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| D M BishaiSummaryAffiliation: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Country: USA Publications
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Poverty and fever vulnerability in Nigeria: a multilevel analysisOyindamola B Yusuf
Department of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
Malar J 9:235. 2010..This study was designed to investigate the relationship between the prevalence of childhood fever and socioeconomic factors including poverty in Nigeria, and to examine these effects at the regional levels...- Changes in utilization of health services among poor and rural residents in Uganda: are reforms benefitting the poor?George W Pariyo
Department of Health Policy, Planning and Management, Makerere University School of Public Health, P, O, Box 7072, Kampala, Uganda
Int J Equity Health 8:39. 2009..This paper describes the changes in utilization of health services that occurred among the poor and those in rural areas between 2002/3 and 2005/6 and associated factors... - Are infant mortality rate declines exponential? The general pattern of 20th century infant mortality rate declineDavid Bishai
Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N, Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Popul Health Metr 7:13. 2009..However, there is no evidence that the log transform is the best fit for infant mortality time trends... - The cost-effectiveness of supplementary immunization activities for measles: a stochastic model for UgandaDavid Bishai
Department of Population, Family, and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
J Infect Dis 204:S107-15. 2011..The benefit was reduced if routine coverage rates were higher. This cost-effectiveness ratio compares favorably to that of other commonly accepted public health interventions in sub-Saharan Africa... - The cost of juvenile-onset recurrent respiratory papillomatosisD Bishai
The Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Department of Population and Family Health Sciences, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 126:935-9. 2000..To assess the medical costs and the number of quality-adjusted life years lost owing to juvenile-onset recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (JORRP)... - Risk factors for unintentional injuries in children: are grandparents protective?David Bishai
Department of Population Family and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
Pediatrics 122:e980-7. 2008..We sought to identify sociodemographic and familial correlates of injury in children aged 2 to 3 years... - Willingness to pay for drug rehabilitation: implications for cost recoveryD Bishai
Department of Population and Family Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21205, United States
J Health Econ 27:959-72. 2008..We provide the first estimate of the price elasticity of the demand for drug treatment... - Can government policies help adolescents avoid risky behavior?David M Bishai
Department of Population and Family Health Sciences, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Prev Med 40:197-202. 2005..This study examines the extent to which policies influence participation of adolescents in alcohol and tobacco consumption and in unsafe sex... - Determinants of personal demand for an AIDS vaccine in Uganda: contingent valuation surveyDavid Bishai
Department of Population and Family Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Bull World Health Organ 82:652-60. 2004..To assess the factors affecting demand for an HIV/AIDS vaccine among adults in their prime earning and childbearing years and the impact of vaccination on risk behaviour in a high-prevalence, low-income country... - The role of public health programmes in reducing socioeconomic inequities in childhood immunization coverageDavid Bishai
Department of Population and Family Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Health Policy Plan 17:412-9. 2002..This paper asks whether intensive outreach services can eliminate socioeconomic differentials in vaccine coverage... - The costs of scaling up vaccination in the world's poorest countriesDavid Bishai
The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Health Aff (Millwood) 25:348-56. 2006..At the highest numbers of covered children, there was no trend toward higher average costs. Vaccine programs in this set of poor countries have not yet scaled up to the point at which diminishing marginal returns are observed... - Modeling the economic benefits of an AIDS vaccineD Bishai
Department of Population and Family Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Hygiene and Public Health, 615 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Vaccine 20:526-31. 2001..Although an AIDS vaccine would save more lives in poverty stricken areas, it would save more money in developed countries. The mismatch between the public health needs and market forces is highlighted by this model... - Modeling the economic benefits of better TB vaccinesD M Bishai
Department of Population and Family Health Sciences, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 5:984-93. 2001..To describe the economic benefits of a better tuberculosis (TB) vaccine by modeling prevented TB medical spending and lost productivity throughout the world... - Product development partnerships hit their stride: lessons from developing a meningitis vaccine for AfricaDavid M Bishai
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Health Aff (Millwood) 30:1058-64. 2011..The vaccine was rapidly embraced by African health officials, and in its first few weeks on the market, in late 2010, more than nineteen million people in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger were vaccinated... - The cost of quality improvements due to integrated management of childhood illness (IMCI) in UgandaDavid Bishai
Department of Population and Family Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
Health Econ 17:5-19. 2008..3% improvement in service quality for a modest 13.5% increase in annual facility costs... - Heightened risk of fire deaths among older African Americans and Native AmericansDavid Bishai
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Center for Injury Research and Policy, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Public Health Rep 125:406-13. 2010..We examined disparities in burn and fire injuries by age and race/ ethnicity to identify disparities during the life course... - Measles vaccination improves the equity of health outcomes: evidence from BangladeshDavid Bishai
Department of Population and Family Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21030, USA
Health Econ 12:415-9. 2003..This paper asks whether measles vaccination can reduce socioeconomic differentials in under five mortality rates (U5MR) in a setting characterized by extreme poverty and high levels of childhood mortality... - The impact of vitamin A supplementation on mortality inequalities among children in NepalDavid Bishai
