Ann Elizabeth Kurth

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The patient speaks: AIDS activism

Kurth, A. (1990). Yale Nurse, 16.

Reproductive health policy and HIV: Where do women fit in?

Kurth, A., & Hutchison, M. (1990). Pediatric AIDS and HIV Infection: Fetus to Adolescent, 1(6), 121-133.

Agricultural development and nutritional status in Malawi

Kurth, A. (1989). Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, 35(5), 250-254. 10.1093/tropej/35.5.250

Abstract

Abstract

A comparative anthropometric assessment involving 2175 measurements of 1533 children under the age of 5 was carried out in Malawi, both before and after the harvest seasons (February and May, 1985). Subjects were randomly drawn from socioeconomically similar rural environments within and outside a large-scale agricultural development project. Chronic malnutrition (height for age less than 90 per cent of the median) was found to be 36 per cent in February and 41 per cent in May. The prevalence of acute malnutrition (weight for height less than 80 per cent of the median) was 4 per cent and 5 per cent, respectively. Tests of significance found no statistical difference between the project and non-project children for a variety of nutritional status indices. It is postulated that such factors as increased female access to extension services and male access to nutrition education may have greater impact on morbidity than income increases alone, and should be part of agricultural development planning.

A context for hiv testing in pregnancy

Kurth, A., & Hutchison, M. (1989). Journal of Nurse-Midwifery, 34(5), 259-266. 10.1016/0091-2182(89)90109-2

Abstract

Abstract

The use of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody test for women of childbearing age is discussed. Serological tests used to determine HIV status are reviewed. Practitioners should be aware of the legal and ethical issues involved in testing. Psychological responses to knowledge of test results are considered. The goal of the counseling session is to provide sufficient information for the woman to make an informed decision about reproductive choices. The format and content of pre- and post-test sessions are outlined, and checklists that may assist the practitioner in post-test counseling appear in the Appendixes.

Nursing and AIDS policy

Kurth, A., & Hutchison, M. (1989). Yale Nurse, 13.

INTRODUCING AND IMPROVING FAMILY-PLANNING-SERVICES IN AFRICA THROUGH OPERATIONS-RESEARCH

LAURO, D., MCNAMARA, R., KIMBALL, A., ROSENFIELD, A., KURTH, A., & STEINBERG, A. (1986). Population Index, 52(3), 448-449.

ORT: Educational Campaign in Malawi

Kurth, A. (1985). Dialoge on Diarrhea, 23, 3.