2024
A Mixed Methods Exploration of Young Women’s Agency and Mental Health during COVID-19 in Low-Income Communities in Mumbai, India
Brault M, Peskin M, Jones A, Saikia A, Bhutia R, Cheruvu S, Jagtap V, Singh R, Nair P, Vedanthan R, Vermund S, Maitra S. A Mixed Methods Exploration of Young Women’s Agency and Mental Health during COVID-19 in Low-Income Communities in Mumbai, India. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2024, 21: 1007. PMID: 39200618, PMCID: PMC11354834, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph21081007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLow-income communitiesMental healthHealth inequalitiesAssess health concernsAssociated with less anxietyConstant comparative approachQualitative dataWorsening mental healthAssociated with depressionDeepening health inequitiesAnalyzed qualitative dataSemi-structured interviewsSelf-carePopulation of youthQuantitative dataLow-incomeLess anxietyAGYWAnxiety symptomsCOVID-19Financial insecurityHealthHealth concernMitigate adverse consequencesWomen's agencyGlobal inequities in adverse pregnancy outcomes: what can we do?
ROBERTS J, ABIMBOLA S, BALE T, BARROS A, Bhutta Z, Browne J, Celi A, Dube P, GRAVES C, Hollestelle M, HOPKINS S, Khashan A, KOI-LARBI K, Lackritz E, MYATT L, Redman C, Tunçalp Ö, Vermund S, Gravett M. Global inequities in adverse pregnancy outcomes: what can we do? AJOG Global Reports 2024, 4: 100385. PMID: 39253028, PMCID: PMC11381988, DOI: 10.1016/j.xagr.2024.100385.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth equityPregnancy careSocial drivers of healthMaternal health inequalitiesIncrease health equityDrivers of healthEvidence of inequalitiesSocio-economic statusHealth inequalitiesAdverse pregnancy outcomesSuboptimal accessLow-incomeResource settingsStructural racismInfant mortalityEconomic statusHealthInadequate housingPregnancy outcomesCareCollaborative workshopsSexual orientationPregnancyOutcomesRace
2021
Syndemic Framework Evaluation of Severe COVID-19 Outcomes in the United States: Factors Associated With Race and Ethnicity
Williams C, Vermund SH. Syndemic Framework Evaluation of Severe COVID-19 Outcomes in the United States: Factors Associated With Race and Ethnicity. Frontiers In Public Health 2021, 9: 720264. PMID: 34616705, PMCID: PMC8488144, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.720264.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infection riskSevere COVID-19 outcomesSevere clinical outcomesCOVID-19 outcomesSeverity of diseaseAssociated disease burdenCOVID-19Ethnic health inequalitiesIndividual clinical dataClinical care environmentLong-term careCoronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemicClinical outcomesSyndemic factorsDisease burdenClinical dataHealthcare barriersHealth outcomesInfection riskHealth inequalitiesDisease pandemicSyndemic theoryVulnerable populationsCare environmentFuture pandemics