2023
Association between cancer stigma and cervical cancer screening uptake among women of Dhulikhel and Banepa, Nepal
Paneru B, Karmacharya A, Bharati A, Makaju S, Adhikari B, Kafle D, Shakya S, Spiegelman D, Seth S, Stangl A, Shrestha A, Shrestha A. Association between cancer stigma and cervical cancer screening uptake among women of Dhulikhel and Banepa, Nepal. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0285771. PMID: 37200234, PMCID: PMC10194964, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0285771.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical cancer screening uptakeCancer screening uptakeScreening uptakeMultivariable logistic regressionCancer Stigma ScaleCancer stigmaCervical cancerAge of menarcheFirst sexual intercourseLogistic regressionNepalese womenSexual intercourseReproductive health variablesCervical cancer screeningEffective screening programsSemi-urban areasCross-sectional studyPercent of womenMean total scoreFamily planning usersScreening servicesCancer screeningCommon cancerDisease burdenScreening program
2020
Getting to 90–90–90: Experiences from the MaxART Early Access to ART for All (EAAA) Trial in Eswatini
Walsh F, Khan S, Bärnighausen T, Hettema A, Lejeune C, Mazibuko S, Mlambo CK, Reis R, Fleming Y, Khumalo G, Zwane M, Okello V, Spiegelman D. Getting to 90–90–90: Experiences from the MaxART Early Access to ART for All (EAAA) Trial in Eswatini. Current HIV/AIDS Reports 2020, 17: 324-332. PMID: 32474844, DOI: 10.1007/s11904-020-00501-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment guidelinesRoutine viral load monitoringNational HIV careViral load monitoringAdolescent malesSystem-level barriersEarly accessInnovative community-based approachesPublic health systemCommunity outreach strategiesImplementation science researchART initiationHIV careHIV testHIV testingMiddle-income countriesUNAIDS 90Adult menMultiple interventionsHealth systemAdolescent femalesEswatini MinistryTrialsFast trackBaseline dataIntegrating and Interpreting Findings from the Latest Treatment as Prevention Trials
Brault MA, Spiegelman D, Abdool Karim SS, Vermund SH. Integrating and Interpreting Findings from the Latest Treatment as Prevention Trials. Current HIV/AIDS Reports 2020, 17: 249-258. PMID: 32297219, PMCID: PMC7260110, DOI: 10.1007/s11904-020-00492-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research