Kathryn H Jacobsen

Summary

Affiliation: George Mason University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Home birth and hospital birth trends in Bo, Sierra Leone
    Kathryn H Jacobsen
    Department of Global and Community Health, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030 USA
    Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 91:750-3. 2012
  2. ncbi Enabling methods for community health mapping in developing countries
    Rashid Ansumana
    Center for Bio Molecular Science and Engineering, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, USA
    Int J Health Geogr 9:56. 2010
  3. ncbi Prevalence of intestinal parasites in young Quichua children in the highlands of rural Ecuador
    Kathryn H Jacobsen
    Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
    J Health Popul Nutr 25:399-405. 2007
  4. ncbi Challenges to mapping the health risk of hepatitis A virus infection
    Khayriyyah Mohd Hanafiah
    Expanded Program on Immunization, Department of Immunization, Vaccines, and Biologicals, World Health Organization, 20 Avenue Appia, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland
    Int J Health Geogr 10:57. 2011
  5. ncbi Hepatitis A virus seroprevalence by age and world region, 1990 and 2005
    Kathryn H Jacobsen
    Department of Global and Community Health, George Mason University, 4400 University Drive MS 5B7, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA
    Vaccine 28:6653-7. 2010
  6. ncbi Risk factors for Mycobacterium ulcerans infection
    Kathryn H Jacobsen
    Department of Global and Community Health, College of Health and Human Services, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA
    Int J Infect Dis 14:e677-81. 2010
  7. ncbi Pyomyositis in Amazonian Ecuador
    Kathryn H Jacobsen
    Department of Global and Community Health, College of Health and Human Services, George Mason University, 4400 University Drive 5B7, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA
    Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 104:438-9. 2010
  8. ncbi Reporting of ethics-related methods in epidemiological research
    K H Jacobsen
    Department of Global and Community Health, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA
    J Med Ethics 35:262-7. 2009
  9. ncbi Patterns of co-authorship in international epidemiology
    K H Jacobsen
    Department of Global and Community Health, College of Health and Human Services, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA
    J Epidemiol Community Health 63:665-9. 2009
  10. ncbi Bullying among middle-school students in low and middle income countries
    Lila C Fleming
    Department of Global and Community Health, College of Health and Human Services, George MasonUniversity, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
    Health Promot Int 25:73-84. 2010

Collaborators

  • Lila C Fleming
  • Li Yang
  • Dawn C Parker
  • Takahiro Hasumi
  • Laura W Poms
  • Khayriyyah Mohd Hanafiah
  • Maction K Komwa
  • Mikayla C Chubb
  • Rashid Ansumana
  • Fatimah Ahsan
  • Caitlin M Couper
  • José L Aguayo
  • Steven T Wiersma
  • Abu James Sundufu
  • David H Jimmy
  • Alfred S Bockarie
  • David A Stenger
  • Umaru Bangura
  • Anthony P Malanoski
  • Baochuan Lin

