2025
Mixed methods pilot evaluation of a gender-sensitivity training for HIV care providers in Uganda: Effects on providers and clients
Sileo K, Wanyenze R, Anecho A, Luttinen R, Weston K, Mukasa B, Mukama S, Vermund S, Dworkin S, Dovidio J, Taylor B, Kershaw T. Mixed methods pilot evaluation of a gender-sensitivity training for HIV care providers in Uganda: Effects on providers and clients. PLOS Global Public Health 2025, 5: e0004247. PMID: 40966269, PMCID: PMC12445538, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0004247.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGender sensitivity trainingHIV care providersCare providersGender normsProvider behaviorProvider capacityQuasi-experimental controlled trialGender-based violenceGender-related knowledgePerceived care qualityGender-sensitive careHIV care engagementQualitative dataClient-centered practiceClient-centered communicationExit focus groupsSub-Saharan AfricaCare competenciesStigma reductionCare barriersCare qualityIntervention clinicsCare engagementProvider practicesHIV careDèyè mòn, gen mòn: Qualitative examination of drivers and facilitators of stigma as a barrier to sexual and maternal healthcare in Haiti
Abrams J, Rutledge J, Raskin E, Kiyanda A, Gaillard J, Maxwell M, Kershaw T. Dèyè mòn, gen mòn: Qualitative examination of drivers and facilitators of stigma as a barrier to sexual and maternal healthcare in Haiti. SSM - Qualitative Research In Health 2025, 7: 100556. DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmqr.2025.100556.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMaternal healthcarePregnant womenMaternal health care providersLack of hospital resourcesHIV stigma experiencesMaternal healthcare accessHIV-related stigmaDeterminants of healthHIV-positive pregnant womenOrigins of stigmaHealth care providersPregnant women's accessRisk of contracting HIVLow testing ratesHIV-negative pregnant womenRelated stigmaStigma experiencesQuality careCare providersHealthcare accessRural HaitiHospital policiesComprehensive interventionThematic analysisFocus groups
2024
Factors Associated with Family Functioning During Pregnancy by Adolescent and Young Adult Women
Zhong J, Lanier Y, Lyndon A, Kershaw T. Factors Associated with Family Functioning During Pregnancy by Adolescent and Young Adult Women. Women's Health Reports 2024, 5: 324-333. PMID: 38596480, PMCID: PMC11002326, DOI: 10.1089/whr.2023.0083.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFamily functioningContinuity of maternity careEstimate adjusted odds ratiosModels of careYoung mothersFactors associated with familyHealth care providersFamily function groupAdjusted odds ratiosPerceived Social SupportHigher family functioningMultivariate logistic regression modelIndividual-level factorsLogistic regression modelsAttend religious servicesFamily-level factorsYoung adult mothersCare experiencesCare providersScore of family functionMaternity careChild healthSocial supportSecondary analysisOdds ratio
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