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Autor:
Romesh Silva
Publikováno v:
Genus, Vol 78, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2022)
Abstract Civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems and legal identity systems have become increasingly recognized as catalytic both for inclusive development and for monitoring population dynamics spanning the entire life course. Populat
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/24bd2d35e884431d898286e246d4bcb1
Publikováno v:
PLoS ONE, Vol 15, Iss 10, p e0238782 (2020)
In 2015, UN member states committed to eliminate female genital mutilation (FGM) by 2030 as part of the Sustainable Development Agenda. To reach this goal, interventions need to be targeted and guided by the best available evidence. To date, however,
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/f933d5a2cae84672bdce74a8540c15c5
Autor:
Olga Joos, Romesh Silva, Agbessi Amouzou, Lawrence H Moulton, Jamie Perin, Jennifer Bryce, Luke C Mullany
Publikováno v:
PLoS ONE, Vol 11, Iss 1, p e0145238 (2016)
BACKGROUND:While community health workers are being recognized as an integral work force with growing responsibilities, increased demands can potentially affect motivation and performance. The ubiquity of mobile phones, even in hard-to-reach communit
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/713f9a1dcb784b90bc4dbe04f557d55f
Autor:
Romesh Silva, Agbessi Amouzou, Melinda Munos, Andrew Marsh, Elizabeth Hazel, Cesar Victora, Robert Black, Jennifer Bryce, RMM Working Group
Publikováno v:
PLoS ONE, Vol 11, Iss 1, p e0144662 (2016)
INTRODUCTION:Most low-income countries lack complete and accurate vital registration systems. As a result, measures of under-five mortality rates rely mostly on household surveys. In collaboration with partners in Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, and Mali, w
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/84a421a4320649b99c1d099a50735744
Autor:
Olga Joos, Agbessi Amouzou, Romesh Silva, Benjamin Banda, Lois Park, Jennifer Bryce, Mercy Kanyuka, RMM Malawi working group
Publikováno v:
PLoS ONE, Vol 11, Iss 1, p e0138406 (2016)
BACKGROUND:Malawi ratified a compulsory birth and death registration system in 2009. Until it captures complete coverage of vital events, Malawi relies on other data sources to calculate mortality estimates. We tested a community-based method to esti
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/3f73a3722e744063b984e4636186dba9
Autor:
Jennifer Bryce, Agbessi Amouzou, Cesar G Victora, Gareth Jones, Romesh Silva, Kenneth Hill, Robert E Black, RMM Working Group
Publikováno v:
PLoS Medicine, Vol 13, Iss 1, p e1001904 (2016)
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/264c0bbfdf5c4f559719f33b40fb7740
Publikováno v:
PLoS ONE, Vol 10, Iss 11, p e0137713 (2015)
Most low- and middle-income countries lack fully functional civil registration systems. Measures of under-five mortality are typically derived from periodic household surveys collecting detailed information from women on births and child deaths. Howe
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/93651afde0b44d7d83da76822a98c713
Autor:
Agbessi Amouzou, Aklilu Kidanu, Nolawi Taddesse, Romesh Silva, Elizabeth Hazel, Jennifer Bryce, Robert E Black
Publikováno v:
PLoS ONE, Vol 10, Iss 11, p e0126909 (2015)
Ethiopia has scaled up its community-based programs over the past decade by training and deploying health extension workers (HEWs) in rural communities throughout the country. Consequently, child mortality has declined substantially, placing Ethiopia
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/daabdd4a1622483b80c2dd3491f0bc57
Autor:
Melinda K Munos, Alain K Koffi, Hamadoun Sangho, Mariam Guindo Traoré, Masseli Diakité, Romesh Silva, Mali RMM Working Group
Publikováno v:
PLoS ONE, Vol 10, Iss 11, p e0132164 (2015)
Like many developing countries, Mali has few sources of mortality data. High quality mortality estimates are available from household surveys, such as the demographic and health surveys (DHS), approximately every five years, making it difficult to tr
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/9d2f58c1b6f1454181f8421252442558
Autor:
Romesh Silva
Publikováno v:
PLoS Medicine, Vol 9, Iss 8, p e1001296 (2012)
Given the lack of complete vital registration data in most developing countries, for many countries it is not possible to accurately estimate under-five mortality rates from vital registration systems. Heavy reliance is often placed on direct and ind
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/03d3ca8ba1ae4e8e83ec8429b2762ea8