Jean Lookens Pierre's scientific contributions
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Publications (16)
Neighborhood factors have been associated with health outcomes, but this relationship is underexplored in low-income countries like Haiti. We describe perceived neighborhood cohesion and perceived violence using the Neighborhood Collective Efficacy and the City Stress Inventory scores. We hypothesized lower cohesion and higher violence were associa...
Background
Multidrug therapy is a World Health Organization “best buy” for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases. CVD polypills, including ≥2 blood pressure medications, and a statin with or without aspirin, are an effective, scalable strategy to close the treatment gap that exists in many low- and middle-income countries, includin...
Haiti is a low-income country whose population lives under repeated and chronic stress from multiple natural disasters, civil unrest, and extreme poverty. Stress has been associated with cardiovascular (CVD) risk factors including hypertension, and the impact of stress on blood pressure may be moderated by support. The distribution of stress, suppo...
Aims: Modeling estimates indicate that heart failure (HF) prevalence may be lowest in low-income (LICs). Conversely, HF has been shown to be the leading cause of hospital admission in hospitals in many LICs. This disconnect between estimates and hospital-based observations may be explained by the underlying data. Modeling studies may have selection...
Background:
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are rapidly increasing in low-middle income countries (LMICs). Accurate risk assessment is essential to reduce premature CVD by targeting primary prevention and risk factor treatment among high-risk groups. Available CVD risk prediction models are built on predominantly Caucasian risk profiles from high-in...
Introduction: Stress is associated with multiple adverse health outcomes, including hypertension. The impact of stress on health may be moderated by social support. The distribution of stress, support, and their association with hypertension have not been well described in low-income countries that face severe poverty. Over the past decade, Haiti h...
Introduction: Neighborhood social context including violence and cohesion may impact cardiovascular disease risk factors in countries like Haiti with high civil unrest. We describe these factors using validated instruments (Neighborhood Collective Efficacy, City Stress Inventory), and hypothesized higher cohesion and lower violence were associated...
Introduction: Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in Haiti and many low-middle income countries. Environmental lead exposure is associated with higher blood pressure (BP) and cardiovascular disease mortality in high income countries but has not been systematically evaluated in lower income countries where 6.5 billion people reside....
Introduction: Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are rapidly increasing in low-middle income countries. Accurate risk assessment is essential to reduce premature CVD by targeting primary prevention. Available CVD risk prediction models are built on predominantly Caucasian, high-income country populations, and have not been evaluated in lower-income coun...
Introduction
Diabetes mellitus is a chronic noncommunicable disease associated with death and major disability, with increasing prevalence in low- and middle-income countries. There is limited population-based data about diabetes in Haiti. The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of diabetes and associated factors among adults in Po...
Poor diets are responsible for a large burden of noncommunicable disease (NCD). The prevalence of modifiable dietary risk factors is rising in lower-income countries such as Haiti, along with increasing urbanization and shifts to diets high in sugar, salt, and fat. We describe self-reported dietary patterns (intake of fruits, vegetables, fried food...
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the number one cause of death in low‐income countries including Haiti, with hypertension (HTN) being the leading risk factor. This study aims to identify gaps in the HTN continuum of screening, diagnosis, treatment, and blood pressure (BP) control. Sociodemographic and clinical data were collected from a population‐b...
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in lower-income countries including Haiti. Environmental lead exposure is associated with high blood pressure and cardiovascular mortality in high-income countries but has not been systematically measured and evaluated as a potential modifiable cardiovascular risk factor in lower-income countries...
Background
People living with HIV (PLWH) are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and death, with greater burdens of both HIV and CVD in lower-middle income countries. Treating prehypertension in PLWH may reduce progression to hypertension, CVD risk and potentially mortality. However, no trial has evaluated earlier blood pressure treat...
Background
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are rapidly increasing in low-middle income countries (LMICs). Accurate risk assessment is essential to reduce premature CVD by targeting primary prevention and risk factor treatment among high-risk groups. Available CVD risk prediction models are built on predominantly Caucasian, high-income country populat...
Background
People living with HIV (PLWH) are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and death, with greater burdens of both HIV and CVD in lower-middle income countries. Treating prehypertension in PLWH may reduce progression to hypertension, CVD risk and potentially mortality. However, no trial has evaluated earlier blood pressure treat...
Citations
... intelligence quotient alteration) [58], and can be associated with increased aggressiveness, anxiety, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism-spectrum disorder, and depression [59]. In addition, epidemiological studies showed an association between blood and/or bone lead levels and hypertension [60,61]. ...
