DGHI Research Roundup: April 2019

Thirty-two DGHI-affiliated authors—including faculty, staff and alumni—recently shared new discoveries on a variety of global health topics in peer-reviewed publications. Click on the article links below to learn more:

Geraldine Dawson

• Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders – Clinical Validation of the Autism Behavior Inventory: Caregiver-Rated Assessment of Core and Associated Symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorder

Gregory Gray

• Zoonoses and Public Health – Discrepancies between Self‐Reported Tick Bites and Evidence of Tick‐Borne Disease Exposure among Nomadic Mongolian Herders

Michael Haglund

• Journal of Neurosurgery – Long-Term Follow-up of Pediatric Head Trauma Patients Treated at Mulago National Referral Hospital in Uganda

Megan Huchko

• Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease – Guidelines for Cervical Cancer Screening in Immunosuppressed Women without HIV Infection

Marc Jeuland

• Environmental Science and Technology – Factors Associated with Water Service Continuity for the Rural Populations of Bangladesh, Pakistan, Ethiopia, and Mozambique
• Science of the Total Environment – The Drivers of Household Drinking Water Choices in Singapore: Evidence from Multivariable Regression Analysis of Perceptions and Household Characteristics

Michel Landry

• International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health – Global Need for Physical Rehabilitation: Systematic Analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
• Physical Therapy – Classifying and Measuring Human Resources for Health and Rehabilitation: Concept Design of a Practices- and Competency-Based International Classification

Jay Pearson

• SSM - Population Health – Addressing Health Inequalities in Diverse, Rural Communities: An Unmet Need

Alyssa Platt, Sarah Armstrong

• Preventive Medicine Reports – Greenspace, Physical Activity, and BMI in Children from Two Cities in Northern Mexico

Christopher Plowe

• The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene – Beyond Blood Smears—Qualification of the Plasmodium 18S rRNA as a Biomarker for Controlled Human Malaria Infections

Joshua Rivenbark (global health doctoral scholar)

• Developmental Psychology – Perceived Social Status and Mental Health among Young Adolescents: Evidence from Census Data to Cellphones

Matthew Rubach, Brice Weinberg

• Infection and Immunity – Kinetic and Cross-Sectional Studies on the Genesis of Hypoargininemia in Severe Pediatric Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria

Shenglan Tang

• BMC Infectious Diseases of Poverty – Impact of an Innovative Financing and Payment Model on Tuberculosis Patients’ Financial Burden: Is Tuberculosis Care More Affordable for the Poor?

Jie-Sheng Tan-Soo (global health doctoral scholar alumnus), Subhrendu Pattanayak

• Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences – Seeking Natural Capital Projects: Forest Fires, Haze, and Early-Life Exposure in Indonesia

L. Gayani Tillekeratne, Ryan Simmons, Lawrence Park, Christopher Woods

• BMJ Global Health – Use of Clinical Algorithms and Rapid Influenza Testing to Manage Influenza-like Illness: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis in Sri Lanka

Georgia Tomaras, Sallie Permar

• Journal of Virology – Rare Detection of Antiviral Functions of Polyclonal IgA Isolated from Plasma and Breast Milk Compartments in Women Chronically Infected with HIV-1

Tu Tran (MS alumnus), Anthony Fuller, Sarah Williams (MS student) Joao Ricardo Nickening Vissoci, Michael Haglund

• Annals of Global Health – Optimizing Care for Ugandans with Untreated Abdominal Surgical Conditions

Joao Ricardo Nickening Vissoci, Michael Haglund, Blandina Theophil Mmbaga, Catherine Staton

• BMC Neurology – Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Properties of the MMSE and MoCA Questionnaires in Tanzanian Swahili for a Traumatic Brain Injury Population

Linfa Wang, Gavin Smith

• Viruses – Diversity and Evolution of Viral Pathogen Community in Cave Nectar Bats (Eonycteris spelaea)

Junfeng Zhang

• Environmental Science and Technology – Reducing Indoor Levels of “Outdoor PM2.5” in Urban China: Impact on Mortalities

Faculty, affiliates, scholars and alumni: Want your publications listed in the monthly Research Roundup? Email the communications team with the article draft, citation or a link to the article! The sooner you email us, the better—we encourage you to let us know when your publication has been accepted.