2024
Current out of pocket care costs among HIV and hypertension co-morbid patients in urban and peri-urban Uganda
Cameron D, Morrell L, Kagoya F, Kiggundu J, Hutchinson B, Twine R, Schwartz J, Muddu M, Mutungi G, Kayima J, Katahoire A, Longenecker C, Nugent R, Loya D, Semitala F. Current out of pocket care costs among HIV and hypertension co-morbid patients in urban and peri-urban Uganda. PLOS Global Public Health 2024, 4: e0003423. PMID: 39321165, PMCID: PMC11423963, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0003423.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCost of careHousehold incomeCo-morbid patientsCare costsMedian monthly household incomeHIV careCOVID-19 lockdownCascade of HIV careHIV care costsSocio-demographic characteristicsQuarter of patientsDistricts of UgandaIntegration of careMedian monthly costBorrow moneyOut-of-pocket costsDisease co-morbiditiesMonthly household incomePeri-urban UgandaService integrationUgandaHTN careCo-morbiditiesEast AfricaHypertension careIdentifying trusted local sources and predicting behavior change pathways according to COVID-19 vaccination status: Results of a 2022 statewide survey of Alaskan adults
Cameron D, Grage L, Van Wyck R, Edwards A, Chavez Mapaye J, Cheng A, Garcia G. Identifying trusted local sources and predicting behavior change pathways according to COVID-19 vaccination status: Results of a 2022 statewide survey of Alaskan adults. Vaccine 2024, 42: 2592-2607. PMID: 38490821, PMCID: PMC11005074, DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.03.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmergency medical techniciansMedical techniciansCommunity membersCommunity trustSense of professional responsibilityVaccination statusCOM-B frameworkMedical professionalsTelephone-based surveyPredictors of vaccination statusPublic health challengeLocal community membersHealth workersReflective motivationHealthy choicesOpportunity domainHealth challengesUS averageDemographic characteristicsAdult populationRate of COVID-19 vaccinationProfessional responsibilityFamily membersAssess levelsStatewide survey
2023
Factors associated with receiving an initial COVID-19 vaccine among Alaskan residents: results from an online cross-sectional survey
Garcia G, Meyer J, Edwards A, Cameron D. Factors associated with receiving an initial COVID-19 vaccine among Alaskan residents: results from an online cross-sectional survey. International Journal Of Circumpolar Health 2023, 82: 2252604. PMID: 37652714, PMCID: PMC10478585, DOI: 10.1080/22423982.2023.2252604.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProduct preferences and willingness to pay for potable water delivery: Experimental evidence from rural Bihar, India
Cameron D, Ray I, Parida M, Dow W. Product preferences and willingness to pay for potable water delivery: Experimental evidence from rural Bihar, India. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0283892. PMID: 37023105, PMCID: PMC10079134, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0283892.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrice subsidiesWater delivery servicesProduct preferencesDiscrete choice experimentEffect of subsidiesGlobal risk exposureRural BiharPrice auctionMarket pricesChoice experimentMedian household incomeRisk exposureHousehold incomeMixed evidenceSubsidiesPiped waterWillingnessPreferencesLack of accessWater deliveryDemandDelivery servicesSimilar evidenceService characteristicsWTP
2022
Economic evaluation of implementation science outcomes in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review
Malhotra A, Thompson R, Kagoya F, Masiye F, Mbewe P, Mosepele M, Phiri J, Sambo J, Barker A, Cameron D, Davila-Roman V, Effah W, Hutchinson B, Laxy M, Newsome B, Watkins D, Sohn H, Dowdy D. Economic evaluation of implementation science outcomes in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review. Implementation Science 2022, 17: 76. PMID: 36384807, PMCID: PMC9670396, DOI: 10.1186/s13012-022-01248-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImplementation scienceMiddle-income countriesHigh-income countriesEconomic evaluationIntersection of implementation scienceEvaluation of health interventionsEconomic evaluations of health interventionsImplementation science outcomesEstimates of intervention costsImplementation of interventionsHigh-income settingsTrial registrationThe protocolFull-text reviewBias economic analysesOpen Science FrameworkWeb of ScienceHealth interventionsLMIC settingsScoping reviewDeliver interventionsCost-effectiveness analysisIntervention costsRegistrationThe protocolMental healthCost outcomesRespiratory pandemic preparedness learnings from the June 2020 COVID-19 outbreak at San Quentin California State Prison
