Doris Yimgang

• PhD MPH
• University of Maryland, Baltimore

Background Improving evidence-informed policy dialogue to support the development and implementation of national health policies is vital, but there is limited evidence on researchers’ roles in policy dialogue processes in Africa. The objective of this study is to examine researchers’ involvement in health policy dialogue in Africa. Methods The da...

Background Anemia is a global public health problem that undermines childhood development. India provides government-sponsored integrated nutrition/child development preschools. Objectives This double-masked, cluster-randomized controlled trial examines whether point-of-use multiple micronutrient powder (MNP) compared with placebo fortification of...

Anemia is a leading cause of morbidity in sub-Saharan Africa. The etiologies of anemia are multifactorial, and it is unclear what proportion of anemia is attributable to malaria in children of different ages in Malawi. We evaluated the population attributable fraction (PAF) of anemia due to malaria using multiple cross-sectional surveys in southern...

Objective: To determine the association between prophylactic antibiotic duration after the definitive wound closure of an open fracture and deep surgical site infection (SSI). Design: Retrospective cohort study. Setting: 41 clinical sites in the United States, Canada, Australia, Norway, and India. Participants: Patients (N = 2400) with open...

Objectives: In low and middle-income countries, early child development (ECD) is associated with stunting, but the association with length-for-age z-scores (LAZ) is understudied. The objective is to examine whether the association with ECD among infants extends beyond stunting to LAZ and whether it is altered by nurturance or inflammation. Method...

Stunting has been negatively associated with children's development. We examined the range of height by testing hypotheses: (a) height is positively associated with children's development, with associations moderated by inflammation and (b) home environments characterized by nurturance and early learning opportunities is positively associated with...

Introduction Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors are commonly prescribed medications after the Norwood procedure. There are little data that can be used to determine if angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors improve interstage outcomes in children with single ventricle defects. The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship...

Purpose: Across various health conditions and geographic regions, there remains a dearth of clinicians with the expertise and confidence to identify and manage children with disabilities. At the front line of this crisis are clinician-educators, who are tasked with caring for these unique patients and with training the future workforce. Balancing...

Objectives: To examine changes in maternal-child health surrounding the April 2015 civil unrest in Baltimore, Maryland, following Freddie Gray's death while in police custody. Methods: We conducted cross-sectional Children's HealthWatch surveys January 2014 through December 2015 in pediatric emergency departments and primary care clinics on mate...

Anemia is a public health concern in resource limited settings. Although the causes are multi-factorial, a major contributor is malaria. The World Health Organization has proposed using anemia prevalence as a surrogate measure of the burden of malaria infection. Despite the fact that several studies have demonstrated a correlation between the preva...

Introduction: As HIV- infected patients live longer, non-AIDS-defining cancers are now a major cause of morbidity and mortality. The purpose of this study was to compare the prevalence, type, and location of colorectal neoplastic lesions found on colonoscopy in HIV-infected patients from an urban United States cohort with non-HIV-infected patients...

Parental concerns are useful tools to help pediatric care providers identify the presence of developmental and behavioral problems. This study sought to learn whether specific parental concerns helped predict diagnoses in a tertiary developmental clinic. Parents of preschoolers who attended a preschool developmental clinic (n = 101) were surveyed a...

Objective: To assess at-birth health outcomes of neonates with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI). Study design: A total of 53 women who self-reported having had at least one child with OI completed the survey. We evaluated pregnancy length, neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) usage, at-birth complications, and the child's clinical information includi...

Introduction: Non-AIDS defining cancers are the second leading cause of death in HIV-infected individuals, and colorectal cancer is the fourth leading cancer among HIV-infected individuals. The optimal approach to colorectal cancer screening in HIV-infected individuals is yet to be defined. Methods: We collected clinical data and colonoscopy result...

Objective: To assess the relationship between osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) type, mode of delivery and outcomes as self-reported by women in the International Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) Registry. Methods: A cross-sectional study using data from 274 women with OI who reported their experience with pregnancy practices, including mode of delivery,...