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View article: Comparison of the Nutritional Value of Locally Formulated Food Preparations and Standard Ready‐to‐Use Therapeutic Foods for the Management of Uncomplicated Severe Acute Malnutrition in Children Under Five in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Comparison of the Nutritional Value of Locally Formulated Food Preparations and Standard Ready‐to‐Use Therapeutic Foods for the Management of Uncomplicated Severe Acute Malnutrition in Children Under Five in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Open
Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) remains a major concern in sub‐Saharan Africa. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), health care providers in therapeutic feeding units produce locally formulated food preparations empirically, with…
View article: The Impact of the Malawi Social Cash Transfer Programme on Financial Well-Being among People with and without Disabilities: A Disaggregated Analysis of a Cluster Randomized Control Trial
The Impact of the Malawi Social Cash Transfer Programme on Financial Well-Being among People with and without Disabilities: A Disaggregated Analysis of a Cluster Randomized Control Trial Open
People with disabilities are frequently considered key target groups for social protection, given their heightened risk of poverty and exclusion. However, there is a lack of evidence on the impact of cash transfers among people with disabi…
View article: Changes in the utilization of prenatal and delivery services in the United States prior to, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic
Changes in the utilization of prenatal and delivery services in the United States prior to, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic Open
Most initial changes to maternity care persisted throughout and continued after the pandemic, resulting in lower levels of prenatal care visits and higher numbers of home births. These findings show sustained changes to maternity care prov…
View article: Do cash transfer programs have different effects on children based on household disability status? Evidence from Malawi and Zambia
Do cash transfer programs have different effects on children based on household disability status? Evidence from Malawi and Zambia Open
Globally, about 1 billion people have disabilities. Cash transfers (CTs) are social protection programs often explicitly including people with disabilities. There is little research differentiating CT impacts by disability status. We used …
View article: Large Field Surveys and Short Items Sets: Estimating Reasoning Skills among Distinct Samples in Malawi and Zambia
Large Field Surveys and Short Items Sets: Estimating Reasoning Skills among Distinct Samples in Malawi and Zambia Open
Raven’s Progressive Matrices measure logical reasoning and are often included in large multi-topic surveys in low and middle-income countries. The matrices are image-based items that do not require formal knowledge of language or math to c…
View article: Estimating the effects of COVID-19 on essential health services utilization in Uganda and Bangladesh using data from routine health information systems
Estimating the effects of COVID-19 on essential health services utilization in Uganda and Bangladesh using data from routine health information systems Open
Background Since March 2020, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has been a major shock to health systems across the world. We examined national usage patterns for selected basic, essential health services, before and during t…
View article: Estimating the effects of COVID-19 on essential health services utilization in Uganda and Bangladesh using data from routine health information systems
Estimating the effects of COVID-19 on essential health services utilization in Uganda and Bangladesh using data from routine health information systems Open
Background Since March 2020, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has been a major shock to health systems across the world. We examined national usage patterns for selected basic, essential health services, before and during t…
View article: Area-Specific COVID-19 Effects on Health Services Utilization in the Democratic Republic of the Congo using Routine Health Information System Data
Area-Specific COVID-19 Effects on Health Services Utilization in the Democratic Republic of the Congo using Routine Health Information System Data Open
Background From March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has shocked health systems worldwide. This analysis investigated the effects of the pandemic on basic health services utilization in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and examined …
View article: Physical Disabilities and Low Cognitive Ability Increase Odds of Minor Sex Exchange among Adolescent Males in the United States
Physical Disabilities and Low Cognitive Ability Increase Odds of Minor Sex Exchange among Adolescent Males in the United States Open
Disability is a well-established risk factor for sexual violence victimization among both male and female children. Some research indicates that adolescent females with disabilities are at higher risk of experiencing minor sex exchange (a …
View article: Two Years of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Estimating the Effects on Essential Health Services Utilization in Uganda and Bangladesh
Two Years of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Estimating the Effects on Essential Health Services Utilization in Uganda and Bangladesh Open
Background Since March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has been a major shock to health systems across the world. We examined national usage patterns for selected basic, essential health services, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, to de…
View article: Interventions to improve antiretroviral therapy adherence among adolescents in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review of the literature
Interventions to improve antiretroviral therapy adherence among adolescents in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review of the literature Open
Globally, an estimated 30% of new HIV infections occur among adolescents (15–24 years), most of whom reside in sub-Saharan Africa. Moreover, HIV-related mortality increased by 50% between 2005 and 2012 for adolescents 10–19 years while it …
View article: Improving retention in HIV care among adolescents and adults in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review of the literature
Improving retention in HIV care among adolescents and adults in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review of the literature Open
Adolescents living with HIV are an underserved population, with poor retention in HIV health care services and high mortality, who are in need of targeted effective interventions. We conducted a literature review to identify strategies tha…
View article: Minor sex trafficking of girls with disabilities
Minor sex trafficking of girls with disabilities Open
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the associations between minor women’ (girls’) disability status and victimization via minor sex trafficking. Design/methodology/approach This investigation used data from the National Lo…
View article: The Health Belief Model Constructs as Mediating Factors of Postpartum Family Planning Knowledge and Contraceptive Behavior
The Health Belief Model Constructs as Mediating Factors of Postpartum Family Planning Knowledge and Contraceptive Behavior Open
Objective: To investigate the Health Belief Model (HBM) constructs as potential underlying factors mediating the relationship between postpartum family planning (PPFP) knowledge and contraceptive use. Methods: This was a secondary analysis…
View article: Interventions to improve antiretroviral therapy adherence among adolescents in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review of the literature
Interventions to improve antiretroviral therapy adherence among adolescents in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review of the literature Open
Despite the sizeable body of evidence for adults, few studies were high quality and no single intervention strategy stood out as definitively warranting adaptation for adolescents. Among adolescents, current evidence is both sparse and lac…
View article: Improving retention in HIV care among adolescents and adults in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review of the literature
Improving retention in HIV care among adolescents and adults in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review of the literature Open
Interventions that target retention in care among adolescents living with HIV are rare in the published literature. We found only two studies conducted with youth and no studies with adolescents. Given the urgent need to increase the reten…