Chiara Altare
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 7047745 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Chiara Altare |
| NOMBRES | Chiara |
| APELLIDO | Altare |
| FIRMA | ALTARE C |
| AFILIACIONES | Johns Hopkins University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3410-0427 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 15 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 0 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 15 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2016 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 0 |
Increased utilization of health care services for non-communicable diseases during the Covid-19 pandemic among refugees in Jordan
BACKGROUND: Maintaining routine health services during epidemics and humanitarian crises is instrumental to reduce preventable mortality and morbidity. Given the health service disruptions observed during the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide, we aimed to investigate the evolution of health care service utilization for acute and routine chronic care among refugees in Jordan during distinct phases of the COVID-19 pandemic and discuss the interventions t…
Making sense of shaky data in humanitarian crises
Humanitarian decision-making occurs in volatile and politically charged environments where information is often incomplete, outdated, or conflicting. Effective humanitarian response often requires interpreting poor-quality data to guide interventions, allocate resources, and assess impact. Despite advances in evidence generation, knowledge gaps persist, and decisions are frequently influenced by political and organizational factors rather than by…
Strategies to maintain health service provision during the Covid-19 pandemic in refugee settings in Jordan and Uganda
Health system adaptations were rapidly introduced at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic to protect the public and maintain access to health services. Given the specific vulnerabilities of forced displacement settings, understanding which adaptations were used, how they were implemented, their success, and challenges is important for preparedness and response efforts. In this paper, we characterize adaptations in health service delivery implemente…
Exploring care-seeking practices within a family mid-upper arm circumference approach in South Sudan
Covid-19 epidemiology, health services utilisation and health care seeking behaviour during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic in Mweso health zone, Democratic Republic of Congo
Background: Although the evidence about coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has increased exponentially since the beginning of the pandemic, less is known about the direct and indirect effects of the pandemic in humanitarian settings. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), most studies occurred in Kinshasa and other cities. Limited research was conducted in remote conflict-affected settings. We investigated the COVID-19 epidemiology, heal…
Health care utilisation in Cox’s Bazar district, Bangladesh, during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic
To respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, countries introduced public health and social measures that had indirect societal, economic consequences. Concerns during epidemics include continuity of routine health services. We investigate how healthcare utilisation and healthcare seeking behaviour changed during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic among host communities in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. This mixed-methods study combines quantitative analys…
The implementation of infection prevention and control measures and health care utilisation in ACF-supported health facilities during the Covid-19 pandemic in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Cong…
BACKGROUND: Infection prevention and control (IPC) was a central component of the Democratic Republic of the Congo's COVID-19 response in 2020, aiming to prevent infections and ensure safe health service provision. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to assess the evolution of IPC capacity in 65 health facilities supported by Action Contre la Faim in three health zones in Kinshasa (Binza Meteo (BM), Binza Ozone (BO), and Gombe), investigate how triage and alert…
The first year of the Covid-19 pandemic in humanitarian settings
Background Despite increasing evidence on COVID-19, few studies have been conducted in humanitarian settings and none have investigated the direct and indirect effects of the pandemic in the Central African Republic. We studied the COVID-19 epidemiology, health service utilization, and health care seeking behavior in the first year of the pandemic in Bangui and surrounding areas. Methods This mixed-methods study encompasses four components: descr…
Measuring results of humanitarian action
Humanitarian crises represent a significant public health risk factor for affected populations exacerbating mortality, morbidity, disabilities, and reducing access to and quality of health care. Reliable and timely information on the health status of and services provided to crisis-affected populations is crucial to establish public health priorities, mobilize funds, and monitor the performance of humanitarian action. Numerous efforts have contri…
Covid-19 epidemiology and changes in health service utilization in Uganda’s refugee settlements during the first year of the pandemic
