Design and implementation of an intensive panel survey with refugees and other migrants in need of protection in Costa Rica.

Over the last decade, the global population of refugees and other migrants in need of international protection (MNP) has more than doubled. Despite their rapid growth, panel data collection among MNP remains rare, leaving scholars with few data sources to draw on to understand dynamic changes in their social, economic, legal, or health circumstances. With that paucity in mind, we developed and piloted the Encuesta de Refugiados: Experiencias Sociales y Salud (ERESS), a weekly panel survey conducted with MNP living in Costa Rica.

Providing doula support to publicly insured women in central Texas: A financial cost-benefit analysis.

Background: Disparities in birth outcomes continue to exist in the United States, particularly for low-income, publicly insured women. Doula support has been shown to be a cost-effective intervention in predominantly middle-to-upper income White populations, and across all publicly insured women at the state level. This analysis extends previous studies by providing an estimate of benefits that incorporates variations in averted outcomes by race and ethnicity in the context of one region in Texas.

Health Care Use, Coverage, and Experiences During the Year Prior to Pregnancy in a Primarily Hispanic Population with Low Income: A Descriptive Qualitative Study.

Introduction: A qualitative picture of the health care experiences prior to pregnancy can inform patient-centered strategies to optimize preconception health. This study describes health care utilization and experiences and how health care costs were covered in the year prior to pregnancy in a population of primarily Hispanic women with low income.

Methods: Pregnant participants were recruited from 5 Federally Qualified Health Center clinics.

The gendered implications of energy gaps in health care: A comparative analysis of Haiti, Senegal, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Delivering quality primary health care requires reliable energy access. In rural health facilities, electricity is often unreliable or absent. Low energy access has a gendered impact, affecting the ability of mothers to experience safe childbirth, for which basic lighting and sterilization are essential.

An Estimation of the Effect of Women's Employment on the Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence in Mexico.

Female labor force participation is important for women, children, and societies, but also may have unintended impacts including an increased risk of intimate partner violence (IPV). IPV is a global health, human rights, and development problem with far-reaching economic and societal consequences. Mexico has a very high prevalence of IPV: 43.

Response to sexual assault in Bogotá, Colombia: A qualitative evaluation of health providers' readiness and role in policy implementation.

Colombia has an extensive policy framework to address violence against women. In this qualitative study the authors address the health system and policy response to sexual violence in Bogotá. Interviews were conducted with doctors, nurses, and social workers ( = 46) in emergency departments at public hospitals in Bogotá in 2015, and were analyzed for thematic content.

Concept Mapping: Engaging Urban Men to Understand Community Influences on Partner Violence Perpetration.

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a significant health concern rooted in community experiences and other social determinants. The purpose of this study is to understand community-based risk and protective factors of IPV perpetration through participatory research that engages men who use IPV. Secondarily, we assess the relative influence, as measured by ranking, of these factors regarding risk of IPV perpetration and stress.