2023
Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Status and Correlates Among Mid-Adult Women: Connecticut, USA, 2016–2019
Sheth S, Johnson N, Sullivan E, Torres A, Oliveira C, Niccolai L. Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Status and Correlates Among Mid-Adult Women: Connecticut, USA, 2016–2019. Journal Of Women's Health 2023, 33: 28-32. PMID: 37943625, PMCID: PMC10794823, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2022.0456.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMid-adult womenVaccination statusHPV vaccinationHPV vaccineHuman Papillomavirus Vaccination StatusHPV vaccination statusHuman papillomavirus vaccinationAge 26 yearsHealth care providersCross-sectional surveyPapillomavirus vaccinationUnvaccinated womenVaccinated womenVaccine informationCare providersVaccinationAdult womenVaccineWomenBehavioral correlatesCorrelatesStatusPotential benefitsYearsParticipantsExpedited Partner Therapy: A Multicomponent Initiative to Boost Provider Counseling
Markowitz M, Ackerman-Banks C, Oliveira C, Fashina O, Pathy S, Sheth S. Expedited Partner Therapy: A Multicomponent Initiative to Boost Provider Counseling. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2023, 51: 15-21. PMID: 37921862, PMCID: PMC11413968, DOI: 10.1097/olq.0000000000001894.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChlamydia InfectionsChlamydia trachomatisContact TracingCounselingGonorrheaHumansSexual PartnersUnited StatesConceptsPartner therapyProvider counselingMulticomponent initiativesQuasi-experimental interrupted time-series studyExpedited Partner TherapyInterrupted time series studyRecords of patientsFrequent reinfectionsInterrupted time series modelObstetric indicationsGynecology clinicTherapy prescriptionPatients' perceptionsPatient acceptanceChlamydia trachomatisPatient encountersNeisseria gonorrhoeaeTherapyRegistered NursesTime-series studyPublic insurancePatientsAcademic obstetricsCounselingSignificant increaseDisparities in adherence to retesting guidelines in women with Trichomonas vaginalis infection
Getaneh F, Oliveira C, Pathy S, Sheth S. Disparities in adherence to retesting guidelines in women with Trichomonas vaginalis infection. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2023, 229: 284.e1-284.e10. PMID: 37393012, PMCID: PMC10530237, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2023.06.045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital-based obstetricsNon-Hispanic black womenTrichomonas vaginalis infectionPregnant subgroupsClinic populationSubgroup analysisVaginalis infectionNon-Hispanic white womenGuideline-concordant testingRetrospective cohort studyTrichomonas vaginalisMultivariable logistic regressionSingle marital statusHigh prevalence ratesNon-Hispanic blacksCharacteristics of womenBlack womenHigh rateCohort studyGynecology clinicTobacco smokingGuideline recommendationsEntire cohortAssociated FactorsPrevalence rates
2022
Menstrual Health and Hygiene among Adolescents in the United States
Trant AA, Vash-Margita A, Camenga D, Braverman P, Wagner D, Espinal M, Kisanga EP, Lundsberg L, Sheth SS, Fan L. Menstrual Health and Hygiene among Adolescents in the United States. Journal Of Pediatric And Adolescent Gynecology 2022, 35: 277-287. PMID: 34999229, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2021.12.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMenstrual health educationHealth educationSurvey response rateHealth careResponse rateMenstrual healthTertiary academic centerAdolescent medicine clinicMedicine clinicPatient interviewsPatient surveyGynecology practiceProvider surveyAcademic centersPatientsThematic saturationProvider perspectivesThematic content analysisProvider rolesAnonymous surveyCarePediatric facultyDescriptive statisticsMenstrual productsHealth
2021
Unindicated cervical cancer screening in adolescent females within a large healthcare system in the United States
Hosier H, Sheth SS, Oliveira CR, Perley LE, Vash-Margita A. Unindicated cervical cancer screening in adolescent females within a large healthcare system in the United States. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2021, 225: 649.e1-649.e9. PMID: 34256029, PMCID: PMC8633062, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2021.07.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical cancerLarge healthcare systemYears of ageIncidence rateScreening testAdolescent femalesHealthcare systemLarge multihospital health systemCervical cancer screening resultsNew cervical cancer casesCurrent consensus recommendationsHuman papillomavirus testingHuman papillomavirus vaccinationCervical cancer casesCervical cancer screeningMultihospital health systemCancer risk reductionScreening resultsPoisson regression analysisEvidence-based strategiesGuideline nonadherencePapillomavirus vaccinationCytology testingIntraepithelial lesionsProvider factorsInpatient Immunization With HPV Vaccine: A Qualitative Study With Postpartum Women
Avni-Singer L, Oliveira CR, Torres A, Shapiro ED, Niccolai LM, Sheth SS. Inpatient Immunization With HPV Vaccine: A Qualitative Study With Postpartum Women. Women's Health Issues 2021, 31: 384-391. PMID: 33715924, PMCID: PMC8260440, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2021.02.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHPV vaccinePostpartum womenPatient-centered approachHPV immunization programHuman papillomavirus vaccineRates of immunizationIterative thematic approachYoung adult femalesInpatient immunizationHospital dischargePapillomavirus vaccinePostpartum patientsMedian ageImmunization programsPatient's perspectiveProgram implementationVaccine hesitancyImmunizationVaccineWomenQualitative studyThematic approachPatientsHospitalAdult females
