2021
Health impacts of a randomized biomass cookstove intervention in northern Ghana
Abdo M, Kanyomse E, Alirigia R, Coffey E, Piedrahita R, Diaz-Sanchez D, Hagar Y, Naumenko D, Wiedinmyer C, Hannigan M, Oduro A, Dickinson K. Health impacts of a randomized biomass cookstove intervention in northern Ghana. BMC Public Health 2021, 21: 2211. PMID: 34863138, PMCID: PMC8642932, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-12164-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth outcomesSelf-reported health symptomsSelf-reported health outcomesTRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBERC-reactive proteinSerum amyloid ADate of registrationChi-square testSelf-reported healthAdverse health effectsDried Blood SpotsLack of evidenceSystemic inflammationInflammation biomarkersAmyloid AIntervention groupRegistration numberControl groupIntervention studiesHealth symptomsBlood spotsCookstove interventionAnthropometric dataAnthropometry variablesOxidative stress
2020
Associations Between Tenofovir Diphosphate in Dried Blood Spots, Impaired Physical Function, and Fracture Risk
Abdo M, Coyle RP, Seifert SM, Castillo-Mancilla JR, Jankowski CM, MaWhinney S, Anderson PL, Erlandson KM. Associations Between Tenofovir Diphosphate in Dried Blood Spots, Impaired Physical Function, and Fracture Risk. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2020, 8: ofaa577. PMID: 33447638, PMCID: PMC7781095, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa577.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBone mineral densityBody mass indexHip bone mineral densityTFV-DPTotal fat massLean body massPhysical functionFat massTenofovir diphosphateFracture riskHigher oddsHigher TFV-DP levelsLow hip bone mineral densityBlood spotsImpaired physical functionTenofovir diphosphate concentrationsTFV disoproxil fumarateTFV-DP levelsPoor physical functionHuman immunodeficiency virusCross-sectional analysisLogistic regression modelsDried Blood SpotsBody massImmunodeficiency virus