2024
The association between exposure to a radio campaign on nutrition and mothers’ nutrition- and health-related attitudes and minimal acceptable diet of children 6–36 months old: a quasi-experimental trial
Appiah B, Saaka M, Appiah G, Asamoah-Akuoko L, Samman E, Forastiere L, Abu B, Yeboah-Banin A, Kretchy I, Ntiful F, Nsiah-Asamoah C, Ahmed K, France C. The association between exposure to a radio campaign on nutrition and mothers’ nutrition- and health-related attitudes and minimal acceptable diet of children 6–36 months old: a quasi-experimental trial. Public Health Nutrition 2024, 27: e232. PMID: 39569901, DOI: 10.1017/s1368980024001319.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMinimum acceptable dietHealth-related attitudesIntervention districtsRadio campaignMother-child dyadsTrained community health workersAcceptable dietCommunity health workersPresence of food insecurityDifference-in-differencesQuasi-experimental trialNutrition-related attitudesControl districtsMinimal acceptable dietPre-post designLow-resource settingsChildren aged 6Health workersIntervention effectsCommunication interventionsChild nutritionFood insecurityChildren 6Aged 6InterventionMaternal and child health intervention to promote behaviour change: a population-level cluster-randomised controlled trial in Honduras
Oles W, Alexander M, Negron R, Nelson J, Iriarte E, Airoldi E, Christakis N, Forastiere L. Maternal and child health intervention to promote behaviour change: a population-level cluster-randomised controlled trial in Honduras. BMJ Open 2024, 14: e060784. PMID: 38858139, PMCID: PMC11168147, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-060784.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCluster randomised controlled trialPrimary outcomeCounseling interventionChild health interventionsCommunity health workersProfessional care seekingBreast-feedingPromote behavior changeSecondary outcome measuresFacility birthsUmbilical cord careCare-seekingNewborn healthNewborn careHealth workersHealth facilitiesEndline surveyHealth interventionsEducational interventionChild healthCord careHome settingCaring behaviorsSecondary outcomesSustained educational interventions
2022
Algorithms for seeding social networks can enhance the adoption of a public health intervention in urban India
Alexander M, Forastiere L, Gupta S, Christakis NA. Algorithms for seeding social networks can enhance the adoption of a public health intervention in urban India. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2022, 119: e2120742119. PMID: 35862454, PMCID: PMC9335263, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2120742119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDevelopment of a Psychometric Tool to Measure Community Solidarity Among Sexual Minorities: Evidence From a Pay-it-Forward Randomized Controlled Trial
Sung A, Zhang TP, Huang W, Tang W, Alexander M, Forastiere L, Kumar N, Hall BJ, Ransome Y, Dieckhaus KD, Wu D, Tucker JD, Yang F. Development of a Psychometric Tool to Measure Community Solidarity Among Sexual Minorities: Evidence From a Pay-it-Forward Randomized Controlled Trial. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2022, 49: 628-634. PMID: 35675708, PMCID: PMC9378620, DOI: 10.1097/olq.0000000000001659.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTest uptakeMultivariable logistic regressionCross-sectional questionnaireControlled TrialsInfection testingIntervention armStudy armsChlamydia testSocial network supportHigher oddsChinese menHealth outcomesPsychometric toolsLogistic regressionMenPublic healthTrialsFuture studiesSexParticipantsArmUptakeGonorrheaFactorsMSMInterventions to mitigate COVID-19 misinformation: protocol for a scoping review
Kumar N, Walter N, Nyhan K, Khoshnood K, Tucker JD, Bauch CT, Ding Q, Jones-Jang SM, De Choudhury M, Schwartz JL, Papakyriakopoulos O, Forastiere L. Interventions to mitigate COVID-19 misinformation: protocol for a scoping review. Systematic Reviews 2022, 11: 107. PMID: 35637514, PMCID: PMC9148843, DOI: 10.1186/s13643-022-01917-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNews events and their relationship with US vape sales: an interrupted time series analysis
Janmohamed K, Nakamura-Sakai S, Soale AN, Forastiere L, Altice FL, Kumar N. News events and their relationship with US vape sales: an interrupted time series analysis. BMC Public Health 2022, 22: 479. PMID: 35272644, PMCID: PMC8915465, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-12858-x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Blocking and being blocked on gay dating apps among MSM attending a sexual health clinic: an observational study
