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A Scoping Review of Measures of Transgender Stigma & Intimate Partner Violence and HIV Testing Among US Transgender Women with and without Sex Work Experience

Description:
The first paper in this document is a systematic review of measures of transgender stigma employed in health research. Numerous studies in the past two …
Year:
2019
Contributor:
King, Wesley (creator)
Operario, Don (Advisor)
White Hughto, Jaclyn (Advisor)
Brown University. School of Public Health (sponsor)
Genre:
theses
Subject:
HIV
Transgender people
Stigmatization
Intimate partner violence
Collection:
Public Health
Theses and Dissertations
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Cost Analysis of a Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Program for HIV Prevention in Rhode Island: A Micro-Costing Approach

Description:
Objectives To determine the costs of implementing and operating a clinical pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) program for prevention of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in Rhode Island …
Year:
2017
Contributor:
Younus, Amna (creator)
Galárraga, Omar (Advisor)
Chan, Philip (Reader)
Brown University. School of Public Health (sponsor)
Genre:
theses
Subject:
Cost Analysis
HIV
Pre-exposure prophylaxis
HIV infections--Prevention
Collection:
Public Health
Theses and Dissertations
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Expanding access to antiretroviral therapy in southern Africa and India: Implications for HIV prevention and care delivery in resource-limited settings

Description:
In light of the continued high incidence of HIV in resource-limited settings, this dissertation examines risk factors associated with HIV acquisition in at risk southern …
Year:
2011
Contributor:
Venkatesh, Kartik Kailas (creator)
lurie, mark (Director)
mayer, kenneth (Reader)
mcgarvey, stephen (Reader)
triche, elizabeth (Reader)
Brown University. BIOMED: Epidemiology (sponsor)
Genre:
theses
Subject:
HIV
AIDS
prevention
sexual behavior
treatment
HIV (Viruses)
AIDS (Disease)
Collection:
Public Health
Epidemiology
Theses and Dissertations
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Family Instability and the Transition to Adulthood in Kenya and South Africa

Description:
This dissertation uses life history data from Kisumu, Kenya and Cape Town, South Africa to investigate the influence of family instability on social and health …
Year:
2012
Contributor:
Goldberg, Rachel E (creator)
Short, Susan (Director)
Luke, Nancy (Reader)
Hogan, Dennis (Reader)
VanWey, Leah (Reader)
Klein Hattori, Megan (Reader)
Brown University. Sociology (sponsor)
Genre:
theses
Subject:
Africa
Kenya
South Africa
family
youth
transition to adulthood
HIV
AIDS
Collection:
Sociology
Theses and Dissertations
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Harnessing the Power of Machine Learning Methods for Enhancing HIV Care and Treatment Within Resource-Limited Settings

Description:
Background: Prognostic prediction has empirically proven to be a highly effective paradigm that is radically reshaping public health, clinical medicine, and healthcare as a domain. …
Year:
2019
Contributor:
Kimaina, Allan Kendagor (creator)
Hogan, Joseph (Advisor)
Chrysanthopoulou, Stavroula (Reader)
Kantor, Rami (Reader)
DeLong, Allison (Reader)
Dick, Jonathan (Reader)
Brown University. Department of Biostatistics (sponsor)
Genre:
theses
Subject:
Machine Learning
Big data
HIV
GBM
Personalized medicine
xgboost
bart
stacked ensemble
superlearner
Prognostic prediction
virologic failure
virologic rebound
virologic suppression
Machine learning--Statistical methods
Collection:
Public Health
Biostatistics
Theses and Dissertations
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HIV and Non-Communicable Disease: Integrated Modeling and Evaluation of Chronic Care in Africa

Description:
Background Health systems in sub-Saharan Africa are facing an ongoing HIV epidemic and increasing burden of non-communicable disease (NCD). They are transforming to provide more …
Year:
2019
Contributor:
Osetinsky, Brianna Marie (creator)
Galarraga, Omar (Advisor)
Genberg, Becky (Reader)
Lurie, Mark (Reader)
McGarvey, Stephen (Reader)
Hogan, Joseph (Reader)
Brown University. Department of Health Services, Policy and Practice (sponsor)
Genre:
theses
Subject:
HIV
health economics
Chronic diseases
South Africa
Kenya
Africa
Integrated delivery of health care
mathamatical modeling
budget impact analysis
Public health--Evaluation
Collection:
Health Services, Policy & Practice
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Implementing Hepatitis C Testing Protocols in Primary Care Settings for Adults Born Between 1945 and 1965

