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Training traditional birth attendants to use misoprostol and an absorbent delivery mat in home birthsNdola Prata
Bixby Center for Population, Health and Sustainability, School of Public Health, University of California at Berkeley, 17 University Hall, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720 7360, USA
Soc Sci Med 75:2021-7. 2012....
An innovative approach to measuring maternal mortality at the community level in low-resource settings using mid-level providers: a feasibility study in Tigray, EthiopiaNdola Prata
University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health, USA
Reprod Health Matters 20:196-204. 2012..While the approach has not yet been implemented outside the initial study area, the results are promising as regards its feasibility...
Factors associated with choice of post-abortion contraception in Addis Ababa, EthiopiaNdola Prata
Bixby Center for Population, Health, and Sustainability, University of California, Berkeley, USA
Afr J Reprod Health 15:51-7. 2011..Improved services and information along with reliable access to modern and long-acting contraceptives can reduce the need to use abortion to control fertility among women in Addis...- Community mobilization to reduce postpartum hemorrhage in home births in northern NigeriaNdola Prata
Bixby Center for Population, Health and Sustainability, School of Public Health, University of California, 229 University Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720 7360, USA
Soc Sci Med 74:1288-96. 2012.... - Inability to predict postpartum hemorrhage: insights from Egyptian intervention dataNdola Prata
Bixby Center for Population, Health and Sustainability, School of Public Health, University of California at Berkeley, 229 Warren Hall, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720 7360, USA
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 11:97. 2011..The purpose of this paper is to identify risk factors and determine predictive probabilities of those risk factors for primary PPH among women expecting singleton vaginal deliveries in Egypt... - Avoidable maternal deaths: three ways to help nowN Prata
School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
Glob Public Health 4:575-87. 2009.... - Maternal mortality in developing countries: challenges in scaling-up priority interventionsNdola Prata
University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health, Berkeley, CA 94720 6390, USA
Womens Health (Lond Engl) 6:311-27. 2010.... - Prevention of postpartum hemorrhage: options for home births in rural EthiopiaN Prata
Bixby Center for Population, Health and Sustainability, University of California, Berkeley, School o Public Health, 229 University Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
Afr J Reprod Health 13:87-95. 2009..Community health care workers trained in its use can correctly and effectively administer misoprostol and be a champion in reducing PPH morbidity and mortality... - Community-based availability of misoprostol: is it safe?Ndola Prata
School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, University Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720 7360, USA
Afr J Reprod Health 13:117-28. 2009..Misoprostol was highly acceptable to all women surveyed. Misoprostol at the community level is a safe intervention... - Provision of injectable contraceptives in Ethiopia through community-based reproductive health agentsNdola Prata
University of California at Berkeley, School of Public Health, 229 University Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720 6390, United States of America
Bull World Health Organ 89:556-64. 2011..To determine whether community-based health workers in a rural region of Ethiopia can provide injectable contraceptives to women with similar levels of safety, effectiveness and acceptability as health extension workers (HEWs)... - Saving maternal lives in resource-poor settings: facing realityNdola Prata
Bixby Program in Population, Family Planning, and Maternal Health, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, United States
Health Policy 89:131-48. 2009..Evaluate safe-motherhood interventions suitable for resource-poor settings that can be implemented with current resources... - Making family planning accessible in resource-poor settingsNdola Prata
Bixby Center for Population Health and Sustainability School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 364:3093-9. 2009..6 and a low of 7.4 billion. Given that most of the growth is expected to come from today's resource-poor settings, easy access to family planning could make a difference of billions in the world in 2050... - Private sector, human resources and health franchising in AfricaNdola Prata
Bixby Population Program, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720 1690, USA
Bull World Health Organ 83:274-9. 2005.... - Gender and relationship differences in condom use among 15-24-year-olds in AngolaNdola Prata
Bay Area International Group, University of California, Berkeley, USA
Int Fam Plan Perspect 31:192-9. 2005..It is important to identify determinants of condom use among Angolan adolescents and young adults... - Using the kanga to measure postpartum blood lossN Prata
