access to cell phones, difficulty with reaching participants on the phone, and poor adherence to antiretroviral therapy for a substantial percentage of the population.
Oyenubi, Olamide
- Open AccessEfficacy of a Digital Health Tool on Contraceptive Ideation and Use in Nigeria: Results of a Cluster-Randomized Control TrialStella Babalola, Caitlin Loehr, Olamide Oyenubi, Akinsewa Akiode and Allison MobleyGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):273-288; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00066
A mobile digital health tool piloted in Kaduna City, Nigeria, was efficacious in promoting positive contraceptive attitudes and encouraging women to adopt a modern contraceptive method, thus showing potential for reducing unmet need in Nigeria.
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Petersen, Inge
- Open AccessSupervision of Task-Shared Mental Health Care in Low-Resource Settings: A Commentary on Programmatic ExperienceChristopher G. Kemp, Inge Petersen, Arvin Bhana and Deepa RaoGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):150-159; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-18-00337
Task-shared mental health care programs in low-resource settings often incorporate supervisory structures that would be difficult to implement at scale, and many rely on foreign specialist experts as supervisors. Future programs could leverage peer supervision, technology, competency assessments/fidelity checklists, and other tools. Mental health care specialists will require training, support, and incentives to supervise generalist care providers.
Piccinini, Danielle
- Open AccessUsing a Human-Centered Design Approach to Determine Consumer Preferences for Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets in GhanaSharon Kim, Danielle Piccinini, Elorm Mensah and Matthew LynchGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):160-170; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-18-00284
Through focus group discussions and human-centered design exercises, middle-class Ghanaians communicated the need to address convenience, comfort, and aesthetics when designing a bed net for their demographic. Illustrative attributes for consideration by private-sector manufacturers include a more convenient way to hang the net, a more attractive silhouette, and a zipper to provide ease of entry and exit while keeping the area sealed from mosquitos.
Putzer, Thomas
- Open AccessHuman-Centered Design and Sustainable Malaria InterventionsMichael Macdonald and Thomas PutzerGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):148-149; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00189
Human-centered design provides a method to adapt malaria control interventions to be more closely aligned with a family's convenience, comfort, and personal lifestyle, enabling a broader and more sustained culture of access and use.
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Rao, Deepa
- Open AccessSupervision of Task-Shared Mental Health Care in Low-Resource Settings: A Commentary on Programmatic ExperienceChristopher G. Kemp, Inge Petersen, Arvin Bhana and Deepa RaoGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):150-159; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-18-00337
Task-shared mental health care programs in low-resource settings often incorporate supervisory structures that would be difficult to implement at scale, and many rely on foreign specialist experts as supervisors. Future programs could leverage peer supervision, technology, competency assessments/fidelity checklists, and other tools. Mental health care specialists will require training, support, and incentives to supervise generalist care providers.
Reid, Stewart E.
- Open Access“It's Not Like Taking Chocolates”: Factors Influencing the Feasibility and Sustainability of Universal Test and Treat in Correctional Health Systems in Zambia and South AfricaStephanie M. Topp, Candice M. Chetty-Makkan, Helene J. Smith, Lucy Chimoyi, Christopher J. Hoffmann, Katherine Fielding, Stewart E. Reid, Abraham J. Olivier, Harry Hausler, Michael E. Herce and Salome CharalambousGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):189-202; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00051
Universal test and treat may be feasible even in highly resource-constrained correctional facilities. Sustainability and impact of such services require a supportive policy environment, robust service delivery systems, adequate resourcing, and close attention to the psychosocial factors influencing incarcerated persons' willingness to engage in HIV treatment.
Reynolds, Nancy
- Open AccessCell Phone Counseling Improves Retention of Mothers With HIV Infection in Care and Infant HIV Testing in Kisumu, Kenya: A Randomized Controlled StudyAvina Sarna, Lopamudra Ray Saraswati, Jerry Okal, James Matheka, Danmark Owuor, Roopal J. Singh, Nancy Reynolds and Sam KalibalaGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):171-188; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-18-00241
Tailored, one-on-one counseling delivered via cell phone was very effective in retaining mothers with HIV in care and in promoting infant HIV testing and antenatal and postnatal care attendance. The highest risk of loss to follow-up among women with HIV accessing PMTCT services was prior to delivery and then after infant HIV testing at 6 weeks. Challenges include continued limited access to cell phones, difficulty with reaching participants on the phone, and poor adherence to antiretroviral therapy for a substantial percentage of the population.
Rouse, Doris
- Open AccessEvaluating WHO-Recommended Interventions for Preterm Birth: A Mathematical Model of the Potential Reduction of Preterm Mortality in Sub-Saharan AfricaJennifer B. Griffin, Alan H. Jobe, Doris Rouse, Elizabeth M. McClure, Robert L. Goldenberg and Beena D. Kamath-RayneGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):215-227; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-18-00402
Using the Maternal and Neonatal Directed Assessment of Technology (MANDATE) model, we estimate that WHO-recommended interventions could have saved nearly 300,000 lives in 2015. Combined interventions had the greatest impact. MANDATE can allow health officials to prioritize implementation strategies.
