Antoine Augustin
Biographic Data
| ID | 218227 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Antoine Augustin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Antoine |
| FAMILY NAME | Augustin |
| SIGNATURE | AUGUSTIN A |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 47 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The "three delays" as a framework for examining maternal mortality in Haiti
Arrested Pregnancy Syndrome in Haiti
This report describes findings from a national survey of pregnant women in Haiti regarding the social epidemiology of pedisyon (perdition), or "arrested pregnancy syndrome," a condition believed to be associated with infertility. Data collected on mortality of respondents' sisters were used to indirectly measure the prevalence of this culture-bound syndrome in the adult female population and to compare its distribution in urban and rural areas. P…
Secular trend in the age at menarche in Haiti
Trends in age at menarche of 10,563 pregnant Haitian women enrolled in a longitudinal study of maternal mortality are examined. Mean recalled age at menarche for adult women in the sample was 15.37 years. However, there was a clear decline in mean menarcheal ages from the oldest to the youngest women, with a mean rate of decline for adult women of 0.36 years per decade. Mean menarcheal age was higher in each age group of rural women than for wome…
Social and psychological costs of preventive child health services in Haiti
Much of the research on determinants of health service utilization has focused on economic and cognitive variables which influence preventative health behavior. Our ethnographic study of maternal perceptions of the barriers and incentives to immunization use in Haiti underscores the importance of 'hidden' social and psychological costs of utilization, such as embarrassment, fear, child care difficulties, and competing demands on maternal time. Fi…
The "three delays" as a framework for examining maternal mortality in Haiti
Social and psychological costs of preventive child health services in Haiti
Much of the research on determinants of health service utilization has focused on economic and cognitive variables which influence preventative health behavior. Our ethnographic study of maternal perceptions of the barriers and incentives to immunization use in Haiti underscores the importance of 'hidden' social and psychological costs of utilization, such as embarrassment, fear, child care difficulties, and competing demands on maternal time. Fi…
Arrested Pregnancy Syndrome in Haiti
This report describes findings from a national survey of pregnant women in Haiti regarding the social epidemiology of pedisyon (perdition), or "arrested pregnancy syndrome," a condition believed to be associated with infertility. Data collected on mortality of respondents' sisters were used to indirectly measure the prevalence of this culture-bound syndrome in the adult female population and to compare its distribution in urban and rural areas. P…
Social and psychological costs of preventive child health services in Haiti
Much of the research on determinants of health service utilization has focused on economic and cognitive variables which influence preventative health behavior. Our ethnographic study of maternal perceptions of the barriers and incentives to immunization use in Haiti underscores the importance of 'hidden' social and psychological costs of utilization, such as embarrassment, fear, child care difficulties, and competing demands on maternal time. Fi…
Secular trend in the age at menarche in Haiti
Trends in age at menarche of 10,563 pregnant Haitian women enrolled in a longitudinal study of maternal mortality are examined. Mean recalled age at menarche for adult women in the sample was 15.37 years. However, there was a clear decline in mean menarcheal ages from the oldest to the youngest women, with a mean rate of decline for adult women of 0.36 years per decade. Mean menarcheal age was higher in each age group of rural women than for wome…
Arrested Pregnancy Syndrome in Haiti
This report describes findings from a national survey of pregnant women in Haiti regarding the social epidemiology of pedisyon (perdition), or "arrested pregnancy syndrome," a condition believed to be associated with infertility. Data collected on mortality of respondents' sisters were used to indirectly measure the prevalence of this culture-bound syndrome in the adult female population and to compare its distribution in urban and rural areas. P…
The "three delays" as a framework for examining maternal mortality in Haiti
Medicine (4 works) · Population (4 works) · Demography (3 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (3 works) · Demography (2 works) · Fertility (2 works) · Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare (2 works) · Pregnancy (2 works) · Rural area (2 works)