Miriam Rabkin

Biographic Data

ID2220826
NAMEMiriam Rabkin
GIVEN NAMESMiriam
FAMILY NAMERabkin
SIGNATURERABKIN M
AFFILIATIONSColumbia University
ORCID0000-0002-2342-4362
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS9
TOTAL CITATIONS6
WORKS AS AUTHOR9
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2005
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX1

  • HIV services for fisherfolk in Sierra Leone

    Open AccessJennifer M Zech, Oliver Eleeza et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    In African fishing communities, landing sites are central to social and sexual networks, making them important areas for HIV transmission. Despite being identified as a priority group by the Sierra Leone Ministry of Health (MoH), there are limited data on fisherfolk’s HIV risk or their preferences regarding HIV prevention, testing, linkage and treatment services. In May 2022, we conducted a formative assessment at two landing sites, using surveys…

  • Integrating isoniazid preventive therapy into the fast-track HIV treatment model in urban Zambia

    Open AccessMpande Mukumbwa-Mwenechanya, Muhau Mubiana et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Most people living with HIV (PLHIV) established on treatment in Zambia receive multi-month prescribing and dispensing (MMSD) antiretroviral therapy (ART) and are enrolled in less-intensive differentiated service delivery (DSD) models such as Fast Track (FT), where clients collect ART every 3–6 months and make clinical visits every 6 months. In 2019, Zambia introduced Isoniazid Preventive Therapy (IPT) with scheduled visits at 2 weeks and 1, 3, an…

  • Healthcare system responses to non-communicable diseases’ needs of Syrian refugees

    Open AccessChaza Akik, Farah Asfahani et al.ARTICLEJournal of Migration and Health2022

    Despite the extraordinary efforts made by host countries, provision and continuity of high quality NCD services at scale remains a tremendous challenge given ongoing funding shortfalls and lack of prioritization of NCD care for refugees. The development of innovative, effective and sustainable solutions is necessary to counter the threat of NCDs

  • Optimizing Differentiated HIV Treatment Models in Urban Zimbabwe

    Open AccessMichael Strauss, Gavin George et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2020

    Differentiated service delivery holds great promise for streamlining the delivery of health services for HIV. This study used a discrete choice experiment to assess preferences for differentiated HIV treatment delivery model characteristics among 500 virally suppressed adults on antiretroviral therapy in Harare, Zimbabwe. Treatment model characteristics included location, consultation type, healthcare worker cadre, operation times, visit frequenc…

  • Missed Opportunities to Improve the Health of Postpartum Women

    Open AccessE Larson, Miriam Rabkin et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Health Journal2017

  • Addressing chronic diseases in protracted emergencies

    Open AccessMiriam Rabkin, Fouad Mohamed Fouad et al.ARTICLEGlobal Public Health2016

    Forcible displacement has reached unprecedented levels, with more refugees and internally displaced people reported since comprehensive statistics have been collected. The rising numbers of refugees requiring health services, the protracted nature of modern displacement, and the changing demographics of refugee populations have created compelling new health needs and challenges. In addition to the risk of malnutrition, infectious diseases and exp…

  • Association Between HIV Programs and Quality of Maternal Health Inputs and Processes in Kenya

    Margaret E Kruk, Aleksandra Jakubowski et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2015References: 19

    We assessed whether quality of maternal and newborn health services is influenced by presence of HIV programs at Kenyan health facilities using data from a national facility survey. Facilities that provided services to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission had better prenatal and postnatal care inputs, such as infrastructure and supplies, and those providing antiretroviral therapy had better quality of prenatal and postnatal care processes. HI…

  • Why reinvent the wheel? Leveraging the lessons of HIV scale-up to confront non-communicable diseases

    Open AccessMiriam Rabkin, Wafaa El‐SadrARTICLEGlobal Public Health2011

    The dramatic scale-up of HIV services in lower-income countries has led to the development of service delivery models reflecting the specific characteristics of HIV and its treatment as well as local contexts and cultures. Given the shared barriers and challenges faced by health programmes in lower-income countries, many of the implementation approaches developed for HIV programmes have the potential to contribute to the continuity care framework…

  • Focus on Women

    Landon Myers, Miriam Rabkin et al.ARTICLEReproductive Health Matters2005Cited by: 6References: 53

    Despite important advances in expanding access to antiretroviral therapy in the countries most heavily affected by HIV/AIDS, there has been little consideration of the connections between HIV prevention, care and treatment programmes and reproductive health services. In this paper, we explore the integration of reproductive health services into HIV care and treatment programmes. We review the design and progress of the MTCT-Plus Initiative, which…