2025
Barriers and facilitators to a combined strategy of HPV vaccination and cervical cancer screening among Mexican women
León-Maldonado L, Cabral A, Pages G, Brown B, Allen-Leigh B, Lazcano-Ponce E, Bosch F, Spiegelman D, Torres-Ibarra L, Hernández-Ramírez R, Egger E, Rivera-Paredez B, Salmerón J. Barriers and facilitators to a combined strategy of HPV vaccination and cervical cancer screening among Mexican women. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics 2025, 21: 2483018. PMID: 40172917, PMCID: PMC11970787, DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2025.2483018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInterpersonal-level barriersHigh-quality careFacilitators to participationExperiences of stigmaCervical cancer screeningLack of timeCommunity-level facilitatorsConstant comparative methodPublic health interventionsHealth center personnelInstitutional-level barriersSeverity of cervical cancerHPV-based screeningSemi-structured interviewsCancer screeningHealth interventionsPerceived severity of cervical cancerHealth centersPhone remindersSocioecological modelIntrapersonal levelInconvenient hoursFamily encouragementPerceived severityHPV vaccination
2022
Assessing the quality of tuberculosis care using routine surveillance data: a process evaluation employing the Zero TB Indicator Framework in Mongolia
Saranjav A, Parisi C, Zhou X, Dorjnamjil K, Samdan T, Erdenebaatar S, Chuluun A, Dalkh T, Ganbaatar G, Brooks MB, Spiegelman D, Ganmaa D, Davis JL. Assessing the quality of tuberculosis care using routine surveillance data: a process evaluation employing the Zero TB Indicator Framework in Mongolia. BMJ Open 2022, 12: e061229. PMID: 35973702, PMCID: PMC9386240, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061229.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary health centersTB preventive therapyRoutine surveillance dataHealth centersHousehold contactsCohort studyPreventive therapyTB careTB dispensariesRetrospective cross-sectional cohort studyCross-sectional cohort studySurveillance dataActive TB treatmentGuideline-adherent careHealth system predictorsQuality of tuberculosisOdds of patientsHealth system factorsQuality improvement interventionsLow-quality careCare cascadeTB screeningTB treatmentTuberculosis careIndex patientsUsing Health Care Professionals’ Perspectives to Refine a Clinical Decision Support Implementation Strategy for Increasing the Prescribing of HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) in Alabama
Humphries D, Rhodes E, Simon C, Wang V, Spiegelman D, Ott C, Hicks D, Marcus J, Krakower D, Rana A. Using Health Care Professionals’ Perspectives to Refine a Clinical Decision Support Implementation Strategy for Increasing the Prescribing of HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) in Alabama. Journal Of The International Association Of Providers Of AIDS Care (JIAPAC) 2022, 21: 23259582221144451. PMID: 36537589, PMCID: PMC9772965, DOI: 10.1177/23259582221144451.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCDS toolsHigh HIV incidenceHIV preexposure prophylaxisPre-exposure prophylaxisClinical decision support toolQualified health centersHealth care providersHealth care professionalsElectronic health recordsPrEP deliveryPrEP prescribingPreexposure prophylaxisPrEP prescriptionClinical visitsHIV incidenceCDS toolHealth centersClinic staffCare providersCare professionalsSide effectsProviders' lackImplementation strategiesPrEPHealth records
This site is protected by hCaptcha and its Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply