Addressing gender dynamics and engaging men in HIV programs: lessons learned from Horizons research

J Pulerwitz, A Michaelis, R Verma… - Public health …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
In the field of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention, there has been increasing
interest in the role that gender plays in HIV and violence risk, and in successfully engaging …

Reducing HIV-related stigma: lessons learned from Horizons research and programs

J Pulerwitz, A Michaelis, E Weiss… - Public Health …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Since the early years of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic, stigma has been
understood to be a major barrier to successful HIV prevention, care, and treatment. This …

Strengthening health systems while responding to a health crisis: lessons learned by a nongovernmental organization during the Ebola virus disease epidemic in …

C Cancedda, SM Davis, KL Dierberg… - The Journal of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
An epidemic of Ebola virus disease (EVD) beginning in 2013 has claimed an estimated 11
310 lives in West Africa. As the EVD epidemic subsides, it is important for all who …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical mentorship to improve pediatric quality of care at the health centers in rural Rwanda: a qualitative study of perceptions and acceptability of health care …

A Manzi, H Magge, BL Hedt-Gauthier… - BMC health services …, 2014 - Springer
Abstract Background Despite evidence supporting Integrated Management of Childhood
Illness (IMCI) as a strategy to improve pediatric care in countries with high child mortality, its …

Quality improvement in emergency obstetric referrals: qualitative study of provider perspectives in Assin North district, Ghana

H Afari, LR Hirschhorn, A Michaelis, P Barker… - BMJ open, 2014 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To describe healthcare worker (HCW)-identified system-based bottlenecks and
the value of local engagement in designing strategies to improve referral processes related …

HIV-related stigma, service utilization, and status disclosure among truck drivers crossing the Southern borders in Brazil

J Pulerwitz, AP Michaelis, SA Lippman, M Chinaglia… - AIDS care, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
HIV-related stigma and discrimination (S&D) have been shown to impede prevention, care
and treatment. Yet, few quantitative studies have tested the associations between stigma …

Improving the lives of vulnerable children: implications of horizons research among orphans and other children affected by AIDS

KD Schenk, A Michaelis, TN Sapiano… - Public health …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
From 1997 through 2007, the Horizons program conducted research to inform the care and
support of children who had been orphaned and rendered vulnerable by acquired …

A household-based community health worker programme for non-communicable disease, malnutrition, tuberculosis, HIV and maternal health: a stepped-wedge …

EB Wroe, B Nhlema, EL Dunbar, AV Kulinkina… - BMJ global …, 2021 - gh.bmj.com
Background Community health worker (CHW) programmes are a valuable component of
primary care in resource-poor settings. The evidence supporting their effectiveness …

Evaluating the impact of a community health worker programme on non-communicable disease, malnutrition, tuberculosis, family planning and antenatal care in Neno …

EL Dunbar, EB Wroe, B Nhlema, C Kachimanga… - BMJ open, 2018 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction This protocol concerns the implementation and evaluation of an intervention
designed to realign the existing cadre of community health workers (CHWs) in Neno district …

Community interventions supporting children affected by HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: A review to derive evidence-based principles for programming

K Schenk, A Michaelis - Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Approaching 20 years after the first studies drew attention to the issues faced by children
and families affected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), evaluation data from …