December 2021 - International Journal of Maternal and Child Health and AIDS

COMMENTARY | HIV Testing

Utilization of Rapid Diagnostic Testing in sub-Saharan Africa: Challenges and Effects on HIV Prevention

Elizabeth Armstrong-Mensah, Ato Kwamena Tetteh, Seung Choi

Int J MCH AIDS 10:1; 1-6

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.423

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE | LIFE EXPECTANCY

Marked Disparities in Life Expectancy by Education, Poverty Level, Occupation, and Housing Tenure in the United States, 1997-2014

Gopal K. Singh, Hyunjung Lee

Int J MCH AIDS 10:1; 7-18

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.402

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE | HIV PREVENTION

Integrating Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV Care into General Maternal Child Health Care in Western Kenya

Michelle Berlacher, Timothy Mercer, Edith O. Apondi, Winfred Mwangi, Edwin Were, Megan S. McHenry

Int J MCH AIDS 10:1; 19-28

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.429

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE | MATERNAL MORTALITY

Trends and Social Inequalities in Maternal Mortality in the United States, 1969-2018

Gopal K. Singh

Int J MCH AIDS 10:1; 29-42

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.444

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE | MATERNAL MORTALITY

Trends and Racial/Ethnic, Socioeconomic, and Geographic Disparities in Maternal Mortality from Indirect Obstetric Causes in the United States, 1999-2017

Gopal K. Singh, Hyunjung Lee

Int J MCH AIDS 10:1; 43-54

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.448

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE | IMMUNIZATION

Correlates of Health Care Workers’ Knowledge and HIV-Exposed Infant Immunization Counseling Practice in Northern Nigeria

Zubairu Iliyasu, Fatimah Hassan-Hanga, Sadiq Isah Ajuji, Musa M. Bello, Safiyya S. Abdulkadir, Nafisa S. Nass, Hamisu M. Salihu, Muktar H. Aliyu

Int J MCH AIDS 10:1; 55-65

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.432

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NOTES FROM THE FIELD | MCH STUDENT ASSOCIATION

The Global Alliance for Maternal and Child Health (GLAM): A Pioneer Organization for MCH Students

Kiydra Harris, Deepa Dongarwar, Tasha Roshan, Collins Onyenaka, Collins Enwerem, Omonike Olaleye, Hamisu M. Salihu

Int J MCH AIDS 10:1; 66-69

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.463

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE | PEDIATRIC HIV

Associations of Sociodemographic and Clinical Factors with Late Presentation for Early Infant HIV Diagnosis (EID) Services in Kenya

Agnes Langat, Tegan L. Callahan, Isabella Yonga, Boniface Ochanda, Anthony Waruru, Lucy W. Ng’anga, Abraham Katana, Brian Onyango, Benson Singa, Stephen Oyule, George Githuka, Lennah Omoto, Jane Muli, Thorkild Tylleskar, Surbhi Modi

Int J MCH AIDS 9:2; 210-220

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.537

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE | HIV TESTING

Determinants of HIV Testing Uptake among Women (aged 15-49 years) in the Philippines, Myanmar, and Cambodia

Wah W. Myint, David J. Washburn, Brian Colwell, Jay E. Maddock

Int J MCH AIDS 9:2; 221-230

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.525

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE | CLUBFOOT

The Health Determinants of Accessibility to Clubfoot Treatment in LMICs: A Global Exploration of Barriers and Solutions

Sharaf Sheik-Ali, Sergio M. Navarro, Hashim Shaikh, Evan J. Keil, Walter Johnson, Chris Lavy

Int J MCH AIDS 9:2; 241-250

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.453

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COMMENTARY | CHLAMYDIA

Genital Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection: Prevalence, Risk Factors and Adverse Pregnancy and Birth Outcomes in Children and Women in sub-Saharan Africa

Elizabeth Armstrong-Mensah, David-Praise Ebiringa, Kaleb Whitfield, Jake Coldiron

Int J MCH AIDS 9:2; 251-257

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.523

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PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE | SURVEILLANCE

Strengthening Maternal Death Surveillance Systems for Evidence-Based Decision Making in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of the Center Region in Cameroon

Anastasia Y. Bongajum, Pascal Foumane, Charlotte O. Moussi, Noel Vogue, Hycinth S. Banseka, Jujlius M. Nwobegahay, Martina L. Baye

Int J MCH AIDS 9:2; 258-268

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.517

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PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE | HIV

A Review and Analysis of Outcomes from Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV Infant Follow-up Services at a Pediatric Infectious Diseases Unit of a Major Tertiary Hospital in Nigeria: 2007-2020

Ebelechuku F. Ugochukwu, Chinyere U. Onubogu, Emeka S. Edokwe, Uchenna Ekwochi, Kenneth N. Okeke, Esther N. Umeadi, Stanley K. Onah

Int J MCH AIDS 9:2; 269-279

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.510

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COMMENTARY | MATERNAL MORTALITY

Geographic, Health Care Access, Racial Discrimination, and Socioeconomic Determinants of Maternal Mortality in Georgia, United States

Elizabeth Armstrong-Mensah, Damilola Dada, Amber Bowers, Aruba Muhammad, Chisom Nnoli

Int J MCH AIDS 9:2; 278-286

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.524

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE | NEONATAL MORTALITY

Determinants of Neonatal Mortality in Kenya: Evidence from the Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2014

Akinyi E. Imbo, Elizabeth K. Mbuthia, Douglas N. Ngotho

Int J MCH AIDS 9:2; 287-295

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.508

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p.287-295