Department of Population and Family Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA Email
Health Policy Plan 20:60-6. 2005..This paper examines gender, caste and economic differentials in child mortality in the context of a cluster-randomized trial of vitamin A distribution, in order to determine whether or not the intervention narrowed these differentials... - The acceptability of self-collected samples for HPV testing vs. the pap test as alternatives in cervical cancer screeningIlana G Dzuba
The Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
J Womens Health Gend Based Med 11:265-75. 2002..The incorporation of self-collected samples to detect HPV could encourage participation in screening programs among those women who reject the Pap test because of the necessary pelvic examination... - Bride price and sexual risk taking in UgandaDavid Bishai
Department of Population, Family, and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21030, USA
Afr J Reprod Health 13:147-58. 2009..Bride price payment is statistically significantly associated with lower rates of non-spousal sexual contact in women, but is not statistically significantly associated with higher rates in men... - Cost-effectiveness of misoprostol to control postpartum hemorrhage in low-resource settingsS E K Bradley
Constella Futures, One Thomas Circle NW, Washington, DC, USA
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 97:52-6. 2007..To test the cost-effectiveness of training traditional birth attendants (TBAs) to recognize postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) and administer a rectal dose of misoprostol in areas with low access to modern delivery facilities... - Measuring the quality of medical care for women who experience sexual assault with data from the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care SurveyAnnette L Amey
Department of Population and Family Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21202, USA
Ann Emerg Med 39:631-8. 2002.... - Multiple births are a risk factor for postpartum maternal depressive symptomsYoonjoung Choi
Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, 615 North Wolfe St, E8648, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Pediatrics 123:1147-54. 2009..The purpose of the study was to assess the relationship between multiple births and maternal depressive symptoms measured 9 months after delivery... - Effect of neighborhood exposures on changes in weight among women in Cebu, Philippines (1983-2002)M Arantxa Colchero
Department of Health Economics and Evaluation, National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, Mexico
Am J Epidemiol 167:615-23. 2008..Primary prevention would be most needed in less developed areas, where the obesity epidemic is just beginning... - Levels of change in adolescent sexual behavior in three Asian citiesLaurie Schwab Zabin
Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Stud Fam Plann 40:1-12. 2009..The findings highlight the differential impact of modernization on adolescent sexual behavior as traditional societies undergo social change, and they underline the importance of context in exploring youthful transitions... - Parity and parents' health in later life: the gendered case of Ismailia, EgyptMichal Engelman
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Popul Stud (Camb) 64:165-78. 2010.... - Child pedestrians: the role of parental beliefs and practices in promoting safe walking in urban neighborhoodsAndrea Carlson Gielen
SCM, Ches, Center for Injury and Policy, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 624 North Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
J Urban Health 81:545-55. 2004..Promoting physical activity in urban neighborhoods, especially lower income ones, must address concerns about the physical and social environment... - Rates of public investment for road safety in developing countries: case studies of Uganda and PakistanDavid Bishai
Department of Family and Population Health Sciences and the Center for Injury Research and Policy, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore 21205, USA
Health Policy Plan 18:232-5. 2003..CONCLUSION: Large reductions in morbidity and mortality are likely if investment in road safety is expanded... - A practice-based intervention to enhance quality of care in the first 3 years of life: the Healthy Steps for Young Children ProgramCynthia S Minkovitz
Department of Population and Family Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
JAMA 290:3081-91. 2003.... - Design and methods of the evaluation of an HPV-based cervical cancer screening strategy in Mexico: The Morelos HPV StudyYvonne Flores
Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
Salud Publica Mex 44:335-44. 2002..The main objective of this study is to examine the use of two different methods for obtaining HPV DNA specimens, self-collected vaginal and clinician-collected cervical, to detect pre-invasive cervical lesions and cancer... - Socioeconomic differentials in supplementation of vitamin A: evidence from the PhilippinesYoonjoung Choi
Department of Population and Family Health Sciences, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, 615 North Wolfe Street, E4132, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
J Health Popul Nutr 23:156-64. 2005..Approaches targeting vulnerable households or approaches not requiring mothers to travel to distribution centres may be more promising... - Polygyny, maternal HIV status and child survival: Rakai, UgandaHeena Brahmbhatt
Department of Population and Family Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Soc Sci Med 55:585-92. 2002..Polygyny had no significant effect on the survival of children with HIV-negative mothers. Polygynous households, where not all wives may have HIV, could be diverting resources away from the children of the infected wives... - The burden of injury in preschool children in an urban medicaid managed care organizationDavid Bishai
Department of Population and Family Health Sciences and Center for Injury Research and Policy, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21030, USA
Ambul Pediatr 2:279-83. 2002..Efforts to control injuries within managed care organization (MCO) populations require information about the incidence and costs associated with the injuries cared for in MCOs... - Local governance and community financing of primary care: evidence from NepalDavid Bishai
Department of Population and Family Health Sciences, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21030, USA
Health Policy Plan 17:202-6. 2002..Future research must determine the factors that lead some villages to include low caste villagers in local government... - Developmental specialists in pediatric practices: perspectives of clinicians and staffCynthia S Minkovitz
