2015
Mobile Health Devices as Tools for Worldwide Cardiovascular Risk Reduction and Disease Management
Piette J, List J, Rana G, Townsend W, Striplin D, Heisler M. Mobile Health Devices as Tools for Worldwide Cardiovascular Risk Reduction and Disease Management. Circulation 2015, 132: 2012-2027. PMID: 26596977, PMCID: PMC5234768, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.114.008723.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBiomedical TechnologyCardiovascular DiseasesCell PhoneDeveloping CountriesDiabetes ComplicationsDisease ManagementHealth BehaviorHealth ExpendituresHealth PromotionHealth WorkforceHumansInternetPovertyRisk Reduction BehaviorSelf CareTechnology TransferTechnology, High-CostTelemedicineConceptsMHealth interventionsMiddle-income countriesLifestyle behaviorsRisk factorsCardiovascular diseaseDisease managementShort message service interventionInteractive voice response callsDiabetic glycemic controlCardiovascular risk reductionInteractive voice responseCardiovascular preventive careCardiovascular disease managementMobile health toolsService-based interventionsGlycemic controlHospital readmissionHypertension managementRandomized trialsMedication adherencePreventive careDisease outcomePhysical activityMHealth programsMultimodal interventionPrevalence of latent tuberculosis infection and associated risk factors in an urban African setting
Kizza F, List J, Nkwata A, Okwera A, Ezeamama A, Whalen C, Sekandi J. Prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection and associated risk factors in an urban African setting. BMC Infectious Diseases 2015, 15: 165. PMID: 25879423, PMCID: PMC4392742, DOI: 10.1186/s12879-015-0904-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLatent tuberculosis infectionTuberculin skin testingRisk factorsUrban African settingChronic coughTuberculosis infectionTB controlPrevalence of LTBIMultivariable logistic regression analysisPreventive treatment programAfrican settingAssociated risk factorsGlobal TB controlSignificant risk factorsLogistic regression analysisCross-sectional surveyLTBI screeningConclusionThe prevalencePrimary outcomeMultivariable analysisSkin testingTST resultsResultsA totalOverall prevalenceSex-specific differences
2014
Yield of undetected tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus coinfection from active case finding in urban Uganda
Sekandi J, List J, Luzze H, Yin X, Dobbin K, Corso P, Oloya J, Okwera A, Whalen C. Yield of undetected tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus coinfection from active case finding in urban Uganda. The International Journal Of Tuberculosis And Lung Disease 2014, 18: 13-19. PMID: 24365547, PMCID: PMC5454493, DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.13.0129.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActive case findingHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) coinfectionImmunodeficiency virus coinfectionChronic coughActive tuberculosisVirus coinfectionTB-HIV casesTB case detectionWhole study populationUndetected tuberculosisTB diseaseTB-HIVTB casesHIV infectionMedian ageCase detectionSmear microscopyStudy populationCase findingCoughGeneral populationDoor surveyIdentification of personsTuberculosisActive cases
2011
High acceptance of home-based HIV counseling and testing in an urban community setting in Uganda
Sekandi J, Sempeera H, List J, Mugerwa M, Asiimwe S, Yin X, Whalen C. High acceptance of home-based HIV counseling and testing in an urban community setting in Uganda. BMC Public Health 2011, 11: 730. PMID: 21943164, PMCID: PMC3192688, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-730.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV counselingHIV testingHome-based HIV counselingHome-based HIV testingMultivariable logistic regression analysisHIV test historyPrevious HIV testingHIV/AIDS diseaseHIV-positive individualsHIV/AIDS treatmentCross-sectional houseLogistic regression analysisReceipt of resultsHome-based counselingUnknown HIVHIV testPositive individualsHome visitsHIVHouse surveyAIDS diseaseEarly identificationHBHCTUrban settingsAIDS treatment