Erica Wetzler

Biographic Data

ID2791681
NAMEErica Wetzler
GIVEN NAMESErica
FAMILY NAMEWetzler
SIGNATUREWETZLER E
AFFILIATIONSWorld Vision
ORCID0000-0002-3076-5034
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2009
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX0

  • Educational attainment and self-reported environmental exposures of pregnant women living in Nairobi, Kenya

    Open AccessChristopher Zuidema, Priscillah Wanini Edemba et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Environmental exposures experienced by pregnant women living in cities of low- and middle-income countries are poorly described. We collected information on housing characteristics, household and ambient air pollution, and work-related exposures through questionnaires in a cohort of 400 pregnant women in Nairobi, Kenya and examined exposures in relation to educational attainment, a proxy for socioeconomic status. Participants were median 26 years…

  • Impact of mass distribution of insecticide-treated nets in Mozambique, 2012 to 2025

    Open AccessErica Wetzler, Erica A Wetzler et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2022

    Malaria was the leading cause of post-neonatal deaths in Mozambique in 2017. The use of insecticide treated nets (ITNs) is recognized as one of the most effective ways to reduce malaria mortality in children. No previous analyses have estimated changes in mortality attributable to the scale-up of ITNs, accounting for provincial differences in mortality rates and coverage of health interventions. Based upon annual provincial ownership coverage of …

  • Gender differences in psychosocial status of adolescents during Covid-19

    Open AccessJun Wang, Alec Aaron et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2021

    An understanding of gender differences in the impacts of COVID-19 on adolescents' schooling, physical, and mental health can inform adolescent protection interventions. Psychosocial support during response and recovery phases needs to pay special attention to gender differences, since female adolescents' psychosocial status is at higher risk when facing the challenges of this pandemic

  • Contribution of community health workers to improving access to timely and appropriate case management of childhood fever in Mozambique

    Open AccessTanya Guenther, Salim Sadruddin et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2017

    BACKGROUND: (APEs). We assessed the contribution of the program to improved care-seeking and appropriate treatment of childhood febrile illness in Nampula Province. METHODS: We used a post-test quasi-experimental design with three intervention and one comparison districts to compare access and appropriateness of care for sick children in Nampula province. We carried out a household survey in the study districts to measure levels of care-seeking a…

  • Demand generation and social mobilisation for integrated community case management (iCCM) and child health

    Open AccessAlyssa Sharkey, Alyssa B Sharkey et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2014

    AIM: We present the approaches used in and outcomes resulting from integrated community case management (iCCM) programmes in Niger and Mozambique with a strong focus on demand generation and social mobilisation. METHODS: We use a case study approach to describe the programme and contextual elements of the Niger and Mozambique programmes. RESULTS: Awareness and utilisation of iCCM services and key family practices increased following the implement…

  • Asking the Right Questions

    Open AccessMiriam S Chaiken, J Richard Dixon et al.ARTICLENAPA Bulletin2009References: 3

    Anthropologists have long recognized the value of community participation in development planning and project implementation, and this paper discusses a new strategy to engage communities to monitor conditions of food insecurity and vulnerability, and to develop strategies for mitigation against shocks. Community based early warning programs (CEWS) complement existing hunger early warning systems that rely on satellite and agroclimatic data by co…