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
2017
Perceptions of measles, pneumonia, and meningitis vaccines among caregivers in Shanghai, China, and the health belief model: a cross-sectional study
Wagner A, Boulton M, Sun X, Mukherjee B, Huang Z, Harmsen I, Ren J, Zikmund-Fisher B. Perceptions of measles, pneumonia, and meningitis vaccines among caregivers in Shanghai, China, and the health belief model: a cross-sectional study. BMC Pediatrics 2017, 17: 143. PMID: 28606106, PMCID: PMC5468991, DOI: 10.1186/s12887-017-0900-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPneumococcal vaccine uptakeHealth Belief ModelBelief ModelHealth Belief Model constructsVaccine uptakeModels of health behaviorVaccine necessityHealth care workersCross-sectional studyLogistic regression modelsChinese caregiversCaregiver perceptionsHealth behaviorsCaregiversCare workersYears of agePneumococcal vaccineWritten surveyBackgroundIn ChinaHealthPerceived safetyRegression modelsYoung childrenChildrenMeasles vaccine