2024
Maternal 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
2020
Lack 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