Mary Bassett
Biographic Data
| ID | 6065564 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mary Bassett |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mary |
| FAMILY NAME | Bassett |
| SIGNATURE | BASSETT M |
| AFFILIATIONS | The authors are with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY. |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Punching above their weight
Further research using this framework has considerable potential to advance effective policies to advance health and equity
Trends and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Gestational Diabetes Among Pregnant Women in New York City, 1990–2001
We analyzed gestational diabetes mellitus trends in New York City between 1990 and 2001 by using information obtained from birth certificates. Gestational diabetes diagnoses among women who delivered babies increased 46%, from 2.6% (95% confidence interval [CI]=2.5, 2.7) to 3.8% (95% CI=3.7, 3.9) of births. Prevalence was highest among South and Central Asian women (11%). Given risks for adverse fetal outcomes and maternal chronic diabetes, promp…
Acceptability of the female condom in Zimbabwe
An acceptability study of the female condom was carried out in Zimbabwe among sex workers (89), urban women attending a family planning clinic in Harare (84), and rural women (23). Their main reason for trying this new method was as protection from sexually transmitted infections, including HIV. Over 50 per cent of the women in all three groups said that they and their partners liked the condom very much and preferred it to the male condom. Less …
Trends and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Gestational Diabetes Among Pregnant Women in New York City, 1990–2001
We analyzed gestational diabetes mellitus trends in New York City between 1990 and 2001 by using information obtained from birth certificates. Gestational diabetes diagnoses among women who delivered babies increased 46%, from 2.6% (95% confidence interval [CI]=2.5, 2.7) to 3.8% (95% CI=3.7, 3.9) of births. Prevalence was highest among South and Central Asian women (11%). Given risks for adverse fetal outcomes and maternal chronic diabetes, promp…
Acceptability of the female condom in Zimbabwe
An acceptability study of the female condom was carried out in Zimbabwe among sex workers (89), urban women attending a family planning clinic in Harare (84), and rural women (23). Their main reason for trying this new method was as protection from sexually transmitted infections, including HIV. Over 50 per cent of the women in all three groups said that they and their partners liked the condom very much and preferred it to the male condom. Less …
Trends and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Gestational Diabetes Among Pregnant Women in New York City, 1990–2001
We analyzed gestational diabetes mellitus trends in New York City between 1990 and 2001 by using information obtained from birth certificates. Gestational diabetes diagnoses among women who delivered babies increased 46%, from 2.6% (95% confidence interval [CI]=2.5, 2.7) to 3.8% (95% CI=3.7, 3.9) of births. Prevalence was highest among South and Central Asian women (11%). Given risks for adverse fetal outcomes and maternal chronic diabetes, promp…
Punching above their weight
Further research using this framework has considerable potential to advance effective policies to advance health and equity
Medicine (3 works) · Demography (2 works) · Population (2 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (1 works) · Art (1 works) · Condom (1 works) · Confidence interval (1 works) · Diabetes mellitus (1 works) · Economics (1 works) · Endocrinology (1 works)