Publications
Maternal Health & Child Health
- AED. Report from the Mini Summit on Vietnam and Breastfeeding. August 1-2, 2000. Washington DC.
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Ahrari M, Kuttab A, Khamis S, et al.Factors associated with successful pregnancy outcomes in upper Egypt: a positive deviance inquiry. Food Nutr Bull. 2002;23(1):83-8.
- Ahari M, Houser RF, Yassin S, et al. A positive deviance-based antenatal nutrition project improves birth-weight in Upper Egypt. J Health Popul Nutr. 2006;24(4): 498-507.
- Anh Vu N, Bich Ha P, Jones E, Khanh V, Marsh D, Thi Kiem T. Acceptability, feasibility, quality, effect, and sustainability of a “PD-Plus” approach for improving newborn, child, and maternal care in Quang Tri Province, Vietnam. December 2007
- Aruna M, Vazir S, Vidyasagar P. Child rearing and positive deviance in the development of preschoolers: a microanalysis. Indian Pediatr. 2001;38(4):332-9. This article is available from the journal website.
- Fisher W, Kholowa F, Chibwana K, and Lois Silo. Success Against All Odds: A Positive Deviance Study of Community-Based Childcare Centres in Malawi. UNICEF. 2009.
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Fowles ER, Hendricks JA, Walker LO. Identifying healthy eating strategies in low-income pregnant women: applying a positive deviance model. Health Care Women Int. 2005;26(9): 807-20.
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Guldan GS, Zhang MY, Zhang YP, et al. Weaning Practices and Growth in Rural Sichuan Infants: A Positive Deviance Study. J Trop Pediatrics. 1993;39:169-175.
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Hendrickson JL, Dearden K, Pachon H, An NH, Schroeder DG, Marsh DR. Empowerment in Rural Viet Nam: Exploring changes in mothers and health volunteers in the context of an integrated nutrition project. Food Nutr Bull. 2002;23(4):83-91.
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Mackintosh UAT, Marsh DR, Schroeder DG.Sustained positive deviant child care practices and their effects on child growth in Viet Nam. Food Nutr Bull. 2002;23(4):16-25.
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Mustaphi P, Dobe M. Positive Deviance – the West Benegal experience. Indian J Public Health. 2005;49(4): 207-213.
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Marsh DR, Sternin M, Khadduri R, et al. Identification of model newborn care practices through a positive deviance inquiry to guide behavior-change interventions in Haripur, Pakistan. Food Nutr Bull. 2002;23(4):107-116.
- Save the Children US. Positive Deviance: A community Based Approach to Solving Community Problems. (Written in Bahasa Indonesia and English). Positive Deviance Bulletin, Vol 1 No. 2 April 2004.
- Save the Children (Saving Newborn Lives Initiative - Pakistan). Positive Deviance A Strength Based Approach to Behavior Change and Social Mobilization.
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Schooley J, Morales L. Learning From the Community to Improve Maternal-Child Health and Nutrition: The Positive Deviance/Hearth Approach. J Midwifery Wom Heal. 2007;52: 376-383.
- Sethi V, Kashyap S, Aggarwa S, Pandey RM, Kondal, D. Positive deviance determinants in young infants in rural Uttar Pradesh. Indian J Pediatr. 2007;74(6): 594-5.
- Sethi V, Kashyap S, Aggarwa S, Pandey RM, Kondal, D. Learning Local Wisdom of Rural Communities for Breastfeeding Behaviour Promotion.
- Sethi V, Agarwal S, Srivastava K, et al. Positive Deviance in Nursing Low Birth Weight Newborns in Urban Slum-homes of Indore, India
- Sethi V, Kashyap S, and Seth V. Effect of Nutrition Education of Mothers on Infant Feeding Practices. Indian Journal of Pediatrics. 2003: 70: 463-466.
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Tuan T, Marsh DR, Ha TT, Schroeder DG, Thach TD, Dung VM and Huong NT. Weighing Vietnamese children: How accurate are child weights adjusted for estimates of clothing weight? Food and Nutrition Bulletin 23(4):45-49, 2002. (Link to: weighing Vietnamese Children.pdf)
Resource Spotlight:
Letting Go, Gaining Control: Positive Deviance and MRSA Prevention
This article, recently featured in Clinical Leader, discusses healthcare-associated infections and outlines the specific steps of the PD process that some pioneering hospitals are taking to reduce transmission.