School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, 1213 Tolman Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-1690, USA
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 89:49-50. 2005 - Ability to pay for maternal health services: what will it take to meet who standards?Ndola Prata
University of California Berkeley, 1213 Tolman Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
Health Policy 70:163-74. 2004..In the face of scarce resources, subsidies should be targeted according to socio-economic group, in order to attain equitable and sustainable maternal health services... - Relationship between HIV risk perception and condom use: Evidence from a population-based survey in MozambiqueNdola Prata
Bixby Population Program, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
Int Fam Plan Perspect 32:192-200. 2006..The relationship between individuals' perception of their risk for acquiring HIV and their use of condoms is poorly understood. Understanding this relationship is crucial to the development of effective strategies to fight HIV and AIDS... - Controlling postpartum hemorrhage after home births in TanzaniaN Prata
Bixby Population Program, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, 1213 Tolman Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720 1690, USA
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 90:51-5. 2005..Determine safety of household management of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) with 1000 microg of rectal misoprostol, and assess possible reduction in referrals and the need for additional interventions... - Setting priorities for safe motherhood interventions in resource-scarce settingsNdola Prata
School of Public Health, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720 6390, USA
Health Policy 94:1-13. 2010..Guide policy-makers in prioritizing safe motherhood interventions... - Where there are (few) skilled birth attendantsNdola Prata
Bixby Center for Population, Health and Sustainability, University of California Berkeley, 229 University Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720 6390, USA
J Health Popul Nutr 29:81-91. 2011..g. misoprostol, family planning, measurement of blood loss, and postpartum care) will increase the chance that women in the lowest economic quintiles will also benefit from global safe motherhood efforts... - Potential of dual-use policies to meet family planning and HIV prevention needs: a case study of Zimbabwe and MozambiqueNdola Prata
School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720 7360, USA
J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care 34:219-26. 2008..This article explores the potential of dual-use policies by examining Zimbabwe and Mozambique... - Public health. Return of the population growth factorMartha Campbell
School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-7360, USA
Science 315:1501-2. 2007 - Parachute approach to evidence based medicineMalcolm Potts
School of Public Health, University of California, 314 Warren Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
BMJ 333:701-3. 2006 - Revisiting community-based distribution programs: are they still needed?Ndola Prata
Bixby Program in Population, Family Planning and Maternal Health, School of Public Health, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720 1690, USA
Contraception 72:402-7. 2005.... - An unequal burden: risk factors for severe complications following unsafe abortion in Tigray, EthiopiaCaitlin Gerdts
Bixby Center for Population, Health, and Sustainability, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720 7360, USA
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 118:S107-12. 2012.... - Civil unrest and birthweight: an exploratory analysis of the 2007/2008 Kenyan CrisisSuzanne Bell
Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, University of California Berkeley, USA
Soc Sci Med 74:1324-30. 2012..Given the adverse sequelae associated with lowered birthweight, these results suggest that particular attention should be paid to pregnant women and targeted ethnic groups following such events... - The impact of freedom on fertility declineMartha M Campbell
School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720 7360, USA
J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care 39:44-50. 2013..Education and wealth can make the adoption of family planning easier, but they are not prerequisites for fertility decline. By contrast, access to family planning itself can accelerate economic development and the spread of education... - War, peace, and fertility in AngolaVictor Agadjanian
Department of Sociology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287 2101, USA
Demography 39:215-31. 2002..We offer interpretations of our findings and outline their implications for Angola's demographic future and demographic trends in similar settings... - Civil war and child health: regional and ethnic dimensions of child immunization and malnutrition in AngolaVictor Agadjanian
Department of Sociology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85387 2101, USA
Soc Sci Med 56:2515-27. 2003..These associations tend to be stronger among children who were born and/or grew up during war than among children who were born after peace was re-established...