Michael Merson

Biographic Data

ID7073517
NAMEMichael Merson
GIVEN NAMESMichael
FAMILY NAMEMerson
SIGNATUREMERSON M
AFFILIATIONSDuke University
ORCID0000-0002-6259-3951
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS13
TOTAL CITATIONS4
AUTHOR COUNT13
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1977
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2019
H-INDEX1

  • Drivers of the reduction in childhood diarrhea mortality 1980-2015 and interventions to eliminate preventable diarrhea deaths by 2030

    Open AccessRobert Black, Robert E Black et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2019

    BACKGROUND: Childhood diarrhea deaths have declined more than 80% from 1980 to 2015, in spite of an increase in the number of children in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). Possible drivers of this remarkable accomplishment can guide the further reduction of the half million annual child deaths from diarrhea that still occur. METHODS: We used the Lives Saved Tool, which models effects on mortality due to changes in coverage of preventive or…

  • Chinese medical teams in Africa

    Open AccessShu Chen, Michelle Pender et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2019

  • Evolution of the World Health Organization’s programmatic actions to control diarrheal diseases

    Open AccessCathy Wolfheim, Olivier Fontaine et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2019

    The Program for the Control of Diarrheal Diseases (CDD) of the World Health Organization (WHO) was created in 1978, the year the Health for All Strategy was launched at the Alma Ata International Conference on Primary Health Care. CDD quickly became one of the pillars of this strategy, with its primary goal of reducing diarrhea-associated mortality among infants and young children in developing countries. WHO expanded the previous cholera-focused…

  • Global Status of the HIV/Aids Epidemic and the Response

    Open AccessM H Merson, Michael MersonCHAPTERGlobal challenge of AIDS2015

  • Towards a common definition of global health

    Open AccessJeffrey P Koplan, T Christopher Bond et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet2009

  • Strategies Used in the Detection of Acute/Early HIV Infections. The Nimh Multisite Acute HIV Infection Study

    Open AccessPeter R Kerndt, Robert Dubrow et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2009

    Acute/early HIV infection plays a critical role in onward HIV transmission. Detection of HIV infections during this period provides an important early opportunity to offer interventions which may prevent further transmission. In six US cities, persons with acute/early HIV infection were identified using either HIV RNA testing of pooled sera from persons screened HIV antibody negative or through clinical referral of persons with acute or early inf…

  • The history and challenge of HIV prevention

    Open AccessMichael H Merson, Michael Merson et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet2008

  • Unprotected intercourse for extra money among commercial sex workers in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

    Mposo Ntumbanzondo, Robert Dubrow et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2006

    This study assessed the extent and correlates of the practice of engaging in unprotected intercourse for extra money among commercial sex workers (CSWs) in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. We conducted a cross-sectional survey using a structured, interviewer-administered questionnaire among a convenience sample of 136 CSWs. More than one-quarter of CSWs (26.5%) engaged in unprotected intercourse for extra money. These CSWs charged abou…

  • A Social Cognitive Model of Health for HIV-Positive Adults Receiving Care in India

    Open AccessNalini Tarakeshwar, Kailasom Srikrishnan Aylur et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2006

  • Living with HIV infection

    Nalini Tarakeshwar, Archana Krishnan et al.ARTICLECulture Health & Sexuality2006

    Through interviews, we examined explanatory frameworks of living with HIV infection among 50 HIV-positive individuals (23 women, 27 men) receiving care at a non-governmental organization in Chennai, India. Results were analysed according to three sets of issues, all of which were found to differ by gender: causal beliefs about HIV, impact of HIV, and care/treatment of HIV. HIV-positive participants attributed their infection to biological, moral …

  • Allocating HIV-Prevention Resources

    Edward H Kaplan, Michael H Merson et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2002Cited by: 3References: 2

    The primary goal of HIV prevention is to prevent as many infections as possible. This requires allocating HIV-prevention resources according to costeffectiveness principles: those activities that prevent more infections per dollar are favored over those that prevent fewer. This is not current practice in the United States, where prevention resources from the federal government to the states flow in proportion to reported AIDS cases. Although such…

  • Structural interventions in public health

    Kim M Blankenship, Sarah J Bray et al.ARTICLEAIDS2000

    OBJECTIVE: To review structural interventions in public health, identify distinct approaches to structural interventions, and assess their implications for HIV-prevention interventions. METHOD: The MEDLINE, HealthStar, PsychInfo and Sociofile databases were searched on specific health issues, types of public health interventions, and conceptual topics (e.g. empowerment, social structure, and inequality) to compile a list of public health interven…

  • A large outbreak of foodborne salmonellosis on the Navajo Nation Indian Reservation, epidemiology and secondary transmission

    Marcus A Horwitz, Robert A Pollard et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health1977Cited by: 1References: 7

    In September 1974, the largest outbreak of foodborne salmonellosis ever reported to the Center for Disease Control--affecting an estimated 3,400 persons--occurred on the Navajo Nation Indian Reservation. The responsible agent was Salmonella newport and the vehicle of transmission was potato salad served to an estimated 11,000 persons at a free barbecue. The cooked ingredients of the potato salad had been stored for up to 16 hours at improper hold…