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Validation of Two Quality of Care Measures: Results from a Longitudinal Study of Reversible Contraceptive Users in India by Jain, Aparna, Aruldas, Kumudha, Mozumdar, Arupendra, Tobey, Elizabeth, Acharya, Rajib

“…Bruce's quality of care framework, developed nearly three decades ago, brought needed international attention to family planning services. Various data…”
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Evaluation of opportunities to implement community-wide mass drug administration for interrupting transmission of soil-transmitted helminths infections in India by Aruldas, Kumudha, Dawson, Kim, Saxena, Malvika, Titus, Angelin, Johnson, Jabaselvi, Gwayi-Chore, Marie-Claire, Muliyil, Jayaprakash, Kang, Gagandeep, Walson, Judd L, Khera, Ajay, Ajjampur, Sitara S R, Means, Arianna Rubin

“…The World Health Organization Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) guidelines recommend control of soil transmitted helminth (STH)-associated morbidity with…”
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Remote evaluation of STH program coverage: Experiences from the DeWorm3 study, India by Aruldas, Kumudha, Ramesh, Rohan Michael, Oswald, William E, Janagaraj, Venkateshprabhu, Titus, Angelin, Johnson, Jabaselvi, Saxena, Malvika, Israel, Gideon John, Halliday, Katherine, Walson, Judd L, Means, Arianna Rubin, Ajjampur, Sitara Swarna Rao

“…Background The DeWorm3 trial is a multi-country study testing the feasibility of interrupting transmission of soil-transmitted helminths by community-wide mass…”
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Potential of organizing unmarried adolescent girls and young women into self-help groups for a better transition to adulthood: Findings from a cross-sectional study in India by Ahmad, Jaleel, Hazra, Avishek, Aruldas, Kumudha, Singh, Arima, Saggurti, Niranjan

“…It is essential to equip adolescents with the right information and appropriate skills for a quality transition to their adulthood. This study examines the…”
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“If he has education, there will not be any problem”: Factors affecting access to education for children with disabilities in Tamil Nadu, India by Aruldas, Kumudha, Banks, Lena Morgon, Nagarajan, Guru, Roshan, Reeba, Johnson, Jabaselvi, Musendo, David, Arpudharangam, Isaac, Walson, Judd L., Shakespeare, Tom, Ajjampur, Sitara S. R.

“…This study explores factors affecting children with disabilities’ enrolment and experience in school in Tamil Nadu, India. In-depth interviews were conducted…”
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Understanding the use of India's National Health Insurance Scheme for family planning and reproductive health services in Uttar Pradesh by Mozumdar, Arupendra, Aruldas, Kumudha, Jain, Aparna, Reichenbach, Laura

“…Summary India's National Health Insurance Scheme, Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY), expands health services to families living below the poverty line by…”
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"Our desire is to make this village intestinal worm free": Identifying determinants of high coverage of community-wide mass drug administration for soil transmitted helminths in Benin, India, and Malawi by Saxena, Malvika, Roll, Amy, Walson, Judd L, Pearman, Emily, Legge, Hugo, Nindi, Providence, Chirambo, Chawanangwa Mahebere, Titus, Angelin, Johnson, Jabaselvi, Bélou, Elijan Abiguël, Togbevi, Comlanvi Innocent, Chabi, Félicien, Avokpaho, Euripide, Kalua, Khumbo, Ajjampur, Sitara Swarna Rao, Ibikounlé, Moudachirou, Aruldas, Kumudha, Means, Arianna Rubin

“…Soil-transmitted helminth infections (STH) are associated with substantial morbidity in low-and-middle-income countries, accounting for 2.7 million…”
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Care-seeking behaviors for maternal and newborn illnesses among self-help group households in Uttar Pradesh, India by Aruldas, Kumudha, Kant, Aastha, Mohanan, P S

