J W Brown
Biographic Data
| ID | 5796002 |
|---|---|
| NAME | J W Brown |
| GIVEN NAMES | J W |
| FAMILY NAME | Brown |
| SIGNATURE | BROWN J W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Elysia Larson is with the American Schools of Public Health, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, South Africa. Heidi O'Bra, Thurma Goldman, and Jeffrey D. Klausner are with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, South Africa. J.W. Brown is with the US Agency for International Development, South Africa. Yogan Pillay is with the National Department of Health, South Africa. |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 45 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Equitable Distribution of Pepfar-Supported HIV/Aids Services in South Africa
This letter to the editor describes South Africa’s lack of proper health infrastructure which has led to inequalities in access to healthcare. This primarily affects the population’s access to HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis treatments. The South African government and the U.S.’s PEPFAR program have been working to reverse this trend. Recent data indicates that there is an association between the burden of HIV/AIDS and the people tested for HIV/AIDS as…
Old Age Mortality in Japan
The observation that educational crossover exists only among elderly men may be because of gender and SES differences in causes of death, morbidity, and health behavior. On the other hand, possible explanations for age differences in the educational crossover include selective survival and cohort effects
Transitions in Living Arrangements Among Elders in Japan
Poor health does trigger changes in living arrangement. Both physical (i.e., chronic conditions and functional status) and mental (i.e., depressed affect) health conditions play a role in such transitions. Because health conditions are correlated with competing risks of mortality, attrition, and proxy interview, health effects on changes in living arrangement are likely underestimated
Dispensation of emergency contraceptive pills in Michigan Title X clinics
OBJECTIVES: Emergency contraceptive pill dispensation was estimated in Michigan Title X family planning programs. METHODS: Logistic regression and tobit estimation models were used to predict whether and to what extent emergency contraceptive pills are dispensed. RESULTS: Of the 53 programs studies, 32 dispensed emergency contraceptive pills, averaging fewer than one client per month. Total dispensation was skewed toward a few programs, and the c…
Assessing the impact of a family planning nurse training program in Egypt
Transitions in Living Arrangements Among Elders in Japan
Poor health does trigger changes in living arrangement. Both physical (i.e., chronic conditions and functional status) and mental (i.e., depressed affect) health conditions play a role in such transitions. Because health conditions are correlated with competing risks of mortality, attrition, and proxy interview, health effects on changes in living arrangement are likely underestimated
Old Age Mortality in Japan
The observation that educational crossover exists only among elderly men may be because of gender and SES differences in causes of death, morbidity, and health behavior. On the other hand, possible explanations for age differences in the educational crossover include selective survival and cohort effects
Assessing the impact of a family planning nurse training program in Egypt
Dispensation of emergency contraceptive pills in Michigan Title X clinics
OBJECTIVES: Emergency contraceptive pill dispensation was estimated in Michigan Title X family planning programs. METHODS: Logistic regression and tobit estimation models were used to predict whether and to what extent emergency contraceptive pills are dispensed. RESULTS: Of the 53 programs studies, 32 dispensed emergency contraceptive pills, averaging fewer than one client per month. Total dispensation was skewed toward a few programs, and the c…
Old Age Mortality in Japan
The observation that educational crossover exists only among elderly men may be because of gender and SES differences in causes of death, morbidity, and health behavior. On the other hand, possible explanations for age differences in the educational crossover include selective survival and cohort effects
Transitions in Living Arrangements Among Elders in Japan
Poor health does trigger changes in living arrangement. Both physical (i.e., chronic conditions and functional status) and mental (i.e., depressed affect) health conditions play a role in such transitions. Because health conditions are correlated with competing risks of mortality, attrition, and proxy interview, health effects on changes in living arrangement are likely underestimated
Equitable Distribution of Pepfar-Supported HIV/Aids Services in South Africa
This letter to the editor describes South Africa’s lack of proper health infrastructure which has led to inequalities in access to healthcare. This primarily affects the population’s access to HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis treatments. The South African government and the U.S.’s PEPFAR program have been working to reverse this trend. Recent data indicates that there is an association between the burden of HIV/AIDS and the people tested for HIV/AIDS as…
Medicine (5 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Family medicine (3 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Population (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Family planning (2 works) · Gerontology (2 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (2 works) · Pill (2 works)