Scientific Scholar (DN), Author at International Journal of Maternal and Child Health and AIDS

Volume 14 | Issue 1 | Continuous 2025

ORIGINAL ARTICLE | VIRTUAL PRENATAL CARE

Evaluation of Virtual Prenatal Care for Obstetric Care Delivery During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed Method Research Study Using the Consolidated Framework in Implementation Research

Arlin Delgado, Chinyere N. Reid, Emma Hale, Jennifer Marshall, Kimberly Fryer

Int J MCH AIDS 12 (e649) (15th September, 2023)

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.649

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE | WOMEN HEALTH

Influence of Sociodemographic Factors and Obstetric History on Choice of Place of Delivery: A Retrospective Study Among Post-Natal Women in Ghana

Abdul-Wahab Inusah, Nana Asha Alhassan, Ana Maria Simono Charadan, Roy Rillera Marzo, Shamsu-Deen Ziblim

Int J MCH AIDS 12 (e639) (20th December, 2023)

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.639

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE | HIV AND PREGNANT WOMEN

From Option B+ to Universal “Test and Treat” in Cameroon: Identification and Evaluation of District-level Factors Associated with Retention in Care

Joel M. Njah, Gregory E. Halle-Ekane, Sylvester N. Atanga, Edouard K. Tshimwanga, Felix Desembuin, Pius T. Muffih

Int J MCH AIDS 12 (e631) (28th September, 2023)

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.631

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE | MORTALITY

Morbidity and Mortality of HIV-Exposed Uninfected Infants in a Tertiary Referral Facility in Yaoundé, Cameroon

Anne E. Njom Nlend, Pascal Avenec, Jeannette Epée Ngoué, Arsène B. Sandie

Int J MCH AIDS 12 (e663) (23rd December, 2023)

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.663

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE | HOUSING AND HOUSING INEQUALITIES

Housing and Inequalities in US Life Expectancy, Child and Youth Mortality, and All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality, 1979-2020: Results from the National Longitudinal Mortality Study and the National Vital Statistics System

Gopal K. Singh, Hyunjung Lee, Lyoung Hee Kim

Int J MCH AIDS 12 (e653) (20th December, 2023)

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.653

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE | MATERNAL HEALTH

‘We delivered at home out of fear’: Maternity Care in Rural Nigeria During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Zubairu Iliyasu, Amina A. Umar, Fatima S. Gaya, Nafisa S. Nass, Hadiza M. Abdullahi, Aminatu A. Kwaku, Taiwo G. Amole, Fatimah I. Tsiga-Ahmed, Hadiza S. Galadanci, Hamisu M. Salihu, Muktar H. Aliyu

Int J MCH AIDS 12 (e632) (7th May, 2023)

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.632

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE | PRENATAL CARE

Exploring Patients’ Needs and Desires for Quality Prenatal Care in Florida, United States

Kimberly Fryer, Chinyere N. Reid, Naciely Cabral, Jennifer Marshall, Usha Menon

Int J MCH AIDS 12 (e622) (28th April, 2023)

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.622

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE | BIRTH INTERVAL

Interbirth Intervals of Immigrant and Refugee Women in the United States: A Cross-Sectional Study

Comfort Z. Olorunsaiye, Larissa R. Brunner Huber, Samira P. Ouedraogo

Int J MCH AIDS 12 (e621) (28th April, 2023)

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.621

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE | WOMEN’S HEALTH

Birth Preparedness Plans and Status Disclosure Among Pregnant Women Living with HIV Who are Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy in Ibadan, Southwest, Nigeria

Margaret O. Akinwaare, Funmilayo A. Okanlawon, Monisola A. Popoola, Omotayo O. Adetunji

Int J MCH AIDS 12 (e613) (11th April, 2023)

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.613

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COMMENTARY | EMERGENCY PRACTICE

Factors Affecting Paramedic Personnel in the Assessment and Management of Emergency Pediatric Patients within the Prehospital Settings in the United Kingdom

Carl Dowling

Int J MCH AIDS 12 (e600) (6th April, 2023)

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.600

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE | HIV

Maternal Socio-Demographic Factors and Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV in the North Region of Cameroon

Céline N. Nkenfou, Marie-Nicole Ngoufack, Georges Nguefack-Tsague, Barbara T. Atogho, Constantin Tchakounte, Brian T. Bongwong, Carine N. Nguefeu-Tchinda, Elise Elong, Laeticia H. Yatchou, Joel K. Kameni, Aline Tiga, Wilfred F. Mbacham, Alexis Ndjolo

Int J MCH AIDS 12 (e593) (18th January, 2023)