“…India has made large strides in reducing maternal mortality ratio and neonatal mortality rate, yet care-seeking behavior for appropriate care is still a…”
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Impact of adverse events during community-wide mass drug administration for soil-transmitted helminths on subsequent participation-a Theory of Planned Behaviour analysis by Aruldas, Kumudha, Israel, Gideon John, Johnson, Jabaselvi, Titus, Angelin, Saxena, Malvika, Kaliappan, Saravanakumar Puthupalayam, Ramesh, Rohan Michael, Walson, Judd L, Means, Arianna Rubin, Ajjampur, Sitara S R

“…Experiencing adverse events (AEs) during mass drug administration (MDA) could affect participation in future MDAs. This study aims to understand the potential…”
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Epidemiology of soil transmitted helminths and risk analysis of hookworm infections in the community: Results from the DeWorm3 Trial in southern India by Ajjampur, Sitara S R, Kaliappan, Saravanakumar Puthupalayam, Halliday, Katherine E, Palanisamy, Gokila, Farzana, Jasmine, Manuel, Malathi, Abraham, Dilip, Laxmanan, Selvi, Aruldas, Kumudha, Rose, Anuradha, Kennedy, David S, Oswald, William E, Pullan, Rachel L, Galagan, Sean R, Ásbjörnsdóttir, Kristjana, Anderson, Roy M, Muliyil, Jayaprakash, Sarkar, Rajiv, Kang, Gagandeep, Walson, Judd L

“…Since 2015, India has coordinated the largest school-based deworming program globally, targeting soil-transmitted helminths (STH) in ~250 million children aged…”
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Infection prevention preparedness and practices for female sterilization services within primary care facilities in Northern India by Kumar, Abhishek, Gautam, Abhishek, Dey, Arnab, Saith, Ruhi, Uttamacharya, Achyut, Pranita, Gautam, Vandana, Agarwal, Dinesh, Chakraverty, Amit, Mozumdar, Arupendra, Aruldas, Kumudha, Verma, Ravi, Nanda, Priya, Krishnan, Suneeta, Saggurti, Niranjan

“…In 2014, 16 women died following female sterilization operations in Bilaspur, a district in central India. In addition to those 16 deaths, 70 women were…”
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Choice of contraceptive methods in public and private facilities in rural India by Mozumdar, Arupendra, Gautam, Vandana, Gautam, Abhishek, Dey, Arnab, Uttamacharya, Saith, Ruhi, Achyut, Pranita, Kumar, Abhishek, Aruldas, Kumudha, Chakraverty, Amit, Agarwal, Dinesh, Verma, Ravi, Nanda, Priya, Krishnan, Suneeta, Saggurti, Niranjan

“…Client-centric quality of care (QoC) in family planning (FP) services are imperative for contraceptive method adoption and continuation. Less is known about…”
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Identifying opportunities to optimize mass drug administration for soil-transmitted helminths: A visualization and descriptive analysis using process mapping by Kazura, Eileen, Johnson, Jabaselvi, Morozoff, Chloe, Aruldas, Kumudha, Avokpaho, Euripide, Togbevi, Comlanvi Innocent, Chabi, Félicien, Gwayi-Chore, Marie-Claire, Nindi, Providence, Titus, Angelin, Houngbegnon, Parfait, Kaliappan, Saravanakumar Puthupalayam, Jacob, Yesudoss, Simwanza, James, Kalua, Khumbo, Walson, Judd L, Ibikounlé, Moudachirou, Ajjampur, Sitara S R, Means, Arianna Rubin

“…The control of soil-transmitted helminths (STH) is achieved through mass drug administration (MDA) with deworming medications targeting children and other…”
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Representativeness of a mobile phone-based coverage evaluation survey following mass drug administration for soil-transmitted helminths: a comparison of participation between two cross-sectional surveys by Ramesh, Rohan Michael, Oswald, William E, Israel, Gideon John, Aruldas, Kumudha, Galagan, Sean, Legge, Hugo, Puthupalayam Kaliappan, Saravanakumar, Walson, Judd, Halliday, Katherine E, Ajjampur, Sitara S R

