2025
Factors associated with the adoption of the WHO Package of Essential Non-Communicable Diseases (PEN) Protocol 1 in primary healthcare settings in Nepal: a cross-sectional study
Timalsena D, Nakarmi C, Mali S, Dhakal A, Bharati A, Bishwokarma A, Adhikari A, Poudel B, Kulung B, Baral P, Bhattarai S, Dixit L, Pokharel Y, Rhodes E, Xu D, Spiegelman D, Shrestha A. Factors associated with the adoption of the WHO Package of Essential Non-Communicable Diseases (PEN) Protocol 1 in primary healthcare settings in Nepal: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open 2025, 15: e090923. PMID: 40935428, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-090923.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWHO packageNon-communicable diseasesPrimary healthcareBody mass indexCardiovascular disease risk-prediction chartsHealthcare workersCardiovascular diseaseRisk prediction chartsPrimary healthcare settingsPrimary healthcare facilitiesPrimary healthcare centresBlood glucose screeningCardiovascular disease riskLow-resource settingsCross-sectional studyAssociated with accessBMI assessmentHealthcare settingsSystemic barriersProvider motivationBlood pressure measurementsAvailability of metforminRisk chartsPrediction chartsHealthcare facilities
2024
Barriers and facilitators for implementing the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist (SCC) in Mozambique: A qualitative study using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR)
He A, Kanduma E, Pérez-Escamilla R, Buckshee D, Chaquisse E, Cuco R, Desai M, Munguambe D, Reames S, Manuel I, Spiegelman D, Xu D. Barriers and facilitators for implementing the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist (SCC) in Mozambique: A qualitative study using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR). PLOS Global Public Health 2024, 4: e0003174. PMID: 39236014, PMCID: PMC11376584, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0003174.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConsolidated Framework for Implementation ResearchSafe Childbirth ChecklistBirth attendantsImplementation researchFocus group discussionsChildbirth practicesWHO Safe Childbirth ChecklistQualitative studyReduce adverse birth outcomesChildbirth-related complicationsGroup discussionsQuality of careNeonatal deathWeak health systemsAdverse birth outcomesPre-implementation assessmentEvidence-based practiceDeductive thematic analysisLow-resource settingsNeonatal mortality rateHealth systemMaternity carePre-implementationBirth outcomesProvider motivation
2006
Socio-economic and demographic factors associated with prevalence of HIV infection among pregnant women in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Msamanga G, Fawzi W, Hertzmark E, McGrath N, Kapiga S, Kagoma C, Spiegelman D, Hunter D. Socio-economic and demographic factors associated with prevalence of HIV infection among pregnant women in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. East African Medical Journal 2006, 83: 311-321. PMID: 16989376, DOI: 10.4314/eamj.v83i6.9438.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV infectionAntenatal clinicHIV-1-positive womenDar es SalaamMaternal-foetal transmissionMid-arm circumferenceHIV-1 infectionDemographic characteristicsLow HIV prevalenceCross-sectional studyHIV prevalence ratesHIV/AIDS epidemicOpt-out approachLow-resource settingsPositive womenNevirapine treatmentHIV prevalencePregnant womenMaternal ageHigh prevalenceRegular partnersPrevalence ratesPartner's occupationTanzanian womenOlder age
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