Fatu Yumkella
Biographic Data
| ID | 6331531 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Fatu Yumkella |
| GIVEN NAMES | Fatu |
| FAMILY NAME | Yumkella |
| SIGNATURE | YUMKELLA F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Résumés dans ce numéro
me thodologie mixte dans quatre quartiers de favorise s
Maternal and newborn care practices in Sierra Leone
Despite recent progress, Sierra Leone’s lifetime risk of maternal death remains high (1 in 21), as does neonatal mortality (35 per 1000 live births). We present findings on maternal and neonatal care practices from a mixed methods study conducted in four districts during July–August 2012. We conducted a household cluster survey with data on maternal and newborn care practices collected from women ages 15–49 years who had ever given birth. We also…
Navigating multiple options and social relationships in plural health systems
BACKGROUND: Sierra Leone has emerged from civil war but remains in the lowest tier of the human development index. While significant health reforms, such as the removal of user fees, aim to increase access to services, little is known about how families navigate a plural health system in seeking health care for sick children. This research aims to build on recent care-seeking literature that emphasizes a shift from static supply-and-demand paradi…
Spoiled breast milk and bad water; local understandings of diarrhea causes and prevention in rural Sierra Leone
Categorizing behaviors as beneficial, harmful, non-existent or benign enables tailored programmatic recommendations. For example, respondents recognized the value of clean water and we correspondingly recommend interventions that reinforce consumption of and access to clean water. Second, respondents report denying "contaminated" breast milk to breastfeeding children. This is a harmful practice that merits attention. Third, the role of open defec…
Navigating multiple options and social relationships in plural health systems
BACKGROUND: Sierra Leone has emerged from civil war but remains in the lowest tier of the human development index. While significant health reforms, such as the removal of user fees, aim to increase access to services, little is known about how families navigate a plural health system in seeking health care for sick children. This research aims to build on recent care-seeking literature that emphasizes a shift from static supply-and-demand paradi…
Maternal and newborn care practices in Sierra Leone
Despite recent progress, Sierra Leone’s lifetime risk of maternal death remains high (1 in 21), as does neonatal mortality (35 per 1000 live births). We present findings on maternal and neonatal care practices from a mixed methods study conducted in four districts during July–August 2012. We conducted a household cluster survey with data on maternal and newborn care practices collected from women ages 15–49 years who had ever given birth. We also…
Spoiled breast milk and bad water; local understandings of diarrhea causes and prevention in rural Sierra Leone
Categorizing behaviors as beneficial, harmful, non-existent or benign enables tailored programmatic recommendations. For example, respondents recognized the value of clean water and we correspondingly recommend interventions that reinforce consumption of and access to clean water. Second, respondents report denying "contaminated" breast milk to breastfeeding children. This is a harmful practice that merits attention. Third, the role of open defec…
Navigating multiple options and social relationships in plural health systems
BACKGROUND: Sierra Leone has emerged from civil war but remains in the lowest tier of the human development index. While significant health reforms, such as the removal of user fees, aim to increase access to services, little is known about how families navigate a plural health system in seeking health care for sick children. This research aims to build on recent care-seeking literature that emphasizes a shift from static supply-and-demand paradi…
Maternal and newborn care practices in Sierra Leone
Despite recent progress, Sierra Leone’s lifetime risk of maternal death remains high (1 in 21), as does neonatal mortality (35 per 1000 live births). We present findings on maternal and neonatal care practices from a mixed methods study conducted in four districts during July–August 2012. We conducted a household cluster survey with data on maternal and newborn care practices collected from women ages 15–49 years who had ever given birth. We also…
Résumés dans ce numéro
me thodologie mixte dans quatre quartiers de favorise s
Child Nutrition and Water Access (3 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Qualitative research (3 works) · Sierra leone (3 works) · Socioeconomics (3 works) · Breastfeeding (2 works) · Family medicine (2 works) · Focus group (2 works)