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.593

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COMMENTARY | DIGITAL HEALTH

Digital Well-being Through the Use of Technology–A Perspective

Sudip Bhattacharya, Sandip Bhattacharya, Vidisha Vallabh, Roy Rillera Marzo, Ruchi Juyal, Ozden Gokdemir

Int J MCH AIDS 12 (e588) (18th January, 2023)

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.588

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE | MATERNAL OBESITY

Association Between Social Determinants of Health Issues and Maternal Obesity Among American Racial/Ethnic Groups

Deepa Dongarwar, Morgan Lee, Christo Manikkuttiyil, Hamisu M. Salihu

Int J MCH AIDS 12 (e570) (18th April, 2023)

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.570

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE | COVID-19 OUTCOMES

Correlation Between Plasma Vitamin C Concentration and COVID-19 Outcomes among Patients Seen at a Major Hospital in the United Arab Emirates

Wael Hafez, Sana Osman, Muneir Gador, Dina Khair, Muhammad Aslam

Int J MCH AIDS 11 (608) (12th February, 2022)

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.608

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE | VACCINE EQUITY

Marked Disparities in COVID-19 Vaccination among US Children and Adolescents by Racial/Ethnic, Socioeconomic, Geographic, and Health Characteristics, United States, December 2021 – April 2022

Gopal K. Singh, Hyunjung Lee, Romuladus E. Azuine

Int J MCH AIDS 11 (e598) (7th December, 2022)

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.598

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE | YOUTH MORTALITY

Monthly Trends in Drug Overdose Mortality among Youth Aged 15-34 Years in the United States, 2018-2021: Measuring the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Hyunjung Lee, Gopal K. Singh

Int J MCH AIDS 11 (e583) (7th December, 2022)

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.583

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR | COVID-19 TEST

Considerations about Reducing False-Negative PCR Test for COVID-19

Alireza Ghannad Sabzevari, Mohsen Nikbakht

Int J MCH AIDS 11 (e571) (28th November, 2022)

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.571

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METHODOLOGY ARTICLE | HIV

Theory-Driven, Multi-Stage Process to Develop a Culturally-Informed Anti-Stigma Intervention for Pregnant Women Living with HIV in Botswana

Ohemaa B. Poku, Timothy D. Becker, Shathani Rampa, Supriya Misra, Ari R. Ho-Foster, Patlo Entaile, Charisse Tay, Karen Choe, Tonya Arscott-Mills, Michael B. Blank, Philip Renison Opondo, Lawrence H. Yang

Int J MCH AIDS 11 (e569) (25th October, 2022)

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.569

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE | TEENAGE PREGNANCY

Vulnerabilities and Strengths of Pregnant Haitian Adolescents and their Families During Transition to Motherhood

Léonel Philibert, Judith Lapierre

Int J MCH AIDS 11 (e564) (18th October, 2022)

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.564

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COMMENTARY | MALARIA

Malaria Elimination: What Can Africa Learn from China?

Claude Ngwayu Nkfusai, Olivia Ngou, Caroline Ekoko Subi, Sofia Mohlin, Fidele Bemadoum, Sylvanus Teboh, Frankline Sevidzem Wirsiy, Luchuo Engelbert Bain

Int J MCH AIDS 11 (e526) (29th November, 2022)

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.526

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BOOK OF ABSTRACTS | HEALTH EQUITY

Fourth Annual Summer Research Summit on Health Equity Organized by the Center of Excellence in Health Equity, Training and Research, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA on May 20, 2021

Deepa Dongarwar, Toi B. Harris, Hamisu M. Salihu

Int J MCH AIDS 10:Suppl 3; S1-S54

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BOOK OF ABSTRACTS | HEALTH EQUITY

Third Annual Summer Research Summit on Health Equity Organized by the Center of Excellence in Health Equity, Training and Research, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA on June 9, 2020: ABSTRACT: Advancing Health Equity Through Innovations and Technology

Hamisu M. Salihu, Deepa Dongarwar, Toi B. Harris

Int J MCH AIDS 9:Issue Suppl 3; S1-S45

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.431

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BOOK OF ABSTRACTS | HEALTH EQUITY

2019 Health Equity Summer Research Summit Organized by the Center of Excellence in Health Equity, Training and Research, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA on June 18^th, 2019

Int J MCH AIDS 9:Issue Suppl 1; S1-S46

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RESEARCH COMMENTARY

Policy Options for Addressing Health System and Human Resources for Health Crisis in Liberia Post-Ebola Epidemic

Fidel C.T. Budy

Int J MCH AIDS 4:2; 1-7

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.56

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WAME STATEMENT

Promoting Global Health

Margaret A. Winker, Lorraine E. Ferris

Int J MCH AIDS 4:1; 1-2

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.50

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COMMENTARY

Ebola Virus Disease Epidemic: What Can the World Learn and Not Learn from West Africa?

