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A call to action from the Purdue University Center for Health Equity and Innovation

Gonzalvo, Jasmine D; Meredith, Ashley; Adeoye-Olatunde, Omolola; Pastakia, Sonak; Rodriguez, Natalia; Ruiz, Yumary; Ott, | Carol; Schellhase, Ellen; Crawford, Elizabeth; Crowe, Susie; Samuel, Jeffrey; Conklin, Megan; Adams, Jerome; Karwa, Rakhi (Wiley online library, 2022-04-27)

The Purdue University College of Pharmacy established the Center for Health Equity and Innovation (CHEqI) to provide students, faculty, and internal and external partners with a coordinating center whose primary purpose ...
Community engagement to inform development of strategies to improve referral for hypertension: Perspectives of patients, providers and local community members in western Kenya

Naanyu, Violet; Njuguna, Benson; Koros, Hillary; Andesia, Josephine; Kamano, Jemima; Mercer, Tim; Bloomfield, Gerald; Pastakia, Sonak; Vedanthan, Rajesh; Akwanalo, Constantine (Researchsquare, 2022-12-21)

Background Hypertension is the leading cause of death and disability. Clinical care for patients with hypertension in Kenya leverages referral networks to provide basic and specialized healthcare services. However, ...
Comparison of clinical interventions between student pharmacists on advanced pharmacy practice experiences in Indianapolis, Indiana versus Eldoret, Kenya

Karwa, Rakhi; Miller, Monica L.; Schellhase, Ellen; Crowe, Susie; Manji, Imran; Albertson, Shelby; Frauhiger, Monica; Pastakia, Sonak (Pharmacy, 2023)

Student pharmacists can have a positive impact on patient care. The objective of this research was to compare clinical interventions made by Purdue University College of Pharmacy (PUCOP) student pharmacists completing ...
Cross-sectional analysis of factors associated with medication adherence in western Kenya

Gala, Pooja; Kamano, Jemima H.; Sanchez, Manuel Vazquez; Mugo, Richard; Orango, Vitalis; Pastakia, Sonak; Horowitz, Carol; Hogan, Joseph W.; Vedanthan, Rajesh (BMJ, 2023)

Objectives Poor medication adherence in low-income and middle-income countries is a major cause of suboptimal hypertension and diabetes control. We aimed to identify key factors associated with medication adherence in ...
A Global Health Reciprocal Innovation grant programme: 5-year review with lessons learnt

Ruhl, Laura J; Kiplagat, Jepchirchir; O'Brien, Rishika; Wools-Kaloustian, Kara; Scanlon, Michael L; Plater, David; Thomas, Melissa R; Pastakia, Sonak; Gopal-Srivastava, Rashmi; Morales-Soto, Nydia; Nyandiko, Winstone Mokaya; Vreeman, Rachel C; Litzelman, Debra K; Laktabai, Jeremiah (BMJ Global Health, 2023-12)

Unilateral approaches to global health innovations can be transformed into cocreative, uniquely collaborative relationships between low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) and high-income countries (HIC), constituted ...
Human-centered design as a guide to intervention planning for non- communicable diseases: the BIGPIC study from Western Kenya

Leung, Claudia L.; Naert, Mackenzie; Andama, Benjamin; Dong, Rae; Edelman, David; Horowitz, Carol; Kiptoo, Peninah; Manyara, Simon; Matelong, Winnie; Matini, Esther; Naanyu, Violet; Nyariki, Sarah; Pastakia, Sonak; Valente, Thomas; Fuster, Valentin; Bloomfield, Gerald S.; Kamano, Jemima; Vedanthan, Rajesh (BMC, 2020-05-12)

Background: Non-communicable disease (NCD) care in Sub-Saharan Africa is challenging due to barriers including poverty and insufficient health system resources. Local culture and context can impact the success of ...
Human-centered design as a guide to intervention planning for non- communicable diseases: the BIGPIC study from Western Kenya

Leung, Claudia L; Naert, Mackenzie; Andama, Benjamin; Dong, Rae; Edelman, David; Horowitz, Carol; Kiptoo, Peninah; Manyara, Simon; Matelong, Winnie; Matini, Esther; Naanyu, Violet; Nyariki, Sarah; Pastakia, Sonak; Valente, Thomas; Fuster, Valentin; Bloomfield, Gerald S.; Kamano, Jemima; Vedanthan, Rajesh (BMC, 2020-05-12)

Background: Non-communicable disease (NCD) care in Sub-Saharan Africa is challenging due to barriers including poverty and insufficient health system resources. Local culture and context can impact the success of ...
Human-centered design as a guide to intervention planning for non- communicable diseases: the BIGPIC study from Western Kenya

Leung, Claudia L; Naert, Mackenzie; Andama, Benjamin; Dong, Rae; Edelman, David; Horowitz, Carol; Manyara, Simon; Matelong, Winnie; Matini, Esther; Naanyu, Violet; Nyariki, Sarah; Pastakia, Sonak; Valente, Thomas; Fuster, Valentin; Bloomfield, Gerald S.; Kamano, Jemima; Vedanthan, Rajesh (BMC, 2015-07-17)

Background: Non-communicable disease (NCD) care in Sub-Saharan Africa is challenging due to barriers including poverty and insufficient health system resources. Local culture and context can impact the success of ...
Human-centered design as a guide to intervention planning for non-communicable diseases: the BIGPIC study from Western Kenya

Leung, Claudia L; Naert, Mackenzie; Andama, Benjamin; Dong, Rae; Edelman, David; Horowitz, Carol; Kiptoo, Peninah; Manyara, Simon; Matelong, Winnie; Matini, Esther; Naanyu, Violet; Nyariki, Sarah; Pastakia, Sonak; Valente, Thomas; Fuster, Valentin; Bloomfield, Gerald S; Kamano, Jemima; Vedanthan, Rajesh (BMC, 2020-05-12)

