Mental Health Among Children Older than 10 Years Exposed to the Haiti 2010 Earthquake: a Critical Review
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DOI: 10.1007/s11920-020-01178-9
Abstract: There is evidence that the exposure to a major natural disaster such as the 2010 earthquake in Haiti may have devastating short- and long-term effects on children’s mental health and overall development. This review summarizes… read more here.
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Impact of community-delivered SMS alerts on dog-owner participation during a mass rabies vaccination campaign, Haiti 2017☆
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DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.03.017
Abstract: Haiti has historically vaccinated between 100,000 and 300,000 dogs annually against rabies, however national authorities have not been able to reach and maintain the 70% coverage required to eliminate the canine rabies virus variant. Haiti… read more here.
Keywords: participation; dog owners; campaign; dog ... See more keywords
Providing quality care on the border with Haiti
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DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(18)31489-2
Abstract: 382 www.thelancet.com Vol 392 August 4, 2018 2 US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Yellow fever travel information. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2018. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/page/ yellowfeverinformation (accessed March 17, 2018). 3… read more here.
Keywords: care border; quality care; border haiti; providing quality ... See more keywords
Notional Spread of Cholera in Haiti Following a Natural Disaster: Considerations for Military and Disaster Relief Personnel.
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DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usac415
Abstract: INTRODUCTION Cholera remains a significant public health threat for many countries, and the severity largely varies by the population and local conditions that drive disease spread, especially in endemic areas prone to natural disasters and… read more here.
Keywords: haiti; disease; cholera; spread ... See more keywords
Human Resources for Health: Advancing Nursing in Haiti—A Qualitative Evaluation of a Master's Level Nursing Faculty Development Project
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DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2019.0029
Abstract: Abstract:Using an educate-the-educator model, this partnership responds to an international imperative to build human resource capacity among Haitian nurses. We created a graduate program of study for nursing faculty in leadership and education at the… read more here.
Keywords: nursing faculty; faculty; evaluation; health ... See more keywords
Elimination or more accurate estimation? Investigation of trends in malaria diagnoses in the Ouest Department of Haiti from 2008 to 2017
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0198070
Abstract: Background According to the 2016 World Malaria Report, the malaria incidence in Haiti declined by > 40% between 2010 and 2015. Though elimination efforts have likely contributed, this time period also corresponded to a national… read more here.
Keywords: department haiti; period; elimination; ouest department ... See more keywords
Critical care capacity in Haiti: A nationwide cross-sectional survey
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0218141
Abstract: Objective Critical illness affects health systems globally, but low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) bear a disproportionate burden. Due to a paucity of data, the capacity to care for critically ill patients in LMICs is largely… read more here.
Keywords: medicine; capacity; survey; haiti ... See more keywords
Bridging the gap: creating a self-sustaining neurosurgical residency program in Haiti.
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DOI: 10.3171/2018.7.focus18279
Abstract: Given Haiti's longstanding socioeconomic burden and recent environmental and epidemiological catastrophes, the capacity for neurosurgery within Haiti has been limited, and outcomes for patients with neurosurgical conditions have remained poor. With few formally trained neurosurgeons… read more here.
Keywords: residency; creating self; residency program; neurosurgical residency ... See more keywords
Use of Bead-Based Serologic Assay to Evaluate Chikungunya Virus Epidemic, Haiti
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DOI: 10.3201/eid2406.171447
Abstract: The index case of chikungunya virus (CHIKV) in Haiti was reported during early 2014; the vector, the pervasive Aedes aegypti mosquito, promoted rapid spread throughout the country. During December 2014–February 2015, we collected blood samples… read more here.
Keywords: chikv; chikungunya virus; bead; haiti ... See more keywords
Preventing Violence by Teachers in Primary Schools: Study Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial in Haiti
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DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.797267
Abstract: Context Although teacher violence at schools is a serious problem in Haiti, there is a lack of systematic evidence on the effectiveness of school-based interventions in reducing teacher violence in this low-income country. Objective To… read more here.
Keywords: violence; haiti; randomized controlled; primary schools ... See more keywords
Electronic application for rabies management improves surveillance, data quality, and investigator experience in Haiti
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DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2023.1052349
Abstract: Background Integrated bite case management (IBCM) is a multi-sectoral response to animal-bites which reduces human and canine rabies mortality through animal quarantine, bite-victim counseling, and vaccination tracking. Haiti's national rabies surveillance program was established in… read more here.
Keywords: cost per; haiti; surveillance; cost ... See more keywords