2018
Validation of the International Guide for Monitoring Child Development demonstrates good sensitivity and specificity in four diverse countries
Ertem IO, Krishnamurthy V, Mulaudzi MC, Sguassero Y, Bilik B, Srinivasan R, Balta H, Gulumser O, Gan G, Calvocoressi L, Johnson B, Shabanova V, Forsyth B. Validation of the International Guide for Monitoring Child Development demonstrates good sensitivity and specificity in four diverse countries. Acta Paediatrica 2018, 108: 1074-1086. PMID: 30472813, PMCID: PMC6520130, DOI: 10.1111/apa.14661.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Perception of vulnerability among mothers of healthy infants in a middle‐income country
Dogan D, Ertem I, Karaaslan T, Forsyth B. Perception of vulnerability among mothers of healthy infants in a middle‐income country. Child Care Health And Development 2009, 35: 868-872. PMID: 19735267, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2009.01015.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChild Vulnerability ScaleMiddle-income countriesHealthy childrenCross-sectional observational studyHealthy young childrenPotential risk factorsVulnerable child syndromeKnown health riskSocio-demographic factorsPerceptions of vulnerabilityHealthy infantsPediatric literatureRisk factorsObservational studyMaternal perceptionHealthy populationPaternal ageItem-total scale correlationsSocio-demographic variablesLAMI countriesChild syndromeBirth orderYoung childrenChildrenMothers
2004
Integrating prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission into antenatal care: learning from the experiences of women in South Africa
Etiebet M, Fransman D, Forsyth B, Coetzee N, Hussey G. Integrating prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission into antenatal care: learning from the experiences of women in South Africa. AIDS Care 2004, 16: 37-46. PMID: 14660142, DOI: 10.1080/09540120310001633958.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnti-HIV AgentsAttitude to HealthBreast FeedingCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansInfectious Disease Transmission, VerticalPostnatal CarePregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousPrenatal CareSouth AfricaTruth DisclosureUrban PopulationWomen's Health ServicesZidovudineConceptsHIV-positive womenHIV testingHIV transmissionChild HIV-transmission prevention programsRoutine prenatal HIV testingChild HIV transmissionPerinatal HIV transmissionPrenatal HIV testingPrimary care levelMajority of womenIntegrating PreventionAntenatal careFormula feedingPrenatal careCare levelStandardized questionnairePrevention programsHIVWomenResearch protocolExperiences of womenCareMothersCommunity familiesUrban township
1997
Development of a Supplement to the HOME Scale for Children Living in Impoverished Urban Environments
ERTEM I, FORSYTH B, AVNI-SINGER A, DAMOUR L, CICCHETTI D. Development of a Supplement to the HOME Scale for Children Living in Impoverished Urban Environments. Journal Of Developmental And Behavioral Pediatrics 1997, 18: 322-328. PMID: 9349975, DOI: 10.1097/00004703-199710000-00006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImpoverished urban environmentsNew clinical dataYoung childrenNursing Child Assessment Teaching ScaleHigh-risk familiesConstruct validityPsychometric propertiesNursing Child AssessmentClinical dataInter-rater reliabilityHigh inter-rater reliabilityHome visitsGood psychometric propertiesPilot studyValid additionChildren's AssessmentInternal consistencyChildrenSupplementsHOME scale
1996
The Psychological Effects of Parental Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection on Uninfected Children
Forsyth B, Damour L, Nagler S, Adnopoz J. The Psychological Effects of Parental Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection on Uninfected Children. JAMA Pediatrics 1996, 150: 1015-1020. PMID: 8859131, DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.1996.02170350017002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionImmunodeficiency virus infectionImmunodeficiency virusDepression InventoryChild Behavior ChecklistUninfected childrenChildren's Depression InventoryVirus infectionBehavior ChecklistImmunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) clinicPrimary care centersImmunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) epidemicChildren of mothersSubject childrenChild Behavior Checklist scoresManifest Anxiety ScaleRevised Children's Manifest Anxiety ScaleAnxiety ScaleMaternal maritalChildren's Manifest Anxiety ScaleSame hospitalCare centerSymptomatic mothersAsymptomatic mother