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Process evaluation of a community-based intervention promoting multiple maternal and neonatal care practices in rural NepalRobert A McPherson
Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, USA
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 10:31. 2010..The booklet consists of illustrated messages presented on postcard-sized laminated cards that are joined by a ring. Pregnant women were encouraged to discuss booklet content with their families...- Impact of 4.0% chlorhexidine cleansing of the umbilical cord on mortality and omphalitis among newborns of Sylhet, Bangladesh: design of a community-based cluster randomized trialLuke C Mullany
Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
BMC Pediatr 9:67. 2009..A previous trial in Nepal indicated that umbilical cord cleansing with 4.0% chlorhexidine could substantially reduce mortality and omphalitis risk, but policy changes await additional community-based data... - 'The girl with her period is the one to hang her head' Reflections on menstrual management among schoolgirls in rural KenyaShannon A McMahon
Emory University Center for Global Safe Water, Rollins School of Public Health, 1518 Clifton Road, Room 767, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
BMC Int Health Hum Rights 11:7. 2011..abstract:.. - A qualitative study of DRG coding practice in hospitals under the Thai Universal Coverage schemeKrit Pongpirul
Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
BMC Health Serv Res 11:71. 2011.... - Prescription and administration of a 14-day regimen of zinc treatment for childhood diarrhea in MaliPeter J Winch
Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21205 2103, USA
Am J Trop Med Hyg 74:880-3. 2006..The levels of correct administration were very good but might be lower under non-research conditions... - Differential community response to introduction of zinc for childhood diarrhea and combination therapy for malaria in southern MaliPeter J Winch
Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
J Nutr 138:642-5. 2008..Programs targeting single diseases or single nutritional problems can have a variety of deleterious effects on health systems, no matter how well they are planned... - Effect of HIV/AIDS and malaria on the context for introduction of zinc treatment and low-osmolarity ORS for childhood diarrhoeaPeter J Winch
Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Room E5030, 615 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205 2103, USA
J Health Popul Nutr 26:1-11. 2008.... - Operational issues and trends associated with the pilot introduction of zinc for childhood diarrhoea in Bougouni district, MaliPeter J Winch
Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205 2103, USA
J Health Popul Nutr 26:151-62. 2008.... - Factors affecting recruitment and retention of community health workers in a newborn care intervention in BangladeshSyed Moshfiqur Rahman
Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland USA
Hum Resour Health 8:12. 2010..High rates of CHW attrition undermine programme effectiveness and potential for implementation at scale. We investigated reasons for high rates of CHW attrition in Sylhet District in north-eastern Bangladesh... - Local understandings of vulnerability and protection during the neonatal period in Sylhet District, Bangladesh: a qualitative studyPeter J Winch
Project to Advance the Health of Newborns and Mothers PROJAHNMO, Sylhet, Bangladesh
Lancet 366:478-85. 2005..We describe the organisation of the neonatal period in Sylhet District, Bangladesh, the perceived threats to the well-being of neonates, and the ways in which families seek to protect them... - Community-based dengue prevention programs in Puerto Rico: impact on knowledge, behavior, and residential mosquito infestationPeter J Winch
Department of International Health, School of Hygiene and Public Health, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21205 2179, USA
Am J Trop Med Hyg 67:363-70. 2002..Greater emphasis on the skills necessary for community members to keep containers free of mosquito larvae would increase program effectiveness... - Increases in correct administration of chloroquine in the home and referral of sick children to health facilities through a community-based intervention in Bougouni District, MaliP J Winch
Department of International Health, Social and Behavioral Interventions Program, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 97:481-90. 2003..0% of referrals recorded in drug kit referral notebooks arrived at the health centre. Further research is needed to increase the effectiveness of the counselling and the community referral mechanism tested in this study... - Intervention models for the management of children with signs of pneumonia or malaria by community health workersPeter J Winch
Department of International Health, Social and Behavioral Interventions Program, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Room E5030, 615 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205 2103, USA
Health Policy Plan 20:199-212. 2005..Pneumonia case management by CHWs is a child health intervention that warrants considerably more attention, particularly in Africa and South Asia... - Peak oil and health in low- and middle-income countries: impacts and potential responsesPeter Winch
Social and Behavioral Interventions Program, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205 2103, USA
Am J Public Health 101:1607-14. 2011.... - An implementation framework for household and community integrated management of childhood illnessPeter J Winch
BASICS II Project, Arlington, Virginia, USA
Health Policy Plan 17:345-53. 2002..The Framework presented in this paper is an ideal tool for describing, sharing and coordinating efforts in the field, and is purposely descriptive rather than prescriptive... - Impact of IMCI training and language used by provider on quality of counseling provided to parents of sick children in Bougouni District, MaliK Gilroy
