Publications by authors named "M L Mathai"
Implementation of maternal death audits and changes in maternal health care in Cambodia, 2010-2017.
Western Pac Surveill Response J
December 2024
Objective: Cambodia is one of seven countries globally that met Millennium Development Goal 5A: reduction of maternal deaths by at least 75% between 1990 and 2015. The maternal death audit (MDA) was instituted in 2004 to support the improvement of maternal care. We evaluated progress in MDA implementation and maternal health services in Cambodia between 2010 and 2017.
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- Urbanization and varying microclimates in cities affect mosquito behavior and malaria transmission, particularly in urban slums.
- This study analyses how different household roof types (thatched, asbestos, tiled) impact the survival of Anopheles stephensi mosquitoes and the development of Plasmodium vivax.
- Findings reveal that thatched roofs promote higher parasite development and mosquito survival compared to asbestos and tiled roofs, highlighting the significance of environmental factors in malaria control strategies.
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- A mental health study in western Kenya tested the feasibility of delivering treatments for major depression and PTSD through non-specialist staff in primary care settings, incorporating both in-person and mobile health (mHealth) options due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- The chosen intervention involved either psychotherapy (Interpersonal Psychotherapy) or medication (fluoxetine), with 2,162 public sector primary care patients participating.
- A secondary analysis assessed participants' preferences for mHealth or in-person treatment, exploring their reasons for choosing one method over the other and comparing demographic and clinical characteristics between the two groups.
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of social resource referrals after social needs screening among caregivers of pediatric inpatients by assessing (1) the rates of resource connection, (2) caregiver perception of resource helpfulness, (3) barriers to connection, and (4) resolution of needs.
Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey of families discharged from our pediatric inpatient floor between October 2021 and June 2022 who had screened positive for unmet social needs and received a referral to at least 1 community resource during their hospitalization. We surveyed caregivers by telephone 1 month to 1 year post-intervention, inquiring about their perception of and experience with referrals.
Background: This study identifies a new set of salient risk factors that may trigger danger signals of vascular dysregulation in T1D. Vascular abnormalities and impairment of CVD is a major adverse effect of T1D, particularly affecting children, adolescents and young adults.
Methods: The patients of T1D were compared with the healthy control (HC) for the risk factors of vascular dysregulation in published studies from year 2013 to 2023.