Department of Population and Family Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Ambul Pediatr 3:295-303. 2003..To investigate how introducing early child-development specialists (Healthy Steps Specialists) and enhanced developmental services into routine pediatric care affects perspectives of clinicians and staff... - National road casualties and economic developmentDavid Bishai
Department of Population and Family Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA
Health Econ 15:65-81. 2006..This paper explores why traffic fatalities increase with GDP per capita in lower income countries and decrease with GDP per capita in wealthy countries... - The cost effectiveness of antiretroviral treatment strategies in resource-limited settingsDavid Bishai
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
AIDS 21:1333-40. 2007..Optimal resource allocation for antiretroviral treatment (ART) in developing countries requires assessment of different strategies for drug treatment and laboratory monitoring... - Preferences for characteristics of antiretroviral therapy provision in Johannesburg, South Africa: results of a conjoint analysisMarjorie Opuni
Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
AIDS Behav 14:807-15. 2010..8 and 3.0% in the HIV patient and household samples, respectively. Cost as well as staff attitude, wait time, and clinic branding may constitute important barriers to ART uptake and adherence in resource-poor settings... - HIV status and union dissolution in sub-Saharan Africa: the case of Rakai, UgandaLaura Porter
Department of Population and Family Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, USA
Demography 41:465-82. 2004..These results highlight women's vulnerability to the social impact of HIV infection and the importance of dyadic studies of the disruption of unions... - Association of antiretroviral therapy adherence and health care costsJean B Nachega
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Ann Intern Med 152:18-25. 2010..Antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence predicts HIV disease progression and survival, but its effect on direct health care costs is unclear... - Cost-effectiveness of five strategies for gonorrhea and chlamydia control among female and male emergency department patientsSupriya D Mehta
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Sex Transm Dis 29:83-91. 2002.... - Contracting with children and helmet distribution in the emergency department to improve bicycle helmet useDavid Bishai
Department of Population and Family Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21030, USA
Acad Emerg Med 10:1371-7. 2003..To determine whether injury prevention counseling and behavioral counseling delivered in the emergency department (ED) could result in increases in self-reported bicycle helmet use... - Using willingness to pay to investigate regressiveness of user fees in health facilities in TanzaniaSekhar Bonu
Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
Health Policy Plan 18:370-82. 2003..The findings of the study have policy implications for the Tanzanian government's recent attempts to expand cost-sharing through community health funds at lower-level health facilities, being introduced since 1998... - Impact and cost-effectiveness of culture for diagnosis of tuberculosis in HIV-infected Brazilian adultsDavid W Dowdy
Center for Tuberculosis Research, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
PLoS ONE 3:e4057. 2008.... - The Babel effect: community linguistic diversity and extramarital sex in UgandaDavid Bishai
Department of Population and Family Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21205 2103, USA
AIDS Behav 10:369-76. 2006..Our results suggest a robust association between residence in a multilinguistic community and higher rates of non-spousal sex... - A national sample of US paternity tests: do demographics predict test outcomes?David Bishai
Department of Population and Family Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21205 2103, USA
Transfusion 46:849-53. 2006..Our objective is to document the demographic composition of test subjects and to determine how well ethnic background and age predict paternity inclusion... - Conjoint analysis of French and German parents' willingness to pay for meningococcal vaccineDavid Bishai
Department of Population and Family Health Sciences, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21030, USA
Pharmacoeconomics 25:143-54. 2007..To estimate the willingness of parents in France and Germany to pay for meningococcal conjugate vaccines for their teenage children... - Tipping the scales: obese children and child safety seatsLara B Trifiletti
Columbus Children s Research Institute, Center for Injury Research and Policy, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
Pediatrics 117:1197-202. 2006.... - Local stakeholders' perspectives on improving the urban environment to reduce child pedestrian injury: implementing effective public health interventions at the local levelShannon Frattaroli
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Health Policy and Management, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
J Public Health Policy 27:376-88. 2006..These findings provide public health professionals and advocates with useful insight into how local stakeholders view the issue and their perspectives on how best to achieve change... - A systematic analysis of influenza vaccine shortage policiesLori Uscher-Pines
Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 624 N Broadway, Suite 492, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Public Health 122:183-91. 2008.... - Risk factors for cervical cancer among HPV positive women in MexicoYvonne N Flores
Unidad de Investigación Epidemiológica y en Servicios de, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Morelos, Mexico
Salud Publica Mex 50:49-58. 2008..To identify factors that are associated with an increased risk of developing high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) or cancer among human papillomavirus (HPV)-positive women in Mexico... - What is the least costly strategy to evaluate cervical abnormalities in rural women? Comparing telemedicine, local practitioners, and expert physiciansDavid M Bishai
Department of Population and Family Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Med Decis Making 23:463-70. 2003..This study establishes the least costly strategy for evaluation of rural women in need of colposcopy among 3 alternatives: telemedicine, local practitioners, and referral experts...
Research Grants
- Impact on DNA-Based Paternity Testing on FamiliesDavid Bishai; Fiscal Year: 2004..If better fathers are more likely to test positive in a paternity test then one may entertain skepticism that the test results actually change parental behavior. ..