Browsing by Author "Fink, Gunther"
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Association between intimate partner violence and poor child growth: results from 42 demographic and health surveys
Chai, Jeanne; Fink, Günther; Kaaya, Sylvia; Danaei, Goodarz; Fawzi, Wafaie; Ezzati, Majid; Lienert, Jeffrey; Smith Fawzi, Mary C (World Health Organization, 2016)Abstract Objective: To determine the impact of intimate partner violence against women on children’s growth and nutritional status in low- and middle-income countries. Methods: We pooled records from 42 demographic and ... -
Associations between birth registration and early child growth and development: evidence from 31 low- and middle-income countries
Jeong, Joshua; Bhatia, Amiya; Fink, Guenther (Springer Nature, 2018)BACKGROUND: Lack of legal identification documents can impose major challenges for children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The aim of this study was to investigate the association between not having a birth ... -
Correlation Between Pediatrician Supply and Public Health in Japan as Evidenced by Vaccination Coverage in 2010: Secondary Data Analysis
Sakai, Rie; Fink, Günther; Wang, Wei; Kawachi, Ichiro (Japan Epidemiological Association, 2015)Background: In industrialized countries, assessment of the causal effect of physician supply on population health has yielded mixed results. Since the scope of child vaccination is an indicator of preventive health service ... -
The Cost of Low Fertility in Europe
Bloom, David E.; Canning, David J.; Fink, Gunther; Finlay, Jocelyn E. (Springer Science + Business Media, 2009)We analyze the effect of fertility on income per capita with a particular focus on the experience of Europe. For European countries with below-replacement fertility, the cost of continued low fertility will only be observed ... -
Determinants of malaria diagnostic uptake in the retail sector: qualitative analysis from focus groups in Uganda
Cohen, Jessica; Cox, Alex; Dickens, William; Maloney, Kathleen; Lam, Felix; Fink, Günther (BioMed Central, 2015)Background: In Uganda, as in most other malaria-endemic countries, presumptive treatment for malaria based on symptoms without a diagnostic blood test is still very common. While diagnostic testing in public sector facilities ... -
Development and validation of an early childhood development scale for use in low-resourced settings
McCoy, Dana Charles; Sudfeld, Christopher Robert; Bellinger, David C; Muhihi, Alfa; Ashery, Geofrey; Weary, Taylor Evans; Fawzi, Wafaie W.; Fink, Gunther (Springer Nature, 2017)Background:Low-cost, cross-culturally comparable measures of the motor, cognitive, and socioemotional skills of children under 3 years remain scarce. In the present paper, we aim to develop a new caregiver-reported early ... -
Early Childhood Development and Schooling Attainment: Longitudinal Evidence from British, Finnish and Philippine Birth Cohorts
Peet, Evan D.; McCoy, Dana C.; Danaei, Goodarz; Ezzati, Majid; Fawzi, Wafaie; Jarvelin, Marjo-Riitta; Pillas, Demetris; Fink, Günther (Public Library of Science, 2015)Background: While recent literature has highlighted the importance of early childhood development for later life outcomes, comparatively little is known regarding the relative importance of early physical and cognitive ... -
Early Childhood Developmental Status in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: National, Regional, and Global Prevalence Estimates Using Predictive Modeling
McCoy, Dana Charles; Peet, Evan D.; Ezzati, Majid; Danaei, Goodarz; Black, Maureen M.; Sudfeld, Christopher R.; Fawzi, Wafaie; Fink, Günther (Public Library of Science, 2016)Background: The development of cognitive and socioemotional skills early in life influences later health and well-being. Existing estimates of unmet developmental potential in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are ... -
Essays on HIV and Malaria Treatment in Sub-Saharan Africa
Raifman, Julia Rebecca Goldberg (2015-05-04)Malaria and HIV are the two diseases that cause the most disability and loss of life in sub-Saharan Africa. Treatments play a critical role in ameliorating the impact of these diseases on patients and their communities. ... -
Evaluating the cost-effectiveness of preventive zinc supplementation
Fink, Günther; Heitner, Jesse (BioMed Central, 2014)Background: Even though the WHO currently recommends zinc for diarrhea management, no consensus has been reached with respect to routine distribution of zinc for preventive reasons. We reviewed the health impact of preventive ... -