Kwan A, Sklar R, Cameron DB, Schell RC, Bertozzi SM, McCoy SI, Williams B, Sears DA. Respiratory pandemic preparedness learnings from the June 2020 COVID-19 outbreak at San Quentin California State Prison. International Journal Of Prison Health 2022, 19: 306-321. PMID: 35678718, PMCID: PMC10231421, DOI: 10.1108/ijph-12-2021-0116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCalifornia state prisonsGeneral populationCOVID-19 outbreakStates general populationCOVID-19 infection ratesPublic health crisisEffective vaccineRespiratory pathogensRespiratory pandemicInfection rateHealth harmsState prisonsCarceral settingsCOVID-19 pandemicAdministrative dataHealth crisisEpidemic measuresOutbreakUncontrolled transmissionPandemicSettingRisk assessmentUnique challengesVaccineStudyCOVID-19 outbreak in a state prison: a case study on the implementation of key public health recommendations for containment and prevention
Duarte C, Cameron DB, Kwan AT, Bertozzi SM, Williams BA, McCoy SI. COVID-19 outbreak in a state prison: a case study on the implementation of key public health recommendations for containment and prevention. BMC Public Health 2022, 22: 977. PMID: 35568894, PMCID: PMC9107313, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-12997-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPublic health recommendationsHealth recommendationsCOVID-19 outbreakCOVID-19 infectionPublic health strategiesInter-facility transferMulti-level interventionsPublic health officialsInfectious disease riskStaff cohortingInfectious disease outbreaksHealth strategiesOutbreak containmentDisease riskHealth officialsHealth OrganizationMedical isolationSignificant riskFuture outbreaksMulti-level determinantsCOVID-19 pandemicAdministrative dataPublic healthRapid testingCarceral settings
2021
Moving away from the "unit cost". Predicting country-specific average cost curves of VMMC services accounting for variations in service delivery platforms in sub-Saharan Africa
Bautista-Arredondo S, Pineda-Antunez C, Cerecero-Garcia D, Cameron DB, Alexander L, Chiwevu C, Forsythe S, Tchuenche M, Dow WH, Kahn J, Gomez GB, Vassall A, Bollinger LA, Levin C. Moving away from the "unit cost". Predicting country-specific average cost curves of VMMC services accounting for variations in service delivery platforms in sub-Saharan Africa. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0249076. PMID: 33886576, PMCID: PMC8062035, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0249076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnit costCost curvesAverage cost curveCost variationMean unit costEconomies of scaleUnit cost curvesKey cost driversAverage unit costHigh unit costEconometric modelEfficiency implicationsSub-Saharan AfricaPrivate ownershipFunding decisionsSub-Saharan countriesEmpirical dataPolicy makersSignificant determinantsCost estimatesCost studiesAverage costCost driversCountriesAvailability of units
2020
Cost of tuberculosis treatment in low- and middle-income countries: systematic review and meta-regression
Siapka M, Vassall A, Cunnama L, Pineda C, Cerecero D, Sweeney S, Bautista-Arredondo S, Bollinger L, Cameron D, Levin C, Gomez GB. Cost of tuberculosis treatment in low- and middle-income countries: systematic review and meta-regression. The International Journal Of Tuberculosis And Lung Disease 2020, 24: 802-810. PMID: 32912385, DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.19.0694.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle-income countriesCost estimatesMonths of treatmentGross domestic productUpper middle-income countriesTreatment cost estimatesTB treatmentDomestic productTuberculosis treatmentMedian costSystematic reviewPriority settingMulti-level regression modelsUncertainty intervalsUnit costCost dataCost variationTreatmentDelivery modeGrey literatureCountriesPrimary dataRegression modelsCostHigh-quality primary dataVariation in primary health care services after implementation of quality improvement policy in Brazil.
