Search Results - "Maru, Duncan"
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Combining Healthcare-Based and Participatory Approaches to Surveillance: Trends in Diarrheal and Respiratory Conditions Collected by a Mobile Phone System by Community Health Workers in Rural Nepal
Published in PloS one (25-04-2016)“…Surveillance systems are increasingly relying upon community-based or crowd-sourced data to complement traditional facilities-based data sources. Data…”
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Hospital segregation, critical care strain, and inpatient mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City
Published in PloS one (11-04-2024)“…Hospital segregation by race, ethnicity, and health insurance coverage is prevalent, with some hospitals providing a disproportionate share of undercompensated…”
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Academic promotion policies and equity in global health collaborations
Published in The Lancet (British edition) (03-11-2018)“…When global health researchers in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) collaborate with academics in high-income countries (HICs), these partnerships…”
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COVID-19 subphenotypes at hospital admission are associated with mortality: a cross-sectional study
Published in Annals of medicine (Helsinki) (01-12-2023)“…We have an incomplete understanding of COVID-19 characteristics at hospital presentation and whether underlying subphenotypes are associated with clinical…”
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Turning a blind eye: the mobilization of radiology services in resource-poor regions
Published in Globalization and health (14-10-2010)“…While primary care, obstetrical, and surgical services have started to expand in the world's poorest regions, there is only sparse literature on the essential…”
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Universal screening for SARS-CoV-2 infection among pregnant women at Elmhurst Hospital Center, Queens, New York
Published in PloS one (10-12-2020)“…Universal screening for SARS-CoV-2 infection on Labor and Delivery (L&D) units is a critical strategy to manage patient and health worker safety, especially in…”
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Strengthening Nepal's Female Community Health Volunteer network: a qualitative study of experiences at two years
Published in BMC health services research (09-10-2014)“…Nepal's Female Community Health Volunteer (FCHV) program has been described as an exemplary public-sector community health worker program. However, despite its…”
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Engaging New Yorkers in Discussion Around Segregated Health Care: The Health Equity and Access to Care (HEAC) Project
Published in Journal of participatory research methods (29-07-2024)“…The Health Equity and Access to Care (HEAC) project was a community-engaged research project that involved focus groups (n=35) and key informant interviews…”
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Superiority of Directly Administered Antiretroviral Therapy over Self-Administered Therapy among HIV-Infected Drug Users: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Trial
Published in Clinical infectious diseases (15-09-2007)“…Background. Directly administered antiretroviral therapy (DAART) is one approach to improve treatment adherence among human immunodeficiency virus…”
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Understanding perceptions of global healthcare experiences on provider values and practices in the USA: a qualitative study among global health physicians and program directors
Published in BMJ open (03-04-2019)“…ObjectivesThe study aimed to qualitatively examine the perspectives of US-based physicians and academic global health programme leaders on how global health…”
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Determinants of institutional birth among women in rural Nepal: a mixed-methods cross-sectional study
Published in BMC pregnancy and childbirth (27-08-2016)“…Encouraging institutional birth is an important component of reducing maternal mortality in low-resource settings. This study aims to identify and understand…”
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Implementing a systems-oriented morbidity and mortality conference in remote rural Nepal for quality improvement
Published in BMJ quality & safety (01-12-2011)“…In hospitals in rural, resource-limited settings, there is an acute need for simple, practical strategies to improve healthcare quality. A district hospital in…”
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Treatment recommendations made by a consultant psychiatrist to improve the quality of care in a collaborative mental health intervention in rural Nepal
Published in BMC psychiatry (05-02-2020)“…The Collaborative Care Model (CoCM) for mental healthcare, where a consulting psychiatrist supports primary care and behavioral health workers, has the…”
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Cross-sectional study evaluating the seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies among healthcare workers and factors associated with exposure during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York
Published in BMJ open (03-11-2021)“…ObjectiveEstimate the seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies among New York City Health and Hospitals (NYC H+H) healthcare workers during the first wave of…”
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Factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine receipt at two integrated healthcare systems in New York City: a cross-sectional study of healthcare workers
Published in BMJ open (06-01-2022)“…ObjectivesTo examine the factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine receipt among healthcare workers and the role of vaccine confidence in decisions to…”
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Partnerships in mental healthcare service delivery in low-resource settings: developing an innovative network in rural Nepal
Published in Globalization and health (13-01-2017)“…Mental illnesses are the largest contributors to the global burden of non-communicable diseases. However, there is extremely limited access to high quality,…”
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An integrated community health worker intervention in rural Nepal: a type 2 hybrid effectiveness-implementation study protocol
Published in Implementation science : IS (29-03-2018)“…Evidence-based medicines, technologies, and protocols exist to prevent many of the annual 300,000 maternal, 2.7 million neonatal, and 9 million child deaths,…”
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Clinical Outcomes of Hepatitis C Treatment in a Prison Setting: Feasibility and Effectiveness for Challenging Treatment Populations
Published in Clinical infectious diseases (01-10-2008)“…Background. More than one-third of people in the United States with hepatic C virus (HCV) infection pass through the correctional system annually. Data are…”
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The power of peers: an effectiveness evaluation of a cluster-controlled trial of group antenatal care in rural Nepal
Published in Reproductive health (22-10-2019)“…Reducing the maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 100,000 live births globally is one of the Sustainable Development Goals. Approximately 830 women die…”
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Collaborative care model for depression in rural Nepal: a mixed-methods implementation research study
Published in BMJ open (16-08-2021)“…IntroductionDespite carrying a disproportionately high burden of depression, patients in low-income countries lack access to effective care. The collaborative…”
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