2018
Albendazole Treatment Improves Work Capacity in Women Smallholder Farmers Infected with Hookworm: A Double-Blind Randomized Control Trial.
Salmon M, Salmon C, Masoda M, Salumu JM, Bozzi C, Nieburg P, Harrison LM, Humphries D, Abaca Uvon N, Wendel SK, Trout C, Cappello M. Albendazole Treatment Improves Work Capacity in Women Smallholder Farmers Infected with Hookworm: A Double-Blind Randomized Control Trial. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2018, 98: 1419-1426. PMID: 29611504, PMCID: PMC5953358, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0403.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWork capacityRandomized Effectiveness TrialSoil-transmitted helminthsHealth of womenStep testPlacebo groupAlbendazole treatmentPrimary outcomeHookworm infectionStep test resultsEffectiveness trialNonsignificant decreaseHeart rateControl trialTreatment groupsIntestinal parasitesPulse rateHookwormTrialsRisk benefitDrug distributionWomenTreatmentAlbendazoleMinutes
2016
Acceptability and use of ready-to-use supplementary food compared to corn–soy blend as a targeted ration in an HIV program in rural Haiti: a qualitative study
Beckett AG, Humphries D, Jerome JG, Teng JE, Ulysse P, Ivers LC. Acceptability and use of ready-to-use supplementary food compared to corn–soy blend as a targeted ration in an HIV program in rural Haiti: a qualitative study. AIDS Research And Therapy 2016, 13: 11. PMID: 26893605, PMCID: PMC4757996, DOI: 10.1186/s12981-016-0096-9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research