Romuladus E. Azuine, Sussan E. Ekejiuba, Gopal K. Singh, Magnus A. Azuine

Int J MCH AIDS 3:1; 1-6

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.32

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EDITORIAL

Addressing Global Health, Development, and Social Inequalities through Research and Policy Analyses: The International Journal of MCH and AIDS

Romuladus E. Azuine, Gopal K. Singh

Int J MCH AIDS 1:1; 1-5

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.14

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COMMENTARY | MONKEYPOX

Monkeypox in Pregnancy: Susceptibility, Maternal and Fetal Outcomes, and One Health Concept

Mohamed Najimudeen, Hana W. Jun Chen, Nurul Akmal Jamaluddin, Myo Hla Myint, Roy Rillera Marzo

Int J MCH AIDS 11:2; 1-7

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.594

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE | VACCINE

Factors Impacting Vaccine Uptake during Pregnancy: A Retrospective Analysis

Maame Aba Coleman, Deepa Dongarwar, Jessica Ramirez, Mei-Li Laracuente, Chelsea Livingston, Julliet Ogu, Racquel Lyn, Arabella Hall, Sylvia Adu-Gyamfi, Hamisu M. Salihu

Int J MCH AIDS 11:2; 1-12

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.554

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE | REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

Variations in the Prevalence of Female Genital Mutilation Among Reproductive-aged Women in Nigeria Across Three Generations

Chidimma Ezenwa Anyanwu, Kwasi Torpey, Olaiya Paul Abiodun, Olaniyi Felix Sanni, Ifeanyi Donald Anyanwu

Int J MCH AIDS 11:2; 1-10

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.548

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE | HIV

Prevalence of Occupational Exposure to HIV and Factors Associated with Compliance with Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Among Health Workers of the Biyem-Assi, Buea, and Limbe Health Districts of Cameroon Maternal and Child Health and AIDS

Esum Mathias Eyong, Nwana Yvette Ngwe, Claude Ngwayu Nfuksai, Loveline Lum Niba, Akoachere Jane-Francis

Int J MCH AIDS 11:1; 1-11

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.557

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PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE | ACADEMIC DETAILING

The Implementation of a State-wide Rapid Initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy as a Best Practice in Primary Care Practices Using an Academic Detailing Approach: Lessons Learned from New York State, United States

Cabiria M. Barbosu, Lisette Alcántara, Saloni Sharma, Jahron Marriott, Oksana Babiy, Rebecca Deamer, Marcia Kindlon, Timothy Dye

Int J MCH AIDS 11:1; 1-8

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.539

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE | PUERPERAL SEPSIS

Clinical and Sociodemographic Characteristics Associated with Emergency Peripartum Hysterectomy due to Puerperal Sepsis in Malawi

Mary Stokes, Amber Olson, Clare Algeo, Bakari Rajab, Carolyn Mwalwanda, Deepa Dongarwar, Rachel Pope

Int J MCH AIDS 11:1; 1-9

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.535

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE | MORTALITY

Contributions of Socioeconomic, Demographic, and Behavioral Risk Factors to All-Cause Mortality Disparities by Psychological Distress in the United States: A Blinder-Oaxaca Decomposition Analysis of Longitudinal Data

Hyunjung Lee, Gopal K. Singh

Int J MCH AIDS 11:1; 1-13

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.533

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE | INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE

National Trends in Hospitalization, Surgical Resection, and Comorbidities in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the United States, 2002-2015

Faith D. Ihekweazu, Deepa Dongarwar, Hamisu M. Salihu, Richard Kellermayer

Int J MCH AIDS 11:1; 1-10

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.522

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE | ADOLESCENT HEALTH

Association Between Breakfast Consumption and Anthropometrically Determined Nutritional Status of Secondary-School Adolescents in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria

Foluke A. Olatona, Oyetola O. Oloruntola, Oluwafunmilayo F. Adeniyi, Eyitope O. Amu

Int J MCH AIDS 11:1; 1-10

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.503

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SHORT RESEARCH COMMUNICATION | MALARIA

Barriers towards the Prevention and Treatment of Malaria among Pregnant Women at the Nkwen Health Center Bamenda, Cameroon