COVID-19 transmission seemed lower in settlement regions than the national average, but so was testing capacity. Disruptions to health services were limited, and mainly affected consultations for acute conditions. This study, focusing on the first year of the pandemic, warrants follow-up research to investigate how susceptibility evolved over time, and how and whether health services could be maintained
Use of Covid-19 evidence in humanitarian settings
Experiences from the field indicate that humanitarian organisations consulted guidance to respond and adapt to COVID-19, but whether referring to available guidance indicates evidence use depends on its accessibility, coherence, contextual relevance and trustworthiness. Feedback loops through online platforms like the COVID-19 Humanitarian platform that relay details of these evidence-use processes to global guidance setters could improve future …
Are people most in need utilising health facilities in post-conflict settings? A cross-sectional study from South Kivu, eastern DR Congo
Background: The disruptive effect of protracted socio-political instability and conflict on the health systems is likely to exacerbate inequities in health service utilisation in conflict-recovering contexts.Objective: To examine whether the level of healthcare need is associated with health facility utilisation in post-conflict settings.Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study among adults with diabetes, hypertension, mothers of infants wit…
Covid-19 in humanitarian settings
Humanitarian organizations have developed innovative and context specific interventions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic as guidance has been normative in nature and most are not humanitarian specific. In April 2020, three universities developed a COVID-19 humanitarian-specific website ( www.covid19humanitarian.com ) to allow humanitarians from the field to upload their experiences or be interviewed by academics to share their creative respon…
Health services for women, children and adolescents in conflict affected settings
Provision of preventive schedulable RMNCAH+N services has continued during intermittent conflict in North and South Kivu. The prolonged effort by non-governmental organizations and UN agencies to respond to humanitarian needs was likely key in maintaining intervention coverage despite conflict. Health actors and communities appear to have adapted to changing levels and nature of insecurity and developed strategies to ensure preventive services ar…
Health at the borders
BACKGROUND: Women's malnutrition, particularly undernutrition, remains an important public health challenge in Ethiopia. Although various studies examined the levels and determinants of women's nutritional status, the influence of living close to an international border on women's nutrition has not been investigated. Yet, Ethiopian borders are regularly affected by conflict and refugee flows, which might ultimately impact health. OBJECTIVE: To in…
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Health at the borders
BACKGROUND: Women's malnutrition, particularly undernutrition, remains an important public health challenge in Ethiopia. Although various studies examined the levels and determinants of women's nutritional status, the influence of living close to an international border on women's nutrition has not been investigated. Yet, Ethiopian borders are regularly affected by conflict and refugee flows, which might ultimately impact health. OBJECTIVE: To in…
Are people most in need utilising health facilities in post-conflict settings? A cross-sectional study from South Kivu, eastern DR Congo
Background: The disruptive effect of protracted socio-political instability and conflict on the health systems is likely to exacerbate inequities in health service utilisation in conflict-recovering contexts.Objective: To examine whether the level of healthcare need is associated with health facility utilisation in post-conflict settings.Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study among adults with diabetes, hypertension, mothers of infants wit…
Covid-19 in humanitarian settings
Humanitarian organizations have developed innovative and context specific interventions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic as guidance has been normative in nature and most are not humanitarian specific. In April 2020, three universities developed a COVID-19 humanitarian-specific website ( www.covid19humanitarian.com ) to allow humanitarians from the field to upload their experiences or be interviewed by academics to share their creative respon…
Health services for women, children and adolescents in conflict affected settings
Provision of preventive schedulable RMNCAH+N services has continued during intermittent conflict in North and South Kivu. The prolonged effort by non-governmental organizations and UN agencies to respond to humanitarian needs was likely key in maintaining intervention coverage despite conflict. Health actors and communities appear to have adapted to changing levels and nature of insecurity and developed strategies to ensure preventive services ar…
Use of Covid-19 evidence in humanitarian settings
Experiences from the field indicate that humanitarian organisations consulted guidance to respond and adapt to COVID-19, but whether referring to available guidance indicates evidence use depends on its accessibility, coherence, contextual relevance and trustworthiness. Feedback loops through online platforms like the COVID-19 Humanitarian platform that relay details of these evidence-use processes to global guidance setters could improve future …
