2021
Late antiretroviral refills and condomless sex in a cohort of HIV-seropositive pregnant and postpartum Kenyan women
Eastment M, Kinuthia J, Wang L, Wanje G, Wilson K, Kaggiah A, Simoni J, Mandaliya K, Poole D, Richardson B, Jaoko W, John-Stewart G, McClelland R. Late antiretroviral refills and condomless sex in a cohort of HIV-seropositive pregnant and postpartum Kenyan women. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0254767. PMID: 34280229, PMCID: PMC8289061, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0254767.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPregnancy to postpartumART refillsCondomless sexPostpartum periodYears of educationPregnancy visitsART adherenceIntimate partner violenceSelf-reported condomless sexKenyan womenLongitudinal cohort studyWomen's educational levelGeneralized estimating equationsPostpartum Kenyan womenImpact ART adherenceAntiretroviral refillsHIV servicesImprove HIV treatmentPostpartum visitEffect modificationPrevention outcomesDepressive symptomsCohort of HIV-seropositiveHIV treatmentEducation levelA combination sampling approach for epidemiologic research in humanitarian settings: a case analysis of a study of depressive disorder prevalence among refugees in Greece
Poole D, Raymond N, Berens J, Latonero M, Ricard J, Hedt-Gauthier B. A combination sampling approach for epidemiologic research in humanitarian settings: a case analysis of a study of depressive disorder prevalence among refugees in Greece. BMC Public Health 2021, 21: 272. PMID: 33530961, PMCID: PMC7856792, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-10342-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRefugee camp settingsCamp settingBurden of depressive disordersMental health disordersDepressive disorderHumanitarian emergenciesDepressive disorder prevalenceEpidemiological researchHealth disordersStrengthening preventionHumanitarian settingsDisorder prevalencePopulation screeningRisk of coercionResearch teamSurvey studySampling approachSystematic samplingQuasi-randomizedCase analysisSyrian refugee campParticipantsResearch studiesBurdenPrevention
2020
Psychosocial Factors, Condomless Sex, and Detectable Viral Load in HIV-Positive Women in Serodiscordant Couples in Nairobi, Kenya
Blain M, Richardson B, Kinuthia J, Poole D, Jaoko W, Wilson K, Kaggiah A, Simoni J, Farquhar C, McClelland R. Psychosocial Factors, Condomless Sex, and Detectable Viral Load in HIV-Positive Women in Serodiscordant Couples in Nairobi, Kenya. AIDS And Behavior 2020, 24: 3346-3358. PMID: 32394232, PMCID: PMC7655612, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-020-02907-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate specific antigenCondomless sexIntimate partner violenceViral loadSerodiscordant couplesDetectable plasma viral loadPlasma viral loadDetectable viral loadAssociated with increased riskHIV transmission potentialHIV-positive womenAlcohol useComprehensive HIV carePsychosocial factorsAlcohol use disorderHazardous/harmful alcohol useViral suppressionSpecific antigenProspective studyVaginal secretionsFollow-upHIV carePrevalence of intimate partner violenceUse disorderKenyan women
2018
Major depressive disorder prevalence and risk factors among Syrian asylum seekers in Greece
Poole D, Hedt-Gauthier B, Liao S, Raymond N, Bärnighausen T. Major depressive disorder prevalence and risk factors among Syrian asylum seekers in Greece. BMC Public Health 2018, 18: 908. PMID: 30041693, PMCID: PMC6056929, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-018-5822-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultCross-Sectional StudiesDepressionDepressive Disorder, MajorEmigration and ImmigrationFamily CharacteristicsFemaleGreeceHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMarital StatusMiddle AgedPrevalenceRefugee CampsRefugeesRisk FactorsSex FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesSyriaTransients and MigrantsYoung AdultConceptsPatient Health Questionnaire-8Risk factorsMedian timeMDD prevalenceAsylum processSyrian asylum seekersDepressive disorder prevalenceBurden of MDDRefugee campsAsylum seekersMultivariate logistic regressionAssociated with reduced oddsMental health status of migrantsHealth status of migrantsMental health statusOdds of MDDYears of ageCross-sectional surveyAsylum procedureAttica region of GreeceDepressive disorderStatus of migrantsMDDDepression prevalenceDisorder prevalence
2015
Assisted partner notification services to augment HIV testing and linkage to care in Kenya: study protocol for a cluster randomized trial
Wamuti B, Erdman L, Cherutich P, Golden M, Dunbar M, Bukusi D, Richardson B, Ng’ang’a A, Barnabas R, Mutiti P, Macharia P, Jerop M, Otieno F, Poole D, Farquhar C. Assisted partner notification services to augment HIV testing and linkage to care in Kenya: study protocol for a cluster randomized trial. Implementation Science 2015, 10: 23. PMID: 25884936, PMCID: PMC4342094, DOI: 10.1186/s13012-015-0212-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAssisted partner notification servicesPartner notification servicesAssisted partner notificationHIV testingPartner notificationHIV partner notification servicesCluster randomized controlled trialHIV testing programsHIV testing sitesCluster randomized trialHealth-care settingsPublic health strategiesSexual partnersSexual exposure to HIVExposure to HIVControl of HIV transmissionHealth facilitiesIncremental cost-effectivenessIntervention sitesHealth strategiesStudy staffPartner referralNational guidelinesHIV transmissionCase finding