Claude Ngwayu Nkfusai, Samuel Nambile Cumber, Fala Bede, Emerson Njokah Wepngong, Tabe Armstrong Tambe, Frankline Sevidzem Wirsiy, Jacintha Rebang Achu, Bih Moki Suh, Frankline Che Anyang, Joyce Mahlako Tsoka-Gwegweni

Int J MCH AIDS 11:1; 1-5

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.312

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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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EDITORIAL

Current and Emerging Issues in Global Health: An Introduction to Special Journal Collection

Hamisu M. Salihu, Romuladus E. Azuine

Int J MCH AIDS 9:1; 1-3

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.343

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Maternity Waiting Home Use by HIV-positive Pregnant Women in Zambia: Opportunity for Improved Prevention of Maternal to Child Transmission of HIV

Rachael Bonawitz, Kathleen Lucy McGlasson, Jeanette L. Kaiser, Thandiwe Ngoma, Jody Lori, Carol Boyd, Godfrey Biemba, Davidson H. Hamer, Nancy A. Scott

Int J MCH AIDS 8:1; 1-10

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.267

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

How much are Ecuadorians Willing to Pay to Reduce Maternal Mortality? Results from a Pilot Study on Contingent Valuation

María Isabel Roldós, Phaedra Corso, Justin Ingels

Int J MCH AIDS 6:1; 1-8

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.166

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Breastfeeding Knowledge and Practices among Mothers of Children under 2 Years of Age Living in a Military Barrack in Southwest Nigeria

Modupe Rebekah Akinyinka, Foluke Adenike Olatona, Esther Oluwakemi Oluwole

Int J MCH AIDS 5:1; 1-13

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Disparities in Health Care Quality Indicators among US Children with Special Health Care Needs According to Household Language Use

Stella Yu, Sue Lin, Bonnie Strickland

Int J MCH AIDS 4:1; 3-12

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.51

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Healthcare Access as a Risk-Marker for Obstetric Vesicovaginal Fistula in Malawi

Devon Madelyn Rupley, Deepa Dongarwar, Hamisu M. Salihu, Allison M. Janda, Rachel Pope

Int J MCH AIDS 9:1; 4-13

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.292

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COMMENTARY

Towards the Elimination of Pediatric HIV: Enhancing Maternal, Sexual, and Reproductive Health Services

Alana F. Hairston, Emily A. Bobrow, Christian S. Pitter

Int J MCH AIDS 1:1; 6-16

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.13

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Infant and Young Child Feeding Behaviors among Working Mothers in India: Implications for Global Health Policy and Practice

Vinay Kumar, Gunjan Arora, Ish Kumar Midha, Yogender Pal Gupta

Int J MCH AIDS 3:1; 7-15

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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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EDITORIAL

Global Reduction in HIV-related Maternal Mortality: ART as a Key Strategy

Hamisu M. Salihu

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DOI: 10.21106/ijma.65

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Do Recommendations by Healthcare Providers, Family-members, Friends, and Individual Self-Efficacy Increase Uptake of Hepatitis B Screening? Results of a Population-Based Study of Asian Americans

Xiaoxiao Lu, Hee-Soon Juon, Sunmin Lee

Int J MCH AIDS 6:1; 9-18

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SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

A Systematic Review of Interventions to Reduce Maternal Mortality among HIV-Infected Pregnant and Postpartum Women

Sara A. Holtz, Rudi Thetard, Sarah N. Konopka, Jennifer Albertini, Anouk Amzel, Karen P. Fogg

Int J MCH AIDS 4:2; 11-24

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.66

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Decision Making Autonomy and Maternal Healthcare Utilization among Nigerian Women

Phillips Edomwonyi Obasohan, Paul Gana, Mahmud A. Mustapha, Ahmed Egbako Umar, Audu Makada, Dorcas Nike Obasohan

Int J MCH AIDS 8:1; 11-18

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Exclusive Breastfeeding and Under-Five Mortality, 2006-2014: A Cross-National Analysis of 57 Low- and-Middle Income Countries

Romuladus E. Azuine, Janna Murray, Noor Alsafi, Gopal K. Singh

Int J MCH AIDS 4:1; 13-21

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Maternal Caffeine Consumption and Racial Disparities in Fetal Telomere Length

Isabel Griffin, Boubakari Ibrahimou, Natasha Navejar, Anjali Aggarwal, Kristopher Myers, Daniel Mauck, Korede K. Yusuf, Usman J. Wudil, Muktar H. Aliyu, Hamisu M. Salihu

Int J MCH AIDS 9:1; 14-21

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Late Pregnancy Outcomes among Women who Attended and Women who did not Attend First Trimester Antenatal Care Visits in a Suburban Regional Hospital in Cameroon

