A5006087512- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Malaria Research and Control
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Vibrio bacteria research studies
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Pediatric health and respiratory diseases
- Neonatal skin health care
- Menstrual Health and Disorders
- Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Global Health and Surgery
Johns Hopkins University
2016-2025
Michigan State University
2024
Hurley Medical Center
2024
University of Michigan
2024
Northwestern University
2024
University of Zambia
2024
University of Rochester
2024
Global Development Network
2023
Health Net
2023
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research
2013-2022
Diarrhoea and growth faltering in early childhood are associated with subsequent adverse outcomes. We aimed to assess whether water quality, sanitation, handwashing interventions alone or combined nutrition reduced diarrhoea faltering.The WASH Benefits Bangladesh cluster-randomised trial enrolled pregnant women from villages rural evaluated outcomes at 1-year 2-years' follow-up. Pregnant geographically adjacent clusters were block-randomised one of seven clusters: chlorinated drinking...
Child stunting is a global problem and only modestly responsive to dietary interventions. Numerous observational studies have shown that water quality, sanitation, handwashing (WASH) in household are strongly associated with linear growth of children living the same household. We completed three randomised efficacy trials testing improved household-level WASH without infant young child feeding (IYCF) on diarrhoea Bangladesh, Kenya, Zimbabwe. In all trials, IYCF had statistically significant...
Persuading people to mask Even in places where it is obligatory, tend optimistically overstate their compliance for wearing. How then can we persuade more of the population at large act greater good? Abaluck et al . undertook a large, cluster-randomized trial Bangladesh involving hundreds thousands (although mostly men) over 2-month period. Colored masks various construction were handed out free charge, accompanied by range mask-wearing promotional activities inspired marketing research....
The onset of menstruation is a landmark event in the life young woman. Yet complications and challenges that can accompany such an have been understudied, specifically resource-poor settings. As interventions aim to improve female attendance schools, it important explore how perceived navigated by girls school setting. This research conveys rural Kenyan schoolgirls' perceptions practices related menstruationData were collected at six schools Nyanza Province Western Kenya. Using focus group...
Enteric infections are common during the first years of life in low-income countries and contribute to growth faltering with long-term impairment health development. Water quality, sanitation, handwashing nutritional interventions can independently reduce enteric faltering. There is little evidence that directly compares effects these individual combined on diarrhoea when delivered infants young children. The objective WASH Benefits study help fill this knowledge gap.WASH includes two...
Interventions to reduce maternal mortality have focused on delivery in facilities, yet many low-resource settings rates of facility-based birth remained persistently low. In Tanzania, facility static for more than 20 years. With an aim advance research and inform policy changes, this paper builds a growing body work that explores dimensions responses disrespectful maternity care abuse during childbirth facilities across Morogoro Region, Tanzania. This drew in-depth interviews with 112...
Author(s): Abaluck, Jason; Kwong, Laura H; Styczynski, Ashley; Haque, Ashraful; Kabir, Md. Alamgir Kabir; Bates-Jeffries, Ellen; Crawford, Emily; Benjamin-Chung, Jade; Raihan, Shabib; Rahman, Shadman; Benhachmi, Salim; Zaman, Neeti; Winch, Peter J; Hossain, Maqsud; Mahmud Reza, Hasan; All Jaber, Abdullah; Gulshan Momen, Shawkee; Laz Bani, Faika; Aura; Saiha Huq, Tahrima; Luby, Stephen P; Mushfiq Mobarak, Ahmed | Abstract: Mask usage remains low across many parts of the world during COVID- 19...
The objective of this empirical study was to understand the perspectives and attitudes policy-makers towards use impact research in health sector low- middle-income countries. used data from 83 semi-structured, in-depth interviews conducted with purposively selected at national level Argentina, Egypt, Iran, Malawi, Oman Singapore. were structured around an interview guide developed based on existing literature consultation all six country investigators. Transcripts processed using a...
