Myra Betron

ORCID: 0000-0002-1307-2949
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Research Areas
  • Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
  • Intimate Partner and Family Violence
  • Sex work and related issues
  • Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
  • Global Health Care Issues
  • Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
  • Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
  • Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East
  • Gender Roles and Identity Studies
  • HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
  • Employment and Welfare Studies
  • Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
  • Healthcare Systems and Challenges
  • Elder Abuse and Neglect
  • Global Health Workforce Issues
  • COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
  • Diverse Education Studies and Reforms
  • Sex and Gender in Healthcare
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Healthcare innovation and challenges
  • Diversity and Career in Medicine
  • Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
  • Maternal and fetal healthcare

Daiichi Sankyo (United States)
2020

Johns Hopkins University
2019

Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs
2018

In this commentary, the authors point out that there are important gender determinants to both men's and women's vulnerabilities COVID-19, call on global health community unpack address these early in COVID-19 pandemic response. They best practices tools from two decades of engaging men research programming sexual reproductive field.

10.1080/17441692.2020.1769702 article EN other-oa Global Public Health 2020-05-21

A growing evidence base supports expansion of partner notification in HIV testing services (HTS) sub-Saharan Africa. In 2015, a cross-sectional study was conducted Njombe region, Tanzania, to evaluate within facility-based HTS. Men and women newly diagnosed with were enrolled as index clients asked list current or past sexual partners for referral Successful 2.5 times more likely among married compared unmarried 2.2 male female clients. qualitative analysis, well mentioned difficulties...

10.1007/s10461-017-1936-x article EN cc-by AIDS and Behavior 2017-10-31

Abstract Background Rwanda has made great progress in improving reproductive, maternal, and newborn health (RMNH) care; however, barriers to ensuring timely full RMNH service utilization persist, including women’s limited decision-making power poor-quality care. This study sought better understand whether how gender dynamics between providers clients affect their perceptions experiences of quality care during antenatal care, labor childbirth. Methods mixed methods included a...

10.1186/s12884-021-03592-0 article EN cc-by BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021-02-22

Abstract Background This study explored effects of couples’ communication and male participation in birth preparedness complication readiness (BPCR) on delivery a health facility (“institutional delivery”). A cross-sectional, baseline household survey was conducted November 2016 prior to an integrated maternal child project Nampula Sofala Provinces Mozambique. Methods The used the Knowledge, Practices Coverage tool, condensed version Demographic Health Survey other tools. sample included...

10.1186/s12884-020-02984-y article EN cc-by BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020-06-11

As part of a multisectoral response to gender-based violence (GBV), Nepal is testing the feasibility having female community health volunteers (FCHVs) play formal role in identifying GBV survivors and referring them specialised services at facilities. This study followed 116 FHCVs Mangalsen municipality who attended one-day orientation on GBV. Over following year, data were collected from knowledge attitude assessments FCHVs, focus group discussions with members Mothers' Groups for Health....

10.1080/17441692.2020.1839929 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Global Public Health 2020-11-13

Abstract Background Poor reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health outcomes in Nigeria can be attributed to several factors, not limited low service coverage, a lack of quality care, gender inequity. Providers’ gender-discriminatory attitudes, men’s positive involvement correlate with poor utilization services. We conducted study at the beginning large family planning (FP) program Kogi Ebonyi States assess whether or plays role access to, use of, delivery Methods...

10.1186/s12913-021-06204-x article EN cc-by BMC Health Services Research 2021-03-04

In this paper, a case is made for mainstreaming gender into global women's health programming and policies. The potential implications of conflating "gender" with "women'" in the design evaluation are first considered. HIV/AIDS studies then used to depict examples (a) where has been well integrated (b) policies fall short mainstreaming. Finally, practical approaches mainstream meaningful way provided practitioners researchers.

10.1080/07399332.2019.1608209 article EN Health Care For Women International 2019-05-20

Abstract BackgroundPoor reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health outcomes in Nigeria can be attributed to several factors, not limited low service coverage, a lack of quality care, gender inequity. Providers’ gender-discriminatory attitudes, men’s positive involvement correlate with poor utilization services.MethodsWe conducted cross-sectional, observational, baseline care assessment from April-July 2016 inform maternal newborn project facilities Ebonyi Kogi States. We...

10.21203/rs.3.rs-63966/v1 preprint EN cc-by Research Square (Research Square) 2020-09-22
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