2023
“They need people to actually show up in their lives:” deploying community health workers to improve mental health and substance use outcomes among PLWH
Marotta P, Carter C, Hu Y, Wang V, Rucker D, Jones J, Gross G, Brown T, Spiegelman D, Humphries D. “They need people to actually show up in their lives:” deploying community health workers to improve mental health and substance use outcomes among PLWH. Journal Of HIV/AIDS & Social Services 2023, 22: 163-185. DOI: 10.1080/15381501.2024.2385988.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity health workersHarm reduction servicesMental healthHealth workersSubstance use disordersEnhanced coordination of careReduction servicesCoordination of careAdherence to anti-retroviral treatmentMental health careImprove mental healthMental health problemsSubstance usePoor MHHIV careHIV engageHealth careAnti-retroviral treatmentHousing insecuritySubstance use outcomesHIV treatmentImplementation strategiesHealth problemsPLWHCare
2013
Hookworm Infection among School Age Children in Kintampo North Municipality, Ghana: Nutritional Risk Factors and Response to Albendazole Treatment
Humphries D, Simms BT, Davey D, Otchere J, Quagraine J, Terryah S, Newton S, Berg E, Harrison LM, Boakye D, Wilson M, Cappello M. Hookworm Infection among School Age Children in Kintampo North Municipality, Ghana: Nutritional Risk Factors and Response to Albendazole Treatment. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2013, 89: 540-548. PMID: 23836564, PMCID: PMC3771297, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.12-0605.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKintampo North MunicipalityHookworm infectionCure rateSchool-aged childrenModest cure ratesSingle-dose albendazoleNutritional risk factorsLevels of antibodiesYears of ageAge childrenMalaria parasitemiaAlbendazole treatmentRisk factorsChildren 6InfectionInfection statusHealth careSignificant predictorsAnimal foodsHookwormAlbendazoleFurther investigationAgeChildrenLow consumption