2023
Overall, Direct, Spillover, and Composite Effects of Components of a Peer-Driven Intervention Package on Injection Risk Behavior Among People Who Inject Drugs in the HPTN 037 Study
Hernández-Ramírez R, Spiegelman D, Lok J, Forastiere L, Friedman S, Latkin C, Vermund S, Buchanan A. Overall, Direct, Spillover, and Composite Effects of Components of a Peer-Driven Intervention Package on Injection Risk Behavior Among People Who Inject Drugs in the HPTN 037 Study. AIDS And Behavior 2023, 28: 225-237. PMID: 37932493, PMCID: PMC11062514, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-023-04213-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInjection risk behaviorsPeer education interventionRisk behaviorsClinical trial registrationSubsequent risk behaviorsTRIAL REGISTRATIONOutcome ratesSecondary data analysisIndex individualsRoutine evaluationIntervention componentsIntervention NetworkMixed effects modelsIntervention packageGroups/networksPeer education trainingPeer educatorsOverall rateInterventionPeer educationEffects modelTraining sessionsDrugsControl conditionBehavioral measures
2022
Is aggregated surveillance data a reliable method for constructing tuberculosis care cascades? A secondary data analysis from Uganda
White E, Hernández-Ramírez R, Majwala R, Nalugwa T, Reza T, Cattamanchi A, Katamba A, Davis J. Is aggregated surveillance data a reliable method for constructing tuberculosis care cascades? A secondary data analysis from Uganda. PLOS Global Public Health 2022, 2: e0000716. PMID: 36962541, PMCID: PMC10045605, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0000716.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNational TB ProgrammeTreatment initiationAntiretroviral therapySurveillance dataLimits of agreementFacility characteristicsTB surveillance dataTuberculosis care cascadeNumber of peopleXpert-positivesCare cascadeTB careTB treatmentTB programsTuberculosis controlQuality improvement toolsSecondary data analysisHealth facilitiesPositive diagnosisAddress reasonsLinear mixed modelsConcordance correlation coefficientHIVTherapyDiagnosis