Christa L Fischer Walker
Biographic Data
| ID | 3490940 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christa L Fischer Walker |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christa L Fischer |
| FAMILY NAME | Walker |
| SIGNATURE | WALKER C L F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Johns Hopkins University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Updating the assumptions on the impact of household water, sanitation and hygiene interventions on diarrhea morbidity in young children
Background: ) is a publicly available and widely used model used to estimate the impact of scaling up interventions on maternal and child health. A strength of the model is that it is continuously updated with country-specific information about intervention coverage, risk factors and causes of death. This paper reports an updated review and meta-analysis on the efficacy of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) interventions in reducing diarrhea mo…
Economic costs to caregivers of diarrhoea treatment among children below 5 in rural Gujarat India
INTRODUCTION: Diarrhoea is a leading cause of mortality among young children in India although few receive the recommended treatment. The diarrhoea alleviation through zinc and oral rehydration salts (ORS) therapy (DAZT) team initiated a programme in Gujarat from 2011 to 2013 to increase coverage of these interventions through public and private providers at scale. This study evaluates the economic impact of diarrhoea to caregivers before and aft…
An external evaluation of the Diarrhea Alleviation through Zinc and ORS Treatment (Dazt) program in Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh, India
BACKGROUND: To address inadequate coverage of oral rehydration salts (ORS) and zinc supplements for the treatment of diarrhea among children under-five, the Diarrhea Alleviation through Zinc and ORS Treatment (DAZT) program was carried out from 2011-2013 in Gujarat and from 2011-2014 in Uttar Pradesh (UP), India. The program focused on improving the diarrhea treatment practices of public and private sector providers. METHODS: We conducted cross-s…
Public sector scale–up of zinc and ORS improves coverage in selected districts in Bihar, India
BACKGROUND: In Bihar, India, a new initiative to enhance diarrhea treatment with zinc and ORS in the public sector was rolled out in selected districts. We conducted an external evaluation to measure changes in diarrhea careseeking and treatment in intervention districts. METHODS: We conducted baseline and endline household surveys among caregivers of children 2-59 months of age. We calculated summary statistics for household characteristics, kno…
Adherence to zinc supplementation guidelines for the treatment of diarrhea among children under–five in Uttar Pradesh, India
BACKGROUND: There is limited evidence on adherence to the recommended dose and duration of zinc supplementation for diarrheal episodes in children under five years of age. In selected districts of Uttar Pradesh, India, we sought to assess adherence to the nationally advised zinc treatment regimen (ie, 10 mg/day for ages 2-6 months and 20 mg/day for ages 7-59 months for 14 days) among caregivers of zinc-prescribed children. METHODS: We identified …
Global burden of childhood pneumonia and diarrhoea
Diarrhea as a risk factor for acute lower respiratory tract infections among young children in low income settings
BACKGROUND: Diarrhea and acute lower respiratory tract infections (ALRI) are leading causes of morbidity and mortality among children under 5 years of age. We sought to quantify the correlation of diarrhea and respiratory infections within an individual child and to determine if infection with one illness increases the risk of infection with the other during the same time period. METHODS: We quantified the likelihood of an ALRI and a diarrhea epi…
Typhoid fever and paratyphoid fever
Typhoid fever and paratyphoid fever: Systematic review to estimate global morbidity and mortality for 2010 Background Typhoid and paratyphoid fever remain important causes of morbidity worldwide. Accurate disease burden estimates are needed to guide policy decisions and prevention and control strategies
Breastfeeding and the risk for diarrhea morbidity and mortality
Zinc during and in convalescence from diarrhea has no demonstrable effect on subsequent morbidity and anthropometric status among infants <6 mo of age
Young infants do not appear to benefit from 2 wk of zinc, unlike what has been observed among older children.