Description:
This study aimed to evaluate the following (1) Rates and patterns of screening for HCV within a cohort born between1945-65 (“Baby-boomers”) seen at 7 primary …
Year:
2018
Contributor:
Kanik, Kelsey Ingrid (creator)
Shetty, Kirti (Advisor)
McGarvey, Stephen (Reader)
Brown University. School of Public Health (sponsor)
Genre:
theses
Subject:
Public health
Liver
Cancer
hepatitis c virus
Alcohol
HIV
Primary care (Medicine)
Chronic diseases
Public Health Intervention
Medical screening
Brief intervention
Adults
colorectal cancer
Drug abuse
Medical records
Medical records--Data processing
Baby boom generation
emergency room
Diagnosis
Collection:
Public Health
Theses and Dissertations
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Incidence and Hazard of Cervical and Oropharyngeal Cancers in HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected Medicaid Beneficiaries

Description:
Persistent infection with human papillomavirus (HPV) can lead to anogenital and oral cancers, especially of the cervix and oropharyngeal region. Coinfection with the human immunodeficiency …
Year:
2019
Contributor:
Michaud, Joanne Marie (creator)
Wilson, Ira (Advisor)
Kelsey, Karl (Reader)
Brown University. School of Public Health (sponsor)
Genre:
theses
Subject:
Papillomaviruses
Cervix uteri--Cancer
HIV
Medicaid
Oropharyngeal cancer
Collection:
Public Health
Theses and Dissertations
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Laboratory Implementation of Marker-Assisted Mini-Pooling in Viral Load Testing: Working to Expand Access to HIV Treatment Monitoring in Resource-Limited Settings

Description:
ABSTRACT Background: In recent years, improvements in antiretroviral therapy (ART) treatment for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have transformed infection with this virus from a death …
Year:
2019
Contributor:
Makaretz, Anna K. (creator)
Kantor, Rami (Advisor)
Coetzer, Mia (Reader)
Hogan, Joseph W. (Reader)
Brown University. Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Physiology and Biotechnology (sponsor)
Genre:
theses
Subject:
HIV
HIV (Viruses)
viral load testing
resource-limited settings
Collection:
Biology and Medicine
Molecular Pharmacology, Physiology, and Biotechnology
Theses and Dissertations
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Listening to Community Health Workers in Cape Town, South Africa: Social Factors and Experiences that Influence Their Perceptions of Their Work as Community Mobilizers

Description:
South Africa has among the highest burden of HIV infections in the world. Research has shown that outreach efforts, such as community mobilization, play an …
Year:
2018
Contributor:
Sookram, Henry (creator)
Colvin, Christopher (Reader)
Lurie, Mark (Advisor)
Brown University. School of Public Health (sponsor)
Genre:
theses
Subject:
Qualitative research
HIV
community health workers
community mobilization
South Africa--Cape Town
Collection:
Public Health
Theses and Dissertations
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Male Sex Work and Implications for Sexual Health

Description:
In this chapter, we provide an overview of the global epidemiology of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among male sex workers with an …
Year:
2019
Contributor:
Salhaney, Peter Steven (creator)
Biello, Katie (Advisor)
Mimiaga, Matthew (Reader)
Brown University. Behavioral and Social Sciences Department (sponsor)
Genre:
theses
Subject:
Sexual health
Barriers to access
HIV
MSM
Male prostitution
Sexually transmitted diseases
sexual risk
behavioral intervention
transactional sex
Prostitution
Collection:
Public Health
Theses and Dissertations
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Mother knows best: grounding ethical research focused on pregnant and postpartum women living with HIV in maternal decision making in the Option B+ era and “This is my life we are talking about”: Adaptive Strategies for HIV Care Retention and Treatment

Description:
Historically, research has focused on prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT), with little focus on the health outcomes of mothers. As the HIV treatment landscape has …
Year:
2019
Contributor:
Weber, Alison Zulick (creator)
Pellowski, Jennifer (Advisor)
Harrison, Abigail (Reader)
Brown University. School of Public Health (sponsor)
Genre:
theses
Subject:
Maternal health services
Ethics
HIV
Medication Adherence
Antiretroviral agents
Collection:
Public Health
Theses and Dissertations
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Parenting an Adolescent Living with HIV in South Africa: Perspectives of Biological Mothers on Disclosure and Adherence to Treatment

Description:
Introduction: South Africa has a large population of perinatally infected adolescents born to women who did not have access to HIV treatment in the early …
Year:
2019
Contributor:
Pather, Ariana (creator)
Harrison, Abigail (Advisor)
Kuo, Caroline (Reader)
Brown University. School of Public Health (sponsor)
Genre:
theses
Subject:
HIV
South Africa
Collection:
Public Health
Theses and Dissertations
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Patterns of Care and Outcomes for Transitional Populations with HIV

