Center for Global Health

Background: In 2014, the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) reported that the highest prevalence of symptoms of severe asthma was found i [...]

Purpose: Globally, black women experience poorer breast cancer outcomes suggesting the need for effective health promotion approaches to increase perceived susceptibil [...]

Objective: A review of the implementation outcomes of clean cookstove use, and its effects on blood pressure (BP) in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs).

01 May 2019 | Center for Global Health | Article |

Background: Low birthweight, intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) and perinatal mortality have been associated with air pollution. However, intervention studies that [...]

Background: Household air pollution (HAP) exposure has been linked to adverse pregnancy outcomes.

Objectives: A randomized controlled trial was undertaken in Ib [...]

Background: Toxoplasmosis is potentially avoidable, treatable, and curable by simple and direct preventive measures. Knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) assessme [...]

Background: Congenital toxoplasmosis is a treatable, preventable disease, but untreated causes death, prematurity, loss of sight, cognition and motor function, and sub [...]

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Purpose: The clinical implications for patients who survive serious infections are not well understood. It has been hypothesized that the excess mortality for survivor [...]

Emerging evidence demonstrates how inadequate access to water and sanitation is linked to psychosocial stress, especially among women, forcing them to navigate social and [...]

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Background: Congenital toxoplasmosis is a serious but preventable and treatable disease. Gestational screening facilitates early detection and treatment of primary acq [...]

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As advocated by WHO in “Closing the Health Gap in a Generation”, dramatic differences in child health are closely linked to degrees of social disadvantage, both wi [...]

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Studies identify prenatal household air pollution (HAP) exposure and maternal psychological distress (PMPD) as independent factors contributing to gestat [...]

Background: Exposure to air pollutants and other environmental factors increases the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes. There is growing evidence that adverse outcome [...]