Ardy Sowe

Biographic Data

ID6331561
NAMEArdy Sowe
GIVEN NAMESArdy
FAMILY NAMESowe
SIGNATURESOWE A
AFFILIATIONSDepartment of Sociology, Anthropology, and Health Administration and Policy, University of Maryland, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS2
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR2
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2019
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2020
H-INDEX0

  • Factors that influence the scale up of new interventions in low-income settings

    Open AccessJennifer A Callaghan-Koru, Munia Islam et al.ARTICLEHealth Policy and Planning2020References: 46

    There is a well-recognized need for empirical study of processes and factors that influence scale up of evidence-based interventions in low-income countries to address the ‘know-do’ gap. We undertook a qualitative case study of the scale up of chlorhexidine cleansing of the umbilical cord (CHX) in Bangladesh to identify and compare facilitators and barriers for the institutionalization and expansion stages of scale up. Data collection and analysi…

  • Implementation outcomes of the national scale up of chlorhexidine cord cleansing in Bangladesh’s public health system

    Open AccessJennifer A Callaghan-Koru, Marufa Aziz Khan et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2019

    BACKGROUND: Chlorhexidine (CHX) cleansing of the umbilical cord stump is an evidence-based intervention that reduces newborn infections and is recommended for high-mortality settings. Bangladesh is one of the first countries to adopt and scale up CHX nationally. This study evaluates the implementation outcomes for the CHX scale up in Bangladesh and identifies and describes key milestones and processes for the scale up. METHODS: We adapted the RE-…