Aarthi Rao
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7Publications
57Citations
Publications
2026
Integrated disease management in outpatient chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Deas S, Rao A, Raghavan D. Integrated disease management in outpatient chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Curr Opin Pulm Med 2026, 32: 98-106. PMID: 41527399, DOI: 10.1097/MCP.0000000000001238.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2025
Delivering health equity at scale: Organizational experience with value-based care focused on marginalized populations.
Tang M, Hunter C, Brown S, Rao A, Mehta PK, Matthews K. Delivering health equity at scale: Organizational experience with value-based care focused on marginalized populations. Healthc (Amst) 2025, 13: 100760. PMID: 40318438, DOI: 10.1016/j.hjdsi.2025.100760.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Designing for two: How enhancing human-centered design with behavioral nudges unlocked breakthroughs to promote young women's psychological safety and access to reproductive care in Tanzania
Liu J, Vallin J, Chiu C, Cabrera F, Hunter L, Rao A, Njau P, McCoy S. Designing for two: How enhancing human-centered design with behavioral nudges unlocked breakthroughs to promote young women's psychological safety and access to reproductive care in Tanzania. Social Science & Medicine 2023, 320: 115683. PMID: 36709692, PMCID: PMC10798268, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.115683.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsHIV self-test kitsSelf-test kitsCustomer exit surveysHuman-centered designPublic health priorityTesting uptakeCare-seekingIn-depth interviewsIntervention featuresHealth priorityEffective interventionsProgram recordsPrize incentivesAGYWExit surveyReproductive careSub-Saharan AfricaReproductive healthDrug shopsWell-beingInterventionAdolescent girlsYoung womenHIVPsychological safety
2022
Reaching Adolescent Girls and Young Women With HIV Self-Testing and Contraception at Girl-Friendly Drug Shops: A Randomized Trial in Tanzania
Hunter L, Rao A, Napierala S, Kalinjila A, Mnyippembe A, Hassan K, Bertozzi S, Mfaume R, Njau P, Liu J, McCoy S. Reaching Adolescent Girls and Young Women With HIV Self-Testing and Contraception at Girl-Friendly Drug Shops: A Randomized Trial in Tanzania. Journal Of Adolescent Health 2022, 72: 64-72. PMID: 36241492, PMCID: PMC9893895, DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2022.08.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsHIV self-testingHIV self-test kitsDrug shopsHIVST kitsOraQuick HIVST kitsProvision of HIV self-testsAdolescent girlsIntention-to-treat analysisReproductive health productsReproductive health servicesRandomized trialsPrimary outcomeAGYWFacility referralContraceptionHealth servicesPregnancy servicesSelf-testingComparison armYoung womenDrugFamily planningHIVHuman-centered designReferral
2021
Designing drug shops for young women in Tanzania: applying human-centred design to facilitate access to HIV self-testing and contraception
Hunter L, McCoy S, Rao A, Mnyippembe A, Hassan K, Njau P, Mfaume R, Liu J. Designing drug shops for young women in Tanzania: applying human-centred design to facilitate access to HIV self-testing and contraception. Health Policy And Planning 2021, 36: 1562-1573. PMID: 34313728, PMCID: PMC8597958, DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czab084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusHuman immunodeficiency virus self-testingDrug shopsYoung womenRisk of human immunodeficiency virusHuman immunodeficiency virus self-testing kitsSelf-test kitsHigh-risk behaviorsImmunodeficiency virusYoung adult womenUnintended pregnancyRandomized trialsReproductive healthYoung women's behaviourAdult womenMotivations of young womenDrugRisk behaviorsWomenContraceptionUnmarried womenWomen's behaviorCommunity gossipSRHExperience barriers
2017
Pilot study of a multi-pronged intervention using social norms and priming to improve adherence to antiretroviral therapy and retention in care among adults living with HIV in Tanzania
McCoy S, Fahey C, Rao A, Kapologwe N, Njau P, Bautista-Arredondo S. Pilot study of a multi-pronged intervention using social norms and priming to improve adherence to antiretroviral therapy and retention in care among adults living with HIV in Tanzania. PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0177394. PMID: 28486553, PMCID: PMC5423659, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0177394.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsMedication possession ratioStaff supportQuasi-experimental pilot studyPatient adherenceAdherence to antiretroviral therapyPatient-centered designAntiretroviral therapyMulti-pronged interventionsAntiretroviral therapy adherencePilot studyIntervention acceptabilityConvenience sampleCombined interventionPrimary clinicsPLHIVCarePossession ratioNovel interventionsProportion of patientsMedical recordsRandom sampleInterventionTreatment goalsAdherenceLife goals
2013
Ten simple rules for cultivating open science and collaborative R&D.
Masum H, Rao A, Good BM, Todd MH, Edwards AM, Chan L, Bunin BA, Su AI, Thomas Z, Bourne PE. Ten simple rules for cultivating open science and collaborative R&D. PLoS Comput Biol 2013, 9: e1003244. PMID: 24086123, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1003244.Peer-Reviewed Original Research