Conversations regarding qualitative research and data analysis in global public health programming often emphasize the product of collection (audio recordings, transcripts, codebooks codes), while paying relatively less attention to process collection. In research, however, collector's skills determine quality data, so understanding collectors' strengths weaknesses as are being collected allows researchers enhance both ability collectors utility data. This paper defines discusses a for...
Well-trained and highly motivated community health workers (CHWs) are critical for delivery of many community-based newborn care interventions. High rates CHW attrition undermine programme effectiveness potential implementation at scale. We investigated reasons high in Sylhet District north-eastern Bangladesh.Sixty-nine semi-structured questionnaires were administered to CHWs currently working with the project, as well those who had left. Process documentation was also carried out identify...
<b>Objective</b> To assess the effect of timing first postnatal home visit by community health workers on neonatal mortality. <b>Design</b> Analysis prospectively collected data using time varying discrete hazard models to estimate ratios for mortality according day visit. <b>Data source</b> Data from a based trial care interventions conducted in Bangladesh during 2004-5. <b>Main outcome measure </b>Neonatal <b>Results</b> 9211 live births were included. Among infants who survived life, was...
: Infections account for about half of neonatal deaths in low-resource settings. Limited evidence supports home-based treatment newborn infections by community health workers (CHW).: In one study arm a cluster randomized controlled trial, CHWs assessed neonates at home, using 20-sign clinical algorithm and classified sick as having very severe disease or possible disease. Over 2-year period, 10,585 live births were recorded the area. 8474 (80%) within first week life referred with signs If...
To evaluate a delivery strategy for newborn interventions in rural Bangladesh.A cluster-randomized controlled trial was conducted Mirzapur, Bangladesh. Twelve unions were randomized to intervention or comparison arm. All women of reproductive age eligible participate. In the arm, community health workers identified pregnant women; made two antenatal home visits promote birth and care preparedness; four postnatal negotiate preventive practices assess newborns illness; referred sick neonates...
Abstract Background In Bangladesh diarrhoeal disease and respiratory infections contribute significantly to morbidity mortality. Handwashing with soap reduces the risk of infection; however, handwashing rates in infrastructure-restricted settings remain low. stations – a dedicated, convenient location where both water are available for associated improved practices. Our aim was identify locally feasible acceptable station that enabled frequent two subsequent randomized trials testing health...
BackgroundPoor nutrition and hygiene make children vulnerable to delays in growth development. We aimed assess the effects of water quality, sanitation, handwashing, nutritional interventions individually or combination on cognitive, motor, language development rural Bangladesh.MethodsIn this cluster-randomised controlled trial, we enrolled pregnant women their first second trimester from villages Gazipur, Kishoreganj, Mymensingh, Tangail districts central Bangladesh, with an average eight...
Abstract The risk for cholera infection is >100 times higher household contacts of patients during the week after index patient seeks hospital care than it general population. To initiate a standard this high-risk population, we developed Cholera-Hospital-Based-Intervention-for-7-Days (CHoBI7), which promotes hand washing with soap and treatment water. test CHoBI7, conducted randomized controlled trial among 219 intervention 82 220 control 83 in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2013–2014. Intervention had...
In 2012, the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOHSW), Tanzania, approved national guidelines training materials for community health workers (CHWs) in integrated maternal, newborn child (Integrated MNCH), with CHWs trained deployed across five districts Morogoro Region soon after. To inform future scale up, this study assessed motivation satisfaction among these CHWs. A survey all by Integrated MNCH Programme was conducted last quarter 2013. Motivation were using a five-point Likert 29...
The 'continuum of care' is proposed as a key framework for the delivery maternal, neonatal and child health services. This study examined extent dropout well factors associated with retention across MNCH continuum from antenatal care (ANC), through skilled birth attendance (SBA), to postnatal (PNC). We analyzed data 1931 women who delivered in preceding 2–14 months, two-stage cluster sampling household survey four districts Tanzania's Morogoro region. was conducted 2011 part baseline an...