Browsing Faculty of Arts and Sciences by Keyword "Global Health"
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Anemia at the Initiation of Tuberculosis Therapy Is Associated with Delayed Sputum Conversion among Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
(Public Library of Science, 2014)Background: Pulmonary tuberculosis and anemia are both prevalent in Tanzania. There is limited and inconsistent literature on the association between anemia and sputum conversion following tuberculosis treatment. Methods: ... -
Associations of Suboptimal Growth with All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality in Children under Five Years: A Pooled Analysis of Ten Prospective Studies
(Public Library of Science, 2013)Background: Child undernutrition affects millions of children globally. We investigated associations between suboptimal growth and mortality by pooling large studies. Methods: Pooled analysis involving children 1 week to ... -
Global Financing and Long-Term Technical Assistance for Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis: Scaling Up Access to Treatment
(Public Library of Science, 2014)Thomas Hwang and Salmaan Keshavjee argue that a market-based strategy combined with long-term in-country technical assistance should be used to scale-up access to the treatment of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis Please ... -
The Impact of Text Message Reminders on Adherence to Antimalarial Treatment in Northern Ghana: A Randomized Trial
(Public Library of Science, 2014)Background: Low rates of adherence to artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) regimens increase the risk of treatment failure and may lead to drug resistance, threatening the sustainability of current anti-malarial ... -
Innovations in nutrition education and global health: the Bangalore Boston nutrition collaborative
(BioMed Central, 2014)Background: India has a wide range of nutrition and health problems which require professionals with appropriate skills, knowledge and trans-disciplinary collaborative abilities to influence policy making at the national ... -
Pre-clinical studies characterizing the evolutionary dynamics of resistance to novel antimalarials in Plasmodium falciparum
(2021-05-07)Malaria, caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Plasmodium, affects millions of people and is a leading cause of childhood mortality. Antimalarial treatments save lives and are an important cornerstone of the global ... -
Projected Carbon Dioxide to Increase Grass Pollen and Allergen Exposure Despite Higher Ozone Levels
(Public Library of Science, 2014)One expected effect of climate change on human health is increasing allergic and asthmatic symptoms through changes in pollen biology. Allergic diseases have a large impact on human health globally, with 10–30% of the ... -
Sexual and Reproductive Health Services in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Understanding the Role and Perspectives of Health Care Providers
(2022-01-25)The last several decades have seen significant progress to promote and protect sexual and reproductive health (SRH) as a human right, yet targets set by the Millennium Development Goals to reduce maternal mortality by 75% ... -
“We Are Not Really Marketing Mental Health”: Mental Health Advocacy in Zimbabwe
(Public Library of Science, 2016)Introduction: Few people with mental disorders in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) receive treatment, in part because mental disorders are highly stigmatized and do not enjoy priority and resources commensurate with ...