E R Smith

Biographic Data

ID1592
NAMEE R Smith
GIVEN NAMESE R
FAMILY NAMESmith
SIGNATURESMITH E R
AFFILIATIONSDuke University
ORCID0000-0002-1745-5728
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS10
TOTAL CITATIONS91
AUTHOR COUNT10
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1981
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX1

  • Epidemiology, outcomes, and access to care for pediatric patients who underwent surgery in Northern Tanzania

    Open AccessPamela Espinoza, Theresia Mwakyembe et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Lack of access to surgical care is common in low- and middle-income countries, where children and adolescents account for up to half of the population. However, the burden of surgical conditions and resources for children in Tanzania remains poorly defined. Our cross-sectional study aims to assess the epidemiology and outcomes of pediatric surgical procedures performed over one year at the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC), a tertiary c…

  • Factors affecting antenatal corticosteroid use in low- and middle-income countries

    Open AccessWen-Chien Yang, Catherine Arsenault et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Antenatal corticosteroids (ACS) utilization is disproportionately limited in low- and middle-income countries where most global preterm newborns who could benefit from this intervention are born. Understanding the factors affecting ACS use is crucial for improving its uptake. This study aimed to investigate facility-level factors associated with ACS use in low-resource countries. We used data from ten Service Provision Assessment surveys across n…

  • Perceptions and predictors of Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy among healthcare providers across five countries in sub-Saharan Africa

    Open AccessIsabel Madzorera, Livesy Abokyi et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    The African continent has some of the world’s lowest COVID-19 vaccination rates. While the limited availability of vaccines is a contributing factor, COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among healthcare providers (HCP) is another factor that could adversely affect efforts to control infections on the continent. We sought to understand the extent of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among HCP, and its contributing factors in Africa. We evaluated COVID-19 vaccine …

  • “It’s his cheerfulness that gives me hope”

    Open AccessMadeline Metcalf, Happiness D Kajoka et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Pediatric cancer is a significant and growing burden in low- and middle-income countries. The objective of this project was to describe the factors influencing access to pediatric cancer care in Northern Tanzania using the Three Delays Model. This was a cross-sectional qualitative study conducted between June and August 2023 at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC). Using purposive sampling methods, caregivers of children obtaining pediatri…

  • Assessment of anesthesia capacity for children in Somaliland

    Open AccessMubarak Mohamed, Andie Grimm et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    The burden of pediatric surgical conditions in Somaliland is high and the pediatric anesthesia capacity across the country remains poorly understood. The international standards developed by the World Health Organization and World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists (WHO-WFSA) serve as a guideline to assess the provision of anesthetic care. This study aims to describe anesthesia capacity for children in Somaliland and assess progress to…

  • Towards attainment of the 2030 goal for childhood cancer survival for the World Health Organization Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer

    Open AccessE R Smith, Cesia Cotache-Condor et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    The World Health Organization (WHO) recently launched the Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer (GICC), with the goal of attaining at least 60% cancer survival for children worldwide by the year 2030. This study aims to describe the global patterns of childhood cancer survival in 2019 to help guide progress in attaining the GICC target goal. In this ecological, cross-sectional study, we used 5-year net childhood cancer survival (2015–2019) data …

  • An analysis of the inclusion of ear and hearing care in national health policies, strategies and plans

    Open AccessJulia Canick, Beatriz Petrucci et al.ARTICLEHealth Policy and Planning2023

    Ear- and hearing-related conditions pose a significant global health burden, yet public health policy surrounding ear and hearing care (EHC) in low- and middle-income countries is poorly understood. The present study aims to characterize the inclusion of EHC in national health policy by analysing national health policies, strategies and plans in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Arabic. Three EHC keywords were searched, including ear*, hea…

  • Just One of the Guys”

    Markus M Provence, Aaron B Rochlen et al.ARTICLEPsychology of Men & Masculinity2014Cited by: 1References: 12

  • Food Store Types, Availability, and Cost of Foods in a Rural Environment

    Open AccessAngela D Liese, Kristina E Weis et al.ARTICLEJournal of the American Dietetic…2007

  • Beliefs about Stratification

    James R Kluegel, E R SmithARTICLEAnnual Review of Sociology1981Cited by: 90References: 17

    Since stratification is a basic aspect of society, beliefs about stratification are necessarily related to beliefs about society in general. Consideration of the determinants of beliefs about stratification necessitates attention to the effects of culture and subculture, technology, occupational conditions, class, and economic position. A review of the consequences of beliefs re quires consideration of political ideology and political behavior. W…