Departments of Epidemiology and International Health, Room 5506, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Patient Educ Couns 54:35-44. 2004..Similar problems related to counseling by health workers in local languages are likely to be present throughout Africa, and warrant further study... - Impact of clean delivery kit use on clean delivery practices in Beni Suef Governorate, EgyptZ P Balsara
International Center for Advancing Neonatal Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of International Health, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
J Perinatol 29:673-9. 2009..A major factor contributing to neonatal and maternal infections is unhygienic delivery practices. This study explores the impact of clean delivery kit (CDK) use on clean delivery practices during home and facility deliveries... - Effect of community-based behaviour change management on neonatal mortality in Shivgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India: a cluster-randomised controlled trialVishwajeet Kumar
International Center for Advancing Neonatal Health, Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
Lancet 372:1151-62. 2008..We developed an intervention of behaviour change management, with a focus on prevention of hypothermia, aimed at modifying practices and reducing neonatal mortality... - Patterns of maternal care seeking behaviours in rural BangladeshAllisyn C Moran
Project for Advancing Health of Newborns and Mothers PROJAHNMO, Sylhet, Bangladesh
Trop Med Int Health 12:823-32. 2007..This study examined definitions of care seeking for maternal health complications used by families in rural Bangladesh, and the frequency and determinants of locally-defined care seeking practices... - Impact of clean delivery-kit use on newborn umbilical cord and maternal puerperal infections in EgyptGary L Darmstadt
International Center for Advancing Neonatal Health, Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, 615 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD, USA
J Health Popul Nutr 27:746-54. 2009..11, 95% CI 0.01-1.06), although the statistical strength of the association was of borderline significance (p = 0.057). The use of CDK was associated with reductions in umbilical cord and puerperal infections... - Community perceptions of birth weight in rural Uttar Pradesh, India: implications for care of low-birth-weight infantsG L Darmstadt
Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
J Perinatol 28:S53-60. 2008.... - Effect of timing of first postnatal care home visit on neonatal mortality in Bangladesh: a observational cohort studyAbdullah H Baqui
Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
BMJ 339:b2826. 2009..To assess the effect of the timing of first postnatal home visit by community health workers on neonatal mortality... - Domestic poultry-raising practices in a Peruvian shantytown: implications for control of Campylobacter jejuni-associated diarrheaSteven A Harvey
Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21025, USA
Acta Trop 86:41-54. 2003..Adequate space, bird care and corral hygiene would also need to be addressed to make this intervention viable. Developing a secure, acceptable and affordable corral remains a challenge in this population... - Household surveillance of severe neonatal illness by community health workers in Mirzapur, Bangladesh: coverage and compliance with referralGary L Darmstadt
Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Health Policy Plan 25:112-24. 2010..Effective and scalable community-based strategies are needed for identification and management of serious neonatal illness... - Evaluating the experience of GAPS--a methodology for improving quality of mass immunization campaigns in developing countriesWilliam M Weiss
Health Systems Program, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 North Wolfe Street, Room E8132, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
J Health Popul Nutr 27:684-95. 2009..GAPS may also be considered for improving other types of health campaigns, such as distribution of insecticide-treated bednets, vitamin A capsules, and deworming medications... - Can mothers recognize neonatal illness correctly? Comparison of maternal report and assessment by community health workers in rural BangladeshY Choi
Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Trop Med Int Health 15:743-53. 2010..To validate maternal recognition of neonatal illnesses at home compared to assessment by community health workers (CHWs) during routine household surveillance for neonatal illness in rural Bangladesh... - "These are not good things for other people to know": how rural Tanzanian women's experiences of pregnancy loss and early neonatal death may impact survey data qualityRachel A Haws
Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21205, United States
Soc Sci Med 71:1764-72. 2010.... - National policy-makers speak out: are researchers giving them what they need?Adnan A Hyder
Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Health Policy Plan 26:73-82. 2011.... - Factors associated with missed vaccination during mass immunization campaignsWilliam M Weiss
Health Systems Program, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 North Wolfe Street, Room E8132, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
J Health Popul Nutr 27:358-67. 2009..If so, they can then ensure supervision of vaccination efforts in those sites and take further action, if indicated, to prevent or mitigate pockets of unvaccinated children... - Effect of community-based newborn-care intervention package implemented through two service-delivery strategies in Sylhet district, Bangladesh: a cluster-randomised controlled trialAbdullah H Baqui
Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
Lancet 371:1936-44. 2008..Therefore the project for advancing the health of newborns and mothers (Projahnmo) implemented a community-based intervention package through government and non-government organisation infrastructures to reduce neonatal mortality... - Practices of rural Egyptian birth attendants during the antenatal, intrapartum and early neonatal periodsGary L Darmstadt
Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, 615 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
