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Epidemiology, risk factors, and strategies to prevent and manage poisonings due to pharmaceuticals in children in low income and low-middle income countries: A systematic review Open

Mary Elizabeth Mottla, Mary-Ellis Bowler, Ramin Asgary · 2023

PROSPERO: CRD42022315686.

SMS text intervention for uncontrolled hypertension among hypertensive homeless adults in shelter clinics of New York City: protocol for a pragmatic randomised trial study Open

Ramin Asgary, Leah Bauder, Rosanna Naderi, Gbenga Ogedegbe · 2023

Introduction Uncontrolled hypertension (HTN) is prevalent in persons experiencing homelessness (PEH) and contributes to significant suffering and financial cost. Mobile health approaches such as short messaging service (SMS) texting have l…

Short messaging service (SMS) texting for uncontrolled diabetes among persons experiencing homelessness: Study protocol for a randomized trial Open

Ramin Asgary, Elena Beideck, Rosanna Naderi, Antoinette Schoenthaler · 2023

DM is not well-addressed among PEH. SMS strategies for DM have never been tested in PEH despite evidence of their effectiveness and access to mobile phones among PEH. Results from this study will provide important empirical data to inform …

Barriers and Gaps in Effective Health Communication at Both Public Health and Healthcare Delivery Levels During Epidemics and Pandemics; Systematic Review Open

Leah Bauder, Katrina Giangobbe, Ramin Asgary · 2023

Objective: To assess gaps and barriers to effective health communication during epidemics, pandemics, and mass health emergencies. Methods: A systematic literature review was conducted in PubMed (National Library of Medicine, Maryland, USA…

Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Strategies to Prevent and Manage Poisonings Due to Pharmaceuticals in Children in Low- And Low-Middle Income Countries: A Systematic Review Open

Mary Elizabeth Mottla, Ramin Asgary, Mary-Ellis Bowler · 2023

Diabetes care and its predictors among persons experiencing homelessness compared with domiciled adults with diabetes in New York City; An observational study Open

Ramin Asgary, Elena Beideck, Rosanna Naderi · 2022

There are no funding sources to declare.

Risks and Preventive Strategies for <i>Clostridioides difficile</i> Transmission to Household or Community Contacts during Transition in Healthcare Settings Open

Ramin Asgary, Jessica A. Snead, Nabeel Wahid, Vicky Ro, Marina Halim , et al. · 2021

The burden of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) has greatly increased. We evaluated the risks for CDI transmission to community members after hospitalized patients are discharged. We conducted a systematic literature review in MEDLI…

Evaluating smartphone strategies for reliability, reproducibility, and quality of VIA for cervical cancer screening in the Shiselweni region of Eswatini: A cohort study Open

Ramin Asgary, Nelly Staderini, Simangele Mthethwa-Hleta, Paola Andrea Lopez Saavedra, Linda Garcia Abrego , et al. · 2020

Background Cervical cancer is among the most common preventable cancers with the highest morbidity and mortality. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends visual inspection of the cervix with acetic acid (VIA) as cervical cancer scre…

Evaluating underpinning, complexity and implications of ethical situations in humanitarian operations: qualitative study through the lens of career humanitarian workers Open

Ramin Asgary, Katharine Lawrence · 2020

Introduction Data regarding underpinning and implications of ethical challenges faced by humanitarian workers and their organisations in humanitarian operations are limited. Methods We conducted comprehensive, semistructured interviews wit…

Caring for Rohingya Refugees With Diphtheria and Measles: On the Ethics of Humanity Open

Ramin Asgary · 2020

Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees arrived in Bangladesh within weeks in fall 2017, quickly forming large settlements without any basic support. Humanitarian first responders provided basic necessities including food, shelter, wate…

Acceptability and implementation challenges of smartphone-based training of community health nurses for visual inspection with acetic acid in Ghana: mHealth and cervical cancer screening Open

Ramin Asgary, Helen Cole, Philip Baba Adongo, Adanna Nwameme, Ernest Maya , et al. · 2019

Objective To explore acceptability and feasibility of smartphone-based training of low-level to mid-level health professionals in cervical cancer screening using visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA)/cervicography. Design In 2015, we ap…

A Collaborative Multidisciplinary and Without-Walls Research Curriculum in Global Health Open

Ramin Asgary · 2018

Longitudinal and collaborative global health research curricula to train a well-versed global health corps through skills building in assessment and evaluation are lacking. A without-walls research curriculum was offered to medical and pub…

Socio-Cultural Challenges of Family Planning Initiatives for Displaced Populations in Conflict Situations and Humanitarian Settings Open

