Megan B Murray
Biographic Data
| ID | 6167264 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Megan B Murray |
| GIVEN NAMES | Megan B |
| FAMILY NAME | Murray |
| SIGNATURE | MURRAY M B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Harvard Medical School |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Factors driving adolescent tuberculosis incidence by age and sex in 30 high-tuberculosis burden countries
INTRODUCTION: During adolescence, tuberculosis incidence rises, with a greater increase in males compared with females. Tuberculosis notifications and estimates infrequently disaggregate adolescent age groups. Moreover, the factors that drive the increases in overall incidence and the male-to-female (MF) ratio remain unclear. METHODS: infection and tuberculosis disease incidence in the WHO's 30 high-tuberculosis burden countries (HBCs), which rep…
Tuberculous hyperglycaemia
box While diabetes mellitus (DM) screening in tuberculosis (TB) programmes helps diagnose new DM among TB patients, a substantial proportion of these newly diagnosed cases may reflect TB-induced hyperglycaemia rather than chronic DM
Should neighbours of tuberculosis (TB) cases be prioritised for active case finding in high TB-burden settings? A prospective molecular epidemiological study
Introduction In high tuberculosis (TB)-burden countries, considerable transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis ( M. tb ) likely occurs outside of households. We aimed to estimate the TB prevalence and incidence in households and neighbourhoods around known TB cases and to understand transmission patterns. Methods Household and neighbourhood contacts of pulmonary TB index cases from contiguous areas in Bandung, Indonesia, were screened and follo…
Determinants of adherence towards tuberculosis guidelines among Indonesian private practitioners
INTRODUCTION: In high tuberculosis (TB) burden countries, the private sector manages a large proportion of initial visits by presumptive patients with TB. In Indonesia, the second largest contributor of TB cases globally, private practitioners (PPs) often do not adhere to national TB guidelines. A district public-private mix programme to mitigate this issue was started in 2019, yet engagement remains low. This study examines what affects the deci…
Integrating Health Systems and Science to Respond to Covid-19 in a Model District of Rural Madagascar
There are many outstanding questions about how to control the global COVID-19 pandemic. The information void has been especially stark in the World Health Organization Africa Region, which has low per capita reported cases, low testing rates, low access to therapeutic drugs, and has the longest wait for vaccines. As with all disease, the central challenge in responding to COVID-19 is that it requires integrating complex health systems that incorp…
One hundred thirty-three observed Covid-19 deaths in 10 months
The African region was predicted to have worse COVID-19 infection and death rates due to challenging health systems and social determinants of health. However, in the 10 months after its first case, Rwanda recorded 10316 cases and 133 COVID-19-related deaths translating to a case fatality rate (CFR) of 1.3%, which raised the question: why does Rwanda have a low COVID-19 CFR? Here we analysed COVID-19 data and explored possible explanations to bet…
District-level health system strengthening for universal health coverage
INTRODUCTION: Despite renewed commitment to universal health coverage and health system strengthening (HSS) to improve access to primary care, there is insufficient evidence to guide their design and implementation. To address this, we conducted an impact evaluation of an ongoing HSS initiative in rural Madagascar, combining data from a longitudinal cohort and primary health centres. METHODS: We carried out a district representative household sur…
How consistent are associations between stunting and child development? Evidence from a meta-analysis of associations between stunting and multidimensional child development in fifteen low- and middle…
Objective Despite documented associations between stunting and cognitive development, few population-level studies have measured both indicators in individual children or assessed stunting’s associations with other developmental domains. Design Meta-analysis using publicly available data from fifteen Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS-4) to assess the association between stunting and development, controlling for maternal education, family w…
Depression, adherence and attrition from care in HIV-infected adults receiving antiretroviral therapy
BACKGROUND: A better understanding of the relationship between depression and HIV-related outcomes, particularly as it relates to adherence to treatment, is critical to guide effective support and treatment of individuals with HIV and depression. We examined whether depression was associated with attrition from care in a cohort of 610 HIV-infected adults in rural Rwanda and whether this relationship was mediated through suboptimal adherence to tr…
Food Insufficiency is a Risk Factor for Suboptimal Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence among HIV-Infected Adults in Urban Peru
