2024
Socio-economic factors associated with cancer stigma among apparently healthy women in two selected municipalities Nepal
Paneru B, Karmacharya A, Makaju S, Kafle D, Poudel L, Mali S, Timsina P, Shrestha N, Timalsena D, Chaudhary K, Bhandari N, Rai P, Shakya S, Spiegelman D, Sheth S, Stangl A, Eastment M, Shrestha A. Socio-economic factors associated with cancer stigma among apparently healthy women in two selected municipalities Nepal. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0301059. PMID: 39680514, PMCID: PMC11649127, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0301059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer Stigma ScaleCancer stigmaMean stigma scoreGeneralized estimating equationsStigma scoresDomains of stigmaPublic health researchSocio-demographic factorsCross-sectional studyStigma ScaleMultivariate linear regressionHealthy womenLower educationHealth researchMarital statusCause of deathStigmaLow overall prevalenceEstimating equationsFemale populationLikert scalePrimary cause of deathOverall prevalenceOlder ageScores
2021
Longitudinal analysis of client appointment adherence under Universal Test and Treat strategy: A stepped‐wedge trial
Boeke CE, Khan S, Walsh FJ, Lejeune C, Hettema A, Spiegelman D, Okello V, Bärnighausen T. Longitudinal analysis of client appointment adherence under Universal Test and Treat strategy: A stepped‐wedge trial. HIV Medicine 2021, 22: 854-859. PMID: 34293243, DOI: 10.1111/hiv.13144.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImpact of UTTStepped-wedge trialAntiretroviral therapyAppointment adherencePublic sector health systemJoint United Nations ProgrammeMultivariable-adjusted modelsHIV/AIDSUniversal testClient adherenceUTT strategyVisit adherenceHIV clientsUnited Nations ProgrammeStudy enrollmentClinical benefitTreat strategyHealth facilitiesART statusHealth systemAdherenceMarital statusNations ProgrammeMeasures analysisLongitudinal analysis
1998
Can behavioral risk factors explain the difference in body mass index between African-American and European-American women?
Holmes MD, Stampfer MJ, Wolf AM, Jones CP, Spiegelman D, Manson JE, Colditz GA. Can behavioral risk factors explain the difference in body mass index between African-American and European-American women? Ethnicity & Disease 1998, 8: 331-9. PMID: 9926903.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexHigher body mass indexAfrican American womenEuropean American womenMass indexIntentional weight lossMeasurements of dietBehavioral risk factorsModifiable reasonsRisk factorsPhysical activityCalorie intakeFemale nursesAge 18Weight lossMultivariate determinantsWomenTelevision watchingMarital statusBehavioral factorsAfrican AmericansWeight differencesOccupation groupsAgeLinear regression