Kala Mehta
Biographic Data
| ID | 6636741 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kala Mehta |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kala |
| FAMILY NAME | Mehta |
| SIGNATURE | MEHTA K |
| AFFILIATIONS | VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, PA, USA |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Improving the precision of maternal, newborn, and child health impact through geospatial analysis of the association of contextual and programmatic factors with health trends in Bihar, India
Background: There is a scarcity of research that comprehensively examines programme impact from a context-specific perspective. We aimed to determine the conditions under which the Bihar Technical Support Programme led to more favourable outcomes for maternal and child health in Bihar. Methods: We obtained block-level data on maternal and child health indicators during the state-wide scale-up of the pilot Ananya programme and data on health facil…
Implementing health communication tools at scale
INTRODUCTION: As part of an investment by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support the Government of Bihar to improve reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health and nutrition (RMNCHN) statewide, BBC Media Action implemented multiple communication tools to support front-line worker (FLW) outreach. We analyse the impacts of a package of mHealth audio messaging and paper-based job aids used by FLWs during government-sponsored village hea…
Use of mobile technology by frontline health workers to promote reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health and nutrition
BACKGROUND: mHealth technology holds promise for improving the effectiveness of frontline health workers (FLWs), who provide most health-related primary care services, especially reproductive, maternal, newborn, child health and nutrition services (RMNCHN), in low-resource - especially hard-to-reach - settings. Data are lacking, however, from rigorous evaluations of mHealth interventions on delivery of health services or on health-related behavio…
Association of Hearing Impairment and Anxiety in Older Adults
Hearing impairment is independently associated with greater odds of anxiety symptoms in older adults
Association of Hearing Impairment and Emotional Vitality in Older Adults
HI is associated with lower odds of emotional vitality in older adults. Further studies are needed to examine the longitudinal impact of HI on mental health and well-being
Psychological Sciences Table of Content
Association of Hearing Impairment and Anxiety in Older Adults
Hearing impairment is independently associated with greater odds of anxiety symptoms in older adults
Association of Hearing Impairment and Emotional Vitality in Older Adults
HI is associated with lower odds of emotional vitality in older adults. Further studies are needed to examine the longitudinal impact of HI on mental health and well-being
Association of Hearing Impairment and Anxiety in Older Adults
Hearing impairment is independently associated with greater odds of anxiety symptoms in older adults
Association of Hearing Impairment and Emotional Vitality in Older Adults
HI is associated with lower odds of emotional vitality in older adults. Further studies are needed to examine the longitudinal impact of HI on mental health and well-being
Psychological Sciences Table of Content
Use of mobile technology by frontline health workers to promote reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health and nutrition
BACKGROUND: mHealth technology holds promise for improving the effectiveness of frontline health workers (FLWs), who provide most health-related primary care services, especially reproductive, maternal, newborn, child health and nutrition services (RMNCHN), in low-resource - especially hard-to-reach - settings. Data are lacking, however, from rigorous evaluations of mHealth interventions on delivery of health services or on health-related behavio…
Implementing health communication tools at scale
INTRODUCTION: As part of an investment by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support the Government of Bihar to improve reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health and nutrition (RMNCHN) statewide, BBC Media Action implemented multiple communication tools to support front-line worker (FLW) outreach. We analyse the impacts of a package of mHealth audio messaging and paper-based job aids used by FLWs during government-sponsored village hea…
Improving the precision of maternal, newborn, and child health impact through geospatial analysis of the association of contextual and programmatic factors with health trends in Bihar, India
Background: There is a scarcity of research that comprehensively examines programme impact from a context-specific perspective. We aimed to determine the conditions under which the Bihar Technical Support Programme led to more favourable outcomes for maternal and child health in Bihar. Methods: We obtained block-level data on maternal and child health indicators during the state-wide scale-up of the pilot Ananya programme and data on health facil…
Medicine (5 works) · Confidence interval (3 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (3 works) · Logistic regression (3 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Odds (3 works) · Odds ratio (3 works) · Psychological intervention (3 works) · Psychology (3 works)