[HTML][HTML] Antenatal care as a means to increase participation in the continuum of maternal and child healthcare: an analysis of the poorest regions of four …
CR McNellan, E Dansereau, MCG Wallace… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2019 - Springer
Background Antenatal care (ANC) is a means to identify high-risk pregnancies and educate
women so that they might experience a healthier delivery and outcome. There is a lack of …
women so that they might experience a healthier delivery and outcome. There is a lack of …
[HTML][HTML] Mapping HIV prevalence in Nigeria using small area estimates to develop a targeted HIV intervention strategy
C O'BRIEN-CARELLI, K Steuben, KA Stafford, R Aliogo… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Objective Although geographically specific data can help target HIV prevention and
treatment strategies, Nigeria relies on national-and state-level estimates for policymaking …
treatment strategies, Nigeria relies on national-and state-level estimates for policymaking …
[HTML][HTML] Institutional delivery and satisfaction among indigenous and poor women in Guatemala, Mexico, and Panama
Indigenous women in Mesoamerica experience disproportionately high maternal mortality
rates and are less likely to have institutional deliveries. Identifying correlates of institutional …
rates and are less likely to have institutional deliveries. Identifying correlates of institutional …
Methods to measure quality of care and quality indicators through health facility surveys in low-and middle-income countries
D Rios-Zertuche, P Zúñiga-Brenes… - … Journal for Quality in …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Objective Present methods to measure standardized, replicable and comparable metrics to
measure quality of medical care in low-and middle-income countries. Design We …
measure quality of medical care in low-and middle-income countries. Design We …
[HTML][HTML] Coverage and timing of antenatal care among poor women in 6 Mesoamerican countries
E Dansereau, CR McNellan, MC Gagnier… - BMC Pregnancy and …, 2016 - Springer
Background Poor women in the developing world have a heightened need for antenatal
care (ANC) but are often the least likely to attend it. This study examines factors associated …
care (ANC) but are often the least likely to attend it. This study examines factors associated …
[HTML][HTML] Missed opportunities for measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) immunization in Mesoamerica: potential impact on coverage and days at risk
Background Recent outbreaks of measles in the Americas have received news and popular
attention, noting the importance of vaccination to population health. To estimate the potential …
attention, noting the importance of vaccination to population health. To estimate the potential …
[HTML][HTML] Supply-side interventions to improve health: findings from the Salud Mesoamérica Initiative
AH Mokdad, EB Palmisano, P Zúñiga-Brenes… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Results-based aid (RBA) is increasingly used to incentivize action in health. In
Mesoamerica, the region consisting of southern Mexico and Central America, the RBA …
Mesoamerica, the region consisting of southern Mexico and Central America, the RBA …
Appropriate and timely antibiotic administration for neonatal sepsis in Mesoamérica
Neonatal sepsis is a leading cause of mortality among children under-5 in Latin America.
The Salud Mesoamérica Initiative (SMI), a multicountry results-based aid programme, was …
The Salud Mesoamérica Initiative (SMI), a multicountry results-based aid programme, was …
[HTML][HTML] Performance of passive case detection for malaria surveillance: results from nine countries in Mesoamerica and the Dominican Republic
D Rios-Zertuche, KH Carter, KP Harris, M Thom… - Malaria Journal, 2021 - Springer
Background In malaria elimination settings, available metrics for malaria surveillance have
been insufficient to measure the performance of passive case detection adequately. An …
been insufficient to measure the performance of passive case detection adequately. An …
Public knowledge of cardiovascular disease and response to acute cardiac events in three municipalities in Brazil
Objective To conduct a landscape assessment of public knowledge of cardiovascular
disease risk factors and acute myocardial infarction symptoms, cardiopulmonary …
disease risk factors and acute myocardial infarction symptoms, cardiopulmonary …