2024
Reduction in Unindicated Cervical Cancer Screening in Adolescents in a Large Health Care System.
Geng B, Oliveira C, Hosier H, Sheth S, Vash-Margita A. Reduction in Unindicated Cervical Cancer Screening in Adolescents in a Large Health Care System. Journal Of Lower Genital Tract Disease 2024 PMID: 39037856, DOI: 10.1097/lgt.0000000000000831.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBest Practice AdvisoryCervical cancer screeningElectronic medical recordsHealth care systemCancer screeningPap testCare systemLarger health care systemPre/post intervention studyEvidence-based guidelinesProvider notificationPostinterventionPractice advisoryIntervention studiesPreinterventionFisher's exact testHuman papillomavirus test resultsLogistic regressionRetrospective chart reviewReproductive healthMedical recordsHuman papillomavirus testingPatient characteristicsChart reviewKruskal-Wallis testCoronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccination and Stillbirth in the Vaccine Safety Datalink
Denoble A, Vazquez-Benitez G, Sheth S, Ackerman-Banks C, DeSilva M, Zhu J, Daley M, Getahun D, Klein N, Vesco K, Irving S, Nelson J, Williams J, Hambidge S, Donahue J, Weintraub E, Kharbanda E, Lipkind H. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccination and Stillbirth in the Vaccine Safety Datalink. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2024, 144: 215-222. PMID: 38843526, PMCID: PMC11250101, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000005632.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVaccine Safety DatalinkAntepartum stillbirthVaccine Safety Datalink sitesLive birthsCOVID-19 vaccineVaccine dosePregnancy start dateRisk of severe morbidityRisk of stillbirthConditional logistic regressionCase-control studyVaccine manufacturersSingleton pregnanciesGestational ageFetal deathPostpartum visitMaternal ageIndex dateSevere morbidityDiagnostic codesPregnancyStillbirthPregnant peopleCOVID-19Logistic regression
2023
Factors associated with receiving results and attending colposcopy in patients with positive HPV screens in Mexico City
León-Maldonado L, Hernández-Ramírez R, Torres-Ibarra L, Spiegelman D, Sheth S, Lazcano E, Cadena-Fiscal J, Salmerón J. Factors associated with receiving results and attending colposcopy in patients with positive HPV screens in Mexico City. Preventive Medicine Reports 2023, 35: 102347. PMID: 37593354, PMCID: PMC10428024, DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2023.102347.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPercent of participantsColposcopy appointmentHealthcare facilitiesHigh-risk human papillomavirusMultivariable logistic regressionHealthcare system factorsScreening resultsPositive screening resultsColposcopy adherenceColposcopy clinicHPV screenPrevious PapMedian ageCervical cancerPap testHuman papillomavirusHigh school educationPatientsGreater adherenceExperienced nursesGood complianceLogistic regressionScheduling appointmentsLimited staff availabilityAdherenceUptake of Cervical Cancer Screening Among Female Patients Using a Mobile Medical Clinic
Degife E, Oliveira C, Znamierowski E, Meyer J, Sheth S. Uptake of Cervical Cancer Screening Among Female Patients Using a Mobile Medical Clinic. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2023, 65: 835-843. PMID: 37220860, PMCID: PMC10592483, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2023.05.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical cancer screeningMobile medical clinicHealth-related social needsCervical cancerCancer screeningMedical clinicsFemale patientsCervical cancer screening uptakeCancer screening uptakeHuman papillomavirus vaccinationHigh-risk populationMultivariate logistic regressionElectronic health recordsPapillomavirus vaccinationScreening uptakePap testingRetrospective cohortPatient cohortClinic modelLower oddsPatientsUnstable housingClinicLogistic regressionCancerAssociation 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
Evaluation of an Inpatient Postpartum Human Papillomavirus Immunization Program.
Avni-Singer L, Oliveira CR, Torres A, Shapiro ED, Niccolai LM, Sheth SS. Evaluation of an Inpatient Postpartum Human Papillomavirus Immunization Program. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2020, 136: 1006-1015. PMID: 33030866, PMCID: PMC7584732, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000004097.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHPV immunization programImmunization programsHPV vaccinePostpartum womenHuman papillomavirus immunization programmesLow-income patient populationCharacteristics of patientsRates of immunizationHospital-based obstetricsProportion of womenChi-squared testEligible visitsOutpatient doseOutpatient dosesHospital stayVaccine seriesCohort studyHospital dischargeGynecology clinicVaccine uptakePatient populationAdditional dosesSubsequent doseLogistic regressionDose