Charles R Salmen

Biographic Data

ID1251312
NAMECharles R Salmen
GIVEN NAMESCharles R
FAMILY NAMESalmen
SIGNATURESALMEN C R
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Minnesota
ORCID0000-0001-6982-3126
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS12
TOTAL CITATIONS17
WORKS AS AUTHOR12
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2011
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
H-INDEX2

  • Falling through the net

    Open AccessCharles R Salmen, Louisa Ndunyu et al.ARTICLEGlobal Public Health2021

    In rural sub-Saharan Africa, preventable delays in accessing emergency care remain a dominant factor in maternal and neonatal deaths. The MOMENTUM study is a pragmatic cohort investigation designed to measure the "Three Delays", i.e. delays in recognizing need for care (Type 1), reaching care (Type 2), and receiving care (Type 3) within a remote island health system on Lake Victoria, Kenya. The study utilizes an adaptive methodology to provide ac…

  • The Momentum study

    Open AccessNicholas R DesLauriers, Evance Ogola et al.ARTICLEGlobal Public Health2020

    Despite worldwide improvements in maternal and infant mortality, mothers and babies in remote, low-resource communities remain disproportionately vulnerable to adverse health outcomes. In these settings, delays in accessing emergency care are a major driver of poor outcomes. The 'Three Delays' model is now widely utilised to conceptualise these delays. However, in out-of-hospital contexts, operational and methodological constraints present major …

  • Rethinking our Rigor Mortis

    Open AccessCharles R Salmen, Richard Magerenge et al.ARTICLEGlobal Public Health2019

    As global health researchers, we have long embraced the conviction that the answers to complex problems of poverty and disease will reveal themselves if only we apply enough scientific rigor. Yet, at the community level, our group of American and Kenyan investigators has begun to question whether our veneration of rigor is itself contributing to the intractability of certain types of global health problems. Here, we illustrate examples from our e…

  • Characteristics of Pica Behavior among Mothers around Lake Victoria, Kenya

    Open AccessEsther O Chung, Brian Mattah et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2019

    Background : Pica, the craving and purposeful consumption of nonfoods, is poorly understood. We described the prevalence of pica among women on Mfangano Island, Kenya, and examined sociodemographic and health correlates. Methods : Our cross-sectional study included 299 pregnant or postpartum women in 2012. We used a 24-h recall to assess pica, defined as consumption of earth (geophagy), charcoal/ash, or raw starches (amylophagy) and built multiva…

  • Marginalization and Community Perception of HIV Care, Treatment, and Support on Mfangano Island, Kenya

    Annie Chang, Kathryn J Fiorella et al.ARTICLEProgress in community health…2018

    Marginalization and Community Perception of HIV Care, Treatment, and Support on Mfangano Island, Kenya Annie Chang, MD, MS, Kathryn J. Fiorella, PhD, MPH, Matthew D. Hickey, MD, Charles R. Salmen, MD, MPHIL, Elizabeth A. Bukusi, MBChB, M.Med, MPH, PhD, Craig R. Cohen, MD, and Colette L. Auerswald, MD, MS What Is the Problem? • In rural sub-Saharan Africa, the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/AIDS epidemic has exerted effects on nearly every asp…

  • Marginalization and Community Perception of HIV Care, Treatment, and Support on Mfangano Island, Kenya

    Annie Chang, Kathryn J Fiorella et al.ARTICLEProgress in community health…2018References: 6

    HIV-related consequences at the individual, household, and community levels have adversely affected how Mfangano communities respond to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Community-based strategies are needed to address interrelated inequities at multiple levels. Changing community perception may overcome HIV stigma to enable individual readiness to seek care. Access to care and treatment enhances productivity and hence social capital in HIV-affected househo…

  • Nourishing networks

    Open AccessAutumn L Delorme, Erika R Gavenus et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2018Cited by: 2References: 46

  • Movement between facilities for HIV care among a mobile population in Kenya

    Matthew D Hickey, Dan Omollo et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2016

    HIV treatment is life-long, yet many patients travel or migrate for their livelihoods, risking treatment interruption. We examine timely reengagement in care among patients who transferred-out or were lost-to-follow-up (LTFU) from a rural HIV facility. We conducted a cohort study among 369 adult patients on antiretroviral therapy between November 2011 and November 2013 on Mfangano Island, Kenya. Patients who transferred or were LTFU (i.e., missed…

  • Around the Table

    Jason M Nagata, Kathryn J Fiorella et al.ARTICLEEcology of Food and Nutrition2015

    The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship among socioeconomic status, social support, and food insecurity in a rural Kenyan island community. A cross-sectional random sample of 111 female heads of households representing 583 household members were surveyed in Mfangano Island, Kenya from August to October 2010 using adaptations of the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale and the Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey.…

  • Transactional Fish-for-Sex Relationships Amid Declining Fish Access in Kenya

    Open AccessKathryn J Fiorella, Carol S Camlin et al.ARTICLEWorld Development2015Cited by: 13References: 8

  • "Wan Kanyakla" (We are together)

    Open AccessCharles R Salmen, Matthew D Hickey et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2015Cited by: 2References: 51

  • Medical pluralism on Mfangano Island

    Open AccessJason M Nagata, Alan R Jew et al.ARTICLEJournal of Ethnopharmacology2011