Detail Information

Publications17

  1. ncbi Home birth and hospital birth trends in Bo, Sierra Leone
    Kathryn H Jacobsen
    Department of Global and Community Health, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030 USA
    Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 91:750-3. 2012
    ..3% of infants born after April 2010. These findings suggest that the new maternal healthcare initiative has accelerated an existing trend toward a preference for healthcare facility births, at least in some urban parts of Sierra Leone...
  2. ncbi Enabling methods for community health mapping in developing countries
    Rashid Ansumana
    Center for Bio Molecular Science and Engineering, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, USA
    Int J Health Geogr 9:56. 2010
    ..A community-based mapping approach was used to demonstrate that participatory geographic information system (PGIS) techniques can provide information helpful for health and community development...
  3. ncbi Prevalence of intestinal parasites in young Quichua children in the highlands of rural Ecuador
    Kathryn H Jacobsen
    Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
    J Health Popul Nutr 25:399-405. 2007
    ..histolytica or dispar and G. intestinalis...
  4. ncbi Challenges to mapping the health risk of hepatitis A virus infection
    Khayriyyah Mohd Hanafiah
    Expanded Program on Immunization, Department of Immunization, Vaccines, and Biologicals, World Health Organization, 20 Avenue Appia, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland
    Int J Health Geogr 10:57. 2011
    ..In higher-income areas, many adults remain susceptible to the virus and, if infected, often experience severe disease...
  5. ncbi Hepatitis A virus seroprevalence by age and world region, 1990 and 2005
    Kathryn H Jacobsen
    Department of Global and Community Health, George Mason University, 4400 University Drive MS 5B7, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA
    Vaccine 28:6653-7. 2010
    ..The estimation of the global burden of hepatitis A and policies for public health control are dependent on an understanding of the changing epidemiology of this viral infection...
  6. ncbi Risk factors for Mycobacterium ulcerans infection
    Kathryn H Jacobsen
    Department of Global and Community Health, College of Health and Human Services, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA
    Int J Infect Dis 14:e677-81. 2010
    ..Additional comparative studies are required to clarify the potential roles of water contact and insect bites in transmitting M. ulcerans to humans...
  7. ncbi Pyomyositis in Amazonian Ecuador
    Kathryn H Jacobsen
    Department of Global and Community Health, College of Health and Human Services, George Mason University, 4400 University Drive 5B7, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA
    Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 104:438-9. 2010
    ..Abscesses were most commonly located on a lower extremity. Significant changes in patients' profiles between 1980 and 1989 and 1995 and 2005 were not found...
  8. ncbi Reporting of ethics-related methods in epidemiological research
    K H Jacobsen
    Department of Global and Community Health, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA
    J Med Ethics 35:262-7. 2009
    ..This paper describes the variety of ways that information about ethics-related methods are included or not included in public health research articles...
  9. ncbi Patterns of co-authorship in international epidemiology
    K H Jacobsen
    Department of Global and Community Health, College of Health and Human Services, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA
    J Epidemiol Community Health 63:665-9. 2009
    ..The objective of this study was to identify current patterns of international collaboration based on authorship of epidemiological articles...
  10. ncbi Bullying among middle-school students in low and middle income countries
    Lila C Fleming
    Department of Global and Community Health, College of Health and Human Services, George MasonUniversity, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
    Health Promot Int 25:73-84. 2010
    ..Bullied students also reported higher rates of tobacco use, alcohol use, drug use and sexual intercourse...
  11. ncbi Hypertension in South African adults: results of a nationwide survey
    Takahiro Hasumi
    Department of Global and Community Health, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA
    J Hypertens 30:2098-104. 2012
    ..To evaluate the age-specific, sex-specific, and race-specific prevalence of hypertension among South African adults using a nationally representative dataset...
  12. ncbi Parenting practices and tobacco use in middle school students in low- and middle-income countries
    Laura W Poms
    Department of Psychology, George Mason University, 4400 University Drive MS 3F5, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA
    J Sch Health 82:353-63. 2012
    ..This study examined whether parenting practices also were associated with tobacco use by middle school students (approximately ages 13-15) in low- and middle-income countries...
  13. ncbi A systematic review of the association between breastfeeding and breast cancer
    Li Yang
    Department of Global and Community Health, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia 22030, USA
    J Womens Health (Larchmt) 17:1635-45. 2008
    ..Expanded consideration of possible confounders for this relationship is required to determine if breastfeeding is protective and how protection might be conferred...
  14. ncbi Parental involvement and mental well-being of Indian adolescents
    Takahiro Hasumi
    Department of Global and Community Health, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA
    Indian Pediatr 49:915-8. 2012
    ..Age adjusted Logistic regression models showed that high levels of reported parental involvement were significantly associated with a decreased likelihood of poor mental health...
  15. ncbi Mathematical modeling and the epidemiological research process
    Mikayla C Chubb
    Department of Global and Community Health, George Mason University, 4400 University Drive MS 5B7, Fairfax, VA 22030 4444, USA
    Eur J Epidemiol 25:13-9. 2010
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  16. ncbi HIV/AIDS-associated beliefs and practices relating to diet and work in southeastern Uganda
    Maction K Komwa
    Department of Environmental Science and Policy, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia 22030, USA
    J Health Popul Nutr 28:76-85. 2010
    ..020) and vegetables (p=0.012) than other participants. The participants expressed a consistent set of health beliefs about practices relating to HIV/AIDS...
  17. ncbi Bullying and symptoms of depression in chilean middle school students
    Lila C Fleming
    Department of Global and Community Health, George Mason University 5B7, 4400 University Dr, Fairfax, VA 22030 4444, USA
    J Sch Health 79:130-7. 2009
    ..The goal of this study was to assess the association between bullying and symptoms of depression among middle school students in Chile...