J Health Popul Nutr 26:36-45. 2008..Priority areas for behaviour change and future research to improve neonatal health outcomes were identified, specific to type of provider (physician, nurse, or daya) and regional variations in practices... - The whole world will be able to see us: determining the characteristics of a culturally appropriate bed net among mestizo communities of the Peruvian AmazonSteven A Harvey
Social and Behavioral Interventions Program, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21205 2103, USA
Am J Trop Med Hyg 79:834-8. 2008..We propose a two-pronged approach that balances user and health system expectations of bed nets and that should lead to more widespread and effective ITN use in the study communities... - Topically applied sunflower seed oil prevents invasive bacterial infections in preterm infants in Egypt: a randomized, controlled clinical trialGary L Darmstadt
Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 23:719-25. 2004.... - Validation of community health workers' assessment of neonatal illness in rural BangladeshGary L Darmstadt
Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
Bull World Health Organ 87:12-9. 2009.... - Effectiveness of home-based management of newborn infections by community health workers in rural BangladeshAbdullah H Baqui
International Center for Advancing Neonatal Health, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 28:304-10. 2009..Infections account for about half of neonatal deaths in low-resource settings. Limited evidence supports home-based treatment of newborn infections by community health workers (CHW)... - Neonatal home care practices in rural Egypt during the first week of lifeGary L Darmstadt
Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Hygiene and Public Health, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Trop Med Int Health 12:783-97. 2007..To provide information about home care practices for newborns in rural Egypt, in order to improve neonatal home care through preventive measures and prompt recognition of danger signs... - Social and cultural factors affecting rates of regular retreatment of mosquito nets with insecticide in Bagamoyo District, TanzaniaP J Winch
Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, USA
Trop Med Int Health 2:760-70. 1997..Great emphasis needs to be placed on the insecticide and its beneficial effects from the outset for any large-scale programme to be sustainable... - Development of an indicator to evaluate the impact, on a community-based Aedes aegypti control intervention, of improved cleaning of water-storage containers by householdersA S Chan
Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Ann Trop Med Parasitol 92:317-29. 1998..e. positive/negative for presence of immature stages). The use of such an index could make the control programme more efficient, allowing the greatest efforts to be targeted at households that have medium-high levels of infestation... - Can early postpartum home visits by trained community health workers improve breastfeeding of newborns?I Mannan
Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
J Perinatol 28:632-40. 2008..Whether postpartum visits by trained community health workers (CHWs), reduce newborn breastfeeding problems... - Neonatal health program management in a resource-constrained setting in rural Uttar Pradesh, IndiaAbigail Thomas
Department of International Health, International Center for Advancing Neonatal Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Int J Health Plann Manage 24:173-84. 2009.... - Population-based incidence and etiology of community-acquired neonatal bacteremia in Mirzapur, Bangladesh: an observational studyGary L Darmstadt
Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
J Infect Dis 200:906-15. 2009..To devise treatment strategies for neonatal infections, the population-level incidence and antibiotic susceptibility of pathogens must be defined... - Trends in use of referral hospital services for care of sick newborns in a community-based intervention in Tangail District, BangladeshSanwarul Bari
ICDDR, B, GPO Box 128, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
J Health Popul Nutr 24:519-29. 2006.... - Local terminology for medicines to treat fever in Bougouni District, Mali: implications for the introduction and evaluation of malaria treatment policiesAmy E Patterson
Department of Behavioral Science and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
Trop Med Int Health 11:1613-24. 2006..In introducing new malaria treatments, malaria control programmes should differentiate recommended treatments from other medications through distinctive packaging, drug appearance and appropriate Bambara language terms... - Development and implementation of a food store-based intervention to improve diet in the Republic of the Marshall IslandsJoel Gittelsohn
Center for Human Nutrition, Department of International Health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Health Promot Pract 7:396-405. 2006..High levels of exposure to the intervention were achieved during the 10-week period of implementation. This model for developing food store-based interventions is applicable to other settings... - A methodological approach and framework for sustainability assessment in NGO-implemented primary health care programsEric G Sarriot
ORC Macro International Inc, Child Survival Technical Support Project CSTS, 11785 Beltsville Drive, Calverton, MD 20705, USA
Int J Health Plann Manage 19:23-41. 2004..This framework opens new opportunities for evaluation and research design and places sustainability at the center of primary health care programming... - Qualitative research to make practical sense of sustainability in primary health care projects implemented by non-governmental organizationsEric G Sarriot
ORC Macro International Inc, Child Survival Technical Support Project CSTS, 11785 Beltsville Drive, Calverton, MD 20705, USA
Int J Health Plann Manage 19:3-22. 2004..A participant, qualitative research approach helped us make sense of sustainability in NGO field practice...