Economic costs to caregivers of diarrhoea treatment among children below 5 in rural Gujarat India
INTRODUCTION: Diarrhoea is a leading cause of mortality among young children in India although few receive the recommended treatment. The diarrhoea alleviation through zinc and oral rehydration salts (ORS) therapy (DAZT) team initiated a programme in Gujarat from 2011 to 2013 to increase coverage of these interventions through public and private providers at scale. This study evaluates the economic impact of diarrhoea to caregivers before and aft…
Zinc during and in convalescence from diarrhea has no demonstrable effect on subsequent morbidity and anthropometric status among infants <6 mo of age
Young infants do not appear to benefit from 2 wk of zinc, unlike what has been observed among older children.
Breastfeeding and the risk for diarrhea morbidity and mortality
Typhoid fever and paratyphoid fever
Typhoid fever and paratyphoid fever: Systematic review to estimate global morbidity and mortality for 2010 Background Typhoid and paratyphoid fever remain important causes of morbidity worldwide. Accurate disease burden estimates are needed to guide policy decisions and prevention and control strategies
Global burden of childhood pneumonia and diarrhoea
Diarrhea as a risk factor for acute lower respiratory tract infections among young children in low income settings
BACKGROUND: Diarrhea and acute lower respiratory tract infections (ALRI) are leading causes of morbidity and mortality among children under 5 years of age. We sought to quantify the correlation of diarrhea and respiratory infections within an individual child and to determine if infection with one illness increases the risk of infection with the other during the same time period. METHODS: We quantified the likelihood of an ALRI and a diarrhea epi…
An external evaluation of the Diarrhea Alleviation through Zinc and ORS Treatment (Dazt) program in Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh, India
BACKGROUND: To address inadequate coverage of oral rehydration salts (ORS) and zinc supplements for the treatment of diarrhea among children under-five, the Diarrhea Alleviation through Zinc and ORS Treatment (DAZT) program was carried out from 2011-2013 in Gujarat and from 2011-2014 in Uttar Pradesh (UP), India. The program focused on improving the diarrhea treatment practices of public and private sector providers. METHODS: We conducted cross-s…
Public sector scale–up of zinc and ORS improves coverage in selected districts in Bihar, India
BACKGROUND: In Bihar, India, a new initiative to enhance diarrhea treatment with zinc and ORS in the public sector was rolled out in selected districts. We conducted an external evaluation to measure changes in diarrhea careseeking and treatment in intervention districts. METHODS: We conducted baseline and endline household surveys among caregivers of children 2-59 months of age. We calculated summary statistics for household characteristics, kno…
Adherence to zinc supplementation guidelines for the treatment of diarrhea among children under–five in Uttar Pradesh, India
BACKGROUND: There is limited evidence on adherence to the recommended dose and duration of zinc supplementation for diarrheal episodes in children under five years of age. In selected districts of Uttar Pradesh, India, we sought to assess adherence to the nationally advised zinc treatment regimen (ie, 10 mg/day for ages 2-6 months and 20 mg/day for ages 7-59 months for 14 days) among caregivers of zinc-prescribed children. METHODS: We identified …
Economic costs to caregivers of diarrhoea treatment among children below 5 in rural Gujarat India
INTRODUCTION: Diarrhoea is a leading cause of mortality among young children in India although few receive the recommended treatment. The diarrhoea alleviation through zinc and oral rehydration salts (ORS) therapy (DAZT) team initiated a programme in Gujarat from 2011 to 2013 to increase coverage of these interventions through public and private providers at scale. This study evaluates the economic impact of diarrhoea to caregivers before and aft…
Updating the assumptions on the impact of household water, sanitation and hygiene interventions on diarrhea morbidity in young children
Background: ) is a publicly available and widely used model used to estimate the impact of scaling up interventions on maternal and child health. A strength of the model is that it is continuously updated with country-specific information about intervention coverage, risk factors and causes of death. This paper reports an updated review and meta-analysis on the efficacy of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) interventions in reducing diarrhea mo…
Medicine (7 works) · Diarrhea (5 works) · Environmental health (5 works) · Internal Medicine (5 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (4 works) · Confidence interval (4 works) · Iron Metabolism and Disorders (4 works) · Logistic regression (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Public health (4 works)