2019
Assessing sociodemographic differences in human papillomavirus vaccine impact studies in the United States: a systematic review using narrative synthesis
Avni-Singer LR, Yakely A, Sheth SS, Shapiro ED, Niccolai LM, Oliveira CR. Assessing sociodemographic differences in human papillomavirus vaccine impact studies in the United States: a systematic review using narrative synthesis. Public Health 2019, 178: 137-150. PMID: 31698136, PMCID: PMC6994345, DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2019.08.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHPV vaccineVaccine impact studiesSociodemographic disparitiesSystematic reviewImportant public health priorityHPV vaccine eraReduction of HPVPopulation-level burdenPublic health priorityPubMed/MEDLINEScience Citation IndexHPV infectionGenital wartsSocio-economic subgroupsCervical dysplasiaRoutine vaccinationVaccine eraVaccine impactCitation IndexHuman papillomavirusVaccine introductionSentinel surveillanceStudy protocolEligible studiesHealth priority
2017
Missed opportunities for HPV immunization among young adult women
Oliveira CR, Rock RM, Shapiro ED, Xu X, Lundsberg L, Zhang LB, Gariepy A, Illuzzi JL, Sheth SS. Missed opportunities for HPV immunization among young adult women. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2017, 218: 326.e1-326.e7. PMID: 29223597, PMCID: PMC5924702, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2017.11.602.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman papillomavirus immunizationYoung adult womenGynecology clinicAdult womenMissed clinical opportunitiesVaccine-eligible visitsVaccine-eligible womenHuman papillomavirus vaccineMultivariable logistic regressionCross-sectional studyHospital-based obstetricsYears of ageYoung adult populationSignificant racial disparitiesUrban obstetricsPostpartum visitClinic visitsEligible womenPapillomavirus vaccinePatient characteristicsHPV immunizationHuman papillomavirusAdjusted oddsMedical recordsDifferent vaccines
2015
Wide Variation Found In Hospital Facility Costs For Maternity Stays Involving Low-Risk Childbirth
Xu X, Gariepy A, Lundsberg LS, Sheth SS, Pettker CM, Krumholz HM, Illuzzi JL. Wide Variation Found In Hospital Facility Costs For Maternity Stays Involving Low-Risk Childbirth. Health Affairs 2015, 34: 1212-1219. PMID: 26153317, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2014.1088.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCesarean deliveryHospital costsMaternity staysSerious maternal morbidityNationwide Inpatient SampleCoordination of careValue of careMaternal morbidityHospital admissionInpatient SampleDelivery system reformRural hospitalsUS hospitalsHospital practiceSafe reductionHospitalChildbirthStayLong stayHigh rateCareLower proportionUnited StatesFacility costsAssociation between depression and nonadherence to antiretroviral therapy in pregnant women with perinatally acquired HIV
Sheth SS, Coleman J, Cannon T, Milio L, Keller J, Anderson J, Argani C. Association between depression and nonadherence to antiretroviral therapy in pregnant women with perinatally acquired HIV. AIDS Care 2015, 27: 350-354. PMID: 25616659, DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2014.998610.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHistory of depressionHIV RNA levelsAntiretroviral therapyThird trimesterMedication adherencePregnant womenMean HIV RNA levelUndetectable HIV RNA levelsCharts of womenHIV infection characteristicsLifelong chronic illnessRNA levelsRetrospective cohort studyPoor medication adherenceUnique psychosocial challengesOptimal medication adherenceTreatment of depressionUnstable living situationsPregnant patientsCohort studyPreconception periodPregnancy outcomesART nonadherenceHIV treatmentPrenatal care
2014
Patient and provider perspectives on Bedsider.org, an online contraceptive information tool, in a low income, racially diverse clinic population
Gressel GM, Lundsberg LS, Illuzzi JL, Danton CM, Sheth SS, Xu X, Gariepy A. Patient and provider perspectives on Bedsider.org, an online contraceptive information tool, in a low income, racially diverse clinic population. Contraception 2014, 90: 588-593. PMID: 25139723, DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2014.07.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultContraceptionContraception BehaviorCounselingFamily Planning ServicesFemaleFocus GroupsHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth PersonnelHumansInformation Seeking BehaviorInternetPatient Education as TopicPerceptionPovertyPregnancyUnited StatesWomen's HealthYoung AdultConceptsClinic providersPatient participantsDiverse clinic populationProvider perspectivesHealth careUrban clinic settingWomen ages 18Women's health careProviders/staffNew contraceptive methodsStructured interview guideUrban MedicaidUrban clinicClinic populationActive womenClinic settingUnplanned pregnancyContraceptive methodsPatientsProviders' understandingContraceptive educationAge 18Contraceptive toolAmerican CongressClinic