Ramin Asgary, Joan T. Price · 2018

Provision of family planning services for refugee populations in conflict and humanitarian settings has been improving. Availability of services, however, does not translate into acceptability and uptake; understanding socio-cultural setti…

Exploration of Global Health Careers Across the Medical Fields Open

Ernest J. Barthélemy, Vanessa Mallol, Alisse Hannaford, Christian A. Péan, Rehema Kutua , et al. · 2017

Despite diverse perspectives on the meaning and sustainability of GH work, this analysis provides a nascent framework that may inform curricular development for GH trainees. Suggestions are offered for elaborating this framework to fully e…

A collaborative clinical and population-based curriculum for medical students to address primary care needs of the homeless in New York City shelters: Teaching homeless healthcare to medical students Open

Ramin Asgary, Ramesh Naderi, Margaret Gaughran, Blanca Sckell · 2016

Background Millions of Americans experience homelessness annually. Medical providers do not receive adequate training in primary care of the homeless. Methods Starting in 2012, a comprehensive curriculum was offered to medical students du…

mHealth to Train Community Health Nurses in Visual Inspection With Acetic Acid for Cervical Cancer Screening in Ghana Open

Ramin Asgary, Philip Baba Adongo, Adanna Nwameme, Helen Cole, Ernest Maya , et al. · 2016

Objective There is a shortage of trained health care personnel for cervical cancer screening in low-/middle-income countries. We evaluated the feasibility and limited efficacy of a smartphone-based training of community health nurses in vi…

World Health Organization and emergency health: if not now, when?: Open

Francesco Checchi, Ronald J. Waldman, Leslie Roberts, Alastair Ager, Ramin Asgary , et al. · 2016

The 2013-2015 Ebola epidemic in West Africa highlighted serious but known dysfunctions in the world’s emergency health response, particularly with respect to the World Health Organization (WHO). In this paper we provide a field practitione…

Rates and Predictors of Uncontrolled Hypertension Among Hypertensive Homeless Adults Using New York City Shelter-Based Clinics Open

Ramin Asgary, Blanca Sckell, Analena Alcabes, Ramesh Naderi, Antoinette Schoenthaler , et al. · 2016

The high rate of uncontrolled hypertension among hypertensive homeless adults is alarming. We propose comprehensive approaches to improve social support, access to medical insurance, and medication adherence, the lack of which complicate b…

Cervical Cancer Screening Among Homeless Women of New York City Shelters Open

Ramin Asgary, Analena Alcabes, Rebecca Feldman, Victoria Garland, Ramesh Naderi , et al. · 2015

Implementation and evaluation of a curriculum to teach reproductive health to adolescents in northern Madagascar Open

Amanda Klinger, Ramin Asgary · 2015

Important misconceptions and knowledge gaps regarding reproductive health exist among adolescents. The comprehensive reproductive health curriculum with complementary teaching methods was feasible, well-received and effective, and could be…

Human Papillomavirus Knowledge and Attitude among Homeless Women of New York City Shelters Open

Ramin Asgary, Analena Alcabes, Rebecca Feldman, Victoria Garland, Ramesh Naderi , et al. · 2015

Perceptions, Attitudes, and Experience Regarding mHealth Among Homeless Persons in New York City Shelters Open

Ramin Asgary, Blanca Sckell, Analena Alcabes, Ramesh Naderi, Philip Baba Adongo , et al. · 2015

Mobile health may be an effective means of providing access and education to the millions of homeless Americans. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 50 homeless people from different shelters in New York City to evaluate their per…

Malnutrition prevalence and nutrition barriers in children under 5 years: a mixed methods study in Madagascar Open

Ramin Asgary, Meilin Liu, Ramesh Naderi, Zoya Grigoryan, Martin Malachovsky · 2015

Malnutrition rates are alarming. Health and nutritional education to improve health literacy and address misconceptions, and improvement in social services, are warranted. A multilateral approach with involvement of health and social servi…

Direct Killing of Patients in Humanitarian Situations and Armed Conflicts: The Profession of Medicine is Losing Its Meaning Open

Ramin Asgary · 2015

During armed conflicts over the past several years, attacks on humanitarian workers and patients have increased, including the most recent overt killing of patients in their hospital beds in South Sudan and Central African Republic, and bo…

Ebola Policies That Hinder Epidemic Response by Limiting Scientific Discourse Open

Ramin Asgary, Julie A. Pavlin, Jonathan A. Ripp, Richard Reithinger, Christina S. Polyak · 2015

There is an unprecedented epidemic of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in west Africa. There has been a strong response from dedicated health professionals. However, there have also been irrational and fear-based responses that have contributed t…

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