Publications

Assessment of the health status and health service perceptions of international migrants coming to Guangzhou, China, from high-, middle- and low-income countries

Mimaitijiang R, He Q, Wu Y, Bouey JZH, Koné A, Liang Y, Hao C, Tu J, Gu J, Hao Y / Globalization and Health / January 2019

Background: China, which used to be an export country for migrants, has become a new destination for international migrants due to its rapid economic growth. However,…

Effects of Xpert MTB/RIF testing and GxAlert on MDR-TB diagnosis and linkage to care in Mozambique

Beste J, Mutaquiha C, Manhiça I, Jose B, Monivo C, Faria M, Creswell J, Codlin AJ, Michel C, Wagenaar B, Gloyd S, Cowan J / The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease / November 2018

SETTING: The diagnosis of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and gaps in linkage to care are the principal health challenges in Mozambique. Five GeneXpert machines and GxAlert,…

Developing a representative community health survey sampling frame using open-source remote satellite imagery in Mozambique

Wagenaar BH, Augusto O, Ásbjörnsdóttir K, Akullian A, Manaca N, Chale F, Muanido A, Covele A, Michel C, Gimbel S, Radford T, Girardot B, Sherr K. / International Journal of Health Geographics / October 2018

Background Lack of accurate data on the distribution of sub-national populations in low- and middle-income countries impairs planning, monitoring, and evaluation of interventions. Novel, low-cost…

Impact of community-based adherence support on treatment outcomes for tuberculosis, leprosy and HIV/AIDS-infected individuals in post-Ebola Liberia

Rogers JH, Jabateh L, Beste J, Wagenaar BH, McBain R, Palazuelos D, Wickett E, Oswald C, Napier HG, Toomey-Garbo J / Global Health Action / October 2018

Background: Partners In Health (PIH) committed to improving health care delivery in Maryland County, Liberia following the Ebola epidemic by employing 71 community health workers (CHWs) to…

‘‘My Heart Die in Me’’: Idioms of Distress and the Development of a Screening Tool for Mental Suffering in Southeast Liberia

Fabian K, Fannoh J, Washington GG, Geninyan WB, Nyachienga B, Cyrus G, Hallowanger JN, Beste J, Rao D, Wagenaar BH / Culture, Medicine, and Psychiatry / May 2018

The integration of culturally salient idioms of distress into mental healthcare delivery is essential for effective screening, diagnosis, and treatment. This study systematically explored idioms,…

Treatment outcomes of TB-infected individuals attending public sector primary care clinics in rural Liberia from 2015 to 2017: a retrospective cohort study

Wickett E, Peralta-Santos A, Beste J, Micikas M, Toe F, Rogers J, Jabateh L, Wagenaar BH / Tropical Medicine and International Health / May 2018

Background: In June 2015, Partners in Health (PIH) and the Liberian Ministry of Health began a community health worker (CHW) program containing food support, reimbursement…

The 2014–2015 Ebola virus disease outbreak and primary healthcare delivery in Liberia: Time-series analyses for 2010–2016

Wagenaar BH, Augusto O, Beste J, Toomay SJ, Wickett E, Dunbar N, Bawo L, Wesseh CS / PLOS Medicine / February 2018

Background The aim of this study is to estimate the immediate and lasting effects of the 2014–2015 Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak on public-sector primary…

The 2014-2015 Ebola virus disease outbreak and primary healthcare delivery in Liberia: Time-series analyses for 2010-2016

Bradley H. Wagenaar, Orvalho Augusto, Jason Beste, Stephen J. Toomay , Eugene Wickett , Nelson Dunbar , Luke Bawo, Chea Sanford Wesseh / Plos Medicine / February 2018

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study is to estimate the immediate and lasting effects of the 2014-2015 Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak on public-sector primary…

Workforce patterns in the prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV in Côte d’Ivoire: a qualitative model.

Rowan BH, Robinson J, Granato A, Bla CK, Kouyaté S, Djety GV, Abo K, Koné A, Gloyd S. / Human Resources Health / January 2018

Côte d’Ivoire continues to struggle with one of the highest rates of mother-to-child HIV transmission in West Africa, previously thought to be in part due…

Tackling the hard problems: implementation experience and lessons learned in newborn health from the African Health Initiative.

Magge H, Chilengi R, Jackson EF, Wagenaar BH, Kante AM; AHI PHIT Partnership Collaborative. / BMC Health Serv Res. 2017 Dec 21;17(Suppl 3):829. doi: 10.1186/s12913-017-2659-4. / December 2017

BACKGROUND: The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation’s African Health Initiative supported the implementation of Population Health Implementation and Training (PHIT) Partnership health system strengthening interventions in…