Tsi N Njim

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Social and Economic Barriers to Exclusive Breast Feeding In Rural Zimbabwe

Munyaradzi Muchacha, Edmos Mtetwa

Int J MCH AIDS 3:1; 16-21

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Global Inequalities in Cervical Cancer Incidence and Mortality are Linked to Deprivation, Low Socioeconomic Status, and Human Development

Gopal K. Singh, Romuladus E. Azuine, Mohammad Siahpush

Int J MCH AIDS 1:1; 17-30

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.12

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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

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Infant Mortality in the United States, 1915-2017: Large Social Inequalities have Persisted for Over a Century

Gopal K. Singh, Stella M. Yu

Int J MCH AIDS 8:1; 19-31

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Evaluation of Cortez OneStep Chlamydia Rapicard™ Insta Test for the Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in Pregnant Women at Mbare Polyclinic in Harare, Zimbabwe

Stephen Stephen, Chiwoneso Gwyneth Elizabeth Muchaneta-Kubara, Marshall Wesley Munjoma, Gibson Mandozana

Int J MCH AIDS 6:1; 19-26

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Socioeconomic Status, Smoking, Alcohol use, Physical Activity, and Dietary Behavior as Determinants of Obesity and Body Mass Index in the United States: Findings from the National Health Interview Survey

Raees A. Shaikh, Mohammad Siahpush, Gopal K. Singh, Melissa Tibbits

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REVIEW ARTICLE

Mental Health in Developing Countries: Challenges and Opportunities in Introducing Western Mental Health System in Uganda.

Janice Katherine Kopinak

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Social Determinants of Overweight and Obesity Among Children in the United States

Zenab I. Yusuf, Deepa Dongarwar, Rafeek A Yusuf, Meishon Bell, Toi Harris, Hamisu M. Salihu

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Correlates of Stillbirths at Nyeri Provincial General Hospital, Kenya, 2009-2013: A Retrospective Study

Joyce J. Cheptum, Nelly Muiruri, Ernest Mutua, Moses Gitonga, Mwangi Juma

Int J MCH AIDS 5:1; 24-31

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

HIV-Positive Women Taking Lifelong Antiretroviral Therapy Report Better Adherence Than Women Taking Short-Course Prophylaxis During and After Pregnancy Under PMTCT Program Option A in Lusaka, Zambia

Karen M. Hampanda, Lisa L. Abuogi, Yusuf Ahmed

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE | MATERNAL MORTALITY

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

Gopal K. Singh

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SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Antiretroviral Therapy and Pregnancy Outcomes in Developing Countries: A Systematic Review

Fekadu Mazengia Alemu, Alemayehu Worku Yalew, Mesganaw Fantahun, Eta Ebasi Ashu

Int J MCH AIDS 3:1; 31-43

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Health Improvements Have Been More Rapid and Widespread in China than in India: A Comparative Analysis of Health and Socioeconomic Trends from 1960 to 2011

Gopal K. Singh, Jihong Liu

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Socioeconomic and Demographic Disparities in Knowledge of Reproductive Healthcare among Female University Students in Bangladesh

Md. Nazrul Islam Mondal, Md. Monzur Morshad Nasir Ullah, Md. Nuruzzaman Khan, Mohammad Zamirul Islam, Md. Nurul Islam, Sabiha Yasmin Moni, Md. Nazrul Hoque, Md. Mashiur Rahman

Int J MCH AIDS 4:2; 32-39

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Exclusive Breastfeeding Rates and Factors Associated with Exclusive Breastfeeding Practices in Northern Tanzania: Measurement using Two Different Methodologies—24 Hours Recall and Recall Since Birth

Tamara H. Hussein, Melina Mgongo, Jacqueline G. Uriyo, Damian J. Damian, Babill Stray-Pedersen, Sia E. Msuya, Margareta Wandel

Int J MCH AIDS 8:1; 32-43

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Fatal Cases of Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasia in a National Trophoblastic Disease Reference Center in Dakar Senegal

Mamour Gueye, Mame Diarra Ndiaye-Gueye, Serigne Modou Kane Gueye, Jean Charles Moreau

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Effectiveness of a 24/7 Dad® Curriculum in Improving Father Involvement: Profiles of Engagement

Roneé E. Wilson, Renice Obure, Precious Omokaro, Hamisu M. Salihu, Estrellita “Lo” Berry, Deborah A. Austin, Jennifer G. Christner

Int J MCH AIDS 9:1; 34-41

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Antenatal Care Services Utilization in Yobe State, Nigeria: Examining Predictors and Barriers

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