Index by author

March 2020 | Volume 8 | Number 1

  1. Abuna, Felix

    1. Open Access
      Two-Way Short Message Service (SMS) Communication May Increase Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Continuation and Adherence Among Pregnant and Postpartum Women in Kenya
      Jillian Pintye, Zoe Rogers, John Kinuthia, Kenneth K. Mugwanya, Felix Abuna, Harison Lagat, Joseph Sila, Valarie Kemunto, Jared M. Baeten, Grace John-Stewart and Jennifer A. Unger for the PrIYA Program Team
      Global Health: Science and Practice March 2020, 8(1):55-67; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00347

      We evaluated a 2-way short messaging service (SMS) communication platform to improve continuation of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention among Kenyan pregnant and postpartum women who initiated PrEP within routine maternal child health and family planning clinics. SMS increased support for PrEP, provided opportunities for dialogue beyond the clinic, and enabled women to ask and receive answers in real-time, which facilitated continued PrEP use.

  2. Afulani, Patience A.

    1. Open Access
      A Rapid Review of Available Evidence to Inform Indicators for Routine Monitoring and Evaluation of Respectful Maternity Care
      Patience A. Afulani, Laura Buback, Brienne McNally, Selemani Mbuyita, Mary Mwanyika-Sando and Emily Peca
      Global Health: Science and Practice March 2020, 8(1):125-135; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00323

      We present a set of indicators that could be used to measure the effects of programs on RMC. Integrating these indicators into programs to improve quality of care and other health system outcomes will facilitate routine monitoring and accountability around experience of care.

  3. Ameh, Emmanuel

    1. Open Access
      National Surgical, Obstetric, and Anesthesia Plans Supporting the Vision of Universal Health Coverage
      Alexander W. Peters, Lina Roa, Emile Rwamasirabo, Emmanuel Ameh, Mpoki M. Ulisubisya, Lubna Samad, Emmanuel M. Makasa and John G. Meara
      Global Health: Science and Practice March 2020, 8(1):1-9; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00314

      Developing a national surgical, obstetric, and anesthesia plan is an important first step for countries to strengthen their surgical systems and improve surgical care. Barriers to successful implementation of these plans include data collection, scalability, and financing, yet surgical system strengthening efforts are gaining momentum in achieving universal access to emergency and essential surgical care.

  4. Austad, Kirsten

    1. Open Access
      Insights Into Provider Bias in Family Planning from a Novel Shared Decision Making Based Counseling Initiative in Rural, Indigenous Guatemala
      Meghna Nandi, Jillian Moore, Marcela Colom, Andrea del Rosario Garcia Quezada, Anita Chary and Kirsten Austad
      Global Health: Science and Practice March 2020, 8(1):10-17; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00377

      Race, ethnicity, and indigenous status should be considered as potential drivers of provider bias in family planning services globally. Efforts to confront provider bias in family planning counseling should include concrete strategies that promote provider recognition of biases and longitudinal curriculums that allow for sustained feedback and self-reflection.

  5. Baeten, Jared M.

    1. Open Access
      Two-Way Short Message Service (SMS) Communication May Increase Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Continuation and Adherence Among Pregnant and Postpartum Women in Kenya
      Jillian Pintye, Zoe Rogers, John Kinuthia, Kenneth K. Mugwanya, Felix Abuna, Harison Lagat, Joseph Sila, Valarie Kemunto, Jared M. Baeten, Grace John-Stewart and Jennifer A. Unger for the PrIYA Program Team
      Global Health: Science and Practice March 2020, 8(1):55-67; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00347

      We evaluated a 2-way short messaging service (SMS) communication platform to improve continuation of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention among Kenyan pregnant and postpartum women who initiated PrEP within routine maternal child health and family planning clinics. SMS increased support for PrEP, provided opportunities for dialogue beyond the clinic, and enabled women to ask and receive answers in real-time, which facilitated continued PrEP use.

  6. Balakasi, Kelvin

    1. Open Access
      A Qualitative Assessment of Provider and Client Experiences With 3- and 6-Month Dispensing Intervals of Antiretroviral Therapy in Malawi
      Julie Hubbard, Khumbo Phiri, Corrina Moucheraud, Kaitlyn McBride, Ashley Bardon, Kelvin Balakasi, Eric Lungu, Kathryn Dovel, Gift Kakwesa and Risa M. Hoffman
      Global Health: Science and Practice March 2020, 8(1):18-27; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00286

      Clients with HIV on antiretroviral therapy (ART) perceived the 6-month ART dispensing interval as highly acceptable due to reduced transport costs and increased time for income-generating activities. Providers reported benefits in reduced clinic workload and improved ability to see clients who need more support. Before implementing this dispensing interval on a large scale, countries should conduct further research on how to encourage client health-seeking behaviors for health problems, ensure women have access to family planning services outside of ART clinic visits, and encourage providers to use best practices for counseling messages.

