Calvin Chiu, PhD

Assistant Professor

Institute for Health & Aging

[email protected]

Publications:

Introduction to the special supplement, unlocking the potential of self-injectable contraception: evidence from coordinated investments.

BMC women's health

Sedlander E, OlaOlorun FM, Chiu C, Cover J

Boosting health provider performance with non-financial incentives: A cluster-randomized controlled trial in Tanzania.

PloS one

Chiu C, Mnyippembe A, Sheira LA, Packel L, Katabaro E, Maokola W, Liu JX

Quality of counseling for self-administering injectable contraception: field evidence from mystery client interactions in Lagos, Nigeria.

BMC women's health

Challa S, Chiu C, Jegede A, Idiodi I, Aliyu M, Okoli C, Dimowo S, Tijani A, Nmadu AG, Diallo R, Liu J, Omoluabi E

The impact of the SKILLZ intervention on sexual and reproductive health empowerment among Zambian adolescent girls and young women: results of a cluster randomized controlled trial.

Reproductive health

Sheira LA, Mulubwa C, Chiu C, Chipungu J, Coakley C, Smith H, Upadhyay UD, Chilambe C, Chibwe B, Pry JM, Mkandawire B, Musonda M, Moore CB, Liu J

How do pro-social tendencies and provider biases affect service delivery? Evidence from the rollout of self-injection of DMPA-SC in Nigeria.

BMC women's health

Chiu C, Tijani A, Griffith M, Himes E, Challa S, Okoli C, Dimowo S, Jegede A, Liu JX

Community case management to accelerate access to healthcare in Mali: a realist process evaluation nested within a cluster randomized trial.

Health policy and planning

Whidden C, Cissé AB, Cole F, Doumbia S, Guindo A, Karambé Y, Treleaven E, Liu J, Tolo O, Guindo L, Togola B, Chiu C, Tembely A, Keita Y, Greenwood B, Chandramohan D, Johnson A, Kayentao K, Webster J

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on sales of sexual and reproductive health products: an ecological study of pharmacies in Kenya.

BMJ open

Chiu C, Wong A, Melvin O, Vernon J, Liu JX, McCoy SI, Packel LJ

Effect of community health worker home visits on antenatal care and institutional delivery: an analysis of secondary outcomes from a cluster randomised trial in Mali.

BMJ global health

Kayentao K, Ghosh R, Guindo L, Whidden C, Treleaven E, Chiu C, Lassala D, Traoré MB, Beckerman J, Diakité D, Tembely A, Idriss BM, Berthé M, Liu JX, Johnson A

Designing for two: How enhancing human-centered design with behavioral nudges unlocked breakthroughs to promote young women's psychological safety and access to reproductive care in Tanzania.

Social science & medicine (1982)

Liu JX, Vallin J, Chiu C, Cabrera FA, Hunter LA, Rao A, Njau P, McCoy SI

Sales and pricing decisions for HIV self-test kits among local drug shops in Tanzania: a prospective cohort study.

BMC health services research

Chiu C, Hunter LA, McCoy SI, Mfaume R, Njau P, Liu JX

Household saving during pregnancy and facility delivery in Zambia: a cross-sectional study.

Health policy and planning

Chiu C, Scott NA, Kaiser JL, Ngoma T, Lori JR, Boyd CJ, Rockers PC

The per-patient costs of HIV services in South Africa: Systematic review and application in the South African HIV Investment Case.

PloS one

Meyer-Rath G, van Rensburg C, Chiu C, Leuner R, Jamieson L, Cohen S

Failure to initiate HIV treatment in patients with high CD4 counts: evidence from demographic surveillance in rural South Africa.

Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH

Bor J, Chiu C, Ahmed S, Katz I, Fox MP, Rosen S, Yapa M, Tanser F, Pillay D, Bärnighausen T

Designing an optimal HIV programme for South Africa: Does the optimal package change when diminishing returns are considered?

BMC public health

Chiu C, Johnson LF, Jamieson L, Larson BA, Meyer-Rath G

Prospects for HIV control in South Africa: a model-based analysis.

Global health action

Johnson LF, Chiu C, Myer L, Davies MA, Dorrington RE, Bekker LG, Boulle A, Meyer-Rath G