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Open AccessTraining nurse simulation educators at scale to improve maternal and newborn health: a case study from Bihar, India
Simulation has been shown to improve clinical and behavioral skills of birth attendants in low-resource settings at a low scale. Populous, low-resource settings such as Bihar, India, require large cadres of si...
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Open AccessVisceral leishmaniasis outbreaks in Bihar: community-level investigations in the context of elimination of kala-azar as a public health problem
With visceral leishmaniasis (VL) incidence at its lowest level since the 1960s, increasing attention has turned to early detection and investigation of outbreaks.
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Open AccessTraining and evaluating simulation debriefers in low-resource settings: lessons learned from Bihar, India
To develop effective and sustainable simulation training programs in low-resource settings, it is critical that facilitators are thoroughly trained in debriefing, a critical component of simulation learning. H...
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Open AccessSimulation-enhanced nurse mentoring to improve preeclampsia and eclampsia care: an education intervention study in Bihar, India
Inadequately treated, preeclampsia and eclampsia (PE/E) may rapidly lead to severe complications in both mothers and neonates, and are estimated to cause 60,000 global maternal deaths annually. Simulation-base...
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Open AccessBarriers and facilitators to the provision of optimal obstetric and neonatal emergency care and to the implementation of simulation-enhanced mentorship in primary care facilities in Bihar, India: a qualitative study
Globally, an estimated 275,000 maternal deaths, 2.7 million neonatal deaths, and 2.6 million third trimester stillbirths occurred in 2015. Major improvements could be achieved by providing effective care in lo...
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Open AccessLogistical, cultural, and structural barriers to immediate neonatal care and neonatal resuscitation in Bihar, India
In India, the neonatal mortality rate is nearly double the Sustainable Development Goal target with more than half of neonatal deaths occurring in only four states, one of which is Bihar. Evaluations of immedi...
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Open AccessVariations in visceral leishmaniasis burden, mortality and the pathway to care within Bihar, India
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) has been targeted by the WHO for elimination as a public health problem (< 1 case/10,000 people/year) in the Indian sub-continent (ISC) by 2020. Bihar State in India, which accounts...
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Open AccessEvaluation of the mobile nurse training (MNT) intervention – a step towards improvement in intrapartum practices in Bihar, India
Evidence shows that improving the quality of intrapartum care is critical for maternal survival. However, a significant rise in the proportion of facility-based births over the last decade in India - attributa...
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Open AccessExercise and eating habits among urban adolescents: a cross-sectional study in Kolkata, India
Unhealthy eating and lack of exercise during adolescence culminated into earlier onset and increasing burden of atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) worldwide. Among urban Indian adolescents, prevale...
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Open AccessHigh HIV incidence epidemic among men who have sex with men in china: results from a multi-site cross-sectional study
Recent upsurge of new HIV infections among men who have sex with men (MSM) is a major concern in China. Paucity of national-level information regarding the burden and predictors of this progressive epidemic of...
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Open AccessChanging trend of HIV, Syphilis and Hepatitis C among Men Who Have Sex with Men in China
Dearth of information regarding the trend and correlates of HIV, syphilis and Hepatitis C (HCV) in a country-wide sample of understudied though high-risk Chinese men who have sex with men (MSM) called for a co...
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Open AccessContinuum of Care Services for Maternal and Child Health using mobile technology – a health system strengthening strategy in low and middle income countries
Mobile phone technology is utilized for better delivery of health services worldwide. In low-and-middle income countries mobile phones are now ubiquitous. Thus leveraging mHealth applications in health sector ...
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Open AccessMortality among People Living with HIV and AIDS in China: Implications for Enhancing Linkage
To assess the patterns and predictors of AIDS-related mortality and identify its correlates among adult people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in China, a retrospective record-based cohort study was conducted amo...
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Open AccessBurden and correlates of non-communicable-diseases among rural residents: a cross-sectional study in Hebei, China
Burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is increasing rapidly in most of the develo** countries including China, even in rural areas. Dearth of representative data called for an investigation to estimate ...
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Factors Associated with Unprotected Anal Intercourse Among Men Who Have Sex with Men: Results from a Respondent Driven Sampling Survey in Nan**g, China, 2008
Unprotected anal intercourse (UAI) is a well-documented risk factor for acquiring HIV, but not well-studied in China. We studied demographic and behavioral correlates for UAI among men who have sex with men (M...
