amos health & hope: nicaragua
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AMOS Health & Hope:NICARAGUA
Sarah Paraghamian, MS2Summer 2011
Community Based Primary Health Care
• Responsive to needs
• Participatory• Quality-oriented• Scientifically
sound• Accountable• Intersectoral
Where AMOS Works
My ProjectDevelop an intervention to prevent, diagnose, and treat iron-deficiency anemia
Pre-Trip:IRB Application
Weeks 1 & 2:Train AMOS Health Promoters
Weeks 3-5:Research
Evaluate diagnostic accuracy of Hemoglobin Color Scale compared to reference standard
Results Hemoglobin Color Scale No YesHemoCue
No True Negatives390
False Positive200
Yes False Negative144
True Positive198
• Specificity 57.9%
• Sensitivity 66.1%
• Positive Predictive Value 49.7%
Weeks 6 & 7:Health Education Campaign
BudgetDescription Amount• Airfare $800• AMOS Program Fee Housing, Transportation,
$1500
• Food $400• UNC Travel Insurance $75• Misc $200 TOTAL Approx $3000
Comida tipica: gallo pinto
Questions? Interested?
• Please contact me!sarah_paraghamian@med.unc.edu
• AMOS Website:http://www.amoshealthandhope.org
Thank You!
• Dr. Laura Parajon, Dr. David Parajon, Dr. Alan Cross, and Dr. Douglas Morgan
• Sam Hawes and Dr. Martha Carlough• Jan Lovell and the Lucius Blanchard Carolina
Family Scholarship• AMOS Staff and Volunteers
Photo credits: Cassie Butler, Carolyn Witman, Dave Stalsbroten & Erika Spring
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