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Saad, Abdulmumin
- Open AccessPlanning for Outcomes (P4O) Modeling Tool: Estimating the Impact of Changing the Proportion of Injectable Progestins in the Contraceptive Method MixElena Lebetkin, Xiaoming Gao, Douglas Taylor, Lauren Y. Maldonado, Abdulmumin Saad, Markus J. Steiner, Laneta J. Dorflinger, Kavita Nanda and Timothy D. MastroGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):317-328; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00062
The interactive deterministic online modeling tool P4O allows users to estimate how changing the proportion of injectable progestins in the contraceptive method mix might affect HIV and maternal and child health outcomes. With careful consideration for women's individual choices, policy makers and program planners may use country-specific results to help inform programming and policy decisions.
Saalia, Kwesi
- Open AccessAlternative Ready-To-Use Therapeutic Food Yields Less Recovery Than the Standard for Treating Acute Malnutrition in Children From GhanaKristin Kohlmann, Meghan Callaghan-Gillespie, Julia M. Gauglitz, Matilda Steiner-Asiedu, Kwesi Saalia, Carly Edwards and Mark J. ManaryGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):203-214; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00004
In Ghana, an alternative ready-to-use food (RUTF) formulation that met all specifications was not as good as standard RUTF in affecting recovery from acute malnutrition among children aged 6 to 59 months.
Saraswati, Lopamudra Ray
- Open AccessCell Phone Counseling Improves Retention of Mothers With HIV Infection in Care and Infant HIV Testing in Kisumu, Kenya: A Randomized Controlled StudyAvina Sarna, Lopamudra Ray Saraswati, Jerry Okal, James Matheka, Danmark Owuor, Roopal J. Singh, Nancy Reynolds and Sam KalibalaGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):171-188; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-18-00241
Tailored, one-on-one counseling delivered via cell phone was very effective in retaining mothers with HIV in care and in promoting infant HIV testing and antenatal and postnatal care attendance. The highest risk of loss to follow-up among women with HIV accessing PMTCT services was prior to delivery and then after infant HIV testing at 6 weeks. Challenges include continued limited access to cell phones, difficulty with reaching participants on the phone, and poor adherence to antiretroviral therapy for a substantial percentage of the population.
Sarna, Avina
- Open AccessCell Phone Counseling Improves Retention of Mothers With HIV Infection in Care and Infant HIV Testing in Kisumu, Kenya: A Randomized Controlled StudyAvina Sarna, Lopamudra Ray Saraswati, Jerry Okal, James Matheka, Danmark Owuor, Roopal J. Singh, Nancy Reynolds and Sam KalibalaGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):171-188; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-18-00241
Tailored, one-on-one counseling delivered via cell phone was very effective in retaining mothers with HIV in care and in promoting infant HIV testing and antenatal and postnatal care attendance. The highest risk of loss to follow-up among women with HIV accessing PMTCT services was prior to delivery and then after infant HIV testing at 6 weeks. Challenges include continued limited access to cell phones, difficulty with reaching participants on the phone, and poor adherence to antiretroviral therapy for a substantial percentage of the population.
Singh, Roopal J.
- Open AccessCell Phone Counseling Improves Retention of Mothers With HIV Infection in Care and Infant HIV Testing in Kisumu, Kenya: A Randomized Controlled StudyAvina Sarna, Lopamudra Ray Saraswati, Jerry Okal, James Matheka, Danmark Owuor, Roopal J. Singh, Nancy Reynolds and Sam KalibalaGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):171-188; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-18-00241
Tailored, one-on-one counseling delivered via cell phone was very effective in retaining mothers with HIV in care and in promoting infant HIV testing and antenatal and postnatal care attendance. The highest risk of loss to follow-up among women with HIV accessing PMTCT services was prior to delivery and then after infant HIV testing at 6 weeks. Challenges include continued limited access to cell phones, difficulty with reaching participants on the phone, and poor adherence to antiretroviral therapy for a substantial percentage of the population.
Smith, Helene J.
- Open Access“It's Not Like Taking Chocolates”: Factors Influencing the Feasibility and Sustainability of Universal Test and Treat in Correctional Health Systems in Zambia and South AfricaStephanie M. Topp, Candice M. Chetty-Makkan, Helene J. Smith, Lucy Chimoyi, Christopher J. Hoffmann, Katherine Fielding, Stewart E. Reid, Abraham J. Olivier, Harry Hausler, Michael E. Herce and Salome CharalambousGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):189-202; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00051
Universal test and treat may be feasible even in highly resource-constrained correctional facilities. Sustainability and impact of such services require a supportive policy environment, robust service delivery systems, adequate resourcing, and close attention to the psychosocial factors influencing incarcerated persons' willingness to engage in HIV treatment.
Steiner, Markus J.
