Peter C Rockers
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 1736748 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Peter C Rockers |
| PRENOMES | Peter C |
| SOBRENOME | Rockers |
| ASSINATURA | ROCKERS P C |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Boston University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2198-127X |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 16 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 18 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 16 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2008 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
The role of faith-based organizations in the pharmaceutical systems of low-and-middle-income countries – A scoping review
In many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), faith-based organizations (FBOs) play a critical role in ensuring access to essential pharmaceutical services. Despite their longstanding presence in this role, there are few existing reviews describing the contributions of FBOs to pharmaceutical systems in LMICs. This study aims to provide a structured overview of the existing literature on FBO engagement in pharmaceutical systems across LMICs. T…
Physiological Markers of Early Social Skills in Rural South Africa
Early social skills underlie the development of crucial regulatory and behavioral processes across childhood. EEG frontal alpha asymmetry and heart rate variability are two physiological markers that have been extensively studied in relation to social skills in high‐income country (HIC) samples. The prevalence of adversities in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs) is linked to pervasive deficits in early social skills, yet little is known abo…
Traditional beliefs and practices surrounding pregnancy loss in Limpopo Province, South Africa
South Africa has a diversity of traditional beliefs and practices within its existing sub-cultures which include complex belief patterns around women's sexual and reproductive health, including pregnancy loss (i.e. abortion or miscarriage). Causes of pregnancy loss among the different cultures can be attributed broadly to ancestors, bewitchment, and ritual pollution. However, of these factors, ritual pollution has not been adequately researched. …
The impact of home-installed growth charts and small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS) on child growth in Zambia
BACKGROUND: Childhood stunting remains common in many low-income settings and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality, as well as impaired child development. METHODS: The main objective of the study was to assess whether home-installed growth charts as well as small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS) can reduce growth faltering among infants. All caregivers of infants between 2 and 10 months of age at baseline, and at…
Preferences for Hypertension Care in Malawi
Hypertension is the most common non-communicable disease diagnosed among people in sub-Saharan Africa. However, little is known about client preferences for hypertension care. We performed a discrete choice experiment in Malawi among people with hypertension, with and without HIV. Participants were asked to select between two care scenarios, each with six attributes: distance, waiting time, provider friendliness, individual or group care, antihyp…
The role of Savings and Internal Lending Communities (Silcs) in improving community-level household wealth, financial preparedness for birth, and utilization of reproductive health services in rural Z…
NCT02620436
If we build it, will they come? Results of a quasi-experimental study assessing the impact of maternity waiting homes on facility-based childbirth and maternity care in Zambia
INTRODUCTION: Maternity waiting homes (MWHs) aim to increase access to maternity and emergency obstetric care by allowing women to stay near a health centre before delivery. An improved MWH model was developed with community input and included infrastructure, policies and linkages to health centres. We hypothesised this MWH model would increase health facility delivery among remote-living women in Zambia. METHODS: We conducted a quasi-experimenta…
Postpartum Mental Health in Rural South Africa
Phone-based monitoring to evaluate health policy and program implementation in Kenya
Monitoring and evaluating policies and programs in low- and middle-income countries are often difficult because of the lack of routine data. High mobile phone ownership in these countries presents an opportunity for efficient data collection through telephone interviews. This study examined the feasibility of collecting data on medicines through telephone interviews in Kenya. Data on the availability and prices of medicines at 137 health faciliti…
Household saving during pregnancy and facility delivery in Zambia
Financial barriers cause many women in low- and middle-income countries to deliver outside of a health facility, contributing to maternal and neonatal mortality. Savings accrued during pregnancy can increase access to safe delivery services. We investigated the relationship between household saving during pregnancy and facility delivery. A cross-section of 2381 women who delivered a child in the previous 12 months was sampled from 40 health facil…