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Food Insufficiency is a Risk Factor for Suboptimal Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence among HIV-Infected Adults in Urban Peru
Depression, adherence and attrition from care in HIV-infected adults receiving antiretroviral therapy
BACKGROUND: A better understanding of the relationship between depression and HIV-related outcomes, particularly as it relates to adherence to treatment, is critical to guide effective support and treatment of individuals with HIV and depression. We examined whether depression was associated with attrition from care in a cohort of 610 HIV-infected adults in rural Rwanda and whether this relationship was mediated through suboptimal adherence to tr…
How consistent are associations between stunting and child development? Evidence from a meta-analysis of associations between stunting and multidimensional child development in fifteen low- and middle…
Objective Despite documented associations between stunting and cognitive development, few population-level studies have measured both indicators in individual children or assessed stunting’s associations with other developmental domains. Design Meta-analysis using publicly available data from fifteen Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS-4) to assess the association between stunting and development, controlling for maternal education, family w…
District-level health system strengthening for universal health coverage
INTRODUCTION: Despite renewed commitment to universal health coverage and health system strengthening (HSS) to improve access to primary care, there is insufficient evidence to guide their design and implementation. To address this, we conducted an impact evaluation of an ongoing HSS initiative in rural Madagascar, combining data from a longitudinal cohort and primary health centres. METHODS: We carried out a district representative household sur…
Integrating Health Systems and Science to Respond to Covid-19 in a Model District of Rural Madagascar
There are many outstanding questions about how to control the global COVID-19 pandemic. The information void has been especially stark in the World Health Organization Africa Region, which has low per capita reported cases, low testing rates, low access to therapeutic drugs, and has the longest wait for vaccines. As with all disease, the central challenge in responding to COVID-19 is that it requires integrating complex health systems that incorp…
One hundred thirty-three observed Covid-19 deaths in 10 months
The African region was predicted to have worse COVID-19 infection and death rates due to challenging health systems and social determinants of health. However, in the 10 months after its first case, Rwanda recorded 10316 cases and 133 COVID-19-related deaths translating to a case fatality rate (CFR) of 1.3%, which raised the question: why does Rwanda have a low COVID-19 CFR? Here we analysed COVID-19 data and explored possible explanations to bet…
Determinants of adherence towards tuberculosis guidelines among Indonesian private practitioners
INTRODUCTION: In high tuberculosis (TB) burden countries, the private sector manages a large proportion of initial visits by presumptive patients with TB. In Indonesia, the second largest contributor of TB cases globally, private practitioners (PPs) often do not adhere to national TB guidelines. A district public-private mix programme to mitigate this issue was started in 2019, yet engagement remains low. This study examines what affects the deci…
Factors driving adolescent tuberculosis incidence by age and sex in 30 high-tuberculosis burden countries
INTRODUCTION: During adolescence, tuberculosis incidence rises, with a greater increase in males compared with females. Tuberculosis notifications and estimates infrequently disaggregate adolescent age groups. Moreover, the factors that drive the increases in overall incidence and the male-to-female (MF) ratio remain unclear. METHODS: infection and tuberculosis disease incidence in the WHO's 30 high-tuberculosis burden countries (HBCs), which rep…
Tuberculous hyperglycaemia
box While diabetes mellitus (DM) screening in tuberculosis (TB) programmes helps diagnose new DM among TB patients, a substantial proportion of these newly diagnosed cases may reflect TB-induced hyperglycaemia rather than chronic DM
Should neighbours of tuberculosis (TB) cases be prioritised for active case finding in high TB-burden settings? A prospective molecular epidemiological study
Introduction In high tuberculosis (TB)-burden countries, considerable transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis ( M. tb ) likely occurs outside of households. We aimed to estimate the TB prevalence and incidence in households and neighbourhoods around known TB cases and to understand transmission patterns. Methods Household and neighbourhood contacts of pulmonary TB index cases from contiguous areas in Bandung, Indonesia, were screened and follo…
Medicine (7 works) · Public health (6 works) · Environmental health (5 works) · Demography (4 works) · Population (4 works) · Tuberculosis (4 works) · Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (4 works) · Geography (3 works) · Internal Medicine (3 works) · Nursing (3 works)