Alexander Vu

Dados Biográficos

ID6728290
NOMEAlexander Vu
PRENOMESAlexander
SOBRENOMEVu
ASSINATURAVU A
AFILIAÇÕESJohns Hopkins University
ORCID0000-0003-4265-6350
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS10
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR10
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2008
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2017
ÍNDICE H0

  • Feasibility and acceptability of a universal screening and referral protocol for gender-based violence with women seeking care in health clinics in Dadaab refugee camps in Kenya

    Open AccessAlexander Vu, Andrea L Wirtz et al.ARTICLECambridge Prisms Global Mental…2017

    The findings suggest that the evidence-based ASIST-GBV is both feasible to implement and acceptable to both providers and women seeking care. Universal GBV screening and referral is an effective way for health care and service providers in humanitarian settings to assist survivors of GBV

  • Comprehensive development and testing of the Asist-GBV, a screening tool for responding to gender-based violence among women in humanitarian settings

    Open AccessAndrea L Wirtz, Nancy Gla et al.ARTICLEConflict and Health2016

    The ASIST-GBV screening tool has demonstrated utility and validity for use in confidential identification and referral of refugees and IDPs who experience GBV

  • Psychometric properties and reliability of the Assessment Screen to Identify Survivors Toolkit for Gender Based Violence (Asist-GBV)

    Open AccessAlexander Vu, Andrea L Wirtz et al.ARTICLEConflict and Health2016

    The findings demonstrate that the ASIST-GBV has strong psychometric properties and good reliability. The tool can be used to screen and identify female GBV survivors confidentially and efficiently among IDPs in Colombia and refugees in Ethiopia. Early identification of GBV survivors can enable safety planning, early referral for treatment, and psychosocial support to prevent long-term harmful consequence of GBV

  • Cross-sectional assessments of participants’ characteristics and loss to follow-up in the first Opioid Substitution Therapy Pilot Program in Kabul, Afghanistan

    Open AccessHoracio Ruiseñor-Escudero, Alexander Vu et al.ARTICLEHarm Reduction Journal2015

    BACKGROUND: Kabul has over 12,000 people who inject drugs (PWID), most of them heroin users, and opioid substitution therapy has recently been introduced as an effective method to reduce opioid use. We aimed to evaluate a pilot Opioid Substitution Therapy Pilot Program (OSTPP) in Kabul, Afghanistan, particularly to (1) describe characteristics of the participants enrolled in the program and (2) identify factors associated with client retention in…

  • Post-mortem

    Alexander Vu, Alexander Francis VuARTICLEMedical Humanities2015

    Post-mortem"The winds blow across the streets.Intersections that once bustled with activity now empty.The telephone lines that had buzzed with emotion ring no longer with laughter, cries of joy, or even a hint of sadness, but are now heavy with an eerie silence

  • The Prevalence of Sexual Violence among Female Refugees in Complex Humanitarian Emergencies

    Alexander Vu, Atif Adam et al.ARTICLEPLoS Currents2014

    IMPORTANCE: Refugees and internally displaced persons are highly vulnerable to sexual violence during conflict and subsequent displacement. However, accurate estimates of the prevalence of sexual violence among in these populations remain uncertain. OBJECTIVE: Our objective was to estimate the prevalence of sexual violence among refugees and displaced persons in complex humanitarian emergencies. DATA SOURCE: We conducted systematic review of rele…

  • Gender-based violence in conflict and displacement

    Open AccessAndrea L Wirtz, Kiemanh Pham et al.ARTICLEConflict and Health2014

    Findings highlight the need for early identification of GBV cases, with emphasis on confidential approaches and active engagement of survivors in available, quality services. Such efforts may facilitate achievement of the goals of new Colombian laws, which seek to prevent and respond to GBV, including in conflict settings. Ongoing conflict and generalized GBV in displacement, as well as among the wider population, suggests a need to create sustai…

  • Development of a screening tool to identify female survivors of gender-based violence in a humanitarian setting

    Open AccessAndrea L Wirtz, Nancy Gla et al.ARTICLEConflict and Health2013

    Findings demonstrate that GBV persists across the span of the refugee experience, though there is a transition in the range of perpetrators and types of GBV that are experienced. Further, survivors experience significant individual and system barriers to disclosure and service utilization. The findings suggest that routine GBV screening by skilled service providers offers a strategy to confidentially identify and refer survivors to needed service…

  • Utilization of outpatient services in refugee settlement health facilities

    Open AccessWilliam Weiss, Alexander Vu et al.ARTICLEConflict and Health2011

    The availability of a centralized database of health information across UNHCR-supported refugee settlements is a rich resource. The SPHERE standard for emergencies of 1-4 visits per person per year appears to be relevant for Asia in the post-emergency phase, but not for Africa. In Africa, a post-emergency standard of 1-2 visits per person per year should be considered. Although it is often assumed that the size of the female population in refugee…

  • Faith-Based Organizations and Sustainable Sheltering Operations in Mississippi after Hurricane Katrina

    Open AccessAnjali Pant, Anjali T Pant et al.ARTICLEPrehospital and Disaster Medicine2008

    Introduction: In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, a significant number of faith-based organizations (FBOs) that were not a part of the formal National Response Plan (NRP) initiated and sustained sheltering operations. Objective: The objective of this study was to examine the sheltering opera-tions of FBOs, understand the decision-making process of FBO shelters, and identify the advantages and disadvantages of FBO shelters. Methods: Verbal inte…