Description:
Abstract of “Patterns of Care and Outcomes for Transitional Populations with HIV”, by Cara J. Sammartino, Ph.D., Brown University, May 2016. My dissertation evaluated the …
Year:
2016
Contributor:
Sammartino, Cara Jean (creator)
Galarraga, Omar (Director)
Genberg, Becky (Reader)
Wilson, Ira (Reader)
Brown University. Health Services Research (sponsor)
Genre:
theses
Subject:
HIV
Ryan White
Social Work
HIV (Viruses)
Insurance
Social service
Prisons
White, Ryan
Collection:
Health Services, Policy & Practice
Theses and Dissertations
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Prevalence of Linkage to Care and Treatment Engagement among HIV-Positive MSM in China: A Systematic Review and Exploration of the Continuum of HIV Care

Description:
Objective: We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the proportion of MSM engaged in HIV care and treatment in China. Methods: We searched …
Year:
2018
Contributor:
Zhang, Wenhan (creator)
Operario, Don (Advisor)
Genberg, Becky (Reader)
Brown University. School of Public Health (sponsor)
Genre:
theses
Subject:
HIV
men who have sex with men
China
Collection:
Public Health
Theses and Dissertations
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Quantifying the HIV treatment cascade in the Klipfontein health sub-district, Cape Town, South Africa, 2012-2016 & What factors influence men living with HIV to adhere to antiretroviral treatment? A qualitative study of resilience in a South African towns

Description:
1. The HIV treatment cascade refers to the framework in which a person living with HIV moves through stages of HIV care to achieve viral …
Year:
2017
Contributor:
Callaway, Julia Clare (creator)
Lurie, Mark (Advisor)
Sullivan, Adam (Reader)
Colvin, Christopher (Reader)
Brown University. School of Public Health (sponsor)
Genre:
theses
Subject:
Public health
Biometry
Qualitative research
HIV
survival analysis
Quantitative research
Collection:
Public Health
Theses and Dissertations
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Radical Hysterectomy for Operable Early Cervical Cancer in HIV Positive and HIV Negative Women in Western Kenya & Digital Cervicography Using Mobile Phones with Real-Time Consultation (DCRC) To Improve Performance of Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid

Description:
This thesis looks at cervical cancer screening and treatment within HIV-infected women in Kenya. The first section compares the outcomes of radical hysterectomy as treatment …
Year:
2019
Contributor:
Deraney, Rachel Nouha (creator)
Cu-Uvin, Susan (Advisor)
Orang'o, Elkanah (Reader)
Brown University. School of Public Health (sponsor)
Genre:
theses
Subject:
Cervix uteri--Cancer
HIV
Kenya
Collection:
Public Health
Theses and Dissertations
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Resilience Among HIV-Positive Patients in Ghana and Their Affect on Remaining in the Treatment Cascade: A Qualitative Study Done at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra, Ghana

Description:
Few African studies have focused on resilience factors related to engagement in HIV-related care among people living with HIV (PLWH). As a result, how resilience …
Year:
2017
Contributor:
Lewis, Chantal Anna-Stacia (creator)
Operario, Don (Advisor)
Kuo, Caroline (Reader)
Brown University. School of Public Health (sponsor)
Genre:
theses
Subject:
HIV
resileince
MSM
FSW
Ghana
Collection:
Public Health
Theses and Dissertations
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Stigma on Testing and Treatment: An Analysis of HIV in Southeast Asia

Description:
This paper includes a literature review for HIV-related stigma on HIV/AIDS outcomes globally, and a quantitative analysis for enacted HIV-related stigma on HIV/AIDS testing by …
Year:
2019
Contributor:
Silva, Elizabeth (creator)
Rosenthal, Samantha (Advisor)
Lurie, Mark (Reader)
Brown University. School of Public Health (sponsor)
Genre:
theses
Subject:
HIV/AIDS
Stigma (Social psychology)
HIV
Southeast Asia
HIV test
Collection:
Public Health
Theses and Dissertations
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The relationship between discrimination and missed HIV care appointments among women living with HIV

Description:
Background: Receiving regular HIV care is crucial for maintaining good health among persons with HIV. However, racial and gender disparities in receipt of HIV care …
Year:
2018
Contributor:
Cressman, Andrew Ellis (creator)
Howe, Chanelle (Advisor)
Nunn, Amy (Reader)
Brown University. Department of Epidemiology (sponsor)
Genre:
theses
Subject:
race & ethnicity
HIV
discrimination
Women
health disparities
clinic visits
Collection:
Public Health
Epidemiology
Theses and Dissertations
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