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
2015
Using Positive Deviance to Understand the Uptake of Optimal Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices by Mothers in an Urban Slum of Mumbai
D’Alimonte M, Deshmukh D, Jayaraman A, Chanani S, Humphries DL. Using Positive Deviance to Understand the Uptake of Optimal Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices by Mothers in an Urban Slum of Mumbai. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2015, 20: 1133-1142. PMID: 26694045, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-015-1899-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYoung child feeding practicesChild feeding practicesHealth workersSocial groupsSemi-structured key informant interviewsOptimal infantFeeding practicesYoung child feeding behaviorsKey informant interviewsUrban slumsAcute malnutrition programsSocial supportAge z-scoreChild feeding behaviorsDisadvantaged contextsQualitative researchInformant interviewsDeviance researchCMAM programCommunity managementQualitative methodsDietary recallsMaternal healthIndex childMalnutrition programs