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-contactedCareRisk Factors During Pregnancy and Early Childhood in Rural West Bengal, India: A Feasibility Study Implemented via Trained Community Health Workers Using Mobile Data Collection Devices
Wagner A, Xia L, Pandey P, Datta S, Chattopadhyay S, Mazumder T, Santra S, Nandi U, Pal J, Joshi S, Mukherjee B. Risk Factors During Pregnancy and Early Childhood in Rural West Bengal, India: A Feasibility Study Implemented via Trained Community Health Workers Using Mobile Data Collection Devices. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2018, 22: 1286-1296. PMID: 29500782, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-018-2509-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultChildChild, PreschoolCommunity Health WorkersCross-Sectional StudiesFeasibility StudiesFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth Services AccessibilityHumansIndiaInfantPregnancyPregnant WomenReferral and ConsultationRural Health ServicesRural PopulationSmartphoneYoung AdultConceptsCommunity health workersHealth workersFeasibility of community health workersRisk factorsPregnant womenTrained community health workersPrevalence of risk factorsRural communitiesHealth care servicesCross-sectional studyCare servicesBlood pressureAbnormal blood pressureAnthropometric measurementsYoung childrenAbnormal anthropometric measurementsVulnerable populationsRural West BengalStudy implementationHealth concernLower scoresStages QuestionnaireLower blood pressureWomenHealth
2014
The characteristics of coarse particulate matter air pollution associated with alterations in blood pressure and heart rate during controlled exposures
Morishita M, Bard R, Wang L, Das R, Dvonch J, Spino C, Mukherjee B, Sun Q, Harkema J, Rajagopalan S, Brook R. The characteristics of coarse particulate matter air pollution associated with alterations in blood pressure and heart rate during controlled exposures. Journal Of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology 2014, 25: 153-159. PMID: 25227729, PMCID: PMC4462122, DOI: 10.1038/jes.2014.62.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoarse PMPM massEffects of coarse PMCoarse PM massAmbient coarse PMRural locationsSystolic BPMetrics of exposureBlood pressurePotential health effectsHeart ratePM elementsElevated systolic BPFiltered airAerodynamic diameterDiastolic BP changesMixed model analysisConcentration-response mannerParticulate massFilter samplesParticle constituentsDiastolic BPMeasured elementsHealthy adultsAssociated with similar degreesHemodynamic, Autonomic, and Vascular Effects of Exposure to Coarse Particulate Matter Air Pollution from a Rural Location
Brook R, Bard R, Morishita M, Dvonch J, Wang L, Yang H, Spino C, Mukherjee B, Kaplan M, Yalavarthi S, Oral E, Ajluni N, Sun Q, Brook J, Harkema J, Rajagopalan S. Hemodynamic, Autonomic, and Vascular Effects of Exposure to Coarse Particulate Matter Air Pollution from a Rural Location. Environmental Health Perspectives 2014, 122: 624-630. PMID: 24618231, PMCID: PMC4050508, DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1306595.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoarse PMParticulate matterAir pollutionRural locationsCoarse particlesParticulate matter air pollutionCoarse PM exposureAssociated with numerous adverse health effectsAcute CV eventsBlood pressureFine particulate matterAmbient coarse particlesNumerous adverse health effectsGlobal air pollutionAdverse health effectsHeart rateFrequency heart rate variabilityCoarse CAPPM exposureFiltered airRandomized double-blind crossover studyDiastolic BPDouble-blind crossover studyHealth effectsHealthy adultsNo effect of acute exposure to coarse particulate matter air pollution in a rural location on high-density lipoprotein function
Maiseyeu A, Yang H, Ramanathan G, Yin F, Bard R, Morishita M, Dvonch J, Wang L, Spino C, Mukherjee B, Badgeley M, Barajas-Espinosa A, Sun Q, Harkema J, Rajagopalan S, Araujo J, Brook R. No effect of acute exposure to coarse particulate matter air pollution in a rural location on high-density lipoprotein function. Inhalation Toxicology 2014, 26: 23-29. PMID: 24417404, PMCID: PMC4445365, DOI: 10.3109/08958378.2013.850761.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRural locationsParticulate matter air pollutionHDL dysfunctionHDL anti-oxidative capacityRandomized double-blind crossover studyDouble-blind crossover studyHDL functionHDL-mediated cholesterol efflux capacityParaoxonase activityFiltered airVascular protective functionCholesterol efflux capacityHigh-density lipoprotein (HDL) particlesMetrics of HDL functionHDL-mediated effluxConcentrated ambient particlesCrossover studyImpact of PMEfflux capacityPM exposureVenous bloodAnimal studiesHealthy humansCoarse PMWilcoxon test
2013
The effect of acute exposure to coarse particulate matter air pollution in a rural location on circulating endothelial progenitor cells: results from a randomized controlled study
Brook R, Bard R, Kaplan M, Yalavarthi S, Morishita M, Dvonch J, Wang L, Yang H, Spino C, Mukherjee B, Oral E, Sun Q, Brook J, Harkema J, Rajagopalan S. The effect of acute exposure to coarse particulate matter air pollution in a rural location on circulating endothelial progenitor cells: results from a randomized controlled study. Inhalation Toxicology 2013, 25: 587-592. PMID: 23919441, PMCID: PMC4364610, DOI: 10.3109/08958378.2013.814733.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCross-Over StudiesEndothelial CellsFemaleHumansMaleParticle SizeParticulate MatterRural PopulationStem CellsYoung AdultConceptsCirculating endothelial progenitor cellsRural locationsVascular endothelial growth factorEndothelial progenitor cellsCirculating EPC levelsCoarse PMWhite blood cellsParticulate matterConcentrated ambient particlesParticulate matter air pollutionAir pollutionFine particulate matterEPC levelsProgenitor cellsWilcoxon signed-rank testRandomized double-blind crossover studyDouble-blind crossover studyFiltered airSigned-rank testBlood cellsPeripheral venous bloodSympathetic nervous system activityEndothelial growth factorAssociated with alterationsCardiovascular disease