2016
Factors associated with declining under-five mortality rates from 2000 to 2013: an ecological analysis of 46 African countries
Kipp AM, Blevins M, Haley CA, Mwinga K, Habimana P, Shepherd BE, Aliyu MH, Ketsela T, Vermund SH. Factors associated with declining under-five mortality rates from 2000 to 2013: an ecological analysis of 46 African countries. BMJ Open 2016, 6: e007675. PMID: 26747029, PMCID: PMC4716228, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-007675.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAfricaBirth RateChildChild HealthChild MortalityDeveloping CountriesEconomic DevelopmentHealth ExpendituresHealth PolicyHealth ServicesHealthcare FinancingHumansInfantInfant HealthInfant MortalityMaternal HealthMaternal MortalityPatient Acceptance of Health CareSocial Determinants of HealthSocioeconomic FactorsTechnologyConceptsMortality rateAcute respiratory infectionsChild health interventionsMaternal mortality ratioU5M rateHigh ARRRespiratory infectionsPotential confoundersMaternal healthMortality ratioHealth interventionsSignificant associationAnnual rateMajority of factorsRobust linear regression modelsStudy periodM rateHealth expenditureLinear regression modelsARRTwo-thirdsRegression modelsAssociationHealthAfrican countries
2011
Predictors of Successful Early Infant Diagnosis of HIV in a Rural District Hospital in Zambézia, Mozambique
Cook RE, Ciampa PJ, Sidat M, Blevins M, Burlison J, Davidson MA, Arroz JA, Vergara AE, Vermund SH, Moon TD. Predictors of Successful Early Infant Diagnosis of HIV in a Rural District Hospital in Zambézia, Mozambique. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2011, 56: e104-e109. PMID: 21266912, PMCID: PMC3073723, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e318207a535.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly infant diagnosisInfant diagnosisHIV diagnosisMaternal receiptAntiretroviral therapyEarly infant HIV diagnosisMultivariable logistic regression modelHIV-infected mothersLinkage of HIVRural Zambézia ProvinceHIV care clinicsInfant HIV diagnosisRural district hospitalMother-infant pairsPaediatric antiretroviral treatmentLocal health authoritiesLogistic regression modelsRetrospective cohortAntiretroviral treatmentMedian ageCare clinicsMaternal healthDistrict hospitalTimely initiationHIV