2021
Impact of the Healing in Harmony program on women's mental health in a rural area in South Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo
Cikuru J, Bitenga A, Balegamire J, Salama M, Hood M, Mukherjee B, Mukwege A, Harlow S. Impact of the Healing in Harmony program on women's mental health in a rural area in South Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Cambridge Prisms Global Mental Health 2021, 8: e13. PMID: 34026242, PMCID: PMC8127635, DOI: 10.1017/gmh.2021.11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWomen's mental healthMental healthPost-traumatic stress disorderConflict-related traumaFollow-up interviewsHIH programMental health scoresStepped wedge designPost-testMeasure post-traumatic stress disorderHopkins Symptom ChecklistEstimated mean changeGeneralized estimating equationsHarvard Trauma QuestionnaireMusic therapyAssociated with significant improvementsHealth scoresPsychological careSymptom ChecklistMedian scoreMeasure anxietyMean scorePost-completionPre-testRural areas
2018
Using community health workers to refer pregnant women and young children to health care facilities in rural West Bengal, India: A prospective cohort study
Wagner A, Xia L, Ghosh A, Datta S, Pandey P, Santra S, Chattopadhyay S, Nandi U, Mazumder T, Joshi S, Pal J, Mukherjee B. Using community health workers to refer pregnant women and young children to health care facilities in rural West Bengal, India: A prospective cohort study. PLOS ONE 2018, 13: e0199607. PMID: 29928057, PMCID: PMC6013192, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0199607.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultChild, PreschoolCommunity Health WorkersDeveloping CountriesDevelopmental DisabilitiesFeasibility StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansIndiaInfantLongitudinal StudiesMaleMothersPatient Acceptance of Health CarePregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsProspective StudiesReferral and ConsultationRisk FactorsRural PopulationVulnerable PopulationsYoung AdultConceptsCommunity health workersCommunity health worker visitsHealth behaviorsMothers of young childrenHealth careHealth workersPregnant womenHealth of vulnerable populationsOverall health behaviorsPositive health outcomesPreventive health careRisk of pregnancy-related complicationsRural areasHealth care facilitiesEarly childhood developmental delaysMothers of childrenRural areas of IndiaYoung childrenChildhood developmental delayPregnancy-related complicationsHealth outcomesCare facilitiesMedical characteristicsRe-contactedCare