The Impact of Text Message Reminders on Adherence to Antimalarial Treatment in Northern Ghana: A Randomized Trial
Raifman, Julia R. G.; Lanthorn, Heather E.; Rokicki, Slawa; Fink, Günther (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 ... -
Improving Reproductive Health: Assessing Determinants and Measuring Policy Impacts
Rokicki, Slawa (2016-05-11)In this thesis, I investigate policies and programs to improve reproductive health. My thesis makes a substantive contribution to reproductive health policy and a methodological contribution to quasi-experimental research. ... -
Introducing rapid diagnostic tests for malaria to drug shops in Uganda: a cluster-randomized controlled trial
Cohen, Jessica; Fink, Günther; Maloney, Kathleen; Berg, Katrina; Jordan, Matthew; Svoronos, Theodore; Aber, Flavia; Dickens, William (World Health Organization, 2015)Abstract Objective: To evaluate the impact – on diagnosis and treatment of malaria – of introducing rapid diagnostic tests to drug shops in eastern Uganda. Methods: Overall, 2193 households in 79 study villages with at ... -
Length of secondary schooling and risk of HIV infection in Botswana: evidence from a natural experiment
de Neve, Jan-Walter J.l.m.; Fink, Gunther; Subramanian, S.V. Venkata; Moyo, Sikhulile; Bor, Jacob (Elsevier BV, 2015)Background: An estimated 2·1 million individuals are newly infected with HIV every year. Cross-sectional and longitudinal studies have reported conflicting evidence for the association between education and HIV risk, and ... -
No Association between Low Birth Weight and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Early Adulthood: Evidence from São Paulo, Brazil
Gomes, Filumena Maria; Subramanian, S. V.; Escobar, Ana Maria de Ulhôa; Valente, Maria Helena; Grisi, Sandra Josefina Ferraz Ellero; Brentani, Alexandra; Fink, Günther (Public Library of Science, 2013)Background: A growing literature suggests that low birth weight increases the risk of poor health outcomes in adulthood. We tested this hypothesis among young adults living in São Paulo State, Brazil. Methods and Findings: ... -
Obstetric Facility Quality and Newborn Mortality in Malawi: A Cross-Sectional Study
Leslie, Hannah H.; Fink, Günther; Nsona, Humphreys; Kruk, Margaret E. (Public Library of Science, 2016)Background: Ending preventable newborn deaths is a global health priority, but efforts to improve coverage of maternal and newborn care have not yielded expected gains in infant survival in many settings. One possible ... -
Pediatricians’ Practice Location Choice—Evaluating the Effect of Japan’s 2004 Postgraduate Training Program on the Spatial Distribution of Pediatricians
Sakai, Rie; Fink, Günther; Kawachi, Ichiro (Japan Epidemiological Association, 2014)Objectives: To explore determinants of change in pediatrician supply in Japan, and examine impacts of a 2004 reform of postgraduate medical education on pediatricians’ practice location choice. Methods: Data were compiled ... -
Poverty, physical stature, and cognitive skills: Mechanisms underlying children’s school enrollment in Zambia.
Mccoy, Dana Charles; Zuilkowski, Stephanie Simmons; Fink, Gunther (American Psychological Association (APA), 2015)Past research suggests robust positive associations between household socioeconomic status and children’s early cognitive development in Western countries. Relatively little is known about these relations in low-income ... -
Risk Factors for Childhood Stunting in 137 Developing Countries: A Comparative Risk Assessment Analysis at Global, Regional, and Country Levels
Danaei, Goodarz; Andrews, Kathryn G.; Sudfeld, Christopher R.; Fink, Günther; McCoy, Dana Charles; Peet, Evan; Sania, Ayesha; Smith Fawzi, Mary C.; Fawzi, Wafaie W.; Ezzati, Majid (Public Library of Science, 2016)Background: Stunting affects one-third of children under 5 y old in developing countries, and 14% of childhood deaths are attributable to it. A large number of risk factors for stunting have been identified in epidemiological ... -
Secondary education and HIV infection in Botswana
de Neve, Jan-Walter J.l.m.; Fink, Gunther; Subramanian, S.V. Venkata; Moyo, Sikhulile; Bor, Jacob (Elsevier BV, 2016)In a reanalysis of our results,1 Michelle Remme and colleagues (October, 2015)2 found that “secondary schooling might [even] be as good an HIV investment as male circumcision”, not to mention more expensive biomedical ...