- Open AccessPlanning for Outcomes (P4O) Modeling Tool: Estimating the Impact of Changing the Proportion of Injectable Progestins in the Contraceptive Method MixElena Lebetkin, Xiaoming Gao, Douglas Taylor, Lauren Y. Maldonado, Abdulmumin Saad, Markus J. Steiner, Laneta J. Dorflinger, Kavita Nanda and Timothy D. MastroGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):317-328; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00062
The interactive deterministic online modeling tool P4O allows users to estimate how changing the proportion of injectable progestins in the contraceptive method mix might affect HIV and maternal and child health outcomes. With careful consideration for women's individual choices, policy makers and program planners may use country-specific results to help inform programming and policy decisions.
Steiner-Asiedu, Matilda
- Open AccessAlternative Ready-To-Use Therapeutic Food Yields Less Recovery Than the Standard for Treating Acute Malnutrition in Children From GhanaKristin Kohlmann, Meghan Callaghan-Gillespie, Julia M. Gauglitz, Matilda Steiner-Asiedu, Kwesi Saalia, Carly Edwards and Mark J. ManaryGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):203-214; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00004
In Ghana, an alternative ready-to-use food (RUTF) formulation that met all specifications was not as good as standard RUTF in affecting recovery from acute malnutrition among children aged 6 to 59 months.
Sulaberidze, Lela
- Open AccessThe Challenges of Transition From Donor-Funded Programs: Results From a Theory-Driven Multi-Country Comparative Case Study of Programs in Eastern Europe and Central Asia Supported by the Global FundGeorge Gotsadze, Ivdity Chikovani, Lela Sulaberidze, Tamar Gotsadze, Ketevan Goguadze and Nertila TavanxhiGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):258-272; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-18-00425
Transitioning from donor funding toward domestic financing for HIV and TB programs in Eastern Europe and Central Asia presents major challenges. It will require a substantial multipronged approach through well-planned collective and coordinated responses from global, bilateral, and national partners.
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Tavanxhi, Nertila
- Open AccessThe Challenges of Transition From Donor-Funded Programs: Results From a Theory-Driven Multi-Country Comparative Case Study of Programs in Eastern Europe and Central Asia Supported by the Global FundGeorge Gotsadze, Ivdity Chikovani, Lela Sulaberidze, Tamar Gotsadze, Ketevan Goguadze and Nertila TavanxhiGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):258-272; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-18-00425
Transitioning from donor funding toward domestic financing for HIV and TB programs in Eastern Europe and Central Asia presents major challenges. It will require a substantial multipronged approach through well-planned collective and coordinated responses from global, bilateral, and national partners.
Taylor, Douglas
- Open AccessPlanning for Outcomes (P4O) Modeling Tool: Estimating the Impact of Changing the Proportion of Injectable Progestins in the Contraceptive Method MixElena Lebetkin, Xiaoming Gao, Douglas Taylor, Lauren Y. Maldonado, Abdulmumin Saad, Markus J. Steiner, Laneta J. Dorflinger, Kavita Nanda and Timothy D. MastroGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):317-328; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00062
The interactive deterministic online modeling tool P4O allows users to estimate how changing the proportion of injectable progestins in the contraceptive method mix might affect HIV and maternal and child health outcomes. With careful consideration for women's individual choices, policy makers and program planners may use country-specific results to help inform programming and policy decisions.
Tobey, Elizabeth
- Open AccessAdding a Question About Method Switching to the Method Information Index Is a Better Predictor of Contraceptive ContinuationAparna Jain, Kumudha Aruldas, Elizabeth Tobey, Arupendra Mozumdar and Rajib AcharyaGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):289-299; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00028
Adding the question “Were you told about the possibility of switching to another method if the method you selected was not suitable?” to the Method Information Index (MII) was associated with better contraceptive continuation. This MIIplus variable includes another domain of quality of care, and thus better reflects voluntary contraceptive use and continuation.
Topp, Stephanie M.
- Open Access“It's Not Like Taking Chocolates”: Factors Influencing the Feasibility and Sustainability of Universal Test and Treat in Correctional Health Systems in Zambia and South AfricaStephanie M. Topp, Candice M. Chetty-Makkan, Helene J. Smith, Lucy Chimoyi, Christopher J. Hoffmann, Katherine Fielding, Stewart E. Reid, Abraham J. Olivier, Harry Hausler, Michael E. Herce and Salome CharalambousGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):189-202; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00051
Universal test and treat may be feasible even in highly resource-constrained correctional facilities. Sustainability and impact of such services require a supportive policy environment, robust service delivery systems, adequate resourcing, and close attention to the psychosocial factors influencing incarcerated persons' willingness to engage in HIV treatment.
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Zannou, Alexis
- Open AccessIntroduction of Community-Based Provision of Subcutaneous Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate (DMPA-SC) in Benin: Programmatic ResultsTishina Okegbe, Jean Affo, Florence Djihoun, Alexis Zannou, Odilon Hounyo, Gaston Ahounou, Karamatou Adegnika Bangbola and Nancy HarrisGlobal Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):228-239; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00002
Lay community health workers and facility-based health care providers in Benin were trained to administer DMPA-SC safely and effectively in 10 health zones. Community-based DMPA-SC was popular, particularly among new users of contraception, and could help the country achieve its family planning goals.
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