Galea et al. Respond
We would like to thank Myers for her interest in our work. Two issues are raised; we would like to tackle each in turn. First, we are in complete agreement on the need for cross-cultural validation for any measure used to assess mental health. While definitive validation is particularly challenging in contexts like Liberia, where psychiatrists or psychologists who may provide “gold standard assessments” are essentially nonexistent, we conducted b…
Which Doctor
BACKGROUND: Liberia is rebuilding its health system after a lengthy civil war in which traditional health care was the only reliable source of care. OBJECTIVE: This study explored individual, village, and health system factors related to the utilization of health clinics versus informal providers (eg, healers, medicine sellers) in Liberia. RESEARCH DESIGN, PARTICIPANTS, AND MEASURES: This was a cross-sectional population-representative survey of …
The contribution of primary care to health and health systems in low- and middle-income countries
Persistent Psychopathology in the Wake of Civil War
Objectives. We assessed the geographical distribution of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in postconflict Nimba County, Liberia, nearly 2 decades after the end of primary conflict in the area, and we related this pattern to the history of conflict. Methods. We administered individual surveys to a population-based sample of 1376 adults aged 19 years or older. In addition, we conducted a historical analysis of conflict in Nimba County, Liberia,…
Bypassing primary care facilities for childbirth
In an effort to reduce maternal mortality, developing countries have been investing in village-level primary care facilities to bring skilled delivery services closer to women. We explored the extent to which women in rural western Tanzania bypass their nearest primary care facilities to deliver at more distant health facilities, using a population-representative survey of households (N = 1204). Using a standardized instrument, we asked women who…
Source of Antenatal Care Influences Facility Delivery in Rural Tanzania
Bypassing primary care facilities for childbirth
In an effort to reduce maternal mortality, developing countries have been investing in village-level primary care facilities to bring skilled delivery services closer to women. We explored the extent to which women in rural western Tanzania bypass their nearest primary care facilities to deliver at more distant health facilities, using a population-representative survey of households (N = 1204). Using a standardized instrument, we asked women who…
Persistent Psychopathology in the Wake of Civil War
Objectives. We assessed the geographical distribution of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in postconflict Nimba County, Liberia, nearly 2 decades after the end of primary conflict in the area, and we related this pattern to the history of conflict. Methods. We administered individual surveys to a population-based sample of 1376 adults aged 19 years or older. In addition, we conducted a historical analysis of conflict in Nimba County, Liberia,…
Source of Antenatal Care Influences Facility Delivery in Rural Tanzania
Bypassing primary care facilities for childbirth
In an effort to reduce maternal mortality, developing countries have been investing in village-level primary care facilities to bring skilled delivery services closer to women. We explored the extent to which women in rural western Tanzania bypass their nearest primary care facilities to deliver at more distant health facilities, using a population-representative survey of households (N = 1204). Using a standardized instrument, we asked women who…
The contribution of primary care to health and health systems in low- and middle-income countries
Persistent Psychopathology in the Wake of Civil War
Objectives. We assessed the geographical distribution of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in postconflict Nimba County, Liberia, nearly 2 decades after the end of primary conflict in the area, and we related this pattern to the history of conflict. Methods. We administered individual surveys to a population-based sample of 1376 adults aged 19 years or older. In addition, we conducted a historical analysis of conflict in Nimba County, Liberia,…
Galea et al. Respond
We would like to thank Myers for her interest in our work. Two issues are raised; we would like to tackle each in turn. First, we are in complete agreement on the need for cross-cultural validation for any measure used to assess mental health. While definitive validation is particularly challenging in contexts like Liberia, where psychiatrists or psychologists who may provide “gold standard assessments” are essentially nonexistent, we conducted b…
Which Doctor
BACKGROUND: Liberia is rebuilding its health system after a lengthy civil war in which traditional health care was the only reliable source of care. OBJECTIVE: This study explored individual, village, and health system factors related to the utilization of health clinics versus informal providers (eg, healers, medicine sellers) in Liberia. RESEARCH DESIGN, PARTICIPANTS, AND MEASURES: This was a cross-sectional population-representative survey of …