Kumar N, Forastiere L, Janmohamed K, Zhang TP, Sha Y, Yu F, Yang L, Tucker JD, Tang W, Alexander M. Blocking and being blocked on gay dating apps among MSM attending a sexual health clinic: an observational study. BMC Public Health 2021, 21: 2127. PMID: 34798857, PMCID: PMC8605500, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-12182-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth outcomesMale partnersSexual health clinicsHIV testing interventionsOnline sexual health interventionsMen's health outcomesCross-sectional surveySexual health interventionsLogistic regression modelsRisky sexual behaviorHIV transmissionMean ageHealth clinicsObservational studyChinese MSMMSM communityGay app useTesting interventionsHealth interventionsSexual partnersSexual behaviorMSMApp useRegression modelsInterventionSexual health (excluding reproductive health, intimate partner violence and gender-based violence) and COVID-19: a scoping review
Kumar N, Janmohamed K, Nyhan K, Forastiere L, Zhang WH, Kågesten A, Uhlich M, Frimpong A, Van de Velde S, Francis JM, Erausquin JT, Larrson E, Callander D, Scott J, Minichiello V, Tucker J. Sexual health (excluding reproductive health, intimate partner violence and gender-based violence) and COVID-19: a scoping review. Sexually Transmitted Infections 2021, 97: 402-410. PMID: 33782145, PMCID: PMC8380886, DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2020-054896.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSexual healthHealth disparitiesSexual behaviorCOVID-19HIV testing ratesJoanna Briggs Institute ReviewersGlobal infectious disease pandemicSexual health outcomesEnglish language original studiesJBI Scoping ReviewsInfectious disease pandemicSexual health researchSTI careMiddle-income countriesPre-pandemic levelsPopulation health disparitiesSTUDY SELECTIONTesting ratesHealth outcomesMental healthDisease pandemicMultiple bibliographical databasesCOVID-19 eraSex workersSexual activitySexual health and COVID-19: protocol for a scoping review
Kumar N, Janmohamed K, Nyhan K, Forastiere L, Zhang WH, Kågesten A, Uhlich M, Van de Velde SM, Francis JM, Erausquin JT, Larsson EC, Callander D, Scott J, Minichiello V, Tucker JD. Sexual health and COVID-19: protocol for a scoping review. Systematic Reviews 2021, 10: 37. PMID: 33485393, PMCID: PMC7825389, DOI: 10.1186/s13643-021-01591-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSexual healthCOVID-19WHO Global Index MedicusCoronavirus Disease DatabaseJoanna Briggs Institute ReviewersGlobal Index MedicusAfrica-Wide InformationJBI Scoping ReviewsScoping ReviewFull-text articlesClinical trialsSTUDY SELECTIONHealth disparitiesIndex MedicusHealth inequitiesNarrative summaryStudy databaseGoogle ScholarCOVID-19 eraSociological AbstractsDisease databaseEthnic minority groupsGlobal healthGrey literatureCOVID-19 pandemicImproving HIV Self-Testing Social Network Interventions: The Role of Sexual Behavior Disclosure Among Chinese Men Who Have Sex with Men
Kumar N, Forastiere L, Janmohamed K, Yang F, Zhang T, Sha Y, Tucker JD, Tang W, Alexander M. Improving HIV Self-Testing Social Network Interventions: The Role of Sexual Behavior Disclosure Among Chinese Men Who Have Sex with Men. AIDS And Behavior 2021, 25: 1984-1992. PMID: 33471242, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-020-03128-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIndex participantsIndex menTreatment arm dataHIV self-testing (HIVST) kitsSelf-testing kitsSexual behaviorHIV SelfHIVST interventionHIVST kitsChinese menSocial network interventionKey populationsNetwork-based interventionsSocial contactMenInterventionMSMSexKitNetwork interventionMore kitsArm dataParticipants
2020
Intersection of the Web-Based Vaping Narrative With COVID-19: Topic Modeling Study
Janmohamed K, Soale AN, Forastiere L, Tang W, Sha Y, Demant J, Airoldi E, Kumar N. Intersection of the Web-Based Vaping Narrative With COVID-19: Topic Modeling Study. Journal Of Medical Internet Research 2020, 22: e21743. PMID: 33001829, PMCID: PMC7641646, DOI: 10.2196/21743.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConditional Cash Transfer Program and Leprosy Incidence: Analysis of 12.9 Million Families From the 100 Million Brazilian Cohort
Pescarini JM, Williamson E, Ichihara MY, Fiaccone RL, Forastiere L, Ramond A, Nery JS, Penna MLF, Strina A, Reis S, Smeeth L, Rodrigues LC, Brickley EB, Penna GO, Barreto ML. Conditional Cash Transfer Program and Leprosy Incidence: Analysis of 12.9 Million Families From the 100 Million Brazilian Cohort. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2020, 189: 1547-1558. PMID: 32639534, PMCID: PMC7705605, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwaa127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeprosy case detectionLeprosy incidenceBrazilian cohortCase detectionIncidence rate ratiosHigh-burden communitiesMantel-Haenszel testBFP beneficiarySecondary endpointsPaucibacillary casesPoisson regressionPropensity scoreBFP participationIncidenceTropical diseasesPolicy-relevant evidenceRate ratioConditional cash transfer programCohortOperational classificationCash transfer programDisabilityAssociationTransfer programsA Secondary Mixed Methods Analysis of a Pay-it-Forward Gonorrhea/Chlamydia Testing Program Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in China.