  7. Banda, Ben Allan

    1. Open Access
      Diagnostic Utility and Impact on Clinical Decision Making of Focused Assessment With Sonography for HIV-Associated Tuberculosis in Malawi: A Prospective Cohort Study
      Daniel Kahn, Kara-Lee Pool, Linna Phiri, Florence Chibwana, Kristin Schwab, Levison Longwe, Ben Allan Banda, Khumbo Gama, Mayamiko Chimombo, Chifundo Chipungu, Jonathan Grotts, Alan Schooley and Risa M. Hoffman
      Global Health: Science and Practice March 2020, 8(1):28-37; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00251

      Among patients with HIV and with probable/confirmed TB, using the focused assessment with sonography for HIV-associated TB (FASH) protocol led to a 5-fold increase in the clinician's decision to initiate TB treatment on that day. FASH is a supplementary tool that can help clinicians diagnose patients with HIV-associated TB at the point-of-care and reduce delays in their treatment, particularly when access to other diagnostics is limited or unavailable.

  8. Baral, Stefan

    1. Open Access
      Unmet Need for Family Planning and Experience of Unintended Pregnancy Among Female Sex Workers in Urban Cameroon: Results From a National Cross-Sectional Study
      Anna L. Bowring, Sheree Schwartz, Carrie Lyons, Amrita Rao, Oluwasolape Olawore, Iliassou Mfochive Njindam, Jimmy Nzau, Ghislaine Fouda, Guy H. Fako, Gnilane Turpin, Daniel Levitt, Sandra Georges, Ubald Tamoufe, Serge C. Billong, Oudou Njoya, Anne-Cécile Zoung-Kanyi and Stefan Baral
      Global Health: Science and Practice March 2020, 8(1):82-99; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00330

      Female sex workers (FSWs) in Cameroon have unmet need for effective contraception, and experience of unintended pregnancy and pregnancy termination is common. Reducing barriers to accessing high-quality, voluntary family planning services in FSW-focused community services is a key strategy to promote client-centered care, promote informed choice, reduce unintended pregnancies, and improve quality of life for FSWs.

  9. Bardon, Ashley

    1. Open Access
      A Qualitative Assessment of Provider and Client Experiences With 3- and 6-Month Dispensing Intervals of Antiretroviral Therapy in Malawi
      Julie Hubbard, Khumbo Phiri, Corrina Moucheraud, Kaitlyn McBride, Ashley Bardon, Kelvin Balakasi, Eric Lungu, Kathryn Dovel, Gift Kakwesa and Risa M. Hoffman
      Global Health: Science and Practice March 2020, 8(1):18-27; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00286

      Clients with HIV on antiretroviral therapy (ART) perceived the 6-month ART dispensing interval as highly acceptable due to reduced transport costs and increased time for income-generating activities. Providers reported benefits in reduced clinic workload and improved ability to see clients who need more support. Before implementing this dispensing interval on a large scale, countries should conduct further research on how to encourage client health-seeking behaviors for health problems, ensure women have access to family planning services outside of ART clinic visits, and encourage providers to use best practices for counseling messages.

  10. Barnhart, Dale A.

    1. Open Access
      Coaching Intensity, Adherence to Essential Birth Practices, and Health Outcomes in the BetterBirth Trial in Uttar Pradesh, India
      Dale A. Barnhart, Donna Spiegelman, Corwin M. Zigler, Nabihah Kara, Megan Marx Delaney, Tapan Kalita, Pinki Maji, Lisa R. Hirschhorn and Katherine E. A. Semrau
      Global Health: Science and Practice March 2020, 8(1):38-54; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00317

      Frequent coaching was associated with increased adherence to evidence-based essential birth practices among birth attendants but not with improved maternal and perinatal health outcomes in the BetterBirth Trial, which assessed the impact of a complex intervention to implement the World Health Organization's Safe Childbirth Checklist. To promote sustainable behavior change, future coaching-based interventions may need to explore cost-effective, feasible mechanisms for providing more frequent coaching delivered with high coverage among health care workers for longer durations.

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