Household saving during pregnancy and facility delivery in Zambia
Financial barriers cause many women in low- and middle-income countries to deliver outside of a health facility, contributing to maternal and neonatal mortality. Savings accrued during pregnancy can increase access to safe delivery services. We investigated the relationship between household saving during pregnancy and facility delivery. A cross-section of 2381 women who delivered a child in the previous 12 months was sampled from 40 health facil…
If we build it, will they come? Results of a quasi-experimental study assessing the impact of maternity waiting homes on facility-based childbirth and maternity care in Zambia
INTRODUCTION: Maternity waiting homes (MWHs) aim to increase access to maternity and emergency obstetric care by allowing women to stay near a health centre before delivery. An improved MWH model was developed with community input and included infrastructure, policies and linkages to health centres. We hypothesised this MWH model would increase health facility delivery among remote-living women in Zambia. METHODS: We conducted a quasi-experimenta…
Postpartum Mental Health in Rural South Africa
Phone-based monitoring to evaluate health policy and program implementation in Kenya
Monitoring and evaluating policies and programs in low- and middle-income countries are often difficult because of the lack of routine data. High mobile phone ownership in these countries presents an opportunity for efficient data collection through telephone interviews. This study examined the feasibility of collecting data on medicines through telephone interviews in Kenya. Data on the availability and prices of medicines at 137 health faciliti…
The role of Savings and Internal Lending Communities (Silcs) in improving community-level household wealth, financial preparedness for birth, and utilization of reproductive health services in rural Z…
NCT02620436
The impact of home-installed growth charts and small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS) on child growth in Zambia
BACKGROUND: Childhood stunting remains common in many low-income settings and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality, as well as impaired child development. METHODS: The main objective of the study was to assess whether home-installed growth charts as well as small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS) can reduce growth faltering among infants. All caregivers of infants between 2 and 10 months of age at baseline, and at…
Preferences for Hypertension Care in Malawi
Hypertension is the most common non-communicable disease diagnosed among people in sub-Saharan Africa. However, little is known about client preferences for hypertension care. We performed a discrete choice experiment in Malawi among people with hypertension, with and without HIV. Participants were asked to select between two care scenarios, each with six attributes: distance, waiting time, provider friendliness, individual or group care, antihyp…
Traditional beliefs and practices surrounding pregnancy loss in Limpopo Province, South Africa
South Africa has a diversity of traditional beliefs and practices within its existing sub-cultures which include complex belief patterns around women's sexual and reproductive health, including pregnancy loss (i.e. abortion or miscarriage). Causes of pregnancy loss among the different cultures can be attributed broadly to ancestors, bewitchment, and ritual pollution. However, of these factors, ritual pollution has not been adequately researched. …
The role of faith-based organizations in the pharmaceutical systems of low-and-middle-income countries – A scoping review
In many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), faith-based organizations (FBOs) play a critical role in ensuring access to essential pharmaceutical services. Despite their longstanding presence in this role, there are few existing reviews describing the contributions of FBOs to pharmaceutical systems in LMICs. This study aims to provide a structured overview of the existing literature on FBO engagement in pharmaceutical systems across LMICs. T…
Physiological Markers of Early Social Skills in Rural South Africa
Early social skills underlie the development of crucial regulatory and behavioral processes across childhood. EEG frontal alpha asymmetry and heart rate variability are two physiological markers that have been extensively studied in relation to social skills in high‐income country (HIC) samples. The prevalence of adversities in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs) is linked to pervasive deficits in early social skills, yet little is known abo…
Medicine (13 obras) · Environmental health (11 obras) · Global Maternal and Child Health (11 obras) · Population (8 obras) · Nursing (7 obras) · Public health (6 obras) · Family medicine (5 obras) · Health facility (5 obras) · Health services (5 obras) · Healthcare Systems and Reforms (5 obras)