2025
Dèyè mòn, gen mòn: Qualitative examination of drivers and facilitators of stigma as a barrier to sexual and maternal healthcare in Haiti
Abrams J, Rutledge J, Raskin E, Kiyanda A, Gaillard J, Maxwell M, Kershaw T. Dèyè mòn, gen mòn: Qualitative examination of drivers and facilitators of stigma as a barrier to sexual and maternal healthcare in Haiti. SSM - Qualitative Research In Health 2025, 7: 100556. DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmqr.2025.100556.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMaternal healthcarePregnant womenMaternal health care providersLack of hospital resourcesHIV stigma experiencesMaternal healthcare accessHIV-related stigmaDeterminants of healthHIV-positive pregnant womenOrigins of stigmaHealth care providersPregnant women's accessRisk of contracting HIVLow testing ratesHIV-negative pregnant womenRelated stigmaStigma experiencesQuality careCare providersHealthcare accessRural HaitiHospital policiesComprehensive interventionThematic analysisFocus groups
2024
Utilizing social determinants of health to identify most vulnerable neighborhoods–Latent class analysis and GIS map
Jiang Y, Backus K, Camardo M, Morin J, Velazco O, Kershaw T. Utilizing social determinants of health to identify most vulnerable neighborhoods–Latent class analysis and GIS map. Preventive Medicine 2024, 184: 107997. PMID: 38729527, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2024.107997.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial determinants of healthTeen birth ratesLatent class analysisDeterminants of healthSocial determinantsBirth rateClass analysisCensus tractsVulnerable neighborhoodsU.S. American Community SurveyTeen pregnancyRenter-occupied housingAmerican Community SurveyLower socioeconomic characteristicsAt-risk neighborhoodsCensus tract levelMultiple social determinantsPublic health practitionersPublic health strategiesLatent class analysis resultsPoisson regression modelsGEE Poisson regression modelsLower povertyLatent classesTeen pregnancy rates
2008
Does armed conflict impact maternal heath? A report from rural Haiti
Small M, Magee E, Colimon I, Frederic R, Williams K, Kershaw T. Does armed conflict impact maternal heath? A report from rural Haiti. Journal Of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine 2008, 1: 105-109. DOI: 10.3233/npm-2008-00015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMaternal mortalityRural HaitiLocal health care systemDeterminants of healthStatus of womenHealth care systemPrimary outcome measureMaternal healthMaternal deathsStudy of dataCare systemHospital closuresPerinatal databaseHospital dataOutcome measuresObstetric outcomesEclampsia rateAcute instabilitySocial status of womenHealthWomenHospitalVulnerable membersBaselineMortality
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