A5085808040- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Agriculture and Rural Development Research
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Urban and Rural Development Challenges
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Income, Poverty, and Inequality
- Management and Optimization Techniques
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Blood donation and transfusion practices
- Urban and Freight Transport Logistics
- Sleep and related disorders
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing
- Healthcare Systems and Practices
- Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Global Health Care Issues
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Livestock and Poultry Management
- Agricultural risk and resilience
African Population and Health Research Center
2020-2023
Ministère de la Santé et de l'Hygiène Publique
2018
Abt Associates (Nepal)
2016
Schulman, Ronca & Bucuvalas
2016
South African Medical Research Council
1998
While depression is the most frequent psychiatric disorder among older adults, use of water and sanitation has been associated with both physical psychological adverse outcomes. We investigated associations depressive symptoms adults in Ghana.The study used data from 4,735 participants World Health Organization (WHO) Study on global AGEing adult health (SAGE) Wave 2 aged ≥50 years. Major episode (MDE) was assessed using Mental Survey version Composite International Diagnostic Interview we...
Access to improved water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services at the household level remains a good strategy improve health well-being of individuals. Informal settlements, such as urban slums, are risk spread diseases due relative lack access safe, clean drinking water basic well poor hygiene. Global initiatives, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by United Nations, aimed transitioning households communities from unimproved sustained states WASH services. To deepen...
Abstract Background There are limited existing approaches to generate estimates from Routine Health Information Systems (RHIS) data, despite the growing interest these data. We calculated and assessed consistency of maternal child health service coverage RHIS using census-based service-based denominators in Sierra Leone. Methods used Leone 2016 data calculate first antenatal care contact (ANC1), institutional delivery diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus 3 (DPT3) immunization provision. For each...
<h3>ABSTRACT</h3> Components of mHealth are increasingly being added to development interventions worldwide. A particular case interest is in Mali where the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) Africa Indoor Residual Spraying (AIRS) Project piloted a mobile mass-messaging service Koulikoro District August 2014 determine whether voice and/or text messages received on cell phones could effectively replace door-to-door mobilization for an indoor residual spraying (IRS) campaign. To measure...
<ns4:p><ns4:bold>Background: </ns4:bold>The associations of water and sanitation with population health have been well-documented. However, the specific effects on chronic diseases in old age are least explored. This study examines between water, among older people Ghana whether these moderated by sex spatial variation.</ns4:p><ns4:p> <ns4:bold>Methods:</ns4:bold> Data from WHO-SAGE Wave 2 involving adults aged ≥ 50 years were analyzed. Chronis assessed based self-reported diagnosis a...
Abstract Objective Water and sanitation have been related to the health of populations, yet, effects these factors on occurrence chronic conditions (CC) in later life least explored. This study examines association CC with water among older Ghanaians whether associations are moderated by gender residence. Methods Data from WHO-SAGE Wave 2 comprising 4735 adults aged ≥ 50 years were analyzed this study. The primary outcome was exposures included sources water, facilities sharing facilities....
We evaluated the causal effects of high-risk versus low-risk pregnancy at first antenatal care (ANC) visit on occurrence complications during and labour or delivery among women in Kenya.We designed a quasi-experimental study using observational data from large mobile health wallet programme, with exposure as risk ANC visit, measured binary scale (low vs high). Complications were outcomes (yes no). Causal examined double-robust estimation, reported an OR 95% CI.We studied 4419 aged 10-49...
Between 2019 and 2022, the digital dividend project (DDP), a technology-based intervention that combined care (MomCare) quality improvement (SafeCare) bundles to empower mothers access during pregnancy, labor, delivery, postnatally, was implemented in Kenya Tanzania aiming improve maternal newborn health outcomes. We describe experiences of accessing utilizing services under bundles, workers providing services. November December we conducted qualitative evaluation across facilities Tanzania....
Le développement de la recherche-action est un des axes stratégiques majeurs politique sectorielle santé et population du Mali. but visé une amélioration interventions prioritaires à travers les connaissances produites. Cette disposition offre l’opportunité au médecin district développer sujets recherche en lien avec pour promotion populations. C’est dans ce souci que j’ai été amené conduire activités portant prise charge sur fonds communautaires frais transport urgences obstétricales,...
Disparities in wealth are socially undesirable and may result economic inequalities that have destabilizing effects on communities. Globally, more than 700 million people who live extreme poverty still struggle for the most basic human needs. It is important to note not static as households individuals transition from one state another with passage of time. As such, examination levels at point does offer a sufficiently complete picture dynamics states through dimension In this paper, we...