Li KT, Huang W, Tang W, Wu F, Zhao Y, Wu D, Yang F, Zhang TP, Forastiere L, Alexander M, Kumar N, Tucker JD. A Secondary Mixed Methods Analysis of a Pay-it-Forward Gonorrhea/Chlamydia Testing Program Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in China. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2020, 47: 395-401. PMID: 32149952, PMCID: PMC7230016, DOI: 10.1097/olq.0000000000001161.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLack of sexual behavior disclosure may distort STI testing outcomes
Kumar N, Forastiere L, Zhang T, Yang F, Li KT, Tang W, Tucker JD, Christakis NA, Alexander M. Lack of sexual behavior disclosure may distort STI testing outcomes. BMC Public Health 2020, 20: 616. PMID: 32366241, PMCID: PMC7197169, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-08768-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSTI testChinese MSMHealth providersSexual behaviorRectal testsSTI testingChlamydia testingMean ageHigh burdenSecondary analysisSocio-DemographicMSMSexual historyGreater likelihoodTesting provisionGonorrheaTesting outcomesTest choiceBackgroundMenMethodsThisProvidersInfectionCliniciansTestingTrialsPay-it-forward gonorrhoea and chlamydia testing among men who have sex with men in China: a randomised controlled trial
Yang F, Zhang TP, Tang W, Ong JJ, Alexander M, Forastiere L, Kumar N, Li KT, Zou F, Yang L, Mi G, Wang Y, Huang W, Lee A, Zhu W, Luo D, Vickerman P, Wu D, Yang B, Christakis NA, Tucker JD. Pay-it-forward gonorrhoea and chlamydia testing among men who have sex with men in China: a randomised controlled trial. The Lancet Infectious Diseases 2020, 20: 976-982. PMID: 32530426, PMCID: PMC8957706, DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(20)30172-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChlamydia testingTest uptakeCare armCare groupPreventive servicesEvidence-based preventive servicesChlamydia testing uptakeDoris Duke Charitable FoundationHIV testing sitesHIV testingPrimary outcomeSuperiority trialUS National InstitutesTesting uptakeForward armSuperiority marginChinese MSMGonorrheaIntervention effectsTropical diseasesMSMFree testingEstimated differenceNational InstituteCommunity-based organizations
2019
Pay-it-forward gonorrhea and chlamydia testing among men who have sex with men in China: a study protocol for a three-arm cluster randomized controlled trial
Zhang TP, Yang F, Tang W, Alexander M, Forastiere L, Kumar N, Li K, Zou F, Yang L, Mi G, Wang Y, Huang W, Lee A, Zhu W, Vickerman P, Wu D, Yang B, Christakis NA, Tucker JD. Pay-it-forward gonorrhea and chlamydia testing among men who have sex with men in China: a study protocol for a three-arm cluster randomized controlled trial. Infectious Diseases Of Poverty 2019, 8: 76. PMID: 31426869, PMCID: PMC6700988, DOI: 10.1186/s40249-019-0581-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGonorrhea/chlamydia testingChlamydia testingCare armPrimary outcomeTest uptakePreventive health services utilizationIncremental costHealth service utilizationHIV testing sitesThree-arm clusterChlamydia testing ratesStandard of carePrevious gonorrheaSecondary outcomesDisease clinicEligible participantsStudy protocolService utilizationTesting ratesAnal sexChinese menGonorrheaQuasi-experimental studyTesting sitesMSM