Measuring results of humanitarian action
Humanitarian crises represent a significant public health risk factor for affected populations exacerbating mortality, morbidity, disabilities, and reducing access to and quality of health care. Reliable and timely information on the health status of and services provided to crisis-affected populations is crucial to establish public health priorities, mobilize funds, and monitor the performance of humanitarian action. Numerous efforts have contri…
Covid-19 epidemiology and changes in health service utilization in Uganda’s refugee settlements during the first year of the pandemic
COVID-19 transmission seemed lower in settlement regions than the national average, but so was testing capacity. Disruptions to health services were limited, and mainly affected consultations for acute conditions. This study, focusing on the first year of the pandemic, warrants follow-up research to investigate how susceptibility evolved over time, and how and whether health services could be maintained
The implementation of infection prevention and control measures and health care utilisation in ACF-supported health facilities during the Covid-19 pandemic in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Cong…
BACKGROUND: Infection prevention and control (IPC) was a central component of the Democratic Republic of the Congo's COVID-19 response in 2020, aiming to prevent infections and ensure safe health service provision. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to assess the evolution of IPC capacity in 65 health facilities supported by Action Contre la Faim in three health zones in Kinshasa (Binza Meteo (BM), Binza Ozone (BO), and Gombe), investigate how triage and alert…
The first year of the Covid-19 pandemic in humanitarian settings
Background Despite increasing evidence on COVID-19, few studies have been conducted in humanitarian settings and none have investigated the direct and indirect effects of the pandemic in the Central African Republic. We studied the COVID-19 epidemiology, health service utilization, and health care seeking behavior in the first year of the pandemic in Bangui and surrounding areas. Methods This mixed-methods study encompasses four components: descr…
Covid-19 epidemiology, health services utilisation and health care seeking behaviour during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic in Mweso health zone, Democratic Republic of Congo
Background: Although the evidence about coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has increased exponentially since the beginning of the pandemic, less is known about the direct and indirect effects of the pandemic in humanitarian settings. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), most studies occurred in Kinshasa and other cities. Limited research was conducted in remote conflict-affected settings. We investigated the COVID-19 epidemiology, heal…
Health care utilisation in Cox’s Bazar district, Bangladesh, during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic
To respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, countries introduced public health and social measures that had indirect societal, economic consequences. Concerns during epidemics include continuity of routine health services. We investigate how healthcare utilisation and healthcare seeking behaviour changed during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic among host communities in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. This mixed-methods study combines quantitative analys…
Making sense of shaky data in humanitarian crises
Humanitarian decision-making occurs in volatile and politically charged environments where information is often incomplete, outdated, or conflicting. Effective humanitarian response often requires interpreting poor-quality data to guide interventions, allocate resources, and assess impact. Despite advances in evidence generation, knowledge gaps persist, and decisions are frequently influenced by political and organizational factors rather than by…
Strategies to maintain health service provision during the Covid-19 pandemic in refugee settings in Jordan and Uganda
Health system adaptations were rapidly introduced at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic to protect the public and maintain access to health services. Given the specific vulnerabilities of forced displacement settings, understanding which adaptations were used, how they were implemented, their success, and challenges is important for preparedness and response efforts. In this paper, we characterize adaptations in health service delivery implemente…
Exploring care-seeking practices within a family mid-upper arm circumference approach in South Sudan
Increased utilization of health care services for non-communicable diseases during the Covid-19 pandemic among refugees in Jordan
BACKGROUND: Maintaining routine health services during epidemics and humanitarian crises is instrumental to reduce preventable mortality and morbidity. Given the health service disruptions observed during the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide, we aimed to investigate the evolution of health care service utilization for acute and routine chronic care among refugees in Jordan during distinct phases of the COVID-19 pandemic and discuss the interventions t…
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