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December 22, 2023
Associations of Mental Health Disorders, and Social Support with Retention in HIV Care Following Routine HIV Testing in a Refugee Settlement in Uganda
Uganda hosts a large refugee population, including individuals from neighboring countries with high HIV prevalence. Retention in HIV care for this population is crucial to improve health outcomes and reduce HIV transmission rates. Retention is essential to decreasing viral load and adverse health outcomes, all of which are difficult to manage with the complexities of…
Associations of Magnesium Intake with Acyclic Pelvic Pain and Dysmenorrhea
Pelvic pain (with or without endometriosis) is responsible for the deterioration of quality of life, chronic absenteeism and truancy, and loss of intimate relationships. Magnesium is a mineral that aids in muscular relaxation and can relieve cramps in a variety of muscles, including those in the pelvic floor. Little is known about the role of…
Cofactors of neonatal mortality and hospitalization in western Kenya
Although global neonatal mortality has been declining over the past several decades, it remains a major contributor to infant and childhood mortality rates. Determining the biological, psychosocial, and behavioral cofactors of neonatal mortality and hospitalization can help identify high-risk populations and behaviors associated with adverse neonatal health outcomes and will be relevant to research and…
Association of Neighborhood Disadvantage and COVID-19 and Influenza Vaccine Uptake and Positivity Among Kaiser Permanente Washington Flu Vaccine Effectiveness Subjects, 2018 – 2022
Neighborhoods with high Area Deprivation Index (ADI) scores have been linked to an increased risk of viral transmission and lower vaccine uptake. Subsequently, ADI has informed public health efforts and interventions at the neighborhood level, especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Understanding granular patterns and disparities in vaccine uptake and viral transmission is…
Factors associated with costly and potentially burdensome hospital care among patients with dementia and respiratory failure
Understanding contributors to costly and potentially burdensome hospital care for critically ill patients with dementia is of interest to healthcare systems and may facilitate efforts to ensure care is concordant with patients’ goals. We conducted an electronic health record (EHR)-based retrospective cohort study of 298 adults with dementia identified using International Classification of Diseases codes….
Comparison of Chlamydia trachomatis Seroprevalence and Risk Factors for Infection Among Women who have Sex with Women and Women who have Sex with Men in the 2013-2016 cycles of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, United States
Little is known about the lifetime prevalence and risk factors for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among cisgender women who have sex with women (WSW), despite this subpopulation being at risk for STIs. Using data from a large, nationally-representative survey, we estimated the seroprevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) among WSW and compared it to seroprevalence in…
Associations of Total Testosterone with Cardiometabolic Biomarkers among Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) affects 6–12% of women of reproductive age in the United States. Women with PCOS are at a higher risk of experiencing cardiovascular and metabolic diseases such as diabetes; however, mechanisms linking PCOS to the development of diabetes remain unclear. This study aimed to investigate the association of total testosterone with cardiometabolic…
Trajectories, predictors, and impact on neurocognition of viral control among children living with HIV in Kenya
Children with HIV have poorer viral control than adults. Early initiation of effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) is essential for suppressing virus and recovering immunity; however, children are less likely to attain viral suppression than adults due to inadequate treatment dosing for weight, drug resistance, and barriers to adherence. Similar to adults, during viral suppression replication-competent…
Multilevel sociodemographic and socioeconomic disparities in COVID-19 outcomes in the Central Puget Sound region, 2020-2021
Presence of at least one underlying health condition (UHC) is positively associated with severe COVID-19. Although disparities in severe COVID-19 outcomes by race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic position (SEP) are extensively documented, there is little research examining these associations beyond the effect of UHCs. Studies also show regions of lower SEP and higher racial residential segregation…
Mental Health Care Utilization in Latinx Young Adults Who Grew Up in Rural or Small-Town U.S. Communities by Racial/Ethnic Immigrant Generational Status
To evaluate (1) differences in mental health care utilization across young adulthood by racial/ethnic immigrant generational status for young adults who grew up in a rural setting, (2) whether these differences are explained by language barriers and health insurance coverage, and (3) whether these differences vary longitudinally over the young adulthood period.Methods: Four years of…
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