Background: Non-communicable disease (NCD) care in Sub-Saharan Africa is challenging due to barriers including poverty and insufficient health system resources. Local culture and context can impact the success of ...
Hypertension control andretention in care among HIV infected patients: The effects of co- located HIV and chronic non-communicable disease care

Osetinsky, Brianna; Genberg, Becky L; Bloomfield, Gerald S.; Hogan, Joseph; Pastakia, Sonak; Sang, Edwin; Ngressa, Anthony; Ann, Mwangi; Lurie, Mark N; McGarvey, Stephen T.; O Galárraga, Omar (HHS Public Access, 2019-12-01)

Setting: Academic Model of Providing Access to Healthcare (AMPATH), Kenya, provides care to over 160,000 actively enrolled patients in catchment area of 4 million people. Methods: Using a difference-in-differences design, ...
Implementation of a low-cost Unna boot alternative as adjunctive treatment of Kaposis Sarcoma in Kenya

Mills, Alex; Edith, Tonui; Karwa, Rakhai; Chang, Aileen; Pastakia, Sonak (AMPATH, Research Publications Compendium, 2016-10)

70 percent of HIV cases reside in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), with many of those developing Opportunistic Infections (OIs).1Kaposi Sarcoma (KS) is an especially debilitating and stigmatizing OI for patients due to lower ...
Incorporating respondent‑driven sampling into web‑based discrete choice experiments: preferences for COVID‑19 mitigation measures

Johnson, Courtney A; Tran, Dan N; Mwangi, Ann; Sosa‑Rubí, Sandra G.; Chivardi, Carlos; Romero‑Martínez, Martín; Pastakia, Sonak; Robinson, Elisha; Mayo‑Wilson, Larissa Jennings; Galárraga, Omar (Springer, 2021-11-25)

To slow the spread of COVID-19, most countries implemented stay-at-home orders, social distancing, and other nonpharmaceutical mitigation strategies. To understand individual preferences for mitigation strategies, we ...
Integrated community-based HIV and non-communicable disease care within microfinance groups in Kenya: study protocol for the Harambee cluster randomised trial

Genberg, Becky L.; Wachira, Juddy; Steingrimsson, Jon A; Pastakia, Sonak; Tran, Dan N Tina; Said, Jamil AbdulKadir; Braitstein, Paula; Hogan, Joseph W.; Vedanthan, Rajesh; Goodrich, Suzanne; Kafu, Catherine; Wilson-Barthes, Marta; Galárraga, Omar (BMJ, 2021-04-27)

Introduction In Kenya, distance to health facilities, inefficient vertical care delivery and limited financial means are barriers to retention in HIV care. Furthermore, the increasing burden of non-communicable ...
Layering and scaling up chronic non‐communicable disease care on existing HIV care systems and acute care settings in Kenya: a cost and budget impact analysis

Osetinsky, Brianna; Mwangi, Ann; Pastakia, Sonak; Wilson‐Barthes, Marta; Kimetto, Joan; Rono, Kimutai; Laktabai, Jeremiah; Galárraga, Omar (Wiley online, 2020)

Introduction Like many countries in sub‐Saharan Africa, Kenya is experiencing a rapid rise in the burden of non‐communicable diseases (NCDs): NCDs now contribute to over 50% of inpatient admissions and 40% of hospital ...
Leveraging the power of partnership spreading the vision for a population health care delivery model in western Kenya

Pastakia, Sonak; Songok, Julia; Laktabai, Jeremiah (BMJ Global Health, 2018-10)

Background: The Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare (AMPATH) has been a model academic partnership in global health for nearly three decades, leveraging the power of a public-sector academic medical center and ...
Mitigating the burden of diabetes in Sub-Saharan Africa through an integrated diagonal health systems approach

Mercer, Tim; Chang, Alice C; Fischer, Lydia; Gardner, Adrian; Kerubo, Immaculate; Laktabai, Jeremiah; Pastakia, Sonak (Dove press, 2019-10-31)

: Diabetes is a chronic non-communicable disease (NCD) presenting growing health and economic burdens in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Diabetes is unique due to its cross-cutting nature, impacting multiple organ systems and ...
Pilot study of single-use obstetric emergency medical kits to reduce maternal mortality

Ouma, Mercy Nabwire; Chemwolo, Benjamin; Pastakia, Sonak; Christoffersen-Deb, Astrid (2012-04)

Objective: To describe the experience at a single facility regarding single-use emergency medication kits to treat obstetric emergencies in a resource-poor setting. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted between ...
The relationship between a microfinance based healthcare delivery platform, health insurance coverage, health screenings, and disease management in rural Western Kenya

Rosenberg, Molly; Amisi, James Akiruga; Szkwarko, Daria; Tran, Dan N; Genberg, Becky; Luetke, Maya; Kianersi, Sina; Namae, Jane; Laktaba, Jeremiah; Pastakia, Sonak (BMC, 2020-09-14)

Background: Structural barriers often prevent rural Kenyans from receiving healthcare and diagnostic testing. The Bridging Income Generation through grouP Integrated Care (BIGPIC) Family intervention facilitates ...
Solving the problem of access to cardiovascular medicines: revolving fund pharmacy models in rural western Kenya

Tran, Dan N; Manji, Imran; Njuguna, Benson; Kamano, Jemima; Laktabai, Jeremiah; Tonui, Edith; Vedanthan, Rajesh; Pastakia, Sonak (BMJ, 2020-09-20)

Availability of medicines for treatment of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is low in low-income and middle-income countries (LMIC). Supply chain models to improve the availability of quality CVD medicines in LMIC ...

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