2024
The association between exposure to a radio campaign on nutrition and mothers’ nutrition- and health-related attitudes and minimal acceptable diet of children 6–36 months old: a quasi-experimental trial
Appiah B, Saaka M, Appiah G, Asamoah-Akuoko L, Samman E, Forastiere L, Abu B, Yeboah-Banin A, Kretchy I, Ntiful F, Nsiah-Asamoah C, Ahmed K, France C. The association between exposure to a radio campaign on nutrition and mothers’ nutrition- and health-related attitudes and minimal acceptable diet of children 6–36 months old: a quasi-experimental trial. Public Health Nutrition 2024, 27: e232. PMID: 39569901, DOI: 10.1017/s1368980024001319.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMinimum acceptable dietHealth-related attitudesIntervention districtsRadio campaignMother-child dyadsTrained community health workersAcceptable dietCommunity health workersPresence of food insecurityDifference-in-differencesQuasi-experimental trialNutrition-related attitudesControl districtsMinimal acceptable dietPre-post designLow-resource settingsChildren aged 6Health workersIntervention effectsCommunication interventionsChild nutritionFood insecurityChildren 6Aged 6Intervention
2023
Methods for Assessing Spillover in Network-Based Studies of HIV/AIDS Prevention among People Who Use Drugs
Buchanan A, Katenka N, Lee Y, Wu J, Pantavou K, Friedman S, Halloran M, Marshall B, Forastiere L, Nikolopoulos G. Methods for Assessing Spillover in Network-Based Studies of HIV/AIDS Prevention among People Who Use Drugs. Pathogens 2023, 12: 326. PMID: 36839598, PMCID: PMC9967280, DOI: 10.3390/pathogens12020326.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransmission Reduction Intervention ProjectHuman immunodeficiency virus interventionsIntervention effectsPre-exposure prophylaxisHIV risk reductionHIV/AIDS preventionDifferent study designsReceipt of interventionHIV interventionsStudy designAIDS preventionParticipants' exposureRisk reductionInterventionNetwork-based studyParticipant outcomesIntervention projectPWUDPreventionDrugsOutcomesCoverage levelsExposureImportant methodological issues
2020
Pay-it-forward gonorrhoea and chlamydia testing among men who have sex with men in China: a randomised controlled trial
Yang F, Zhang TP, Tang W, Ong JJ, Alexander M, Forastiere L, Kumar N, Li KT, Zou F, Yang L, Mi G, Wang Y, Huang W, Lee A, Zhu W, Luo D, Vickerman P, Wu D, Yang B, Christakis NA, Tucker JD. Pay-it-forward gonorrhoea and chlamydia testing among men who have sex with men in China: a randomised controlled trial. The Lancet Infectious Diseases 2020, 20: 976-982. PMID: 32530426, PMCID: PMC8957706, DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(20)30172-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChlamydia testingTest uptakeCare armCare groupPreventive servicesEvidence-based preventive servicesChlamydia testing uptakeDoris Duke Charitable FoundationHIV testing sitesHIV testingPrimary outcomeSuperiority trialUS National InstitutesTesting uptakeForward armSuperiority marginChinese MSMGonorrheaIntervention effectsTropical diseasesMSMFree testingEstimated differenceNational InstituteCommunity-based organizations