“…ObjectivesWith increasing mobile phone subscriptions, phone-based surveys are gaining popularity with public health programmes. Despite advantages, systematic…”
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Is economic inequality in family planning in India associated with the private sector? by Kumar, Abhishek, Jain, Anrudh K, Aruldas, Kumudha, Mozumdar, Arupendra, Shukla, Ankita, Acharya, Rajib, Ram, Faujdar, Saggurti, Niranjan

“…This study examined the pattern of economic disparity in the modern contraceptive prevalence rate (mCPR) among women receiving contraceptives from the public…”
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Defining optimal implementation packages for delivering community-wide mass drug administration for soil-transmitted helminths with high coverage by Gwayi-Chore, Marie-Claire, Aruldas, Kumudha, Avokpaho, Euripide, Chirambo, Chawanangwa Maherebe, Kaliappan, Saravanakumar Puthupalayam, Houngbégnon, Parfait, Togbevi, Comlanvi Innocent, Chabi, Félicien, Nindi, Providence, Simwanza, James, Johnson, Jabaselvi, Miech, Edward J, Kalua, Khumbo, Ibikounlé, Moudachirou, Ajjampur, Sitara S R, Weiner, Bryan J, Walson, Judd L, Means, Arianna Rubin

“…Recent evidence suggests that community-wide mass drug administration (MDA) may interrupt the transmission of soil-transmitted helminths (STH), a group of…”
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Gender differences in the perceived need for community-wide deworming: Formative qualitative research from the DeWorm3 study, India by Aruldas, Kumudha, Means, Arianna Rubin, Titus, Angelin, Jacob, Yesudoss, Rajendiran, Rajeshkumar, Johnson, Jabaselvi, Emmanuel-Fabula, Mira, Puthupalayam Kaliappan, Saravanakumar, Kamlakar Juvekar, Sanjay, Kang, Gagandeep, L Walson, Judd, Ajjampur, Sitara Swarna Rao

“…Current soil-transmitted helminth (STH) programs target morbidity control with school-based deworming. Increasing interest in steering neglected tropical…”
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It depends on how you tell: a qualitative diagnostic analysis of the implementation climate for community-wide mass drug administration for soil-transmitted helminth by Avokpaho, Euripide, Lawrence, Sarah, Roll, Amy, Titus, Angelin, Jacob, Yesudoss, Puthupalayam Kaliappan, Saravanakumar, Gwayi-Chore, Marie Claire, Chabi, Félicien, Togbevi, Comlanvi Innocent, Elijan, Abiguel Belou, Nindi, Providence, Walson, Judd L, Ajjampur, Sitara Swarna Rao, Ibikounle, Moudachirou, Kalua, Khumbo, Aruldas, Kumudha, Means, Arianna Rubin

“…ObjectivesCurrent soil-transmitted helminth (STH) morbidity control guidelines primarily target deworming of preschool and school-age children. Emerging…”
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Key influencers of mass drug administration implementation and scale-up: a social network analysis of soil-transmitted helminth intervention platforms in Benin, India, and Malawi by Gwayi-Chore, Marie-Claire, Aruldas, Kumudha, Avokpaho, Euripide, Chirambo, Chawanangwa Mahebere, Saxena, Malvika, Titus, Angelin, Houngbégnon, Parfait, Togbevi, Comlanvi Innocent, Chabi, Félicien, Nindi, Providence, Simwanza, James, Johnson, Jabaselvi, Kalua, Khumbo, Ibikounlé, Moudachirou, Ajjampur, Sitara Swarna Rao, Weiner, Bryan J., Walson, Judd L., Means, Arianna Rubin

“…Introduction Large community-based public health programs, like mass drug administration (MDA), require coordination across many stakeholders. We used social…”
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Client-provider interaction: understanding client experience with family planning service providers through the mystery client approach in India by Shukla, Ankita, Acharya, Rajib, Kumar, Abhishek, Mozumdar, Arupendra, Aruldas, Kumudha, Saggurti, Niranjan

“…The benefits of employing a rights-based approach in family planning (FP) programmes have made the client's rights to informed choices and quality care an…”
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