2022
Strengthening Public Health Scholarship in Sudan: The Role of Leadership and Mentorship Development
Göç N, Hassan S, Bani I, Babiker S, Hilali M, Ibrahim Z, Gaddal A, Saleh L, Salih E, Desai M, Linnander E. Strengthening Public Health Scholarship in Sudan: The Role of Leadership and Mentorship Development. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2022, 107: 1323-1330. PMID: 36343591, PMCID: PMC9768261, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.22-0377.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPublic health educationHealth educationPublic health facultyHealth training institutionsPublic health training institutionsHigher EducationGraduation ratesPublic health workforceRole of leadershipTraining institutionsCompetency domainsVirtual sessionsMixed-method evaluationHealth facultyCompetency assessmentExplicit focusDevelopment programsEducationVirtual collaborationResearch leadershipSustainable Development GoalsParticipant feedbackHealth workforceFacultyParticipant engagementMeasuring Organizational Culture in Ethiopia’s Primary Care System: Validation of a Practical Survey Tool for Managers
Liu L, Curry LA, Nadew K, Desai MM, Linnander E. Measuring Organizational Culture in Ethiopia’s Primary Care System: Validation of a Practical Survey Tool for Managers. International Journal Of Health Policy And Management 2022, 11: 3071-3078. PMID: 35942973, PMCID: PMC10105185, DOI: 10.34172/ijhpm.2022.6646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAn Analysis of Zonal Health Management Capacity and Health System Performance: Ethiopia Primary Healthcare Transformation Initiative
Liu L, Desai MM, Benyam T, Fetene N, Ayehu T, Nadew K, Linnander E. An Analysis of Zonal Health Management Capacity and Health System Performance: Ethiopia Primary Healthcare Transformation Initiative. International Journal Of Health Policy And Management 2022, 0: 2610-2617. PMID: 35219284, PMCID: PMC9818125, DOI: 10.34172/ijhpm.2022.6247.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth facility levelHealth centersSummary scoresHealthcare system performanceFacility levelDistrict-level managementHealth centre levelAntenatal care coverageSkilled birth attendanceLow-income country settingsDistrict-level interventionsHealth system performanceInfant immunizationBirth attendanceEssential medicationsContraception useCare coverageLongitudinal changesTwo-year interventionHealthcare service performancePotential roleAdherenceCenter levelTwo-year periodIntervention
2021
Strengthening the Mentorship and Leadership Capacity of HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis Researchers in South Africa.
Desai MM, Göç N, Chirwa T, Manderson L, Charalambous S, Curry LA, Linnander E. Strengthening the Mentorship and Leadership Capacity of HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis Researchers in South Africa. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2021, 105: 1317-1325. PMID: 34398822, PMCID: PMC8592193, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.21-0072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCorrection to: Expansion of a national differentiated service delivery model to support people living with HIV and other chronic conditions in South Africa: a descriptive analysis
Liu L, Christie S, Munsamy M, Roberts P, Pillay M, Shenoi SV, Desai MM, Linnander EL. Correction to: Expansion of a national differentiated service delivery model to support people living with HIV and other chronic conditions in South Africa: a descriptive analysis. BMC Health Services Research 2021, 21: 549. PMID: 34088315, PMCID: PMC8178930, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-021-06561-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExpansion of a national differentiated service delivery model to support people living with HIV and other chronic conditions in South Africa: a descriptive analysis
Liu L, Christie S, Munsamy M, Roberts P, Pillay M, Shenoi SV, Desai MM, Linnander EL. Expansion of a national differentiated service delivery model to support people living with HIV and other chronic conditions in South Africa: a descriptive analysis. BMC Health Services Research 2021, 21: 463. PMID: 34001123, PMCID: PMC8127180, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-021-06450-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-communicable diseasesDifferentiated service delivery modelsChronic conditionsChronic diseasesCentral Chronic Medicine DispensingLargest antiretroviral therapy (ART) programmeService delivery modelsManagement of HIVType of medicationAntiretroviral therapy programsHIV service deliveryChronic disease conditionsResource-limited settingsMedicine DispensingMixed-methods evaluationDelivery modelHealth districtHealth facilitiesNoncommunicable diseasesHIVPatientsPatient volumeTherapy programMedicationsDiseaseDiabetes prevention in the Caribbean using Lifestyle Intervention and Metformin Escalation (LIME): Protocol for a hybrid Type-1 effectiveness-implementation trial using a quasi-experimental study design
Hassan S, Sobers N, Paul-Charles J, Herbert J, Dharamraj K, Cruz E, Garcia E, Fredericks L, Desai MM, Roy S, Williams S, Linnander E, Crusto C, Horowitz CR, Arniella G, Cattamanchi A, Adams OP, Nunez-Smith M. Diabetes prevention in the Caribbean using Lifestyle Intervention and Metformin Escalation (LIME): Protocol for a hybrid Type-1 effectiveness-implementation trial using a quasi-experimental study design. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications 2021, 22: 100750. PMID: 33997458, PMCID: PMC8095103, DOI: 10.1016/j.conctc.2021.100750.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDiabetes prevention interventionPrevention interventionsLifestyle interventionHybrid type 1 effectiveness-implementation trialPrimary effectiveness outcomeIncidence of diabetesEffectiveness-implementation trialType 2 diabetesHigh-risk individualsQuasi-experimental study designMetformin medicationMetformin prescribingIntervention armEligible participantsLifestyle changesProportion of individualsEffectiveness outcomesQuasi-experimental studyClinical sitesPrediabetesClinical settingStudy designInterventionDiabetesIndividuals
2020
District-Level Health Management and Health System Performance: The Ethiopia Primary Healthcare Transformation Initiative
Liu L, Desai MM, Fetene N, Ayehu T, Nadew K, Linnander E. District-Level Health Management and Health System Performance: The Ethiopia Primary Healthcare Transformation Initiative. International Journal Of Health Policy And Management 2020, 0: 973-980. PMID: 33327692, PMCID: PMC9808198, DOI: 10.34172/ijhpm.2020.236.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth centre levelHealth system performanceSummary scoresCenter levelAntenatal care coverageSkilled birth attendanceDistrict Health OfficePrimary healthcare reformLow-income settingsInfant immunizationBirth attendanceEssential medicationsHealth centersContraception useHealth OfficeCare coverageHealthcare system performanceTeam-based educationIntensive mentorshipMeasures analysisLongitudinal studyDifferential effectsRural districtsHealthcare reformIntervention