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Greetings!
The second class of the Master of Science in Global Health (MSc-GH) program is only mid-way through its first semester, and recruitment of the next class is already under way. A Call for Applications has been made and a new website for prospective MSc-GH students has been launched. We're looking for the best and brightest future leaders in global health, so apply today!
Duke Undergrads: It's time to start planning your summer fieldwork. DGHI offers a range of fieldwork opportunities in India, Kenya, Haiti, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda and more. The deadline for applying is Nov. 30.
Finally, I hope you'll join us this Thursday at 12 pm in Trent Hall Room 124 for a Global Health Exchange featuring new faculty member Wendy O'Meara. She'll be discussing her work in Eldoret, Kenya.
Until next week,
Geelea Seaford and Everyone at DGHI
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| Emotional Problems Among Kenyan Youth Linked to Higher Sexual Activity
Puffer working in Kenya | A study of adolescents in rural Kenya found that higher sexual activity is associated with emotional problems. Published in the journal AIDS and Behavior this month, it is among the first studies in sub-Saharan Africa to examine the ways that mental health and adolescents' relationships with their caregivers may be related to HIV risk behaviors.
Of the children ranging in age from 10-18 participating in the study, which was led by DGHI Postdoctoral Associate Eve Puffer, more than half of the boys and about one-third of girls reported being sexually active, and reported condom use was low, especially among boys. Additionally, those reporting more problematic behaviors overall (e.g., lying, cheating, stealing) were more likely to be engaging in high-risk sexual behavior, such as having sex with multiple partners and without using a condom.
Poor family relationships were also found to be associated with sexual risk behavior among these adolescents. Adolescents reporting that their caregivers supervise their behavior and whereabouts very closely were less likely to engage in high-risk sexual behavior. A surprising finding is that adolescents - especially boys - who received more information from adults about HIV and sex were more likely to be sexually active. This could be because youth having sex are more likely to seek out this information.
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Five Faculty Join DGHI
DGHI welcomes five new members and affiliates to the Institute's growing faculty base. DGHI members significantly contribute to the Institute's work and mission, and serve a three-year term. DGHI affiliates collaborate with the Insitute for specific global health-related projects, and serve a one-year term.
New Member:
Reddy is Medical Instructor in the Department of Medicine.
New Affiliates:
Laskowitz is Associate Professor Neurology in the Department of Medicine.
William Richardson, MD, Professor of Orthopaedics and Associate Chief Medical Officer of Duke University Hospital.
Shirey is Clinical Associate of Medical Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.
Velazquez is Associate Professor of Cardiology in the Department of Medicine.
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DGHI Presents Photo Exhibit from Tumaini Children's Center in Eldoret, Kenya
DGHI is proud to present a captivating, new photo exhibit featuring the youth of Tumaini Children's Center in Eldoret, Kenya. The exhibit taps into the lives of these Kenyan children through the lens of a child, while highlighting the need for public health interventions for this stigmatized population.
The exhibit will be on display Thursday, Oct. 28 through Friday, Oct. 29 at Trent Hall Room 124.
A program and reception will take place on Thursday, Oct. 28, which will include a talk by Lonnie Embleton, an MPH student at University of Toronto. Embleton completed a practicum in Eldoret that focused on the health of oprhaned and vulnerable children.
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Faculty Research
Watch Conover in CATO event video | Economic Implications of Recently Enacted Health Care Law
In a soon-to-be-released Cato Institute study, DGHI Center for Health Policy Research Scholar Christopher Conover estimates how much economic activity the recently enacted health care law - the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - will destroy. Failing to account for those hidden costs of taxation and government spending can bias legislative decisions toward more costly policies. In this video, Conover argues that honest and transparent governance requires that Congress account for the "excess burden of taxation" in its legislative cost estimates, baseline budget projections, and budget options - much like the Office of Management and Budget already does.
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Global Health Opportunities
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