Vieira-Meyer APGF, Machado MFAS, Gubert FA, Morais APP, Paula Sampaio Y, Saintrain MVL, Cameron D, Reynolds S, Ram TK, Fernald L. Variation in primary health care services after implementation of quality improvement policy in Brazil. Family Practice 2020, 37: 69-80. PMID: 31433473, DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmz040.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
A meta-analysis approach for estimating average unit costs for ART using pooled facility-level primary data from African countries
Cerecero-García D, Pineda-Antunez C, Alexander L, Cameron D, Martinez-Silva G, Obure CD, Marseille E, Vu L, Kahn JG, Vassall A, Gomez G, Bollinger L, Levin C, Bautista-Arredondo S. A meta-analysis approach for estimating average unit costs for ART using pooled facility-level primary data from African countries. African Journal Of AIDS Research 2019, 18: 297-305. PMID: 31779577, DOI: 10.2989/16085906.2019.1688362.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeta-analysis of average costs of HIV testing and counselling and voluntary medical male circumcision across thirteen countries
Pineda-Antunez C, Martinez-Silva G, Cerecero-Garcia D, Alexander L, Cameron DB, Chiwevu C, Dandona L, Obure CD, Forsythe S, Nguyen VT, Settumba S, Tchuenche M, Van Minh H, Kahn JG, Gomez G, Sweeney S, Vassall A, Bollinger L, Levin C, Bautista-Arredondo S. Meta-analysis of average costs of HIV testing and counselling and voluntary medical male circumcision across thirteen countries. African Journal Of AIDS Research 2019, 18: 341-349. PMID: 31779565, DOI: 10.2989/16085906.2019.1679850.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe state of costing research for HIV interventions in sub-Saharan Africa
Cameron DB, Diab M, Carroll LN, Bollinger LA, Plosky W, Levin C, Herzel B, Marseille E, Alexander L, Bautista-Arredondo S, Pineda-Antunez C, Cerecero-García D, Gomez GB, Dow WH, Kahn JG. The state of costing research for HIV interventions in sub-Saharan Africa. African Journal Of AIDS Research 2019, 18: 277-288. PMID: 31779568, DOI: 10.2989/16085906.2019.1679200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV interventionsVolume of HIVCost dataCost-effectiveness analysisType of interventionMiddle-income countriesHIV servicesTB interventionsHealth interventionsInconsistent reportingSystematic searchInterventionHIVConsistent reportingGlobal health interventionsSaharan AfricaUrbanicitySub-Saharan AfricaDeveloping the Global Health Cost Consortium Unit Cost Study Repository for HIV and TB: methodology and lessons learned
Plosky W, Bollinger LA, Alexander L, Cameron DB, Carroll LN, Cunnama L, Gomez GB, Levin C, Marseille E, Diab M, Siapka M, Sinanovic E, Vassall A, Kahn JG. Developing the Global Health Cost Consortium Unit Cost Study Repository for HIV and TB: methodology and lessons learned. African Journal Of AIDS Research 2019, 18: 263-276. PMID: 31779571, DOI: 10.2989/16085906.2019.1680398.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Heterogeneous Effects of Urban Land Titling: A Replication of ‘Property Rights for the Poor’
Whitney E, Cameron D, Winters P. Heterogeneous Effects of Urban Land Titling: A Replication of ‘Property Rights for the Poor’. The Journal Of Development Studies 2018, 55: 1030-1033. DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2018.1506576.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHeterogeneous effectsProperty rightsUse of creditHousing investmentAlternative specificationsLand TitlingHousehold sizeEffects of landNatural experimentChildren's educationEducation levelPoor urban areasCreditGalianiInvestmentTitlingPoorOriginal findingsLandUrban areasRightsSpecificationSquattersVariables
2015
The growth of impact evaluation for international development: how much have we learned?
Cameron D, Mishra A, Brown A. The growth of impact evaluation for international development: how much have we learned? Journal Of Development Effectiveness 2015, 8: 1-21. DOI: 10.1080/19439342.2015.1034156.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
A Review of the Evidence of Harm from Self-Tests
Brown AN, Djimeu EW, Cameron DB. A Review of the Evidence of Harm from Self-Tests. AIDS And Behavior 2014, 18: 445-449. PMID: 24989129, PMCID: PMC4094790, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-014-0831-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchQuality evidence for policymaking: I’ll believe it when I see the replication
Brown A, Cameron D, Wood B. Quality evidence for policymaking: I’ll believe it when I see the replication. Journal Of Development Effectiveness 2014, 6: 215-235. DOI: 10.1080/19439342.2014.944555.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEvidence-based policymakingTheory of changeSocial sciencesPolicymakingNew typologyEmpirical researchAcademic publicationsResearch questionsMiddle-income countriesProgram designCrucial methodologyInternal replicationAppropriate conclusionsCurrent stateChallengesTypologyCountriesResearchOriginal dataTheoryPossible theoriesQuestionsScienceRecommendationsState