2025
Psychosocial correlates of HbA1c among adult Samoans without diabetes
Rivara A, Heinsberg L, Carlson J, Pomer A, Naseri T, Reupena M, Choy C, Wang D, Kershaw E, Viali S, McGarvey S, Hawley N. Psychosocial correlates of HbA1c among adult Samoans without diabetes. PLOS Mental Health 2025, 2: e0000196. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmen.0000196.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychosocial factorsSocial supportMental health awarenessHealth promotion materialsAssociated with lower HbA1cBehavioral risk factorsFactors associated with HbA1cHigh social supportHigh-risk populationPsychosocial healthDiabetes careDiabetes prevalencePsychosocial determinantsHealth outcomesDiabetes preventionAdult SamoansPsychosocial variablesParticipant demographicsCorrelation of HbA1cPsychosocial correlatesHealth awarenessSamoan adultsRs373863828 genotypeSelf-EfficacyLower HbA1c
2021
Barriers and facilitators to pre-exposure prophylaxis uptake among male sex workers in Mexico: an application of the RE-AIM framework
Kadiamada-Ibarra H, Hawley NL, Sosa-Rubí SG, Wilson-Barthes M, Franco RR, Galárraga O. Barriers and facilitators to pre-exposure prophylaxis uptake among male sex workers in Mexico: an application of the RE-AIM framework. BMC Public Health 2021, 21: 2174. PMID: 34837988, PMCID: PMC8626882, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-12167-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMale sex workersPre-exposure prophylaxisHigh-risk populationPrEP distributionProgram reachSex workersRE-AIM implementation science frameworkHIV pre-exposure prophylaxisAdoption of PrEPRE-AIM frameworkPatient-centered careLow socioeconomic statusPrimary qualitative analysisImplementation science frameworkPrEP knowledgeHIV infectionAdherence barriersPrEP adoptionPrEP educationHIV preventionHigh riskMethodsThis studyStreet-based sex workersTransgender womenHIV
2015
An evaluation of gestational diabetes mellitus screening practices in American Samoa
Freeman J, Thompson K, Muasau-Howard B, Ah Ching J, McGarvey S, Hawley N. An evaluation of gestational diabetes mellitus screening practices in American Samoa. Pacific Journal Of Reproductive Health 2015, 1: 68. DOI: 10.18313/pjrh.2015.914.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOral glucose tolerance testMedical record reviewGlucose tolerance testWeeks of gestationHigh-risk populationFetal complicationsPregnancy obesityGDM screeningGestational diabetesRecord reviewPregnant womenClinical recordsSocio-demographic characteristicsTolerance testScreening practicesClinical auditInadequate screeningLocal guidelinesRisk populationsIndependent sample t-testImproved screeningSocio-demographic differencesGDMChi-squareSample t-test
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